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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between JR Summers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cornwall Masterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Summers might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Before I Forgot. JR Summers has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, JR Summers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cornwall Masterson!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Summers with a poor takedown
and Masterson counters with a stiff right hand.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Summers is defended easily by Masterson.
Summers's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Masterson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Summers scrambles back to his feet.
Summers shoots in and drives through. Masterson sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for JR Summers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Summers walks into a jab.
Summers misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Summers shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Masterson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Summers slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Masterson is trying to buck Summers off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Summers thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Summers scores with punches from side control.
Masterson is looking for a sweep.
Summers is chipping away with strikes.
Masterson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Summers. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Masterson is looking to reverse the position.
Masterson can't do much from the bottom here.
Summers has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Masterson gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masterson wants to get back to his feet.
Masterson kicks off Summers and gets to his feet.
Donk. Masterson catches Summers right on the button with a cross.
Masterson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Summers dodges the punch combination from Masterson.
Masterson looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Masterson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Summers thows a left - swing and a miss!
Summers misses with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Summers has a takedown stuffed.
Summers has a takedown stuffed.
Masterson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Summers takes a step back to recover.
Summers looking to score a takedown here. Masterson is defending well but Summers drives through and ends up in Masterson's guard.
Masterson trying to control the position.
Masterson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Summers advances to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masterson wants to get back to his feet.
Summers is trying to control. Masterson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Summers is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Summers stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Summers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Masterson was well out of range. Poor timing from Summers.
Summers forces Masterson back against the cage and clinches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Summers pulls Masterson into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Masterson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JR Summers dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Summers shoots in for a double leg but Masterson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Masterson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Summers prevents Masterson from breaking the clinch.
Masterson drags the fight down to the ground.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Masterson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Summers trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Masterson pushes Summers off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Summers shoots in looking for a takedown. Masterson tries to sprawl out of it but Summers keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Masterson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Masterson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Masterson throws a series of punches but Summers avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Summers shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Masterson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Masterson is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Summers's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Masterson is breathing heavily.
Masterson tries to kick Summers off but Summers keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Summers looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Masterson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Summers escapes and gets back to his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Summers is defended easily by Masterson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for JR Summers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Masterson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masterson tries to clinch but Summers moves out of range.
Masterson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Masterson leaves Summers with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Summers throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Masterson counters with a thumping low kick.
Masterson instigates a clinch.
Summers breaks from the clinch.
Summers just misses with a punch to the body.
Summers misses with a takedown
and Masterson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masterson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Summers is looking to clinch but Masterson is avoiding it.
Summers fails with the takedown.
Summers shoots and misses
and Masterson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A nice combination there by Masterson.
Danga de danga de dang - Masterson scores with a four punch combination!
Summers is looking to clinch.
Summers misses with a takedown
and Masterson counters with a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Summers misses its intended target.
Masterson fails to land with a series of punches.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Summers.
Masterson throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Summers tries to score a power double leg takedown but Masterson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Summers somewhat.
Masterson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Summers eats them both and turns towards Masterson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Cornwall Masterson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Summers will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Summers dives in and grabs Masterson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Masterson pushes down on Summers's head and hops out.
Nice takedown defense from Masterson. No joy for Summers on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for JR Summers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Masterson feints a jab promting Summers to slip. Masterson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Summers slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Summers stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Masterson.
Summers fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Masterson darts in and clinches Summers up against the cage.
Masterson successfully pulls guard.
JR Summers overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Masterson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masterson wants to control but Summers passes easily into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Masterson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Masterson is doing well to control the position and prevent Summers from advancing to side control.
Summers thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Masterson's head.
Summers thows a huge punch but Masterson dodges it nicely.
Summers takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ground and pound from Summers.
Summers trying to mount his opponent but Masterson defends it.
Masterson is staying active underneath Summers, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masterson tries to kick Summers off but Summers keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Summers seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Summers wants to lay and pray for a moment but Masterson keeps working.
Summers uses his free foot to push down on Masterson's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Masterson.
Summers in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Summers lands with some strikes.
Summers working the ground and pound effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masterson is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Summers is landing with some decent strikes but Masterson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Summers is landing with some decent strikes but Masterson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Masterson tries to reverse the position but Summers maintains control.
Summers looking to isolate an arm here. Masterson doesn't see it coming and as Summers extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Summers!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). JR Summers!
JR Summers took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Malicious Intent Fight Gear for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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