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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joaquim Maria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ja Masterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Maria might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Kronos - Bloodtower. Masterson has chosen Hyena -by- Rancid as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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224 lbs
25 - 8 - 0 |
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195 cm
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255 lbs
17 - 13 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joaquim Maria!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ja Masterson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masterson throws a lazy uppercut
and Maria counters with a straight right hand.
A slow jab from Masterson misses its intended target.
A big right from Masterson misses.
Masterson throws a body punch but Maria moves out of range.
Maria pivots, looking for a leg kick but Masterson is out of range and Maria settles back down.
Maria keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Masterson avoids the head kick by Maria.
Masterson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Maria throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Donk. Masterson catches Maria right on the button with a cross.
Maria slips a straight right by Masterson.
Ja Masterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masterson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Maria circles away from the clinch attempt
and Maria counters with a nice uppercut.
Maria uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Masterson.
Masterson tries to clinch but Maria moves away
and Maria counters with a nice low kick that buckles Masterson's knee momentarily.
Masterson throws an off balance right hand
and Maria counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Masterson looks to land a right hand but Maria moved out of range.
Maria blocks a head kick by Masterson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masterson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maria doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Masterson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Maria buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Maria ducks under a wild hook from Masterson.
Masterson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Maria to counter with a crisp jab.
Masterson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Masterson moves in looking to clinch but Maria pushes him off.
Maria moves into range and connects with a jab.
Maria throws a series of punches but Masterson avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masterson misses the jab.
Maria misses with a head kick.
Maria tries to move into range but Masterson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Masterson looks to throw the jab but Maria is out of range.
Maria gets tackled into the cage by Masterson. Masterson maintains the clinch.
Masterson lands a hook that snaps the head of Maria backwards.
Maria blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Masterson lands a shot to the body.
Masterson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Masterson misses with a knee strike.
Masterson is trying to break the clinch but Maria is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masterson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Maria.
Maria blocks an uppercut.
Masterson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Maria's efforts to push away.
Masterson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Maria has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Maria blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maria is trying to break free.
Maria wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Maria blocking some punches.
Masterson manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maria misses with a head kick.
Masterson misses with a wild combination.
Masterson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ja Masterson will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Masterson throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Maria counter with a right hand.
Masterson takes the fight into the clinch.
Maria is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Maria breaks the clinch.
Maria pushes Masterson away with a front kick.
Masterson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Masterson misses with a looping left.
Masterson wants to clinch but Maria slips to the side
and Maria makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Masterson really felt that one!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Maria uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Masterson.
Joaquim Maria is winning the standup battle so far.
Masterson throws out a leg kick but Maria moves out of range and Masterson only half commits.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Masterson.
Masterson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Maria lands a head kick. Masterson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Masterson throws an overhand right that lands on Maria's shoulder, as Maria tries to avoid the shot.
Masterson throws a poor cross that misses
letting Maria counter with a right hand.
Masterson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Masterson throws a body punch but Maria moves out of range.
Masterson tries to clinch up
and Maria counters with a good low kick that Masterson was not able to check.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masterson is looking to slow Maria down with leg kicks.
Masterson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maria swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Masterson tries to clinch but Maria moves out of range.
Masterson throws a body kick that misses.
Maria's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Masterson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Maria scrambles back to his feet.
Masterson throws a hook but Maria blocks it.
Masterson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Masterson's corner calls for a 1-2. Masterson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Masterson throws a hook but Maria blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Maria blocks the leg kick.
Masterson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maria swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Masterson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Masterson loads up on a big right hand but Maria slips the punch.
Maria feints and then cracks Masterson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Masterson down.
Masterson throws an overhand right that lands on Maria's shoulder, as Maria tries to avoid the shot.
Masterson tries to clinch
and Maria counters with a nice low kick that buckles Masterson's knee momentarily.
A bone on bone clash there as Maria blocks the leg kick.
Masterson wants to slow Maria down by chopping away at his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masterson misses with a wild body shot.
Maria lands a left and a right that send Masterson crashing to the mat, dazed. Maria thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Ja Masterson has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Masterson throws a combination that misses
and Maria counters with a crisp right that sends Masterson to the canvas! Maria follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joaquim Maria!
A victorious Joaquim Maria thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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