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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jonath Masvidal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Kannemeyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonath Masvidal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roy Kannemeyer!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kannemeyer has a takedown stuffed.
Masvidal misses with a body shot.
Kannemeyer shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Masvidal defends it nicely.
Masvidal clinches up with Kannemeyer and pushes him back against the cage.
Kannemeyer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Masvidal scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Roy Kannemeyer has been cut.
Kannemeyer takes a knee right on the jaw!
Masvidal has Kannemeyer pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Masvidal slows down the pace here.
Masvidal drops Kannemeyer with a big knee straight up the middle! Kannemeyer is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Kannemeyer is rocked!
Kannemeyer looks winded!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kannemeyer shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Masvidal defends it nicely.
Jonath Masvidal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roy Kannemeyer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masvidal scores with the left hand. Kannemeyer knows he should have avoided that one.
Masvidal instigates a clinch.
Kannemeyer jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Masvidal walks away with a smile on his face. Kannemeyer gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Masvidal closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Masvidal with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Masvidal utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Masvidal landing knees to the head.
Kannemeyer being controlled against the cage.
Masvidal stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masvidal connects with a knee to the head.
Masvidal dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Masvidal stops a takedown attempt from Kannemeyer.
A shot in the inside from Masvidal.
This has been an exciting period of action!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Masvidal creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Masvidal looking to throw knees to the head but Kannemeyer is blocking nicely.
Masvidal lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kannemeyer is still on wobbly legs! Can Masvidal finish him?
Masvidal stalling against the cage.
Kannemeyer seems to have recovered his senses.
Masvidal controlling the action here for a moment.
A knee to the head by Masvidal.
Masvidal pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Masvidal.
Knees to the body from Masvidal.
Masvidal effectively controlling the action here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jonath Masvidal.
Nice uppercut there from Masvidal.
Masvidal rushes Kannemeyer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Masvidal scores with a shoulder strike.
Masvidal connects with a knee to the head.
Masvidal lands a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Masvidal.
Masvidal tries a knee to the head but Kannemeyer blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Masvidal misses with a knee strike.
A knee to the head by Masvidal.
Knees in the clinch landing for Masvidal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kannemeyer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Masvidal using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kannemeyer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Masvidal displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kannemeyer up against the cage.
Masvidal connects with a knee to the head.
Masvidal lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Masvidal landing knees to the head.
Masvidal lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Masvidal content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Masvidal scores a nice knee to the body.
Masvidal with a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Masvidal with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Masvidal lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Masvidal with a knee to the head.
Masvidal tries a knee to the head but Kannemeyer blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonath Masvidal dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roy Kannemeyer's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Masvidal pushes Kannemeyer up against the cage in a clinch.
Masvidal lands with a left to the head.
Masvidal landing knees to the head.
Kannemeyer tries to pull guard but Masvidal won't allow it.
Masvidal lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Masvidal working Kannemeyer over with knees to the body.
Masvidal tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Come on Masvidal - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Masvidal lands a shoulder strike.
Masvidal tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Masvidal lands a shoulder strike.
Masvidal lands a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Masvidal lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kannemeyer is breathing heavily.
Knees in the clinch landing for Masvidal.
Masvidal landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masvidal landing knees to the body.
Masvidal scores a nice knee to the body.
Still in the clinch, Masvidal scores with a nice short uppercut.
Masvidal lands a knee to the body.
Masvidal lands a knee to the head.
Masvidal connects with a knee to the head.
Masvidal connects with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Masvidal.
Jonath Masvidal has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Masvidal scores with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Masvidal lands a knee to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Masvidal.
Masvidal misses with a knee strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Masvidal.
Masvidal lands a knee to the head.
Masvidal misses with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kannemeyer takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kannemeyer decides to pull guard.
Masvidal is looking to stand up but Kannemeyer won't let him.
Masvidal trying to control but Kannemeyer is working from the bottom.
Kannemeyer is trying to control the position but Masvidal postures up.
Kannemeyer looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Masvidal has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Kannemeyer is proving hard to escape from.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Masvidal looking to pass the guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Kannemeyer trying to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masvidal has managed to clinch.
A shot in the inside from Masvidal.
Masvidal misses with a knee strike.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Masvidal takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Masvidal landing knees to the body.
Masvidal crunches a lovely knee into Kannemeyer's ribcage.
Masvidal crunches a lovely knee into Kannemeyer's ribcage.
Masvidal looking to throw knees to the head but Kannemeyer is blocking nicely.
Masvidal gets through Kannemeyer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Masvidal with a knee to the head.
Masvidal has Kannemeyer pushed against the cage.
Masvidal effectively controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kannemeyer is trying to pull guard but Masvidal has him pressed against the cage.
Masvidal landing knees to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Masvidal takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Masvidal for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Masvidal is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kannemeyer can do to turn this around?
Masvidal connects with a knee to the head.
Masvidal using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Masvidal stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Masvidal throws a knee to the head but misses.
Masvidal throws a knee to the head but misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonath Masvidal dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Roy Kannemeyer's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Kannemeyer shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Masvidal as he avoids it easily.
Masvidal clinches up with Kannemeyer and pushes him back against the cage.
Kannemeyer misses with a body punch.
Masvidal softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kannemeyer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Masvidal is pushing Kannemeyer up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Masvidal throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kannemeyer blocks it with crossed arms.
Masvidal makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Masvidal lands a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Masvidal drops Kannemeyer with a big knee straight up the middle! Kannemeyer is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kannemeyer tries to keep at a distance but Masvidal has taken the fight into the clinch.
Knees to the body from Masvidal.
Masvidal lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kannemeyer backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kannemeyer takes a knee right on the jaw!
Masvidal working Kannemeyer over with knees to the body.
Masvidal lands a knee to the head.
Masvidal lands a big knee to the head and Kannemeyer goes down! Masvidal pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jonath Masvidal!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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