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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lutalo Masamba (ranked 2956 p4p, 1598 weight class) and Talon Cannonier (ranked 369 p4p, 217 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Talon Cannonier enters the cage!
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World class MT
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lutalo Masamba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Talon Cannonier!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masamba takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Masamba loads up on a big right hand but Cannonier slips the punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Masamba misses the target.
Cannonier moves into the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Masamba as Cannonier tries to tie him up.
Masamba pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cannonier tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Masamba manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cannonier darts in and clinches Masamba up against the cage.
Masamba escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Masamba jabs at Cannonier's body.
Masamba looks to land a right hand but Cannonier moved out of range.
Cannonier clinches.
Masamba breaks from the clinch.
Masamba moves out of range of the body kick from Cannonier.
A shot to the liver by Masamba. Beautiful body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Masamba lands a glancing blow to the side of Cannonier's head.
Masamba lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Masamba looks to land a left hand but Cannonier moved out of range nicely.
Cannonier pushes Masamba up against the cage in a clinch.
Cannonier trying to control the position but instead, Masamba has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cannonier into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masamba will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Cannonier up against the cage.
Cannonier lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cannonier goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cannonier trying to control the position but instead, Masamba has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cannonier into the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Masamba's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Masamba wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cannonier taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Masamba pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Masamba looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cannonier wants to clinch.
Cannonier's coach down at Shinobi Martial Arts & Ninjutsu was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Cannonier's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Cannonier tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Masamba manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Masamba throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masamba fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cannonier manages to avoid it.
Cannonier clinches up against the cage.
Masamba misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Masamba has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cannonier stalling in the clinch but Masamba improves position.
Masamba pushes Cannonier back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Masamba breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Masamba thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cannonier has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cannonier leaning against his opponent.
Cannonier tries to stall but Masamba uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Masamba throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Masamba breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Masamba misses.
Cannonier is looking to clinch but Masamba is avoiding it.
Masamba lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cannonier at a distance.
Masamba checks a low kick from Cannonier.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cannonier slips under a jab from Masamba.
Masamba sizes up Cannonier with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masamba throws a right hand that misses
enabling Cannonier to counter with a crisp jab.
Masamba is looking to slow Cannonier down with leg kicks.
Masamba gets tackled into the cage by Cannonier. Cannonier maintains the clinch.
Masamba escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cannonier closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Masamba manages to break the clinch.
Cannonier tries to clinch but Masamba moves out of range.
Masamba tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cannonier was well out of range. Poor timing from Masamba.
Masamba lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cannonier getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Masamba connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cannonier momentarily.
Masamba throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Masamba scores with a jab to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cannonier is looking to clinch.
Masamba scores with the left hand. Cannonier knows he should have avoided that one.
Masamba works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cannonier pushes Masamba up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cannonier is struggling to control the position.
Stalling in the clinch from Cannonier.
Cannonier trying to stall but Masamba improves his position.
Cannonier keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Masamba's efforts to push away.
Masamba breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice uppercut lands for Masamba. That snapped Cannonier's head back.
A good leg kick by Cannonier.
Cannonier slips a jab from Masamba.
Cannonier wants to counter the offense by Masamba and move into the clinch position.
Masamba misses the shot to the body.
Masamba misses the jab.
Cannonier tries to clinch
letting Masamba counter with a right hand.
Lutalo Masamba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Masamba finds it's way through Cannonier's defenses.
Masamba fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cannonier is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cannonier tries to clinch but Masamba moves out of range.
Cannonier fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cannonier looks to score with a jab to the body but Masamba is just out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lutalo Masamba dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Cannonier takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Masamba missing with a left hand there. Cannonier was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Masamba throws a looping overhand right but Cannonier ducks down to avoid it.
Cannonier moves in looking to clinch but Masamba pushes him off.
Cannonier moves into the clinch successfully.
Cannonier avoiding damage.
Masamba breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cannonier darts in and clinches Masamba up against the cage.
Masamba is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cannonier can do to turn this around?
Cannonier is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Masamba wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cannonier is struggling to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cannonier takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Cannonier avoiding damage.
Masamba breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masamba just misses with a punch to the body.
Masamba scores with a hook to the body. Cannonier takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Masamba lands a jab to the nose.
Jab by Masamba.
Cannonier tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cannonier has taken the fight to the clinch.
Masamba blocks a body shot from Cannonier.
Cannonier tries to stall but Masamba uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cannonier wants to stall.
Cannonier manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Talon Cannonier.
Cannonier keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Masamba.
Masamba throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Masamba sends Cannonier crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Masamba is motioning to the referee to let Cannonier up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Cannonier is still on wobbly legs! Can Masamba finish him?
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!
Nice defenses there by Cannonier.
Cannonier seems to have recovered his senses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Masamba fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cannonier.
Masamba scores with a nice head shot.
Masamba throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cannonier.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cannonier tries to get into range but Masamba steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Cannonier! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Masamba scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lutalo Masamba!
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