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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Masterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Still (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Masterson comes to the cage accompanied by Kanye West & Jamie Fox - Gold Digger. Still has chosen Laveerre - Kaasupää as his entrance music. Matt Still is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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200 lbs
17 - 7 - 0 |
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198 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
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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
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James Masterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Matt Still!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masterson misses with a hook
enabling Still to counter with a crisp jab.
Still shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Still showed some decent athleticism there.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Masterson tries to get to full guard but Still has control of the leg.
Masterson is working hard here to advance position.
Still is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Masterson wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masterson trying to hold on to Still's head to control him but Still postures up.
Still working the head and body with strikes.
Still throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Still thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Masterson preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Masterson trying to control but Still postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still is working for a submission of some sort.
Masterson is refusing to be controlled, as Still sits in half guard.
Still missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Masterson is trying to control but can't.
Still thows a huge punch but Masterson dodges it nicely.
Masterson gets back to full guard.
Still throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still stays in close to Masterson's body and controls the position.
Masterson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Still is one step ahead there.
Still has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Still throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Masterson keeping full guard, as Still tries to pass.
Masterson wants to control but Still passes easily into half guard.
Masterson is concentrating on defense, preventing Still from advancing position.
Masterson trying to control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still is taking a breather. Masterson says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Masterson wants to improve his position but Still is controlling well.
Still trying to control the action but Masterson is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
No luck for Still with that takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Masterson staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Still dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Donk. Masterson catches Still right on the button with a cross.
Masterson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Still swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Masterson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice shot by Masterson.
Masterson tries to clinch but Still moves out of range.
Still takes one to the side of the head.
Still lands a nice leg kick that just misses Masterson's sensitive parts.
A big right from Masterson misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masterson throws an overhand right that lands on Still's shoulder, as Still tries to avoid the shot.
Still tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Masterson was well out of range. Poor timing from Still.
Masterson throws out a loose jab but Still uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still misses with a lunging right hand
and Masterson counters with a straight right hand.
Masterson looks to land a left hand but Still moved out of range nicely.
Masterson throws out a loose jab but Still uses good head movement to avoid it.
Masterson misses with a left hand
and Still counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Masterson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masterson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Still moves away.
Masterson misses with a hook to the body
and Still counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Still defending well as Masterson loads up on a big left hand.
Masterson throws an overhand right that lands on Still's shoulder, as Still tries to avoid the shot.
Masterson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Masterson tries a head kick but it misses.
Masterson misses with a right hand
and Still moves into the clinch.
Still lands on the inside with an uppercut.
It looks like James Masterson has been cut.
Still tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masterson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Still digs a right hand into Masterson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Masterson's gas tank.
Masterson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Still.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Still lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Masterson backwards.
Masterson misses with a punch on the inside.
Still stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Still tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still gets through Masterson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Still misses with a short punch on the inside.
Masterson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Masterson working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Still.
Masterson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Stills head.
Still misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still lands a body punch.
Still lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masterson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still scores with a shot to the side of Masterson's head.
Still holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Masterson working aggressively here.
Still pushes Masterson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Masterson throws a head punch that misses.
Masterson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Masterson blocks a body shot from Still.
Still misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Still blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still cracks Masterson with a nice body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Still.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Masterson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Still tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still tries to work over Masterson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still taking a breather.
Masterson tries to throw a body punch but Still avoids it by throwing Masterson back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Still showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on James Masterson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Still uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Masterson.
Masterson lands a really nice looking cross but Still seems unphased.
A combination from Masterson does no damage.
Masterson takes the fight into the clinch.
Masterson prevents a body shot from Still.
Still throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Masterson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Good body shot from Masterson.
Still blocks an uppercut.
Still blocks an uppercut.
Still lands a shoulder strike.
Still is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Masterson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masterson working aggressively here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Still.
Still drops down looking for an ankle pick but Masterson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Masterson throws a right hand that misses
and Still counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Masterson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Still was well out of range. Poor timing from Masterson.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Still, right into the meat.
Masterson throws a right and a left that Still avoids nicely.
Still tries to clinch there but Masterson circles away.
James Masterson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Masterson is looking to clinch.
A shot to the liver by Still. Beautiful body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masterson wants to clinch
and Still makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Masterson gets caught napping as Still dives in and scores a takedown. Masterson manages to retain guard.
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!
Still wants to control from the top but Masterson keeps moving.
Masterson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Still is pushing down on Masterson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Masterson is fighting to maintain full guard but Still has managed to sneak the leg through.
Masterson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still wants to lay and pray for a moment but Masterson keeps working.
Masterson trying to control here.
Still is looking to stall here but Masterson recovers full guard.
James Masterson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Still stopping the sweep attempt from Masterson.
Still trying to control but Masterson is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Masterson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Still trying to control but Masterson is working from the bottom.
Masterson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Still controls the pace.
Matt Still has got the better of the ground game so far.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Matt Still was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Still avoids the body shot from Masterson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Still checks the leg kick.
A punch combination from Masterson misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Still comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Still winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Still!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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