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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ken Masters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Struggling Desperately (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Masters kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Living in America. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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180 cm
25
192 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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178 cm
20
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Intelligent |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank |
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ken Masters! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Struggling Desperately! The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Desperately tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Masters was well out of range. Poor timing from Desperately. Masters digs a good hook to Desperately's body.
Masters pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Masters fails with an attempt to clinch.
Masters shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Masters wants to clinch. Desperately keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Struggling Desperately seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Masters throws a right hand that Desperately ducks under and follows up with a left that Desperately also avoids with ease. Desperately misses with a left hand and Masters counters with a nice body kick. Desperately looks to land a combination. Masters sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. Desperately fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Masters manages to avoid it. Masters misses with a double jab.
Nice straight punches there by Desperately. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Desperately. Desperately lands a nice hook to Masters's body. Masters takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Desperately lunges at Masters with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Masters's hand. Masters definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Masters has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Masters there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round. Desperately throws a left and a right that both miss
and Masters counters with a nice body kick. A slow jab from Desperately misses its intended target. A punch combination from Desperately misses. Masters throws a low kick but Desperately avoids it. Masters tries to clinch up. Desperately swats away the attempt to clinch by Masters. Nice body kick there by Masters. Desperately closes the distance and clinches. Desperately prevents Masters from breaking the clinch. Desperately lands a damaging elbow. Masters trying to control the position but instead, Desperately has worked for underhooks and has pushed Masters into the cage. Nice body punch from Desperately - that landed with a thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Masters is looking to break free of the clinch but Desperately has double underhooks. Desperately creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Masters's defenses. Desperately creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Masters's defenses. Knees to the body from Desperately.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Masters blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Desperately landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Desperately connects with a nasty looking knee right to Masters's face.
Masters is breathing heavily. Masters's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Desperately pounces like a tiger and cracks Masters with a vicious hook! Masters is down but not out! Desperately follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Struggling Desperately!
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A |
G |
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B |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
63% |
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