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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Pring (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathan McMasters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jonathan McMasters has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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195 lbs
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Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Pring!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Jonathan McMasters!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Phil Schofield and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McMasters connects with a high kick.
It looks like Joe Pring has been cut.
McMasters closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pring counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
McMasters tries to clinch but Pring moves out of range.
Pring gets a clinch.
Pring stops a takedown attempt from McMasters.
Pring prevents a body shot from McMasters.
McMasters is trying to pull guard but Pring turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
McMasters fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McMasters fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Joe Pring has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonathan McMasters.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pring missing with knees to the body.
Pring with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Good body shot from McMasters.
McMasters fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for McMasters.
Pring with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McMasters lands a nice knee to the body.
Pring is breathing heavily.
McMasters misses with an elbow over the top.
Pring takes a knee right on the jaw!
McMasters throws a punch but it's blocked by Pring.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McMasters lands a nice elbow.
McMasters lands a nice elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by McMasters.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McMasters.
McMasters avoiding damage as Pring throws knees to the body.
Pring blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McMasters struggles to land a body shot inside as Pring controls his hands.
Pring with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pring landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
McMasters drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Pring gets the underhooks and prevents it.
McMasters misses with a knee strike.
Pring avoiding damage as McMasters throws knees to the body.
Pring utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
McMasters landing some nice looking knees to the body.
McMasters lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Joe Pring's cut is getting worse.
Pring managing to block the knees to the body from McMasters.
Pring landing knees to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pring blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pring crunches a lovely knee into McMasters's ribcage.
Pring with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McMasters tries to land knees in the clinch but Pring avoids the damage to the body.
McMasters creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pring's defenses.
Pring is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McMasters is defending well for now.
Pring landing knees to the head.
A short right from McMasters.
McMasters letting Pring take a breather here.
McMasters lands an elbow just above Pring 's eye.
Pring landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pring blocks the elbow strike.
Pring blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pring tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McMasters avoids it.
McMasters fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McMasters tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pring smiles and moves away.
McMasters tries to clinch
and Pring counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Pring.
Pring throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pring missing with knees to the body.
Pring stalls.
McMasters looking to throw knees to the head but Pring is blocking nicely.
A knee to the head by Pring.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pring.
McMasters jumps guard but Pring turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
McMasters on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McMasters misses with a knee to the head.
McMasters misses with the head strike.
McMasters managing to block the knees to the body from Pring.
Pring tries to land knees in the clinch but McMasters avoids the damage to the body.
McMasters misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pring.
Pring blocking some punches.
McMasters managing to block the knees to the body from Pring.
Pring avoids the elbow strike from McMasters, against the cage.
Pring misses with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pring.
McMasters successfully pulls guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pring has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of McMasters is proving hard to escape from.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
McMasters controlling Pring's posture.
Joe Pring has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Pring stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pring wants it to stay on the feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pring gets in close and instigates a clinch.
McMasters lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McMasters throws an elbow but it misses.
Pring throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McMasters blocks it with crossed arms.
McMasters has a couple of punches blocked by Pring.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonathan McMasters dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Pring's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
McMasters tries to clinch but Pring moves away
and Pring counters by clinching up.
McMasters blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McMasters tries to land knees in the clinch but Pring avoids the damage to the body.
Pring using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McMasters has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McMasters misses with a knee strike.
Pring avoiding damage as McMasters throws knees to the body.
McMasters pushes off an throws an elbow but Pring leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
McMasters tries to land a knee to the head but Pring blocks with his arms.
McMasters lands an elbow just above Pring 's eye.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pring.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pring.
Pring using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
McMasters throws a punch but it's blocked by Pring.
McMasters tries to land knees in the clinch but Pring avoids the damage to the body.
McMasters on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McMasters is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pring is defending well for now.
Pring looking to throw knees to the head but McMasters is blocking nicely.
Pring dodges an elbow strike from McMasters.
McMasters looking to throw knees to the head but Pring is blocking nicely.
Pring on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McMasters avoiding damage as Pring throws knees to the body.
McMasters takes a knee to the side of the body.
McMasters is breathing heavily.
Pring avoiding damage as McMasters throws knees to the body.
McMasters trying to land knees to the body.
Pring unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Pring missing with knees to the body.
Pring unloads a knee to the mid-section. McMasters lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pring with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pring looking to throw knees to the head but McMasters is blocking nicely.
Pring with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pring lands a good knee to the midsection. McMasters won't want to take too many of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pring connects with a nasty looking knee right to McMasters's face.
Joe Pring has scored more points in the clinch so far.
McMasters tries to work over Pring's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pring tries to land knees in the clinch but McMasters avoids the damage to the body.
Pring misses with a knee strike.
McMasters managing to block the knees to the body from Pring.
McMasters tries a knee to the head but Pring blocks it.
McMasters blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McMasters blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pring displaying some good clinch control by pressing McMasters up against the cage.
Pring trying to land knees to the body.
Pring is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McMasters is defending well for now.
Pring misses with a knee to the head.
Pring is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McMasters is defending well for now.
Pring with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McMasters tries a body shot but Pring blocks it.
Pring tries to land a knee to the head but McMasters blocks with his arms.
Pring blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pring blocks an elbow strike.
Pring blocks the elbow strike.
McMasters lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
McMasters with a knee to the head.
Pring tries to land knees in the clinch but McMasters avoids the damage to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pring.
McMasters landing knees to the head.
Joe Pring's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Pring missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pring dodges an elbow strike from McMasters.
Pring is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McMasters is defending well for now.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Pring.
Nice elbow from McMasters.
McMasters gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Come on Pring - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
McMasters managing to block the knees to the body from Pring.
McMasters looks to throw an elbow but misses.
McMasters lands a nice knee to the body.
McMasters on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pring blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McMasters has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Pring is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Pring throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McMasters blocks it with crossed arms.
McMasters utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
McMasters lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pring backwards.
McMasters throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pring blocks it with crossed arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McMasters unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pring lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pring throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McMasters blocks it with crossed arms.
Pring trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McMasters lands a good knee to the midsection. Pring won't want to take too many of those.
A nice glancing elbow lands by McMasters.
Jeez, Joe Pring's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
McMasters lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
McMasters tries to throw a body punch but Pring avoids it by throwing McMasters back against the cage.
McMasters connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pring's face.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Joe Pring's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jonathan McMasters!
Jonathan McMasters spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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energy
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hype
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