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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Maddison (ranked 1371 p4p, 3092 weight class) and Jeff Winslow (ranked 183 p4p, 332 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Maddison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jeff Winslow!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maddison works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Maddison definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Maddison is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Winslow.
Winslow drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Maddison defends it well.
Maddison lands a jab to Winslow's midsection.
Maddison misses with a hook to the body
and Winslow counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Maddison manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Winslow manages to get himself to full guard.
Winslow looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Winslow is looking to sweep but instead, Maddison has passed into half guard.
Maddison prevents Winslow from improving his position.
Winslow is still trying to improve position.
Winslow tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Maddison has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winslow sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Winslow is trying to maintain the position but Maddison is very close to passing his half guard.
Winslow is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Maddison is staying active.
Winslow tries to get to full guard but Maddison has control of the leg.
Winslow manages to get to full guard.
Winslow is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Winslow wants to improve his position but instead Maddison has moved into half guard.
Winslow is looking to get back to full guard here but Maddison has managed to pass to side control instead.
Winslow wants to control but Maddison postures up.
Winslow tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winslow sneaks back into half guard.
Winslow is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Maddison's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Maddison's back!
Winslow is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Maddison up.
Maddison staying busy and making it hard for Winslow to control.
Winslow has Maddison flattened out and is raining down punches.
Maddison trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Maddison tries to roll but Winslow sticks to his back.
Maddison is covering up but some of the strikes from Winslow are getting through and doing damage.
Winslow punches the canvas rather than the man.
Winslow connects with a big shot to the side of Maddison's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winslow misses with punches from the back.
Winslow punches the canvas rather than the man.
Winslow is not going to allow Maddison to sit and survive in this position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Will Winslow go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Maddison manages to scramble and ends up in full guard, under a barage of strikes . Great composure from Maddison.
Winslow with a flurry of punches that miss.
Winslow must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Winslow throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Maddison preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Winslow wants to pass the guard but Maddison is keeping the position.
James Maddison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Winslow throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Maddison avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Winslow missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Winslow wants to control from the top but Maddison keeps moving.
Winslow is looking to work some ground and pound but Maddison has wrist control.
Maddison seems keen to control Winslow's posture.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Winslow trying to control the position from guard on top but Maddison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Maddison displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Winslow.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Winslow! But no joy.
Winslow throws an overhand right that lands on Maddison's shoulder, as Maddison tries to avoid the shot.
Winslow misses with a hook.
Winslow swings for the body but Maddison moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Maddison.
Maddison lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Winslow backs up against the ropes.
Winslow takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A combination from Maddison does no damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maddison lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Winslow circles away quickly and effectively.
Winslow tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Maddison defends well and Winslow ends up having to push Maddison into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Winslow staying out of range there.
Winslow shoots in but Maddison avoids the takedown attempt easily.
James Maddison is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Winslow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maddison.
Maddison misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Winslow dodges the punch combination from Maddison.
Maddison keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jeff Winslow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
James Maddison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeff Winslow.
A cross from Maddison lands.
Maddison moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Winslow closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Maddison's guard.
Maddison preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Maddison looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Winslow throwing strikes but missing.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Winslow throws a big elbow that misses.
Winslow is in close to Maddison's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Winslow wants to control from the top but Maddison keeps moving.
Winslow with a flurry of punches that miss.
Maddison on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Maddison tries to get out of the position.
Winslow trying to control the position from guard on top but Maddison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maddison pulls Winslow in close to prevent any damage.
Winslow pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Maddison is keeping the position for now.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Maddison utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Winslow looks to score with a jab to the body but Maddison is just out of range.
Winslow shoots in for a double leg but Maddison sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Maddison went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Winslow gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Maddison counters with a stiff right hand.
Winslow thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maddison thuds his right hand into Winslow's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Maddison misses with the combination.
Winslow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to James Maddison.
I think Maddison has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Jeff Winslow!
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for James Maddison!
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for James Maddison!
James Maddison wins by split decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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