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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Piger Whok (ranked 21191 p4p, 3371 weight class) and Gordon Masten (ranked 335 p4p, 247 weight class). Whok's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, King of Kings - Motorhead. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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24 - 17 - 0 |
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144
12 - 2 - 0 |
World class MT
Very strong
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Dangerous knees
Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Piger Whok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gordon Masten!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Luis Engracia and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whok displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Whok throws a leg kick
and Masten cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Whok moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Masten wants to slow Whok down by chopping away at his legs.
Masten throws a hook to the side of Whok's head but Whok sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Whok throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Whok throws a solid leg kick but Masten takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Whok.
Masten swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Masten scores with a hook.
Masten connects with an inside leg kick.
Whok throws a low kick but it's checked well by Masten.
A slow jab from Masten misses its intended target.
Whok wants to clinch.
Masten throws the kick towards the body but Whok avoids it.
Whok throws a leg kick but Masten moved away.
Whok throws a hook to the side of Masten's head but Masten sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Whok backing away here, and Masten unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A combination from Whok does no damage.
Whok takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Whok uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Masten.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whok misses with a body kick.
Whok tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Masten lands a lovely overhand right.
Whok bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Whok darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Masten throws a shot from downtown. Whok moves away and avoids it.
Whok is looking for a counter combo.
Masten moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Whok connects with an inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Whok.
Masten buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Whok.
Masten throws an overhand right that lands on Whok's shoulder, as Whok tries to avoid the shot.
Masten fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Whok looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Masten is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Whok.
A solid leg kick lands there for Whok.
Whok with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Masten to score with a decent uppercut.
Whok lands with a nice combination. Masten backs away looking to recover.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masten swats away the attempt to clinch by Whok.
Whok looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Piger Whok seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whok attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Masten was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Masten tests Whok's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Whok falls off balance throwing a combination
and Masten counters with a nice leg kick.
Masten with a nice cross.
Masten jabs Whok to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Whok fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Masten misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Whok.
Whok scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Whok misses with a head kick.
Whok lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Masten circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Masten tries a low kick but Whok avoids it.
Whok wants to land a leg kick but Masten is out of range.
Masten is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Whok had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
A combination from Whok does no damage.
Masten throws a body punch but Whok moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Piger Whok will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Whok stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Masten.
Masten circles away from the clinch attempt.
Masten looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Whok tries to keep at a distance but Masten has taken the fight into the clinch.
Masten misses with a punch to the body.
Whok lands an elbow inside.
Masten swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Whok avoiding damage as Masten throws knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Masten.
Whok lands an elbow inside.
Masten misses with a hook to the ribs.
Whok on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Whok lands an uppercut.
Masten stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Whok struggles to land a body shot inside as Masten controls his hands.
Whok lands a right hand that snaps the head of Masten backwards.
Whok looking to throw knees to the head but Masten is blocking nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Masten tries to land knees in the clinch but Whok avoids the damage to the body.
Whok gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Masten takes an elbow to the temple.
Whok landing knees to the head.
Whok misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masten trying to land knees to the body.
Whok throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Masten struggles to land a body shot inside as Whok controls his hands.
Whok lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Whok struggles to land a body shot inside as Masten controls his hands.
Whok digs a right hand into Masten's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Masten's gas tank.
Whok managing to block the knees to the body from Masten.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whok.
Whok tries to throw a body punch but Masten avoids it by throwing Whok back against the ropes.
Whok lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Masten backwards.
Masten tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Masten lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Whok pushes Masten back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whok.
Piger Whok has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Masten blocks the elbow strike.
Masten tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Whok.
Our sources have told us that Whok has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Masten blocks an uppercut.
Masten lands a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whok misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Masten.
Masten stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masten unloads a knee to the mid-section. Whok lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Whok just misses with a elbow thrown towards Masten's brow.
Masten working Whok over with knees to the body.
Whok blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Masten lands a right hand.
Masten working Whok over with knees to the body.
Masten lands a nice uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Masten as the two fighters clinch.
Masten misses with a hook to the ribs.
Masten missing with knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Masten.
Whok takes a knee to the side of the body.
Masten scores with a shoulder strike.
Masten lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Masten misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Masten scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short left from Masten.
Masten missing with knees to the body.
Masten swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Whok throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Whok misses with some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gordon Masten showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Masten throws a jab but it's blocked by Whok.
It looked like Whok was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Whok connects with a high kick.
Whok misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Masten keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Whok throws out a leg kick but Masten moves out of range and Whok only half commits.
Masten does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A good leg kick by Whok.
Whok avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A chopping leg kick lands by Masten.
A jab from Masten misses.
Masten throws a lazy right hand but Whok sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Masten throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Whok stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Masten checks a leg kick.
Whok takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Whok throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Whok avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Piger Whok is winning the standup battle so far.
Masten tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Whok throws a series of strikes that have Masten backpedaling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masten avoids the head kick by Whok.
Masten thumps Whok with a low kick.
Nice straight punches there by Masten. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Masten.
Masten attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Masten moves out of range of the body kick.
Whok throws a leg kick but Masten sees it coming and moves out of range.
Whok goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Good work by Whok as he checks the leg kick.
Whok fails in his attempt to clinch.
Whok checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Masten moves out of range as Whok throws a body kick.
Whok swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Masten was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Whok throws a head kick that misses.
Whok throws a right and a left that Masten avoids nicely.
Whok throws a nice outside leg kick.
Masten lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Whok misses with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masten looks to land a right hand but Whok moved out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Masten is looking to slow Whok down with leg kicks.
Whok scores with a sloppy right hand. Masten should have avoided that one.
Whok shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Whok throws a lazy head kick
and Masten counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Masten connects with a looping right hand.
Masten with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Masten swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Whok tries to land a front kick but Masten steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Whok thuds his shin into the meat of Masten's side.
Masten moves out of range of the body kick from Whok.
Masten is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Whok.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice inside leg kick there by Masten. That's going to slow Whok down.
Whok connects with an inside leg kick.
A low kick from Whok is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Masten moves out of range of the body kick from Whok.
Whok will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Masten doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gordon Masten.
I think Masten has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Gordon Masten!
A very excited looking Gordon Masten made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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RATING
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