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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Yip Man Iii (ranked 2516 p4p, 22141 weight class) and Gordon Masten (ranked 258 p4p, 444 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 14 - 2, fighting out of New York, Yip Man Iii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gordon Masten!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Kavanagh and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man Iii thows a left - swing and a miss!
And Masten responds with a good body kick, but Man Iii manages to step out the way in time.
Masten is looking to chop away at Man Iii's legs.
Man Iii lands a nice looking body shot.
Masten lands a leg kick that knocks Man Iii off balance momentarily.
Man Iii throws a low kick but Masten avoids it.
Man Iii misses with an uppercut. Masten saw that one coming.
Man Iii ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Masten moves away.
Masten keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Masten swings for the body but Man Iii moves out of range.
Masten fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Man Iii on the side of the head.
Masten looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Masten throws a low kick but it's checked well by Man Iii.
Masten lands a slapping body shot.
Man Iii looks to score with a jab to the body but Masten is just out of range.
Man Iii throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Man Iii chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Masten can pounce on him.
Masten throws a leg kick but Man Iii checks it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Man Iii lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Man Iii's jab looks to have found its range, popping Masten under the eye.
Man Iii swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Masten counters with a nice kick to the body.
Man Iii checks a leg kick nicely.
Man Iii throws a looping overhand right but Masten ducks down to avoid it.
Masten throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Man Iii half committed to a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man Iii moves away from the strike by Masten.
A jab from Man Iii misses.
Man Iii lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Masten moves out of range of the strikes.
Masten feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Man Iiis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A telegraphed right hand from Man Iii misses the target.
A little jabbing left from Masten on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Man Iii throws a hook but Masten blocks it.
An inside leg kick lands from Masten.
Man Iii throws a body shot but no joy.
Masten has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Masten misses with a low kick.
Masten is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Man Iii.
Man Iii tried to counter with a leg kick but Masten avoided it.
Man Iii lands a nice leg kick that just misses Masten's sensitive parts.
Yip Man Iii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Masten throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Man Iii displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Masten throws out the jab.
Man Iii takes one to the chin there.
Masten misses with a low kick.
Nice shot lands for Man Iii.
Man Iii steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Masten.
Masten avoids the body shot from Man Iii.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Man Iii throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Masten sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Masten cracks Man Iii with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masten scores with a leg kick.
Masten with a nice calf kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Man Iii.
Good work by Masten as he checks the leg kick.
Man Iii has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Man Iii throws a body shot but no joy.
Masten keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Man Iii.
Man Iii throws out a leg kick but Masten moves out of range and Man Iii only half commits.
Masten connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Masten lands an impressive looking overhand right. Man Iii doesn't seem phased though.
Masten fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Man Iii checks it well.
Man Iii keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Man Iii is looking to chop away at Masten's legs.
Masten now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Man Iii scores with a jab to the jaw.
Masten fakes the leg kick and cracks Man Iii in the body.
Masten lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The fighters circling - Man Iii throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Masten cracks Man Iii with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Masten moves out of range of the strikes.
Man Iii keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Masten.
Masten avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Masten appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Masten throws a jab when Man Iii was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man Iii cracks Masten with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Masten lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Man Iii misses the shot to the body.
Man Iii throws a big shot that misses.
Man Iii cracks Masten with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Masten scores with a kick to the body.
Man Iii pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Man Iii moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Man Iii chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Masten can pounce on him.
Man Iii lands a jab to Masten's midsection.
Man Iii misses with a body shot.
Masten tries a quick counter leg kick but Man Iii is wise to it.
Masten avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A telegraphed right hand from Man Iii misses the target.
Man Iii takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Masten misses with a wild body shot.
Man Iii is looking to counter punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Man Iii ducks right into an uppercut from Masten.
Masten is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Man Iii had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
A big left from Masten misses.
Masten turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice body kick from Masten.
Man Iii avoids the head kick by Masten.
An attempted straight right counter from Man Iii misses the target.
Man Iii is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Man Iii takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man Iii takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Masten with a nice cross.
Man Iii keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Masten.
Man Iii fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Masten manages to avoid it.
Masten steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Masten lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Masten tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Masten goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Man Iii throws a lazy right hand but Masten sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Masten is looking to slow Man Iii down with leg kicks.
Man Iii throws a hook but Masten blocks it.
Masten misses with a low kick.
Masten ducks under a wild hook from Man Iii.
Nice body punch from Man Iii.
Masten takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Man Iii darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Masten.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Masten uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Man Iii.
Masten bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Man Iii looks to score with a jab to the body but Masten is just out of range.
Man Iii takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Good work by Masten as he checks the leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gordon Masten dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A cross from Masten lands.
Masten bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Man Iii takes a swing at Masten's ribcage but misses.
Masten dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Masten swings for the body but Man Iii moves out of range.
Masten misses with a body shot.
Masten uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Man Iii.
A slapping leg kick lands for Man Iii.
Some bone on bone action there as Man Iii checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Masten bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Man Iii's head.
Man Iii throws a body punch but Masten moves out of range.
Masten throws a leg kick that misses.
Masten on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Man Iii. Man Iii obviously looking to wear him down.
Masten lands a jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Masten blocks the leg kick.
Masten throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Decent striking displayed by Masten there.
Man Iii jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Man Iii blocks a jab.
Masten takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Masten moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man Iii moves into range and connects with a jab.
Man Iii misses with a straight left.
Masten tries a quick counter leg kick but Man Iii is wise to it.
Man Iii fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Masten manages to avoid it.
A bone on bone clash there as Man Iii blocks the leg kick.
Man Iii throws a low kick, looking for Masten's leg but Masten calmly moves out of range.
Man Iii moves out of range of the strikes.
Man Iii uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Masten.
Masten throws a chopping leg kick but Man Iii manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Masten connects with a leg kick.
Masten takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Man Iii pivots, looking for a leg kick but Masten is out of range and Man Iii settles back down.
Masten looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Masten shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Man Iii lands with a straight right. Masten didn't see that one coming.
Man Iii throws a nice outside leg kick.
Masten clobbers Man Iii with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Man Iii wants to slow Masten down by chopping away at his legs.
Man Iii throws a front kick that sends Masten stumbling back into the cage.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Masten. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Man Iii throws the left hand but Masten avoids the punch easily.
Man Iii is looking to slow Masten down with leg kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Man Iii is looking to score with low kicks.
Man Iii takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gordon Masten seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man Iii throws a solid leg kick but Masten takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Man Iii.
Masten moves out of range of the strikes.
A big left from Man Iii misses.
Man Iii blocks a low kick nicely.
Man Iii swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Masten!
Man Iii just misses with a punch to the body.
Masten flicks out a counter leg kick but Man Iii steps away.
Masten is looking to land body kicks.
Man Iii scores with a leg kick.
Masten is looking to slow Man Iii down with leg kicks.
A big right from Man Iii misses.
Man Iii lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Masten scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Man Iii on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Masten. Masten obviously looking to wear him down.
Masten tries a low kick but Man Iii avoids it.
Masten moves out of range as Man Iii strikes.
Man Iii throws out a powerful jab.
Masten moves away from the strike by Man Iii.
Masten finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Man Iii bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Masten's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masten misses with a hook. Man Iii ducked under it nicely.
It looked like Man Iii was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Masten.
Masten with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Masten thuds his shin into the meat of Man Iii's side.
Masten scores with a nice body kick.
Man Iii checks a low kick from Masten.
Masten will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Masten connects with a body shot.
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.
Masten uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Man Iii.
Man Iii takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Man Iii takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Man Iii waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Masten.
Masten throws a body shot but no joy.
Man Iii scores with a jab to the jaw.
An inside leg kick from Masten misses.
Masten with a nice cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Masten checks a leg kick.
Man Iii stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Man Iii throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Both fighters circling a little - Masten finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man Iii loads up on a big right hand but Masten slips the punch.
Masten thinks about the counter body kick.
Man Iii blocks a head kick by Masten.
Man Iii will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A jab from Masten misses.
Masten looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Man Iii misses with a body shot.
A cross from Masten lands.
Masten scores with a leg kick.
Man Iii throws a solid leg kick but Masten takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Man Iii.
Masten thinks about the counter body kick.
Masten lands with a thumping leg kick.
Good leg kick by Masten.
Masten throws a leg kick that misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Masten lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Man Iii has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Man Iii and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Masten throws a body punch but Man Iii moves out of range.
Masten lands with a nice body kick.
A big left from Man Iii misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Masten connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Man Iii's hands.
Man Iii connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Man Iii tried to score with a low kick but Masten checks it.
Man Iii throws a low kick but it's checked well by Masten.
Man Iii misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Masten.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gordon Masten will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A big left from Masten misses.
Yip Man Iii has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Masten throws a low kick but Man Iii moves out of range easily.
Masten uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Man Iii.
Man Iii throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Man Iii ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Masten checks the leg kick nicely there.
Masten shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Masten connects with a solid leg kick.
Masten on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Masten moves away from the strike by Man Iii.
Man Iii on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Man Iii swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Man Iii attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Masten takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Masten avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Masten swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Masten on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Man Iii swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Masten counters with a body kick.
Man Iii takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Man Iii chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A solid body kick from Masten.
Masten connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Man Iii crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Masten - the referee stops the clock and Man Iii gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Masten. Man Iii manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Man Iii moves out of range of the body kick from Masten.
An attempted straight right counter from Man Iii misses the target.
Masten ducks under a wild hook from Man Iii.
Masten lands a leg kick that knocks Man Iii off balance momentarily.
Masten scores with a jab to the jaw.
Man Iii throws a leg kick but Masten checks it.
Masten throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Masten throws a nice inside leg kick.
Man Iii throws a shot from downtown. Masten moves away and avoids it.
Man Iii throws a leg kick
and Masten connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Man Iii lands with a hook. Masten tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Masten moves away from the strike by Man Iii.
Man Iii scores with a jab.
Masten lands a jab to Man Iii's midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Man Iii misses with a wild body shot.
Masten on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Masten throws a quick inside leg kick.
A low kick lands for Man Iii.
Man Iii slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man Iii throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Masten counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Man Iii takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A slow jab from Man Iii misses its intended target.
Man Iii takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Man Iii slips under a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Masten.
Masten scores with a leg kick.
Masten keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Man Iii.
Man Iii doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Donk. Masten catches Man Iii right on the button with a cross.
Man Iii misses with a hook to the body
and Masten connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Masten with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Masten checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gordon Masten is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Masten connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice body punch from Masten.
Man Iii misses the jab.
Masten avoids the body shot from Man Iii.
Masten lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Masten scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Man Iii 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masten lands a leg kick that knocks Man Iii off balance momentarily.
Man Iii scores with the left hand. Masten knows he should have avoided that one.
Man Iii misses with an uppercut. Masten saw that one coming.
Masten moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Man Iii attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Masten works the jab nicely.
Masten connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Man Iii.
Masten avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Man Iii misses with a hook to the body
and Masten counters with a slapping leg kick.
Masten changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Masten has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Man Iii motions for Masten to come forward. Man Iii throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Masten looks to land a left hand but Man Iii moved out of range nicely.
A quick step to the side and Man Iii tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Masten moves out of range of the strikes.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Man Iii crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Masten - the referee stops the clock and Man Iii gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Masten. Man Iii manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Masten looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Masten throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Man Iii throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Man Iii misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man Iii takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Masten has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Masten lands with a nice body kick.
Masten scores with a body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Masten, as that shot connected.
Masten throws a lazy right hand but Man Iii sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Man Iii tries to score with a low kick but Masten moves his leg out of the way.
Masten slips under a jab.
Masten scores with a nice right hand.
Masten connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Masten.
Masten throws a low kick but Man Iii moves out of range easily.
Masten with a nice calf kick.
Masten scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Man Iii throws a low kick but Masten moves out of range easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from Man Iii misses.
Masten throws a leg kick which misses Man Iii's front leg but catches the back leg as Man Iii tries to avoid it.
Man Iii takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Masten connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That kick from Masten tenderised Man Iii's leg. Man Iii is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gordon Masten comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Masten has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gordon Masten!
An out of breath Gordon Masten thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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