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Event:
DMMA 312 Kersikov vs Carioni
Date: Apr 28, 2024 |
#R1#
Burrows tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Masten was well out of range. Poor timing from Burrows.
Masten with the counter takedown but Burrows avoids it easily.
Burrows is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Masten.
Burrows cracks Masten with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Masten.
Masten drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Burrows defends it well.
Masten keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And Masten tries to counter it with a takedown but Burrows pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Masten walks into a stiff left hand from Burrows.
A cross from Burrows lands.
Burrows swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Masten changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burrows swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Masten is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Masten looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Burrows throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Masten changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Burrows throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Masten is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
The fighters circle momentarily. Burrows darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.#T1#
Masten staying out of range there.
Masten changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Burrows misses the shot to the body.
Burrows misses with a hook. Masten ducked under it nicely.
Masten slips under a jab.
Masten with the counter takedown but Burrows avoids it easily.
Burrows just misses with a punch to the body.
Masten with the counter takedown but Burrows avoids it easily.
Masten uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Burrows.
Burrows swings for the body but Masten moves out of range.
Masten takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Burrows bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Masten's head.
Burrows misses with a looping right.
Masten drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Burrows defends it well.
Burrows swings and misses with a hook to the body.
#T2#
Burrows looks to score with a jab to the body but Masten is just out of range.
Stuart Burrows is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Burrows misses with a looping right.
Masten drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Burrows defends it well.
Burrows moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Burrows just misses with a punch to the body.
Masten keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burrows throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Burrows swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Masten bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Burrows misses.
Masten is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Burrows takes a swing at Masten's ribcage but misses.
Masten moves out of range of the strikes.#T3#
Burrows jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Masten is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Burrows just misses with a punch to the body.
Burrows misses with a wild body shot.
Burrows throws a lazy right hand but Masten sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Burrows throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Masten sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Masten staying out of range there.
Burrows scores with a jab to the body.
Burrows misses with a hook. Masten ducked under it nicely.
Burrows throws an ugly left hook that misses
#TD2#
and Masten counters with a single leg into guard. Burrows didn't expect that.
Burrows is trying to control the position from the bottom.
#T4##SUB#
Burrows has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Masten can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Masten being controlled here momentarily. #SUB#
Burrows looking for a guillotine here but Masten defends easily.
Burrows seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stuart Burrows dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Masten gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Masten is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Masten uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Burrows.
Masten tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Burrows swings for the body but Masten moves out of range.
Burrows is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Masten can do to turn this around?
Burrows scores with a jab to the jaw.
Burrows throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And Masten tries to counter it with a takedown but Burrows pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Burrows misses with a wild body shot.
Masten with the counter takedown but Burrows avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Masten keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Masten is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Burrows misses the jab.
Masten with the counter takedown but Burrows avoids it easily.
Burrows rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
#TD2#
and Masten counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. #T1#
Burrows is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Burrows is pressing down on Masten's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Masten wanted to stand there but Burrows had control of the position.
Burrows tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Masten wants to stand but Burrows has a closed guard, so he can't escape. #SUB#
Burrows escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Masten gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Burrows is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. #T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.#SUB#
Masten is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Burrows has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Masten is looking to defend but Burrows has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Masten! Burrows pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Masten taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Stuart Burrows!
A very excited looking Stuart Burrows 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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Event:
DMMA 297 Walton vs Temidare
Date: Mar 02, 2024 |
#R1##TD#
Kazimierz shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Kazimierz was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Masten stops Kazimierz from passing to mount. #SUB#
Kazimierz is trying to get an arm triangle but Masten is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Masten is trying to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kazimierz controls the position.
Masten is working to avoid the ground and pound but Kazimierz connects with a decent elbow.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Masten can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kazimierz trying to control the action but Masten is working from the bottom.
Masten prevents Kazimierz from improving position.
Masten really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kazimierz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#T1##SU#
Kazimierz decides to stand back up. Kazimierz steps back and let's Masten get back to his feet.#CL#
Kazimierz darts in and clinches Masten up against the cage.#TD2#
Masten gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Kazimierz regains guard.
Kazimierz scrambles and gets back to his feet.
#TD#
Kazimierz scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Masten tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck. #T2#
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kazimierz trying to control but Masten is having none of it.
Kazimierz unloading with bombs!#SUB#
Kazimierz looking to secure an arm triangle but Masten defends it well.
Masten is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.#SUB#
Kazimierz is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Masten has managed to escape the submission attempt.
#T3#
Kazimierz unloading with bombs!
Kazimierz takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kazimierz won't let Masten get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Kazimierz content just to control the position here.
Kazimierz landing strikes, looking to finish!
Masten trying desperately to get to his feet.
#T4#
Kazimierz tries to control but Masten wriggling away.
Kazimierz breaks from Masten's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Kazimierz wants to take Masten's back here but Masten is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Kazimierz can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Masten is looking to escape.
Masten is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksander Kazimierz dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Kazimierz tries to clinch but Masten is having none of it.
Kazimierz tries to clinch there but Masten circles away.
Masten moves out of range of the body kick.
Aleksander Kazimierz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Kazimierz.
Masten changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Kazimierz throws a sloppy head kick and Masten moves out of range easily.
Masten changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Kazimierz tries to clinch but Masten moves out of range.
Kazimierz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Masten tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Kazimierz closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Masten quickly recovers to half guard.
Kazimierz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Masten can do to turn this around?
Nice strikes from Kazimierz there.
Kazimierz passes to full mount! #T1#
Kazimierz looking to finish with strikes here!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Masten trying desperately to get to his feet.
#SUB#
Kazimierz is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Masten can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Poor strikes thrown by Kazimierz there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Kazimierz content just to control the position here.
Kazimierz thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage. #T2##SUB#
Kazimierz is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Masten is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Masten flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Kazimierz anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Masten and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Kazimierz slips an arm under Masten chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Kazimierz has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Kazimierz is squeezing on Masten like an anaconda would it's prey. Masten fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Aleksander Kazimierz!
Aleksander Kazimierz decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way. |
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Event:
H33
Date: Dec 17, 2023 |
#R1#
Route misses with a low kick.
Masten wants to land a leg kick but Route is out of range.
Masten takes a swing at Route's ribcage but misses.
Masten throws a nice inside leg kick.
Masten misses with a body shot.
Route throws a leg kick
and Masten counters with a thumping low kick.
Masten moves out of range of the body kick from Route.
Masten looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Route throws a low kick but Masten moves out of range easily.
Route misses with an uppercut
and Masten counters with a straight right hand.
Masten throws a low kick but it's checked well by Route.#CL2#
Masten gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Masten blocks a body shot from Route.
Masten blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Masten misses with a punch on the inside.
Masten looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Still in the clinch, Masten scores with a nice short uppercut.
Route has a couple of punches blocked by Masten.
Route working aggressively here.
Masten blocks a body shot from Route. #T1#
Masten pushes Route back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Masten's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Masten working aggressively here.
Route blocks an uppercut.
Masten tries a body shot but Route blocks it.
Masten fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Masten blocking some punches.
Route lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short uppercut from Masten.
Good body shot from Route.
Masten tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Route lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Masten backwards.
Masten lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Route.
Masten can't find room to land a body shot as Route controls the action.
Route has a couple of punches blocked by Masten.
Route misses with a punch to the body.
Route has a couple of punches blocked by Masten.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Route lands a body shot in the clinch.
Route blocks a body shot from Masten.
Route blocks a body shot from Masten.
A shot in the inside from Route.
Route tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T2#
Route's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Masten lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Masten missing with knees to the body.
Masten landing knees to the body.
Masten prevents a body shot from Route.
Masten lands a body punch in the clinch.
Masten trying to land knees to the body.
Route lands a nice uppercut.
Masten throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Routes head.
Route blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Masten softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Masten blocks an uppercut.
Route swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Masten working aggressively here.
Masten softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Masten trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Route lands a shoulder strike.
Masten has a couple of punches blocked by Route.
Masten missing with knees to the body.
Route lands a body shot in the clinch.
Route misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gordon Masten dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
A bone on bone clash there as Route blocks the leg kick.
Route checks a low kick from Masten.
Masten throws a hook but Route avoids it easily.
Masten avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Masten misses with a hook. Route ducked under it nicely.
Masten uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Route.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Masten! But no joy.
Masten ducks under a wild hook from Route.
Route misses with a head kick.
Masten lands with a nice body kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Route checks a leg kick.
Gordon Masten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Masten misses with a leg kick
enabling Route to counter with a crisp jab.
Masten has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Masten connects with a solid leg kick.
Route tries to clinch up.
Route stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Masten.
Masten wants to clinch.
Route swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.#T1##CL2#
Masten forces Route back against the ropes and clinches.
Masten's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Masten misses with the head strike.
Route blocks an uppercut.
Masten scores with a hook to the body.
Gordon Masten seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Masten throws a punch but it's blocked by Route.
Route tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Masten's elbow.
Route lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Route lands a left hand that snaps the head of Masten backwards.
Masten misses with a hook from the clinch.
Masten lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Route softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Route stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Masten lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Masten lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #T2#
A hook to the body from Route.
Masten misses with some punches.
Route swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Masten tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Route tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Masten's elbow.
Route tries to work over Masten's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice right hand lands inside from Route.
Route blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Route.
Masten softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Route misses with a punch to the body.
Route presses Masten against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Masten.
Route misses with a body punch.
Route blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Route.
Masten tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Masten fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Route scores with a nice short uppercut.
Masten misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Masten fails to land.
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.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!#R3##CL#
Masten tries to keep at a distance but Route has taken the fight into the clinch.
En Route has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Route blocks a body shot from Masten.
Masten has a couple of punches blocked by Route.
Route blocking some punches.
Route misses with an elbow strike.
Route on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Masten struggles to land a body shot inside as Route controls his hands.
Route blocks an uppercut.
Route lands a hook that snaps the head of Masten backwards.
Route lands with a left to the head.
Route throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mastens head.
Masten swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Route lands an uppercut.
Route lands a hook to the side of the head.
Masten misses with some punches.
Route working aggressively here.
A right hook to the body lands for Route.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Masten trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Route fails to land.
Route presses Masten against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Route working some nice short punches in the clinch.#T1#
Masten tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Route avoids it.
Masten makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Masten misses with a short punch on the inside.
Masten blocks the elbow strike.
Masten misses with a short punch on the inside.
Masten lands a knee to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Route.
Route fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Route lands a left hand.
Route scores with a shot to the side of Masten's head.
Masten misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Masten.
Masten swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Route goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Route.
Route misses with a hook to the ribs.
Masten misses with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Route.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Route throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Masten tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Route avoids it.
Route blocks an uppercut.
#T2#
Masten lands with a light punch inside.
Route misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Masten blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Masten creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Route scores with a nice hook to the head.
Masten misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Route.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Route.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Masten.
A short left from Route.
A body shot lands from Masten.
Route blocks an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Masten.
A head punch on the inside from Route fails to land.
A left hand lands to the body for Route.
Masten gets through Route's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Route blocks a body shot from Masten.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Route lands with a light punch inside.
Good body shot from Route.
Route lands a body punch.
Masten takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Route blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Masten trying to land knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
En Route showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Gordon Masten!
After winning the bout, Gordon Masten thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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Event:
H27
Date: Nov 19, 2023 |
#R1#
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.
#T1#
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.#T2#
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.#R2#
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.#CL2#
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. #T1#
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.#T2#
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!#R3#
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.
#T1#
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.
#T2#
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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Event:
H23
Date: Oct 28, 2023 |
#R1#
Narvaez looks to land a left hand but Masten moved out of range nicely.
Narvaez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Narvaez throwing a counter right hand but Masten manages to avoid it.
Narvaez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Masten tries to land a front kick but Narvaez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Narvaez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Masten wants to slow Narvaez down by chopping away at his legs.
Masten fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Narvaez checks it well.
Masten buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Masten throws a leg kick but Narvaez checks it.
Narvaez 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.
Narvaez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Masten.
Narvaez lands with a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Masten connects with a leg kick.
A combination from Narvaez does no damage.
Masten looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Masten throws a leg kick
and Narvaez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Masten throws a chopping leg kick but Narvaez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Narvaez looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Narvaez pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #T1#
Narvaez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Masten misses with a low kick.
Narvaez checks the leg kick.
Masten scores with a kick to the body.
Narvaez feints and then cracks Masten's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Masten down.
Narvaez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Masten.
Masten tries to work over Narvaez's front leg with a kick but Narvaez checks it.
Masten throws a low kick but Narvaez moves out of range easily.
Masten pivots, looking for a leg kick but Narvaez is out of range and Masten settles back down.
Masten takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Masten tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Masten checks the leg kick nicely there.
Narvaez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Masten scoring well with a low kick there.
Masten tries to score with a low kick but Narvaez moves his leg out of the way.
Narvaez appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.#T2#
Masten misses with a leg kick
and Narvaez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Masten scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Narvaez blocks a low kick nicely.
Masten throws a wild body kick that Narvaez sees coming a mile off.
Narvaez lands a nice hook to Masten's body. Masten takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Narvaez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Masten moves away.
Masten walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Narvaez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Masten throws a low kick but Narvaez avoids it.
A punch combination from Narvaez misses.
Masten connects with an inside leg kick.
Narvaez connects with an inside leg kick.
Masten throws a low kick but Narvaez avoids it.
Narvaez tried to counter with a leg kick but Masten avoided it.
Masten dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Narvaez. That did some damage!
Narvaez fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Masten is out of range.
Masten was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Narvaez catches Masten with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
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 Carlos Narvaez will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Masten moves forwards but Narvaez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Masten misses with a low kick.
Carlos Narvaez is winning the standup battle so far.
Good leg kick by Masten.
A low kick lands for Masten.
Narvaez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A low kick from Masten misses
and Narvaez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Narvaez scores with a punch to the head.
Narvaez 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.
Masten moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Masten will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Narvaez half committed to a counter leg kick.
Masten throws a leg kick but Narvaez moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Narvaez blocks a low kick nicely.
Narvaez was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Masten lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Narvaez lands a nice shot that snaps Masten's head back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Narvaez moves out of range of the leg kick from Masten.
Masten throws a low kick but Narvaez moves out of range easily. #T1#
Narvaez throws out a loose jab but Masten uses good head movement to avoid it.
Narvaez with a nice cross.
Narvaez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Masten throws a leg kick which misses Narvaez's front leg but catches the back leg as Narvaez tries to avoid it.
Masten uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Narvaez.
Narvaez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Narvaez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Masten.
Masten scoring well with a low kick there.
Masten throws out a leg kick but Narvaez moves out of range and Masten only half commits.
Narvaez misses with a looping right.
Masten connects with an inside leg kick.
Masten throws a body kick that misses.
Masten misses with a low kick.
Masten throws a low kick, looking for Narvaez's leg but Narvaez calmly moves out of range.
Narvaez stuns Masten with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.#T2#
Good standup being displayed there by Narvaez as he connects with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Narvaez lands a jab to Masten's midsection.
Masten lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Masten checks a leg kick.
Narvaez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jab, jab by Narvaez - just one landing.
Gordon Masten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Masten keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Narvaez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Masten's sensitive parts.
Narvaez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mastens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Narvaez tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Masten takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Masten throws a leg kick but Narvaez checks it.
Narvaez fires out a quick counter leg kick but Masten just manages to avoid it.
Narvaez tries to score with a low kick but Masten moves his leg out of the way.
Masten throws a low kick but Narvaez moves out of range easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A good leg kick by Narvaez.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Narvaez dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Masten buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Masten throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Masten swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Masten chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Masten tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Narvaez is able to avoid easily.
Masten connects with a solid leg kick.
Masten keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Narvaez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Narvaez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Masten with a nice calf kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Narvaez checks a leg kick nicely.
Masten fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Narvaez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Narvaez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Narvaez throws a leg kick which misses Masten's front leg but catches the back leg as Masten tries to avoid it.
A low kick from Masten is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.#T1#
Masten throws a leg kick that misses.
Masten fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Narvaez is out of range.
A low kick from Masten is predictable there
and Narvaez counters with an inside leg kick.
Masten moves away from the strike by Narvaez.
Masten checks a leg kick.
Narvaez checks the leg kick nicely there.
Narvaez looks to throw the jab but Masten is out of range.
Masten appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Narvaez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Narvaez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Narvaez tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Masten pushes Narvaez away with a front kick.
Narvaez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Narvaez tries to work over Masten's front leg with a kick but Masten checks it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Masten.
#T2#
Masten throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Narvaez misses with a wild body shot.
Narvaez throws a body shot but no joy.
Narvaez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Masten looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Narvaez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That kick from Narvaez tenderised Masten's leg. Masten is trying to keep his angry face on.
Narvaez just misses with a punch to the body.
Masten walks into a jab.
Masten throws out a leg kick but Narvaez moves out of range and Masten only half commits.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Narvaez.
Masten walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Narvaez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Narvaez misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Masten counters with a nice leg kick.
Good work by Narvaez as he checks the leg kick.
Narvaez checks the leg kick.
Narvaez fires out a quick counter leg kick but Masten just manages to avoid it.
Narvaez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Masten stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carlos Narvaez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Narvaez has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlos Narvaez!
Carlos Narvaez decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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Event:
H20
Date: Oct 15, 2023 |
#R1#
Masten fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Chai has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.#CL2#
Masten moves into the clinch.
Masten misses with a punch on the inside.
Masten lands a body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chai.
Masten tries to throw a body punch but Chai avoids it by throwing Masten back against the ropes.
Chai lands a good knee to the midsection. Masten won't want to take too many of those.
Masten blocks an uppercut.
Masten lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Chai or not.
Masten lands with a right to the head.
Chai lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Masten avoiding damage as Chai throws knees to the body.
Masten misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chai.
Chai lands with a short shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chai takes a knee to the side of the body.
Chai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Masten avoids it.
Masten lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Chai scores with a nice hook to the head.
Our sources have told us that Chai has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Masten misses with the head strike.
Masten looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#BC#
Chai pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chai chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Masten can pounce on him.
Masten lands with a thumping leg kick.
#T1#
Masten throws a quick inside leg kick.
Chai stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Masten.
Masten swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Chai misses the jab.
Masten pushes Chai away with a front kick.
Chai checks a low kick from Masten.
Chai with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Chai 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.
Chai lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Chai throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Masten fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Chai has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Masten throws a nice outside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Masten. #T2#
Masten throws a nice inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Masten throws a leg kick but Chai checks it.
Chai tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Masten manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Masten was well out of range. Poor timing from Chai.
Masten thumps Chai with a low kick.
Masten turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Chai.
Chai takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chai lands a lovely overhand right.
Masten throws a nice outside leg kick.
Chai lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gordon Masten dominated that round.
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.#R2#
Masten misses with a leg kick.
Chai is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A low kick from Masten is predictable there
and Chai counters with a nice leg kick.
Masten misses with a leg kick
and Chai connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Masten throws a leg kick that misses.
It looked like Chai wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Masten connects with a leg kick.
Chai connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Masten's hands.
Gordon Masten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chai throws a jab when Masten was well out of range.
Masten is looking to clinch.
Gordon Masten seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chai throws a push kick but Masten slaps the foot to one side.
Masten appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
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 Chai checks a leg kick.
Chai stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Masten.
An inside leg kick lands from Masten.
A chopping leg kick lands by Masten. #T1#
Chai loads up on a big right hand but Masten slips the punch.
Chai chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Masten can pounce on him.
Masten thumps Chai with a low kick.
Masten is looking to slow Chai down with leg kicks.
A bone on bone clash there as Chai blocks the leg kick.
Masten throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Chai counters with an outside leg kick.
Chai lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Chai misses with a double jab.
Masten tries to clinch but Chai moves out of range.
Masten thuds his shin into the meat of Chai's side.
Masten fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A low kick lands for Masten.
#T2#
Chai throws a nice outside leg kick.
Chai is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chai scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A bone on bone clash there as Chai blocks the leg kick.
Masten goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A little feinted left hand from Chai on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Chai lands with a slapping head kick.
Masten throws a quick inside leg kick.
Masten misses with a leg kick.
Chai bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Masten's head backwards.
Masten with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Chai misses with a straight right.
Masten lands a nice leg kick that just misses Chai's sensitive parts.
Chai misses with a head kick.
Chai misses with an uppercut. Masten saw that one coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Pharoah The First Chai will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Chai throws a nice head kick!
Masten connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Masten buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Chai throws a head kick that misses.
Masten scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Chai moves out of range of the body kick.
Masten connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Chai is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Masten throws a quick inside leg kick.
Chai stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Masten.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Chai's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Masten keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Masten tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Chai is able to avoid easily.
Masten misses with a low kick as Chai jumps back.
It looked like Chai wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#T1#
Masten shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Masten chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Chai ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Masten dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chai. That did some damage!
A good leg kick by Chai.
Chai lands with a hook. Masten tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Masten connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Masten tries to move into range but Chai moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Masten.
That kick from Masten tenderised Chai's leg. Chai is trying to keep his angry face on.
Chai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Masten.
Chai tries to bum rush Masten with a series of wild strikes but Masten uses good footwork to avoid the assault.#T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Masten looks for the body kick but Chai saw that one coming.
Masten attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Chai takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Chai digs a good body shot into Masten's ribs.
Chai throws a one two combo.
Masten fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Chai is out of range.
Masten moves away from the strike by Chai.
Masten tries to clinch there but Chai circles away.
Good leg kick by Masten.
A lazy body kick from Masten
and Chai counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Masten lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Good work by Chai as he checks the leg kick.
It looked like Chai wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Gordon Masten!
After the fight, Gordon Masten was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly. |
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Event:
H17
Date: Sep 30, 2023 |
#R1#
Masten throws a leg kick which misses Hazuki's front leg but catches the back leg as Hazuki tries to avoid it.
Masten buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Masten tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hazuki is able to avoid easily.
Hazuki went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Hazuki doesn't manage to clinch there - Masten circles away.
Hazuki throws a right hand that Masten ducks under and follows up with a left that Masten also avoids with ease.
Masten tries to counter with a clinch but Hazuki shakes him off and moves away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Masten checks a leg kick.
Hazuki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Masten tried to score with a low kick but Hazuki checks it.
Masten looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hazuki throws a combination. Masten tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Masten fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hazuki has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hazuki is looking to clinch.
A jab from Hazuki does it's job there.
A swing and a miss from Hazuki.
Hazuki throws a lazy head kick
and Masten counters with a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!#CL2#
Masten moves into the clinch.
Hazuki struggles to land a body shot inside as Masten controls his hands.
Hazuki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Masten tries to work over Hazuki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hazuki using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hazuki tries to land knees in the clinch but Masten avoids the damage to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hazuki. #T1#
Hazuki lands a hook that snaps the head of Masten backwards.
Masten softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Masten - that landed with a thud.
Masten lands a right hand.
Hazuki blocking some punches.
Masten stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Masten can't find room to land a body shot as Hazuki controls the action.
A hook to the body from Masten.
Masten lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Masten swings wildly with an uppercut but Hazuki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hazuki can't find room to land a body shot as Masten controls the action.
Hazuki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Masten goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hazuki digs a right hand into Masten's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Masten's gas tank.
A head punch on the inside from Masten fails to land.
Nice body punch from Hazuki.
Masten doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Masten blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Masten stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Masten lands a hook to the side of the head.#T2#
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Masten working aggressively here.
Masten working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Masten creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Masten.
Masten lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Masten blocks a body shot from Hazuki.
A body shot lands from Masten.
Masten lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short left from Masten.
Hazuki misses with a hook from the clinch.
Masten blocks a body shot from Hazuki.
Hazuki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Masten's elbow.
Masten has a couple of punches blocked by Hazuki.
Masten lands a hook that snaps the head of Hazuki backwards.
Masten lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hazuki tries a body shot but Masten blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hazuki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Masten blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Masten doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hazuki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Masten fails to land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gordon Masten dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Hazuki throws the left hand but Masten avoids the punch easily.#CL2#
Masten moves into range and clinches up with Hazuki.
Masten has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hazuki misses with a punch to the body.
Still in the clinch, Masten scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gordon Masten seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Masten takes a knee to the side of the body.
Masten tries a body shot but Hazuki blocks it.
Masten pushes Hazuki back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Hazuki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Masten lands a shot to the body.
Masten works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hazuki takes a shot to the head.
Masten misses with a punch to the body.
Masten doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Masten lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hazuki backwards.
Hazuki lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Masten tries to throw a body punch but Hazuki avoids it by throwing Masten back against the ropes.
A short uppercut from Masten.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Masten misses with a body punch.
Hazuki can't find room to land a body shot as Masten controls the action.
Masten tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hazuki's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hazuki. #T1#
Masten tries to throw a body punch but Hazuki avoids it by throwing Masten back against the ropes.
Masten misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hazuki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Masten.
Hazuki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Masten avoids it.
Masten softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Hazuki's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Masten on the inside.
Hazuki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Masten lands a hook that snaps the head of Hazuki backwards.
Hazuki prevents a body shot from Masten.
Hazuki lands a nice knee to the body.
Hazuki misses with some punches.
Masten prevents a body shot from Hazuki.
Masten makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Masten doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hazuki misses with a body punch.
Hazuki presses Masten against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Masten misses with a punch to the body.
Hazuki lands a knee to the body.
Masten misses with a short punch on the inside. #T2#
Hazuki is working Masten over against the ropes.
Hazuki lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Masten backwards.
Hazuki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Masten.
Masten struggles to land a body shot inside as Hazuki controls his hands.
Masten misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hazuki missing with knees to the body.
Masten throws a punch but it's blocked by Hazuki.
Hazuki struggles to land a body shot inside as Masten controls his hands.
Masten misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hazuki misses with a body punch.
Hazuki misses with the head strike.
Hazuki tries to work over Masten's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hazuki working Masten over with knees to the body.
Hazuki using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Masten.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Masten tries a body shot but Hazuki blocks it.
Masten lands with a short shot to the head.
Hazuki takes a shot to the head.
Masten lands a body shot.
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.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Masten misses with a kick to the body.
Hazuki swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A chopping leg kick lands by Masten.
Hazuki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Masten fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hazuki has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hazuki fails in his attempt to clinch. #CL2#
Masten clinches up against the ropes.
Hazuki lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Masten backwards.
Masten misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hazuki missing with knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Hazuki as the two fighters clinch.
Hazuki tries to work over Masten's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hazuki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Masten's elbow.
Masten fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hazuki is working Masten over against the ropes.
Masten tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hazuki tries a body shot but Masten blocks it.
Masten prevents a body shot from Hazuki.
A right handed body shot lands from Hazuki.
Masten misses with a short punch on the inside. #T1#
Masten tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hazuki digs a right hand into Masten's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Masten's gas tank.
Masten tries a body shot but Hazuki blocks it.
Masten swings wildly with an uppercut but Hazuki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hazuki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Masten lands a shoulder strike.
Hazuki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hazuki pushes Masten back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hazuki.
A head punch on the inside from Masten fails to land.
Masten misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Masten working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Masten scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Masten can't find room to land a body shot as Hazuki controls the action.
Masten misses with some punches.
Masten blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hazuki stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hazuki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Masten.
Hazuki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T2#
Masten gets through Hazuki's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Masten misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hazuki stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Masten takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hazuki using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Masten lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hazuki backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Masten.
Hazuki working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hazuki blocks an uppercut.
Masten misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hazuki struggles to land a body shot inside as Masten controls his hands.
Masten lands a shoulder strike.
Masten has a couple of punches blocked by Hazuki.
Masten is working Hazuki over against the ropes.
Masten struggles to land a body shot inside as Hazuki controls his hands.
Masten misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hazuki trying to land knees to the body.
Ryo Hazuki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Masten lands a hook that snaps the head of Hazuki backwards.
Hazuki misses with a hook to the ribs.
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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gordon Masten!
After the fight, Gordon Masten was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly. |
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Event:
TWGC 40 (145lbs, D2): Los Angeles Qualifier - Round 1
Date: Sep 02, 2023 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Mike Mad Mike! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Gordon Masten!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
No luck for Mad Mike with that takedown attempt.
Mad Mike looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Masten slaps away a takedown attempt from Mad Mike, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mad Mike fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Mad Mike. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mad Mike shoots for a takedown but Masten saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.#CL2#
Masten moves into range and clinches up with Mad Mike.#TD#
Mad Mike lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Mad Mike (2) vs (0) Masten
Masten wants to improve his position but Mad Mike is controlling well.
Masten keeps trying to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Mad Mike is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Masten is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #T1##SUB#
Mad Mike is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Masten defends it well.
Masten is looking for a sweep. Mad Mike is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Masten really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mad Mike. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#SUB#
Mad Mike is looking for a kimura but Masten is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Mad Mike to get the leverage. #SUB#
Mad Mike seems to be looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Masten is looking to improve his position.
#SUB#
Mad Mike is working for a kimura but Masten is defending it quite comfortably.
#T2#
Masten trying to control here.
Masten is trying to get back to full guard.
Masten trying to control here.
Masten tries to roll over but Mad Mike keeps him under control.
Masten is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T3#
Masten wants to control but Mad Mike is keeping busy.
Mad Mike wants to take a breather but Masten is having none of it.
Masten wants to sweep but Mad Mike has passed to side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Mad Mike (5) vs (0) Masten
Masten sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.#SUB2#
Masten with the active half guard here but Mad Mike passes nicely into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Mad Mike (8) vs (0) Masten
Mad Mike trying to control the action but Masten is working from the bottom.
Masten sneaks back into half guard.#T4#
Masten gets full guard.
Mad Mike preventing the sweep. #SUB2#
Masten is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mad Mike stopping the sweep attempt from Masten.
Masten keeping moving, preventing Mad Mike from controlling successfully.
Masten looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T5#
Mad Mike is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Mad Mike trying to control but Masten is working from the bottom.
Masten wants to hit a sweep here but Mad Mike passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Masten there! Score +3 for passing guard: Mad Mike (11) vs (0) Masten#SUB#
Mad Mike goes for an armbar but Masten turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Masten. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Mad Mike (11) vs (2) Masten#T6#
Masten wants to pass the guard but Mad Mike is keeping the position.
Mad Mike lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Mad Mike (13) vs (2) Masten#SUB2#
Masten looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Masten looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mad Mike is one step ahead there. #T7##SUB2#
Masten looking for subs off his back but Mad Mike has passed one foot through into half guard.
Masten tries to get to full guard but Mad Mike has control of the leg. #SUB#
Mad Mike seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Masten is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Mike Mad Mike!
Mike Mad Mike really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Shadow Realm Apparel logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 30, 2023 |
#R1#
Masten lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Stevenson at a distance.
Stevenson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stevenson tries to clinch but Masten moves away
enabling Masten to counter with a crisp jab.
Stevenson looks to clinch
and Masten counters with a thumping low kick.
Stevenson closes the distance but Masten moves to the side
and Stevenson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CUT#It looks like TeĂ³filo Stevenson has been cut.
Stevenson doesn't manage to clinch there - Masten circles away.
Stevenson closes the distance but Masten moves to the side
and Masten counters with a right hand to the body.
Stevenson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Masten.
Stevenson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Masten counters with a straight right hand.
Masten throws a hook to the side of Stevenson's head but Stevenson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stevenson wants to clinch up but Masten keeps it at a distance.#CL2#
Stevenson pushes Masten up against the cage in a clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Masten is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.#T1#
Stevenson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
#BC#
Masten manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stevenson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Masten 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.#CL2#
Stevenson clinches with his opponent.
Masten with a knee to the head.
Masten lands a body shot.
Knees to the body from Masten.
Masten blocking some punches.
Masten landing knees to the head.
Masten lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Masten landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Masten goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stevenson swings wildly with an uppercut but Masten uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stevenson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Masten utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stevenson misses with a short punch on the inside. #T2#
Stevenson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stevenson misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Masten.
Stevenson misses with a punch on the inside.
Stevenson has a couple of punches blocked by Masten.
Masten lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
#ROC#Stevenson is rocked!#KD#
Masten drops Stevenson with a big knee straight up the middle! Stevenson is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Stevenson is still on wobbly legs! Can Masten finish him?
Masten lands a brutal uppercut that launches Stevenson off his feet! Stevenson tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gordon Masten!
During a confident post fight interview, Gordon Masten thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
NRC 8
Date: Jan 15, 2022 |
#R1#
Valdez ducks under a wild hook from Masten.
Valdez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Masten fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Valdez manages to avoid it.
Valdez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Masten.
Valdez feints and then cracks Masten's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Masten down.
Valdez misses with a straight left.
Valdez connects with an inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Valdez.
Masten misses with a body shot.
Masten thuds a left hand into Valdez's body.
Masten swings for the body but Valdez moves out of range.
Masten looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Valdez bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Masten's corner calls for a 1-2. Masten obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Valdez.
Valdez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valdez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Masten at a distance.
Valdez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A big right from Masten misses.
Masten looks to land a left hand but Valdez moved out of range nicely.
Valdez throws a jab when Masten was well out of range.
Valdez swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Masten just misses with a punch to the body.
Masten throws the left hand but Valdez avoids the punch easily.#T1#
Valdez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Masten.
Valdez throws a one two combo.
Valdez swings for the body but Masten moves out of range.
Valdez 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.
Masten moves away from the strike by Valdez.
Masten moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Valdez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Masten misses with a straight left.
Masten throws a big shot that misses.
Valdez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Valdez throws a nice looking combination but Masten bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It seemed like Masten was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Masten misses with a body shot.
Masten throws an overhand right that lands on Valdez's shoulder, as Valdez tries to avoid the shot.
Valdez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Valdez throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice side step and Masten releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Valdez lands a nice shot that snaps Masten's head back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sloppy strikes from Valdez. Those never looked like landing.
Valdez misses the jab.
Masten throws out a counter right but Valdez avoids it with no problem.
Masten fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Valdez on the side of the head.
Masten lands a leg kick that knocks Valdez off balance momentarily.
Masten misses with a body shot.
Valdez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Masten.#T2#
Masten uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Valdez.
Masten tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Valdez was well out of range. Poor timing from Masten.
Masten swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Masten does it's job there.
Valdez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Masten swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Masten just misses with a punch to the body.
Masten throws a body shot but no joy.
A quick step to the side and Valdez tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Masten looks to throw the jab but Valdez is out of range.
Masten ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Valdez moves away.
Valdez cracks a nice hook into Masten's ribs.
Valdez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Masten moves away.
Valdez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Masten throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Masten throws a body shot but no joy.
Masten misses with a hook.
Masten walks into a stiff left hand from Valdez.
Valdez tries to clinch there but Masten circles away.
Valdez with a hook.
Valdez looks to land a left hand but Masten moved out of range nicely.
Valdez throws a nice outside leg kick. #T3#
Valdez throws a low kick but Masten avoids it.
Valdez throws a body punch but Masten moves out of range.
Valdez needs to keep his hands up - Masten had a free shot at his head there.
Masten catches Valdez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Masten has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Masten there as he acknowledges the shot.
Masten uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Valdez.
Valdez throws a quick inside leg kick. #CL#
Valdez darts in and clinches Masten up against the cage.
Masten misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Valdez.
Masten fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Masten lands a body shot. #BC#
Valdez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Masten misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Masten. Valdez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Valdez is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Valdez looks to land a right hand but Masten moved out of range.
Valdez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Valdez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Masten takes a swing at Valdez's ribcage but misses.
Masten throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Valdez throws an off balance right hand
and Masten counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Valdez motions for Masten to come forward. Valdez throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. #T4#
Masten takes one to the chin there.
Masten tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Valdez was well out of range. Poor timing from Masten.
Masten throws a big shot that misses.
Masten scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Valdez doesn't seem bothered though.
Valdez connects with the punch.
Valdez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Masten has time to react.
Some bone on bone action there as Masten checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Valdez jabs Masten to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Masten misses the shot to the body.
Valdez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Masten. Masten obviously looking to wear him down.
Valdez with a nice cross.
Left hook, right uppercut from Valdez.
The fighters circle momentarily. Masten darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Masten throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Masten throws a body shot but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Valdez misses with a two punch combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Masten looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Valdez is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Masten avoids a punch combination nicely.
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 DeMario Valdez will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Valdez throws a head kick but Masten moves out of range.
Masten looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Masten drops his hands momentarily and Valdez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Valdez looks to land a left hand but Masten moved out of range nicely.
Valdez moves out of range as Masten strikes.
Masten comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
DeMario Valdez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valdez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Valdez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Masten.
The crowd cheers as Valdez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Masten doesn't seem phased though.
Masten is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Valdez rather than just go for the knockout.
Valdez tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Valdez throws a combination that misses
and Masten connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Valdez misses with a low kick.
Masten connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Masten jabs Valdez right on the nose. Valdez blinks but takes it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Masten throws a body punch but Valdez moves out of range.
Valdez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Masten manages to avoid it.
Masten now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Valdez wants to clinch.
Valdez looks to land a right hand but Masten moved out of range.
Masten swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Masten fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Valdez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Masten ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Valdez moves away.#T1#
Masten with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Valdez goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Masten misses with a body punch
and Valdez counters with a straight right hand.
Masten is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Valdez.
Masten throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Valdez's corner calls for a 1-2. Valdez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Masten works Valdez's body with a nice hook.
A swing and a miss from Masten.
Valdez misses with an uppercut. Masten saw that one coming.
Masten takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Valdez connects with a right hand. Masten shakes it off.
Masten has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Valdez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Masten on the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Masten takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Masten tries to clinch but Valdez moves out of range.
Valdez appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Valdez lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Masten fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Valdez manages to avoid it.
DeMario Valdez is winning the standup battle so far.#CL#
Valdez has managed to clinch.
Masten lands a shoulder strike. #BC#
Valdez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Valdez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
#T2#
Valdez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Masten scores with a hook to the body. Valdez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Masten throws a hook to the side of Valdez's head but Valdez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Masten looks to land a right hand but Valdez moved out of range.
Valdez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Valdez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Valdez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A leg kick checked by Valdez.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Valdez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Masten missing with a left hand there. Valdez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like Valdez was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Masten uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Valdez thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Masten if he has to take too many more of those.
Masten fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Valdez.
Valdez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Masten.
Valdez shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Masten eats them both and turns towards Valdez to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Masten scores with a body shot.
A jab from Valdez misses.
Valdez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Masten.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Valdez, as that shot connected.
#T3#
Valdez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Valdez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Masten.
Valdez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Masten.
Valdez lands the left hand.
Valdez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Masten swings for the body but Valdez moves out of range.
Valdez thumps Masten with a low kick.
Valdez scores with a jab to the head.
Valdez throws a head kick that misses.
Jab by Valdez.
Masten walks into a jab.
Masten throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Masten looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Valdez throws an overhand right that lands on Masten's shoulder, as Masten tries to avoid the shot.
Masten let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Masten throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Valdez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Masten throws out a powerful jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Masten. Valdez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Valdez misses with a few strikes there.
Valdez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Valdez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.#T4#
Masten throws a jab but it's blocked by Valdez.
Masten thows a left - swing and a miss!
Masten ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Valdez moves away.
Valdez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Masten ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Valdez slips a straight right by Masten.
Masten connects with a body shot that sends Valdez's belly button to the back.
Masten fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Valdez manages to avoid it.
Masten on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Masten misses with an uppercut. Valdez saw that one coming.
Masten throws the left hand but Valdez avoids the punch easily.
Valdez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Valdez avoids the body shot from Masten.
Valdez cracks Masten with a good jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Valdez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Valdez cracks a nice hook into Masten's ribs.
Masten slips under a jab from Valdez.
Valdez throws a low kick but Masten moves out of range easily.
Masten looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Masten lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Valdez at a distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that DeMario Valdez 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. This is the final round!#R3#
Masten throws a hook but Valdez avoids it easily.
Valdez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Masten moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Masten has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Masten there as he acknowledges the shot.
Valdez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Masten takes a swing at Valdez's ribcage but misses.
Masten misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Valdez.
Valdez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Valdez loads up on a big right hand but Masten slips the punch.
Valdez keeps Masten at a distance using the push kick.
Masten ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Valdez moves away.
Valdez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Masten.
Masten takes a swing at Valdez's ribcage but misses.
Masten throws a jab but it's blocked by Valdez.
Masten throws a jab when Valdez was well out of range.
Masten throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Masten is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Masten misses the shot to the body.
Masten lands with a nice body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Masten with a nice calf kick.
Masten on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Valdez moves out of range of the leg kick from Masten.
Valdez is looking to counter punch.#T1#
Valdez punishes Masten's body with a nice straight punch.
Masten's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Valdez connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Masten scrambles back to his feet.
Valdez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Masten circles away quickly and effectively.
Valdez misses with a head kick.
Masten looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Valdez ducks under a wild hook from Masten.
Masten takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Valdez slips under a jab.
A jab from Masten misses.
Valdez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Valdez pivots, looking for a leg kick but Masten is out of range and Valdez settles back down.
Masten swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Valdez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Masten looks to score with a jab to the body but Valdez is just out of range.
Valdez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Masten at a distance.
A slow jab from Masten misses its intended target.
Masten blocks a jab.
Masten throws a jab when Valdez was well out of range.
Masten pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Masten waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Valdez.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Masten throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A little feinted left hand from Valdez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Valdez defending well as Masten loads up on a big left hand.
Gordon Masten has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2##CL#
Valdez rushes Masten and presses him up against the cage.#BC#
Valdez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Valdez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Valdez looks to throw the jab but Masten is out of range.
A lazy left from Valdez finds it's target.
Valdez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Masten fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Valdez manages to avoid it.
Valdez swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A big left from Masten misses.
Masten turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Valdez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Masten.
Masten lands with an uppercut that bounces Valdez off the cage and back into range.
Masten on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Good work by Valdez as he checks the leg kick.
Masten misses with a low kick.
Valdez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Masten scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Valdez lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Valdez staying out of range there.
Masten throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Masten throws a looping overhand right but Valdez ducks down to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Valdez misses the target.
Masten takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T3#
Valdez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Masten's sensitive parts.
Valdez tries a head kick but it misses.
Masten tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Valdez was well out of range. Poor timing from Masten.
Donk. Masten catches Valdez right on the button with a cross.
Valdez checks the leg kick nicely there.
Masten swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Valdez bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Masten's head backwards.
Masten misses with an uppercut. Valdez saw that one coming.
A shot to the liver by Valdez. Beautiful body shot.
Masten throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Valdez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Masten on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Valdez moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Valdez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Masten swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Masten drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Masten ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Valdez moves away.
Valdez misses with a body shot.
Masten has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Valdez.#T4#
Masten takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The fighters circle momentarily. Valdez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Masten scores with a jab to the body.
Masten misses the shot to the body.
Valdez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Masten doesn't seem bothered though.
A jab from Valdez does it's job there.
Valdez misses with a straight left.
Masten tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Masten misses the target.
Valdez throws a sloppy head kick and Masten moves out of range easily.
Valdez with a hook.
Masten throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Masten scores with a shot to the body.
Masten lands a jab to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Valdez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A swing and a miss from Masten.
Masten misses with a hook.
Valdez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Masten on the side of the head.
Valdez scores with a nice right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
DeMario Valdez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Valdez has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... DeMario Valdez!
After winning the bout, DeMario Valdez thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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Event:
IFC 6: Masten vs Matthews
Date: Nov 30, 2021 |
#R1#
That kick from Masten tenderised Matthews's leg. Matthews is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gordon Masten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Masten bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Matthews's head backwards.
Masten connects with a single shot there.
Matthews is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Matthews will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Masten works Matthews's body with a nice hook.
Masten lands a right hook to the body.
Matthews tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Masten has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Razor Sharp Training Systems in the buildup to the fight.
Matthews gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Masten catches Matthews with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Masten scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Masten digs a good body shot into Matthews's ribs.
Masten connects with a crisp jab.
Masten fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Matthews looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Matthews is looking to clinch.
Matthews misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Masten with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
#T1#
A punch lands to the side of Matthews 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Masten scores with a body shot.
Masten connects with a body shot that sends Matthews's belly button to the back.
A low kick lands for Masten.
Masten jabs Matthews to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Masten fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Masten darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Masten cracks Matthews with an open hand slap.#ROC#Matthews is rocked!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Masten! Matthews is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gordon Masten!
Gordon Masten retains his featherweight title!
A relieved looking Gordon Masten thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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Event:
IFC 3: Joshua vs Heart
Date: Sep 21, 2021 |
#R1#
Hornby keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Masten.
Masten has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hornby lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Masten at a distance.
Masten looks to throw the jab but Hornby is out of range.
Hornby on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Masten lands a slapping body shot.
Masten lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hornby tries to bum rush Masten with a series of wild strikes but Masten uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hornby slips under a jab.#CL2#
Hornby clinches up with Masten and pushes him back against the cage.
Masten lands a knee to the head.
#CUT#It looks like Ben Hornby has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice right hand lands inside from Masten.
Masten scores with a nice hook to the head.#TD#
Masten pulls guard.
Masten seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. #SUB#
Masten working for a triangle but Hornby defends it easily.
Masten 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.#T1#
Masten pulls Hornby in close to prevent any damage.
Masten has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Masten's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Masten tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Masten managing to control the position. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Further stalling from Masten.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#CL2#
Hornby gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Masten lands an uppercut.
Masten lands a shoulder strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Masten.
Still in the clinch, Masten scores with a nice short uppercut.#ROC#Hornby is rocked!
Masten misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hornby is still on wobbly legs! Can Masten finish him?
Masten throws a head punch that misses.
Masten misses with some punches.
Masten with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hornby.
Masten misses with a short punch on the inside.
Masten swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hornby is trying to break free.
A head punch on the inside from Masten fails to land.
Masten swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Masten tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Masten misses with a punch on the inside.
Masten misses with the head strike.
Masten misses with a knee to the head. #T3#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Masten.
Masten misses with a short punch on the inside.
Masten tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Masten using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hornby has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Masten throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hornby blocks it with crossed arms.
Masten misses with a hook from the clinch.
Masten working aggressively here.
Masten has a couple of punches blocked by Hornby.
Masten throws a head punch that misses.
Masten throws a head punch that misses.
Masten misses with the head strike.
Hornby blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Masten working aggressively here.
Masten prevents Hornby from breaking the clinch.
Masten swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Masten working aggressively here.
Masten misses with the head strike.
Masten fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Masten misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hornby.
Masten throws a knee to the head but misses.
Masten throws a knee to the head but misses.
Masten is breathing heavily.
Masten throws a head punch that misses.
Masten working aggressively here.
Masten tries to land a knee to the head but Hornby blocks with his arms.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hornby.
Masten throws a punch but it's blocked by Hornby.
Masten throws a head punch that misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Masten swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Masten fails to land.
Hornby blocking some punches.
Hornby blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Masten.
Masten has a couple of punches blocked by Hornby.
Masten working aggressively here.
Masten misses with a knee strike.
Hornby blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Masten fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Masten misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hornby.
Masten misses with some punches.
Masten misses with a knee to the head.
Masten misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hornby blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Masten misses with the head strike.
Masten prevents Hornby from breaking the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Masten misses with a punch on the inside.
Hornby blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hornby blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Masten throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hornby blocks it with crossed arms. #T4#
Hornby has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Masten misses with some punches.
Hornby blocking some punches.
Masten swings wildly with an uppercut but Hornby uses good head movement to avoid it.
Masten tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Masten.
Masten throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hornby blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Masten misses with a hook from the clinch.
Masten has a couple of punches blocked by Hornby.
Masten fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Masten tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Masten throws a head punch that misses.
Masten misses with a punch on the inside.
Masten swings wildly with an uppercut but Hornby uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hornby blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hornby.
Hornby blocking some punches.
Masten misses with a knee to the head.
Hornby is trying to push Masten away but Masten has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Masten throws a head punch that misses.
Hornby blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Masten throws a head punch that misses.
Masten fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Masten misses with a short punch on the inside.
Masten has a couple of punches blocked by Hornby.
Hornby blocking some punches.
Masten working aggressively here.
Masten misses with some punches.
Masten misses with a short punch on the inside.
Masten fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Masten has a couple of punches blocked by Hornby.
Masten throws a head punch that misses.
Masten misses with a punch on the inside.
Masten working aggressively here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Masten has a couple of punches blocked by Hornby.
Masten tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Masten misses with a short punch on the inside.
Masten fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hornby wants to break free but Masten has control.
Masten tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Masten misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hornby.
Masten throws a punch but it's blocked by Hornby.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hornby.
Masten misses with a hook from the clinch.
Masten misses with some punches.
Masten misses with the head strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gordon Masten dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ben Hornby's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Hornby tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hornby avoids the body shot from Masten.
Gordon Masten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Masten looks to land a left hand but Hornby moved out of range nicely.#CL#
Masten gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Masten lands with a short shot to the head.
Masten is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hornby to keep the fight standing.
Masten throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hornby wants to get back to striking at distance but Masten won't allow it.
Hornby looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hornby wants to break the clinch but can't.
Masten dips a shoulder and cracks Hornby with a mighty uppercut! Hornby falls back against the cage and Masten unloads with a barrage of strikes! Hornby is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Masten screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gordon Masten!
Gordon Masten is the new featherweight champion!
After the fight, Gordon Masten was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 10, 2021 |
#R1#
Masten lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Masten 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.
Masten looks to throw the jab but Poodle is out of range.
Masten wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Masten lands with a good body shot.
Masten scores with a shot to the body.
#CL2#
Poodle moves into range and clinches up with Masten.
Masten lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Masten scores with a shot to the side of Poodle's head.
Masten lands a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Masten throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Poodles head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Masten lands an elbow just above Poodle 's eye.
Masten landing knees to the body.
Poodle looks winded!
Masten is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Masten scores with a nice hook to the head.
Masten lands with a left to the head.
Masten lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Masten lands a left hand that snaps the head of Poodle backwards.
Nice body punch from Masten. #T1#
Poodle takes a shot to the head.
Masten lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Poodle.
Masten pushes Poodle back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Poodle is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Masten putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Poodle in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Masten scores with a nice hook to the head.
Masten lands a good knee to the midsection. Poodle won't want to take too many of those.
Masten working some nice short punches in the clinch.#ROC#Poodle is rocked!
Poodle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Masten lands a right hand.
Poodle is still on wobbly legs! Can Masten finish him?
A head punch blocked on the inside by Poodle.
Masten throws a punch but it's blocked by Poodle.
Poodle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Masten swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Masten tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Masten gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Masten misses with the head strike.
Masten creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Poodle! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Masten.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gordon Masten!
In his post fight interview, Gordon Masten started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 16, 2021 |
#R1#
Masten scores with a punch to the head.
Minamino looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gordon Masten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#TD2#
Minamino scores with a takedown into Masten's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Minamino drops back looking for a leg! Masten is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Masten manages to kick Minamino off! Minamino jumps back into Masten's guard.
Masten tries to land a sweep but no joy. #SUB2#
Minamino is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Masten trying to control the position here.
Minamino stopping the sweep attempt from Masten.
Minamino is fighting to break Masten's control of his arms but Masten is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Minamino stopping the sweep attempt from Masten.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Minamino stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Masten swivels though and keeps the full guard. #SUB2#
Minamino drops back looking for a leg! Masten is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Masten manages to kick Minamino off! Minamino jumps back into Masten's guard.
Minamino preventing the sweep. #T1#
Minamino being controlled here momentarily.
Masten is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Masten has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. #SUB#
Masten has his foot on Minamino's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Minamino works his way back into a safe position though.
Minamino won't allow Masten to sweep him here.
Masten managing to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Masten continues to stall.#SUB2#
Minamino drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Minamino jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. #SUB#
Masten looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Masten controlling the position.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Masten has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Shadow Warriors in the buildup to the fight.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Masten connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Masten throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Minamino with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Masten to score with a decent uppercut.
Masten lands a nice shot to the body.
Masten throws a good cross that connects.
Decent striking displayed by Masten there.
Masten cracks Minamino with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Masten catches Minamino with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!#TD2#
Minamino shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Masten's guard.
Masten is controlling Minamino's posture.
Minamino trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #SUB2#
Minamino thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. #T3#
Masten controlling the position.#SUB#
Masten is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Minamino is aware though and is defending well.
Masten keeping full guard, as Minamino tries to pass. #SUB2#
Minamino thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. #SUB2#
Minamino thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. #SUB2#
Minamino drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Minamino jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Masten seems keen to control Minamino's posture.#SUB2#
Minamino is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Masten controlling the position.
Masten looking to hit a scissor sweep but Minamino is one step ahead there. #SUB2#
Minamino is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Minamino stopping the sweep attempt from Masten.
Masten is pulling down on Minamino's head to control his posture.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Masten is on top in guard.
#REVR##SUB2#
Masten got a little sloppy there for a moment and Minamino has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Masten has managed to get both his arms back between Minamino's legs - danger averted.
Masten not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Masten lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB2#
Minamino is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Masten defends well.
Masten makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Masten wants to pass the guard but Minamino is keeping the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gordon Masten dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Minamino takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. #TD2#
Masten gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Minamino to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Masten is pulling down on Minamino's head. It's preventing any offense from Minamino, at least for the moment.
Masten lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Masten postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Masten sitting in guard, not really doing much. #SUB2#
Minamino looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Masten engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Masten stands up over Minamino, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Masten scoring with punches to the head and body. #T1##SUB2#
Minamino looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Masten working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. #SUB2#
Minamino is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Masten postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Masten looking to pass the guard. #SUB2#
Minamino looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Minamino is breathing heavily.#SUB2#
Minamino looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Masten sitting in guard, not really doing much. #T2##SUB2#
Minamino working for a triangle but Masten defends it easily.
Masten cracks Minamino with a solid left hand.
Kotaro Minamino has got the better of the ground game so far.
Masten is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Masten has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.#SUB2#
Minamino is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Masten postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Masten stands and throws Minamino's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Masten connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Minamino some visible discomfort.
#T3##SUB#
Masten looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Masten wants to control but Minamino is keeping him busy.
Masten lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Masten moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Minamino is working to avoid the ground and pound but Masten connects with a decent elbow.
Masten controls the position from side control.
Minamino is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Masten scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Minamino to see if he's OK.
A lull in the action here as Masten stalls from top position.
Masten lands a decent elbow from side control. #T4#
Minamino is trying to get back to half guard.
Masten content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Minamino is looking to regain half guard here but Masten keeps moving and retains side control.
Minamino manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Masten landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Masten not doing much here.
#SUB2#
Minamino actively working from the bottom here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gordon Masten dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Masten connects with a single shot there.
Masten is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.#CL#
Masten closes the distance and clinches.
Masten lands a left hand.
#TD2#
Minamino has picked Masten up - he's going for a ride! Minamino dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Masten tries to roll over but Minamino keeps him under control.#SUB2#
Minamino is working for a submission of some sort.
Masten is looking to improve his position.
Masten is looking to control Minamino's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Masten avoid being mounted?
Masten is doing well to control the position and prevent Minamino from advancing to side control.
Masten works his way to full guard. Good work.#T1##SUB2#
Minamino thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. #SUB#
Masten working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Minamino doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Minamino manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #SUB#
Masten is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
#SUB2#
Minamino drops back looking for a leg! Masten is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Masten manages to kick Minamino off! Minamino jumps back into Masten's guard. #SUB2#
Minamino drops back looking for a leg! Masten is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Masten manages to kick Minamino off! Minamino jumps back into Masten's guard.
Minamino takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Masten keeping full guard, as Minamino tries to pass.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Masten holds on and takes a little breather. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Masten looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Masten keeping full guard, as Minamino tries to pass.
Masten manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Minamino manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
Masten pushes down on Minamino's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Masten lands with a punch from half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Masten connects with a nice short shot to Minamino's temple. #SUB2#
Minamino looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Masten lands with a punch from half guard.
Masten seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Masten's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.#T3##SUB#
Masten is trying to work for a kimura but Minamino is defending well.
#SUB2#
Minamino looking for submissions off his back.#SUB2#
Minamino looking for submissions off his back.
Minamino on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Masten keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Masten wants to pass to mount but Minamino is defending the position.
Masten is controlling the pace.
#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.#SUB2#
Minamino looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Masten working over Minamino with some ground and pound. Minamino looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Masten wants to free his trapped foot but Minamino is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Masten takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Masten.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB2#
Minamino looking for submissions off his back.
Kotaro Minamino has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Masten slips a nice elbow through Minamino's hands, connecting with Minamino's forehead.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gordon Masten showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Masten has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gordon Masten!
After the fight, Gordon Masten was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 27, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Theory walks into a stiff left hand from Masten.#TD2#
Masten gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Masten is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#SUB#
Masten had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Theory defends it easily.
Masten is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Masten is working hard here to advance position.
Masten avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Theory must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#SUB#
Theory got a little sloppy there for a moment and Masten has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Theory has managed to get both his arms back between Masten's legs - danger averted.
Theory wants to control from the top but Masten keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Theory throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Theory throws a big elbow that misses.
Theory wanted to stand there but Masten had control of the position.
Masten is pulling down on Theory 's head. It's preventing any offense from Theory , at least for the moment.#T1##SUB#
Masten looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Masten has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Masten looking for a sweep. Not yet Masten, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Theory trying to control but Masten is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Masten had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Theory defends it easily.
Theory throws a big right hand that misses.
Masten has Theory pulled in close to control his posture. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Theory swinging wildly here.
#T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.#CL2#
Masten gets tackled into the cage by Theory . Theory maintains the clinch.
Masten misses with a hook to the ribs.
#TD#
Masten pulls Theory into guard.
Theory trying to control the position from guard on top but Masten is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB2#
Theory is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Masten wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. #SUB#
Masten has his foot on Theory 's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Theory works his way back into a safe position though.#SUB#
Masten is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Masten is adopting a defensive guard.
Masten tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Masten could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.#T3#
Theory would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Masten has control of Theory 's left arm, preventing Theory from doing any damage.
Theory stopping the sweep attempt from Masten.
Masten is adopting a defensive guard.
Theory trying to control but Masten is working from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Theory takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Masten with a hook.#TD2#
Theory scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Masten is concentrating on defense, preventing Theory from advancing position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Theory not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Masten is staying active underneath Theory , who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Theory throwing shots but Masten is blocking nicely. #T4##SUB#
Masten looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Masten is trying to control but can't.
Masten gets back to full guard.
Masten controlling Theory 's posture.
Theory preventing the sweep. #SUB#
Masten has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Theory can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Theory throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #SUB#
Masten is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Theory defends well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Masten pulls Theory in close to prevent any damage.
Masten wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nick Theory will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Masten connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.#TD2#
Masten gets caught flat footed, as Theory shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Masten controlling Theory 's posture. #SUB#
Masten looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Theory wants to stand but Masten is controlling his posture from full guard.
Masten wants to sweep here but Theory controlling him for the moment.
Theory trying to control but Masten is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Masten had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Theory defends it easily.
Masten controls Theory momentarily but Theory frees himself. #T1#
Masten trying to control the position here.
Masten keeping moving, preventing Theory from controlling successfully.
Masten pulls Theory in close to his closed guard and prevents Theory from doing any damage or advancing position.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Gordon Masten is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Theory avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#CL2#
Theory gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Masten misses with a short punch on the inside.
Masten misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Masten.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Theory just misses with a elbow thrown towards Masten's brow.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Masten.
I was talking to Masten's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Masten digs a right hand into Theory 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Theory 's gas tank.
Theory looking to stall.
Masten swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Masten presses Theory against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Theory is breathing heavily.#T2#
Masten scores with a shot to the side of Theory 's head.
Masten scores with a nice hook to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Masten.
A nice left hand lands by Masten.
#TD2#
Theory pulls guard successfully.
Nick Theory has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Masten stays in close to Theory 's body and controls the position.
Masten stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Theory swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Masten slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. #T3#
Masten continues to stall.
Masten with a nice head shot there.
Masten slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Theory really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Masten. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Masten throws a big elbow that misses.
Masten trying to control but Theory is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Theory takes one on the chin but seems OK.
#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.#TD2#
Theory closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Masten to the mat! Masten manages to get full guard.
Masten wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Masten wants to sweep but no luck.
Masten lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Theory keeping full guard, as Masten tries to pass.
Masten throwing strikes from guard but Theory blocks nicely.
Masten in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Masten lands a couple of elbows.
Theory wants to sweep here but Masten controlling him for the moment.
Masten is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gordon Masten dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3#
Masten scores with a sloppy right hand. Theory should have avoided that one. #CL2#
Theory gets a clinch.
Theory 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short body shot lands from Masten as the two fighters clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Masten creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Masten tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Theory tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Theory working hard to break the clinch.
A short uppercut from Masten.
Masten fails to pull the fight into his guard.
#TD2#
Theory tightens his grip and picks Masten up, before dumping him to the ground. Masten manages to land in guard.
Masten manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Theory manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Masten working some strikes from top position.
Masten is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Theory takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#SUB#
Masten thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. #T1#
Masten controlling from the top position.
Masten's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Masten tries to free his leg and advance position but Theory is retaining full guard.
Masten advances position into side control!
Masten controlling from side mount.
Masten has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Theory taking a bit of punishment here - Masten scoring with strikes. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Masten controls the position.
Theory wants to get back to his feet.
Masten looks up at the clock and then as Theory takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Masten smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Theory taking a bit of punishment here - Masten scoring with strikes.
Masten is chipping away with strikes.
Masten working the ground and pound.
Theory is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Masten working the ground and pound.
Masten staying calm.
Theory takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
#T3#
Masten is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Further stalling from Masten.
Masten lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Masten scores with a couple of short elbows.
Theory tries to escape but Masten is in control.
Theory managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Masten.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Masten is stinking the place up with his stalling.
Masten throwing strikes but missing, from side control. #T4#
Masten happy to just control the position for now.
Masten throws an elbow but Theory slips to the side and avoids it well.
Masten takes a little break here. Theory wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Masten is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Theory can do to turn this around?
Masten connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Theory some visible discomfort.
Masten creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Masten controlling from side mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gordon Masten showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Masten has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gordon Masten!
After the fight, Gordon Masten was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 22, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masten lands with a straight right. Cejudo didn't see that one coming.
Masten misses with an uppercut.
Cejudo misses with an uppercut. Masten saw that one coming.
Cejudo moves away from the strike by Masten.
Cejudo looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Masten throws a lazy right hand but Cejudo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cejudo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Masten scores with a decent looking hook.
Masten lands an overhand right.
Gordon Masten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cejudo just misses with a punch to the body.
Cejudo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cejudo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Masten is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cejudo.
Masten misses with a looping right.
Masten could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Masten connects with a jab.
Masten avoids the head kick by Cejudo.
Masten cracks Cejudo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cejudo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Masten misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cejudo.
#CL2#
Cejudo takes the fight into the clinch.
Masten working aggressively here.
#T1#
Masten swings wildly with an uppercut but Cejudo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cejudo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Masten lands with a short shot to the head. #TD2#
Cejudo manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Cejudo keeping full guard, as Masten tries to pass.
Masten connects with a couple of short punches.
Masten won't allow Cejudo to sweep him here.
Cejudo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Masten slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Masten stopping the sweep attempt from Cejudo.
Masten with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Masten postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cejudo trying to control the position.
Masten pushes down on Cejudo's leg and manages to get into half guard.#T2#
Masten is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Masten throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Masten is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Masten works his way into full mount!
Cejudo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Masten. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
BOOM! Masten connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Masten scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Cejudo?
Masten lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Cejudo hang on?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Masten scoring with strikes but Cejudo is staying in there.
Masten controlling the pace for now. #T3#
Masten with shots to the head and body - Cejudo looks very uncomfortable down there.
Masten dominating with strikes here.
Masten content just to control the position here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Masten cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Masten takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Masten lands a nice shot to the head.
Masten controlling from mount. #T4#
Masten landing shots from mount.
Masten sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Masten cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Masten lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Masten controlling his opponent.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Cejudo can do anything to dispel that myth.
Cejudo tries to hold on but Masten postures up.
Masten punishing his opponent with strikes.
Masten looking to finish Cejudo with some ground and pound. This is bad for Cejudo!
Masten tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gordon Masten dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2##CL#
Masten moves into range and clinches up with Cejudo.
Masten misses with some punches.
Masten tries to throw a body punch but Cejudo avoids it by throwing Masten back against the cage.
Cejudo tries to circle away but Masten has him pinned against the cage.
Masten doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Masten scores with an uppercut up the middle.#BC2#
Cejudo breaks the clinch.
Cejudo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Masten misses with a body shot.
Masten sizes up Cejudo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Masten throws a looping overhand right but Cejudo ducks down to avoid it.
Cejudo ducks right into an uppercut from Masten.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Masten swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cejudo moves away from the strike by Masten.
Cejudo avoids the body shot from Masten.
Cejudo throws a looping overhand right but Masten ducks down to avoid it.
Cejudo walks into a straight right hand from Masten.
Cejudo moves out of range as Masten strikes.#T1#
Masten swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cejudo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Masten.
Cejudo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nicky Cejudo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Masten with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Masten throws a shot from downtown. Cejudo moves away and avoids it.
Masten throws out a loose jab but Cejudo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Masten misses the jab.
A head kick misses from Cejudo.
Masten throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Masten lands with a straight right. Cejudo didn't see that one coming.
Gordon Masten is winning the standup battle so far.
Masten throws a big shot that misses.
Cejudo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cejudo walks into a stiff left hand from Masten.
Cejudo ducks under a wild hook from Masten.
Cejudo throws a sloppy head kick and Masten moves out of range easily.
Masten thuds a left hand into Cejudo's body.#CL2#
Cejudo has managed to clinch.
#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Masten keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cejudo's efforts to push away.#TD2#
Cejudo decides to pull guard.
Masten is stalling in the full guard.
Masten stands and throws Cejudo's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Masten looks up at the clock and then as Cejudo takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Masten smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Masten lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Cejudo down.
Masten is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Cejudo's shoulder. That is not cool.
Cejudo is trying to get back to half guard.
Masten looking to control but instead Cejudo has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Gordon Masten overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Masten works his way into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Masten landing with strikes to the head and body from side control. #T3#
The referee asks Masten politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Masten prefers to stall for the moment though.
Masten scoring with punches from side control.
A lull in the action here.
Masten in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows. #SUB#
Masten looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Masten controlling from side mount.
Cejudo misses with a strike from the bottom.
Masten working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Cejudo being controlled for a moment.
Sloppy strikes there by Masten.#T4#
Masten throws an elbow but Cejudo slips to the side and avoids it well.
Masten connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Cejudo some visible discomfort.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Cejudo struggling a bit here.
Masten landing strikes.
Masten landing a few strikes.
Masten working the ground and pound but Cejudo is defending the strikes.
Masten in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Cejudo defending against the ground and pound.
A lull in the action here.
Masten continues to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gordon Masten dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Masten punishes Cejudo's body with a nice straight punch.
Cejudo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Cejudo misses with the combination.
Masten is looking to counter the offense by Cejudo and move into the clinch.
Masten avoids the head kick by Cejudo.
Cejudo blocks a jab.
A big right from Masten misses.
Cejudo is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Masten wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cejudo ducks right into an uppercut from Masten.
Masten throws a lazy uppercut
and Cejudo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A big left from Masten misses.
Masten is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cejudo can do to turn this around?
Masten misses the jab.#T1#
Masten lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cejudo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cejudo throws a fast counter high kick but Masten manages to duck under it in time.
Masten is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cejudo.
Masten digs a good hook to Cejudo's body.
Masten scores with a decent looking hook.
Masten connects with a single shot there.#CL#
Masten rushes Cejudo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#TD2#
Cejudo jumps guard and drags Masten to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Masten controls from within his opponent's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Masten accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Masten with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Masten is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #T2#
More hug and hope from Masten.
Masten trying to control but Cejudo is working from the bottom.
Masten is pushing down on Cejudo's leg trying to pass to half guard. Cejudo is fighting to maintain full guard but Masten has managed to sneak the leg through.
Masten keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Masten throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cejudo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Masten scores with a couple of nice shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Masten slows the pace down in half guard.
Masten prevents Cejudo from improving his position.#T3#
Masten sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cejudo defending well though.
Masten working the head and body with strikes.
Cejudo wants to control but Masten is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Masten in particular looking to stall.
Cejudo tries to roll over but Masten keeps him under control.
Masten throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Masten throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Still in half guard, Masten seems content to control.#T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Masten works his way into side control.
Cejudo takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Masten wants to control but Cejudo is keeping him busy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Masten just content to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gordon Masten showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Masten has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gordon Masten!
Gordon Masten was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 14, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall tries to move into range but Masten moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hall throws a body punch but Masten moves out of range. #CL2#
Hall takes the fight into the clinch.
I was talking to Masten's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Hall misses with a punch on the inside.
Masten tries a body shot but Hall blocks it.
Hall tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hall struggles to land a body shot inside as Masten controls his hands.
A short body shot lands from Masten as the two fighters clinch.
Hall tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Masten's elbow.
Masten's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#TD#
Masten manages to pull guard.
#SUB#
Masten escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hall gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hall really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Masten. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#SUB#
Masten is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Masten is adopting a defensive guard.
Hall trying to control the position from guard on top but Masten is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T1#
Masten has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. #SUB#
Masten is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
#SUB#
Masten throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Masten wants to sweep here but Hall controlling him for the moment.
Masten pulls Hall in to control the position. #SUB#
Masten throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Masten working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hall.
Hall wants to control from the top but Masten keeps moving. #T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.#SUB#
Masten working for a triangle but Hall defends it easily.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Masten holds on and takes a little breather.
Hall must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Masten throws a punch but it's blocked by Hall.
Masten blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hall.
Masten lands with a right to the head.
Masten misses with some punches.
A short right from Hall. #T3#
A short right hand to the side of the head by Masten.
Masten scores with a shot to the side of Hall's head.
Hall throws a punch but it's blocked by Masten.
Hall tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Masten.
Hall struggles to land a body shot inside as Masten controls his hands.
Masten cracks Hall with a nice body shot.#TD2#
Hall gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Hall being controlled here momentarily.
Masten is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Hall tries to roll over but Masten keeps him under control.
Masten thows a huge punch but Hall dodges it nicely.
Masten perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Hall is looking to improve his position.
Masten passes to full mount! #T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hall is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Masten lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hall hang on?
Masten content just to control the position here.
Masten could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Hall blocking the ground and pound.
Masten working the ground and pound effectively.
Masten in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Masten takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gordon Masten dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Hall throws out a loose jab but Masten uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good standup being displayed there by Masten as he connects with a hook.
Masten uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hall.
The fighters circling - Hall throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hall staying out of range there.
Masten fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Masten sees it coming and avoids it easily.#CL#
Masten moves into range and clinches up with Hall.
Hall working aggressively here.
Hall blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hall misses with some punches.
Hall misses with some punches.
Hall blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Hall.
Masten jumps guard but Hall turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. #TD#
Masten pulls guard.
Masten is pulling down on Hall's head. It's preventing any offense from Hall, at least for the moment.
Hall loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #T1#
Hall preventing the sweep.
Hall loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Masten wants to sweep but no luck.
Masten bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hall's guard. #REVR#
Hall is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Masten not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Masten sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hall's guard.
Hall avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Masten.
Masten content to control rather than advance.
Hall trying to control from the bottom.
Masten is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hall can do to turn this around?#T2#
Masten is controlling the pace.
Masten has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Masten continues to stall.
Hall is trying to control but can't.
Masten content to control rather than advance.
Masten sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hall defending well though. #T3#
Masten trying to pass the guard but Hall defending well.
Masten winds up and cracks Hall with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hall wants to improve his position but Masten is controlling well.
Masten thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Masten scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Masten throwing shots but Hall is blocking nicely.
Masten is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. #SUB#
Masten seems to be looking for submissions.
Hall wants to get back to full guard.
Masten perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Hall wants to control but Masten is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Masten takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Masten's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
More hug and hope from Masten.#T4#
Masten throwing shots but Hall is blocking nicely.
Masten trying to control the pace.
Masten passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Hall!
Hall is looking to improve his position but Masten isn't that keen on the idea.
Masten unloads with some shots from mount but Hall bucks and avoids them well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hall is trying to escape the mount.
Masten takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Masten throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gordon Masten dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Masten dips to his left and cracks Hall with an uppercut!#CL#
Masten takes the fight into the clinch.
Hall misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Masten.
Hall lands a right hand.
Masten tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hall lands an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Hall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Masten.
Hall working aggressively here.
Hall throws a punch but it's blocked by Masten.
Hall has a couple of punches blocked by Masten.
Masten lands a body shot in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall working aggressively here.
Masten blocking some punches.
Hall lands an uppercut.
Masten misses with some punches.
Masten is working Hall over against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hall misses with the head strike.
Masten is trying to pull guard but Hall turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Gwarsenio Hall seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.#T1#
A nice left hand lands by Hall.
Masten misses with a punch on the inside.
Hall lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Masten misses with some punches.
Masten blocks an uppercut.
Hall stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hall tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hall lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hall lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hall has a couple of punches blocked by Masten.
Masten has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Masten.
Masten misses with a hook from the clinch.
Masten blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Hall fails to land.
Masten swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hall lands a nice uppercut.
Hall blocking some punches.
Masten takes a shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hall working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hall. #T2#
Masten tries a body shot but Hall blocks it.
Masten blocks an uppercut.
Masten misses with some punches.
Hall lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hall has a couple of punches blocked by Masten.
Gwarsenio Hall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Masten tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hall working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hall misses with some punches.
Hall has a couple of punches blocked by Masten.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hall.
Hall swings wildly with an uppercut but Masten uses good head movement to avoid it.
Masten misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hall swings wildly with an uppercut but Masten uses good head movement to avoid it.
Masten tries to pull guard but Hall won't allow it.
Nice body punch from Hall.
Hall tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hall tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Masten's elbow.
Hall throws a head punch that misses.
Masten swings wildly with an uppercut but Hall uses good head movement to avoid it. #T3#
A short right from Hall on the inside.
Masten takes a shot to the head.
Hall tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hall throws a head punch that misses.
Masten throws a head punch that misses. #TD#
Masten decides to pull guard.
Hall is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hall scoring with punches to the head and body.
Masten keeping full guard, as Hall tries to pass.
Hall connects with a couple of short punches.
Masten is adopting a defensive guard.
Hall keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Masten's head.
Hall makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Masten has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. #T4##SUB#
Masten is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hall defends well.
Masten tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hall postures up in Masten's guard and throws a big left but Masten blocks it.
Masten seems keen to control Hall's posture.
Hall lands a couple of digs.
Hall postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gordon Masten overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Masten managing to control the position.
Hall pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Masten is keeping the position for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gwarsenio Hall comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Masten 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gordon Masten!
Gordon Masten decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 02, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rojas looks to score with a jab to the body but Masten is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Masten. Rojas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rojas is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Masten is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rojas.
Rojas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Masten.
Masten lands with a straight right. Rojas didn't see that one coming.
A big left from Masten misses.
Rojas gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Masten pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters circling - Masten throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rojas is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.#CL2#
Rojas closes the distance and clinches.
Masten tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Masten softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rojas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Masten can't find room to land a body shot as Rojas controls the action.
Masten misses with a body punch.
Rojas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Masten's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Masten.
Masten has a couple of punches blocked by Rojas.
Rojas swings wildly with an uppercut but Masten uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rojas misses with a punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Masten works on Rojas's body with a couple of short punches.
Rojas looks winded!
Masten tries a body shot but Rojas blocks it.
Masten lands on the inside with an uppercut. #T1#
Rojas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Masten swings wildly with an uppercut but Rojas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rojas throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mastens head.
Rojas struggles to land a body shot inside as Masten controls his hands.
#TD#
Masten manages to pull guard.
Masten pulls Rojas in to control the position.
Masten 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.#SUB#
Masten had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rojas defends it easily.#SUB#
Masten looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Masten bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rojas's guard. #REVR#
Masten passes Rojas's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Masten looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Masten could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Rojas keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Masten passes the guard and advances to mount!
Masten controlling the position easily from mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rojas can do anything to dispel that myth.#SUB#
Masten is working for a guillotine from mount but Rojas frees his head quite easily.
#T2#
Masten throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Masten looking to ground and pound but Rojas is blocking nicely.
Masten controlling his opponent.
Masten continues to stall.
Masten with shots to the head and body - Rojas looks very uncomfortable down there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Masten looking to ground and pound but Rojas is blocking nicely.
Rojas wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Masten.
Masten throwing strikes here but Rojas is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Masten throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Rojas because Masten loaded up on that one.
Masten connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Masten lands with some strikes.
Masten content just to control the position here. #T3#
Masten lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Masten looking to control and managing it successfully.
Masten won't let Rojas get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Masten has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Masten misses with a head shot.
Masten throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Rojas is squirming around, avoiding Masten's attempts to control the action.
Masten unloads with some shots from mount but Rojas bucks and avoids them well.
Rojas wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Masten.
Masten thowing shots but they're missing.
Rojas wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Masten.
The referee warns Rojas that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Masten controlling from mount.
Masten can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rojas is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T4#
Masten controlling his opponent.
Masten has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Masten throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Rojas because Masten loaded up on that one.
Rojas avoids a series of strikes thrown by Masten.
Masten throwing strikes here but Rojas is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Masten thowing shots but they're missing.
Masten controlling his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gordon Masten dominated that round.
That's time! Masten's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2##CL#
Masten moves into the clinch.
Rojas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Masten tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rojas's elbow.
Masten pushes Rojas back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rojas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Masten cracks Rojas with a nice body shot.
Rojas working aggressively here.
Masten working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Masten fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Masten is leaning against Rojas and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Masten lands an uppercut.
Masten is leaning against Rojas and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Masten lands a body punch.
Rojas misses with a punch on the inside.
Masten lands a hook that snaps the head of Rojas backwards.
Rojas misses with the head strike.
Masten throws a head punch that misses.
Masten swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Masten lands with a left to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rojas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rojas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rojas is breathing heavily.
Masten lands an uppercut.#T1#
A short body shot lands from Masten as the two fighters clinch.
Masten lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Masten lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rojas backwards.
Masten misses with a punch on the inside.
Masten misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Masten misses with a hook from the clinch.
Masten lands with a right to the head.
Masten works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Masten.
Nice body punch from Masten.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Masten.
Gordon Masten has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rojas.
A short uppercut from Masten.
Masten throws a punch but it's blocked by Rojas.
Masten lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rojas backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Masten.
This has been an exciting period of action!#TD#
Masten successfully pulls guard.
Rojas is fighting to break Masten's control of his arms but Masten is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Masten manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rojas manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
Rojas really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Masten. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#T2#
Masten content to stall in guard here.
Masten is looking to work some ground and pound but Rojas has wrist control.
Masten slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Masten is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rojas can do to turn this around?
This is a sustained period of stalling by Masten.
Masten missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Masten controlling from the top position. #T3#
Rojas keeping full guard, as Masten tries to pass.
Rojas can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Masten controls the pace.
Rojas is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Masten is controlling him.
Masten postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Masten wants to control from the top but Rojas keeps moving.
Masten is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Rojas preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Masten trying to control the position from guard on top but Rojas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Masten moves away from the strike by Rojas. #CL2#
Rojas has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Masten as the two fighters clinch.
#T4#
Rojas blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Masten.
Rojas swings wildly with an uppercut but Masten uses good head movement to avoid it.
Masten lands a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Masten.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Masten.
Masten lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from Masten on the inside.
Rojas blocking some punches.
A short body shot lands from Masten as the two fighters clinch.
Masten scores with a shoulder strike. #TD#
Masten successfully pulls guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Masten bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rojas's guard. #REVR#
Masten stays in close to Rojas's body and controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gordon Masten dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!#R3#
A big left from Masten misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Masten.
Rojas slips under a jab from Masten.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Masten fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rojas manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut lands for Masten. That snapped Rojas's head back.
Rojas slips a jab from Masten.
Masten waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rojas.
Masten is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Rojas takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Masten defending well as Rojas loads up on a big left hand.
Masten throws a hook to the side of Rojas's head but Rojas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rojas lands a slapping body shot.
#CL#
Masten closes the distance and clinches.
Rojas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rojas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rojas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #TD#
Masten manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. #SUB#
Masten looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Masten is adopting a defensive guard.
Masten might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Rojas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Masten is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#T1#
Masten is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Masten lands with a punch from half guard.
Masten with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Masten winds up and cracks Rojas with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Masten thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rojas's head.
Masten is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Rojas avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Masten.
Masten lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Masten content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Gordon Masten overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Masten throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Alfonso Rojas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Masten keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Masten trying to pass the guard but Rojas defending well.
Masten works his way into side control.
Masten scoring with punches and elbows.
Masten is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Rojas will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Sloppy strikes there by Masten.
Rojas managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Masten.
Sloppy strikes there by Masten.
Masten wants to control but Rojas is keeping him busy.
Masten is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Rojas's shoulder. That is not cool.
Masten tries to score with some ground and pound. Rojas controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Masten sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Rojas is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
#SUB#
Masten looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Rojas is trying to escape the position but Masten is controlling the position. #T3##SUB#
Masten wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Rojas, who protects the arm well.
Masten takes a little break here. Rojas wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Masten postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Masten moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
An elbow from Masten crashes against the mat.
Masten looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Rojas is avoiding damage well.
#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Masten controls the position.#ES2#
Rojas throws Masten to one side and escapes!
Good shot there by Masten.
Masten misses the jab.
Rojas just misses with a punch to the body.
Masten scores with a body shot.
Masten dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Masten avoids the body shot from Rojas.
Masten throws a shot from downtown. Rojas moves away and avoids it.
Masten comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rojas staying out of range there.
Gordon Masten is winning the standup battle so far.
Masten lands a slapping body shot.
Masten looks to land a left hand but Rojas moved out of range nicely.
Masten misses with a looping right.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gordon Masten showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Masten has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gordon Masten!
Gordon Masten decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 21, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masten lands with a shot to the body.
A big right from Masten misses.
Masten is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Azevedo.
Azevedo misses with a takedown attempt - Masten sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A little feinted left hand from Masten on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Horrible takedown attempt by Azevedo or perhaps it was just good defense by Masten, which made it look bad.
Azevedo fails to land with a series of punches.
Azevedo throws a right hand that Masten ducks under and follows up with a left that Masten also avoids with ease.
Gordon Masten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Masten lands with a hook. Azevedo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Azevedo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Masten lands a jab.
Masten tries to close the distance and clinch up but Azevedo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Masten fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Azevedo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Masten listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Masten throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Azevedo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gordon Masten has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Januaria Azevedo.
Decent striking displayed by Masten there.
Masten dips to his left and cracks Azevedo with an uppercut!#T1#
Masten misses with an uppercut. Azevedo saw that one coming.#TD2#
Azevedo drives through with a takedown into Masten's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Masten manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Azevedo manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Masten's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Masten showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Masten throws a big elbow that misses.
Masten passes Azevedo's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Masten frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. #SUB#
Masten is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Azevedo to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Azevedo shrugs it off.
Masten trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Masten controlling from the full mount.
Masten has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.#T2#
Azevedo swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Masten controlling the position easily from mount. #SUB#
Masten goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Azevedo is on top in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Azevedo stopping the sweep attempt from Masten.
Azevedo tries to stand but Masten is controlling from the bottom.
Azevedo won't allow Masten to sweep him here.
Masten is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Still in half guard, Masten seems content to control.#T3#
Masten wants to free his trapped foot but Azevedo is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Masten could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Azevedo is refusing to be controlled, as Masten sits in half guard.
Masten winds up and cracks Azevedo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Masten is looking to take a break and control but Azevedo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Masten not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Masten sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Azevedo defending well though.
Azevedo is concentrating on defense, preventing Masten from advancing position.
Masten is just content to waste time from the top position. Azevedo takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Masten throws an elbow that misses. Azevedo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Masten's guard. Nice move by Azevedo!#REVB#
Masten keeping moving, preventing Azevedo from controlling successfully. #T4#
Masten looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Masten has a closed guard, preventing Azevedo from standing up.
Masten looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Azevedo stopping the sweep attempt from Masten.
Masten is trying to control the position but Azevedo postures up. #SUB#
Masten is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Azevedo defends well.
Masten tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Azevedo passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Azevedo tries to move into full mount but can't pass Masten's legs.
And that’s 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!#R2#
Azevedo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Azevedo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Masten sprawls well. Masten wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Azevedo gets slowly back to his feet.
Masten lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Masten loads up on a big right hand but Azevedo slips the punch.
Masten misses with a looping right.
Azevedo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gordon Masten has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Januaria Azevedo.
Masten lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Masten instigates a clinch.
Azevedo can't get the takedown.
Masten doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Azevedo prevents a body shot from Masten. #BC2#
Azevedo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Masten thows a left - swing and a miss! #T1#
Azevedo blocks a jab.
Azevedo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Masten pinned against the cage. Masten gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Azevedo shoots in for a takedown but Masten shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Januaria Azevedo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Azevedo is breathing heavily.
Azevedo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Masten avoids a punch combination nicely.
Masten throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Masten is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Azevedo can do to turn this around?
Masten tests Azevedo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Masten uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Masten misses with an uppercut.
Masten misses with an uppercut.
Azevedo slips a jab from Masten.#CL#
Masten clinches with his opponent.
#T2#
Masten misses with a punch to the body.
Azevedo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Masten has a couple of punches blocked by Azevedo.
Azevedo has had enough of the clinch but Masten keeps him there for the moment.
Masten prevents the takedown attempt.
Masten has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Masten throws a head punch that misses.
Masten throws a punch but it's blocked by Azevedo.
Masten lands a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Azevedo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Masten lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short left from Masten.
Azevedo is trying to pull guard but Masten turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Masten lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Masten throws a punch but it's blocked by Azevedo.
Masten lands with a short shot to the head.
Masten jumps guard but Azevedo stands there with Masten around his waist. Masten gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Masten fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#T3#
Azevedo is trying to break the clinch but Masten has him pressed against the cage.
Masten tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Azevedo just stands there and leans against the cage.
Masten lands with a left to the head.
Masten lands a left hand.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Masten presses Azevedo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Masten pushes Azevedo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Masten tries a body shot but Azevedo blocks it.
Masten tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Azevedo just stands there and leans against the cage.
Azevedo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Masten lands with a short head shot on the inside. #BC2#
Azevedo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Masten digs a good hook to Azevedo's body.
A swing and a miss from Masten.
Azevedo throws a counter combo.
Masten clobbers Azevedo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Azevedo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.#T4#
Masten throws a looping overhand right but Azevedo ducks down to avoid it.
Nice shot lands for Masten.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Masten lands a jab.
Azevedo just misses with a punch to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Masten as he connects with a hook.
Azevedo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Masten thuds his right hand into Azevedo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Masten throws the left hand but Azevedo avoids the punch easily.
Masten is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Masten throws a hook to the side of Azevedo's head but Azevedo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Masten scores with a jab to the jaw.
Masten misses with a shot to the body
and Azevedo counters with a left and a right that stings Masten.
Masten swings for the body but Azevedo moves out of range.
#CL2#
Azevedo instigates a clinch.
Masten lands with a short shot to the head.
Azevedo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Masten walks away with a smile on his face. Azevedo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #CL#
Masten instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gordon Masten dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Donk. Masten catches Azevedo right on the button with a cross.
Masten with a hook.
Masten scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Masten swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Azevedo tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Masten defends well and Azevedo ends up having to push Masten into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Masten comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Azevedo slips a straight right by Masten.
Masten throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Masten keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nice cross by Masten.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Masten fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Azevedo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Masten connects with the punch.
A jab lands there for Masten.
Masten throws a body punch but Azevedo moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Azevedo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.#T1#
Masten misses with a body shot.
Despite the aggression on Azevedo's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Azevedo shoots in but no luck this time.
Gordon Masten has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Januaria Azevedo.
Azevedo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Masten with a nice cross.
Azevedo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Masten slips a jab and a cross from Azevedo.
Azevedo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Masten throws a looping overhand right but Azevedo ducks down to avoid it.
Masten throws a big shot that misses.
Masten swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab from Masten finds it's way through Azevedo's defenses. #CL#
Masten rushes Azevedo and presses him up against the cage.
Masten gets through Azevedo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Masten misses with a punch on the inside.
Masten swings wildly with an uppercut but Azevedo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Masten throws a head punch that misses. #T2#
Azevedo prevents a body shot from Masten.
Azevedo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Masten smiles and moves away.
Masten slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Masten jabs Azevedo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Masten ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Azevedo moves away.
Decent striking displayed by Masten there.
Masten stuns Azevedo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Azevedo walks into a straight right hand from Masten.
Nice uppercut lands for Masten. That snapped Azevedo's head back.
The crowd cheers as Masten lands an impressive looking overhand right. Azevedo doesn't seem phased though.
Azevedo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Masten throws out the jab.
Masten loads up on a big right hand but Azevedo slips the punch.
Masten fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Azevedo manages to avoid it.
Masten connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.#T3#
Jab, jab by Masten - just one landing.
Azevedo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Masten takes a swing at Azevedo's ribcage but misses.
Masten lands the left hand.
Azevedo fails with a takedown attempt.
Azevedo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Masten moves into range and connects with a jab.
Azevedo slips a jab from Masten.
Masten loads up on a big right hand but Azevedo slips the punch.
Masten's jab looks to have found its range, popping Azevedo under the eye.
Masten connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gordon Masten is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Masten.
Masten cracks a nice hook into Azevedo's ribs.#T4#
Masten paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Masten fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Azevedo dives in and grabs Masten's left leg, looking for a takedown. Masten pushes down on Azevedo's head and hops out.
Azevedo looks to land a body kick but Masten moved away.#CL#
Masten clinches up against the cage.
Masten lands a nice uppercut.
Masten tries a body shot but Azevedo blocks it.
Masten fails to pull guard.
Masten tries to throw a body punch but Azevedo avoids it by throwing Masten back against the cage.
Masten misses with some punches.
Masten lands a hook that snaps the head of Azevedo backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Masten fails to land.
Masten lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Masten lands with a light punch inside.
Januaria Azevedo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#BC2#
Azevedo manages to break the clinch.
Azevedo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Masten.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gordon Masten showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Masten has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 30:26
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:26
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gordon Masten!
Gordon Masten 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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