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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Butch Shorette (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toga Masotti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shorette's entrance music is No New Friends. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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165 lbs
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164 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Butch Shorette!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Toga Masotti!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shorette takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Masotti tries to clinch but Shorette is having none of it.
Masotti throws a nice head kick!
Shorette avoids the body shot from Masotti.
Masotti has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Masotti throws a nice head kick!
Masotti misses with a body kick.
Shorette rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Masotti moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Masotti throws a low kick but it's checked well by Shorette.
Masotti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A slow jab from Masotti misses its intended target.
Nice defenses there by Masotti.
Shorette pushes Masotti up against the cage in a clinch.
Masotti throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shorette blocks it with crossed arms.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Shorette.
Masotti misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shorette.
Shorette is stalling here.
Shorette throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Masottis head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shorette breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shorette closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Shorette avoids the elbow strike from Masotti, against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Shorette's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Shorette swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Masotti blocks an uppercut.
Masotti looking to stall.
Masotti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Masotti misses with a knee strike.
Masotti misses with a knee strike.
Shorette displaying some good clinch control by pressing Masotti up against the cage.
Masotti is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shorette is defending well for now.
Masotti connects with a nasty looking knee right to Shorette's face.
Masotti stalling in the clinch but Shorette improves position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shorette breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Masotti wants to clinch up but Shorette keeps it at a distance.
Masotti moves in looking to clinch but Shorette pushes him off.
Masotti lands a nice leg kick that just misses Shorette's sensitive parts.
Shorette scores with a decent looking hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Masotti takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Masotti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Masotti is looking to score with low kicks.
Masotti plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
We've been told by Shorette's head coaches at Cylon Training Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Shorette closes the distance and clinches.
Shorette tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shorette manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Shorette working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shorette pushes Masotti back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Shorette breaks the clinch.
Masotti moves in looking to clinch but Shorette pushes him off.
Masotti fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Shorette.
Shorette lands a really nice looking cross but Masotti seems unphased.
Masotti scores with a push kick.
Masotti circles away from the clinch attempt.
Masotti throws a sloppy head kick and Shorette moves out of range easily.
Masotti moves into range and clinches up with Shorette.
Masotti with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Shorette blocks an elbow strike from Masotti.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shorette lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Shorette on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Masotti tries a knee to the head but Shorette blocks it.
Shorette breaks from the clinch.
Toga Masotti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shorette blocks a head kick by Masotti.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Masotti tries to clinch there but Shorette circles away.
Masotti throws a looping overhand right but Shorette ducks down to avoid it.
Masotti throws a nice outside leg kick.
Masotti throws a leg kick which misses Shorette's front leg but catches the back leg as Shorette tries to avoid it.
Shorette smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Masotti with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shorette closes the distance and clinches.
Masotti pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Masotti with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Toga Masotti will probably get the nod.
That's time! Shorette's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Masotti throws a leg kick but Shorette sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Shorette is looking to clinch but Masotti is avoiding it.
Masotti throws a poor cross that misses
and Shorette makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Masotti is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Masotti looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Masotti moves out of range of the strikes.
Shorette blocks a head kick by Masotti.
Masotti throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Masotti tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Shorette manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Masotti lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shorette circles away quickly and effectively.
Masotti throws a head kick but Shorette moves out of range.
Masotti throws a sloppy head kick and Shorette moves out of range easily.
Masotti tries to clinch but Shorette is having none of it.
Shorette looks to throw the jab but Masotti is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masotti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Masotti misses with a low kick.
Masotti throws a front kick that sends Shorette stumbling back into the cage.
Masotti tries to close the distance and clinch but Shorette swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shorette throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shorette steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Masotti. That one must have hurt.
Masotti lands a high kick!
Masotti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Masotti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Masotti throws a head kick that misses.
The fighters circling - Shorette throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Left hook, right uppercut from Shorette.
Masotti moves away from the strike by Shorette.
Masotti rushes Shorette and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masotti using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shorette has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Masotti trying to stall but Shorette improves his position.
Shorette blocks the elbow strike.
Shorette misses with the head strike.
Masotti pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Shorette misses with a punch to the body.
Masotti tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shorette avoids it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shorette lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Butch Shorette has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Shorette lands a left hand that snaps the head of Masotti backwards.
Masotti with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Masotti tries a knee to the head but Shorette blocks it.
Shorette blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Masotti prevents a body shot from Shorette.
Masotti looking to throw knees to the head but Shorette is blocking nicely.
Masotti using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shorette has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Masotti is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shorette is defending well for now.
Shorette wants to break free but Masotti has control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masotti throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shorette blocks it with crossed arms.
Nice body punch from Shorette - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Shorette can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Shorette tries to break the clinch but Masotti is controlling the position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Masotti.
Shorette avoids a wild elbow strike from Masotti.
Come on Shorette - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Masotti misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shorette.
Masotti misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shorette.
Shorette lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Shorette blocks the elbow strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Shorette.
Masotti throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shorette blocks it with crossed arms.
Masotti pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shorette lands a nice uppercut.
Masotti misses with a knee to the head.
Masotti wants to stall.
Shorette is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Shorette pushes Masotti back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Shorette effectively controlling the action here.
Masotti using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shorette has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Masotti tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shorette avoids it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shorette's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shorette avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A good leg kick by Masotti.
Shorette tries to clinch but Masotti moves out of range.
Shorette misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Toga Masotti will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
The fighters circling - Shorette throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shorette tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Masotti gets a clinch.
Masotti tries to land knees in the clinch but Shorette avoids the damage to the body.
Shorette stalls.
A short right from Shorette on the inside.
Shorette on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Masotti looking to throw knees to the head but Shorette is blocking nicely.
Shorette is trying to push Masotti away but Masotti has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Shorette tries to circle away but Masotti has him pinned against the cage.
Shorette is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Masotti is keeping busy.
Masotti has Shorette pressed against the cage, preventing Shorette from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Masotti just misses with a elbow thrown towards Shorette's brow.
Shorette lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masotti tries a knee to the head but Shorette blocks it.
Masotti with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Masotti lands a knee to the body.
Shorette avoiding damage as Masotti throws knees to the body.
Masotti takes a shot to the head.
Shorette is looking to break free of the clinch but Masotti has double underhooks.
Shorette's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Masotti gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Masotti misses with a head kick.
Masotti looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Masotti connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Masotti moves out of range of the strikes.
Masotti misses with a kick to the body.
Masotti on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Toga Masotti seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Masotti misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masotti swats away the attempt to clinch by Shorette.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Masotti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Masotti throws a leg kick but Shorette moved away.
Butch Shorette has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Masotti throws a looping overhand right but Shorette ducks down to avoid it.
Masotti waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shorette.
Masotti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shorette throws a good cross that connects.
Masotti lands with a slapping head kick.
Masotti is looking to clinch but Shorette is avoiding it.
Toga Masotti is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Shorette scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Masotti takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Masotti throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Shorette's head.
Shorette is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Masotti.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masotti throws a wild body kick that Shorette sees coming a mile off.
Masotti throws a body punch but Shorette moves out of range.
Masotti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Masotti tries a head kick but it misses.
Masotti moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Masotti connects with a leg kick. Shorette looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Masotti tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Shorette manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shorette looks to throw the jab but Masotti is out of range.
Shorette scores with a jab to the head.
Masotti ducks under a wild hook from Shorette.
Masotti connects with an inside leg kick.
Shorette is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Shorette walks forward, straight into a front kick from Masotti.
Masotti tries to clinch but Shorette moves out of range.
Masotti throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masotti tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shorette paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shorette misses with a looping right.
Masotti throws a low kick but it's checked well by Shorette.
Shorette lands a left and a right that send Masotti crashing to the mat, dazed. Shorette thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Masotti is rocked!
It looks like Toga Masotti has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shorette looks to land a left hand but Masotti moved out of range nicely.
Masotti is still on wobbly legs! Can Shorette finish him?
Masotti defending well as Shorette loads up on a big left hand.
Shorette thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shorette misses with a hook.
An inside leg kick from Masotti misses.
Shorette throws an overhand right that lands on Masotti's shoulder, as Masotti tries to avoid the shot.
Masotti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shorette throws out the jab.
Masotti slips a straight right by Shorette.
Shorette throws the left hand but Masotti avoids the punch easily.
Shorette pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Masotti slips under a jab.
Shorette misses with a looping right.
Shorette jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Masotti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shorette.
Shorette circles away from the clinch attempt
and Shorette scores with a counter punch that sends Masotti to the canvas! Shorette smells blood - he's punishing Masotti with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Masotti has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Butch Shorette!
After the fight, Butch Shorette 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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