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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aristides Abel (ranked 208 p4p, 32 weight class) and Valentine Masterson (ranked 309 p4p, 41 weight class). Abel comes to the cage accompanied by Express Yourself. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aristides Abel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Valentine Masterson!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abel tries a head kick but it misses.
Masterson throws an off balance right hand
and Abel counters with a thumping low kick.
Masterson blocks a jab.
Masterson walks into a stiff left hand from Abel.
Masterson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Abel under the eye.
Masterson throws a big shot that misses.
Masterson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That kick from Masterson tenderised Abel's leg. Abel is trying to keep his angry face on.
Masterson misses with an uppercut.
Masterson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Masterson slips under a jab from Abel.
Masterson looks to land a left hand but Abel moved out of range nicely.
Abel tries to counter by clinching up but Masterson breaks away and moves out of range.
Masterson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Masterson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Masterson misses with a hook.
Abel throws a sloppy head kick and Masterson moves out of range easily.
Masterson lands a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abel connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Masterson blocks a low kick nicely.
Masterson lands a front kick.
Abel avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Abel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
As Masterson tries to get set, Abel tries to push him back and clinch up but Masterson manages to avoid the attempt.
Abel throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Masterson's head.
A big left from Abel misses.
Masterson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Masterson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A good leg kick by Masterson.
Abel looks to land a combination. Masterson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Masterson loads up on a big right hand but Abel slips the punch.
Abel is looking to counter the offense by Masterson and move into the clinch.
Abel's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Masterson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Abel scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Masterson lunges at Abel with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Abel's hand.
Masterson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Masterson takes a swing at Abel's ribcage but misses.
Abel looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Masterson.
Abel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Masterson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Masterson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Valentine Masterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abel slips a jab from Masterson.
Abel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Masterson.
Masterson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Masterson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Masterson just misses with a punch to the body.
Masterson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Masterson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Abel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Masterson lands with a right hand.
Masterson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Abel jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Masterson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Masterson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Masterson avoids the body shot from Abel.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masterson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Abel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Masterson.
Abel tried to counter with a leg kick but Masterson avoided it.
Abel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Masterson.
Masterson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Abel throws out the jab.
Masterson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Masterson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Masterson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Abel circles away quickly and effectively.
Masterson missing with a left hand there. Abel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Abel stuffs the takedown.
Masterson misses with a body shot.
Masterson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Abel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Abel tries to score with a low kick but Masterson moves his leg out of the way.
Abel misses with a double jab.
Masterson throws a leg kick
and Abel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Abel throws a wild body kick that Masterson sees coming a mile off.
Abel walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Masterson misses.
Abel moves out of range as Masterson strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abel throws out a loose jab but Masterson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Masterson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Abel lands a jab to the nose.
Abel misses with a wild body shot.
Masterson looks to land a right hand but Abel moved out of range.
Masterson misses with an uppercut
and Abel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Masterson misses with a straight right.
Masterson throws a body punch but Abel moves out of range.
A jab from Masterson finds it's way through Abel's defenses.
Masterson throws a hook but Abel avoids it easily.
Masterson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Abel had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Abel rushes Masterson and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Masterson has a couple of punches blocked by Abel.
Abel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Masterson fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Valentine Masterson 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.
Masterson misses with a head kick.
Masterson throws the left hand but Abel avoids the punch easily.
Abel pushes Masterson up against the cage in a clinch.
Masterson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Abel backwards.
Masterson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Masterson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Abel takes a shot to the head.
Masterson scores with a shoulder strike.
Masterson blocks an uppercut.
Masterson blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Masterson on the inside.
Masterson is trying to pull guard but Abel turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Masterson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Masterson.
Masterson lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Abel.
Abel is working Masterson over against the cage.
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!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Masterson.
Masterson misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Masterson breaks from the clinch.
Masterson lands with a right hand.
Masterson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Abel's sensitive parts.
Nice body punch from Masterson.
Masterson with a jab.
Masterson connects with a right hand. Abel shakes it off.
Abel tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Masterson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Masterson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Abel moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Masterson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Masterson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Masterson throws a hook to the side of Abel's head but Abel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Masterson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Abel just misses with a punch to the body.
Abel throws a series of strikes that have Masterson backpedaling.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Masterson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Abel stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masterson avoids the head kick by Abel.
A little jabbing left from Masterson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A swing and a miss from Masterson.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Masterson.
Masterson scores with a nice strike.
Masterson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Abel can pounce on him.
Masterson tests Abel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Masterson. Abel shrugs it off though.
Masterson lands with a hook. Abel tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Masterson throws a hook to the side of Abel's head but Abel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Abel tried to counter with a leg kick but Masterson avoided it.
Masterson sizes up Abel with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Masterson delivers a nice body kick.
Abel takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Abel takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Masterson scores with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masterson misses with a straight left.
Abel slips under a jab from Masterson.
Abel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Masterson.
Masterson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Abel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Abel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Masterson throws a body punch but Abel moves out of range.
Masterson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Abel.
Abel looks to land a body kick but Masterson moved away.
Masterson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Abel wants to clinch up but Masterson keeps it at a distance.
Abel walks into a stiff left hand from Masterson.
Abel closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Masterson scores with a kick to the body.
Masterson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Masterson moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Masterson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Abel's elbow.
Masterson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Masterson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Abel smiles and moves away.
Aristides Abel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Valentine Masterson.
Masterson swats away the attempt to clinch by Abel.
Masterson throws a lazy right hand but Abel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Masterson lands with a right hand.
Nice defenses there by Abel.
Abel looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Masterson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Abel checks a leg kick nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Abel throws a series of punches but Masterson moves out of range.
Abel throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Masterson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Masterson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Valentine Masterson 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! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A swing and a miss from Masterson.
Masterson swings for the body but Abel moves out of range.
Abel takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A slow jab from Masterson misses its intended target.
Masterson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Masterson misses the shot to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Abel.
Masterson throws a jab when Abel was well out of range.
Abel tries to move into range but Masterson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Masterson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Abel.
Masterson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Abel is out of range.
Abel is looking to counter the offense by Masterson and move into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Masterson misses the jab.
Masterson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Abel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Abel will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Masterson jabs at Abel's body.
Abel takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Masterson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abel tries to score with a low kick but Masterson moves his leg out of the way.
Abel chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Masterson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Abel moves forwards but Masterson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Abel throws a right and a left that Masterson avoids nicely.
Masterson throws a head kick that misses.
Abel went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Abel tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Masterson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Masterson swats away the attempt to clinch by Abel.
Masterson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Masterson throws a right hand that misses
and Masterson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Abel tries to clinch there but Masterson circles away.
Masterson swings for the body but Abel moves out of range.
Aristides Abel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abel looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Abel throws a sloppy head kick and Masterson moves out of range easily.
Valentine Masterson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Masterson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Masterson missing with a left hand there. Abel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Masterson cracks a nice hook into Abel's ribs.
Abel slips a straight right by Masterson.
The fight stays on the outside here - Abel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Abel tries a head kick but it misses.
Abel has closed the distance and engaged Masterson in a clinch.
Masterson misses with a punch on the inside.
Masterson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Abel pushes Masterson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Abel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Masterson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Abels head.
Abel swings wildly with an uppercut but Masterson uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masterson misses with a punch on the inside.
Abel misses with a punch on the inside.
Masterson blocks a body shot from Abel.
Abel is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Masterson blocks a body shot from Abel.
Abel misses with some punches.
Masterson blocks an uppercut.
Masterson lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Masterson fails to land.
Masterson has a couple of punches blocked by Abel.
Masterson throws a punch but it's blocked by Abel.
Masterson lands a right hand.
Abel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Masterson taking a breather.
Masterson blocks a body shot from Abel.
Masterson blocks a body shot from Abel.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Abel.
Abel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Masterson's elbow.
Abel presses Masterson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masterson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Masterson.
Abel lands a left hand.
Abel digs a right hand underneath Masterson's ribcage. Masterson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Abel lands with a short head shot 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!
Abel lands an uppercut.
Masterson throws a head punch that misses.
Abel scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Abel swings wildly with an uppercut but Masterson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Masterson pushes Abel back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Masterson working aggressively here.
Abel is working Masterson over against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Abel.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short body shot lands from Abel as the two fighters clinch.
Masterson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Masterson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Abel to keep the fight standing.
Valentine Masterson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Abel misses with a body punch.
Abel misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Valentine Masterson.
I've got Masterson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Valentine Masterson!
Valentine Masterson 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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