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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Bardia Farrokhzad (ranked 2832 p4p, 22073 weight class) and Gordon Masten (ranked 240 p4p, 371 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Farrokhzad might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Rastak - Hele Mali (Iranian Fisherman Folk Song). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Insanely flexible
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 50 - 30 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bardia Farrokhzad!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gordon Masten!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnem�ki, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farrokhzad lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Masten explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Masten throws the kick towards the body but Farrokhzad avoids it.
Farrokhzad throwing a counter right hand but Masten manages to avoid it.
Masten swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Masten blocks a body shot from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad misses with a knee to the head.
Masten is trying to break the clinch but Farrokhzad is controlling him.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Farrokhzad.
Our sources have told us that Farrokhzad has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Masten wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Masten wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Masten manages to break the clinch.
Farrokhzad slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Masten. Farrokhzad shrugs it off though.
Farrokhzad looks to land a left hand but Masten moved out of range nicely.
Masten pushes Farrokhzad away with a front kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Farrokhzad lands a jab.
Farrokhzad has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Masten.
Masten thows a leg kick but Farrokhzad checks it
and Farrokhzad counters by clinching up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farrokhzad misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Farrokhzad tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Masten's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Masten looking to slow down the pace here.
Farrokhzad doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Farrokhzad fails to land.
Farrokhzad scores with a shoulder strike.
Farrokhzad throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Farrokhzad is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Masten is defending well for now.
Farrokhzad lands a left hand that snaps the head of Masten backwards.
Masten escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A nice inside leg kick there by Masten. That's going to slow Farrokhzad down.
Masten throws the kick towards the body but Farrokhzad avoids it.
Masten connects with an inside leg kick.
Farrokhzad moves out of range of the leg kick from Masten.
Nice straight punches there by Farrokhzad. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Farrokhzad.
A combination from Farrokhzad does no damage.
Farrokhzad looks to score with a jab to the body but Masten is just out of range.
Farrokhzad swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Masten.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Masten misses with a leg kick.
Farrokhzad wants to clinch.
Farrokhzad moves in looking to clinch but Masten pushes him off.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Masten! But no joy.
Masten circles away from the clinch attempt.
Masten misses with a body shot.
Farrokhzad misses with a body shot.
Masten looks to score with a jab to the body but Farrokhzad is just out of range.
Farrokhzad stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Masten.
Farrokhzad fails with an attempt to clinch.
A good leg kick by Masten.
Farrokhzad misses with a wild body shot.
Masten throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Masten walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Farrokhzad checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Masten moves out of range as Farrokhzad strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bardia Farrokhzad dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Masten with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Farrokhzad fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Masten connects with a single shot there.
Farrokhzad swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad misses with a straight left.
Farrokhzad tries to clinch there but Masten circles away.
A jab lands there for Farrokhzad.
Masten slips under a jab.
Farrokhzad misses with a hook.
Masten thows a body kick. Farrokhzad tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Farrokhzad throws a hook but Masten blocks it.
Farrokhzad is looking to clinch but Masten is avoiding it.
Farrokhzad thows a left - swing and a miss!
Masten throws a sloppy head kick and Farrokhzad moves out of range easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A lazy left from Masten finds it's target.
Farrokhzad checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farrokhzad fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Masten manages to avoid it.
Farrokhzad with a jab.
Farrokhzad scores with a shot to the body.
Masten throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Masten ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Masten throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Farrokhzad walks into a left hand.
Farrokhzad moves out of range of the leg kick from Masten.
A big right from Farrokhzad misses.
Masten gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad misses with a looping right.
Masten feints a counter leg kick.
Farrokhzad chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Masten can pounce on him.
Masten throws a nice outside leg kick.
Masten scores with a nice head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Farrokhzad misses with an uppercut
and Masten counters with a nice uppercut.
Masten looks for the body kick but Farrokhzad saw that one coming.
Farrokhzad checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masten scores with a head kick. Farrokhzad tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Farrokhzad throws a jab when Masten was well out of range.
Masten was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Farrokhzad is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Farrokhzad throws a big shot that misses.
Farrokhzad wants to clinch up but Masten keeps it at a distance.
Masten misses the jab.
Farrokhzad is looking to counter punch.
Farrokhzad tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Masten counters with a straight right hand.
Farrokhzad scores with a shot to the body.
Masten thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Farrokhzad if he has to take too many more of those.
Farrokhzad rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Masten counters with an outside leg kick.
Farrokhzad swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Masten avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A swing and a miss from Farrokhzad.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Masten shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Farrokhzad misses with a looping right.
Masten avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Farrokhzad tries to clinch up but Masten circles away and keeps his distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gordon Masten will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Masten avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Masten wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Farrokhzad tries to clinch up
and Masten counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Farrokhzad slips under a jab from Masten.
Farrokhzad checks a leg kick nicely.
Farrokhzad will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Masten connects with a leg kick.
Masten scores with a push kick.
Farrokhzad just misses with a punch to the body.
Gordon Masten seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Farrokhzad misses with a left hand
and Masten counters with a good low kick that Farrokhzad was not able to check.
Farrokhzad takes the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Masten is trying to force a seperation but Farrokhzad has the dominant position.
A frustrated look appears on Masten's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Masten pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Farrokhzad lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Masten lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masten throws a hook but Farrokhzad blocks it.
Masten slips a jab and a cross from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad scores with a jab. Masten acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Farrokhzad keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Masten scores with a hook to the body. Farrokhzad takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Masten is looking to slow Farrokhzad down with leg kicks.
Masten thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Farrokhzad if he has to take too many more of those.
Farrokhzad misses with a hook to the body
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Masten counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Farrokhzad punishes Masten's body with a nice straight punch.
Farrokhzad tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Masten manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Farrokhzad lands with a straight right. Masten didn't see that one coming.
Farrokhzad uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Farrokhzad doesn't manage to clinch there - Masten circles away.
Farrokhzad uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Masten.
Farrokhzad slips a jab from Masten.
Farrokhzad misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Farrokhzad misses its intended target.
Farrokhzad looks to land a right hand but Masten moved out of range.
Farrokhzad looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Masten slips a jab and a cross from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad throws a poor cross that misses
and Masten counters with an outside leg kick.
Farrokhzad misses with a body punch
and Masten cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Masten displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Farrokhzad throws out the jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Farrokhzad, as that shot connected.
Nice uppercut lands for Farrokhzad. That snapped Masten's head back.
Farrokhzad lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Masten fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Farrokhzad has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Farrokhzad throws a hook but Masten avoids it easily.
Farrokhzad steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Masten. That one must have hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Farrokhzad is looking to clinch but Masten is avoiding it.
Masten misses with a low kick.
Masten throws a hook to the side of Farrokhzad's head but Farrokhzad sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Bardia Farrokhzad did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Farrokhzad is looking to clinch but Masten is avoiding it.
Farrokhzad connects with the punch.
Farrokhzad tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Masten uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Farrokhzad.
Jab from Masten.
A cross from Farrokhzad lands.
Masten tests Farrokhzad's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Farrokhzad throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice defenses there by Masten.
Farrokhzad slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jab by Masten.
Masten tests Farrokhzad's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Farrokhzad. That snapped Masten's head back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Farrokhzad tries to clinch there but Masten circles away.
Masten misses the body punch
and Farrokhzad counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Masten thinking.
A solid leg kick lands there for Masten.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masten looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Masten throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Masten attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Farrokhzad looks to throw the jab but Masten is out of range.
Masten gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Farrokhzad.
Nice jab there from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad moves forwards but Masten connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Farrokhzad throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Farrokhzad ducks under a wild hook from Masten.
Masten bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Farrokhzad is looking to clinch.
Masten looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Farrokhzad misses with a left hand
and Masten makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Farrokhzad misses with a body shot.
Farrokhzad tries to clinch but Masten moves out of range.
Masten slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masten ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Farrokhzad moves away.
Masten misses with an uppercut
and Farrokhzad counters with a stiff right hand.
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 lands a leg kick that knocks Farrokhzad off balance momentarily.
Farrokhzad misses with a left hand
and Masten counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Masten lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Masten misses with a leg kick.
Masten takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Masten is looking to chop away at Farrokhzad's legs.
Farrokhzad takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Masten scores with a leg kick.
Farrokhzad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Masten.
Farrokhzad waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Masten.
Masten lands a leg kick that knocks Farrokhzad off balance momentarily.
Farrokhzad 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.
Masten throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Gordon Masten will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Masten throws a leg kick that is checked
and Farrokhzad counters with a stiff right hand.
Farrokhzad throws a body shot but no joy.
Farrokhzad uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
An inside leg kick from Masten misses.
Masten loads up on a big right hand but Farrokhzad slips the punch.
Masten throws a low kick, looking for Farrokhzad's leg but Farrokhzad calmly moves out of range.
Masten tries to work over Farrokhzad's front leg with a kick but Farrokhzad checks it.
Masten lands a head shot.
Masten is looking to chop away at Farrokhzad's legs.
Masten lands a jab.
Masten misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farrokhzad throws a body shot but no joy.
Farrokhzad ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A clash of legs there as Farrokhzad blocks the low kick.
Farrokhzad steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Masten.
Masten steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Farrokhzad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masten lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Farrokhzad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Masten.
Masten takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Farrokhzad moves in looking to clinch but Masten pushes him off.
Farrokhzad just misses with a punch to the body.
Farrokhzad with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Masten to score with a decent uppercut.
Farrokhzad tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Masten looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Masten is looking to score with low kicks.
Good work by Farrokhzad as he checks the leg kick.
Farrokhzad comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad throws a lazy right hand but Masten sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Farrokhzad backing away here, and Masten unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Masten throws out a loose jab but Farrokhzad uses good head movement to avoid it.
It looked like Farrokhzad was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Masten.
Masten scoring well with a low kick there.
Farrokhzad tries to clinch but Masten is having none of it.
Farrokhzad jabs Masten to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masten lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
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 throws a leg kick but Farrokhzad sees it coming and moves out of range.
Farrokhzad tries to counter by clinching up but Masten breaks away and moves out of range.
Farrokhzad looks to score with a jab to the body but Masten is just out of range.
Farrokhzad missing with a left hand there. Masten was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Masten lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Farrokhzad has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Farrokhzad and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Farrokhzad is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Masten.
Farrokhzad rushes Masten and presses him up against the cage.
Farrokhzad scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice body punch from Farrokhzad - that landed with a thud.
Masten is trying to push Farrokhzad away but Farrokhzad has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Farrokhzad is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Masten is defending well for now.
Farrokhzad looking to throw knees to the head but Masten is blocking nicely.
Masten wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Farrokhzad has him pressed against the cage.
Farrokhzad tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Masten is trying to break the clinch but Farrokhzad has him pressed against the cage.
Masten wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Farrokhzad has him pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Masten has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bardia Farrokhzad.
I think Farrokhzad 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnem�ki scores the fight 47:48
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 50:47
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Gordon Masten!
Gordon Masten is the new featherweight champion!
A victorious Gordon Masten thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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