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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Gordon Masten (ranked 22079 p4p, 2980 weight class) and Bardia Farrokhzad (ranked 384 p4p, 244 weight class). Farrokhzad comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Rastak - Hele Mali (Iranian Fisherman Folk Song) kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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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 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gordon Masten!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 50 - 31 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bardia Farrokhzad!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masten uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Farrokhzad.
Masten fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad tries to clinch there but Masten circles away.
Masten walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Farrokhzad checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Farrokhzad looks to land a right hand but Masten moved out of range.
Masten throws out a loose jab but Farrokhzad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Masten has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Tran MMA Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Farrokhzad throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Masten sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Masten avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Masten looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Farrokhzad is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Masten with a body shot.
Farrokhzad checks a low kick from Masten.
Farrokhzad tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Farrokhzad moves in looking to clinch but Masten pushes him off.
Masten feinted there with a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Masten lands with a thumping leg kick.
Farrokhzad connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Masten takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Farrokhzad just misses with a punch to the body.
Masten defending well as Farrokhzad loads up on a big left hand.
Masten moves forwards but Farrokhzad connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farrokhzad moves in looking to clinch but Masten pushes him off.
Masten tried to counter with a leg kick but Farrokhzad avoided it.
Farrokhzad chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Masten can pounce on him.
Masten shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Masten misses with a low kick.
Farrokhzad looks to clinch
and Masten counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab from Farrokhzad misses.
Masten keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Masten misses the target.
Farrokhzad bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It seemed like Farrokhzad was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Masten moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Masten misses with a low kick as Farrokhzad jumps back.
Masten throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Farrokhzad looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Masten throws a low kick but Farrokhzad moves out of range easily.
Masten throws a chopping leg kick but Farrokhzad manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Masten just misses with a punch to the body.
Farrokhzad misses with a wild body shot.
Farrokhzad gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Masten is trying to push Farrokhzad away but Farrokhzad has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farrokhzad misses with a hook from the clinch.
Masten managing to block the knees to the body from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Farrokhzad goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A frustrated look appears on Masten's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Farrokhzad tries to land a knee to the head but Masten blocks with his arms.
Farrokhzad tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Masten breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Farrokhzad swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bardia Farrokhzad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Farrokhzad fails with an attempt to clinch.
Farrokhzad slips a jab from Masten.
Masten takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Farrokhzad throws a shot to the body.
Farrokhzad catches Masten with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Masten throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Farrokhzad forces Masten back against the ropes and clinches.
Farrokhzad keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Masten's efforts to push away.
Masten working hard to break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bardia Farrokhzad dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Masten bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Farrokhzad connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Farrokhzad tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Masten scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Farrokhzad jabs Masten to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Farrokhzad blocks a head kick by Masten.
Masten has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Masten there as he acknowledges the shot.
Farrokhzad tests Masten's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Masten misses with a body shot.
Masten bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Masten misses the target.
Farrokhzad swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Farrokhzad lands with a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Farrokhzad tries to clinch up
and Masten counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Farrokhzad throws a body punch but Masten moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Masten misses the target.
Masten is looking to score with low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masten shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Farrokhzad on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Masten. Masten obviously looking to wear him down.
Farrokhzad tries to clinch but Masten is having none of it.
Farrokhzad blocks the body kick.
Farrokhzad on the wrong end of a nice jab.
An inside leg kick from Masten misses.
Masten throws a jab when Farrokhzad was well out of range.
Farrokhzad is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Masten throws a leg kick but Farrokhzad moved away.
Masten shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Masten takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Farrokhzad throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Masten.
Farrokhzad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Masten.
A big right from Farrokhzad misses.
Farrokhzad lands a nice shot to the body.
Masten displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Farrokhzad throws out the jab.
Masten explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masten takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Masten thuds his right hand into Farrokhzad's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Masten throws a sloppy head kick and Farrokhzad moves out of range easily.
Farrokhzad lands with an overhand left.
Farrokhzad throws a hook to the side of Masten's head but Masten sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Masten lands with a thumping leg kick.
Farrokhzad throws out a loose jab but Masten uses good head movement to avoid it.
Masten lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Farrokhzad tries to clinch up.
Farrokhzad lands with a good body shot.
A jab from Farrokhzad misses.
Farrokhzad throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Masten.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Farrokhzad tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Masten was well out of range. Poor timing from Farrokhzad.
Masten showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Farrokhzad.
Bardia Farrokhzad seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice body kick from Masten.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bardia Farrokhzad showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Masten uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Farrokhzad.
Masten swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Masten scores with a hook to the body. Farrokhzad takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Masten throws a jab when Farrokhzad was well out of range.
Nice defenses there by Masten.
A little feinted left hand from Masten on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Masten just misses with a punch to the body.
Masten lands with a thumping leg kick.
Masten thumps Farrokhzad with a low kick.
Farrokhzad's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Farrokhzad misses with an uppercut.
Farrokhzad fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Masten tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Masten connects with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farrokhzad takes one to the chin there.
Farrokhzad uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Masten.
Farrokhzad swings widly with a right hand
and Masten counters with an inside leg kick.
Masten tries a head kick but it misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Farrokhzad checks a leg kick.
Masten tries a low kick but Farrokhzad avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masten moves into range and connects with a jab.
Masten looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Farrokhzad misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Farrokhzad slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Farrokhzad lands with a shot to the body.
Farrokhzad fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Masten manages to avoid it.
Farrokhzad keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Masten.
Farrokhzad avoids a kick to the body.
Farrokhzad misses the shot to the body.
Farrokhzad jabs Masten to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Farrokhzad thows a left - swing and a miss!
Farrokhzad throws a hook to the side of Masten's head but Masten sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Farrokhzad cracks Masten with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Farrokhzad listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Farrokhzad misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farrokhzad is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Farrokhzad throws the left hand but Masten avoids the punch easily.
Masten connects with a good right hand that stumbles Farrokhzad. Farrokhzad circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Farrokhzad is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Masten.
Farrokhzad has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Farrokhzad throws a lazy right hand but Masten sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Farrokhzad scores with a sloppy right hand. Masten should have avoided that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Farrokhzad. Masten does a little dance to reset his feet.
Masten tried to counter with a leg kick but Farrokhzad avoided it.
Masten misses with a looping right.
Masten takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nice body kick there by Masten.
Masten keeps the fight on the outside.
Farrokhzad wants to clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Masten.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Bardia Farrokhzad just about did enough to take it.
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.
Farrokhzad misses with a hook to the body
and Masten cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Masten lands with a hook. Farrokhzad tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Farrokhzad looks to land a left hand but Masten moved out of range nicely.
Masten misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Farrokhzad swings away with a body shot that misses
and Masten counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Farrokhzad scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Nice defenses there by Farrokhzad.
Masten takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Masten throws an overhand right that lands on Farrokhzad's shoulder, as Farrokhzad tries to avoid the shot.
Farrokhzad swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Farrokhzad misses with a series of wild punches.
A little feinted left hand from Masten on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Farrokhzad looks to score with a jab to the body but Masten is just out of range.
Masten buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Farrokhzad jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Masten looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Farrokhzad just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farrokhzad throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Masten takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Farrokhzad cracks Masten with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Farrokhzad has Masten up against the ropes in a clinch.
Masten is looking to break free of the clinch but Farrokhzad has double underhooks.
Masten managing to block the knees to the body from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Masten's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Masten working hard to break the clinch.
Masten working hard to break the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Farrokhzad creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Farrokhzad prevents Masten from breaking the clinch.
Masten is trying to break the clinch but Farrokhzad is controlling him.
Masten has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A body shot lands from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad lands a knee to the head.
Farrokhzad lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masten wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Farrokhzad tries to throw a body punch but Masten avoids it by throwing Farrokhzad back against the ropes.
Farrokhzad digs a right hand underneath Masten's ribcage. Masten let out a lung full of air as it connected.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
A frustrated look appears on Masten's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short right from Farrokhzad.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Masten is trying to push Farrokhzad away but Farrokhzad has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Farrokhzad lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Masten has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Masten blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Farrokhzad utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Masten breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Farrokhzad lands with a good body shot.
Farrokhzad looks to throw the jab but Masten is out of range.
Farrokhzad moves out of range as Masten strikes.
Masten moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Masten displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Farrokhzad throws out the jab.
Masten uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Farrokhzad.
Masten is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Farrokhzad.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bardia Farrokhzad dominated that fourth round.
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!
Farrokhzad tries to clinch but Masten moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Masten.
Masten misses with a hook.
Farrokhzad scores with a jab to the head.
Masten takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Farrokhzad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Masten keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Farrokhzad scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Farrokhzad looks to score with a jab to the body but Masten is just out of range.
Masten's jab looks to have found its range, popping Farrokhzad under the eye.
Farrokhzad with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gordon Masten has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Farrokhzad misses with a body shot.
Masten throws a chopping leg kick but Farrokhzad manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Masten takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Masten bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Farrokhzad dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masten cracks Farrokhzad with a good jab.
Farrokhzad ducks right into an uppercut from Masten.
Masten takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A jab from Farrokhzad does it's job there.
Farrokhzad cracks a nice hook into Masten's ribs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Farrokhzad looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Farrokhzad tries to clinch there but Masten circles away.
Masten tries to work over Farrokhzad's front leg with a kick but Farrokhzad checks it.
Masten tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Farrokhzad let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Farrokhzad tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Farrokhzad lands a jab to the nose.
Farrokhzad is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masten misses with a leg kick.
Jab from Farrokhzad.
Masten thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Farrokhzad's corner calls for a 1-2. Farrokhzad obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Farrokhzad connects with a single shot there.
Farrokhzad throws a hook but Masten blocks it.
Farrokhzad throws a hook to the side of Masten's head but Masten sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Masten takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bardia Farrokhzad is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Farrokhzad wants to clinch.
Farrokhzad scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Farrokhzad connects with a single shot there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bardia Farrokhzad comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Farrokhzad 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 45:50
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 45:50
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bardia Farrokhzad!
Bardia Farrokhzad is the new featherweight champion!
Our winner, Bardia Farrokhzad, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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