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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Clydell Dexler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bat Masterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dexler's entrance music is Thats not what your momma said, oh snap!- Dr. House. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Masterson's choice of entrance music: Outlaw Heart by Tiger Army. Clydell Dexler has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clydell Dexler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bat Masterson!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, John Kavanagh and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masterson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dexler misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Masterson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dexler.
Masterson throws a right and a left that Dexler avoids nicely.
Masterson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Dexler ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Decent striking displayed by Dexler there.
Dexler drops his hands momentarily and Masterson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dexler scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Masterson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dexler lands a nice shot to the body.
Masterson lands with an uppercut that bounces Dexler off the cage and back into range.
Masterson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Dexler looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Masterson is fending him off so far but Dexler persists. Nope, Masterson circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Dexler. Beautiful body shot.
Dexler closes the distance and clinches.
Masterson blocking some punches.
Dexler lands a body punch.
Dexler lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Masterson throws a punch but it's blocked by Dexler.
Dexler leaning his opponent against the cage.
Dexler throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mastersons head.
Dexler lands a shoulder strike.
Dexler slowing the pace effectively.
Dexler pushes Masterson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Dexler.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dexler.
Masterson prevents a body shot from Dexler.
Masterson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dexler lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Masterson or not.
Masterson misses with some punches.
Dexler taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Masterson.
Dexler stalling 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!
Dexler lands a right hand that snaps the head of Masterson backwards.
Dexler lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Masterson misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masterson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dexler escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dexler lands a body shot.
A combination from Masterson does no damage.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dexler is defended easily by Masterson.
Masterson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dexler moves forwards but Masterson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Masterson throws an overhand right that lands on Dexler's shoulder, as Dexler tries to avoid the shot.
Dexler has managed to clinch.
Masterson takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masterson is trying to stall.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dexler.
Dexler scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dexler content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Masterson misses with some punches.
Dexler lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Masterson wants to stall.
Dexler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Masterson scores with a body shot.
Dexler pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Masterson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clydell Dexler dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Masterson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dexler throws a low kick, looking for Masterson's leg but Masterson calmly moves out of range.
Masterson misses with a series of wild punches.
A right-left combo lands from Masterson.
Masterson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dexler's hands.
Dexler shoots in looking for a takedown. Masterson tries to sprawl out of it but Dexler keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Masterson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dexler misses with a takedown attempt - Masterson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Masterson looks to land a combination but Dexler avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masterson connects with a crisp jab.
Clydell Dexler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Masterson throws a big shot that misses.
Dexler shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Dexler showed some decent athleticism there.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Dexler trying to control the pace.
Masterson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dexler is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dexler is taking a breather. Masterson says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Dexler is pressing down on Masterson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Masterson is holding on for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Clydell Dexler just wasn't active enough.
Masterson punishes Dexler's body with a nice straight punch.
Dexler attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dexler misses with a combination
and Masterson counters with a left and a right that stings Dexler.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dexler has managed to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dexler dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Dexler lands a shoulder strike.
Dexler lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dexler lands an uppercut.
Masterson can't find room to land a body shot as Dexler controls the action.
Masterson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dexler's elbow.
Still in the clinch, Dexler scores with a nice short uppercut.
Masterson tries to break the clinch but Dexler is controlling the position.
Masterson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dexler has him pressed against the cage.
Dexler prevents Masterson from breaking the clinch.
Dexler misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dexler lands with a right to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dexler lands a left hand.
Masterson is trying to push Dexler away but Dexler has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dexler avoiding damage.
Dexler lands a hook that snaps the head of Masterson backwards.
Dexler manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Dexler lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dexler fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dexler can't find room to land a body shot as Masterson controls the action.
Dexler misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Clydell Dexler will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Masterson avoids the body shot from Dexler.
Dexler gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Masterson.
Masterson tries to bum rush Dexler with a series of wild strikes but Dexler uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Masterson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Masterson misses with a two punch combination.
Masterson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Masterson lands with a nice body punch.
Dexler is looking to wear down Masterson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dexler misses with a body shot
and Masterson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Masterson throws a combination that misses
and Dexler connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice cross by Masterson.
Dexler lands with an uppercut that bounces Masterson off the cage and back into range.
Dexler tries to move into range but Masterson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dexler shoots in but no luck this time.
Masterson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dexler circles away quickly and effectively.
Dexler moves into the clinch successfully.
Nice body punch from Dexler.
Masterson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dexler is keeping busy.
Dexler pushes Masterson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dexler digs a right hand underneath Masterson's ribcage. Masterson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dexler scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dexler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dexler changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Masterson tries to avoid it but Dexler manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Masterson to the ground. Masterson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Masterson with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masterson lands a jab to the head.
Dexler lands a jab to the head.
Dexler throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Masterson's waist but Masterson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dexler off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clydell Dexler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice defenses there by Masterson.
Masterson misses with a combination
and Masterson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Masterson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dexler cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dexler closes the distance and clinches up with Masterson, looking for a takedown. Dexler pushes Masterson against the cage but Masterson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dexler tries to land a leg kick but Masterson saw it coming and moves away.
Masterson scores with the left hand. Dexler knows he should have avoided that one.
Bat Masterson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Masterson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dexler throws a looping overhand right but Masterson ducks down to avoid it.
Masterson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Masterson looks to land a combination but Dexler avoids it well.
Masterson throws a poor cross that misses
and Dexler counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dexler scores with a hook to the body. Masterson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Masterson avoids the body shot from Dexler.
Bat Masterson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Some wild striking there from Masterson.
Masterson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dexler misses with a straight left.
Dexler scores with a punch to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dexler throws a body punch but Masterson moves out of range.
Dexler staying out of range there.
Dexler fails with the takedown.
Dexler is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Dexler lands a slapping body shot.
Masterson throws a lazy right hand but Dexler sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bat Masterson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bat Masterson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dexler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dexler misses with a jab to the body
and Masterson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Masterson lands with a nice combination. Dexler backs away looking to recover.
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!
Masterson misses with a two punch combination.
Dexler throws out a loose jab but Masterson uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bat Masterson.
I think Dexler 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clydell Dexler!
During a confident post fight interview, Clydell Dexler thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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