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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Denton Thunder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Masters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Denton Thunder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Masters!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Sam Margolis and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masters pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Masters ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Masters checks a low kick from Thunder.
Thunder looks to land a body kick but Masters moved away.
A punch lands to the side of Thunder 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Masters scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Thunder throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Masters takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Thunder lands with an uppercut that bounces Masters off the cage and back into range.
Thunder throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Masters misses with a leg kick.
Masters lands a slapping body shot.
Good shot there by Masters.
It looks like Denton Thunder has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Masters pivots, looking for a leg kick but Thunder is out of range and Masters settles back down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Thunder.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masters lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Masters tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thunder misses with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Masters. Thunder does a little dance to reset his feet.
Masters misses with a low kick as Thunder jumps back.
Thunder keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A big left from Thunder misses.
Masters throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Thunder's head.
Masters looks for a takedown but Thunder sprawls well.
Masters on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masters takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thunder takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Denton Thunder is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Masters cracks a nice hook into Thunder's ribs.
Masters throws a leg kick which misses Thunder's front leg but catches the back leg as Thunder tries to avoid it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Masters - that will leave a mark!
Masters lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Thunder tries to land a front kick but Masters steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Masters misses with a kick to the body.
A leg kick checked by Masters.
Masters moves out of range of the body kick.
Masters misses with a body shot.
Thunder throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masters scores with a jab. Thunder acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Masters throws a head kick that misses.
Good shot there by Thunder.
Masters ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thunder moves away.
Masters moves out of range of the body kick from Thunder.
Thunder takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Thunder punishes Masters's body with a nice straight punch.
A jab from Thunder misses.
Masters cracks Thunder with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Thunder tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thunder motions for Masters to come forward. Thunder throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Masters displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thunder throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masters throws a wild body kick that Thunder sees coming a mile off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Masters misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Denton Thunder has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Masters.
Masters blocks the body kick.
Thunder wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Masters throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thunder sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Masters attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Masters fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Masters throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
That kick from Thunder tenderised Masters's leg. Masters is trying to keep his angry face on.
Masters with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Masters dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Denton Thunder's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
A lazy left from Masters finds it's target.
Masters fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Thunder.
Thunder connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Masters finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Masters throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Thunder throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Thunder just misses with a punch to the body.
Masters throws out a loose jab but Thunder uses good head movement to avoid it.
Masters connects with a good right hand that stumbles Thunder. Thunder circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Masters looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Masters slips a straight right by Thunder.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thunder connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Thunder uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Masters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masters throws a leg kick but Thunder moved away.
Thunder uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Masters.
A jab from Thunder does it's job there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Masters.
Thunder lands a really nice looking cross but Masters seems unphased.
Masters walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Masters tried to score with a low kick but Thunder checks it.
Good leg kick by Thunder there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Masters takes a swing at Thunder's ribcage but misses.
Masters is looking to clinch.
Thunder scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Thunder avoids a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunder tries to land a leg kick but Masters saw it coming and moves away.
Thunder lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thunder slips under a jab.
Masters chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Thunder cracks Masters with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Masters avoids the head kick by Thunder.
Thunder is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Masters throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Thunder is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Masters throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thunder takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Masters tries to clinch up
and Thunder counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Masters.
Masters dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Masters.
Masters slips under a jab.
Masters throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thunder lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Masters throws the left hand but Thunder avoids the punch easily.
Thunder tries to work over Masters's front leg with a kick but Masters checks it.
Tony Masters seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thunder lands with a right hand.
Masters misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thunder connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thunder stuffs the takedown attempt from Masters. Masters gets slowly back to his feet.
A shot to the liver by Masters. Beautiful body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thunder blocks the body kick.
Masters thuds his shin into the meat of Thunder's side.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Masters checks a leg kick.
Thunder misses with a body kick.
Nice cross by Thunder.
Masters throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thunder lands with a thumping leg kick.
Masters throws a leg kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tony Masters will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Denton Thunder's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Masters misses with a body shot.
Masters misses with a body kick.
Thunder fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Masters is out of range.
Masters throws a body kick that misses.
Thunder avoids the body shot from Masters.
Thunder connects with a leg kick. Masters looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Thunder scores with a jab.
Masters looks to throw a body kick
and Thunder counters with a nice uppercut.
Masters pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Thunder swats away the attempt to clinch by Masters.
Tony Masters seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jab from Masters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunder takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Masters thumps Thunder with a low kick.
Thunder misses with an uppercut. Masters saw that one coming.
Masters throws a hook but Thunder avoids it easily.
Thunder throws a front kick that sends Masters stumbling back into the cage.
Nice uppercut lands for Masters. That snapped Thunder's head back.
Masters thows a leg kick but Thunder checks it
and Thunder counters with a low kick, right behind Masters 's knee.
Thunder fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Masters.
Thunder scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Good work by Thunder as he checks the leg kick.
Masters bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Thunder throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Masters misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Masters motions for Thunder to come forward. Masters throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Thunder connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Masters lunges at Thunder with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Thunder's hand.
Masters ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Masters tries to land a body kick
enabling Thunder to counter with a crisp jab.
Thunder slaps away a takedown attempt from Masters, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Thunder connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Masters wants to slow Thunder down by chopping away at his legs.
Masters throws a body kick that misses
and Thunder makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thunder feints and then cracks Masters's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Masters down.
Masters moves out of range as Thunder throws a body kick.
Masters takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Masters takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Thunder checks the leg kick.
Masters shoots in looking for a takedown. Thunder tries to sprawl out of it but Masters keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Thunder manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Thunder steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Masters.
Masters looks to land a left hand but Thunder moved out of range nicely.
Thunder dips to his left and cracks Masters with an uppercut!
Thunder circles away from the clinch attempt.
Masters thows a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masters walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
It looks like Tony Masters has been cut.
Thunder avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Masters tries to land a front kick but Thunder steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Thunder chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Masters can pounce on him.
The crowd cheers as Thunder lands an impressive looking overhand right. Masters doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thunder buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Thunder blocks a head kick by Masters.
Masters throws a hook to the side of Thunder's head but Thunder sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Masters shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Thunder defends it nicely.
Denton Thunder has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Masters.
Masters tries to move into range but Thunder moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Denton Thunder did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Thunder connects with a leg kick. Masters looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Masters checks a leg kick.
Thunder misses with a low kick.
Masters tries to clinch there but Thunder circles away.
Thunder checks a low kick from Masters.
Thunder misses with a head kick.
Thunder blocks the body kick.
Masters checks a leg kick nicely.
Thunder checks a leg kick nicely.
Masters doesn't manage to clinch there - Thunder circles away.
Masters changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Thunder tries to avoid it but Masters manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Thunder to the ground. Thunder escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Thunder connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masters on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Masters misses with a low kick.
Thunder tries to land a leg kick but Masters saw it coming and moves away.
Masters throws a front kick aimed at Thunder's knee but Thunder avoids it well.
Masters misses with a body kick.
Masters has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Thunder with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Masters tries to clinch up but Thunder circles away and keeps his distance.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Thunder.
Masters checks a leg kick nicely.
Masters connects with a solid leg kick.
Masters tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunder looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A bone on bone clash there as Masters blocks the leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Masters.
Thunder throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Masters's corner calls for a 1-2. Masters obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Masters ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thunder ducks under a wild hook from Masters.
Masters walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Thunder checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Masters on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Thunder turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Masters lands a nice looking kick to the body. Thunder takes a step back to recover.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thunder misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Masters.
Thunder connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Masters throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Thunder.
Masters fails with a takedown attempt.
Thunder cracks Masters with a right hand to the side of the head.
Thunder clobbers Masters with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Masters dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Thunder. That did some damage!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thunder throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Masters bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Thunder's head backwards.
Masters tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thunder was well out of range. Poor timing from Masters.
Thunder uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Masters.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thunder thows a leg kick but Masters checks it
and Masters counters with an inside leg kick.
Masters uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thunder.
A big left from Masters misses.
Masters takes a swing at Thunder's ribcage but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Masters ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thunder moves away.
Thunder slips a jab and a cross from Masters.
Masters throws a wild body kick that Thunder sees coming a mile off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Denton Thunder had his way with Tony Masters in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Masters takes a swing at Thunder's ribcage but misses.
A lazy body kick from Masters
and Thunder counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thunder swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Masters sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Thunder slips a jab from Masters.
Masters doesn't manage to clinch there - Thunder circles away.
Masters looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Masters thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Thunder if he has to take too many more of those.
Thunder scores with a nice head shot.
Masters tests Thunder's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Thunder lunges at Masters with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Masters's hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masters throws a front kick that sends Thunder stumbling back into the cage.
Thunder has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Masters finds it's way round the side to connect with Thunder's head.
Masters tries a low kick but Thunder avoids it.
Thunder misses with an attempted mid kick.
Masters does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Masters throws a quick inside leg kick.
Masters ducks under a wild hook from Thunder.
Masters checks the leg kick.
Thunder cracks Masters with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Thunder lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunder moves out of range of the strikes.
Thunder throws a leg kick which misses Masters's front leg but catches the back leg as Masters tries to avoid it.
Thunder uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Masters.
Thunder checks a low kick from Masters.
Masters gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Thunder counters with a nice low kick that buckles Masters's knee momentarily.
Masters connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
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!
Thunder lands with a nice body punch.
Thunder scores with a nice strike.
Thunder has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Masters.
Thunder throws a low kick, looking for Masters's leg but Masters calmly moves out of range.
Thunder gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Masters misses its intended target.
Thunder pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jab, jab by Masters - just one landing.
Masters throws a wild body kick that Thunder sees coming a mile off.
Thunder tests Masters's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Masters goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Thunder throws a front kick that sends Masters stumbling back into the cage.
Masters swings for the body but Thunder moves out of range.
Thunder smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thunder circles away from the clinch attempt.
Masters shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Masters loads up on a big right hand but Thunder slips the punch.
Masters motions for Thunder to come forward. Masters throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Thunder misses with a kick to the body.
Masters has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Thunder.
Masters fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Thunder checks it well.
Masters misses with a body kick.
A cross from Masters lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Masters misses with a kick to the body.
Masters throws a low kick but Thunder avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Both fighters circling a little - Thunder finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tony Masters.
Well Masters 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 James Atkins scores the fight 47:48
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 47:48
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Masters!
A relieved looking Tony Masters thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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