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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ken Masters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toktogulovich Bakiyev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Masters might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Simply the Best. Toktogulovich Bakiyev will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Good wrestling
Great low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Ken Masters !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Toktogulovich Bakiyev!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bakiyev uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Masters .
Bakiyev swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Masters fails with an attempt to clinch.
Masters swings widly with a right hand
and Bakiyev counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Masters takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Masters dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Masters closes the distance and clinches up with Bakiyev, looking for a takedown. Masters pushes Bakiyev against the cage but Bakiyev circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Bakiyev 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Masters misses with a left hand
and Bakiyev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A telegraphed right hand from Masters misses the target.
Bakiyev jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bakiyev uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Masters .
Bakiyev scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Masters doesn't seem bothered though.
A shot to the liver by Bakiyev. Beautiful body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Masters misses with an uppercut. Bakiyev saw that one coming.
Bakiyev ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bakiyev ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bakiyev waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Masters .
Bakiyev gets caught napping as Masters dives in and scores a takedown. Bakiyev manages to retain guard.
Masters in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bakiyev utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Masters throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Masters accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Masters scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Masters postures up in Bakiyev's guard and throws a big left but Bakiyev blocks it.
Masters wants to control from the top but Bakiyev keeps moving.
Masters looking to pass the guard.
Bakiyev is looking to stand up but Masters isn't so interested in that idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Masters throws a head kick that misses
and Bakiyev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Masters closes the distance and pushes Bakiyev back into the cage.
Masters tries a body shot but Bakiyev blocks it.
I was talking to Masters 's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Masters lands with a light punch inside.
Bakiyev wants to break free but Masters has control.
Masters tries to throw a body punch but Bakiyev avoids it by throwing Masters back against the cage.
Masters has Bakiyev pushed against the cage.
Bakiyev breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masters takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bakiyev connects with a nice looking jab.
Masters drives through and clinches with Bakiyev against the cage.
Masters tries to work over Bakiyev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bakiyev blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Masters has Bakiyev pressed against the cage, preventing Bakiyev from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bakiyev wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Masters stalls.
Bakiyev prevents a body shot from Masters .
Masters is working Bakiyev over against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bakiyev being controlled against the cage.
Masters tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bakiyev blocks an uppercut.
Bakiyev wants to break free but Masters has control.
Masters tries a body shot but Bakiyev blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Masters .
Masters doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bakiyev is looking to break free of the clinch but Masters has double underhooks.
Masters tries to score a body lock takedown but Bakiyev shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Masters misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Masters dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bakiyev lands with a good body shot.
Masters cracks Bakiyev with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Masters is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bakiyev can do to turn this around?
Masters walks into a straight right hand from Bakiyev.
Masters misses with a looping left.
Masters scores with a body shot.
Masters fails with a takedown attempt.
Ken Masters seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Masters just misses with a punch to the body.
Bakiyev throws out a counter right but Masters avoids it with no problem.
Bakiyev scores with a punch to the head.
Masters darts in and clinches Bakiyev up against the cage.
Masters is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bakiyev wants to break free but Masters has control.
Bakiyev prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ken Masters . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Masters tries to land knees in the clinch but Bakiyev avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bakiyev blocks a body shot from Masters .
Masters throws a head punch that misses.
Masters tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Masters swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Masters stalling.
Bakiyev wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Masters is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Nice elbow from Masters .
Bakiyev blocking some punches.
Masters has Bakiyev pressed against the cage, preventing Bakiyev from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Masters misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bakiyev avoiding damage as Masters throws knees to the body.
Masters taking a breather.
Bakiyev wants to break free but Masters has control.
Bakiyev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bakiyev avoids the body shot from Masters .
Bakiyev is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Masters with a body shot.
Masters lands with a cross.
Bakiyev is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Masters .
Masters is looking to counter the offense by Bakiyev and move into the clinch.
Masters takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Masters throws a body punch but Bakiyev moves out of range.
Donk. Masters catches Bakiyev right on the button with a cross.
Masters slips a jab from Bakiyev.
Masters just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masters throws a lazy right hand but Bakiyev sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Masters lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Masters shoots for a takedown but Bakiyev saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bakiyev is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Masters with a body shot.
Bakiyev lands with an overhand left.
Masters lands with a straight right. Bakiyev didn't see that one coming.
Masters ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Masters misses with an uppercut. Bakiyev saw that one coming.
Masters tries to clinch up
and Bakiyev counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Masters thinking.
Masters fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bakiyev checks it well.
Masters takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bakiyev lands with a straight right. Masters didn't see that one coming.
A head kick by Masters misses
and Bakiyev counters with a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masters misses with a combination
and Bakiyev counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot to the liver by Bakiyev. Beautiful body shot.
Bakiyev is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Masters .
Masters swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Masters tries to land a body kick
and Bakiyev counters with a stiff right hand.
Masters misses with a takedown
enabling Bakiyev to counter with a crisp jab.
Bakiyev scores with a body shot.
Toktogulovich Bakiyev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bakiyev circles away from the clinch attempt.
Masters rushes Bakiyev and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Masters takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Masters struggles to land a body shot inside as Bakiyev controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Toktogulovich Bakiyev will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Masters throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bakiyev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Masters takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Masters throws a lazy head kick
letting Bakiyev counter with a right hand.
Masters walks into a left hand.
Masters lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Masters wants to clinch but Bakiyev slips to the side
and Bakiyev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bakiyev with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A low kick from Masters misses
letting Bakiyev counter with a right hand.
Masters misses with a straight right.
Bakiyev ducks under a wild hook from Masters .
A little jabbing left from Bakiyev on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Masters lands a really nice looking cross but Bakiyev seems unphased.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Masters throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bakiyev counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bakiyev jabs Masters to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Masters looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masters misses with a right hand
and Bakiyev counters with a stiff right hand.
Masters works over Bakiyev's head and body with a nice combination.
Masters throws a hook but Bakiyev blocks it.
A countering left hand to the body from Bakiyev misses.
Bakiyev scores with a jab to the body.
Masters 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bakiyev connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Masters scrambles back to his feet.
Masters closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Masters lands in his opponent's guard.
Bakiyev wants to stand but Masters is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masters throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Masters has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Masters stops Bakiyev from standing up.
Bakiyev working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Masters .
Bakiyev is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bakiyev lands with a nice body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some bone on bone action there as Bakiyev checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A little jabbing left from Bakiyev on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bakiyev ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bakiyev ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masters looking to score a takedown here. Bakiyev is defending well but Masters drives through and ends up in Bakiyev's guard.
Masters throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Masters throws a big right hand that misses.
Masters is looking to work some ground and pound but Bakiyev has wrist control.
Masters stops Bakiyev from standing up.
Bakiyev utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Masters stops Bakiyev from standing up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Masters fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Bakiyev.
Masters throws a hook but Bakiyev avoids it easily.
Bakiyev appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bakiyev throws a big shot that misses.
Bakiyev throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bakiyev lands with a good body shot.
Masters rushes Bakiyev and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Masters missing with knees to the body.
Bakiyev is trying to break the clinch but Masters is controlling him.
Bakiyev blocks a body shot from Masters .
Masters lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Masters throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Toktogulovich Bakiyev.
I think Bakiyev has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Toktogulovich Bakiyev!
A victorious Toktogulovich Bakiyev thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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hype
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