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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Terry Bogard (ranked 1519 p4p, 198 weight class) and Valentine Masterson (ranked 1237 p4p, 163 weight class). Terry Bogard has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Terry Bogard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Valentine Masterson!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bogard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Masterson.
Masterson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Masterson avoids a kick to the body.
Bogard is looking to land body kicks.
Masterson throws a hook but Bogard blocks it.
Bogard misses with a body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Masterson! But no joy.
Masterson swings widly with a right hand
and Bogard counters with a straight right hand.
Masterson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bogard is looking to score with low kicks.
Crunch! Masterson slams his shin into Bogard's torso.
Bogard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Masterson.
Bogard connects with a solid leg kick.
Bogard scores with a nice body kick.
Bogard avoids the body shot from Masterson.
Bogard ducks under a wild hook from Masterson.
Masterson cracks a nice hook into Bogard's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bogard throws a leg kick which misses Masterson's front leg but catches the back leg as Masterson tries to avoid it.
Masterson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bogard misses the jab.
Masterson throws out a counter right but Bogard avoids it with no problem.
Bogard looks to land a left hand but Masterson moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bogard looks to land a combination but Masterson avoids it well.
It seemed like Masterson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Masterson misses with a hook. Bogard ducked under it nicely.
The fighters circle momentarily. Masterson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Masterson throws the left hand but Bogard avoids the punch easily.
Masterson lands with a cross.
Bogard staying out of range there.
Masterson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bogard throws a right hand that misses
and Bogard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That kick from Bogard tenderised Masterson's leg. Masterson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Masterson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bogard pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Masterson lands a jab.
Masterson ducks under a wild hook from Bogard.
Masterson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bogard's sensitive parts.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Masterson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A good leg kick by Bogard.
Bogard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Masterson throws out the jab.
Masterson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Masterson misses with a straight left.
Bogard has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bogard throws a body kick that misses.
Masterson avoids the body shot from Bogard.
Masterson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bogard shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Masterson steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Bogard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Masterson.
Masterson tries a quick counter leg kick but Bogard is wise to it.
Bogard takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Masterson misses with a double jab.
Masterson moves away from the strike by Bogard.
Masterson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bogard moves out of range of the strikes.
Bogard cracks Masterson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Masterson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bogard's calf.
Masterson misses the jab.
Masterson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bogard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bogard takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Masterson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bogard looks to land a right hand but Masterson moved out of range.
Bogard has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Masterson finds it's way round the side to connect with Bogard's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bogard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bogard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bogard looks to land a left hand but Masterson moved out of range nicely.
Masterson flicks out a counter leg kick but Bogard steps away.
Bogard swings for the body but Masterson moves out of range.
Masterson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Masterson digs a good hook to Bogard's body.
Masterson throws a jab but it's blocked by Bogard.
Bogard misses with a body kick.
Bogard misses with a low kick.
Masterson throws a chopping leg kick but Bogard manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A telegraphed right hand from Masterson misses the target.
Nice jab there from Masterson.
Masterson takes a swing at Bogard's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Masterson misses.
Masterson throws a jab but it's blocked by Bogard.
A head kick misses from Masterson.
Bogard was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Valentine Masterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bogard misses with a wild combination.
Bogard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Masterson throws a shot from downtown. Bogard moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masterson throws a hook to the side of Bogard's head but Bogard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Masterson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bogard is looking to counter punch.
Bogard connects with a right hand. Masterson shakes it off.
Masterson lands a really nice looking cross but Bogard seems unphased.
Bogard blocks a jab.
Masterson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bogard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Masterson.
Masterson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bogard had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Bogard throws a leg kick but Masterson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Masterson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Masterson throws a body shot but no joy.
Masterson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bogard finds it's way round the side to connect with Masterson's head.
Bogard misses with an uppercut.
Bogard throws a hook to the side of Masterson's head but Masterson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bogard connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bogard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Masterson throws out the jab.
As Masterson looks to move away, Bogard throws a big counter combo but Masterson just gets out of the way.
Masterson scoring well with a low kick there.
Masterson scores with a jab.
Bogard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Valentine Masterson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Masterson wants to slow Bogard down by chopping away at his legs.
Bogard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Bogard misses.
Bogard swings for the body but Masterson moves out of range.
Bogard dips to his left and cracks Masterson with an uppercut!
Masterson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bogard takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bogard moves away from the strike by Masterson.
Bogard throws a hook but Masterson blocks it.
Masterson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Good exchange - Bogard coming out on top.
Bogard is looking to chop away at Masterson's legs.
Bogard throws a nice looking combination but Masterson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bogard scores with a jab to the head.
Bogard misses with a looping left.
Valentine Masterson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bogard listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bogard takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
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 tries a low kick but Bogard avoids it.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Bogard might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Masterson throws a leg kick which misses Bogard's front leg but catches the back leg as Bogard tries to avoid it.
Masterson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bogard slips a jab from Masterson.
Masterson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Masterson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A telegraphed right hand from Bogard misses the target.
Bogard on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Masterson. Masterson obviously looking to wear him down.
A big left from Bogard misses.
A jab from Masterson misses.
Masterson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Masterson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bogard is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Masterson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That kick from Bogard tenderised Masterson's leg. Masterson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Masterson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bogard.
Bogard throws a body punch but Masterson moves out of range.
Masterson missing with a left hand there. Bogard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bogard doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bogard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Masterson.
Bogard throws a hook but Masterson blocks it.
It seemed like Masterson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bogard fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Masterson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A lazy left from Masterson finds it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masterson throws a hook but Bogard blocks it.
Bogard lands with an uppercut that bounces Masterson off the cage and back into range.
Masterson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bogard staying out of range there.
Masterson moves out of range as Bogard throws a body kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bogard fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Masterson is out of range.
Masterson connects with a single shot there.
Bogard lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Masterson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bogard moves away from the strike by Masterson.
Bogard looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Masterson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bogard takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Masterson looks to throw the jab but Bogard is out of range.
Masterson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bogard backs up against the cage.
Masterson missing with a left hand there. Bogard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Masterson throws the left hand but Bogard avoids the punch easily.
Bogard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bogard lands a jab.
Masterson drops his hands momentarily and Bogard takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masterson blocks the body kick.
Masterson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
An attempted straight right counter from Bogard misses the target.
Left hook, right uppercut from Masterson.
Bogard cracks Masterson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A lazy left from Masterson finds it's target.
Bogard throws a nice outside leg kick.
Masterson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Masterson avoids the head kick by Bogard.
Masterson scores with a jab to the body.
Masterson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bogard connects with a jab.
Bogard throws a hook to the side of Masterson's head but Masterson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Masterson looks to land a left hand but Bogard moved out of range nicely.
Masterson misses with a lunging right hand
and Bogard counters with a stiff right hand.
Bogard throws a looping overhand right but Masterson ducks down to avoid it.
Masterson lands with an overhand left.
Masterson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bogard takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bogard, right into the meat.
Bogard walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Masterson misses with a looping right.
Bogard misses with a body kick.
A low kick from Bogard misses
and Masterson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Masterson throws a jab but it's blocked by Bogard.
Bogard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Masterson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Masterson throws an off balance right hand
and Bogard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Masterson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bogard. Bogard circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Masterson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Masterson throws out a counter right but Bogard avoids it with no problem.
Bogard throws a leg kick but Masterson sees it coming and moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bogard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Masterson moves away.
Bogard misses with a body shot.
Bogard chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bogard lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Masterson throws a looping overhand right but Bogard ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Valentine Masterson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A solid leg kick lands there for Bogard.
Bogard slips a straight right by Masterson.
Masterson avoids the head kick by Bogard.
Masterson throws a hook but Bogard blocks it.
Masterson throws a body shot but no joy.
Masterson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Masterson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bogard throws a leg kick but Masterson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Masterson throws an overhand right that lands on Bogard's shoulder, as Bogard tries to avoid the shot.
Masterson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Masterson tries a low kick but Bogard avoids it.
Bogard is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Masterson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Masterson tries a quick counter leg kick but Bogard is wise to it.
A jab from Masterson misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bogard misses with a low kick as Masterson jumps back.
Bogard misses with an uppercut. Masterson saw that one coming.
Bogard 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.
Bogard misses the shot to the body.
Bogard throws a jab when Masterson was well out of range.
Bogard looks to score with a jab to the body but Masterson is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bogard misses with a straight left.
Masterson slips under a jab.
Bogard cracks Masterson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Masterson misses with a wild body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Masterson as he connects with a hook.
Bogard throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nice uppercut lands for Masterson. That snapped Bogard's head back.
Masterson clobbers Bogard with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Masterson moves out of range as Bogard throws a body kick.
Masterson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Masterson misses with a looping left.
Bogard scores with a jab to the jaw.
Masterson lands a jab to the nose.
Bogard tries to land a body kick
and Masterson counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Masterson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bogard checks a leg kick nicely.
Bogard changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Masterson misses with a wild body shot.
Bogard throws a quick counter kick to the body but Masterson avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bogard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bogard throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jab by Bogard.
Masterson throws a leg kick but Bogard sees it coming and moves out of range.
Masterson scores with a sloppy right hand. Bogard should have avoided that one.
Masterson stuns Bogard with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bogard throws a hook but Masterson blocks it.
Masterson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bogard.
Bogard slips a straight right by Masterson.
Masterson throws the left hand but Bogard avoids the punch easily.
Bogard lands a nice looking body kick.
Bogard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Masterson digs a good body shot into Bogard's ribs.
Bogard is looking to score with low kicks.
Masterson motions for Bogard to come forward. Masterson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Masterson walks into a left hand.
Masterson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bogard.
Masterson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bogard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masterson looks to score with a jab to the body but Bogard is just out of range.
Bogard moves out of range as Masterson strikes.
Bogard throws a low kick but it's checked well by Masterson.
Masterson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Bogard takes one on the button.
Masterson 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.
Bogard looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Masterson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bogard can pounce on him.
Masterson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bogard pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bogard takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Masterson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Masterson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Masterson tries to work over Bogard's front leg with a kick but Bogard checks it.
Bogard throws out a loose jab but Masterson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bogard lands a really nice looking cross but Masterson seems unphased.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Masterson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Masterson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bogards jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Terry Bogard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bogard blocks the body kick.
Masterson throws a hook but Bogard avoids it easily.
Masterson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bogard missing with a left hand there. Masterson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Bogard misses the target.
Masterson works Bogard's body with a nice hook.
Masterson throws a jab when Bogard was well out of range.
Masterson looks to throw the jab but Bogard is out of range.
Bogard's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Masterson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bogard scrambles back to his feet.
Bogard throws a jab when Masterson was well out of range.
Bogard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bogard thinks about countering with a body kick.
Bogard throws a big shot that misses.
Masterson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bogard is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bogard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Masterson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bogard stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Masterson.
Valentine Masterson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bogard missing with a left hand there. Masterson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Valentine Masterson.
Well Masterson 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Valentine Masterson!
Valentine Masterson tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
Terry Bogard was interviewed post fight and said 'No excuses, you learn more from loses than you do from wins. Cheers!'.
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