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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ernie Simpson (ranked 25786 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Mason (ranked 5962 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan Mason has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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177 lbs
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180 cm
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176 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Intelligent |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Ernie Simpson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Mason!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Paul Tew and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mason clinches with his opponent.
Mason taking a breather.
Simpson pulls Mason into guard.
Mason looking to sit in guard and control but Simpson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mason controlling the position.
Mason is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Simpson defends well.
Mason is trying to control the position but Simpson postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mason wants to hit a switch here but Simpson passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Mason there!
Mason is trying desperately to improve position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Simpson.
Mason is trying desperately to improve position.
Mason prevents Simpson from taking his back.
Simpson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Simpson landing punches.
Simpson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Simpson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simpson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The referee warns Mason that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Simpson prevents Mason from getting the reversal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Simpson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Simpson lands a nice shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mason is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Mason is working to get back to half guard.
BOOM! Simpson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Simpson controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simpson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Mason?
Mason in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Simpson wants to finish this one by submission but Mason is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Simpson.
Simpson controlling from mount.
Simpson cracks Mason with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Mason really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Simpson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mason is desperately trying to improve his position but Simpson has a good base and remains in mount.
Simpson controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mason keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Simpson content just to control the position here.
Simpson prevents Mason from getting the reversal.
Simpson controlling from mount.
Simpson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Simpson with good strikes from the mount here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ernie Simpson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ernie Simpson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Simpson moves into range and clinches up with Mason.
Simpson drags the fight down to the ground.
Mason is looking to advance position but Simpson has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Simpson controlling the pace for now.
Simpson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Mason hang on?
Simpson looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mason is looking to improve his position but Simpson isn't that keen on the idea.
Simpson with the ground and pound from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simpson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Simpson 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.
Simpson controlling from the full mount.
Simpson dominating with strikes here.
Mason is desperately trying to improve his position but Simpson has a good base and remains in mount.
Mason is still trying to improve position.
Mason in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Simpson content just to control the position here.
Simpson with good strikes from the mount here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mason is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Simpson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Simpson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Simpson lands a heavy elbow.
Mason is looking to improve his position but Simpson isn't that keen on the idea.
Ernie Simpson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Simpson is landing with some decent strikes but Mason is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Mason is trying to stand up.
Simpson controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Mason wants to hold on but Simpson pushes him away.
Mason wants to try and get back to his feet.
Mason is looking to get to half guard.
Simpson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Simpson with good strikes from the mount here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simpson prevents Mason from getting the reversal.
Simpson working for a guillotine from mount but Mason is in no mood to give up.
Simpson lands a big shot there that rocks Mason but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Mason wants to control but Simpson is having none of it.
Simpson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Simpson has hold of Mason's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Mason manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Mason is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ernie Simpson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ernie Simpson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Simpson.
Mason tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Simpson has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Mason.
Mason is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
You can see the frustration on Mason's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Simpson is landing with strikes from the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason trying to control the action but Simpson just sinks the hooks in.
Simpson slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Mason has hold of Simpson's leg, trying to break free but it's let Simpson lock up a rear naked choke! This could be big trouble! Mason is turning an unusual color here… he's out! Simpson throws him to one side and jumps onto the cage to celebrate with his fans.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ernie Simpson!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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