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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Geroge Mason (ranked 6772 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Franco (ranked 5857 p4p, 0 weight class). Mason has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Sean Franco will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Geroge Mason!
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, Sean Franco!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, John Roberts and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franco misses with a takedown
and Mason counters with a left to the body.
Franco tries a head kick but it misses.
Franco fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mason, pushing him back against the cage.
Franco misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Franco lands a nice knee to the body.
Mason is breathing heavily.
Nice elbow from Franco.
Mason prevents a body shot from Franco.
Franco landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Franco struggles to land a body shot inside as Mason controls his hands.
Mason takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Geroge Mason has been cut.
Mason prevents a body shot from Franco.
Franco struggles to land a body shot inside as Mason controls his hands.
Knees in the clinch landing for Franco.
Franco tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Franco with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mason blocks a body shot from Franco.
Franco tries to throw a body punch but Mason avoids it by throwing Franco back against the cage.
Franco goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Franco lands an elbow just above Mason 's eye.
Franco can't find room to land a body shot as Mason controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mason in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Franco with a knee to the head.
Franco doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Franco landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Franco obliges.
Franco scores a nice knee to the body.
Franco using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Franco goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Franco connects with a knee to the head.
Mason blocking some punches.
Mason takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mason takes an elbow to the temple.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Franco lands a knee to the head.
Franco lands a knee to the head.
Mason takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees to the body from Franco.
Franco lands a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Franco.
Franco misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franco utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Franco fails to land.
Franco comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Franco working Mason over with knees to the body.
Mason takes a knee right on the jaw!
Franco lands a damaging elbow.
Mason takes a knee to the side of the body.
Franco connects with a knee to the head.
Mason is rocked!
Franco scores with a knee to the head.
Oh Mason is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Franco utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Franco lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Franco lands a knee to the head.
Franco lands a knee to the body.
Franco connects with a knee to the head.
Franco connects with a knee to the head.
Mason lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mason tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Franco's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franco unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mason lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Franco tries to throw a body punch but Mason avoids it by throwing Franco back against the cage.
Franco lands a nice elbow.
Mason misses with a punch to the body.
Mason takes an elbow to the temple.
Franco lands a knee to the body.
Franco working Mason over with knees to the body.
Franco with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mason misses with a body punch.
Franco misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mason takes a knee to the side of the body.
Franco with a knee to the head.
Franco with the Thai clinch, lands a knee 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!
Franco lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mason lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Franco lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A knee to the head by Franco.
Franco connects with a knee to the head.
Franco doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franco lands a knee to the head.
Mason lands a right hand.
Franco tries a body shot but Mason blocks it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Franco creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mason's defenses.
Franco lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Franco with a knee to the head.
Mason misses with a body punch.
Franco lands a knee to the body.
Mason tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Franco misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Franco blocks an uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Franco.
Franco goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Franco working Mason over with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Franco lands a knee to the head.
Franco lands a knee to the head.
Franco lands an elbow inside that Mason shrugs off.
Franco lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Franco connects with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Franco dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Geroge Mason's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mason keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mason seems to have got his legs back now.
Franco fails to land the takedown.
Franco tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mason paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Franco clinches up with Mason and pushes him back against the cage.
Franco lands an elbow that stopped Mason in his tracks for a moment.
Franco is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Franco tries to throw a body punch but Mason avoids it by throwing Franco back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franco landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A head punch on the inside from Franco fails to land.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mason takes a knee right on the jaw!
Franco tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mason's elbow.
Franco working Mason over with knees to the body.
Franco fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco lands an elbow inside.
Mason blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Franco lands an elbow inside that Mason shrugs off.
Franco goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A knee to the head by Franco.
Franco creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mason's defenses.
Franco misses with a hook to the ribs.
Franco landing knees to the body.
Franco tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mason takes a knee to the side of the body.
Franco lands a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Franco.
Franco scores with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Franco lands a damaging elbow.
Sean Franco seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Franco lands a knee to the head.
Mason lands with a left to the head.
Franco is working Mason over against the cage.
Franco landing knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franco tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Franco landing knees to the head.
Mason takes an elbow to the temple.
Franco lands a damaging elbow.
Franco connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mason's face.
Mason takes a knee right on the jaw!
Franco connects with a knee to the head.
Mason swings wildly with an uppercut but Franco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mason blocks a body shot from Franco.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Franco.
Nice body punch from Franco - that landed with a thud.
Franco with a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mason just misses with a elbow thrown towards Franco's brow.
Franco misses with a punch to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Franco obliges.
Knees in the clinch landing for Franco.
Franco lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franco putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mason in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Franco lands an elbow that stopped Mason in his tracks for a moment.
Mason has a couple of punches blocked by Franco.
Franco comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Franco landing knees to the head.
Franco lands an elbow inside that Mason shrugs off.
Franco with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mason lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Franco lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mason lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Franco tries to throw a body punch but Mason avoids it by throwing Franco back against the cage.
Franco has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mason lands a nice shot to the body.
Franco creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mason's defenses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Franco lands a knee to the head.
Franco with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mason tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Franco connects with a knee to the head.
Mason tries a body shot but Franco blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franco lands an elbow just above Mason 's eye.
Franco lands a damaging elbow.
Franco with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Franco lands a knee to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mason.
Mason tries to land knees in the clinch but Franco avoids the damage to the body.
Franco lands a damaging elbow.
Nice elbow from Franco.
Franco lands an elbow just above Mason 's eye.
Nice elbow from Franco.
Franco lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mason tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Franco.
Franco utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mason pushes off an throws an elbow but Franco leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Knees to the body from Franco.
Franco lands an elbow that stopped Mason in his tracks for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Franco showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Geroge Mason's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Franco rushes Mason and presses him up against the cage.
Franco working aggressively here.
Franco lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Franco gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Franco tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mason's elbow.
Mason prevents a body shot from Franco.
Franco lands a nice elbow.
Mason takes an elbow to the forehead.
Franco doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Franco tries to throw a body punch but Mason avoids it by throwing Franco back against the cage.
A knee to the head by Franco.
Franco lands an elbow just above Mason 's eye.
Mason prevents a body shot from Franco.
Franco swings wildly with an uppercut but Mason uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Franco misses with a hook to the ribs.
Franco drops Mason with a big knee straight up the middle! Mason is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
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!
Franco tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mason swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Geroge Mason is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco has managed to clinch.
Franco putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mason in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Franco tries to work over Mason's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Franco misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Franco is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Franco creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mason's defenses.
Franco misses with a hook to the ribs.
Franco comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Franco lands an elbow that stopped Mason in his tracks for a moment.
Franco tries to work over Mason's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knees in the clinch landing for Franco.
Franco scores a nice knee to the body.
Franco crunches a lovely knee into Mason's ribcage.
Franco using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Franco lands a damaging elbow.
Franco misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Franco lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Franco landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Geroge Mason has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franco tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Franco tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Franco struggles to land a body shot inside as Mason controls his hands.
Mason takes an elbow to the forehead.
Franco connects with a knee to the head.
Franco utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Franco lands an elbow that stopped Mason in his tracks for a moment.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mason.
Mason takes a knee to the side of the body.
Franco lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Franco crunches a lovely knee into Mason's ribcage.
Mason misses with a hook to the ribs.
Franco landing knees to the head.
Franco landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mason blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Franco lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Franco crunches a lovely knee into Mason's ribcage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franco misses with a punch to the body.
Franco misses with a body punch.
Franco utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Franco misses with a hook to the ribs.
Franco tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mason's elbow.
Franco tries to throw a body punch but Mason avoids it by throwing Franco back against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Franco obliges.
Franco putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mason in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Franco struggles to land a body shot inside as Mason controls his hands.
Franco misses with a punch to the body.
Franco with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Franco crunches a lovely knee into Mason's ribcage.
Mason takes an elbow to the forehead.
Franco can't find room to land a body shot as Mason controls the action.
Franco using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Franco landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franco connects with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Franco goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Franco obliges.
Franco using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mason has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mason lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Franco with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Franco tries to work over Mason's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Franco tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Franco tries to throw a body punch but Mason avoids it by throwing Franco back against the cage.
Franco lands a damaging elbow.
Franco can't find room to land a body shot as Mason controls the action.
Mason can't break the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Franco.
Franco with a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mason.
Mason takes an elbow to the temple.
Franco can't find room to land a body shot as Mason controls the action.
Sean Franco is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Franco comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sean Franco comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Franco winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 25:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 25:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean Franco!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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