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old fogies Rios versus Mason PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexei Erschov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chinny Magalhaes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Alexei Erschov has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Alexei Erschov seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexei Erschov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chinny Magalhaes!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Illya Tyunina and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Erschov throws a head kick but Magalhaes moves out of range.
Magalhaes gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Erschov is trying to drag Magalhaes to the mat but Magalhaes just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Erschov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Magalhaes is defending well for now.
Magalhaes gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Erschov is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Magalhaes pulls his head out easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Magalhaes looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Magalhaes is looking for a kimura but Erschov is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Magalhaes to get the leverage.
Erschov wants to get back to full guard.
Magalhaes works his way into full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magalhaes pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Magalhaes trying to control but Erschov is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Magalhaes is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Erschov has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Erschov!
Magalhaes lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Erschov!
Erschov wants to control but Magalhaes is having none of it.
Erschov is squirming around, avoiding Magalhaes's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erschov tries to hold on but Magalhaes pushes him away.
Magalhaes wants to finish this one by submission but Erschov is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Magalhaes.
Erschov is looking to get to half guard.
Magalhaes seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Erschov is holding on tight.
Erschov could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Magalhaes goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Erschov turns into him and now he's in Magalhaes's guard.
Magalhaes is trying to keep Erschov in close.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Magalhaes throws his legs up looking for a submission but Erschov uses it to pass to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erschov tries for a kimura but Magalhaes is defending well.
Erschov wants to stand but Magalhaes has his arm trapped.
Erschov tries to move to mount but Magalhaes blocks the move with his legs.
Erschov wants to stand but Magalhaes has his arm trapped.
Magalhaes sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Magalhaes tries to roll over but Erschov keeps him under control.
Magalhaes is defending against the submission attempts here by Erschov.
Magalhaes moves into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magalhaes isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Erschov stacks Magalhaes on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Erschov!
Erschov tries to move to mount but Magalhaes blocks the move with his legs.
Erschov tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Magalhaes sneaks back into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Magalhaes gets full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chinny Magalhaes dominated that round.
That's time! Erschov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Magalhaes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Erschov darts in trying to clinch
and Magalhaes counters with a takedown into side control.
Erschov tries to improve position but can't.
Magalhaes postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Magalhaes thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Erschov tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Magalhaes wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Erschov is trying to control Magalhaes's posture but Magalhaes avoids it.
Magalhaes wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Erschov, who protects the arm well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Erschov wants to control but Magalhaes postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magalhaes is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Erschov has escaped the position, nice work there.
Erschov is looking for a sweep.
Magalhaes is trying to get an arm triangle but Erschov is defending well.
Erschov struggling a bit here.
Chinny Magalhaes has got the better of the ground game so far.
Erschov is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Magalhaes thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Erschov wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magalhaes tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Magalhaes has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Erschov is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Erschov is trying to control Magalhaes's posture but Magalhaes avoids it.
Magalhaes decides to stand back up.
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!
Erschov wants to clinch
and Magalhaes counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Erschov's guard now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magalhaes trying to control the position from guard on top but Erschov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Erschov wants to stand up but Magalhaes is controlling him.
Erschov is looking for a triangle but Magalhaes pushes his legs off easily.
Magalhaes wants to pass the guard but Erschov is keeping the position.
Magalhaes trying to control but Erschov is working from the bottom.
Erschov is looking to stand up but Magalhaes isn't so interested in that idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magalhaes drops back, looking for a kneebar! Erschov looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Erschov looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Erschov!
Magalhaes is looking to regain half guard here but Erschov keeps moving and retains side control.
Magalhaes manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Magalhaes is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Erschov sees it coming and defends easily.
Erschov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Magalhaes looking for a submission but Erschov manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chinny Magalhaes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Erschov tries to clinch up.
Magalhaes moves out of range of the leg kick from Erschov.
Erschov instigates a clinch.
Magalhaes has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Erschov is trying to keep an underhook but Magalhaes manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Erschov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Magalhaes is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Erschov is just riding it out for now. Magalhaes eventually gives up the hold.
Magalhaes is looking for a kimura here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magalhaes seems to be working for a kimura but Erschov defends the submission attempt.
Magalhaes is thwarting Erschov's attempts to control the position.
Magalhaes is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Magalhaes is trying to work for a kimura but Erschov is defending well.
Magalhaes wants to control but Erschov is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erschov tries to roll over but Magalhaes keeps him under control.
Erschov is trying to stand.
Erschov is trying to maintain the position but Magalhaes is very close to passing his half guard.
Magalhaes is keen to just control but Erschov is a slippery customer.
Erschov trying to hold on to Magalhaes's head to control him but Magalhaes postures up.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
No joy there for Erschov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Erschov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Magalhaes as he jumps to the side.
Erschov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Erschov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Magalhaes counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erschov wants to control but Magalhaes is keeping busy.
Magalhaes is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Erschov defends it well.
Magalhaes is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Erschov has managed to free his arm - good work.
Erschov looking for submissions off his back.
Erschov is looking for a sweep. Magalhaes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Magalhaes seems to be working for a kimura but Erschov defends the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magalhaes is working for a submission of some sort.
Magalhaes is looking for a kimura here.
Erschov tries to kick Magalhaes off but Magalhaes keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Magalhaes is working for a submission of some sort.
Alexei Erschov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Magalhaes wants to take a breather but Erschov is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chinny Magalhaes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Magalhaes 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for Chinny Magalhaes!
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight for Chinny Magalhaes!
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight for Chinny Magalhaes!
Chinny Magalhaes wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Manvel Gamburyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Flare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gamburyan comes to the cage accompanied by Gamburyan vs. Brown on April 24th. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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197 lbs
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Good wrestling
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 23 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Manvel Gamburyan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 30 - 1, fighting out of London, John Flare!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Ivan Kurochkin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gamburyan stuffs the takedown attempt from Flare. Flare gets slowly back to his feet.
Gamburyan shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gamburyan showed some decent athleticism there.
Well, if Gamburyan is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Gamburyan is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Flare wants to improve his position but Gamburyan is controlling well.
Gamburyan 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.
Flare avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gamburyan.
Flare should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Gamburyan moves into full mount! Flare won't be happy about that!
Gamburyan controlling his opponent.
Gamburyan fails to advance to Flare's back.
Gamburyan is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Gamburyan!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Manvel Gamburyan!
Manvel Gamburyan gave a mention to Das Labor in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hades Underworld (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Castle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Underworld comes into the arena with Mr. Torture blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Hades Underworld!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 25 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Castle!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Dmitry Maklakov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castle shoots in and bounces Underworld off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Castle wanted to stand there but Underworld had control of the position.
Underworld wants to get back to his feet but Castle is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Castle tries to stand but Underworld is controlling from the bottom.
Castle decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
A left and a right from Underworld both land. Nice combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Castle drives through with a takedown into Underworld's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castle tries to stand but Underworld is controlling from the bottom.
Underworld is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Castle stands up from Underworld's guard - Castle perhaps looking for a knockout.
Castle fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Underworld avoids it really well and circles away.
Nice shot by Underworld.
Castle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Underworld shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Castle eats them both and turns towards Underworld to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Castle is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Underworld and Castle are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Underworld throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Castle into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Underworld knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Hades Underworld!
After the big win, Hades Underworld made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors [EVO] Koffin Inc. *92% Laundry NOT Available* and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Exp Two (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Exp Two 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jeff Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Exp Two!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Viktor Lagutenko and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith misses with a takedown attempt
and Two counters by clinching up.
Two works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Two is sitting in close to Smith's body. Smith has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Two is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Two is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Smith.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jeff Smith!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Craig Mason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edward Charles Brock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Craig Mason could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Edward Charles Brock's chin.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Craig Mason!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 21 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edward Charles Brock!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Konstantin Menshow and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Mason. Brock does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mason looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Brock fails with the takedown
and Mason connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mason lands a nice hook to Brock's body. Brock takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mason moves into the clinch.
Mason lands a hook that snaps the head of Brock backwards.
Brock wants a takedown but no success here.
Mason misses with a punch to the body.
A short left from Mason.
Mason misses with a hook from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brock tries to pull guard but Mason won't allow it.
Craig Mason has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edward Charles Brock.
Mason lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Brock is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mason pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Mason tightens his grip and picks Brock up, before dumping him to the ground. Brock manages to land in guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Mason wants to stand but Brock has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Brock is looking for a triangle but Mason pushes his legs off easily.
Brock is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason trying to control the position from guard on top but Brock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mason advances to half guard.
Mason is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Brock gets full guard.
Mason tries to free his leg and advance position but Brock is retaining full guard.
Mason thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Brock keeping moving, preventing Mason from controlling successfully.
Brock working for a triangle but Mason defends it easily.
Mason trying to control but Brock is working from the bottom.
Brock thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brock looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mason wants to control from the top but Brock keeps moving.
Mason got a little sloppy there for a moment and Brock has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mason has managed to get both his arms back between Brock's legs - danger averted.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mason stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brock swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Brock keeping moving, preventing Mason from controlling successfully.
Mason avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mason trying to control but Brock is working from the bottom.
Our spies down at at Abobomination Training $700 13 LEGIT elite coaches inform us that Brock has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Brock looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Mason wants to stand but Brock is controlling his posture from full guard.
Mason wants to control from the top but Brock keeps moving.
Mason gets to his feet. Brock looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Brock darts in looking for a takedown but Mason gets double underhooks and turns Brock into the cage.
Mason scores with a hook to the body.
Brock has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Mason after a bit of a struggle.
Mason lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mason is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Brock wants a takedown but no success here.
Brock looks winded!
Mason lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mason working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mason scores with a hook to the body.
Mason digs a right hand underneath Brock's ribcage. Brock let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mason scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mason working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mason pushes Brock back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Mason.
A left hand lands to the body for Mason.
A body shot lands from Mason.
Mason slowing the pace effectively.
Mason pushes Brock back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mason lands a left hand.
Mason throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Brock tries to pull guard but Mason won't allow it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mason lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mason lands a right hand.
A left hand lands to the body for Mason.
Mason lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brock backwards.
Nice body punch from Mason - that landed with a thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Mason 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.
Mason throws a series of punches but Brock avoids them all with ease.
Mason fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brock fails with the takedown
and Mason makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mason lands a nice looking body shot.
Brock keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mason.
Mason clinches up against the cage.
Brock wants a takedown but no success here.
Mason is leaning against Brock and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Craig Mason has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mason cracks Brock with a nice body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mason lands with a short shot to the head.
Brock is breathing heavily.
Mason lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Mason is trying to control. Brock wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason decides to stand and escape the position.
Mason connects with a body shot that sends Brock's belly button to the back.
Mason connects with a body shot that sends Brock's belly button to the back.
Sloppy strikes from Mason. Those never looked like landing.
Brock shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mason but Mason pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Craig Mason has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edward Charles Brock.
Mason gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Brock is trying to pull guard but Mason has him pressed against the cage.
Brock is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mason pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mason.
Mason gets underhooks to prevent Brock's takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mason lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brock backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right handed body shot lands from Mason.
Mason is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brock can do to turn this around?
Mason works on Brock's body with a couple of short punches.
Mason is leaning against Brock and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mason lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mason lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mason lands a shoulder strike.
A hook to the body from Mason.
Mason lands with a short shot to the head.
A hook to the body from Mason.
Nice body punch from Mason - that landed with a thud.
Mason lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short uppercut from Mason.
A short uppercut from Mason.
Mason lands a big uppercut and Brock is down! He's in big trouble - Mason follows him to the mat!
Brock is rocked!
Mason trying to control the action but Brock is working from the bottom.
Brock is still in real trouble! Can Mason finish him?
Brock looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Brock sees it coming and defends easily.
Mason is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Mason is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Brock sees it coming and defends easily.
Brock seems to have recovered his senses.
Brock is defending against the submission attempts here by Mason.
Brock flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Mason is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Brock doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mason.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mason is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mason is looking to take a break and control but Brock is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Brock looking for submissions off his back.
Brock tries to roll over but Mason keeps him under control.
Mason is looking for a kimura here.
Mason is working for a submission of some sort.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mason is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Mason is looking for a kimura here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Mason dominated that second 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.
Mason is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brock dives in for a single leg takedown but Mason sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Brock tries for a takedown but Mason manages to get underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Mason fails to land.
Brock is looking to take this one to the mat.
Craig Mason has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edward Charles Brock.
Mason lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A body shot lands from Mason.
Mason lands a hook that snaps the head of Brock backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mason.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Brock takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mason works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mason stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mason lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Brock.
Mason lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Brock or not.
Mason lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mason cracks Brock with a nice body shot.
Mason scores with a shot to the side of Brock's head.
A right hook to the body lands for Mason.
Mason lands with a left to the head.
Mason pushes Brock back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mason has Brock pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Mason pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Brock tumbling to the mat - Mason dives into Brock's guard.
Mason advances position into side control!
Mason is working to tighten his grip on Brock's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Brock has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Mason is really squeezing tight and eventually Brock passes out! Mason breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Craig Mason!
Craig Mason retains his super heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Craig Mason thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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