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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Liam St. Georges (ranked 2072 p4p, 2818 weight class) and Jason Mason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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182 cm 26 175 11 - 5 - 1 |
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185 cm 27 185 3 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling Excellent boxer Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler World class boxer Granite chin |
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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 11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Liam St. Georges ! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Mason! The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Mason wants to clinch. St. Georges uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mason. St. Georges swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. A swing and a miss from Mason. Mason clinches up with St. Georges and pushes him back against the cage. St. Georges tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. St. Georges scores with a shoulder strike. Mason tried to land a shot to the body but connects with St. Georges 's elbow. St. Georges 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Mason lands with an overhand left. Mason scores with a slapping inside leg kick. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. St. Georges on the wrong end of a nice jab. Mason scores with a hook. Mason feints and then cracks St. Georges 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow St. Georges down. Mason uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Mason lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Jason Mason is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mason tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St. Georges was well out of range. Poor timing from Mason. St. Georges changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mason tries to avoid it but St. Georges manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mason to the ground. Mason escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Mason lands a body shot.
St. Georges lands with an uppercut that bounces Mason off the cage and back into range.
It looks like Jason Mason has been cut. Mason misses with a straight left. St. Georges avoids the head kick by Mason.
Mason getting the better of the striking in that exchange. St. Georges has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mason. St. Georges fails to land the takedown. A big left from Mason misses. Mason throws a body punch but St. Georges moves out of range. St. Georges chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mason can pounce on him.
Mason tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St. Georges was well out of range. Poor timing from Mason. St. Georges fires out a quick counter leg kick but Mason just manages to avoid it. Nice uppercut lands for Mason. That snapped St. Georges 's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round. St. Georges moves into range and connects with a jab. Mason has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! St. Georges shoots in for a double leg but Mason sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Liam St. Georges . That's going to take a lot out of him. St. Georges looks to score with a jab to the body but Mason is just out of range. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mason! But no joy. St. Georges takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. St. Georges keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mason connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between St. Georges 's hands. Mason will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mason lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mason throws a one two combo.
Mason throws a body punch but St. Georges moves out of range. Mason displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as St. Georges throws out the jab. Mason takes a swing at St. Georges 's ribcage but misses. A chopping leg kick lands by Mason. Nice shot by Mason. A shot to the liver by St. Georges . Beautiful body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mason changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. St. Georges throws a nice looking combination but Mason bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Sloppy strikes from Mason. Those never looked like landing. St. Georges looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Mason with a nice calf kick. St. Georges pushing out the jab but it's not landing. St. Georges moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMason. St. Georges gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mason throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
St. Georges was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. St. Georges uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mason has time to react. Mason looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mason displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from St. Georges . St. Georges backing away here, and Mason unleashes a leg kick that just misses. St. Georges ducks under a wild hook from Mason. Mason connects with an inside leg kick. St. Georges shoots in and drives through. Mason sprawls well.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Mason clinches with his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. St. Georges 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. St. Georges takes one to the chin there. Mason tries to clinch there but St. Georges circles away.
St. Georges throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. St. Georges misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mason.
Mason missing with a left hand there. St. Georges was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. St. Georges goes for a double leg but Mason avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Mason continues to drive forward. Mason lands a hook that snaps the head of St. Georges backwards. St. Georges tries to break free but Mason pushes him back against the cage. St. Georges misses with the head strike.
St. Georges is looking to control Mason's arms but Mason gets an underhook and turns him. Now St. Georges has his back to the cage. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Come on St. Georges - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
St. Georges makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. St. Georges can't break the clinch.
St. Georges fails to pull the fight into his guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Mason dominated that round. The cut man is working on Jason Mason's cut. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Mason throws a series of strikes that have St. Georges backpedaling.
St. Georges connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. St. Georges smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Decent striking displayed by Mason there. Mason misses with a double jab
and St. Georges counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. St. Georges throws a body punch but Mason moves out of range. Mason throws out a counter right but St. Georges avoids it with no problem. Mason swings for the body but St. Georges moves out of range.
Mason misses with a hook. Mason moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Mason tests St. Georges 's chin there with a solid looking shot. Mason has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Mason throws a body shot but no joy. St. Georges jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit. A shot to the body from Mason misses and St. Georges counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That has opened up Jason Mason's cut even more. Mason takes a body punch but keeps moving. Jab, jab by Mason - just one landing.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mason takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Mason throws a leg kick and St. Georges counters with a nice uppercut. St. Georges fails with a takedown attempt. Mason throws out a counter right but St. Georges avoids it with no problem. Mason looks to score with a jab to the body but St. Georges is just out of range. Mason scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Mason scores with a crisp jab that stopped St. Georges in his tracks. Mason keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from St. Georges . Mason takes one to the side of the head.
St. Georges jabbing away but nothing is landing. Mason throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mason uses good head movement to avoid the hook from St. Georges . Mason swings for the body but St. Georges moves out of range.
St. Georges scores with a decent looking hook.
The cut above Jason Mason's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. St. Georges looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. St. Georges lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mason at a distance.
Mason throws a nice looking combination but St. Georges bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. St. Georges appears to be looking for a counter takedown. St. Georges walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Mason scores with a shot to the body.
Mason throws an overhand right that lands on St. Georges 's shoulder, as St. Georges tries to avoid the shot. A telegraphed takedown attempt from St. Georges is defended easily by Mason. A cross from Mason lands. Mason keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Liam St. Georges . That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mason avoids the body shot from St. Georges .
Mason connects with a high kick. Jason Mason seems to be getting the better of the standup. Mason scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Jason Mason seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Mason lands with a good body shot. St. Georges ducks right into an uppercut from Mason. St. Georges checks a low kick from Mason. St. Georges half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range. St. Georges on the wrong end of a nice hook. St. Georges fails with a takedown attempt. Mason swinging wildly here.
St. Georges misses with a hook. Mason ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Nice combo by St. Georges ! Oh, that's hurt him - Mason falls to the canvas and St. Georges follows him into side control. This has been an exciting period of action! Mason tries to buck St. Georges off but St. Georges is having none of it. Mason can't do much from the bottom here. Mason is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked St. Georges off and has taken his back! Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground! St. Georges breaks Mason's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
St. Georges makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jason Mason's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jason Mason's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Liam St. Georges ! A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Liam St. Georges made sure he mentioned Conviction, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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