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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gunner Mason (ranked 3656 p4p, 25292 weight class) and Andrew Tyson (ranked 281 p4p, 408 weight class). Tyson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by TKO. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gunner Mason!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Andrew Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Josh West and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mason counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tyson misses with a takedown
and Mason counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mason definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mason lands a nice hook to Tyson's body. Tyson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tyson fails with the takedown
and Mason counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gunner Mason has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrew Tyson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyson tries to clinch but Mason moves away
enabling Mason to counter with a crisp jab.
Tyson fails with the takedown
and Mason counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson has his takedown stuffed
and Mason counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mason thuds a left hand into Tyson's body.
Tyson misses with a takedown
and Tyson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A head kick misses from Mason.
Tyson moves out of range of the body kick.
Tyson misses with a takedown
and Mason counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson wants to clinch but Mason slips to the side
and Mason counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tyson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Mason scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tyson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Mason defends well and Tyson ends up having to push Mason into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Tyson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mason sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Tyson somewhat.
Andrew Tyson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mason scores with a hook to the body. Tyson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mason is looking to wear down Tyson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mason counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tyson ducks right into an uppercut from Mason.
Mason slaps away a takedown attempt from Tyson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mason tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tyson was well out of range. Poor timing from Mason.
Tyson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice straight punches there by Mason. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mason.
Tyson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mason.
Mason leaves Tyson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Mason feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mason lands a body shot.
Mason wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tyson shoots and misses
and Mason counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mason connects with a body shot that sends Tyson's belly button to the back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mason scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tyson shoots in but no luck this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gunner Mason dominated that round.
That's time! Mason's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tyson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mason counters with a nice uppercut.
Tyson misses with a takedown attempt - Mason sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mason was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Mason misses with a low kick.
Mason lands with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mason scores with a hook to the body. Tyson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mason lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Tyson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mason counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tyson thinking.
Gunner Mason has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrew Tyson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson tries for a takedown but Mason circles away easily
letting Mason counter with a right hand.
Tyson doesn't manage to clinch there - Mason circles away.
Tyson misses with a takedown attempt - Mason sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tyson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tyson with a poor takedown
and Mason makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tyson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mason counters with a left and a right that stings Tyson.
Gunner Mason is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson misses with a takedown attempt
and Mason counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tyson is breathing heavily.
Mason throws a head kick but Tyson moves out of range.
Gunner Mason is winning the standup battle so far.
Tyson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mason counters with a right hand to the body.
Mason connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tyson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mason cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tyson misses with a right hand
and Tyson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tyson tries for a takedown but Mason circles away easily
and Mason counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tyson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mason counters with a nice uppercut.
Tyson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mason pinned against the cage. Mason gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson with a poor takedown
and Mason counters with a straight right hand.
Mason swings for the body but Tyson moves out of range.
Tyson with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Mason counter with a right hand.
Tyson misses with a takedown attempt
and Tyson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mason is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tyson can do to turn this around?
Tyson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mason throws a wild body kick that Tyson sees coming a mile off.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Tyson might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Mason has got the better of the exchanges.
Tyson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mason counters with a nice body shot.
Mason throws a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gunner Mason dominated that second round.
That's time! Mason's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Mason comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tyson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mason tries a head kick but it misses.
Tyson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mason makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mason throws a sloppy head kick and Tyson moves out of range easily.
Andrew Tyson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mason jabs Tyson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tyson clinches with his opponent.
Mason lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Mason gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Mason digs a right hand underneath Tyson's ribcage. Tyson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tyson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Mason.
Tyson tries to pull guard but Mason won't allow it.
Gunner Mason has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrew Tyson.
Mason pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tyson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tyson closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mason lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tyson backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Mason.
Tyson is trying desperately to land a takedown but Mason is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Tyson.
Mason prevents the takedown attempt.
Mason is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Tyson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mason manages to break the clinch.
Tyson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tyson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mason counters with a stiff right hand.
Tyson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mason counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tyson thinking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason stuns Tyson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mason with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tyson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mason is fending him off so far but Tyson persists. Nope, Mason circles away and we're back to standing.
Tyson fails with the takedown
and Mason counters with a nice body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Mason as Tyson shoots in.
Tyson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mason fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tyson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mason digs a good hook to Tyson's body.
Tyson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mason sprawls well. Mason wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tyson gets slowly back to his feet.
As Tyson backs away, Mason returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Andrew Tyson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Decent striking displayed by Mason there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gunner Mason showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mason has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:24
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:24
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gunner Mason!
The defeated Andrew Tyson had this to say: 'imma fight again idc '.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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