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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jay Mason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulo Sergio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mason comes to the cage accompanied by White Zombie - Electric Head Pt. 1. Sergio has chosen sandstrom as his entrance music. Mason is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. Paulo Sergio is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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175 lbs
13 - 8 - 0 |
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
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BJJ Blue 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
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jay Mason!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Paulo Sergio!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mason fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mason is breathing heavily.
Sergio misses the jab.
Mason slips under a jab from Sergio.
Sergio drops Mason with a right and a left! Sergio comes rushing in but Mason regains his composure and manages to keep Sergio in guard.
Mason is rocked!
It looks like Jay Mason has been cut.
Sergio working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Oh Mason is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sergio must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sergio throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mason can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sergio controls the pace.
Mason seems to have got his legs back now.
Sergio distracts Mason with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sergio accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sergio loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sergio trying to control the position from guard on top but Mason is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sergio working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Mason keeping moving, preventing Sergio from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason keeping full guard, as Sergio tries to pass.
Sergio trying to control the position from guard on top but Mason is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sergio drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sergio jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Sergio pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mason is keeping the position for now.
Sergio in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sergio trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sergio accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sergio has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Mason is proving hard to escape from.
Mason wants to sweep here but Sergio controlling him for the moment.
Sergio works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Sergio is trying to control. Mason wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sergio missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sergio is trying to control the action in half guard but Mason is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sergio is controlling the pace.
Mason looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Sergio pushes past his half guard into mount!
Sergio is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Mason can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Sergio working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Sergio trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sergio has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Mason's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sergio trying to control but Mason is having none of it.
Mason is bucking up trying to escape but Sergio cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Sergio is working for a guillotine from mount but Mason frees his head quite easily.
Sergio with a couple of short strikes.
Sergio lands with some strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Sergio dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jay Mason's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sergio avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mason leaves Sergio with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Mason tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sergio manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mason slips a jab and a cross from Sergio.
Sergio misses with a hook. Mason ducked under it nicely.
Sergio pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Mason back to the cage. Sergio follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Sergio swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sergio looks to land a combination. Mason sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Sergio misses with the combination.
A slow jab from Sergio misses its intended target.
Mason lands a head kick!
Danga de danga de dang - Sergio scores with a four punch combination!
Mason blocks a jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mason avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sergio if he has to take too many more of those.
Mason steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sergio.
Sergio dives in and grabs Mason's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mason pushes down on Sergio's head and hops out.
A combination from Sergio does no damage.
Sergio misses with a hook. Mason ducked under it nicely.
Sergio misses with a hook. Mason ducked under it nicely.
Sergio scores with a jab to the head.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mason.
Sergio throws a jab but it's blocked by Mason.
Mason moves out of range of the strikes.
Mason looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sergio throws a sloppy head kick
and Mason counters with a shoot takedown. Sergio fights it but they end up in guard.
Mason tries to free his leg and advance position but Sergio is retaining full guard.
Sergio is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sergio trying to control the position here.
Sergio looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sergio is looking to stand up but Mason isn't so interested in that idea.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Mason trying to control the position from guard on top but Sergio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Paulo Sergio wasn't active enough on the ground.
Sergio throws a hook but Mason blocks it.
Sergio is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mason.
Mason is looking to clinch.
Mason closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sergio working aggressively here.
Sergio lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mason looking to throw knees to the head but Sergio is blocking nicely.
Sergio swings wildly with an uppercut but Mason uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sergio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mason blocks an uppercut.
Sergio scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sergio can't find room to land a body shot as Mason controls the action.
Mason lands a good knee to the midsection. Sergio won't want to take too many of those.
Sergio throws a head punch that misses.
Sergio misses with the head strike.
Sergio misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mason obliges.
Sergio throws a punch but it's blocked by Mason.
Sergio takes a knee to the side of the body.
A nice left hand lands by Sergio.
Sergio doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mason scores with a knee to the head.
Mason tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mason using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sergio has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sergio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sergio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sergio letting Mason take a breather here.
Sergio scores with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sergio swings wildly with an uppercut but Mason uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sergio lands with a left to the head.
Sergio throws a head punch that misses.
Sergio misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mason blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mason utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sergio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mason lands a damaging elbow.
Mason prevents a body shot from Sergio.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sergio.
Mason blocks an uppercut.
Sergio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Sergio.
Sergio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sergio misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sergio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mason blocks a body shot from Sergio.
Mason lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sergio can't find room to land a body shot as Mason controls the action.
Sergio tries to work over Mason's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mason blocks a body shot from Sergio.
Sergio wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mason has him pressed against the cage.
Sergio lands a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Mason dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jay Mason's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Mason fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mason slips under a jab.
Sergio throws a hook to the side of Mason's head but Mason sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sergio throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mason tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sergio paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sergio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mason looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mason uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sergio.
Sergio shoots in looking for a takedown. Mason tries to sprawl out of it but Sergio keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mason manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sergio keeps the fight on the outside.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Sergio.
Sergio lands a jab.
Sergio jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason clinches up against the cage.
Sergio throws a punch but it's blocked by Mason.
Sergio pushes Mason back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Sergio.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sergio.
Sergio misses with the head strike.
Sergio throws a punch but it's blocked by Mason.
Sergio lands a left hand.
Sergio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sergio wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mason has him pressed against the cage.
Mason scores a nice knee to the body.
Sergio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sergio tries to throw a body punch but Mason avoids it by throwing Sergio back against the cage.
Sergio struggles to land a body shot inside as Mason controls his hands.
Sergio swings wildly with an uppercut but Mason uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sergio misses with a body punch.
Sergio tries a body shot but Mason blocks it.
Mason landing knees to the head.
Sergio has a couple of punches blocked by Mason.
Mason with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mason.
Sergio tries a body shot but Mason blocks it.
Sergio misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
A knee to the head by Mason.
Mason scores a nice knee to the body.
Sergio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mason gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mason lands an elbow that stopped Sergio in his tracks for a moment.
Mason lands an elbow inside that Sergio shrugs off.
Mason keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sergio's efforts to push away.
Sergio tries to work over Mason's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice elbow from Mason.
Mason blocks an uppercut.
Sergio has a couple of punches blocked by Mason.
Sergio presses Mason against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mason scores with a knee to the head.
Sergio working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mason connects with a knee to the head.
Sergio is trying to force a seperation but Mason has the dominant position.
Mason lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sergio misses with a punch to the body.
Sergio misses with some punches.
Sergio misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sergio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sergio struggles to land a body shot inside as Mason controls his hands.
Sergio tries to work over Mason's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sergio misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mason blocks a body shot from Sergio.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sergio struggles to land a body shot inside as Mason controls his hands.
Sergio working aggressively here.
Mason blocks a body shot from Sergio.
Mason connects with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Mason.
Mason landing knees to the body.
Sergio misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mason landing knees to the body.
Sergio lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sergio misses with the head strike.
Mason with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mason obliges.
Mason connects with a knee to the head.
Sergio misses with the head strike.
Mason landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sergio tries to work over Mason's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mason crunches a lovely knee into Sergio's ribcage.
Mason unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sergio tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sergio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sergio tries a body shot but Mason blocks it.
Sergio misses with some punches.
Mason lands a knee to the head.
Sergio works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mason lands an elbow inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Mason lands a knee to the head.
Mason tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sergio.
Mason unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mason lands a nice knee to the body.
Mason comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sergio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mason lands a nice knee to the body.
Sergio tries to work over Mason's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mason stops a takedown attempt from Sergio.
Mason utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mason with a knee to the head.
Sergio takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sergio misses with some punches.
Sergio tries to pull guard but Mason holds him up against the cage and eventually Sergio drops back down to his feet.
Jay Mason has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paulo Sergio.
Sergio tries a body shot but Mason blocks it.
Mason lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Sergio fails to land.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sergio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mason landing knees to the body.
Sergio doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sergio throws a head punch that misses.
Mason prevents a body shot from Sergio.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mason.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jay Mason showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mason has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 28:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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