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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marshall Mason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gaius Caesar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gaius Caesar has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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182 lbs
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183 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marshall Mason!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gaius Caesar!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Steve Montenegro and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caesar closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Caesar tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Caesar has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Caesar in side control, throwing shots but Mason defends.
Mason is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Mason dodges the ground and pound from Caesar.
Caesar throwing strikes but Mason manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Mason is trying to get an arm triangle but Caesar is defending well.
Mason is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Caesar has escaped the position, nice work there.
Mason looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason lands a few punches from side control.
Caesar gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Mason is working for a kimura but Caesar is defending it quite comfortably.
Mason is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Caesar moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Caesar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Caesar is trying to keep Mason in close.
Caesar is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caesar manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Caesar landing punches.
Caesar is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Caesar sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Caesar cracks Mason with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Mason is trying to stand up.
Caesar tries to control but Mason wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caesar lands with some strikes.
Caesar lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Caesar putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Caesar lands with some strikes.
Mason is squirming around, avoiding Caesar's attempts to control the action.
Mason tries to hold on but Caesar pushes him away.
Mason is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Mason is breathing heavily.
Caesar moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Mason has worked his arm free - good work by Mason!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mason tries to escape but Caesar is in control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Mason's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Caesar tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Caesar has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Caesar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mason keeps working.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mason is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gaius Caesar 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.
Caesar throws a quick inside leg kick.
Caesar clinches up against the cage.
Caesar lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mason working aggressively here.
Mason trying to land knees to the body.
Caesar throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mason trying to land knees to the body.
Caesar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mason tries to clinch but Caesar moves away
and Caesar counters by clinching up.
Caesar throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Caesar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mason tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Caesar counters with a slapping leg kick.
Marshall Mason seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Caesar shoots in and bounces Mason off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Caesar advances position into side control!
Gaius Caesar has got the better of the ground game so far.
An elbow from Caesar crashes against the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A lull in the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason is not content to let Caesar control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Caesar is staying tight to Mason's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Mason is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Caesar is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Caesar trying to control the action but Mason is working from the bottom.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Gaius Caesar wasn't active enough on the ground.
Caesar has closed the distance and engaged Mason in a clinch.
Mason misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mason manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Caesar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mason is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Caesar wants to pass the guard but Mason is keeping the position.
Caesar forces his way into half guard.
Mason wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caesar throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Caesar works his way into side control.
Caesar scores with a couple of short elbows.
Caesar working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Caesar thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Mason takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Caesar trying to control the position but Mason is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Caesar seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Caesar working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Caesar lands a nice forearm strike.
Caesar working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Caesar is putting a hurting on Mason here, landing some big shots from side control.
Caesar in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gaius Caesar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Caesar clinches up with Mason and pushes him back against the cage.
Mason with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nice body punch from Caesar.
Caesar is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Mason throws a punch but it's blocked by Caesar.
Caesar drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mason wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Caesar has him pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Caesar.
Caesar decides to pull guard.
Mason trying to stand up but can't free himself from Caesar's guard.
Caesar manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mason manages to get himself to full guard.
Caesar trying to control but Mason is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Caesar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Caesar trying to control the position from guard on top but Mason is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Caesar gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Caesar is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Mason not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Caesar forces his way into half guard.
Caesar sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mason defending well though.
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.
Caesar lands strikes from half guard.
Caesar wants to pass to mount but Mason is defending the position.
Caesar has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Caesar looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Mason is trying to stand.
Caesar jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Mason is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Mason and Caesar has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Caesar's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Caesar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mason keeps working.
Caesar cracks Mason with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Caesar throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Caesar throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Caesar tries to score with some ground and pound. Mason controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caesar is looking to take a break and control but Mason is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Caesar working the ground and pound.
Check out the look on Caesar's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Caesar trying to control the position but Mason is working away.
Marshall Mason has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mason taking punishment in the form of punches.
Mason takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Gaius Caesar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mason wants to get back to his feet but Caesar drags him back down.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gaius Caesar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Caesar has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 26:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gaius Caesar!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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