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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Craig Mason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Mullin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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181 lbs
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183 lbs
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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
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Craig Mason!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michael Mullin!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mason's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mullin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mason scrambles back to his feet.
Mason forces Mullin back against the cage and clinches.
Mullin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mason pulls Mullin into guard.
Mullin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mullin tries to free his leg and advance position but Mason is retaining full guard.
Mullin looking to sit in guard and control but Mason gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mason postures up.
Mason preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mullin pulls Mason in close to prevent any damage.
Mason engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Mullin trying to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Michael Mullin was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Mullin looks to land a left hand but Mason moved out of range nicely.
Mullin slips a jab and a cross from Mason.
Mason avoids the body shot from Mullin.
Mason takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mullin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mason takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mason instigates a clinch.
Mason's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mason pulls guard successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mason keeping full guard, as Mullin tries to pass.
Mason wants to stand and escape but Mullin is having none of it.
Mullin wants to control from the top but Mason keeps moving.
Mullin throws a big right hand that misses.
Mullin is looking to work some ground and pound but Mason has wrist control.
Mullin trying to control the position from guard on top but Mason is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Mason working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mullin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason keeping moving, preventing Mullin from controlling successfully.
Mason utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mullin is standing up over Mason. Mason looks to escape but Mullin dives into side control.
Mullin wants to control for a moment but Mason uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Mason is trying to stand.
Mullin not doing much here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mason won't allow Mullin to pass to mount.
Mullin stops Mason from getting back to his feet.
Mullin misses with a head shot. Mason uses the momentum to regain guard.
Mason keeping full guard, as Mullin tries to pass.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mason wants to get back to his feet but Mullin is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Mullin dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A looping hook to the body misses from Mason. Mullin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mason pushes Mullin up against the cage in a clinch.
Mullin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mason escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice uppercut there from Mason.
Mason moves into range and clinches up with Mullin.
Mullin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mullin tries to score a body lock takedown but Mason shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Mullin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mullin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mullin.
Mason fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mason.
Mason is leaning against Mullin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mullin throws a punch but it's blocked by Mason.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason prevents a body shot from Mullin.
Mason swings wildly with an uppercut but Mullin uses good head movement to avoid it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mason tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mason swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mason lands a left hand.
A right hand to the body from Mason.
Mullin is breathing heavily.
Mason gets control of Mullin's arms and successfully pulls guard. Mason will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Mason wriggles free and stands up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mason drives through and clinches with Mullin against the cage.
Mullin is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mason pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Mason scores with a hook to the body.
A short left from Mason.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mason ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Mason no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Mason seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Mullin tries to free his leg and advance position but Mason is retaining full guard.
Mason looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mullin thows a big elbow that misses.
Michael Mullin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mullin prevents Mason from getting back to his feet.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Mullin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mason's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mullin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mullin looking to sit in guard and control but Mason gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mullin is striking but Mason is not phased and passes to half guard.
Mullin slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Mason trying to control the position from guard on top but Mullin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mason preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mullin keeping moving, preventing Mason from controlling successfully.
Mason stands up and waves to Mullin to follow him.
Mullin misses with a right hand
and Mason counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mullin's knee momentarily.
Michael Mullin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mullin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mullin tries to land a leg kick but Mason saw it coming and moves away.
Mullin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mason.
Mason fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mullin manages to avoid it.
Mullin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mason.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mason avoids the head kick by Mullin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mason defending well as Mullin loads up on a big left hand.
Mason throws a hook but Mullin blocks it.
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. And we move into the final round!
Some wild striking there from Mason.
Mullin swings for the body but Mason moves out of range.
Mullin misses with a leg kick
and Mason counters with a nice uppercut.
Mason clinches up against the cage.
Mason fails to pull guard.
Mullin digs a right hand into Mason's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mason's gas tank.
Mason can't find room to land a body shot as Mullin controls the action.
Mason misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mullin tries for a takedown. No joy.
Mason working aggressively here.
Mullin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mullin lands a left hand.
Mullin struggles to land a body shot inside as Mason controls his hands.
Mullin has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Mason avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason lands with a left to the head.
Mason struggles to land a body shot inside as Mullin controls his hands.
Mason successfully pulls guard.
Mullin throws and elbow that misses. Mason uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mullin's guard. Nice move by Mason!
Mullin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mullin trying to keep a closed guard but Mason is proving a slippery customer.
Mullin wants to stand but Mason is controlling the position.
Mullin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mason trying to control the position from guard on top but Mullin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mason slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mason tries to stand but Mullin is controlling from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Craig Mason just wasn't active enough.
Mason swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mason lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Decent striking displayed by Mullin there.
Mason on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mullin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mason. Mason circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mullin shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Mason eats them both and turns towards Mullin to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Craig Mason has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mason. Mullin does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mullin. Mason does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason moves into the clinch.
Mullin can't find room to land a body shot as Mason controls the action.
Mason tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mullin's elbow.
Mullin has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Mason avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Craig Mason has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Mullin.
Mullin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mullin gets through Mason's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Mason.
Mullin takes a shot to the head.
Mullin has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Mason manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mullin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mason pushes Mullin off and gets back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mason lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mason throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mason clinches up against the cage.
Mullin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mullin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mason has a couple of punches blocked by Mullin.
Mullin tries to work over Mason's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mullin blocks an uppercut.
Mullin lands with a left to the head.
Nice body punch from Mason - that landed with a thud.
Mason tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mason stalling in the clinch but Mullin improves position.
Mason misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mason jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mullin walks away with a smile on his face. Mason gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mullin throws an overhand right that lands on Mason's shoulder, as Mason tries to avoid the shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Craig 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Craig Mason!
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