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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cung Le (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Mason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jason Mason will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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195 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cung Le!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jason Mason!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by Le misses
and Mason counters with a takedown into side control.
Mason tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Mason has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Le is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
You can see the frustration on Le's face as Mason controls the position.
Mason sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Le is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Le might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Le wants to get back to his feet.
Le knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mason on the ground.
Mason trying to control the position but Le is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason tries to move into full mount but can't pass Le's legs.
Mason stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Mason closes this distance looking for a takedown but Le circles away.
Mason tries to close the distance and clinch but Le swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Le throws a head kick that misses.
Le is looking to land body kicks.
Le throws a head kick that misses.
Le throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le throws a head kick that misses.
Le keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mason tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Le swivels and escapes.
Cung Le has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Mason.
Mason closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Le to the mat! Le manages to get full guard.
Mason looks gassed!
Le wants to stand up but Mason is controlling him.
Le on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Le tries to get out of the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mason wants to control from the top but Le keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mason accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mason wants to control from the top but Le keeps moving.
Le is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Jason Mason hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Mason blocks a head kick by Le.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le throws a head kick that misses.
Le misses with a head kick.
Jason Mason seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mason avoids the head kick by Le.
Cung Le is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Le misses with a head kick.
Mason shoots in and drives through. Le sprawls well.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Le.
Le throws a sloppy head kick and Mason moves out of range easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Le throws a sloppy head kick and Mason moves out of range easily.
Mason darts in trying to clinch
and Le counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Mason is lucky that one didn't land flush.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Mason dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mason blocks the body kick.
Le throws a sloppy head kick and Mason moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Le.
Le pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mason misses with a double jab.
Jason Mason is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Le throws a nice head kick!
Le misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Le goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Mason will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Le. Mason shrugs it off though.
Mason throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Le's waist but Le gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mason off to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Le lands a head kick!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Le throws a head kick that Mason semi-blocks.
Le scores with a head kick.
Mason blocks a head kick by Le.
Mason takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Le pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mason tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Le pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le throws a head kick that Mason semi-blocks.
Le scores with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Le misses with a head kick.
Le buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That kick from Le tenderised Mason's leg. Mason is trying to keep his angry face on.
Le looks to land a body kick but Mason moved away.
Le throws a head kick that misses.
Le pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mason takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Cung Le has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Mason.
Le throws a head kick that misses.
Mason steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Le. That one must have hurt.
Le scores with a push kick.
Le throws a head kick that misses.
Le throws a sloppy head kick and Mason moves out of range easily.
Mason fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Le pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mason fails with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mason throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Le misses with a head kick.
Le scores with a nice body kick.
Le scores with a kick to the body.
Mason shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Le pinned against the cage. Le gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Le pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Cung Le 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Mason avoids a kick to the body.
Mason avoids the head kick by Le.
A nice inside leg kick there by Le. That's going to slow Mason down.
Le misses with a head kick.
Mason closes the distance looking to clinch
and Le counters with a leg kick.
Cung Le is winning the standup battle so far.
Le throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Le lands a high kick!
Le throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Le blocks a head kick by Mason.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le throws a push kick but Mason slaps the foot to one side.
Le throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mason is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mason dives in and grabs Le's left leg, looking for a takedown. Le pushes down on Mason's head and hops out.
Le tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Le tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Le throws a sloppy head kick and Mason moves out of range easily.
Mason shoots in but Le avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mason avoids the head kick by Le.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mason shoots for a double leg takedown but Le sprawls well. He's pushed Mason's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Cung Le has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Mason.
Mason doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Le counters with a body kick.
Le stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Le wants it to stay on the feet.
Le connects with a high kick.
Le throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Le throws a push kick but Mason slaps the foot to one side.
Le throws a sloppy head kick and Mason moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason shoots in for a double leg but Le sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mason.
A head kick misses from Le.
Le tries a head kick but it misses.
Le leaves Mason with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Mason fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mason blocks a head kick by Le.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mason misses with a takedown attempt - Le sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Le lands with a slapping head kick.
Le throws a nice inside leg kick.
Le scores with a kick to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Le.
Mason avoids the head kick by Le.
Le throws a sloppy head kick and Mason moves out of range easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Le misses with a body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cung Le showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Le 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... Cung Le!
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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