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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Mason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Millard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mason kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Square Dance. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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160 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Mason!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruce Millard!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Dean Styles and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Millard misses with a hook
and Mason counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Millard blocks a jab.
Millard misses the shot to the body.
Millard lands a right hook to the body.
Millard misses with a low kick.
Mason throws a big shot that misses.
Bruce Millard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mason lands a nice shot to the body.
Mason bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Millard dips to his left and cracks Mason with an uppercut!
A looping hook to the body misses from Mason. Millard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mason uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Millard.
A telegraphed right hand from Mason misses the target.
Mason will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Millard throws out a leg kick but Mason moves out of range and Millard only half commits.
Millard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mason looks to score with a jab to the body but Millard is just out of range.
Mason throws a right and a left that Millard avoids nicely.
Millard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Millard rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mason counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Millard tried to score with a low kick but Mason checks it.
Millard misses with a wild body shot.
Mason throws a jab but it's blocked by Millard.
The fighters circling - Millard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice uppercut there from Millard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mason keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Millard jabs Mason to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Millard misses with a right hand
and Mason counters with a left to the body.
A cross from Millard lands.
Mason slips a jab and a cross from Millard.
Millard looks to land a right hand but Mason moved out of range.
Millard catches Mason with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mason paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from Millard misses the target.
Mason looks to land a combination but Millard avoids it well.
Mason steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Millard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Millard misses with a body kick.
Millard throws the left hand but Mason avoids the punch easily.
Mason tries to clinch but Millard is having none of it.
Millard rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mason counters with a three punch combo that has Millard backing up. Millard nods at Mason to acknowledge the strikes.
Mason cracks Millard with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Mason throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mason ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mason throws a hook but Millard blocks it.
Millard throws the left hand but Mason avoids the punch easily.
Mason avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big right from Mason misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Millard connects with the punch.
Millard throws a body punch but Mason moves out of range.
Mason uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Millard.
Mason moves into the clinch.
Mason pushes Millard back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Millard displaying some good clinch control by pressing Mason up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mason throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mason blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Millard creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Millard is trying to break free.
Millard wants to get back to striking at distance but Mason won't allow it.
Mason lands a nice uppercut.
Mason makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bruce Millard will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Millard dodges the punch combination from Mason.
Mike Mason is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Millard jabs Mason right on the nose. Mason blinks but takes it well.
Mason defending well as Millard loads up on a big left hand.
Mason dodges the punch combination from Millard.
Millard misses with a head kick.
Mason throws a hook to the side of Millard's head but Millard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big right from Millard misses.
Millard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Millard misses with a body shot.
Millard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Mason throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big left from Millard misses.
Mason wants to clinch.
Mason fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Millard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mason.
Millard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Millard misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mason counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mason checks a leg kick.
Mason tries to bum rush Millard with a series of wild strikes but Millard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mason with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Millard darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mason misses the jab.
Millard shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Millard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Millard, right into the meat.
A nice combination there by Millard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Millard misses with a body shot.
Mason throws a shot from downtown. Millard moves away and avoids it.
Millard looks to throw the jab but Mason is out of range.
Millard slips a straight right by Mason.
Millard misses with a low kick as Mason jumps back.
Bruce Millard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason throws an overhand right that lands on Millard's shoulder, as Millard tries to avoid the shot.
Mason dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mason fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mason bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Millard misses with a hook. Mason ducked under it nicely.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Millard, as that shot connected.
Mason blocks a jab.
Millard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Millard lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Millard attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Millard lands a nice shot to the body.
Millard rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mason counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Millard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mason avoids the body shot from Millard.
Mason takes a jab right on the kisser.
Millard throws a looping overhand right but Mason ducks down to avoid it.
Millard moves out of range as Mason strikes.
Millard throws a low kick but Mason moves out of range easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Millard. Mason does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mason is looking to clinch but Millard is avoiding it.
A shot to the liver by Millard. Beautiful body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Millard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Mason misses with a double jab.
Mason ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mason tries to clinch but Millard is having none of it.
Mason tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Millard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Millard tries to work over Mason's front leg with a kick but Mason checks it.
A jab from Mason finds it's way through Millard's defenses.
A combination from Mason does no damage.
Mason has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Millard finds it's way round the side to connect with Mason's head.
Millard throws a front kick aimed at Mason's knee but Mason avoids it well.
Millard throws a front kick aimed at Mason's knee but Mason avoids it well.
Millard circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mason defending well as Millard loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason connects with a looping right hand.
Mason moves out of range of the leg kick from Millard.
Mason tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Millard manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Millard lands a nice shot that snaps Mason's head back.
Millard misses with a left hand
and Mason counters with a stiff right hand.
Millard throws a jab but it's blocked by Mason.
Mason tries to bum rush Millard with a series of wild strikes but Millard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mason misses the jab.
Millard swats away the attempt to clinch by Mason.
Millard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Millard, as that shot connected.
Mason misses with a wild combination.
Mason misses with the combination.
Millard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mason lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Millard works the jab nicely.
Millard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Millard missing with a left hand there. Mason was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Millard.
Mason darts in trying to clinch
and Millard counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mason lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Millard circles away quickly and effectively.
Mason misses with a body shot.
Mike Mason has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bruce Millard is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Millard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Millard throws out a leg kick but Mason moves out of range and Millard only half commits.
Mason misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mason throws a right hand that Millard ducks under and follows up with a left that Millard also avoids with ease.
Millard takes a swing at Mason's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mason moves out of range of the strikes.
Millard misses with a right hand
and Mason counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mason throws a right and a left that both miss.
Millard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mason.
Millard moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Mason misses with a double jab.
Mason digs a good body shot into Millard's ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mason misses the shot to the body.
Nice cross by Millard.
Millard scores with a jab. Mason acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mike Mason.
I think Millard has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Millard!
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