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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between M C Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Mason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hammer comes to the cage accompanied by M.C. Hammer: U Cant Touch This. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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171 lbs
23 - 7 - 0 |
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178 cm
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181 lbs
20 - 11 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, M C Hammer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Craig Mason!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Chris Saunders and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammer looks to land a body kick but Mason moved away.
Mason tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hammer was well out of range. Poor timing from Mason.
Mason throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Hammer tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Mason is in Hammer's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Mason trying to control but Hammer is working from the bottom.
Hammer is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Mason controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Mason trying to control but Hammer is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Craig Mason hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Mason slips under a jab.
Mason looks to land a combination but Hammer avoids it well.
Hammer throws a big shot that misses.
Hammer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mason tries to clinch but Hammer is having none of it.
A jab from Mason does it's job there.
Hammer throws a right and a left that Mason avoids nicely.
Mason moves out of range of the body kick from Hammer.
Nice body punch from Mason.
Hammer connects with a looping right hand.
Mason throws a jab when Hammer was well out of range.
Craig Mason seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hammer looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hammer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mason.
Hammer looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hammer looks for the body kick but Mason saw that one coming.
M C Hammer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mason tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hammer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mason has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hammer finds it's way round the side to connect with Mason's head.
Mason throws a lazy right hand but Hammer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mason scores with a nice strike.
Hammer gets tackled into the cage by Mason. Mason maintains the clinch.
Hammer blocking some punches.
Mason tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hammer's elbow.
Mason's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hammer misses with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Hammer.
Mason blocks a body shot from Hammer.
Mason tries to work over Hammer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hammer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hammer struggles to land a body shot inside as Mason controls his hands.
Hammer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mason works on Hammer's body with a couple of short punches.
Hammer prevents a body shot from Mason.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hammer.
Mason is pushing Hammer up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hammer can't find room to land a body shot as Mason controls the action.
Mason is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hammer is keeping busy.
Mason lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hammer backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Mason.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mason.
Mason manages to pull guard.
Mason has his hands on Hammer's head, controlling the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Mason avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hammer darts in trying to clinch
and Mason counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hammer won't be happy with that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mason is working to tighten is grip on Hammer's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Hammer has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Mason is really squeezing tight and eventually Hammer passes out! Mason breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Craig Mason!
Craig Mason is the new welterweight champion!
Our winner, Craig Mason, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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