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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alex Mason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mason's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Kavinsky - Nightcall. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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185 lbs
7 - 10 - 0 |
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185 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alex Mason!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Martin!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin misses with a double jab.
Martin misses with a double jab
and Mason counters with a takedown into side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Martin tries to buck Mason off but Mason is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mason controls the position from side control.
Mason has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Mason looking to control but instead Martin has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Martin is pressing down on Mason's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Mason is standing up over Martin. Martin looks to escape but Mason dives into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mason stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Martin lands a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mason. Martin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Martin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mason changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Martin tries to avoid it but Mason manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Martin to the ground. Martin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Martin. Mason does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mason gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Martin to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Martin is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Martin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Martin trying to control but Mason is working from the bottom.
Martin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mason swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin 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 controls from within his opponent's guard.
Mason stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Martin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nice sprawl there from Mason as Martin shoots in.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason avoids the head kick by Martin.
A combination from Martin does no damage.
Martin is looking to clinch.
Martin tries to bum rush Mason with a series of wild strikes but Mason uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Martin looks to throw the jab but Mason is out of range.
Mason closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mason decides to pull guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Mason holds on and takes a little breather.
Mason is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mason has control of Martin's left arm, preventing Martin from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Martin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mason works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Martin trying to control but Mason is working from the bottom.
Martin tries to free his leg and advance position but Mason is retaining full guard.
We're going to have a standup here because Alex Mason wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Martin moves in looking to clinch but Mason pushes him off.
Martin shoots for a double leg takedown but Mason sprawls well. He's pushed Martin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Martin misses with a head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martin displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mason.
Martin tries to clinch up but Mason circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Alex Mason will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Martin feints and then cracks Mason's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mason down.
Mason misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mason shoots in looking for a takedown. Martin tries to sprawl out of it but Mason keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Martin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Martin misses with a head kick.
Martin gets a takedown into half guard.
Mason wants to improve his position but Martin is controlling well.
Martin seems to be working for a kimura but Mason defends the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin is keen to just control but Mason is a slippery customer.
Martin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Martin trying to control the action but Mason is working from the bottom.
Mason has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Martin is working away from the top position though.
Mason keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Martin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Martin keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by James Martin.
Martin misses with a few strikes there.
Martin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mason counters with a nice double leg into side control. Martin won't be happy with that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martin is not content to let Mason control the position.
Martin tries to improve position but can't.
Mason trying to control the position but Martin is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason takes a little break here. Martin wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Alex Mason wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Martin scores with a three punch combo!
Mason takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Martin scores with the left hand. Mason knows he should have avoided that one.
Mason scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Mason looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mason controlling the position from side mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin wants to get back to his feet but Mason drags him back down.
Martin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Alex Mason overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
You can see the frustration on Martin's face as Mason controls the position.
Martin is looking to regain half guard here but Mason keeps moving and retains side control.
Mason trying to control the position but Martin is working away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Martin is looking for a sweep.
Martin is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Martin seems a little lost for a moment, as Mason dominates the positioning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Alex Mason will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Mason misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Martin shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Martin was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Mason bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Martin pushes Mason off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Mason takes a kick to the side of the head.
Mason tries to close the distance and clinch up but Martin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mason shoots in for a takedown but Martin shows good takedown defense.
Alex Mason is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Martin tries a head kick but it misses.
Martin looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Martin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mason manages to get to full guard.
Martin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mason is trying to control the position but Martin postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mason keeping moving, preventing Martin from controlling successfully.
Martin would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Mason trying to control the position here.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. James Martin wasn't active enough on the ground.
Mason is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin cracks a nice hook into Mason's ribs.
Martin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Martin closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Mason is trying to control Martin's posture but Martin avoids it.
Mason is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Martin throws a strike aimed at the side of Mason's head but Mason avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mason can't do much from the bottom here.
Martin tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Martin has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Martin lands a nice forearm strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Martin trying to control the position but Mason is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Martin really dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Martin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mason swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mason shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Martin as he avoids it easily.
Mason misses with a takedown attempt - Martin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Martin throws a right hand that Mason ducks under and follows up with a left that Mason also avoids with ease.
Mason blocks the body kick.
Mason walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mason is defended easily by Martin.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Mason. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mason shoots in but no luck this time.
Martin stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Martin wants it to stay on the feet.
James Martin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mason moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mason moves in looking to clinch but Martin pushes him off.
Martin stuffs the takedown attempt from Mason. Mason gets slowly back to his feet.
Martin has closed the distance and engaged Mason in a clinch.
Mason is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Mason gets control of Martin's arms and successfully pulls guard. Mason will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Mason is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Martin slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Mason working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Martin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Mason wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. James Martin wasn't active enough on the ground.
Martin throws a one two combo.
A combination from Martin does no damage.
Mason shoots in for a takedown but Martin shows good takedown defense.
Martin cracks Mason with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Martin is fending him off so far but Mason persists. Nope, Martin circles away and we're back to standing.
Mason swats away the attempt to clinch by Martin.
Martin stuffs the takedown.
Martin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Martin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Martin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Martin fails to land the takedown.
Martin gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Mason to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Martin is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mason not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Alex Mason wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Mason closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Mason wants to control but Martin is keeping him busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martin is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Mason asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Martin tries to buck Mason off but Mason is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but James Martin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Martin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mason counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Martin thinking.
Martin is looking to clinch.
Mason keeps the fight on the outside.
Martin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mason manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mason is looking to clinch.
Martin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
James Martin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Martin scores with a three punch combo!
Mason dives in and grabs Martin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Martin pushes down on Mason's head and hops out.
Mason shoots in for a double leg but Martin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Martin gets a double leg takedown into Mason's guard.
Mason has control of Martin's left arm, preventing Martin from doing any damage.
Martin throwing strikes from guard but Mason blocks nicely.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason trying to keep a closed guard but Martin is proving a slippery customer.
Martin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Martin postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Alex Mason wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Martin closes the distance and clinches.
Martin is trying to break the clinch but Mason has him pressed against the cage.
Martin drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mason gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mason blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Martin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mason tries to pull guard but Martin won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Mason. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mason throws a head punch that misses.
Martin throws a punch but it's blocked by Mason.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mason as Martin tries to tie him up.
Mason's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Martin wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin is trying to force a seperation but Mason has the dominant position.
Martin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Martin tries to clinch but Mason is having none of it.
Martin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mason connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Martin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mason swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mason fails with the takedown.
A head kick misses from Martin.
Martin tries to clinch up but Mason circles away and keeps his distance.
Mason shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Mason was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mason content just to control the position here.
Martin bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
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 managing to control the position.
Martin tries to free his leg and advance position but Mason is retaining full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Mason holds on and takes a little breather.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to James Martin.
I think Martin 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for James Martin!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for James Martin!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for James Martin!
James Martin wins by unanimous decision!
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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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RATING
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