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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Mason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mason's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, I do this. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Mason!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Watson!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Anthony Taglia and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watson clinches with his opponent.
Watson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Watson has Mason pressed against the cage, preventing Mason from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Watson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Mason avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Watson jumps guard but Mason stands there with Watson around his waist. Watson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
James Mason has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Watson.
Mason tries to break the clinch but Watson is controlling the position.
Watson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mason looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Watson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Mason tries to break the clinch but Watson is controlling the position.
Watson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson goes for a takedown attempt but Mason pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Mason avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Watson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mason, pushing him back against the cage.
Watson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mason avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Horrible takedown by Watson or perhaps it was just good defense by Mason which made him look bad.
Watson tries for a takedown but Mason sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson doesn't manage to clinch there - Mason circles away.
Watson moves into the clinch.
Mason is trying to break free.
Mason prevents the takedown attempt.
Mason managing to block the knees to the body from Watson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mason.
Watson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mason's efforts to push away.
Watson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mason is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Watson misses with a combination
and Mason counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Watson!
Watson looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Mason tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Watson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson moves into full guard.
Watson has a closed guard, preventing Mason from standing up.
Watson is trying to keep Mason in close.
Mason tries to stand but Watson is controlling from the bottom.
Mason stopping the sweep attempt from Watson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Watson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Mason dominated that round.
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 uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Watson.
Watson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Watson tries a head kick but it misses.
Watson fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason is trying to stand.
Watson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Watson prevents Mason from standing back up.
Watson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Mason is trying to stand back up but Watson is controlling him
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
It looks like Watson is going to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson wants to take a breather but Mason is having none of it.
Watson trying to pass the guard but Mason defending well.
Watson stops Mason from getting back to his feet.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Watson wants to pass to mount but Mason is defending the position.
Watson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mason defends it well.
Watson is breathing heavily.
Watson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson is working for a kimura but Mason is defending it quite comfortably.
Watson trying to control from half guard but Mason is working away.
Watson is controlling the pace.
Mason is trying to stand up here but Watson is controlling him well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mason looks like he's trying to stand up.
Watson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Watson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mason wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Watson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Mason stuffs the takedown.
Mason slaps away a takedown attempt from Watson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Watson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mason avoids it really well and circles away.
James Mason has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Watson.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Watson.
Watson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Watson shoots in looking for a takedown but Mason manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Watson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson has managed to clinch.
Watson is trying to break the clinch but Mason has him pressed against the cage.
Watson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mason smiles and moves away.
Watson scores with a takedown into Mason's guard.
Mason wants to get back to his feet but Watson passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson prevents Mason from standing back up.
Watson wants to stand but Mason has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Mason regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Watson.
Mason is looking to stand up but Watson isn't so interested in that idea.
Watson trying to control but Mason is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Watson is controlling him.
Watson is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Mason is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Mason has escaped and now he's on top!
Mason wants to get up but he can't break Watson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson wants to get back to his feet but Mason is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Watson looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Mason passes into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mason wants to stand but Watson has his arm trapped.
Mason trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ben Watson.
I think Watson 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Watson!
During a confident post fight interview, Ben Watson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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RATING
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