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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kingston Mason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Souza's entrance music is Here Comes Da Boom-DMX, Sean Paul. A fine choice. Mason has chosen Sean Kingston-Take you there as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Kingston Mason enters the cage!
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192 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kingston Mason!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Edson Gomes and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Souza showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mason.
Mason misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Souza tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mason swivels and escapes.
Souza shoots in and drives through. Mason sprawls well.
Mason misses with a double jab.
A clash of legs there as Souza blocks the low kick.
Souza slips a jab and a cross from Mason.
Mason looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Souza tries to clinch up.
Souza throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mason's waist but Souza gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Souza off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thiago Souza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Souza shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mason pinned against the cage. Mason gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mason misses with a series of wild punches.
Mason misses with a series of wild punches.
Souza fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Souza looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mason is fending him off so far but Souza persists. Nope, Mason circles away and we're back to standing.
Souza moves in looking to clinch but Mason pushes him off.
Mason will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mason stuffs the takedown attempt from Souza. Souza gets slowly back to his feet.
Souza shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mason as he avoids it easily.
Souza steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Mason. That one must have hurt.
Souza fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Souza looks for a takedown but Mason sprawls well.
Mason stuffs the takedown attempt from Souza. Souza gets slowly back to his feet.
Souza is breathing heavily.
Souza is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza fails with an attempt to clinch.
Souza is looking to clinch.
Souza shoots in but Mason avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Souza fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Souza tries for a takedown but Mason sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Souza fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Souza tries to clinch but Mason moves out of range.
Souza fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Souza looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Souza chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mason can pounce on him.
Mason misses with a wild combination.
Horrible takedown by Souza or perhaps it was just good defense by Mason which made him look bad.
Souza fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Souza lands in his opponent's guard.
Mason has an active guard here but Souza has managed to pass into half guard.
Mason looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mason wants to improve his position but Souza is controlling well.
Mason is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Souza pulls his head out easily.
Souza is working for a submission of some sort.
Souza is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mason is defending against the submission attempts here by Souza.
Mason gets full guard.
Souza looking to pass the guard.
Souza works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Mason is defending against the submission attempts here by Souza.
Mason is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Souza pulls his head out easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kingston Mason dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Souza fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mason throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mason works over Souza's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Thiago Souza has been cut.
Souza tries for a takedown but Mason sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Thiago Souza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mason rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Souza moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Souza will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thiago Souza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mason throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Souza shoots in and drives through. Mason sprawls well.
Mason doesn't manage to clinch there - Souza circles away.
Souza shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mason as he jumps to the side.
Souza tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mason counters with a three punch combo that has Souza backing up. Souza nods at Mason to acknowledge the strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Souza with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mason counters with a two punch combo.
Souza looks to clinch
and Mason counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Souza is rocked!
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!
Souza fails with the takedown
and Mason counters with a nice body kick.
Oh Souza is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Souza seems to have got his legs back now.
Souza looks to clinch
and Mason counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Thiago Souza's cut is getting worse.
Souza darts in trying to clinch
and Mason counters with a series of strikes. Souza will be more careful next time no doubt.
Souza looks to clinch
and Mason counters with a three punch combo that has Souza backing up. Souza nods at Mason to acknowledge the strikes.
Thiago Souza's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Souza tries to clinch but Mason moves out of range.
Mason keeps the fight on the outside.
Souza shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mason as he jumps to the side.
Souza feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Mason keeping busy on the bottom but Souza has passed one foot through into half guard.
Souza working over Mason with some ground and pound. Mason looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza seems to be looking for submissions.
Souza is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Mason is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Thiago Souza!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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