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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Mason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DJ Stenner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mason comes to the cage accompanied by Hed pe - Renegade. Stenner has chosen Escapado - Freiraum as his entrance music. Mark Mason has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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265 lbs
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265 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mark Mason!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, DJ Stenner!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stenner slips a jab from Mason.
Stenner closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Mason counter with a right hand.
Stenner looks to clinch
and Mason counters with a one-two to the body.
Stenner tries to close the distance and clinch but Mason swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stenner paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Stenner ducks under a wild hook from Mason.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stenner wants to clinch
and Mason counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stenner defending well as Mason loads up on a big left hand.
DJ Stenner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stenner feints a jab promting Mason to slip. Stenner then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Mason slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Mason looks to land a combination but Stenner avoids it well.
Stenner lands a body shot.
Stenner misses with a lunging right hand
and Mason counters with a slapping leg kick.
Stenner tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mason counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stenner throws a right hand that Mason ducks under and follows up with a left that Mason also avoids with ease.
Mason scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Stenner drives through and clinches with Mason against the cage.
Stenner is trying to break free.
Stenner tries to break the clinch but Mason is controlling the position.
Stenner has Mason pushed against the cage.
We've been hearing reports that Mason has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Mason keeps control of Stenner as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mason blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mason breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stenner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stenner tries to clinch but Mason moves out of range.
Mason throws a shot from downtown. Stenner moves away and avoids it.
Stenner's coach down at NEXUS GYM was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Stenner's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Stenner throws a right hand that Mason ducks under and follows up with a left that Mason also avoids with ease.
Mason misses with a looping right.
Mason will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stenner tries to clinch there but Mason circles away.
Mason ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mason lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mason misses with a low kick.
Mason lands with a good body shot.
Some wild striking there from Stenner.
Stenner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stenner moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stenner takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mason throws a series of punches but Stenner moves out of range.
Mason looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Stenner is fending him off so far but Mason persists. Nope, Stenner circles away and we're back to standing.
Stenner takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Stenner tries to clinch up.
Stenner tries to clinch there but Mason circles away.
Mason swings widly with a right hand
and Stenner counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Stenner tries to clinch but Mason moves away
and Mason counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mason jabs at Stenner's body.
A big left from Mason misses.
Mason connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
It looks like DJ Stenner has been cut.
A telegraphed right hand from Mason misses the target.
Stenner moves into the clinch successfully.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mason throws an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mason breaks from the clinch.
Stenner wants to clinch.
Mason swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stenner showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mason.
A slow jab from Mason misses its intended target.
Mason swats away the attempt to clinch by Stenner.
Mason throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stenner throws a right and a left that Mason avoids nicely.
Mason is looking to clinch.
Stenner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mason swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Mason dominated that round.
The cut man is working on DJ Stenner's cut.
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.
Mason will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stenner takes the fight into the clinch.
Stenner holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Mason pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mason misses with an uppercut. Stenner saw that one coming.
A big right from Mason misses.
Stenner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mason circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice body punch from Stenner.
Stenner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stenner doesn't manage to clinch there - Mason circles away.
Mason dodges the punch combination from Stenner.
Mason scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason moves in looking to clinch but Stenner pushes him off.
Mason just misses with a punch to the body.
Stenner tries to close the distance and clinch but Mason swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stenner tries to clinch but Mason moves out of range.
Stenner throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mason closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mason scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mason connects with a nasty looking knee right to Stenner's face.
Mason manages to break the clinch.
Mason avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stenner misses with a double jab
and Mason counters with a stiff right hand.
Mason swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mason throws a series of strikes that have Stenner backpedaling.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mason pushes Stenner up against the cage in a clinch.
Mason is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Stenner is defending well.
Stenner effectively controlling the action here.
Mason breaks from the clinch.
Mason circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mason fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stenner manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Mason misses the target.
Mason misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stenner lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Nice defenses there by Mason.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stenner wants to clinch
and Stenner takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stenner misses with a left hand
and Mason counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stenner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mason tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mason tries to keep at a distance but Stenner has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mason pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mason scores with a punch to the head.
Stenner tries to clinch there but Mason circles away.
Stenner tries to clinch up
and Mason counters with a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stenner looks to score with a jab to the body but Mason is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mason throws a leg kick but Stenner sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mason misses with a wild combination.
Mason circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mason counters with an outside leg kick.
Mason misses with a two punch combination.
Stenner looks to clinch
and Mason counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stenner closes the distance but Mason moves to the side
letting Mason counter with a right hand.
Stenner lands with an uppercut that bounces Mason off the cage and back into range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stenner fails to land with a series of punches.
Stenner moves into the clinch.
Stenner tries to circle away but Mason has him pinned against the cage.
Mason throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Mason dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on DJ Stenner's cut.
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!
Stenner will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stenner misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stenner checks the leg kick.
Stenner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stenner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mason's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Stenner connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mason scrambles back to his feet.
Mason closes the distance and clinches.
Stenner stalling in the clinch but Mason improves position.
Stenner is trying to break the clinch but Mason is controlling him.
Mason has a couple of punches blocked by Stenner.
Stenner has had enough of the clinch but Mason keeps him there for the moment.
Mason lands a hook that snaps the head of Stenner backwards.
Stenner wants to break free but Mason has control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason stalling.
Mason lands a hook that snaps the head of Stenner backwards.
Mason can't get the takedown.
Stenner is looking to break free of the clinch but Mason has double underhooks.
Stenner wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mason breaks from the clinch.
Stenner needs to keep his hands up - Mason had a free shot at his head there.
Stenner takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Stenner wants to clinch up but Mason keeps it at a distance.
Mark Mason is winning the standup battle so far.
Stenner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stenner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mason fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stenner manages to avoid it.
Stenner misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mason closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stenner throws a hook but Mason avoids it easily.
Mason catches Stenner with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Stenner gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Stenner tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Mason is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Stenner buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Stenner!! Stenner is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Mason throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Mason!
As Mark Mason got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Thank you for having me CFV! Glad to be back in Vegas. Thanks to my team in Cali, Full Affliction. Alpha Male Nutrition, and Elite Canadian Threads! Thank you Jimmy Hopkins, and my good friend Bragi Ragnarson. Last but not least, all of my fans, thank you guys!'.
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