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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Fake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mason Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Watson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by How Much For One Rib?. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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298 lbs
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270 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
37 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Fake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mason Watson!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Anthony Taglia and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watson connects with an inside leg kick.
Fake is looking to clinch.
Watson misses with a two punch combination.
Watson ducks under a wild hook from Fake.
Watson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Watson showed some decent athleticism there.
Watson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Watson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fake's head.
Fake keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Watson throwing shots but Fake is blocking nicely.
Watson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Fake avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Watson.
Watson trying to control from half guard but Fake is working away.
Fake tries to kick Watson off but Watson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fake wants to stand back up but Watson manages to pass into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Watson working the ground and pound from side control.
Fake wants to control but Watson postures up.
Watson working the strikes but Fake uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Watson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Watson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Watson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Watson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Watson working Fake over with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Watson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Fake makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Fake.
Watson stays in close to Fake's body and controls the position.
Watson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Watson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Watson throwing strikes from guard but Fake blocks nicely.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Fake is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Watson throwing strikes but missing.
Fake preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Watson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Watson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Watson wants to control from the top but Fake keeps moving.
Watson landing some decent shots from guard.
Watson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Watson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson throws a big elbow that misses.
Watson throws a strike but Fake rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Fake stopping the sweep attempt from Watson.
Watson seems keen to control Fake's posture.
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!
Watson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Watson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fake wants to stand and escape but instead Watson has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Watson with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mason Watson 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.
Fake lands with an uppercut that bounces Watson off the cage and back into range.
Fake looks to land a body kick but Watson moved away.
Fake rushes Watson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Watson struggles to land a body shot inside as Fake controls his hands.
Our sources have told us that Fake has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Fake swings wildly with an uppercut but Watson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fake pushes Watson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Watson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fake can't break the clinch.
Watson struggles to land a body shot inside as Fake controls his hands.
Fake lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Watson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Watson has Fake pressed against the cage, preventing Fake from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fake misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters up against the cage, Watson throws an elbow but misses.
Watson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fake lands with a left to the head.
Watson misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fake stalling the fight.
Watson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Watson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fake working aggressively here.
Watson misses with a body punch.
Watson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Watson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Watson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fake is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fake.
Good body shot from Watson.
Watson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fake's efforts to push away.
A left hand lands to the body for Watson.
Watson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fake lands a hook that snaps the head of Watson backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson is trying to trip Fake. He has hold of a leg but Fake is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Watson persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Mason Watson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Watson postures up in Fake's guard and throws a big left but Fake blocks it.
Watson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Watson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fake preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Watson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Watson is looking to work some ground and pound but Fake has wrist control.
Watson postures up and lands a big shot to Fake's brow.
Watson trying to control the position from guard on top but Fake is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Watson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Watson scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Watson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Watson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Watson with a nice head shot there.
Watson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
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!
Watson throws an elbow that misses. Fake uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Watson's guard. Nice move by Fake!
Watson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fake wants to stand but Watson is controlling his posture from full guard.
Watson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Fake can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Watson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Fake!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fake holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Watson tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Watson breaks from Fake's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Fake blocking the ground and pound.
BOOM! Watson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Fake is in a horrible position here. Watson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
It looks like Jake Fake has been cut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Watson jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Fake is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Fake and Watson has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Watson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Watson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mason Watson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jake Fake's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Watson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fake will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fake stuffs the takedown.
Fake connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Watson moves out of range of the body kick.
Watson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Watson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Watson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Fake tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fake pushes Watson away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Watson gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An elbow from Watson crashes against the mat.
Fake dodges the ground and pound from Watson.
Fake managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Watson.
An elbow from Watson crashes against the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Watson in side control, throwing shots but Fake defends.
Watson scoring with punches from side control.
Watson postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Fake is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Watson wants to control but Fake is keeping him busy.
Watson throws an elbow but Fake slips to the side and avoids it well.
Watson throws a strike aimed at the side of Fake's head but Fake avoids it well.
Fake is trying to improve his position.
Mason Watson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Watson takes a little break here. Fake wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Watson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Fake has escaped the position, nice work there.
Check out the look on Watson's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Watson staying calm.
Watson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson looks up at the clock and then as Fake takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Watson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Watson lands a nice forearm strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Watson looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Fake is avoiding damage well.
Watson working the head with strikes.
Watson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Fake is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
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!
Watson scores with a couple of short elbows.
Fake defending against the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson wants to take a breather but Fake manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Watson.
Watson drops back looking for a leg! Fake is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Fake manages to kick Watson off! Watson jumps back into Fake's guard.
Jake Fake has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Watson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Watson wants to control from the top but Fake keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Watson throws a big elbow that misses.
Watson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mason Watson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Watson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mason Watson!
A victorious Mason Watson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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