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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mason Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddy Royal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mason Long has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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162 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mason Long!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eddy Royal!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Steve Erwin and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Royal drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Long has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Royal has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Royal can't break the clinch.
Royal has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Long uses from the top position.
Long throwing strikes from guard but Royal blocks nicely.
Long throwing strikes but missing.
Long throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Long postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Long has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Long got a little sloppy there for a moment and Royal has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Long has managed to get both his arms back between Royal's legs - danger averted.
Long in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Royal looking for a sweep. Not yet Royal, not yet.
Royal thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Royal looking to control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Long with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Long makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Royal is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Royal looks winded!
Long working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Long makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Long lands a couple of digs.
Long lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Long stopping the sweep attempt from Royal.
Long is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Long sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Royal's guard.
Long is nestled in close to Royal, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Long working the head and body with strikes.
Ground and pound from Long.
Long lands with a punch from half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Long winds up and cracks Royal with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Long connects with a nice short shot to Royal's temple.
Royal really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Long. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Long is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Long landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Long is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Long slips a nice elbow through Royal's hands, connecting with Royal's forehead.
Long looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Long is nestled in close to Royal, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Royal is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Long scores with a couple of nice shots.
Long slows the pace down in half guard.
Long slips a nice elbow through Royal's hands, connecting with Royal's forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long working Royal over with strikes.
Long winds up and cracks Royal with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Long will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Long winds up and cracks Royal with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Long scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Long sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Long working Royal over with strikes.
Long working Royal over with strikes.
Long decides to return to a standing position.
Long thows a body kick. Royal tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Nice body kick from Long.
Eddy Royal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Long drives through and clinches with Royal against the cage.
Long landing knees to the body.
Long jumps into guard, dragging Royal to the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Long pushes Royal off and gets back to his feet.
Long closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Long lands in his opponent's guard.
Long is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Long content to stall in guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mason Long dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Long rushes Royal and presses him up against the cage.
Long pulls guard effortlessly.
Long looking for a sweep. Not yet Long, not yet.
Royal looking to pass the guard.
Long is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Long working Royal over with strikes.
Long throwing shots but Royal is blocking nicely.
Royal trying to hold on to Long's head to control him but Long postures up.
Royal avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Long.
Royal is breathing heavily.
Long lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Long stalling.
Royal has hold of Long's hands but Long slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Royal wants to get back to his feet.
Royal has hold of Long's hands but Long slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Royal is trying to maintain the position but Long is very close to passing his half guard.
Long lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Royal taking some punishment here, with Long in his half guard.
Long perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Long seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Long landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Long sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Mason Long overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Long working over Royal with some ground and pound. Royal looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Long is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Royal can do to turn this around?
Long lands strikes from half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Long moves nicely into side control.
Check out the look on Long's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Royal takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Long is working Royal over with some ground and pound from side control.
Long grinds an elbow into Royal's temple.
Long scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Royal to see if he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Long content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Long working the head and body with strikes.
Royal is being controlled here.
Long landing a few strikes.
Royal is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Long landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Long is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Royal will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Long working the ground and pound.
Royal is looking for a sweep.
Royal is working to avoid the ground and pound but Long connects with a decent elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Long lands some shots froms side control.
Long is chipping away with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Long working the ground and pound.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Long scoring with punches and elbows.
Long happy to just control the position for now.
Long scoring with punches and elbows.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A lull in the action here.
Long working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mason Long dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Long throws a head kick but Royal moves out of range.
Royal tries to clinch but Long moves away
and Long counters with a nice kick to the body.
Royal throws an off balance right hand
and Long counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Royal pulls Long into guard.
Long stands up over Royal, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Long controlling from the top position.
Long with a flurry of punches that miss.
Long loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Long is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Long's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Royal takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Long missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Long's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Long scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Long throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Royal works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Long gets to his feet - Royal follows without any prompting.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Long enables Royal to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Long manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Long manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Long lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Royal hang on?
Royal is in a horrible position here. Long smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Long lands a big elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Long takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Long scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Long lands a nice shot to the head.
Long content just to control the position here.
Royal wants to control but Long is having none of it.
Royal is in a horrible position here. Long smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Long controlling from mount.
Royal is in a horrible position here. Long smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long looking to finish Royal with some ground and pound. This is bad for Royal!
Long putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Long really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Long working Royal over with strikes here.
Long raining down shots from the mount!
Royal taking shots to the head.
Long landing strikes from the mount.
Long landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Long cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Long postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Royal looks a forlorn figure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Long has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Royal's face.
Long working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Royal takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Long lands a big elbow.
Long lands a big elbow.
Long lands with some strikes.
Long scoring with strikes but Royal is staying in there.
Long with good strikes from the mount here!
Long lands a big elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Long looking to control and managing it successfully.
Long landing shots from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mason Long showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Long has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Darius Henderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mason Long!
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