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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Chavo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Mason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chavo comes to the cage accompanied by Rico Sauve by Girardo. Mason is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Kavinsky - Nightcall. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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15 - 21 - 0 |
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185 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eddie Chavo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alex Mason!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mason closes this distance looking for a takedown but Chavo circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mason looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mason tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chavo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chavo blocks a head kick by Mason.
Mason throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chavo's corner calls for a 1-2. Chavo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mason looks to land a left hand but Chavo moved out of range nicely.
Chavo tries to keep at a distance but Mason has taken the fight into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Chavo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Chavo stalling.
Mason gets underhooks to prevent Chavo's takedown attempt.
Chavo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mason gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Mason gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Chavo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddie Chavo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mason fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavo lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Mason is defending against the submission attempts here by Chavo.
Chavo scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Chavo thows a huge punch but Mason dodges it nicely.
Mason avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Chavo.
Chavo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Chavo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mason does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mason actively working from the bottom here.
Chavo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mason looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mason wants to get back to full guard.
Chavo is looking to stall here but Mason recovers full guard.
Mason throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Chavo controlling from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavo scoring with some ground and pound.
Chavo passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Check out the look on Chavo's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Mason manages to get back to half guard.
Chavo is keen to just control but Mason is a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chavo is working for a kimura but Mason is defending it quite comfortably.
Chavo trying to control the action but Mason is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chavo is really struggling to control Mason but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Mason tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Chavo has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Chavo landing shots from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chavo with the ground and pound from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Chavo dominated that round.
That's time! Chavo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Chavo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Mason thuds his right hand into Chavo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Chavo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mason manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chavo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chavo connects with a body shot that sends Mason's belly button to the back.
Chavo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mason shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Chavo counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Check out the look on Chavo's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Mason is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Chavo is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Mason keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Chavo raining down shots from the mount!
Chavo looking to control but Mason is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavo unloading with bombs!
BOOM! Chavo connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Chavo landing punches.
Mason really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Chavo scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Chavo is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Mason is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chavo looking to control and managing it successfully.
Mason manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavo landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Chavo tries to pass to full mount but Mason defends it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Mason manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Chavo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mason has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Chavo has managed to get both his arms back between Mason's legs - danger averted.
Mason preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Eddie Chavo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chavo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Chavo forces his way into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mason defends it well.
Chavo is trying to control. Mason wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Chavo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Chavo is looking to take a break and control but Mason is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mason is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Chavo pulls his head out easily.
Nice strikes from Chavo there.
Chavo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chavo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Chavo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mason is staying active underneath Chavo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Chavo looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Chavo trying to control from half guard but Mason is working away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chavo has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chavo postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Mason looks a forlorn figure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Chavo dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Mason feints a jab promting Chavo to slip. Mason then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Chavo slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Eddie Chavo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mason fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mason throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mason shoots for a double leg takedown but Chavo sprawls well. He's pushed Mason's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Chavo tries to close the distance and clinch but Mason swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chavo scores with a jab to the body.
Chavo scores with a jab to the head.
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!
Sloppy strikes from Mason. Those never looked like landing.
Mason keeps the fight on the outside.
Mason throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Alex Mason seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Chavo.
Chavo is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Mason will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Chavo scoring with punches from side control.
Mason is still in real trouble! Can Chavo finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavo thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Mason seems to have recovered his senses.
Mason sneaks back into half guard.
Mason has hold of Chavo's hands but Chavo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Chavo is pressing down on Mason's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mason is holding on for now.
Chavo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mason keeps working.
Chavo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavo is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Mason looking for subs from the bottom but Chavo mounts him!
Alex Mason has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chavo is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Mason can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chavo raining down shots from the mount!
Chavo postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Mason bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Chavo and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eddie Chavo!
Eddie Chavo gave a mention to [JMFC] Arashi Fighting Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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hype
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