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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Richard Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zane Mason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Good wrestling
World class 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
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Richard Robinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zane Mason!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mason throws a good cross that connects.
Mason lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mason lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Robinson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Robinson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Robinson looks to throw a body kick
and Mason counters by moving into the clinch.
Mason doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mason tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mason managing to block the knees to the body from Robinson.
Mason throws a head punch that misses.
Robinson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Robinson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mason blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Robinson missing with knees to the body.
Mason misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robinson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Robinson crunches a lovely knee into Mason's ribcage.
Mason tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mason can't find room to land a body shot as Robinson controls the action.
Mason tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Robinson's elbow.
Robinson lands a good knee to the midsection. Mason won't want to take too many of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mason.
A head punch on the inside from Mason fails to land.
Mason misses with a punch to the body.
Mason working aggressively here.
A nice left hand lands by Mason.
Robinson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mason misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Robinson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mason tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Robinson prevents a body shot from Mason.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mason.
Mason's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Mason misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Robinson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mason blocks it with crossed arms.
A short uppercut from Mason.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mason scores with a hook to the body.
Mason tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Robinson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mason misses with a punch to the body.
Robinson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Robinson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Robinson trying to land knees to the body.
Robinson stalling in the clinch.
Mason slowing the pace effectively.
Mason tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Robinson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Robinson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mason lands a right hand that snaps the head of Robinson backwards.
Mason lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mason throws a punch but it's blocked by Robinson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mason lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mason lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mason managing to block the knees to the body from Robinson.
Mason tries to work over Robinson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Mason fails to land.
I was talking to Robinson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Mason lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Robinson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nice body punch from Mason.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Mason lands a shot to the body.
Robinson trying to land knees to the body.
Mason throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mason throws a head punch that misses.
Robinson misses with a knee to the head.
Mason avoiding damage.
Robinson scores with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Robinson misses with a knee to the head.
Robinson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mason avoiding damage as Robinson throws knees to the body.
Robinson fails to pull guard.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mason.
Mason working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Robinson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mason tries a body shot but Robinson blocks it.
Mason throws a head punch that misses.
Robinson is trying to maintain a safe position but Mason gets an underhook and turns Robinson into the cage.
Mason trying to stall but Robinson improves his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zane Mason dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Good leg kick by Mason there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mason has Robinson up against the cage in a clinch.
Mason is trying to maintain a safe position but Robinson gets an underhook and turns Mason into the cage.
Robinson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mason avoids it.
Mason misses with a short punch on the inside.
Robinson trying to land knees to the body.
Mason fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Robinson has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Mason uses from the top position.
Robinson is trying to control the position but Mason postures up.
Mason missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robinson is trying to keep Mason in close.
Mason trying to control the position from guard on top but Robinson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mason throwing strikes from guard but Robinson blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason wants to control from the top but Robinson keeps moving.
Robinson trying to keep a closed guard but Mason is proving a slippery customer.
Mason's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Robinson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mason.
Mason has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Robinson is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Mason just misses with a punch to the body.
A combination from Mason does no damage.
A solid leg kick lands there for Robinson.
Mason scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Robinson clinches up with Mason and pushes him back against the cage.
Robinson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mason lands a nice uppercut.
Robinson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson landing knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mason.
Robinson trying to control the position but instead, Mason has worked for underhooks and has pushed Robinson into the cage.
Mason throws a punch but it's blocked by Robinson.
Mason blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mason tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mason tries to work over Robinson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mason misses with a hook from the clinch.
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!
Mason fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Robinson looking to throw knees to the head but Mason is blocking nicely.
Zane Mason seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Robinson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mason.
Mason swings wildly with an uppercut but Robinson uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Mason.
Mason has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mason tries to stall but Robinson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Robinson scores with a knee to the head.
Robinson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Mason misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mason tries to work over Robinson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mason misses with some punches.
Robinson misses with a knee strike.
Robinson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Robinson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mason.
Robinson trying to land knees to the body.
Mason misses with the head strike.
Mason throws a punch but it's blocked by Robinson.
Mason lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Robinson backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mason throws a head punch that misses.
Mason has Robinson pushed against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mason swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Robinson blocking some punches.
Mason misses with a punch on the inside.
Robinson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
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!
Mason misses with a punch on the inside.
Robinson misses with a knee to the head.
Robinson blocking some punches.
Robinson slows down the pace here.
Mason has a couple of punches blocked by Robinson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Zane Mason will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Mason connects with a leg kick. Robinson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Robinson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mason.
Robinson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mason holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Mason throws a head punch that misses.
Mason can't find room to land a body shot as Robinson controls the action.
Mason swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mason leaning against his opponent.
Robinson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mason fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Mason.
Robinson stalls.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robinson tries to pull guard but Mason forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Mason fails to land.
Mason misses with a body punch.
Robinson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason managing to block the knees to the body from Robinson.
Mason misses with the head strike.
Mason managing to block the knees to the body from Robinson.
Mason misses with the head strike.
Mason tries to throw a body punch but Robinson avoids it by throwing Mason back against the cage.
Mason avoiding damage as Robinson throws knees to the body.
Mason is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Robinson is keeping busy.
Robinson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Robinson is trying to pull guard but Mason has him pressed against the cage.
Robinson tries to pull guard but Mason holds him up against the cage and eventually Robinson drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Robinson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good body shot from Mason.
Robinson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mason is defending well for now.
Robinson lands a nice knee to the body.
Mason misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mason avoids it.
Robinson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Robinson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mason is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Robinson misses with a knee to the head.
A right hand to the body from Mason.
Robinson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mason.
Mason misses with some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Robinson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mason.
Robinson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mason lands a body shot in the clinch.
Robinson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Robinson looking to throw knees to the head but Mason is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Mason.
Mason has a couple of punches blocked by Robinson.
Robinson tries a knee to the head but Mason blocks it.
Mason misses with a punch to the body.
Mason on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Robinson lands a nice elbow.
Mason lands a left hand.
Mason misses with a punch on the inside.
Robinson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mason throws a head punch that misses.
Robinson is trying to stall.
Robinson tries to land a knee to the head but Mason blocks with his arms.
Robinson lands a knee to the body.
Mason lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mason looking to stall.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mason.
Mason stalling against the cage.
Zane Mason is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Robinson tries to pull guard but Mason won't allow it.
Mason throws a head punch that misses.
Mason throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch on the inside from Mason fails to land.
Robinson tries to land a knee to the head but Mason blocks with his arms.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mason looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mason.
Robinson looking to throw knees to the head but Mason is blocking nicely.
Richard Robinson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mason scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zane Mason comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mason has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zane Mason!
Our winner, Zane Mason, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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