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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zane Mason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Haack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andre Haack told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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174 lbs
22 - 11 - 0 |
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183 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zane Mason!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Andre Haack!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mason fails in his attempt to clinch.
Haack throws a half hearted mid kick.
Haack lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Haack avoids the head kick by Mason.
Haack misses with a low kick as Mason jumps back.
Haack scores with a jab. Mason acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mason avoids a kick to the body.
Mason takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Haack avoids a kick to the body.
Mason lands a high kick!
Haack uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mason has time to react.
Mason throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mason misses with a wild body shot.
Mason does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haack thows a body kick. Mason tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Mason defending well as Haack loads up on a big left hand.
Mason scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Haack doesn't seem bothered though.
Mason jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason instigates a clinch.
Haack swings wildly with an uppercut but Mason uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haack misses with a punch on the inside.
Mason misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mason looking to stall.
A short right from Mason.
Mason misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mason blocks an uppercut.
Mason throws a punch but it's blocked by Haack.
Haack blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mason scores with a hook to the body.
A short left from Mason.
Mason scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Mason.
Mason digs a right hand into Haack's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Haack's gas tank.
Mason scores with a shot to the side of Haack's head.
Haack tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mason's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haack goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haack misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mason makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
I was talking to Mason'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 a right hand.
Mason digs a right hand into Haack's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Haack's gas tank.
Mason lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Haack is rocked!
Mason struggles to land a body shot inside as Haack controls his hands.
Haack is still on wobbly legs! Can Mason finish him?
Haack breaks the clinch.
Haack seems to have recovered his senses.
Haack misses with a body shot.
Haack uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mason.
Haack looks to land a left hand but Mason moved out of range nicely.
Haack misses with a wild combination.
Haack fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mason is out of range.
Haack lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Mason misses with a straight right.
Mason steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Haack. That one must have hurt.
Mason looks to throw the jab but Haack is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haack throws a body punch but Mason moves out of range.
Mason keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mason moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mason keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Haack.
Haack avoids the head kick by Mason.
Haack pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mason looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Haack's corner calls for a 1-2. Haack obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A good leg kick by Haack.
Haack misses the shot to the body.
Haack throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mason stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jab from Haack.
Haack is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mason lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mason misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good leg kick by Haack there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Haack throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Haack!
A clash of legs there as Mason blocks the low kick.
Mason uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Haack.
Mason lands a jab.
Haack takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mason steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Haack. That one must have hurt.
Haack fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mason manages to avoid it.
Haack scores with a jab. Mason acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Haack throws a chopping leg kick but Mason manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mason throws a front kick aimed at Haack's knee but Haack avoids it well.
Haack takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haack tries to land a front kick but Mason steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Haack throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mason misses with a wild body shot.
A swing and a miss from Haack.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Zane Mason will probably get the nod.
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.
Haack throws a head kick that misses
and Mason counters with a straight right hand.
Haack stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mason.
Mason will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Mason throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Haack misses with a body shot.
Haack connects with a jab.
Mason throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Haack counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Andre Haack seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mason scores with a kick to the midsection.
Haack checks the leg kick nicely there.
Haack scores with a jab.
Haack misses with a leg kick.
Haack fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mason looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mason works Haack's body with a nice hook.
Mason lands an overhand right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mason throws a sloppy body shot
and Haack counters with a nice uppercut.
Mason misses with a wild body shot.
Mason takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Haack sizes up Mason with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haack tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mason checks the leg kick nicely there.
Haack checks a leg kick.
Mason lands a body shot.
Mason keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Haack.
Haack throws a big shot that misses.
Mason throws a nice head kick!
The fighters circling - Haack throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mason takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mason tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Haack paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mason ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Haack takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mason chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Haack avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Haack keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mason.
Mason misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haack fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mason manages to avoid it.
Haack plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mason comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Haack tries a head kick but it misses.
Mason moves out of range of the leg kick from Haack.
Mason throws an overhand right that lands on Haack's shoulder, as Haack tries to avoid the shot.
Haack uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mason.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Haack throws a good cross that connects.
Mason takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mason drops Haack with a beautiful combination! Haack stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Mason is looking for the KO!
Haack misses with an uppercut.
Haack has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Mason is looking to wear down Haack with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Mason lands the left hand.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mason, right into the meat.
A big left from Haack misses.
Haack pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Haack takes a swing at Mason's ribcage but misses.
Mason lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Mason thows a left - swing and a miss!
Haack on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Haack is looking to score with low kicks.
Mason scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mason wants to clinch.
Haack tries to land a leg kick but Mason saw it coming and moves away.
Mason on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A telegraphed right hand from Mason misses the target.
A little jabbing left from Haack on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mason scores with a decent looking hook.
Haack lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Haack scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mason is looking to clinch but Haack is avoiding it.
Haack looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mason misses the jab.
Mason scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Haack throws a leg kick that misses.
It looked like Mason wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Haack lands a leg kick that knocks Mason off balance momentarily.
Mason clinches.
Haack blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mason doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mason lands a right hand that snaps the head of Haack backwards.
Mason lands a body punch in the clinch.
Haack is breathing heavily.
A body shot lands from Mason.
Mason lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Haack backwards.
Mason tries to work over Haack's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haack blocking some punches.
Mason lands a shoulder strike.
Haack misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mason swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zane Mason dominated that second 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Mason tries to clinch up but Haack circles away and keeps his distance.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Haack, right into the meat.
Haack avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mason lands a leg kick that knocks Haack off balance momentarily.
Haack attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Haack throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Haack 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 Mason has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mason and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Haack misses with a looping right.
Haack misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haack throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mason.
The crowd cheers as Haack lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mason doesn't seem phased though.
Mason drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mason has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Haack.
Haack takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason lands with a shot to the body.
Haack misses with a straight right.
Mason dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Haack. That did some damage!
Mason misses with a straight left.
Mason on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A combination from Mason does no damage.
Mason looks to score with a jab to the body but Haack is just out of range.
Mason looks for the body kick but Haack saw that one coming.
Haack keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Haack throws a leg kick
and Mason counters by moving into the clinch.
Mason blocking some punches.
Mason lands an uppercut.
Haack blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Haack tries a body shot but Mason blocks it.
Mason throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Haacks head.
Mason blocks a body shot from Haack.
Mason lands with a light punch inside.
Andre Haack has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mason pushes Haack back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mason misses with a hook to the ribs.
Haack pushes Mason back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Haack wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Haack looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Zane Mason has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Haack working aggressively here.
Haack lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mason backwards.
Nice body punch from Haack - that landed with a thud.
Mason goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mason tries a body shot but Haack blocks it.
Haack blocking some punches.
Haack tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Haack swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Haack has a couple of punches blocked by Mason.
Mason struggles to land a body shot inside as Haack controls his hands.
Mason swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mason misses with some punches.
Mason can't find room to land a body shot as Haack controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Haack.
Mason is looking to control Haack's arms but Haack gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mason has his back to the cage.
Haack misses with a punch to the body.
Haack's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mason works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mason scores with a shot to the side of Haack's head.
Mason swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Haack lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Zane Mason is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mason gets through Haack's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mason struggles to land a body shot inside as Haack controls his hands.
Haack working aggressively here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Mason misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mason.
Haack gets through Mason's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mason pushes Haack back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Haack tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mason takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Mason tries a body shot but Haack blocks it.
Haack lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mason lands a nice uppercut.
Haack is trying to break free.
Haack swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mason tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Haack wants to break free but Mason has control.
Haack escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mason scores with a jab.
Mason bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Haack misses with a kick to the body
and Mason counters with a straight right hand.
Mason closes the distance and clinches.
Haack swings wildly with an uppercut but Mason uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mason goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zane Mason showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mason, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zane Mason!
After winning the bout, Zane Mason thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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