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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Evgenii Mamchenko (ranked 1977 p4p, 255 weight class) and Dean Mason (ranked 2410 p4p, 303 weight class). Dean Mason will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Evgenii Mamchenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 2, fighting out of New York, Dean Mason!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Richard Clark and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mason throws a good cross that connects.
Mason scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mason moves out of range of the strikes.
Mamchenko bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mason's head.
A jab from Mamchenko misses.
Mamchenko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mamchenko misses with a takedown attempt - Mason sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Donk. Mason catches Mamchenko right on the button with a cross.
Mamchenko throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mason appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Mamchenko. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mamchenko.
Mason fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mamchenko manages to avoid it.
Mamchenko was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mamchenko avoids the body shot from Mason.
It looked like Mamchenko wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mason jabs Mamchenko to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mamchenko shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mason pinned against the cage. Mason gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason throws a body punch but Mamchenko moves out of range.
Mason thuds a left hand into Mamchenko's body.
The fighters circling - Mamchenko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dean Mason is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mason delivers a nice body kick.
Mason throws a shot to the body.
Mamchenko doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mason misses with a body shot.
Mason connects with a looping right hand.
Mason misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A little feinted left hand from Mamchenko on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mason misses with the combination.
Mamchenko scores with a jab to the head.
Mason lands a really nice looking cross but Mamchenko seems unphased.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A swing and a miss from Mason.
Mamchenko swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mason just misses with a punch to the body.
Mamchenko throws the left hand but Mason avoids the punch easily.
Mason throws a lazy head kick
and Mamchenko counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mason looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mason clinches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Mamchenko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mason can't find room to land a body shot as Mamchenko controls the action.
Mamchenko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dean Mason seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mason misses with a hook. Mamchenko ducked under it nicely.
Mamchenko appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Mason fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason connects with a single shot there.
Mason throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Mamchenko misses.
Mason moves into the clinch successfully.
Mamchenko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mason misses the body punch
and Mamchenko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mamchenko digs a good body shot into Mason's ribs.
Mason scores with a shot to the body.
Mason scores with a jab to the body.
Mamchenko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mason is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mamchenko rather than just go for the knockout.
Mamchenko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mason tries a head kick but it misses.
Mason lands a jab to Mamchenko's midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mamchenko doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mason fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mason lands with a cross.
Mason misses with a wild body shot.
Mason ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mamchenko moves away.
Mason lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mamchenko circles away quickly and effectively.
An attempted straight right counter from Mamchenko misses the target.
Mason misses with a body shot.
Mason swings for the body but Mamchenko moves out of range.
Mamchenko stuns Mason with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Mason. No joy for Mamchenko on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evgenii Mamchenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fighters circling - Mason throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mamchenko misses with an uppercut. Mason saw that one coming.
Mason swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mason just misses with a punch to the body.
Mason avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mason lands a right hook to the body.
Mason ducks under a wild hook from Mamchenko.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dean Mason dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mamchenko swats away the attempt to clinch by Mason.
Mason throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dean Mason seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mason pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mason throws a leg kick but Mamchenko moved away.
Mason connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mamchenko is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Mason lands the left hand.
Mason fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mamchenko.
Mamchenko takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mamchenko has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Mason.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mason chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mamchenko lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mason misses with the body kick
and Mason takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mamchenko throws a right and a left that Mason avoids nicely.
Mamchenko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mason.
Mason has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Mason misses.
Mamchenko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A quick step to the side and Mamchenko tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mason ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mason stuns Mamchenko with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mason is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mason just misses with a punch to the body.
Mamchenko moves out of range as Mason strikes.
Mamchenko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mason tests Mamchenko's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mason has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Mamchenko closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mamchenko smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mason thuds his shin into the meat of Mamchenko's side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mason scores with a nice head shot.
Mamchenko needs to keep his hands up - Mason had a free shot at his head there.
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 keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mamchenko.
A left and a right from Mamchenko both land. Nice combination.
Mason scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mamchenko doesn't seem bothered though.
Mason wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mason scores with a shot to the body.
Mason lands a nice hook to Mamchenko's body. Mamchenko takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A jab from Mason misses.
Mamchenko walks into a left hand.
Mason slips under a jab.
Mason stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mason clobbers Mamchenko with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mason takes the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mamchenko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mason misses the shot to the body.
Mason misses with a body shot.
Mason jabs Mamchenko to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mason misses with a wild combination.
Mamchenko was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mason with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mamchenko lands a jab to the head.
Mamchenko throws a lazy right hand but Mason sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mason listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mason scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mason tries to move into range but Mamchenko moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mamchenko keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mason cracks Mamchenko with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mason lands with a nice body punch.
Mason lands a jab to Mamchenko's midsection.
Mamchenko looks to land a left hand but Mason moved out of range nicely.
Mamchenko blocks the body kick.
Mamchenko feinted with a counter takedown.
Mamchenko fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mason is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mamchenko scores with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mason scores with a shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Mason. Those never looked like landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dean Mason showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Mason throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mason.
A punch combination from Mason misses.
Mason throws a sloppy body shot
and Mamchenko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mamchenko feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Mamchenko looking to pass the guard.
Mamchenko won't allow Mason to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mamchenko drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Mason dives on top into guard.
Mamchenko has his foot on Mason's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mason works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mamchenko trying to control the position.
Mason trying to control but Mamchenko is working from the bottom.
Mason preventing the sweep.
Mamchenko looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mason trying to control the position from guard on top but Mamchenko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mamchenko has his foot on Mason's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mason works his way back into a safe position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mason throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mamchenko keeping moving, preventing Mason from controlling successfully.
Mason pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mamchenko is keeping the position for now.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mamchenko controls Mason momentarily but Mason frees himself.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A combination from Mason does no damage.
Mamchenko moves into range and connects with a jab.
Evgenii Mamchenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mamchenko looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mamchenko avoids the head kick by Mason.
Mamchenko swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mason scores with a one two! Mamchenko had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Mason lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mason lands with a good body shot.
Mamchenko tries for a takedown but Mason sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jab, jab by Mason - just one landing.
Mamchenko throws a jab but it's blocked by Mason.
Mason staying out of range there.
Mason tests Mamchenko's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mason throws a sloppy head kick and Mamchenko moves out of range easily.
Mamchenko is looking to counter punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mamchenko misses with an uppercut.
Nice body kick there by Mason.
Mason scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mason, as that shot connected.
Mamchenko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mason sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mason throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mamchenko.
Mason misses with a kick to the body
and Mamchenko counters with a nice uppercut.
Mason digs a good hook to Mamchenko's body.
Mason misses with a head kick.
Mamchenko shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mason sprawls well. Mason wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mamchenko gets slowly back to his feet.
Mamchenko tests Mason's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dean Mason comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mason 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 William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dean Mason!
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