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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zane Mason (ranked 108 p4p, 17 weight class) and Skreba Reijonen (ranked 374 p4p, 62 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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174 lbs
32 - 15 - 0 |
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170 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
32 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zane Mason!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Skreba Reijonen!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reijonen tries to clinch there but Mason circles away.
Mason catches Reijonen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Reijonen avoids the body shot from Mason.
Reijonen misses with a looping left.
Mason scores with a punch to the head.
Mason bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Reijonen's head backwards.
Reijonen checks a leg kick.
Reijonen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Reijonen throws a head punch that misses.
Reijonen prevents a body shot from Mason.
Reijonen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reijonen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mason swings wildly with an uppercut but Reijonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mason tries a body shot but Reijonen blocks it.
Mason tries to work over Reijonen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mason swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Mason scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mason throws a punch but it's blocked by Reijonen.
Reijonen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reijonen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mason has a couple of punches blocked by Reijonen.
Mason misses with some punches.
Reijonen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mason backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mason creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mason throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Reijonens head.
A body shot lands from Reijonen.
A hook to the body from Mason.
Mason misses with a hook from the clinch.
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.
Reijonen lands with a left to the head.
Mason tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reijonen's elbow.
Mason blocks an uppercut.
Mason blocks a body shot from Reijonen.
Reijonen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mason goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reijonen.
Reijonen tries to work over Mason's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mason misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reijonen misses with a punch on the inside.
Mason misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reijonen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reijonen swings wildly with an uppercut but Mason uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reijonen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mason blocking some punches.
Mason makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mason throws a head punch that misses.
Reijonen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Reijonen.
Reijonen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Reijonen blocks a body shot from Mason.
Mason lands a left hand.
Mason lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reijonen.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reijonen.
Mason misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mason misses with a punch to the body.
Reijonen working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mason.
Reijonen misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reijonen blocks a body shot from Mason.
Reijonen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mason's elbow.
Mason doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reijonen has a couple of punches blocked by Mason.
Reijonen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reijonen pushes Mason back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reijonen struggles to land a body shot inside as Mason controls his hands.
Mason tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mason fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mason fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mason prevents a body shot from Reijonen.
A right handed body shot lands from Mason.
Reijonen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reijonen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mason doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mason misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mason working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Reijonen blocks an uppercut.
Reijonen can't find room to land a body shot as Mason controls the action.
Nice body punch from Mason.
Mason pushes Reijonen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reijonen blocks an uppercut.
Reijonen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Reijonen fails to land.
Reijonen lands with a right to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reijonen.
Reijonen blocking some punches.
Reijonen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Reijonen working aggressively here.
Reijonen tries a body shot but Mason blocks it.
Reijonen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mason is trying to break the clinch but Reijonen has him pressed against the cage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mason tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reijonen's elbow.
Mason misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mason gets through Reijonen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mason tries to work over Reijonen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mason trying to stall but Reijonen improves his position.
Mason gets through Reijonen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mason lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Reijonen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zane Mason dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Reijonen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mason counters with a low kick, right behind Reijonen 's knee.
Reijonen 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.
Reijonen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Reijonen 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.
Reijonen misses with a jab to the body
and Mason counters with a slapping leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Reijonen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mason misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reijonen.
Reijonen is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Mason lands with a kick to the temple. Reijonen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Reijonen ducks right into an uppercut from Mason.
Mason tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Reijonen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mason is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Reijonen can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reijonen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Zane Mason is winning the standup battle so far.
Reijonen swings for the body but Mason moves out of range.
Reijonen throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reijonen tries to close the distance and clinch but Mason swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Reijonen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Reijonen misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reijonen swinging wildly here.
Skreba Reijonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mason swats away the attempt to clinch by Reijonen.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mason.
Reijonen clinches.
Mason goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reijonen scores with a shot to the side of Mason's head.
Mason scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mason lands with a left to the head.
Reijonen throws a head punch that misses.
Zane Mason has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Reijonen lands an uppercut.
Mason goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Mason fails to land.
Mason lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mason throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reijonen lands a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mason prevents a body shot from Reijonen.
Reijonen has a couple of punches blocked by Mason.
A shot in the inside from Reijonen.
Reijonen can't find room to land a body shot as Mason controls the action.
Mason lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mason prevents a body shot from Reijonen.
Reijonen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mason has a couple of punches blocked by Reijonen.
Mason throws a punch but it's blocked by Reijonen.
A head punch on the inside from Reijonen fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mason creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mason lands a right hand that snaps the head of Reijonen backwards.
Mason blocks an uppercut.
Mason tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reijonen's elbow.
A hook to the body from Mason.
Reijonen can't find room to land a body shot as Mason controls the action.
Reijonen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mason lands a left hand that snaps the head of Reijonen backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Reijonen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Reijonen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mason scores with a shoulder strike.
Mason struggles to land a body shot inside as Reijonen controls his hands.
Reijonen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Mason.
Mason misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reijonen misses with some punches.
Reijonen struggles to land a body shot inside as Mason controls his hands.
Mason has a couple of punches blocked by Reijonen.
Reijonen blocks a body shot from Mason.
Mason tries to throw a body punch but Reijonen avoids it by throwing Mason back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Mason.
Mason goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mason goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mason lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Reijonen tries for a takedown but Mason manages to get underhooks.
Mason makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mason misses with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mason breaks the clinch.
Mason ducks under a wild hook from Reijonen.
Mason misses with a low kick as Reijonen jumps back.
Reijonen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mason counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Reijonen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Reijonen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reijonen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mason lands a left hand that snaps the head of Reijonen backwards.
Mason lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mason throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Reijonen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mason has a couple of punches blocked by Reijonen.
Mason lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mason.
Mason throws a punch but it's blocked by Reijonen.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reijonen scores with a hook to the body.
Mason misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zane Mason dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Reijonen darts in and clinches Mason up against the cage.
Reijonen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reijonen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reijonen lands a right hand.
Mason misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mason fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mason swings wildly with an uppercut but Reijonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reijonen blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mason creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Reijonen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reijonen.
Mason swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reijonen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reijonen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mason gets through Reijonen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mason is leaning against Reijonen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Reijonen throws a head punch that misses.
Mason tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason misses with some punches.
Mason goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mason tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mason blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Reijonen.
Reijonen has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Mason regains guard immediately.
Reijonen trying to control but Mason is working from the bottom.
Reijonen showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Mason is adopting a defensive guard.
Skreba Reijonen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reijonen trying to control the position from guard on top but Mason is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reijonen stays in close to Mason's body and controls the position.
Zane Mason is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Reijonen tries to close the distance and clinch but Mason swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Reijonen misses with a straight left.
Reijonen misses with a looping right.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mason.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Reijonen throws a body shot but no joy.
Reijonen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mason can pounce on him.
Mason throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mason with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mason explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Reijonen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mason rather than just go for the knockout.
Mason scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Mason looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Reijonen walks into a stiff left hand from Mason.
Reijonen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mason.
Reijonen wants to clinch.
Mason half committed to a counter leg kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mason lands a jab to Reijonen's midsection.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Zane Mason.
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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zane Mason!
An out of breath Zane Mason thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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