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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Raise Hell (ranked 24 p4p, 5 weight class) and Zane Mason (ranked 86 p4p, 14 weight class). Hell kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Rather Unique - AZ. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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30 - 11 - 1 |
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174 lbs
33 - 15 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Raise Hell!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zane Mason!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Hell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mason with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mason tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hell misses with a straight right.
Mason blocks a jab.
Mason has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Hell is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Mason connects with a right hand. Hell shakes it off.
A combination from Mason does no damage.
Hell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mason slips under a jab from Hell.
Hell takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mason scores with a leg kick.
Mason throws the left hand but Hell avoids the punch easily.
Hell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mason tries to clinch but Hell moves out of range.
Hell throws out a loose jab but Mason uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hell throws a jab but it's blocked by Mason.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hell misses with a hook.
Mason thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hell if he has to take too many more of those.
Hell thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mason misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hell.
Mason misses with a wild body shot.
Mason clinches.
Hell stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mason presses Hell against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mason misses with some punches.
Mason working aggressively here.
Mason fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mason has a couple of punches blocked by Hell.
Mason misses with some punches.
Mason tries to work over Hell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mason is leaning against Hell and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mason lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mason goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mason scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mason's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hell.
Mason swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mason lands a left hand.
Hell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hell digs a right hand into Mason's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mason's gas tank.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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 short punch on the inside.
Mason leaning his opponent against the cage.
Mason prevents a body shot from Hell.
Mason misses with a punch to the body.
Mason tries a body shot but Hell blocks it.
Mason breaks from the clinch.
Hell misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mason counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mason slips under a jab from Hell.
Hell throws a poor cross that misses
and Mason makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Hell really felt that one!
Hell misses with a lunging right hand
and Mason counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hell shoots for a double leg takedown but Mason sprawls well. He's pushed Hell's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hell throws the left hand but Mason avoids the punch easily.
Mason uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hell.
A little jabbing left from Mason on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mason connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hell lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mason at a distance.
Mason misses with a low kick.
Hell shoots in and gets a takedown into Mason's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason is trying to control the position but Hell postures up.
Hell seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Hell trying to control but Mason is working from the bottom.
Hell looking to sit in guard and control but Mason gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mason trying to control but Hell is working from the bottom.
Hell working for a triangle but Mason defends it easily.
Hell looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Mason is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hell wants to sweep here but Mason controlling him for the moment.
Hell has Mason pulled in close to control his posture.
Hell wants to sweep here but Mason controlling him for the moment.
Hell is working hard here to advance position.
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!
Mason fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hell tries for a takedown but Mason circles away easily
enabling Mason to counter with a crisp jab.
A big left from Hell misses.
Zane Mason seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hell tries for a takedown but Mason circles away easily
and Mason counters with a head kick. That will keep Hell thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Hell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mason throws out the jab.
Hell lands a nice shot that snaps Mason's head back.
Mason scores with a jab. Hell acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mason fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mason drops his hands momentarily and Hell takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hell scores with a sloppy right hand. Mason should have avoided that one.
Raise Hell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hell lands a really nice looking cross but Mason seems unphased.
Hell sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A telegraphed right hand from Hell misses the target.
Hell wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hell throws a low kick but Mason moves out of range easily.
Mason has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mason is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hell with a body shot.
Mason throws a hook but Hell blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mason.
Mason lands an overhand right.
Mason gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A jab from Hell misses.
Hell throws a shot to the body.
Hell circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mason scores with a body shot.
Mason connects with a crisp jab.
Hell moves forwards but Mason connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hell misses with a straight right.
Mason moves out of range of the strikes.
Mason tests Hell's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mason let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Mason paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hell. Mason does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hell misses with a body shot
letting Mason counter with a right hand.
Mason looks to land a body kick but Hell moved away.
Hell half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Hell misses with a wild body shot.
Hell lands a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mason darts in and clinches Hell up against the cage.
Mason tries to throw a body punch but Hell avoids it by throwing Mason back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mason.
Mason working aggressively here.
Hell lands a nice uppercut.
Hell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mason prevents a body shot from Hell.
Hell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hell lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mason backwards.
A short uppercut from Mason.
Zane Mason seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hell gets through Mason's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mason misses with a body punch.
Mason has a couple of punches blocked by Hell.
Mason blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mason misses with a body punch.
Hell lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mason backwards.
Mason misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason throws a head punch that misses.
Mason can't find room to land a body shot as Hell controls the action.
Mason can't find room to land a body shot as Hell controls the action.
Mason misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hell tries to throw a body punch but Mason avoids it by throwing Hell back against the cage.
Mason tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hell has a couple of punches blocked by Mason.
Hell misses with a punch on the inside.
Hell presses Mason against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hell.
Mason misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hell misses with a body punch.
Hell gets through Mason's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mason doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mason throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hell can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raise Hell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mason is leaning against Hell and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mason lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mason swings wildly with an uppercut but Hell uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Hell fails to land.
Hell gets through Mason's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hell throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mason tries to throw a body punch but Hell avoids it by throwing Mason back against the cage.
Mason manages to break the clinch.
Mason throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mason misses with an uppercut.
Hell takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hell seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Hell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hell misses with a straight left.
Mason displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hell throws out the jab.
Mason let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Mason tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hell tries to counter with a takedown but Mason is quick to defend against it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mason closes the distance and clinches.
Mason scores with a shot to the side of Hell's head.
Hell can't find room to land a body shot as Mason controls the action.
Hell tries for a takedown but Mason manages to get underhooks.
Hell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
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.
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.
Mason fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hell manages to avoid it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hell.
Mason lands with an overhand left.
Hell throws a body shot but no joy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mason! But no joy.
Hell misses with a low kick.
Hell cracks a nice hook into Mason's ribs.
Mason uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hell.
Mason doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Mason throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hell drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mason looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hell half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Hell doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hell throws out a loose jab but Mason uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hell throws an off balance right hand
and Mason counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mason thumps Hell with a low kick.
Mason staying out of range there.
Mason takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mason ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hells jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice cross by Mason.
Hell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mason feints a counter leg kick.
Hell misses with a straight left.
Hell lands a leg kick that knocks Mason off balance momentarily.
Mason connects with a leg kick. Hell looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mason gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mason has control of Hell's left arm, preventing Hell from doing any damage.
Mason is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hell sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Mason's guard.
Mason trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hell looks to land a strike but Mason avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Mason is adopting a defensive guard.
Hell wants to control from the top but Mason keeps moving.
Hell looking to pass the guard.
Hell is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hell with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hell looking to sit in guard and control but Mason gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mason wants to control from the top but Hell keeps moving.
Hell controls Mason momentarily but Mason frees himself.
Mason seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hell looking for a sweep. Not yet Hell, not yet.
Hell looking for a guillotine here but Mason defends easily.
Hell bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mason's guard.
Mason is pulling down on Hell's head to control his posture.
Raise Hell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mason keeping full guard, as Hell tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Raise Hell did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
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.
Hell throws a body punch but Mason moves out of range.
Hell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hell. Mason does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mason now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mason throws a shot from downtown. Hell moves away and avoids it.
Hell throws the left hand but Mason avoids the punch easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Mason misses the target.
Mason ducks under a wild hook from Hell.
Nice body punch from Hell.
Hell looks to land a right hand but Mason moved out of range.
Mason keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mason. That's going to slow Hell down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mason moves away from the strike by Hell.
Mason connects with a right hand. Hell shakes it off.
Mason gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mason working aggressively here.
Mason swings wildly with an uppercut but Hell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mason goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hell is looking to take this one to the mat.
Hell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hell is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mason blocking some punches.
Mason scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hell cracks Mason with a nice body shot.
Mason struggles to land a body shot inside as Hell controls his hands.
Hell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hell. Mason does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mason tries to counter with a clinch but Hell shakes him off and moves away.
Hell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hell missing with a left hand there. Mason was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hell throws a hook but Mason blocks it.
Mason tries to counter with a clinch but Hell shakes him off and moves away.
Hell takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hell throws a poor cross that misses
and Mason counters with a nice uppercut.
Mason throws a body punch but Hell moves out of range.
Hell misses with a lunging right hand
and Mason cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hell misses with an uppercut
and Mason counters with a series of strikes. Hell will be more careful next time no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hell throws a lazy uppercut
and Mason connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mason lands a glancing blow to the side of Hell's head.
Hell is rocked!
Mason displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hell throws out the jab.
Oh Hell is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hell sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Hell takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hell throws a body shot but no joy.
Mason looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hell misses with a left hand
and Hell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mason cracks Hell on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Hell falls backwards against the cage. Mason follows up with more strikes that drop Hell to his knees. Mason keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Hell! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zane Mason!
Zane Mason is the new welterweight champion!
A victorious Zane Mason thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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