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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zane Mason (ranked 157 p4p, 28 weight class) and Desmond Glass (ranked 135 p4p, 23 weight class). Glass has chosen Across 110th Street by Bobby Womack as his entrance music. Desmond Glass 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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185 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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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
39 - 20 - 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
18 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Desmond Glass!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Glass misses with a hook.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mason. That's going to slow Glass down.
Glass swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mason swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mason takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mason. That's going to slow Glass down.
A lazy left from Glass finds it's target.
Glass checks a leg kick.
Mason looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Glass takes a swing at Mason's ribcage but misses.
Mason tried to counter with a leg kick but Glass avoided it.
Glass changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Glass scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Glass misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mason.
Desmond Glass seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mason tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Glass connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Glass is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Glass missing with a left hand there. Mason was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Glass misses with a straight left.
Glass scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Glass fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mason lands with a kick to the ribs.
Mason misses with a hook.
Glass lands a leg kick that knocks Mason off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason throws a head kick but Glass moves out of range.
Glass throws a body shot but no joy.
A slapping leg kick lands for Glass.
Mason jabs Glass to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Glass swings for the body but Mason moves out of range.
Glass throws a jab when Mason was well out of range.
Jab from Glass.
Mason connects with the punch.
Mason uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Glass.
Some bone on bone action there as Mason checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mason tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Glass was well out of range. Poor timing from Mason.
Glass avoids the body shot from Mason.
We've been informed that Glass has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Glass jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Glass throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mason is looking to counter with head kicks.
Glass stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mason connects with a body shot.
Mason takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
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 uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Glass.
Glass scores with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glass slips a straight right by Mason.
Glass steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mason.
Glass avoids the head kick by Mason.
Jab from Glass.
Mason slips under a jab.
Mason uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Glass.
Glass is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mason.
It looks like Desmond Glass has been cut.
Glass avoids a kick to the body.
Glass throws a leg kick but Mason sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Glass throws a quick inside leg kick.
Glass throws an off balance right hand
and Mason counters with a stiff right hand.
Glass throws a body punch but Mason moves out of range.
Glass throws the left hand but Mason avoids the punch easily.
Mason looks to score with a jab to the body but Glass is just out of range.
Mason uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Glass.
A big left from Glass misses.
Glass connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Glass.
Glass misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glass swings for the body but Mason moves out of range.
Glass misses with a looping left.
Mason is looking to clinch but Glass is avoiding it.
Glass avoids the body shot from Mason.
Mason displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Glass throws out the jab.
Glass is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Mason had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Glass takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Glass pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mason is out of range and Glass settles back down.
Mason jabs at Glass's body.
Glass checks a leg kick.
Mason scores with a sloppy right hand. Glass should have avoided that one.
Mason misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Glass.
A decent looking cross lands there for Glass.
Mason checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mason lands a jab.
Mason checks a low kick from Glass.
Glass misses with a wild body shot.
Glass gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mason misses the shot to the body.
Glass throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mason takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mason throws a looping overhand right but Glass ducks down to avoid it.
Mason looks for the body kick but Glass saw that one coming.
Glass misses with a body shot.
Mason scores with a nice right hand.
Mason lands with a slapping head kick.
Glass takes a swing at Mason's ribcage but misses.
Glass pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Glass throws a leg kick but Mason checks it.
Mason misses the shot to the body.
Glass moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mason looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mason digs a good hook to Glass's body.
Glass looks to throw the jab but Mason is out of range.
Glass misses with a low kick as Mason jumps back.
As Glass tries to get set, Mason tries to push him back and clinch up but Glass manages to avoid the attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mason throws an overhand right that lands on Glass's shoulder, as Glass tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from Mason does it's job there.
A big left from Glass misses.
Glass scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Desmond Glass will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Desmond Glass's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mason fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mason backing away here, and Glass unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Mason is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Glass.
Mason lands a really nice looking cross but Glass seems unphased.
A telegraphed right hand from Glass misses the target.
Mason keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mason lands with a shot to the body.
Mason fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Glass looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mason drives through and clinches with Glass against the cage.
Glass lands a body punch.
Glass can't break the clinch.
Mason lands a right hand.
Glass breaks from the clinch.
Glass throws a leg kick which misses Mason's front leg but catches the back leg as Mason tries to avoid it.
Mason steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Glass.
Mason moves out of range of the strikes.
A quick step to the side and Mason tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mason showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Glass.
Mason scores with a hook to the body. Glass takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
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 slips a straight right by Glass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glass with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mason to score with a decent uppercut.
Mason avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Glass misses with a right hand
and Mason counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Glass staying out of range there.
Glass lands with a cross.
Glass misses with a looping left.
Mason bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Glass throws a body punch but Mason moves out of range.
Glass lands with a shot to the body.
Glass digs a good body shot into Mason's ribs.
Glass is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Glass listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Glass keeps the fight on the outside.
Glass takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mason checks a leg kick.
Glass throws a jab when Mason was well out of range.
Mason swings for the body but Glass moves out of range.
Glass throws a hook but Mason blocks it.
Mason was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mason.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Glass. Mason does a little dance to reset his feet.
Glass blocks the body kick.
Mason lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Glass misses the shot to the body.
Glass tries to bum rush Mason with a series of wild strikes but Mason uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A looping hook to the body misses from Glass. Mason does a little dance to reset his feet.
Glass takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Mason misses with a wild body shot.
Mason misses with a body kick.
Glass unleashes a big counter combination but Mason bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Glass slips a jab from Mason.
Glass takes one on the button.
Glass scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Mason swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Glass! But no joy.
Glass fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A jab from Glass misses.
Glass misses with an uppercut. Mason saw that one coming.
Mason ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Glass moves away.
Glass scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glass misses the shot to the body.
Mason lands with a right hand.
Glass throws a body punch but Mason moves out of range.
A jab from Mason finds it's way through Glass's defenses.
Glass throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mason throws a wild body kick that Glass sees coming a mile off.
A jab from Mason misses.
Mason scores with a crisp jab that stopped Glass in his tracks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mason. Glass does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mason keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Glass.
Mason throws a hook but Glass avoids it easily.
A jab from Glass misses.
Mason is looking to counter punch.
Glass loads up on a big right hand but Mason slips the punch.
Mason throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Glass just misses with a punch to the body.
Mason punishes Glass's body with a nice straight punch.
Glass looks to score with a jab to the body but Mason is just out of range.
Glass lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mason at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glass defending well as Mason loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mason fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mason throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mason jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Glass 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.
Glass drops his hands momentarily and Mason takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Glass throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mason swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mason on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mason has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Mason sizes up Glass with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Mason moves out of range of the strikes.
Mason takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nice defenses there by Glass.
Mason throws out a loose jab but Glass uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mason lands a nice leg kick that just misses Glass's sensitive parts.
Glass misses with a wild body shot.
Glass scores with a jab to the head.
The fighters circling - Mason throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Glass swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Zane Mason will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Desmond Glass's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Mason throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mason throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Desmond Glass seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Glass is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mason.
Glass ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Glass throws a leg kick that misses.
Glass misses with a body shot.
Glass throws a body punch but Mason moves out of range.
Mason throws a big counter combination but Glass scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Mason lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Glass lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mason throws a body shot but no joy.
Mason is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mason throws a body punch but Glass moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Glass! But no joy.
Mason slips under a jab.
Glass misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mason jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mason misses with an uppercut. Glass saw that one coming.
Good shot there by Mason.
Mason uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Glass.
Glass scores with a leg kick.
Glass fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mason has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glass lands a nice shot that snaps Mason's head back.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mason checks a leg kick.
Glass uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mason.
Glass uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mason.
Mason lands a body shot.
Mason misses with a body kick.
Mason throws out a loose jab but Glass uses good head movement to avoid it.
Glass swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A cross from Mason lands.
Mason throws a body punch but Glass moves out of range.
It seemed like Glass was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A leg kick checked by Glass.
Mason staying out of range there.
Mason looks to land a right hand but Glass moved out of range.
Glass misses with a straight right.
The fighters circle momentarily. Glass darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Glass throws a poor cross that misses
and Mason counters with an outside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Glass.
Mason quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Glass takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Mason both land. Nice combination.
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!
Glass connects with a solid leg kick.
Mason looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Glass scores with a jab.
Glass looks to throw the jab but Mason is out of range.
Glass has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Glass just misses with a punch to the body.
Mason throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Glass stuns Mason with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Glass fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mason with a nice cross.
Glass uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mason.
Mason blocks a jab.
A counter left hand to the body from Mason misses its target.
Mason ducks under a wild hook from Glass.
Mason lands the left hand.
Mason slips a straight right by Glass.
Mason digs a good body shot into Glass's ribs.
Mason has closed the distance and engaged Glass in a clinch.
Glass unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mason lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Glass tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mason ducks under a wild hook from Glass.
Mason slips under a jab.
Mason is looking to counter with a body kick.
Mason keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A quick step to the side and Mason tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Glass misses the shot to the body.
Glass tries to work over Mason's front leg with a kick but Mason checks it.
Mason fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Glass manages to avoid it.
Mason misses with a body shot.
Mason connects with a body shot that sends Glass's belly button to the back.
Some bone on bone action there as Mason checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Glass misses with a right hand
and Mason counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Glass finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Glass misses with an uppercut
and Mason cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Glass fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mason on the side of the head.
Mason ducks under a wild hook from Glass.
Glass misses with a hook. Mason ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glass throws a body punch but Mason moves out of range.
Mason with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mason moves away from the strike by Glass.
Glass throws a leg kick which misses Mason's front leg but catches the back leg as Mason tries to avoid it.
Glass throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mason stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mason connects with a good right hand that stumbles Glass. Glass circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mason uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Glass.
Mason throws a body shot but no joy.
Mason moves away from the strike by Glass.
Mason connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A jab lands there for Mason.
Danga de danga de dang - Mason scores with a four punch combination!
Glass takes a swing at Mason's ribcage but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mason keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Glass.
The fighters circling - Mason throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Glass misses with a hook
and Mason counters with a good, hard body kick but Glass shrugs it off.
Glass thows a leg kick but Mason checks it
and Mason cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Glass lands a nice shot that snaps Mason's head back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zane Mason showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mason has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zane Mason!
A relieved looking Zane Mason thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Desmond Glass stepped up to the mic, saying 'I have to get with my coaches and manager, and rethink my gameplan going forward. I'll be back.'.
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