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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mason Jones (ranked 113 p4p, 192 weight class) and Valdo Calamari (ranked 16 p4p, 24 weight class). Calamari has chosen Bellini - Samba Do Brasil as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mason Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Valdo Calamari!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Sam Margolis and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calamari misses with a straight right.
Calamari drops his hands momentarily and Jones takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Calamari moves away and avoids it.
Calamari slips a straight right by Jones.
Calamari closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jones circles away.
Jones takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A jab from Jones does it's job there.
Calamari takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mason Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Calamari moved out of range nicely.
Jones looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Calamari slips under a jab.
Calamari lands with an uppercut that bounces Jones off the cage and back into range.
Jones connects with the punch.
Jones throws a looping overhand right but Calamari ducks down to avoid it.
Jones misses with a straight right.
Calamari throws a big shot that misses.
Calamari has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Calamari takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jones is looking to score with low kicks.
Jones tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Calamari is able to avoid easily.
Calamari takes one on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calamari drives through and clinches with Jones against the cage.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
Calamari swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones lands a right hand.
Calamari lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Calamari tries to stall but Jones uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A shot in the inside from Jones.
Jones trying to control the position but instead, Calamari has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jones into the cage.
Calamari misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones trying to stall but Calamari improves his position.
Calamari is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jones is keeping busy.
A right handed body shot lands from Jones.
Calamari lands a hook that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Calamari lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jones.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a hook that snaps the head of Calamari backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Calamari tries to stall but Jones uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Calamari working aggressively here.
Calamari can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Calamari.
Jones throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Calamaris head.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Calamari lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Calamari.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jones creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jones lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Calamari.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Calamari controls his hands.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Calamari.
Calamari tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A body shot lands from Jones.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Calamari uses good head movement to avoid it.
Calamari blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Jones on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Calamari.
Jones is leaning against Calamari and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Calamari softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Calamari looking to slow down the pace here.
Calamari misses with the head strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Jones.
A head punch on the inside from Calamari fails to land.
Jones lands an uppercut.
Calamari swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Calamari blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jones tries to throw a body punch but Calamari avoids it by throwing Jones back against the cage.
Jones gets through Calamari's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jones lands a left hand that snaps the head of Calamari backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
Calamari goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jones prevents it.
Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Calamari misses with a hook. Jones ducked under it nicely.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Calamari.
Jones slips under a jab from Calamari.
Calamari takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jones lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jones punishes Calamari's body with a nice straight punch.
Calamari throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Calamari bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jones lands with a right hand.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Calamari moves away.
That kick from Jones tenderised Calamari's leg. Calamari is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Calamari moves away from the strike by Jones.
Calamari throws a body shot but no joy.
Jones throws a poor cross that misses
and Calamari counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mason Jones dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jones takes a swing at Calamari's ribcage but misses.
Calamari tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Jones lands a nice shot to the body.
Jones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Calamari.
Calamari looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.
Calamari connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jones momentarily.
A big left from Jones misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones misses the target.
Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Calamari can do to turn this around?
Jones misses with a low kick.
Calamari fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Jones misses with a looping left.
Nice defenses there by Calamari.
Calamari closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Jones misses.
Calamari with the counter takedown but Jones avoids it easily.
Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Calamari lands with a shot to the body.
Jones throws a hook to the side of Calamari's head but Calamari sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jones throws a lazy right hand but Calamari sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Calamari misses with a body shot.
Calamari lands a jab to the head.
Jones throws a solid leg kick but Calamari takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jones.
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Calamari throws a looping overhand right but Jones ducks down to avoid it.
Jones looks to land a right hand but Calamari moved out of range.
It seemed like Calamari was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Calamari throws a jab when Jones was well out of range.
Calamari moves away from the strike by Jones.
Jones works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mason Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
Jones scoring well with a low kick there.
Jones cracks Calamari with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Calamari.
Calamari lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jones ducks right into an uppercut from Calamari.
Jones wants to slow Calamari down by chopping away at his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Calamari defending well as Jones loads up on a big left hand.
Calamari rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Calamari 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.
Calamari gets a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Calamari fails to land.
Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Jones enables Calamari to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Jones manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Jones trying to keep a closed guard but Calamari is proving a slippery customer.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Calamari controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Calamari throws a big right hand that misses.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Calamari from controlling successfully.
Jones utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Calamari is looking to work some ground and pound but Jones has wrist control.
Jones is pulling down on Calamari's head to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Calamari from controlling successfully.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Jones scores with a crisp jab that stopped Calamari in his tracks.
Calamari lands a jab to Jones's midsection.
Calamari ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Calamari.
Calamari ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jones slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Calamari swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jones darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Calamari scores with a sloppy right hand. Jones should have avoided that one.
Calamari defending well as Jones loads up on a big left hand.
Calamari throws out a counter right but Jones avoids it with no problem.
Jones sizes up Calamari with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Calamari misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calamari takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Calamari throws a big shot that misses.
Calamari misses with a straight left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones misses with an uppercut.
Good standup being displayed there by Calamari as he connects with a hook.
Calamari takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
A combination from Jones does no damage.
Jones throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jones throws a hook to the side of Calamari's head but Calamari sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Calamari misses with a wild body shot.
Jones fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Calamari.
Calamari tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Calamari.
Jones looks to land a right hand but Calamari moved out of range.
Calamari keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones.
Calamari throws a jab but it's blocked by Jones.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mason Jones will probably get the nod.
That's time! Jones's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Jones scores with the left hand. Calamari knows he should have avoided that one.
Jones moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Calamari throws out a loose jab but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Jones fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jones thuds his right hand into Calamari's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jones.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Calamari moved out of range nicely.
Calamari steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Valdo Calamari has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones tries a low kick but Calamari avoids it.
Jones misses with a low kick.
Jones throws a poor cross that misses
and Calamari makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Calamari moves out of range of the leg kick from Jones.
Calamari works Jones's body with a nice hook.
Calamari misses with an uppercut.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Calamari.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calamari ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Calamari throws the left hand but Jones avoids the punch easily.
Jones blocks a jab.
Calamari drops his hands momentarily and Jones takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jones slips under a jab.
Jones was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jones takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A low kick from Jones is predictable there
and Calamari counters with a straight right hand.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Calamari moves away.
Calamari moves forwards but Jones connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jones throws a series of punches but Calamari avoids them all with ease.
Calamari missing with a left hand there. Jones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jones lands a right hook to the body.
Calamari throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jones on the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Calamari. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones lands a nice hook to Calamari's body. Calamari takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones missing with a left hand there. Calamari was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice side step and Calamari releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Jones moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Calamari throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Jones tries a low kick but Calamari avoids it.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Calamari slips under a jab from Jones.
Jones misses with a body shot.
A clash of legs there as Calamari blocks the low kick.
Jones bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Calamari avoids the body shot from Jones.
Jones connects with a solid leg kick.
Calamari looks to land a right hand but Jones moved out of range.
Jones moves out of range as Calamari strikes.
Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Calamari bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jones's head.
Calamari cracks Jones with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Calamari checks a leg kick.
Jones throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mason Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jones scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jones motions for Calamari to come forward. Jones throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Calamari ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Jones throws a big shot that misses.
Calamari is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Jones takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Calamari throws a jab but it's blocked by Jones.
Calamari is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jones.
Calamari ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Jones scores with a sloppy right hand. Calamari should have avoided that one.
Jones throws a lazy uppercut
and Calamari counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones wants to sweep but no luck.
Jones bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Calamari's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calamari keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Calamari is controlling Jones's posture.
Jones stopping the sweep attempt from Calamari.
Calamari keeping full guard, as Jones tries to pass.
Jones won't allow Calamari to sweep him here.
Calamari keeps trying to improve his position.
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 Mason Jones.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jones, 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 James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mason Jones!
Mason Jones took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Chin. Power.'.
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hype
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