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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Mason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Munch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Andrew Mason has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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220 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andrew Mason!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Munch!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Thiago Cunha and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munch wants to clinch up but Mason keeps it at a distance.
Mason avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Munch shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Mason is trying to defend but Munch finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Munch seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Munch in particular looking to stall.
Munch stops Mason from getting back to his feet.
Munch is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mason defends it well.
Munch trying to control the action but Mason is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munch wants to pass to mount but Mason is defending the position.
Mason tries to roll over but Munch keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mason is trying to control but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Mason throws a right and a left that both miss.
Munch tries a head kick but it misses.
Munch shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mason as he avoids it easily.
Mason is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Munch closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Munch decides to stand back up. Munch steps back and let's Mason get back to his feet.
Mason fails in his attempt to clinch.
Munch shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mason sprawls well. Mason wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Munch gets slowly back to his feet.
Mason tries to close the distance and clinch up but Munch swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Mason.
A punch combination from Mason misses.
John Munch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mason circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mason swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Munch shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Andrew Mason has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Munch.
Munch closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Mason keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mason avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Munch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mason is trying to get back to full guard.
Munch thows a huge punch but Mason dodges it nicely.
Munch thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mason makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Mason.
Mason looking for a sweep. Not yet Mason, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Munch dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mason fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Munch shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Mason wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Munch.
Mason is squirming around, avoiding Munch's attempts to control the action.
Munch has control of Mason's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Mason regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munch can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mason is looking to escape.
Munch tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mason tries to hold on but Munch pushes him away.
Munch trying to control but Mason is having none of it.
Munch looking to finish Mason with some ground and pound. This is bad for Mason!
Munch throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Mason because Munch loaded up on that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munch can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mason is looking to escape.
Munch thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Munch lands with some strikes.
It looks like Andrew Mason has been cut.
Mason is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Munch looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munch working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Munch showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Andrew Mason's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Munch misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Munch doesn't manage to clinch there - Mason circles away.
Munch looks for a takedown but Mason sprawls well.
Munch changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mason tries to avoid it but Munch manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mason to the ground. Mason escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Andrew Mason has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Munch.
Mason misses with a wild combination.
Mason takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mason.
It looks like John Munch has been cut.
Munch fakes the leg kick and cracks Mason in the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munch 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.
Munch must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Munch is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Mason keeping moving, preventing Munch from controlling successfully.
Munch won't allow Mason to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munch trying to control the position from guard on top but Mason is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Despite being in the dominant position, John Munch just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Munch looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Munch showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Let's hope that Munch has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munch working some strikes from top position.
Andrew Mason has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mason can't keep his opponent in guard - Munch advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Munch controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Munch thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mason's head.
Munch is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Mason might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mason is not content to let Munch control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Munch comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Munch 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Munch!
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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