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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ron McDanzing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Masa Munakas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Munakas is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by John Cafferty - Hearts On Fire . Ron McDanzing has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ron McDanzing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Masa Munakas!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munakas throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
McDanzing takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
McDanzing stalks Munakas and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Munakas's face. Munakas staggers backwards, shaken.
Munakas connects with an inside leg kick.
McDanzing avoids a kick to the body.
McDanzing throws a series of punches but Munakas moves out of range.
Munakas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Munakas throws a series of punches but McDanzing avoids them all with ease.
A head kick misses from McDanzing.
McDanzing gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Munakas counters with a nice body kick.
Munakas misses with a head kick.
A cross from Munakas lands.
Munakas throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Munakas scores with a nice body kick.
Munakas smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ron McDanzing seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice sprawl there from Munakas as McDanzing shoots in.
McDanzing throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munakas wants to land a leg kick but McDanzing is out of range.
McDanzing steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Munakas.
McDanzing shoots in for a double leg but Munakas sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ron McDanzing. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McDanzing avoids a kick to the body.
Munakas is looking to slow McDanzing down with leg kicks.
Munakas cracks McDanzing with an open hand slap.
Munakas pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
McDanzing shoots for a takedown but Munakas saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Munakas throws out a leg kick but McDanzing moves out of range and Munakas only half commits.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from McDanzing.
Masa Munakas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McDanzing is breathing heavily.
Good leg kick by Munakas there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Crunch! Munakas slams his shin into McDanzing's torso.
McDanzing on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Munakas. Munakas obviously looking to wear him down.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Munakas.
Munakas throws a wild body kick that McDanzing sees coming a mile off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munakas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McDanzing moves away.
McDanzing sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McDanzing lands a jab.
McDanzing pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McDanzing swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Munakas tries to land a leg kick but McDanzing saw it coming and moves away.
McDanzing misses with a two punch combination.
McDanzing on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Munakas swings for the body but McDanzing moves out of range.
McDanzing shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Munakas pushes McDanzing away with a front kick.
McDanzing blocks the body kick.
Munakas cracks the inside of McDanzing's front leg.
Munakas plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munakas misses with a straight right.
McDanzing tries to bum rush Munakas with a series of wild strikes but Munakas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McDanzing checks a leg kick.
McDanzing looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Munakas is fending him off so far but McDanzing persists. Nope, Munakas circles away and we're back to standing.
Munakas throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for McDanzing. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Munakas is looking to land body kicks.
Munakas thows a body shot but no joy.
Munakas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McDanzing.
A slow jab from Munakas misses its intended target.
McDanzing doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Munakas counters with a right hand to the body.
Munakas thows a body shot but no joy.
Munakas takes a swing at McDanzing's ribcage but misses.
Munakas feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McDanzing's calf.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDanzing shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Munakas defends it nicely.
Munakas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McDanzing will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
McDanzing lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Munakas circles away quickly and effectively.
McDanzing ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Munakas tries a low kick but McDanzing avoids it.
McDanzing closes this distance looking for a takedown but Munakas circles away.
Munakas thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on McDanzing if he has to take too many more of those.
McDanzing takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
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!
Munakas throws a body punch but McDanzing moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Munakas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Munakas scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Munakas throws a jab but it's blocked by McDanzing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Masa Munakas dominated that round.
That's time! McDanzing's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
McDanzing fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Munakas avoids it really well and circles away.
McDanzing shoots in looking for a takedown but Munakas manages to keep the fight standing, pushing McDanzing's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Munakas throws a quick inside leg kick.
A lazy left from Munakas finds it's target.
Munakas connects with a nice looking jab.
McDanzing shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Munakas counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ron McDanzing. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McDanzing uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Munakas.
Munakas throws a body punch but McDanzing moves out of range.
McDanzing misses with a takedown
and Munakas counters with a good low kick that McDanzing was not able to check.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Munakas throws a head kick that McDanzing semi-blocks.
Munakas thows a body shot but no joy.
Munakas plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDanzing lands a nice hook to Munakas's body. Munakas takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Munakas bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Munakas lands a nice looking kick to the body. McDanzing takes a step back to recover.
A combination from Munakas does no damage.
Munakas takes a swing at McDanzing's ribcage but misses.
Munakas throws a body punch but McDanzing moves out of range.
Munakas bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
McDanzing misses with a two punch combination.
Munakas throws a half hearted mid kick.
Munakas cracks the inside of McDanzing's front leg.
McDanzing misses with a wild body shot.
Ron McDanzing is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Munakas attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Munakas looks for the body kick but McDanzing saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munakas connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Munakas lands a head kick!
McDanzing uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Munakas.
No luck with that takedown attempt from McDanzing.
Munakas connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
McDanzing uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Munakas.
McDanzing uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Munakas.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McDanzing misses with a takedown
and Munakas counters with a body kick that stops McDanzing in his tracks momentarily.
Munakas chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Munakas swings for the body but McDanzing moves out of range.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether McDanzing might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
McDanzing uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Munakas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munakas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Danga de danga de dang - McDanzing scores with a four punch combination!
Munakas misses with a jab to the body
and McDanzing counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Munakas moves out of range of the body kick.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
McDanzing misses with a low kick.
Munakas scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
McDanzing shoots in looking for a takedown. Munakas tries to sprawl out of it but McDanzing keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Munakas manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Munakas throws a body punch but McDanzing moves out of range.
Masa Munakas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McDanzing looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Munakas lands a slapping body shot.
Munakas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Munakas throws a half hearted mid kick.
Munakas connects with a leg kick. McDanzing looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's four 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!
McDanzing chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Munakas can pounce on him.
McDanzing fails with a takedown attempt.
Munakas connects with a high kick.
McDanzing fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
McDanzing is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
McDanzing will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Munakas throws a leg kick which misses McDanzing's front leg but catches the back leg as McDanzing tries to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McDanzing thows a body shot but no joy.
McDanzing fails to land with a series of punches.
Munakas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McDanzing moves away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Munakas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Masa Munakas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Munakas connects with an inside leg kick.
McDanzing takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice takedown defense from Munakas. No joy for McDanzing on that attempt.
Munakas swings for the body but McDanzing moves out of range.
Munakas dodges the punch combination from McDanzing.
McDanzing fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
McDanzing moves out of range as Munakas throws a body kick.
McDanzing moves out of range of the body kick.
Munakas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Munakas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McDanzing was well out of range. Poor timing from Munakas.
Munakas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Munakas throws a right and a left that McDanzing avoids nicely.
Munakas connects with a leg kick. McDanzing looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munakas throws a half hearted mid kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McDanzing connects with a jab.
Munakas tries to land a leg kick but McDanzing saw it coming and moves away.
McDanzing moves out of range of the leg kick from Munakas.
McDanzing looks to land a combination but Munakas avoids it well.
Munakas swings for the body but McDanzing moves out of range.
McDanzing tries for a takedown but Munakas circles away easily
and Munakas counters with an outside leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ron McDanzing. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Munakas lands a right hook to the body.
Munakas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Munakas lunges at McDanzing with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by McDanzing's hand.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Munakas. McDanzing shrugs it off though.
McDanzing dips to his left and cracks Munakas with an uppercut!
Munakas will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munakas stuffs the takedown attempt from McDanzing. McDanzing gets slowly back to his feet.
Munakas lands with a kick to the ribs.
Munakas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fighters circling - Munakas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McDanzing tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Munakas swivels and escapes.
Munakas thuds a left hand into McDanzing's body.
Munakas slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Munakas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McDanzing tries for a takedown but Munakas circles away easily
and Munakas counters with a nice low kick that buckles McDanzing's knee momentarily.
A punch combination from McDanzing misses.
Munakas throws out a loose jab but McDanzing uses good head movement to avoid it.
McDanzing uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Munakas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Munakas.
Munakas throws a leg kick that misses.
Munakas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McDanzing looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A punch combination from McDanzing misses.
McDanzing takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Munakas scores with the left hand. McDanzing knows he should have avoided that one.
Munakas just misses with a punch to the body.
Munakas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McDanzing.
McDanzing shoots in for a takedown but Munakas shows good takedown defense.
A looping hook to the body misses from Munakas. McDanzing does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sloppy strikes from McDanzing. Those never looked like landing.
Munakas swings for the body but McDanzing moves out of range.
Munakas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McDanzing tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Munakas swivels and escapes.
Ron McDanzing has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munakas throws the left hand but McDanzing avoids the punch easily.
Munakas is looking to score with low kicks.
McDanzing takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Munakas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McDanzing manages to avoid it.
McDanzing will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A slapping leg kick lands for Munakas.
Munakas lands a leg kick that knocks McDanzing off balance momentarily.
McDanzing feints a jab promting Munakas to slip. McDanzing then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Munakas slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
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!
McDanzing gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Munakas.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Munakas goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
McDanzing avoids a kick to the body.
Masa Munakas is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
McDanzing throws a head kick but Munakas moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Masa Munakas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Munakas has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Masa Munakas!
Masa Munakas was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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hype
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