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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zane Mason (ranked 722 p4p, 119 weight class) and Robert Munson (ranked 1334 p4p, 188 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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174 lbs
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185 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Granite chin |
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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
49 - 28 - 1, fighting out of New York, Zane Mason!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 12 - 3, fighting out of Helsinki, Robert Munson!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munson works Mason's body with a nice hook.
Munson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Munson tries to land a front kick but Mason steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mason scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Munson doesn't seem bothered though.
Munson tries to clinch up.
Munson is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Munson connects with a solid leg kick.
Munson throws a jab but it's blocked by Mason.
Mason chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Good shot there by Mason.
Mason moves in looking to clinch but Munson pushes him off.
Mason connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Munson momentarily.
Mason looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mason fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Munson on the side of the head.
Munson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mason pushes Munson back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Munson working aggressively here.
Mason tries to stall but Munson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Munson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mason backwards.
Munson throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason can't find room to land a body shot as Munson controls the action.
Munson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mason's defenses.
Munson working aggressively here.
Mason lands with a short shot to the head.
Munson scores with a shoulder strike.
Mason lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Munson.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short left from Mason.
Mason lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Munson.
Munson blocking some punches.
Mason wants to stall.
Mason tries to work over Munson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mason working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mason.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short uppercut from Munson.
Mason breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Munson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Munson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munson misses with a body kick.
Mason steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Munson.
A little feinted left hand from Mason on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A good leg kick by Munson.
Some bone on bone action there as Munson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mason slips a straight right by Munson.
A little feinted left hand from Mason on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mason throws a leg kick which misses Munson's front leg but catches the back leg as Munson tries to avoid it.
Mason keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Munson.
Mason scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Munson doesn't seem bothered though.
Munson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mason, as that shot connected.
Mason keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Munson.
Mason's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Munson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mason scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Munson lands a head shot.
Munson throws a right and a left that Mason avoids nicely.
Mason moves out of range as Munson throws a body kick.
Munson looks to throw the jab but Mason is out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Mason on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Robert Munson will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Munson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A jab from Munson misses.
Munson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Munson scores with a jab.
Mason with a nice cross.
It looks like Robert Munson has been cut.
Mason uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Munson.
A little feinted left hand from Mason on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Munson throws a poor cross that misses
and Mason counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mason pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Munson throws a push kick but Mason slaps the foot to one side.
Mason misses with a straight left.
Mason lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Munson circles away quickly and effectively.
Mason takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jab, jab by Munson - just one landing.
Mason moves in looking to clinch but Munson pushes him off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mason moves in looking to clinch but Munson pushes him off.
A good leg kick by Munson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason scores with a decent looking hook.
Mason lands a head shot.
Munson throws a body shot but no joy.
Munson misses with an uppercut
enabling Mason to counter with a crisp jab.
Mason misses with an uppercut.
Munson misses with a low kick as Mason jumps back.
Mason connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Munson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mason was well out of range. Poor timing from Munson.
Mason takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A big left from Munson misses.
A slow jab from Munson misses its intended target.
Munson throws a series of punches but Mason avoids them all with ease.
Munson throws a nice head kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Munson throws a head kick that misses.
Munson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mason tries to clinch but Munson moves out of range.
Mason misses with a body shot.
Robert Munson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Munson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mason lands with a thumping leg kick.
Munson tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Mason.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Munson! But no joy.
Munson misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Mason to counter with a crisp jab.
Munson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mason.
Mason swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mason scores with a decent looking hook.
Mason connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Munson fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Munson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mason.
Munson misses with a low kick as Mason jumps back.
Munson misses with a head kick.
Mason lands a nice shot that snaps Munson's head back.
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 Robert Munson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Munson moves into the clinch.
Mason tries to work over Munson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mason scores with a hook to the body.
A short right from Mason.
Mason works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mason lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Mason works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mason working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A body shot lands from Mason.
A short right from Mason on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Mason.
Mason manages to break the clinch.
Mason catches Munson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Robert Munson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A punch lands to the side of Munson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Munson is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mason fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Munson.
Munson is still on wobbly legs! Can Mason finish him?
Mason scores with a nice strike.
Mason throws a shot to the body.
Zane Mason is winning the standup battle so far.
Munson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mason tried to counter with a leg kick but Munson avoided it.
Zane Mason is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Munson seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mason lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Munson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mason can pounce on him.
Munson walks into a stiff left hand from Mason.
A nice inside leg kick there by Munson. That's going to slow Mason down.
Mason lands a leg kick that knocks Munson off balance momentarily.
Munson moves out of range of the body kick from Mason.
Munson looks to land a body kick but Mason moved away.
Mason scores with a nice strike.
Mason moves into the clinch.
Munson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mason can't find room to land a body shot as Munson controls the action.
Munson lands an uppercut.
Munson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mason lands a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mason blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mason can't find room to land a body shot as Munson controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mason goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Munson.
Munson lands a damaging elbow.
Mason lands a shot to the body.
Mason pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mason misses with a body shot.
Mason rushes Munson and presses him up against the ropes.
Munson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Munson blocks a body shot from Mason.
Munson blocks an uppercut.
Munson misses with a hook from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Mason.
Munson struggles to land a body shot inside as Mason controls his hands.
Mason breaks from the clinch.
Mason scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mason lands a right hook to the body.
Munson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mason chopping away at his opponent's legs.
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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Zane Mason!
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Zane Mason!
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Zane Mason!
Zane Mason wins by unanimous decision!
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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RATING
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