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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dragan Horwat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shinsuke Mitsurugi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mitsurugi is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Rising Sun. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dragan Horwat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Shinsuke Mitsurugi!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horwat dodges the punch combination from Mitsurugi.
Mitsurugi throws a leg kick
and Horwat counters with a nice leg kick.
Horwat misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mitsurugi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Horwat.
Mitsurugi clinches up against the cage.
Horwat stalling.
Mitsurugi throws a punch but it's blocked by Horwat.
Horwat lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Shinsuke Mitsurugi has been cut.
Nice body punch from Mitsurugi - that landed with a thud.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mitsurugi throws a head punch that misses.
Mitsurugi lands with a right to the head.
Mitsurugi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mitsurugi gets through Horwat's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Horwat throws an elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horwat lands a body punch in the clinch.
Horwat tries to stall but Mitsurugi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mitsurugi working aggressively here.
Mitsurugi lands a shot to the body.
Mitsurugi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mitsurugi.
It looks like Dragan Horwat has been cut.
Horwat trying to land knees to the body.
Mitsurugi lands with a left to the head.
Mitsurugi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mitsurugi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mitsurugi misses with the head strike.
Good body shot from Mitsurugi.
Mitsurugi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mitsurugi.
Mitsurugi manages to break the clinch.
Mitsurugi misses with a leg kick.
Horwat feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horwat doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mitsurugi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Horwat throws a chopping leg kick but Mitsurugi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mitsurugi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Horwat can pounce on him.
A head kick by Horwat misses
and Mitsurugi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Horwat's knee momentarily.
Mitsurugi lands with a good body shot.
A jab from Mitsurugi misses.
Mitsurugi thuds a left hand into Horwat's body.
Horwat throws a leg kick
and Mitsurugi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mitsurugi is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Horwat rather than just go for the knockout.
Horwat on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Horwat is breathing heavily.
Mitsurugi cracks a nice hook into Horwat's ribs.
Nice uppercut lands for Mitsurugi. That snapped Horwat's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitsurugi scores with a leg kick.
Mitsurugi moves into range and clinches up with Horwat.
Horwat tries to circle away but Mitsurugi has him pinned against the cage.
Mitsurugi lands with a left to the head.
Mitsurugi lands a nice shot to the body.
Mitsurugi tries to work over Horwat's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mitsurugi misses with a punch to the body.
Mitsurugi can't find room to land a body shot as Horwat controls the action.
Horwat wants to break free but Mitsurugi has control.
Mitsurugi misses with a punch on the inside.
Horwat pressing his opponent against the cage.
Mitsurugi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Horwat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horwat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mitsurugi.
Mitsurugi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mitsurugi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Horwat thinks about countering with a head kick.
Mitsurugi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Horwat takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mitsurugi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mitsurugi throws a big shot that misses.
Horwat half committed to a counter leg kick.
Horwat takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Horwat slips a straight right by Mitsurugi.
Mitsurugi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A lazy left from Mitsurugi finds it's target.
Horwat misses with a low kick.
It seemed like Mitsurugi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shinsuke Mitsurugi dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Mitsurugi rushes Horwat and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mitsurugi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Horwat misses with a body punch.
Mitsurugi takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mitsurugi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Mitsurugi fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Mitsurugi fails to land.
Mitsurugi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shinsuke Mitsurugi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mitsurugi cracks Horwat with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Mitsurugi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mitsurugi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mitsurugi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mitsurugi tries to clinch but Horwat is having none of it.
Mitsurugi wants to land a leg kick but Horwat is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitsurugi jabs Horwat right on the nose. Horwat blinks but takes it well.
Horwat looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mitsurugi lands a leg kick that knocks Horwat off balance momentarily.
Mitsurugi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mitsurugi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Horwat swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Horwat tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mitsurugi swings for the body but Horwat moves out of range.
A low kick from Mitsurugi is predictable there
and Horwat makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Mitsurugi really felt that one!
Horwat tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mitsurugi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mitsurugi steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Horwat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Horwat's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Horwat is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitsurugi dips a shoulder and cracks Horwat with a mighty uppercut! Horwat falls back against the cage and Mitsurugi unloads with a barrage of strikes! Horwat is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Mitsurugi screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shinsuke Mitsurugi!
After the fight, Shinsuke Mitsurugi was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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hype
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RATING
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