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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ispa Murska (ranked 3169 p4p, 23607 weight class) and George Kane (ranked 396 p4p, 607 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ispa Murska!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Kane!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paul Aken and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murska changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jab from Murska.
Murska cracks a nice hook into Kane's ribs.
A shot to the liver by Murska. Beautiful body shot.
Ispa Murska seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kane throws a poor cross that misses
letting Murska counter with a right hand.
Murska throws a body shot but no joy.
Murska bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Murska pushes Kane up against the cage in a clinch.
Murska can't find room to land a body shot as Kane controls the action.
Murska throws a head punch that misses.
Kane misses with a body punch.
Murska definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Murska prevents a body shot from Kane.
Kane misses with a punch to the body.
Murska blocking some punches.
Kane can't find room to land a body shot as Murska controls the action.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kane misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kane working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Murska creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kane swings wildly with an uppercut but Murska uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murska lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murska blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kane blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kane working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Murska lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kane.
Kane throws a punch but it's blocked by Murska.
A short uppercut from Murska.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murska.
Kane misses with the head strike.
Kane blocking some punches.
Kane lands a body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kane.
A head punch on the inside from Murska fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kane.
Kane trying to control the position but instead, Murska has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kane into the cage.
Murska lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kane backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kane.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kane tries to stall but Murska uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Murska lands a hook that snaps the head of Kane backwards.
Murska lands a left hand.
Kane misses with a punch on the inside.
Murska prevents a body shot from Kane.
Kane blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murska tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kane's elbow.
Kane throws a head punch that misses.
Kane looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A shot in the inside from Murska.
A short left from Murska.
Murska blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kane tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murska works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kane misses with a punch on the inside.
Murska lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kane backwards.
Murska throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murska.
Murska blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murska throws a head punch that misses.
Murska lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kane.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kane.
Kane throws a head punch that misses.
Kane tries to work over Murska's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murska lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Murska.
Murska scores with a shot to the side of Kane's head.
Murska blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kane is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kane tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murska's elbow.
Murska misses with some punches.
Kane fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kane tries to work over Murska's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Murska fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murska throws a head punch that misses.
Kane swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murska throws a head punch that misses.
Kane blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murska misses with the head strike.
Murska lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Murska scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kane tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Murska scores with a shot to the side of Kane's head.
Murska lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Murska creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Murska gets through Kane's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Murska blocks an uppercut.
Kane swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kane misses with a punch on the inside.
Murska lands a shot to the body.
Kane misses with some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murska swings wildly with an uppercut but Kane uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ispa Murska dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Murska scores with a nice right hand.
A jab lands there for Murska.
Murska lunges at Kane with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kane's hand.
Murska gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kane tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murska swings wildly with an uppercut but Kane uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Murska on the inside.
Murska blocks an uppercut.
Kane swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murska misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murska gets through Kane's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kane swings wildly with an uppercut but Murska uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murska lands with a left to the head.
Kane blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murska.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Murska.
Kane tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kane tries to throw a body punch but Murska avoids it by throwing Kane back against the cage.
Murska misses with a punch on the inside.
Kane gets through Murska's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kane has a couple of punches blocked by Murska.
Kane misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Murska fails to land.
Murska lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kane.
Kane cracks Murska with a nice body shot.
Kane scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Murska throws a punch but it's blocked by Kane.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Murska gets through Kane's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Murska can't find room to land a body shot as Kane controls the action.
Murska prevents a body shot from Kane.
Murska blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murska lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane digs a right hand underneath Murska's ribcage. Murska let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Murska has a couple of punches blocked by Kane.
Ispa Murska has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Murska blocking some punches.
Kane tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murska's elbow.
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!
Kane lands a body shot in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murska.
Kane goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kane lands a left hand that snaps the head of Murska backwards.
Murska doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Murska.
Kane misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Murska scores with a nice short uppercut.
Murska lands a hook that snaps the head of Kane backwards.
Murska misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kane stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Murska misses with the head strike.
Murska lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kane backwards.
Murska lands a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane swings wildly with an uppercut but Murska uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murska blocks a body shot from Kane.
Kane blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Murska.
Murska lands a right hand.
A nice left hand lands by Murska.
Kane's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Murska misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Kane fails to land.
Kane misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murska.
Murska scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kane.
Kane lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Murska lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kane throws a punch but it's blocked by Murska.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kane fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kane.
Murska is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kane can do to turn this around?
Kane blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murska has a couple of punches blocked by Kane.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Murska.
Kane goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murska blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murska tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murska lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Murska lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kane backwards.
Kane goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murska misses with the head strike.
Murska lands with a right to the head.
A right hand to the body from Kane.
Murska lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Murska misses with a punch on the inside.
Kane misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murska throws a punch but it's blocked by Kane.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ispa Murska dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Murska tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kane swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Murska has closed the distance and engaged Kane in a clinch.
Kane blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kane misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kane lands with a short shot to the head.
Kane misses with some punches.
Murska cracks Kane with a nice body shot.
Murska lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Murska's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Murska lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kane backwards.
Kane misses with a punch on the inside.
Kane blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murska blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kane misses with a body punch.
Murska working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kane blocks a body shot from Murska.
Murska blocks an uppercut.
Kane swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murska blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kane fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murska working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kane blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kane throws a punch but it's blocked by Murska.
A head punch on the inside from Murska fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murska.
Kane working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kane.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murska.
Kane can't find room to land a body shot as Murska controls the action.
Murska can't find room to land a body shot as Kane controls the action.
Murska misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kane swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Murska scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kane tries to work over Murska's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kane blocks an uppercut.
George Kane has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Murska.
Murska tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murska misses with the head strike.
Murska blocks a body shot from Kane.
Kane scores with a shoulder strike.
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!
Murska lands a body shot.
Murska blocks an uppercut.
Murska fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Kane.
Murska lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Murska scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kane.
Kane swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murska has a couple of punches blocked by Kane.
Kane misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murska working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murska.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kane.
Murska tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kane fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kane doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kane tries to work over Murska's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murska misses with a punch on the inside.
Kane misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kane struggles to land a body shot inside as Murska controls his hands.
Murska scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Murska on the inside.
Kane struggles to land a body shot inside as Murska controls his hands.
Murska blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kane pushes Murska back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Murska misses with some punches.
Kane lands with a light punch inside.
Murska works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Murska tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murska.
Ispa Murska is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murska throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Murska - that landed with a thud.
Kane cracks Murska with a nice body shot.
Kane lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Murska or not.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kane lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Murska.
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!
Kane doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good body shot from Kane.
Kane tries to work over Murska's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kane misses with a punch on the inside.
Kane misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kane is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kane tries to throw a body punch but Murska avoids it by throwing Kane back against the cage.
Kane misses with the head strike.
Murska blocks a body shot from Kane.
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 Ispa Murska.
Well Murska 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ispa Murska!
Ispa Murska seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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