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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bob Of Legend (ranked 4643 p4p, 3119 weight class) and Chris Morton (ranked 543 p4p, 400 weight class). Chris Morton is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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 Helsinki, Bob Of Legend!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Morton!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morton throws a combination that misses
and Of Legend counters with a three punch combo that has Morton backing up. Morton nods at Of Legend to acknowledge the strikes.
Of Legend misses with a wild combination.
Morton scores with a three punch combo!
Of Legend throws a front kick aimed at Morton's knee but Morton avoids it well.
Of Legend showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morton.
Morton throws a nice looking combination but Of Legend bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chris Morton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morton looks to land a combination but Of Legend avoids it well.
Morton misses with the combination.
Morton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Morton does no damage.
Of Legend seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Morton throws a big shot that misses.
Of Legend thinks about countering with a body kick.
We've been hearing reports that Of Legend has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Morton looks to land a combination but Of Legend avoids it well.
Morton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Morton lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nice defenses there by Of Legend.
Of Legend lands with a nice combination. Morton backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Chris Morton has been cut.
Of Legend scores with a crisp jab that stopped Morton in his tracks.
Of Legend gets a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Of Legend wants to take the fight to the mat but Morton manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Of Legend is trying to drag Morton to the mat but Morton just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Of Legend.
Morton looking to throw knees to the head but Of Legend is blocking nicely.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Morton has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Of Legend tries to score a body lock takedown but Morton shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Of Legend. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Of Legend.
Morton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Morton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Morton has Of Legend pushed against the cage.
Of Legend's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Morton tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Of Legend is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Morton is defending well.
Morton lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Morton looking to stall.
Of Legend has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Morton regains guard immediately.
Of Legend drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Morton manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Of Legend has Morton in his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morton got a little sloppy there for a moment and Of Legend has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Morton has managed to get both his arms back between Of Legend's legs - danger averted.
Of Legend looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Morton is defending well. Of Legend quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Morton has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Of Legend celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bob Of Legend!
A relieved looking Bob Of Legend thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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