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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles Murat (ranked 3464 p4p, 3172 weight class) and Justin Sane (ranked 453 p4p, 406 weight class). Sane is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by FAST LANE. Charles Murat could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Justin Sane's chin.
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Excellent boxer
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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Charles Murat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Justin Sane!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sane scores with a hook.
Sane lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Murat walks into a stiff left hand from Sane.
Sane has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Sane with a hook.
Sane lands with a hook. Murat tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sane lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sane.
Sane throws a nice looking combination but Murat bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sane tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murat was well out of range. Poor timing from Sane.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sane scores with a nice strike.
Murat takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
No joy there for Sane, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Murat went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Sane works over Murat's head and body with a nice combination.
Sane lands a jab to the nose.
Murat ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Murat half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Murat walks into a straight right hand from Sane.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sane throws a looping overhand right but Murat ducks down to avoid it.
A big left from Sane misses.
Sane cracks Murat with a right hand to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sane lands a jab to the nose.
Murat slips under a jab.
Murat feinted with a counter takedown.
Sane throws out a loose jab but Murat uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Murat on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sane is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Murat had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murat uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sane.
Sane fails to land with a series of punches.
Murat takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sane throws the left hand but Murat avoids the punch easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Murat misses its target.
Sane dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Sane does it's job there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sane swings for the body but Murat moves out of range.
Sane scores with a shot to the body.
Sane misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murat.
Murat was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Murat takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sane misses with an uppercut.
Sane throws an off balance right hand
and Murat counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sane thinking.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice cross by Sane.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Sane dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A right-left combo lands from Sane.
Sane throws a looping overhand right but Murat ducks down to avoid it.
It looked like Murat wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sane lands a right hook to the body.
Sane misses with a wild combination.
Murat went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sane misses with a looping right.
Sane goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sane throws a looping overhand right but Murat ducks down to avoid it.
Sane looks to score with a jab to the body but Murat is just out of range.
Murat appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Murat might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Sane throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Murat feinted with a counter takedown.
Sane bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Murat's head.
Sane lands with a nice body punch.
Sane connects with a body shot that sends Murat's belly button to the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Sane.
Murat changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Justin Sane is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sane jabs Murat right on the nose. Murat blinks but takes it well.
Sane misses with a combination
and Murat counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sane lands a really nice looking cross but Murat seems unphased.
Sane throws a hook but Murat avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sane lands with a shot to the body.
Sane wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sane connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Murat walks into a straight right hand from Sane.
Sane lands a nice hook to Murat's body. Murat takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sane misses with an uppercut. Murat saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sane misses with a wild body shot.
Murat drops down looking for a counter takedown but Sane sprawls and moves away.
Sane misses with a lunging right hand
and Murat counters with a nice body shot.
Sane ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sane lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Murat looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sane stuns Murat with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sane scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Murat doesn't seem bothered though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Sane showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Sane lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Justin Sane seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big left from Sane misses.
Sane lands a big shot that drops Murat! Can he finish him?
Murat is rocked!
Sane missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Oh Murat is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sane throws a big elbow that misses.
Sane in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sane with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sane throws a big elbow that misses.
Murat seems to have got his legs back now.
Sane wants to control from the top but Murat keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sane throwing strikes from guard but Murat blocks nicely.
Sane preventing the sweep.
Murat is trying to control the position but Sane postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sane postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Murat holds on and takes a little breather.
Murat throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murat is controlling Sane's posture.
Sane postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sane throws a big right hand that misses.
Sane with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Sane throws a looping overhand right but Murat ducks down to avoid it.
Murat drops down looking for a counter takedown but Sane sprawls and moves away.
Sane rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Murat moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Sane scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sane misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murat.
Murat half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Sane throws a predictable looking body shot
and Murat counters with a straight right hand.
Sane throws a right hand that misses
and Murat counters with a nice uppercut.
Sane misses with a straight right.
Sane slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Murat looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Murat.
Murat drops down looking for a counter takedown but Sane sprawls and moves away.
Sane misses with a hook
and Murat counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Sane!
Murat misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Murat in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Sane really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Murat. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sane dodges the ground and pound from Murat.
Murat in side control, throwing shots but Sane defends.
Murat throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Murat.
Sane has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Murat trying to control the action but Sane is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murat throws an elbow but Sane slips to the side and avoids it well.
You can see the frustration on Sane's face as Murat controls the position.
Murat in side control, throwing shots but Sane defends.
The strikes coming from Murat are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Murat throws a strike aimed at the side of Sane's head but Sane avoids it well.
Murat in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
An elbow from Murat crashes against the mat.
Sane tries to buck Murat off but Murat is having none of it.
Murat throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Justin Sane comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sane winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 25:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 25:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Justin Sane!
Justin Sane made sure to mention his sponsor, REDEMPTION ink in his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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