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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hafir Dharris (ranked 2640 p4p, 2173 weight class) and Ispa Murska (ranked 347 p4p, 296 weight class). Ispa Murska is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hafir Dharris !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ispa Murska!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Atkins and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dharris closes the distance and pushes Murska back into the cage.
Murska manages to break the clinch.
Murska throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A telegraphed right hand from Murska misses the target.
Dharris attempts a counter takedown but Murska avoids it well and moves away.
Dharris with a poor takedown
and Murska counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dharris looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Murska is fending him off so far but Dharris persists. Nope, Murska circles away and we're back to standing.
Murska looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dharris uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murska.
Dharris changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Murska stuns Dharris with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dharris shoots for a takedown but Murska saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hafir Dharris . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dharris tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Murska cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dharris misses with a takedown attempt
and Murska connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ispa Murska is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dharris has his takedown stuffed
and Murska counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hafir Dharris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dharris misses with a takedown
and Murska counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dharris doesn't manage to clinch there - Murska circles away.
Murska looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dharris feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Dharris trying to control the position from guard on top but Murska is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Murska looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dharris scoring with punches to the head and body.
Murska avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dharris wants to control from the top but Murska keeps moving.
Dharris throwing strikes from guard but Murska blocks nicely.
Murska working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dharris .
Murska keeping moving, preventing Dharris from controlling successfully.
Dharris is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Dharris looking to pass the guard.
Dharris missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dharris working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've been hearing that Dharris has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Dharris with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dharris missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dharris fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Murska sprawls well initially but Dharris persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Dharris working Murska over with strikes.
Murska has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Gymi. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Murska is refusing to be controlled, as Dharris sits in half guard.
Murska preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Dharris not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dharris missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dharris throws a strike but Murska avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dharris slips nicely into half guard.
Dharris thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Murska's head.
Dharris throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dharris sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Murska defending well though.
Murska wants to control but Dharris is keeping busy.
Dharris not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dharris not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Murska trying to control from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ispa Murska will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Dharris fails with an attempt to clinch.
Murska fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dharris manages to avoid it.
Murska stuffs the takedown attempt from Dharris . Dharris gets slowly back to his feet.
Murska throws out a counter right but Dharris avoids it with no problem.
Dharris tries for a takedown but Murska circles away easily
and Murska counters with a straight right hand.
Dharris tries to score a power double leg takedown but Murska sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dharris somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hafir Dharris . That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dharris darts in trying to clinch
and Murska counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dharris looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Murska throws a lazy uppercut
and Dharris counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Dharris thows a huge punch but Murska dodges it nicely.
Dharris scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Dharris throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Murska on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Dharris wants to pass to mount but Murska is defending the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murska wants to improve his position but Dharris is controlling well.
Dharris missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dharris takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Dharris looks to land a strike but Murska avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Dharris missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Murska is pulling down on Dharris 's head. It's preventing any offense from Dharris , at least for the moment.
Dharris looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dharris sitting in guard here, content to control.
Dharris passes Murska's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Murska on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Dharris thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Murska's head.
Murska tries to get to full guard but Dharris has control of the leg.
Dharris lands strikes from half guard.
Dharris not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dharris sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Murska defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murska has a hand on Dharris 's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Dharris takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Murska tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dharris cracks Murska with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Murska is working to get back to half guard.
Dharris throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Dharris looking to control and managing it successfully.
Dharris with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Murska tries to reverse the position but Dharris maintains control.
Murska blocking the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hafir Dharris dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Murska scores with the left hand. Dharris knows he should have avoided that one.
Dharris tries to clinch but Murska moves out of range.
Murska throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dharris feinted with a counter takedown.
Dharris shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Murska counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Murska swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dharris closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Murska to the mat! Murska manages to get full guard.
Dharris with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dharris stands and throws Murska's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Dharris cracks Murska with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dharris scoring with punches and elbows.
Dharris working away.
Murska is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Dharris working away.
Dharris misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Dharris in side control, throwing shots but Murska defends.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Dharris scoring with punches and elbows.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Murska can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dharris lands a nice forearm strike.
Murska taking punishment in the form of punches.
Dharris postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Dharris throwing strikes but Murska manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Dharris tries to buck Murska off but Murska is having none of it.
You can see the frustration on Dharris 's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Dharris trying his best to control but Murska has mounted him.
Dharris tries to lock up and control but Murska gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dharris is trying desperately to improve position.
Murska trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dharris can't escape the position.
Murska avoids the attempt from Dharris to control.
Dharris has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Dharris keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Murska tries to control but Dharris wriggling away.
Murska tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ispa Murska.
I think Murska has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hafir Dharris !
A relieved looking Hafir Dharris 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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RATING
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