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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mikhail Popkov (ranked 319 p4p, 255 weight class) and Mustafa Owens (ranked 45 p4p, 36 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikhail Popkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mustafa Owens!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Damien Edna and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Owens connects with a crisp jab.
It looks like Mikhail Popkov has been cut.
Owens throws an off balance right hand
and Popkov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Popkov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Owens scores with a jab to the body.
Owens slips a straight right by Popkov.
Owens appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Popkov throws a hook but Owens blocks it.
Owens looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Popkov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Owens sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Owens throws a looping overhand right but Popkov ducks down to avoid it.
Popkov really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Owens scores with a jab to the jaw.
Owens scores with a jab to the head.
Popkov missing with a left hand there. Owens was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Owens misses with a lunging right hand
and Popkov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Popkov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Owens misses.
Popkov looks to throw the jab but Owens is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Popkov scores with a four punch combination!
Owens throws a low kick but Popkov avoids it.
Owens fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Popkov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A left lands for Popkov.
Owens scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Popkov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Popkov missing with a left hand there. Owens was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Owens misses with a looping right.
Owens blocks a jab.
Popkov missing with a left hand there. Owens was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Popkov has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Zero Tolerance in the buildup to the fight.
Owens throws a big shot that misses.
Owens misses the jab.
Popkov is looking for a counter combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Popkov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Owens can pounce on him.
A punch combination from Popkov misses.
Owens throws a leg kick which misses Popkov's front leg but catches the back leg as Popkov tries to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Popkov.
Popkov misses with a right hand
and Owens counters with a stiff right hand.
Owens throws a hook but Popkov avoids it easily.
Popkov appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Popkov throws a jab but it's blocked by Owens.
Owens scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Popkov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Owens was well out of range. Poor timing from Popkov.
Owens misses with a straight left.
Owens on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Owens throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Owens keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Popkov.
Owens misses with a wild body shot.
Popkov misses with a hook
and Owens cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Popkov throws a poor cross that misses
and Owens counters with a solid body kick.
Owens lands a really nice looking cross but Popkov seems unphased.
Mikhail Popkov's cut is getting worse.
Popkov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Owens! But no joy.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Owens. Popkov shrugs it off though.
Nice uppercut there from Owens.
Owens fails with an attempt to clinch.
Owens misses with a hook. Popkov ducked under it nicely.
Popkov swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Popkov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Popkov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Popkov moves out of range as Owens strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Owens misses with a left hand
and Popkov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Owens just misses with a punch to the body.
Popkov lands a nice shot that snaps Owens's head back.
Owens is looking to clinch but Popkov is avoiding it.
Owens throws out a loose jab but Popkov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Popkov throwing a counter right hand but Owens manages to avoid it.
Popkov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Popkov is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Owens throws a head kick that misses.
Popkov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Popkov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The fighters circling - Popkov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Popkov misses with a lunging right hand
and Owens counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Popkov lands with a good body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mustafa Owens dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mikhail Popkov's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Owens keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Popkov.
Owens thinks about the counter body kick.
Popkov misses with a combination
and Owens counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Popkov is rocked!
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Popkov might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Owens avoids the body shot from Popkov.
Owens now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Owens! Popkov is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mustafa Owens!
Mustafa Owens thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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