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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henry Dustfinger (ranked 302 p4p, 327 weight class) and Panagiotis Nikolau (ranked 44 p4p, 48 weight class). Dustfinger comes to the cage accompanied by The Bull Rider- Johnny Cash. Panagiotis Nikolau has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Good wrestling
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Henry Dustfinger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Panagiotis Nikolau!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Richard Clark and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nikolau digs a good body shot into Dustfinger's ribs.
Nikolau misses with the body kick
and Dustfinger counters with a straight right hand.
Nikolau throws a sloppy head kick and Dustfinger moves out of range easily.
It looked like Dustfinger wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dustfinger connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nikolau momentarily.
Dustfinger lands a left and a right that send Nikolau crashing to the mat, dazed. Dustfinger thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Panagiotis Nikolau has been cut.
Henry Dustfinger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dustfinger misses with a combination
and Nikolau makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dustfinger misses the shot to the body.
Nikolau ducks under a wild hook from Dustfinger.
Nikolau appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Dustfinger thuds a left hand into Nikolau's body.
Dustfinger swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nikolau.
Dustfinger misses with a lunging right hand
and Nikolau counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Henry Dustfinger has been cut.
Nikolau slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dustfinger slips a jab from Nikolau.
Dustfinger lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dustfinger misses with a straight left.
Dustfinger misses with a hook.
Nikolau feints a counter leg kick.
Dustfinger throws out a loose jab but Nikolau uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nikolau swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dustfinger misses with an uppercut
and Nikolau counters with a left to the body.
Dustfinger misses the body punch
and Nikolau counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nikolau pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nikolau tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dustfinger manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A little feinted left hand from Dustfinger on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dustfinger scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nikolau blocks a jab.
Dustfinger with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick lands for Nikolau.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dustfinger throws out a loose jab but Nikolau uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nikolau defending well as Dustfinger loads up on a big left hand.
Nikolau throws out a counter right but Dustfinger avoids it with no problem.
Nikolau takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That has opened up Panagiotis Nikolau's cut even more.
Dustfinger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nikolau.
Nikolau doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Dustfinger throws an overhand right that lands on Nikolau's shoulder, as Nikolau tries to avoid the shot.
Dustfinger digs a good hook to Nikolau's body.
Dustfinger looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dustfinger misses with an uppercut
and Nikolau cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dustfinger misses with a wild body shot.
Dustfinger is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Dustfinger lands a lovely overhand right.
Dustfinger lands a hook that stumbles Nikolau back into the cage. Dustfinger follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Nikolau to the canvas! Dustfinger pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Nikolau has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Henry Dustfinger!
A victorious Henry Dustfinger thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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hype
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pop
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