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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mando Morin (ranked 784 p4p, 1672 weight class) and Radu Dragusin (ranked 105 p4p, 209 weight class). Dragusin has chosen Eyes Of The Tiger as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mando Morin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Radu Dragusin!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jorge Garcia and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dragusin scores with a jab. Morin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Morin rushes Dragusin and presses him up against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Morin.
Morin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Radu Dragusin has been cut.
Dragusin tries to throw a body punch but Morin avoids it by throwing Dragusin back against the cage.
Dragusin looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Morin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Morin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dragusin blocks it with crossed arms.
Dragusin throws a head punch that misses.
Dragusin managing to block the knees to the body from Morin.
Morin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dragusin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dragusin tries to work over Morin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dragusin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A knee to the head by Morin.
Morin drops Dragusin with a big knee straight up the middle! Dragusin is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Dragusin is rocked!
Dragusin looks winded!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A punch lands to the side of Dragusin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dragusin is still on wobbly legs! Can Morin finish him?
Morin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dragusin, pushing him back against the cage.
Dragusin seems to have recovered his senses.
Morin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dragusin is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morin drops Dragusin with a big knee straight up the middle! Dragusin is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
That has opened up Radu Dragusin's cut even more.
Dragusin throws a hook but Morin avoids it easily.
Morin seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Dragusin misses with an uppercut
and Morin counters with a right hand to the body.
Morin has closed the distance and engaged Dragusin in a clinch.
Dragusin has a couple of punches blocked by Morin.
Morin trying to land knees to the body.
Dragusin scores with a shot to the side of Morin's head.
Morin with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morin scores a nice knee to the body.
Morin scores a nice knee to the body.
Morin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Morin has Dragusin pressed against the cage.
Morin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Morin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dragusin.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Morin.
Knees to the body from Morin.
Morin lands a knee to the body.
Morin is struggling to control the position.
Morin working Dragusin over with knees to the body.
Morin misses with a knee to the head.
Morin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Morin content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Dragusin takes a knee right on the jaw!
Morin misses with a knee strike.
Morin tries to land a knee to the head but Dragusin blocks with his arms.
Dragusin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Morin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dragusin avoids it.
Dragusin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dragusin avoiding damage as Morin throws knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Morin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragusin tries to throw a body punch but Morin avoids it by throwing Dragusin back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Dragusin fails to land.
Morin tries a knee to the head but Dragusin blocks it.
Dragusin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dragusin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dragusin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Morin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Morin missing with knees to the body.
Morin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dragusin.
Morin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Dragusin fails to land.
Dragusin throws a punch but it's blocked by Morin.
Morin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The cut above Radu Dragusin's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Morin drops Dragusin with a big knee straight up the middle! Dragusin is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morin moves into the clinch.
Morin jerks Dragusin's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Dragusin drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Morin goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Morin because Dragusin was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Mando Morin!
Mando Morin bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
In defeat, Radu Dragusin stepped up to the mic, saying 'Sorry, I'll be back better than ever, thanks for watching me fight.'.
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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