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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Will Blackmon (ranked 3639 p4p, 3553 weight class) and Tamas Horvath (ranked 409 p4p, 400 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Will Blackmon! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tamas Horvath! The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Wesley Smith.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Horvath moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Blackmon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Horvath counters with a lovely straight right hand! Blackmon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Horvath sees it coming and avoids it easily. Horvath let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. Horvath scores with the left hand. Blackmon knows he should have avoided that one. Blackmon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Horvath sees it coming and avoids it easily. Horvath pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Blackmon definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Blackmon takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Blackmon throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Blackmon swinging wildly here.
Horvath misses the jab. Horvath slips under a jab. A swing and a miss from Blackmon. Horvath takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Blackmon misses with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Horvath takes the fight into the clinch. Horvath tries a body shot but Blackmon blocks it.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Blackmon throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Blackmon misses with a punch on the inside.
Horvath misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Horvath fails to land. Blackmon blocks a body shot from Horvath. Blackmon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blackmon blocking some punches.
Blackmon lands a hook to the side of the head. Horvath cracks Blackmon with a nice body shot. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Blackmon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Blackmon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Horvath tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blackmon's elbow. Horvath struggles to land a body shot inside as Blackmon controls his hands.
Horvath stops a takedown attempt from Blackmon.
Blackmon drops down looking for an ankle pick but Horvath pulls his leg out and moves away.
Horvath throws an overhand right that lands on Blackmon's shoulder, as Blackmon tries to avoid the shot. Will Blackmon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Blackmon misses with a body punch
and Horvath counters with a straight right hand. Blackmon tries to move into range but Horvath moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Blackmon takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. A looping hook to the body misses from Blackmon. Horvath does a little dance to reset his feet. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Horvath throws a hook but Blackmon avoids it easily. Blackmon connects with a good right hand that stumbles Horvath. Horvath circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Horvath has taken the fight to the clinch.
Blackmon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Blackmon thows a left - swing and a miss! Blackmon misses with a straight right. Horvath has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off. Horvath throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Horvath with a nice cross. Horvath getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Horvath jabs Blackmon right on the nose. Blackmon blinks but takes it well. A telegraphed right hand from Horvath misses the target. An attempted straight right counter from Blackmon misses the target. Horvath might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Horvath clinches with his opponent.
Nice body punch from Horvath. Horvath throws a head punch that misses. Horvath tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Good body shot from Horvath.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Horvath misses with a body punch.
Horvath lands with a short shot to the head. Horvath misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blackmon tries for a takedown but Horvath manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Will Blackmon. That's going to take a lot out of him. Blackmon has Horvath pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Horvath manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Horvath. Horvath has a couple of punches blocked by Blackmon.
Blackmon throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Horvath lands an uppercut. Horvath lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Blackmon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Horvath misses with a punch to the body.
Horvath misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Horvath fails to land. Horvath tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blackmon's elbow. Blackmon misses with a punch on the inside.
Blackmon is working for takedown but Horvath is calmly controlling the position for now. Horvath throws a head punch that misses. Horvath scores with a shot to the side of Blackmon's head.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Horvath tries a body shot but Blackmon blocks it.
Horvath swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Horvath lands a body shot. Nice body punch from Horvath. Blackmon is breathing heavily. 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! Blackmon misses with the head strike.
Horvath goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Horvath lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. A short body shot lands from Horvath as the two fighters clinch.
Blackmon tries for a takedown but Horvath manages to get underhooks.
Horvath lands with a left to the head. Blackmon is trying to drag Horvath to the mat but Horvath just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there. Blackmon is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Horvath to keep the fight standing. Horvath can't find room to land a body shot as Blackmon controls the action.
A short body shot lands from Horvath as the two fighters clinch.
Blackmon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Horvath avoids it. Horvath lands a body shot. Horvath swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tamas Horvath dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
Blackmon takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Blackmon throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Horvath has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Blackmon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Horvath counter with a right hand. Horvath is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position. Blackmon pushes off an throws an elbow but Horvath leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Blackmon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Horvath backwards. Blackmon misses with a short punch on the inside. Blackmon throws a punch but it's blocked by Horvath. Blackmon lands with a light punch inside. Horvath blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. Blackmon tries for a takedown. No joy.
Horvath lands a hook to the side of the head.
 Blackmon is rocked! Horvath cracks Blackmon with a nice body shot. Oh Blackmon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Nice body punch from Horvath. This has been an exciting period of action! Horvath lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Horvath pushes Blackmon back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Horvath lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Horvath unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Blackmon! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Horvath is unloading with more strikes now! Blackmon drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tamas Horvath!
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