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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hal Dol (ranked 3633 p4p, 372 weight class) and John Marston (ranked 2363 p4p, 263 weight class). Marston has chosen Linkin Park as his entrance music. Hal Dol has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hal Dol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Marston!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marston works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Marston walks into a stiff left hand from Dol.
Marston displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dol throws out the jab.
Marston looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A jab from Marston misses.
Dol throws a hook but Marston avoids it easily.
Marston lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dol at a distance.
Dol lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dol uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marston.
A punch combination from Marston misses.
Marston misses the shot to the body.
Marston swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dol scores with a jab.
A swing and a miss from Marston.
Dol thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marston looks to score with a jab to the body but Dol is just out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dol throws a hook to the side of Marston's head but Marston sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marston scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dol in his tracks.
Marston dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dol looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dol swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dol throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marston sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Marston scores with a hook to the body. Dol takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dol misses with a low kick.
Marston misses with a hook. Dol ducked under it nicely.
Marston misses with a hook.
Marston throws a body punch but Dol moves out of range.
Dol steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marston.
Marston looks to score with a jab to the body but Dol is just out of range.
Some wild striking there from Marston.
A slow jab from Marston misses its intended target.
Dol is looking to counter punch.
Dol misses with a low kick as Marston jumps back.
Marston moves out of range as Dol strikes.
Marston throws a lazy uppercut
and Dol counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dol throws a leg kick but Marston sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nice jab there from Dol.
Dol cracks Marston with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marston fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dol manages to avoid it.
It looked like Dol was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Dol avoids the body shot from Marston.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dol lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dol.
Good work by Marston as he checks the leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Marston throws a right hand that Dol ducks under and follows up with a left that Dol also avoids with ease.
Marston lands a nice hook to Dol's body. Dol takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Marston swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dol was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dol takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Marston ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dol fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Marston on the side of the head.
Dol is looking to slow Marston down with leg kicks.
Marston blocks a jab.
Marston is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dol rather than just go for the knockout.
Dol ducks under a wild hook from Marston.
It appears Dol was looking to counter with a kick there.
Marston misses with a few strikes there.
It looked like Dol wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Marston swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fighters circling - Dol throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dol throws a leg kick but Marston sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Marston is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Marston swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dol tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Marston is able to avoid easily.
Marston uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dol.
Dol connects with a body shot that sends Marston's belly button to the back.
Marston throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sloppy strikes from Marston. Those never looked like landing.
Dol lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Marston fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dol manages to avoid it.
Dol drops his hands momentarily and Marston takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Marston throws a hook to the side of Dol's head but Dol sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marston lands a right hook to the body.
Marston looks to score with a jab to the body but Dol is just out of range.
Marston misses the jab.
Dol throwing a counter right hand but Marston manages to avoid it.
Marston fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A big left from Dol misses.
Dol is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Marston connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice uppercut lands for Dol. That snapped Marston's head back.
Marston looks to land a right hand but Dol moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marston digs a good hook to Dol's body.
Dol lands with a hook. Marston tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Marston closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Marston cracks Dol with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The fight stays on the outside here - Marston looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dol waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Marston.
Marston avoids the body shot from Dol.
Dol connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Marston throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dol ducks right into an uppercut from Marston.
Dol slips a straight right by Marston.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marston lands a nice hook to Dol's body. Dol takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dol throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dol avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marston misses with a body shot.
Dol throwing a counter right hand but Marston manages to avoid it.
Marston misses with an uppercut. Dol saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Marston dominated that round.
That's time! Dol's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dol lands a leg kick that knocks Marston off balance momentarily.
A swing and a miss from Dol.
Dol has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Marston fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dol manages to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Marston.
Marston throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dol.
John Marston seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Marston lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Marston with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dol to score with a decent uppercut.
Dol wants to slow Marston down by chopping away at his legs.
Marston misses with a looping right.
Marston checks the leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Marston on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The fighters circling - Dol throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Marston has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dol.
Marston jabs Dol right on the nose. Dol blinks but takes it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dol scores with a crisp jab that stopped Marston in his tracks.
Dol looks to land a right hand but Marston moved out of range.
Marston connects with a jab.
Dol takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marston connects with a body shot that sends Dol's belly button to the back.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Dol might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Dol pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Marston throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dol throws a low kick but it's checked well by Marston.
Dol avoids the body shot from Marston.
An inside leg kick from Dol misses.
Marston unleashes a big counter combination but Dol bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Marston uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dol.
Marston ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Marston takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Marston blocks a head kick by Dol.
Marston swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Marston checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Marston swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good shot there by Dol.
A telegraphed right hand from Marston misses the target.
Marston throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marston is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dol.
The fighters circling - Marston throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Marston pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dol takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dol misses with an uppercut.
Dol goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Dol throws a body punch but Marston moves out of range.
Marston rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dol moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dol throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Marston.
Marston uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dol.
Marston is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Dol with a body shot.
Dol rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Marston connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Marston throws a hook to the side of Dol's head but Dol sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dol slips a jab from Marston.
Marston checks a low kick from Dol.
Marston ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dol moves away.
Dol lands the left hand.
Marston throws a series of punches but Dol moves out of range.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marston misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dol.
Jab, jab by Dol - just one landing.
Dol throws a head kick that misses.
A leg kick checked by Marston.
Marston throws a hook but Dol blocks it.
Marston throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marston misses the shot to the body.
Dol moves out of range of the strikes.
Dol throws a shot to the body.
Marston swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dol looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Marston checks a leg kick nicely.
Marston throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dol tests Marston's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dol ducks under a wild hook from Marston.
Nice defenses there by Marston.
Marston throws a counter combo.
Dol throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marston lands a nice shot that snaps Dol's head back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dol tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marston was well out of range. Poor timing from Dol.
Dol feints and then cracks Marston's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Marston down.
Dol tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marston was well out of range. Poor timing from Dol.
Marston is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Dol with a body shot.
Marston moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Marston throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marston moves out of range of the leg kick from Dol.
Marston looks to land a combination. Dol sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Marston ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dol waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Marston.
Marston swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dol tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dol scores with a jab to the head.
Marston throws a series of punches but Dol moves out of range.
Marston thuds a left hand into Dol's body.
Dol moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Marston showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A swing and a miss from Marston.
Dol is looking to counter with head kicks.
Dol waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Marston.
The fighters circling - Dol throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Marston lands a jab-cross combination.
Marston scores with a body shot.
Marston misses with a few strikes there.
Dol tries to land a front kick but Marston steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Marston checks a leg kick.
Marston throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marston's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dol with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Marston throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dol throws a hook but Marston avoids it easily.
Marston checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Marston throws a lazy right hand but Dol sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dol is looking to counter punch.
Marston rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dol moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Marston lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
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!
Dol slips a jab from Marston.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marston blocks a jab.
Dol avoids the body shot from Marston.
Dol swings for the body but Marston moves out of range.
Marston has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dol.
Dol throws a looping overhand right but Marston ducks down to avoid it.
Dol throws an off balance right hand
and Marston counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Marston connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A cross from Dol lands.
Dol misses with an uppercut. Marston saw that one coming.
Marston lands a body shot.
Dol wants to slow Marston down by chopping away at his legs.
Marston appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Dol delivers a nice body kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Marston.
Dol lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
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!
Marston throws a hook to the side of Dol's head but Dol sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dol throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dol is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marston.
Marston uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Marston throws an overhand right that lands on Dol's shoulder, as Dol tries to avoid the shot.
Dol tried to counter with a leg kick but Marston avoided it.
Marston checks a leg kick.
Marston swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marston throws a hook but Dol avoids it easily.
Dol ducks under a wild hook from Marston.
Marston ducks under a wild hook from Dol.
Marston throws a counter combo.
Dol connects with a looping right hand.
Marston moves out of range of the strikes.
Dol throws a jab when Marston was well out of range.
Marston let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Marston waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dol.
Dol cracks Marston with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dol moves away from the strike by Marston.
Marston scores with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dol throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marston sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dol tries to work over Marston's front leg with a kick but Marston checks it.
Marston misses with a hook. Dol ducked under it nicely.
Dol throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marston sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dol throws a body punch but Marston moves out of range.
Marston is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dol.
Dol is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dol throws a leg kick but Marston moved away.
Hal Dol has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marston takes a swing at Dol's ribcage but misses.
Dol throws a hook to the side of Marston's head but Marston sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dol moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A big right from Marston misses.
Dol throwing a counter right hand but Marston manages to avoid it.
Dol walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A left and a right from Marston both land. Nice combination.
Dol scores with a spinning back kick!
Dol looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Marston takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marston ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dol moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marston lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Marston takes one to the side of the head.
Dol scores with a nice right hand.
Marston fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dol manages to avoid it.
Dol looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dol throws a leg kick
and Marston counters with a straight right hand.
Dol throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dol swings away with a body shot that misses
and Marston counters with a stiff right hand.
Marston throws a lazy right hand but Dol sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Marston walks into a left hand.
Dol throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marston fails to land with a series of punches.
The fighters circling - Dol throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dol misses with a right hand
and Marston counters with a left to the body.
Marston takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to John Marston.
Well Marston has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Marston!
After winning the bout, John Marston thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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