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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ross Murray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yusuf Akbar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ross Murray has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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272 lbs
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255 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ross Murray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Yusuf Akbar!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akbar shoots in but no luck this time.
Murray gets caught flat footed, as Akbar shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Murray has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Akbar postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Murray is rocked!
It looks like Ross Murray has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murray looking for a sweep. Not yet Murray, not yet.
Akbar landing with the ground and pound.
Oh Murray is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Akbar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Murray wants to stand but Akbar is controlling the position.
Murray seems to have got his legs back now.
Murray uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Yusuf Akbar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Akbar shoots in for a takedown but Murray shows good takedown defense.
Murray lands a nice looking body shot.
Akbar looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murray lands with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray has Akbar up against the cage in a clinch.
Akbar works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Murray letting Akbar take a breather here.
A hook to the body from Akbar.
Murray escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Akbar tries to clinch
and Murray counters with a straight right hand.
Akbar tries for a takedown but Murray circles away easily
and Murray counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ross Murray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yusuf Akbar.
Murray drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Akbar gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Akbar lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Akbar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Akbar shoots and misses
and Murray counters with a three punch combo that has Akbar backing up. Akbar nods at Murray to acknowledge the strikes.
Akbar gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Murray counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Akbar is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Akbar is not content to let Murray control the position.
Murray tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Murray lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Murray is nestled in close to Akbar, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Murray slips a nice elbow through Akbar's hands, connecting with Akbar's forehead.
Murray moves nicely into side control.
Murray has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Murray looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Murray misses.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Akbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murray wants to control but Akbar postures up.
Sloppy strikes there by Akbar.
Murray has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Murray gets back to half guard.
Murray works his way to full guard. Good work.
Murray keeping moving, preventing Akbar from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Akbar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Akbar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Murray works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Murray on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Murray tries to get out of the position.
Akbar scoring with some ground and pound.
Akbar trying to stand up but can't free himself from Murray's guard.
Murray wants to stand and escape but Akbar is having none of it.
Murray is trying to control the position but Akbar postures up.
Akbar connects with a couple of short punches.
Akbar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Murray has momentary wrist control but Akbar slips an elbow through the middle.
Akbar tries to free his leg and advance position but Murray is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murray keeping moving, preventing Akbar from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Akbar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Murray keeping full guard, as Akbar tries to pass.
Akbar content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Akbar works over Murray with some ground and pound from guard.
Murray looking to control.
Akbar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Murray throws a nice elbow from the bottom.
Akbar lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Murray kicks Akbar off and gets to his feet.
Murray looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Murray fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Murray gets a clinch.
Akbar scores with a shoulder strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Akbar.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Akbar.
Murray is pressed up against the cage. Akbar has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Murray down to the mat. Murray avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ross Murray will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ross Murray's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Akbar gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Murray wants to break the clinch but can't.
Akbar pushes Murray back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Murray drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Akbar gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Akbar tries to pull guard but Murray holds him up against the cage and eventually Akbar drops back down to his feet.
Akbar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Akbar is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Murray pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Akbar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Akbar has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Murray avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ross Murray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yusuf Akbar.
Akbar has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Murray avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Akbar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Murray throws a half hearted mid kick.
Murray jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Murray stuffs the takedown attempt from Akbar. Akbar gets slowly back to his feet.
Akbar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Murray.
Akbar closes the distance but Murray moves to the side
and Murray counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akbar tries to clinch
and Murray counters with a nice body kick.
Murray moves into the clinch.
Akbar manages to pull guard.
Ross Murray overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Akbar trying to strike off his back.
Murray stands up over Akbar, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Murray is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
Akbar striking off his back but it's not causing Murray any problems.
Akbar looking to control.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Akbar is on top in guard.
Murray is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Akbar is controlling him.
Akbar sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Murray's guard.
Murray is controlling Akbar's trapped leg to prevent Akbar from advancing to side control.
Akbar is thwarting Murray's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Murray manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akbar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Murray working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Akbar.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Akbar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Murray bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Akbar's guard.
Akbar throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Murray stands up and waves to Akbar to follow him.
Murray moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
A nice combination there by Murray.
Akbar is looking to clinch.
A punch combination from Murray misses.
Murray smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akbar changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Murray tries to avoid it but Akbar manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Murray to the ground. Murray escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Murray's corner calls for a 1-2. Murray obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Akbar with a lazy takedown attempt
and Murray counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Akbar closes this distance looking for a takedown but Murray circles away.
Murray tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Akbar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Murray throws a series of punches but Akbar avoids them all with ease.
Murray fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Akbar, pushing him back against the cage.
Murray wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Murray wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Akbar has him pressed against the cage.
Akbar manages to break the clinch.
Akbar dodges the punch combination from Murray.
Akbar doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Murray counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akbar clinches but Murray breaks the clinch
enabling Murray to counter with a crisp jab.
A left and a right from Murray both land. Nice combination.
Murray misses with a double jab.
Murray misses with a jab, cross combination.
Akbar misses with a right hand
and Murray counters with a nice body kick.
Murray darts in and clinches Akbar up against the cage.
Akbar tries a knee to the head but Murray blocks it.
Stalling in the clinch from Akbar.
Akbar lands with a right to the head.
Akbar tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Murray just stands there and leans against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Akbar lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Akbar lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Akbar is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Akbar.
with the fighters clinched against the cage, Akbar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Akbar has his takedown stuffed
and Murray cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ross Murray dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ross Murray's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Murray lands with a straight right. Akbar didn't see that one coming.
Akbar is rocked!
Murray clinches.
Murray stalling in the clinch.
Akbar is trying to trip Murray. He has hold of a leg but Murray is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Akbar persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Akbar preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Akbar thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Murray pushes Akbar off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Akbar tries for a takedown but Murray circles away easily
and Murray counters by moving into the clinch.
Murray wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Murray breaks the clinch.
Murray throws a big shot that misses.
Murray has managed to clinch.
Murray is trying to break free.
Akbar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Murray has had enough of the clinch but Akbar keeps him there for the moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A shot in the inside from Akbar.
Akbar lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akbar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Murray breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Akbar misses with a takedown attempt
and Murray counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Akbar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Murray paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Akbar shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Murray counters with a two punch combo.
Ross Murray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yusuf Akbar.
Murray throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Murray swinging wilding here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Murray looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Murray tries to bum rush Akbar with a series of wild strikes but Akbar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice takedown defense from Murray. No joy for Akbar on that attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Murray clinches up against the cage.
Akbar lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Akbar scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ross Murray's cut is getting worse.
Murray is trying to stand up here but Akbar is controlling him well.
Akbar working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Murray is in trouble now - Akbar has advanced to mount!
Akbar working Murray over with strikes here.
Ross Murray's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ross Murray's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Yusuf Akbar!
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