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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Zander Murie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nycky Downtime (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Downtime has chosen Bring It as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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155 lbs
9 - 12 - 0 |
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159 lbs
33 - 30 - 2 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Zander Murie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 30 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Nycky Downtime!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Micheangelo Fripello and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murie tries to land a front kick but Downtime steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Downtime is looking for the big counter here.
Murie shoots in for a double leg but Downtime sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Downtime takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Murie has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Facebreaker Academy - Striking in the buildup to the fight.
Murie wants to clinch
letting Downtime counter with a right hand.
Nice sprawl there from Murie as Downtime shoots in.
Murie clinches up against the cage.
Downtime pressing his opponent against the cage.
Murie misses with a knee strike.
Downtime lands a good knee to the midsection. Murie won't want to take too many of those.
Murie misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Downtime.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murie misses with a knee strike.
Murie throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Downtime blocks it with crossed arms.
Murie throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Downtime blocks it with crossed arms.
Downtime throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Downtime trying to stall but Murie improves his position.
Murie with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Murie tries to land knees in the clinch but Downtime avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Murie keeps control of Downtime as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Murie throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Downtime blocks it with crossed arms.
Murie looking to throw knees to the head but Downtime is blocking nicely.
Downtime misses with a knee strike.
Downtime tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Murie avoids it.
Murie missing with knees to the body.
Murie throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Downtime blocks it with crossed arms.
Downtime trying to land knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Downtime just misses with a elbow thrown towards Murie's brow.
Downtime missing with knees to the body.
Murie throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Downtimes head.
Murie misses with a knee strike.
Downtime breaks the clinch.
Downtime dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Murie. That did some damage!
Murie looks for a takedown but Downtime sprawls well.
Downtime tries to counter with a clinch but Murie shakes him off and moves away.
Downtime swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Murie throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Downtime connects with a looping right hand.
No joy there for Murie, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
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!
Murie shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Downtime's guard.
Downtime wants to sweep here but Murie controlling him for the moment.
Murie throws a big right hand that misses.
Murie scoring with some ground and pound.
Downtime trying to keep a closed guard but Murie is proving a slippery customer.
Murie postures up in Downtime's guard and throws a big left but Downtime blocks it.
Murie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Murie accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Murie throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Downtime is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murie lands a couple of digs.
Murie makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Murie with a flurry of punches that miss.
Murie is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Murie throwing strikes from guard but Downtime blocks nicely.
Downtime lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
My spies in Facebreaker Academy - Striking inform me that Downtime has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Murie wants to stand and escape but Downtime is having none of it.
Downtime postures up and lands a big shot to Murie's brow.
Downtime pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Murie is keeping the position for now.
Downtime trying to control but Murie is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murie wants to get back to his feet but Downtime is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Downtime passes Murie's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Downtime working over Murie with some ground and pound. Murie looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Murie looks like he's trying to stand up.
Downtime looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Downtime is looking for a kimura here.
Murie kicks Downtime off and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zander Murie dominated that round.
That's time! Murie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Downtime takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Murie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Murie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Downtime can do to turn this around?
Murie misses with a takedown attempt - Downtime sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Downtime lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Murie shoots for a takedown but Downtime saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Zander Murie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murie tries to clinch up but Downtime circles away and keeps his distance.
Downtime walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Murie checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Downtime throws a right hand that Murie ducks under and follows up with a left that Murie also avoids with ease.
Murie tries to clinch up but Downtime circles away and keeps his distance.
Downtime slips a jab and a cross from Murie.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Downtime throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Murie shoots in and gets a takedown into Downtime's guard.
Downtime looking to hit a scissor sweep but Murie is one step ahead there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murie throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Downtime avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Downtime seems keen to control Murie's posture.
Murie throws an elbow that misses. Downtime uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Murie's guard. Nice move by Downtime!
Zander Murie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Downtime is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Murie is looking to stand up but Downtime isn't so interested in that idea.
Murie uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Murie keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Murie lands an impressive looking overhand right. Downtime doesn't seem phased though.
Nycky Downtime seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Murie misses the shot to the body.
Murie digs a good hook to Downtime's body.
Murie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Downtime moves away.
Murie misses with a takedown
and Downtime counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zander Murie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice sprawl there from Downtime as Murie shoots in.
Downtime looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murie shoots in for a takedown but Downtime shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Murie lands with an uppercut that bounces Downtime off the cage and back into range.
Murie jabs Downtime to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Murie misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Zander Murie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Downtime fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Murie gets caught flat footed, as Downtime shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Downtime stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Murie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Downtime slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Downtime sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Murie's guard.
Murie wants to get back to his feet.
Downtime stalling.
Downtime thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Murie's head.
Murie is staying active underneath Downtime, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Downtime thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Downtime is looking for a kimura but Murie is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Downtime to get the leverage.
Murie kicks off Downtime and gets to his feet.
Murie throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Downtime's waist but Downtime gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Murie off to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Downtime looks to land a combination but Murie avoids it well.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Murie.
Murie dives in and scores a takedown into Downtime's guard.
Murie throws an elbow that misses. Downtime uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Murie's guard. Nice move by Downtime!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Downtime trying to control but Murie is working from the bottom.
Downtime looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Murie manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Downtime with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Murie tries to land a knee to the head but Downtime blocks with his arms.
Knees to the body from Murie.
Downtime on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Murie putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Downtime in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Zander Murie will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Murie throws a jab when Downtime was well out of range.
Downtime thuds his right hand into Murie's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Murie drives through with a takedown into guard.
Murie working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Downtime manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Murie manages to get himself to full guard.
Murie is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Downtime is controlling him.
Downtime trying to control but Murie is working from the bottom.
Murie wants to get back to his feet but Downtime is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Downtime throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Murie works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Downtime trying to control but Murie is working from the bottom.
Downtime tries to stand but Murie is controlling from the bottom.
Murie can't keep his opponent in guard - Downtime advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Murie tries to kick Downtime off but Downtime keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Murie takes a swing at Downtime's ribcage but misses.
Downtime misses with the combination.
Nycky Downtime has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Downtime throws a front kick aimed at Murie's knee but Murie avoids it well.
The fighters circling - Murie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Downtime appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Murie shoots in but no luck this time.
Downtime throws a counter combo.
Murie closes the distance and clinches.
Murie landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Murie misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Downtime.
Murie with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Downtime throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Murie blocks it with crossed arms.
Downtime leaning his opponent against the cage.
Murie with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Downtime unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Murie looking to throw knees to the head but Downtime is blocking nicely.
Murie avoiding damage as Downtime throws knees to the body.
Downtime avoiding damage as Murie throws knees to the body.
Downtime wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murie throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Downtime blocks it with crossed arms.
Downtime managing to block the knees to the body from Murie.
Murie tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Downtime avoids it.
Downtime misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Murie.
Downtime misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Murie.
Murie tries to land a knee to the head but Downtime blocks with his arms.
Downtime's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Murie fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Downtime avoids it really well and circles away.
Murie takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
No joy there for Downtime, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Murie keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Downtime.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Downtime fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Murie is out of range.
Murie with a poor takedown
enabling Downtime to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zander Murie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Downtime tries to score with a low kick but Murie moves his leg out of the way.
Murie changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Downtime misses with a leg kick.
Murie with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murie drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Downtime sneaks back into half guard.
Downtime avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Murie.
Downtime looking for submissions off his back.
Murie throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Zander Murie.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Murie, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Josh West scores the fight 30:27
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zander Murie!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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