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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gordon Murray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fat Bastard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fat Bastard will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gordon Murray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fat Bastard!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bastard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Murray tries to clinch but Bastard is having none of it.
Fat Bastard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murray is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bastard.
Bastard lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Murray backs up against the cage.
Bastard misses with the combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Murray takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Murray changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bastard looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murray wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bastard keeps working.
Murray throws an elbow but Bastard slips to the side and avoids it well.
Murray misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
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.
Bastard tries to escape but Murray is in control.
Bastard struggling a bit here.
Bastard is trying to buck Murray off.
Bastard looks gassed!
Murray wants to control but Bastard is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Bastard's face as Murray controls the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bastard can do anything to dispel that myth.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nice sprawl there from Bastard as Murray shoots in.
Murray fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bastard sprawls well initially but Murray persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Murray performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Murray is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Bastard is trying to stand up here but Murray is controlling him well.
Murray slows the pace down in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bastard is trying to stand up here but Murray is controlling him well.
Murray sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bastard defending well though.
Bastard avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Murray.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bastard wants to clinch up but Murray keeps it at a distance.
Bastard throws a body kick that misses.
Bastard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Murray circles away quickly and effectively.
Murray takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Murray fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bastard closes the distance and clinches.
Murray manages to break the clinch.
Murray closes the distance and clinches up with Bastard, looking for a takedown. Murray pushes Bastard against the cage but Bastard circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gordon Murray. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bastard has Murray up against the cage in a clinch.
Murray fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Bastard - that landed with a thud.
Bastard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bastard throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Murray stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Murray throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bastard's waist but Bastard gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Murray off to one side.
A nice combination there by Bastard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bastard throws a nice looking combination but Murray bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Murray closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bastard circles away.
Bastard works over Murray's head and body with a nice combination.
Danga de danga de dang - Bastard scores with a four punch combination!
Murray tries to clinch but Bastard is having none of it.
Bastard looks to land a combination. Murray sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Bastard moves into the clinch.
Murray changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bastard fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bastard scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Murray doesn't seem bothered though.
Bastard fails to land with a series of punches.
Bastard closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The fight stays on the outside here - Murray looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murray shoots in looking for a takedown. Bastard tries to sprawl out of it but Murray keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bastard manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bastard scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Murray shoots in and bounces Bastard off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Murray trying to control but Bastard is working from the bottom.
Murray in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Murray is looking to work some ground and pound but Bastard has wrist control.
Bastard keeping moving, preventing Murray from controlling successfully.
Bastard is looking to stand up but Murray isn't so interested in that idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fat Bastard dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Bastard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bastard darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bastard tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Murray.
Murray is looking to control Bastard's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Murray avoid being mounted?
Bastard is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bastard throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bastard really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Murray. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
It looks like Bastard is going to stand back up.
Murray is trying to control but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Murray is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Murray manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Murray wants to control the pace but Bastard is squirming around nicely.
Murray working the ground and pound effectively.
Murray looking to control but Bastard is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murray sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bastard is desperately trying to improve his position but Murray has a good base and remains in mount.
Murray can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bastard is looking to escape.
You get the feeling that Bastard really doesn't like being in this position too much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murray raining down shots from the mount!
Bastard wants to get back to his feet.
Murray with a couple of short strikes.
Murray controlling his opponent.
Bastard wants to try and get back to his feet.
Murray landing strikes from the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murray trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murray landing shots from mount.
Murray looking to control and managing it successfully.
Murray is landing with some decent strikes but Bastard is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Murray looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bastard is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gordon Murray dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Murray looks for a takedown but Bastard sprawls well.
Murray tries to clinch but Bastard is having none of it.
Bastard throws a series of punches but Murray avoids them all with ease.
Bastard throws a combination. Murray tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bastard looks to land a combination but Murray avoids it well.
Bastard works over Murray's head and body with a nice combination.
Bastard lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Murray backs up against the cage.
Horrible takedown by Murray or perhaps it was just good defense by Bastard which made him look bad.
Bastard circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bastard misses with a two punch combination.
Murray has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gordon Murray. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A shot to de liver by Murray. Beautiful body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bastard throws a combination. Murray tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Murray throws a shot from downtown. Bastard moves away and avoids it.
Murray on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gordon Murray is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Murray is looking to clinch but Bastard is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastard with a lazy takedown attempt
and Murray moves into the clinch.
Murray has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bastard is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Murray jumps guard but Bastard stands there with Murray around his waist. Murray gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Murray tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bastard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bastard keeps the fight on the outside.
Bastard has closed the distance and engaged Murray in a clinch.
Bastard can't break the clinch.
Murray fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bastard is trying to break the clinch but Murray has him pressed against the cage.
Murray's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bastard keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bastard rushes Murray and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bastard is looking to break free of the clinch but Murray has double underhooks.
Murray digs a right hand underneath Bastard's ribcage. Bastard let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Murray can't get the takedown.
Murray changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bastard fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bastard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bastard throws a right hand that Murray ducks under and follows up with a left that Murray also avoids with ease.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Murray.
Murray fails to land the takedown.
Murray throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Murray tries for a takedown but Bastard sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bastard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bastard throws a series of strikes that have Murray backpedaling.
Murray shoots in looking for a takedown. Bastard tries to sprawl out of it but Murray keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bastard manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bastard with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Murray misses with a takedown attempt - Bastard sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bastard throws a one two combo.
Murray bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Bastard is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murray is looking to take a break and control but Bastard is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bastard is pushing Murray's head away, looking to escape. Murray manages to hold on to the position though.
Murray cracks Bastard with a big right hand but Bastard just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Murray is looking to take a break and control but Bastard is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Murray working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bastard is not content to let Murray control the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Murray slips a jab and a cross from Bastard.
Bastard scores with a three punch combo!
Murray tries for a takedown but Bastard sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Murray is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bastard.
Bastard swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Murray counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Murray is trying to control. Bastard wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murray is stalling here. Bastard is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Murray seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Bastard has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Fat Bastard.
I think Bastard has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Fat Bastard!
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RATING
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