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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gordon Murray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Flanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ben Flanders will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
3 - 1 - 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, Ben Flanders!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murray drives through and clinches with Flanders against the cage.
Flanders blocks an uppercut.
Murray stalls.
Murray changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Flanders fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Flanders plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Flanders looks to clinch
and Murray counters with a nice double leg into side control. Flanders won't be happy with that.
Flanders is trying to escape the position but Murray is controlling the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murray throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Murray is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Flanders knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray working the ground and pound but Flanders is defending the strikes.
Murray controls the position from side control.
Murray's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Murray stands up and beckons Flanders to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Murray takes the fight into the clinch.
Flanders manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Murray goes for a takedown in the clinch but Flanders prevents it.
Flanders throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Murray blocks it with crossed arms.
Flanders crunches a lovely knee into Murray's ribcage.
Murray tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Flanders smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gordon Murray. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Murray circles away from the clinch attempt
and Murray counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Flanders!
Flanders is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murray trying to control but Flanders is having none of it.
Murray takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Flanders bucks Murray off and manages to get back to his feet!
That's four 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.
Flanders throws a nice head kick!
Flanders throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Murray.
Ben Flanders is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Murray moves into range and clinches up with Flanders.
Murray gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Flanders wants to stand but Murray is controlling the position.
Flanders scrambles and gets back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Flanders thuds his right hand into Murray's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Murray feints and as Flanders raises his hands in defense, Murray changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gordon Murray dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Murray avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Flanders is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Flanders tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Flanders tries to bum rush Murray with a series of wild strikes but Murray uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Flanders throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Murray's head.
Murray swats away the attempt to clinch by Flanders.
Flanders tries to clinch but Murray moves away
and Murray counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Murray is trying to control the action in half guard but Flanders is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Murray looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Murray thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Flanders to regain full guard.
Flanders preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Flanders is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Murray lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Flanders backwards.
Murray goes for a takedown in the clinch but Flanders prevents it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Murray misses with a punch on the inside.
Murray looking for a takedown.
Murray tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Flanders smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gordon Murray. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Flanders scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flanders forces Murray back against the cage and clinches.
Murray wants a takedown but no success here.
Flanders has Murray pressed against the cage, preventing Murray from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Flanders lands a good knee to the midsection. Murray won't want to take too many of those.
Murray is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Flanders tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Flanders using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Murray has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Murray is trying to drag Flanders to the mat but Flanders just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Flanders connects with a knee to the head.
Murray goes for a takedown attempt but Flanders pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A head kick from Flanders lands but Murray takes it in his stride.
Gordon Murray is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flanders throws a series of strikes that have Murray backpedaling.
A head kick from Flanders lands but Murray takes it in his stride.
Flanders lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Murray backs up against the cage.
Murray takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Flanders lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Flanders tries to close the distance and clinch up but Murray swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ben Flanders seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Flanders throws a combination. Murray tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Flanders tries to clinch
so Murray counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Murray looking to sit in guard and control but Flanders gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Murray wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Flanders is now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murray trying to control but Flanders postures up.
Murray is looking to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Flanders showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Flanders gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Murray struggles to land a body shot inside as Flanders controls his hands.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Flanders takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Murray is working for takedown but Flanders is calmly controlling the position for now.
Murray is trying to break free.
Murray has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Flanders clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Flanders controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Even with his hooks in, Murray manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray working for a choke but Flanders is defending well.
Flanders looking very determined here, making life difficult for Murray.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Flanders trying to get back to his feet but Murray is in full control for now.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Murray working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Flanders has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murray landing with strikes.
Murray wants to control but Flanders is keeping busy.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Murray.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flanders looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Murray trying to control momentarily.
Gordon Murray overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Flanders is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Murray punches the canvas rather than the man.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gordon Murray showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Murray has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gordon Murray!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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