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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randle Muckmurphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alvar Aalto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alvar Aalto is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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227 lbs
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240 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Randle Muckmurphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alvar Aalto!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Fedor Mirinova and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aalto takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Muckmurphy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
No luck for Muckmurphy with that takedown attempt.
Muckmurphy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Aalto counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Aalto.
Muckmurphy wants to get back to his feet but Aalto is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Aalto looking to sit in guard and control but Muckmurphy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Muckmurphy stands up from Aalto's guard - Muckmurphy perhaps looking for a knockout.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muckmurphy tries to break the clinch but Aalto is controlling the position.
Aalto wants a takedown.
Aalto pulls guard effortlessly.
Aalto is controlling Muckmurphy's posture.
Muckmurphy wants to stand but Aalto is controlling his posture from full guard.
Aalto trying to control the position.
Aalto looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Aalto working a defensive guard here.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Alvar Aalto was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Aalto keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Aalto tries to close the distance and clinch but Muckmurphy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Muckmurphy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randle Muckmurphy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aalto tries to clinch up.
Aalto clinches up with Muckmurphy and pushes him back against the cage.
Aalto is trying to break the clinch but Muckmurphy is controlling him.
Aalto fails to pull guard.
Aalto keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Muckmurphy's efforts to push away.
Aalto can't break the clinch.
Aalto drags the fight down to the ground.
Muckmurphy wanted to stand there but Aalto had control of the position.
Aalto controls Muckmurphy momentarily but Muckmurphy frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muckmurphy stopping the sweep attempt from Aalto.
Muckmurphy is looking to stand up but Aalto won't let him.
Aalto pushes Muckmurphy off and gets back to his feet.
Aalto throws a head kick but Muckmurphy moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Muckmurphy. No joy for Aalto on that attempt.
Aalto clinches with his opponent.
Aalto tries for a takedown. No joy.
Aalto looks gassed!
Muckmurphy throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muckmurphy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Aalto fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Muckmurphy, pushing him back against the cage.
Muckmurphy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Aalto tries to pull guard but Muckmurphy won't allow it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Muckmurphy.
Aalto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aalto drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Aalto tries for a kimura but Muckmurphy is defending well.
Aalto goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Muckmurphy has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Aalto but great work by Muckmurphy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alvar Aalto dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Aalto tries to close the distance and clinch but Muckmurphy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Aalto closes the distance but Muckmurphy moves to the side
and Muckmurphy counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Aalto wants to clinch but Muckmurphy slips to the side
and Muckmurphy counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Muckmurphy fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Aalto avoids it really well and circles away.
Muckmurphy swats away the attempt to clinch by Aalto.
Muckmurphy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Aalto's waist but Aalto gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Muckmurphy off to one side.
Aalto lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Muckmurphy wants to clinch but Aalto slips to the side
and Aalto counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
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!
Aalto is controlling the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aalto drops an elbow to the side of Muckmurphy's head.
Aalto seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Muckmurphy does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Muckmurphy wants to stand back up but Aalto manages to pass into side control.
Aalto decides to stand up, so the ref orders Muckmurphy to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aalto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Muckmurphy was well out of range. Poor timing from Aalto.
Aalto scores with a body shot.
Horrible takedown by Aalto or perhaps it was just good defense by Muckmurphy which made him look bad.
Muckmurphy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Aalto instigates a clinch.
Aalto has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Muckmurphy gets underhooks to prevent Aalto's takedown attempt.
Randle Muckmurphy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alvar Aalto.
Muckmurphy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Aalto wants a takedown.
Muckmurphy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aalto drives through with a takedown into Muckmurphy's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Aalto prevents Muckmurphy from getting back to his feet.
Aalto wants to control from the top but Muckmurphy keeps moving.
Aalto slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Muckmurphy prevents Aalto from improving position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Aalto stalls from top position.
Muckmurphy tries to escape but Aalto is in control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aalto is trying to get an arm triangle but Muckmurphy is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alvar Aalto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Muckmurphy shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Aalto counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Aalto prevents Muckmurphy from standing back up.
Aalto wants to control but Muckmurphy is keeping him busy.
Aalto trying to mount his opponent but Muckmurphy defends it.
Aalto is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Muckmurphy has managed to free his arm - good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aalto keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Aalto wants to pass the guard but Muckmurphy is defending well.
Muckmurphy could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Aalto is keen to just control but Muckmurphy is a slippery customer.
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.
Aalto tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Alvar Aalto has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Aalto closes the distance and clinches up with Muckmurphy, looking for a takedown. Aalto pushes Muckmurphy against the cage but Muckmurphy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Muckmurphy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Aalto.
Nice takedown defense from Aalto. No joy for Muckmurphy on that attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Aalto.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Aalto.
Randle Muckmurphy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alvar Aalto.
Muckmurphy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aalto tries to score a power double leg takedown but Muckmurphy sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Aalto somewhat.
Muckmurphy closes the distance looking to clinch
and Aalto counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Aalto blocks a head kick by Muckmurphy.
Aalto drives through with a takedown into guard.
Aalto prevents Muckmurphy from getting back to his feet.
Aalto trying to control but Muckmurphy is working from the bottom.
Muckmurphy is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Alvar Aalto has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aalto trying to control the position from guard on top but Muckmurphy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Muckmurphy manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Aalto tries a head kick but it misses.
Muckmurphy shoots in for a takedown but Aalto shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Randle Muckmurphy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aalto instigates a clinch.
Randle Muckmurphy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alvar Aalto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Aalto manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alvar Aalto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Aalto 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alvar Aalto!
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