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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Never Up (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randle Muckmurphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. Never Up has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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265 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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227 lbs
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Good takedowns
Dangerous knees
Good chin |
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Basic striking
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Never Up!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Randle Muckmurphy!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Up moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jeez, both these guys look absolutely knackered already, that's not a good sign!
Up will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Muckmurphy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Up.
Muckmurphy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Up, pushing him back against the cage.
Up has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Muckmurphy manages to break the clinch.
A combination from Up does no damage.
Up misses with a few strikes there.
Muckmurphy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Up throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Muckmurphy counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Muckmurphy breaks from the clinch.
Muckmurphy should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Up will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Never Up seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Muckmurphy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Up's sensitive parts.
Muckmurphy gets a clinch.
Up wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Up looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Muckmurphy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Up swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Muckmurphy counters with a leg kick.
Muckmurphy throws a nice outside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Muckmurphy.
A punch combination from Up misses.
Up throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Muckmurphy has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Up looks to land a combination but Muckmurphy avoids it well.
Muckmurphy thumps Up with a low kick.
Up throws a combination that misses
and Muckmurphy counters with an outside leg kick.
Up throws a series of strikes that have Muckmurphy backpedaling.
Up misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Up lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Muckmurphy circles away quickly and effectively.
Muckmurphy drives through and clinches with Up against the cage.
Up has had enough of the clinch but Muckmurphy keeps him there for the moment.
Muckmurphy breaks from the clinch.
Up really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Up lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Up.
Up throws a series of punches but Muckmurphy avoids them all with ease.
Up throws a right hand that Muckmurphy ducks under and follows up with a left that Muckmurphy also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Up misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Muckmurphy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Up.
Up throws a nice looking combination but Muckmurphy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Muckmurphy connects with a leg kick. Up looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Up fails to land with a series of punches.
Muckmurphy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Up misses with a few strikes there.
Muckmurphy has Up up against the cage in a clinch.
Muckmurphy breaks the clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Up.
Muckmurphy moves into range and clinches up with Up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muckmurphy breaks the clinch.
Muckmurphy avoids a punch combination nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Muckmurphy. That's going to slow Up down.
Muckmurphy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Up.
Muckmurphy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Up. That did some damage!
Muckmurphy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Up is working the combinations to good effect here.
Muckmurphy scoring well with a low kick there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Up throws a right and a left that both miss.
Up fails to land with a series of punches.
Muckmurphy closes the distance and pushes Up back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Randle Muckmurphy will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Up misses with a looping left.
Never Up is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Up misses with a wild combination.
Muckmurphy scoring well with a low kick there.
Up tries to bum rush Muckmurphy with a series of wild strikes but Muckmurphy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Up connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Muckmurphy in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Muckmurphy thumps Up with a low kick.
Up tries to keep at a distance but Muckmurphy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Up tries to break the clinch but Muckmurphy is controlling the position.
Muckmurphy manages to break the clinch.
Up lands with a hook. Muckmurphy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Up misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Up gets tackled into the cage by Muckmurphy. Muckmurphy maintains the clinch.
Up has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Muckmurphy breaks the clinch.
Never Up is winning the standup battle so far.
Up misses with a double jab
and Muckmurphy makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Up misses with a combination
and Muckmurphy counters with a low kick, right behind Up 's knee.
Up swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Up misses with the combination.
Muckmurphy lands with a thumping leg kick.
Muckmurphy clinches up with Up and pushes him back against the cage.
Up is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muckmurphy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A good leg kick by Muckmurphy.
A punch combination from Up misses.
Muckmurphy has Up up against the cage in a clinch.
Muckmurphy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Up misses with a double jab
and Muckmurphy counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Muckmurphy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Up scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Up throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Muckmurphy counters with a thumping low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Muckmurphy moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Up tries to break free but Muckmurphy pushes him back against the cage.
Muckmurphy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Up.
Up just misses with a punch to the body.
Muckmurphy moves into the clinch.
Muckmurphy breaks the clinch.
Muckmurphy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Up.
Up misses with a jab, cross combination.
Up misses with a combination
and Muckmurphy counters by clinching up.
Up looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Up is trying to force a seperation but Muckmurphy has the dominant position.
Muckmurphy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Muckmurphy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Up's sensitive parts.
Muckmurphy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Up has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Muckmurphy rushes Up and presses him up against the cage.
Muckmurphy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Up scores with a one two! Muckmurphy had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Muckmurphy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Up's sensitive parts.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Muckmurphy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
No joy there for Up, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Up pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Muckmurphy back to the cage. Up follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Up chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Muckmurphy can pounce on him.
Up scores with a hook to the body. Muckmurphy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randle Muckmurphy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.
Up throws a left and a right that both miss
and Muckmurphy moves into the clinch.
Muckmurphy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A combination from Up does no damage.
Up throws a nice looking combination but Muckmurphy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Muckmurphy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Muckmurphy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Up misses with a double jab
and Muckmurphy makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Up misses with a straight right.
Muckmurphy rushes Up and presses him up against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Muckmurphy breaks from the clinch.
Up misses with a two punch combination.
Up is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Up throws a combination. Muckmurphy tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Up connects with a looping right hand.
Up throws a nice looking combination but Muckmurphy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Good leg kick by Muckmurphy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Up is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Up closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Muckmurphy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Muckmurphy connects with a leg kick. Up looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Up takes a swing at Muckmurphy's ribcage but misses.
Muckmurphy pushes Up up against the cage in a clinch.
Muckmurphy breaks from the clinch.
Up misses with a few strikes there.
Decent striking displayed by Up there.
Up swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Muckmurphy counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Muckmurphy breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muckmurphy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Up thows a left - swing and a miss!
Up misses with a double jab
and Muckmurphy makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Up throws a combination that misses
and Muckmurphy counters with an outside leg kick.
Up misses with a few strikes there.
Up looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Up throws a right and a left that Muckmurphy avoids nicely.
Muckmurphy gets a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Muckmurphy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Muckmurphy gets a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muckmurphy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Up tries to bum rush Muckmurphy with a series of wild strikes but Muckmurphy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Up takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Up swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Up is trying to force a seperation but Muckmurphy has the dominant position.
Up tries to break the clinch but Muckmurphy is controlling the position.
Up can't break the clinch.
Randle Muckmurphy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Muckmurphy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Muckmurphy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Muckmurphy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Up throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Muckmurphy counters with a good low kick that Up was not able to check.
Muckmurphy has taken the fight to the clinch.
Muckmurphy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Up lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Muckmurphy circles away quickly and effectively.
Muckmurphy moves away from the strike by Up.
Up falls off balance throwing a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Up throws a nice looking combination but Muckmurphy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Up falls off balance throwing a combination
and Muckmurphy counters with a good low kick that Up was not able to check.
Never Up has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Randle Muckmurphy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Muckmurphy thumps Up with a low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Randle Muckmurphy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Muckmurphy winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randle Muckmurphy!
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