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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Night Butterfly (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. Randle Muckmurphy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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250 lbs
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227 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
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BJJ Blue Belt
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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Night Butterfly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Randle Muckmurphy!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Sergei Dronov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muckmurphy blocks a head kick by Butterfly.
Muckmurphy looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Butterfly shoots in but no luck this time.
Butterfly tries to score a power double leg takedown but Muckmurphy sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Butterfly somewhat.
Butterfly throws a head kick that misses.
Butterfly tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Muckmurphy swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Night Butterfly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Butterfly misses with a takedown
and Muckmurphy moves into the clinch.
Butterfly wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Muckmurphy has him pressed against the cage.
Butterfly dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Muckmurphy is trying to push Butterfly away but Butterfly has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butterfly working hard to break the clinch.
Butterfly working hard to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Muckmurphy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Butterfly looking to stall.
Muckmurphy is looking to break free of the clinch but Butterfly has double underhooks.
Butterfly breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
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.
Butterfly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Muckmurphy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Butterfly paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Butterfly misses with a takedown
and Muckmurphy counters with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butterfly lands with a kick to the temple. Muckmurphy shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Muckmurphy is looking to clinch but Butterfly is avoiding it.
Butterfly tries a head kick but it misses.
Butterfly changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Muckmurphy tries to avoid it but Butterfly manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Muckmurphy to the ground. Muckmurphy escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A head kick misses from Butterfly.
Muckmurphy tries to clinch up.
Butterfly fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Muckmurphy avoids it really well and circles away.
Butterfly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muckmurphy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Butterfly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Butterfly blocks a low kick nicely.
Butterfly doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Muckmurphy makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Muckmurphy is looking to clinch but Butterfly is avoiding it.
Butterfly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Muckmurphy tries to clinch but Butterfly is having none of it.
Butterfly gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Muckmurphy counters with a good low kick that Butterfly was not able to check.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muckmurphy scoring well with a low kick there.
Muckmurphy stuffs the takedown attempt from Butterfly. Butterfly gets slowly back to his feet.
Butterfly circles away from the clinch attempt.
Muckmurphy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Butterfly tries a head kick but it misses.
Butterfly fails with the takedown
and Muckmurphy counters with a thumping low kick.
Butterfly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Muckmurphy avoids the head kick by Butterfly.
Butterfly throws a lazy head kick
and Muckmurphy counters with an outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Night Butterfly will probably get the nod.
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.
Muckmurphy misses with a low kick.
Butterfly lands a head kick!
Muckmurphy has closed the distance and engaged Butterfly in a clinch.
Butterfly tries to circle away but Muckmurphy has him pinned against the cage.
Muckmurphy is trying to break the clinch but Butterfly is controlling him.
Muckmurphy has Butterfly pressed against the cage, preventing Butterfly from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Butterfly keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Muckmurphy's efforts to push away.
Butterfly is looking to break free of the clinch but Muckmurphy has double underhooks.
Butterfly is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butterfly tries to circle away but Muckmurphy has him pinned against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Muckmurphy is trying to break the clinch but Butterfly is controlling him.
Butterfly breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Butterfly looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Butterfly fails with the takedown
and Muckmurphy counters with a good low kick that Butterfly was not able to check.
A head kick misses from Butterfly.
Butterfly with a poor takedown
and Muckmurphy counters with a low kick, right behind Butterfly 's knee.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Night Butterfly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Butterfly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Muckmurphy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Muckmurphy takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butterfly throws a head kick but Muckmurphy moves out of range.
Butterfly shoots in looking for a takedown but Muckmurphy manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Butterfly's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Muckmurphy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Muckmurphy tries to clinch up but Butterfly circles away and keeps his distance.
Muckmurphy pushes Butterfly up against the cage in a clinch.
Muckmurphy wants to break free but Butterfly has control.
Butterfly is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Butterfly wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Muckmurphy has him pressed against the cage.
Muckmurphy is looking to break free of the clinch but Butterfly has double underhooks.
Muckmurphy working hard to break the clinch.
Muckmurphy keeps control of Butterfly as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muckmurphy can't break the clinch.
Butterfly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Butterfly fails with the takedown
and Muckmurphy counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A head kick misses from Butterfly.
Night Butterfly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Muckmurphy tries to clinch but Butterfly moves out of range.
Butterfly has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Muckmurphy.
Butterfly misses with a takedown
and Muckmurphy counters with an inside leg kick.
Butterfly fails with the takedown
and Muckmurphy counters with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butterfly chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Muckmurphy can pounce on him.
Muckmurphy tries to clinch but Butterfly moves out of range.
Muckmurphy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Butterfly paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Butterfly throws a head kick that misses.
Butterfly shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Muckmurphy but Muckmurphy pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Butterfly takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice inside leg kick there by Muckmurphy. That's going to slow Butterfly down.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Butterfly shoots in but Muckmurphy avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Butterfly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Randle Muckmurphy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Muckmurphy throws out a leg kick but Butterfly moves out of range and Muckmurphy only half commits.
Butterfly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Butterfly fails with a takedown attempt.
Muckmurphy tries to clinch there but Butterfly circles away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Muckmurphy. That's going to slow Butterfly down.
Butterfly throws a head kick but Muckmurphy moves out of range.
Butterfly circles away from the clinch attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Butterfly misses with a head kick.
Butterfly throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Muckmurphy's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butterfly on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Muckmurphy. Muckmurphy obviously looking to wear him down.
Muckmurphy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Muckmurphy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Butterfly. That did some damage!
Butterfly goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Muckmurphy clinches up with Butterfly and pushes him back against the cage.
Butterfly manages to break the clinch.
Muckmurphy moves into the clinch.
Butterfly tries a knee to the head but Muckmurphy blocks it.
Butterfly breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Butterfly fails with a takedown attempt.
Butterfly shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Muckmurphy holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Night Butterfly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muckmurphy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Muckmurphy is trying to break free.
Butterfly tries to circle away but Muckmurphy has him pinned against the cage.
Butterfly wants to break free but Muckmurphy has control.
Butterfly manages to break the clinch.
Butterfly fails with the takedown
and Muckmurphy makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Muckmurphy scoring well with a low kick there.
Butterfly doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Muckmurphy counters with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butterfly shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Muckmurphy counters with a good low kick that Butterfly was not able to check.
Butterfly doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Muckmurphy counters with a good low kick that Butterfly was not able to check.
Muckmurphy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Butterfly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
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 tries to clinch up but Butterfly circles away and keeps his distance.
Muckmurphy moves into the clinch successfully.
Butterfly escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Butterfly changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Muckmurphy tries to avoid it but Butterfly manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Muckmurphy to the ground. Muckmurphy escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muckmurphy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Butterfly stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Muckmurphy.
Butterfly chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Muckmurphy can pounce on him.
A head kick by Butterfly misses
and Muckmurphy counters with a nice low kick that buckles Butterfly's knee momentarily.
Butterfly throws a lazy head kick
and Muckmurphy counters with a slapping leg kick.
Muckmurphy wants to clinch up but Butterfly keeps it at a distance.
Muckmurphy wants to clinch.
Muckmurphy throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Randle Muckmurphy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Muckmurphy 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Night Butterfly!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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