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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tom Sawyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and jack murl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Tom Sawyer has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tom Sawyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, jack murl!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
murl takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sawyer shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts murl as he jumps to the side.
Sawyer instigates a clinch.
murl tries for a takedown. No joy.
murl works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
murl decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Sawyer, up you get!
Sawyer closes the distance and clinches up with murl, looking for a takedown. Sawyer pushes murl against the cage but murl circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
murl clinches.
Sawyer tries to pull guard but murl won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Sawyer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
murl gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Sawyer regains guard.
murl pushing down on Sawyer's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
murl lands strikes from 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!
murl working the head and body with strikes.
Ground and pound from murl.
Sawyer has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. murl is working away from the top position though.
Sawyer has hold of murl's hands but murl slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sawyer is looking to escape.
murl is nestled in close to Sawyer, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sawyer is in trouble now - murl has advanced to mount!
Sawyer really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sawyer keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
murl lands with some strikes.
murl working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Sawyer taking shots to the head.
Sawyer is trying desperately to improve position.
murl is landing with some decent strikes but Sawyer is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Sawyer flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
murl with good strikes from the mount here!
murl lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
murl lands a heavy elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
murl avoids the attempt from Sawyer to control.
murl trying to control but Sawyer is having none of it.
murl looks gassed!
Sawyer tries to hold on but murl pushes him away.
Sawyer tries to reverse the position but murl maintains control.
murl with a couple of short strikes.
Sawyer is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sawyer knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for murl on the ground.
murl landing punches.
Sawyer keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A nice elbow there by murl.
murl landing strikes from the mount and Sawyer is in trouble!
Sawyer is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
murl working Sawyer over with strikes here.
murl looking to finish Sawyer with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sawyer!
murl lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Sawyer is looking to get to half guard.
murl in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Sawyer is in all sorts of trouble here.
murl cracks Sawyer with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Sawyer tries to hold on but murl postures up.
murl working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Sawyer can't escape the position.
murl trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sawyer in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
murl with good strikes from the mount here!
Sawyer is looking to get to half guard.
murl cracks Sawyer with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Sawyer keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
A nice elbow there by murl.
murl pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sawyer is in all sorts of trouble here.
murl is landing with some decent strikes but Sawyer is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
murl landing strikes from the mount.
Sawyer is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
murl scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
jack murl 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.
Sawyer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Oh Sawyer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
murl rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sawyer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sawyer ducks under a wild hook from murl.
murl comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sawyer seems to have got his legs back now.
murl works Sawyer's body with a nice hook.
Sawyer darts in trying to clinch
and murl counters with a two punch combo.
murl has managed to clinch.
murl is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Sawyer can't fight it off and eventually murl manages to take the fight to the floor. Sawyer looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
murl content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
murl stands up from guard. Let's bang!
murl tries to clinch but Sawyer moves out of range.
Sawyer wants to clinch but murl slips to the side
and murl counters by moving into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sawyer is pressed up against the cage. murl has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sawyer down to the mat. Sawyer avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Sawyer tries to clinch
and murl counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by murl.
murl can't get the takedown.
murl is breathing heavily.
Sawyer tries to pull guard but murl won't allow it.
murl has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Sawyer is trying to keep an underhook but murl manages to get the takedown into half guard.
murl working over Sawyer with some ground and pound. Sawyer looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
jack murl has got the better of the ground game so far.
murl trying to mount his opponent but Sawyer defends it.
murl wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sawyer keeps working.
Sawyer keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sawyer wants to get back to full guard.
murl is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sawyer looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Sawyer with a lazy takedown attempt
and murl counters by moving into the clinch.
murl works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Sawyer looking to control.
murl advances position into side control!
murl has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Sawyer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
murl has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
murl closes the distance and clinches.
murl prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Sawyer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
murl works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard. murl slips nicely into half guard.
Sawyer on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sawyer on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sawyer trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but murl manages to pass to mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
murl is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Sawyer can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
murl is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, murl cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
murl landing strikes from the mount.
Sawyer takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
murl looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
murl postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Sawyer looks a forlorn figure.
Sawyer is in all sorts of trouble here.
murl lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
murl working away from the top, dropping strikes.
murl is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Sawyer can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
murl in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
murl is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
murl connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Sawyer can't escape the position.
murl lands a nice shot to the head.
Sawyer wants to hold on but murl pushes him away.
Sawyer is in all sorts of trouble here.
murl has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sawyer tries to lock up and control but murl gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sawyer tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sawyer is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
murl working Sawyer over with strikes here.
Sawyer really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sawyer takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
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!
Sawyer is trying to escape the mount.
murl landing punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
jack murl showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Sawyer fails with the takedown
and murl counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sawyer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
murl takes the fight into the clinch.
Sawyer is fighting off a takedown attempt but murl is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Sawyer to the mat. Sawyer regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
murl works a leg free and moves into half guard.
murl wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sawyer keeps working.
Sawyer trying to control here.
murl controlling the action here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
murl lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
murl gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sawyer circles away from the clinch attempt.
A right-left combo lands from murl.
Sawyer gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and murl moves into the clinch.
murl has hold of one of Sawyer's legs. Sawyer is fighting the takedown attempt but murl gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
murl lands a couple of decent looking shots.
murl decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Sawyer, up you get!
murl closes the distance and clinches.
murl pulls guard successfully.
murl looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sawyer is one step ahead there.
murl doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
murl is trying to control the position but Sawyer postures up.
murl is pulling down on Sawyer's head to control his posture.
murl manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
murl looking to finish Sawyer with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sawyer!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
murl lands a big shot there that rocks Sawyer but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
murl working away from the top, dropping strikes.
murl lands a heavy elbow.
murl with a couple of short strikes.
murl fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
murl with the ground and pound from mount.
Sawyer tries to reverse the position but murl maintains control.
murl has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Sawyer's face.
murl working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sawyer is wriggling around trying to escape.
murl connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Sawyer tries to get back to half guard but can't.
murl avoids the attempt from Sawyer to control.
Sawyer is wriggling around trying to escape.
murl lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Sawyer hang on?
Sawyer is in a horrible position here. murl smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Sawyer is in all sorts of trouble here.
murl connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
murl prevents Sawyer from getting the reversal.
murl looking to finish Sawyer with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sawyer!
Sawyer is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
murl raining down shots from the mount!
Sawyer can't escape the position.
murl cracks Sawyer with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
murl pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
murl can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sawyer is looking to escape.
A nice elbow there by murl.
murl punishing his opponent with strikes.
murl looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee warns Sawyer that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
murl working the ground and pound effectively.
This has been an exciting period of action!
murl lands with some strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
jack murl comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well murl 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 25:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 25:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... jack murl!
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