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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andy Murray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nino Pagnotto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murray comes to the cage accompanied by Go Square Go. Pagnotto is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Very Ape - Nirvana. Nino Pagnotto acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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180 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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181 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
KO power |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andy Murray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nino Pagnotto!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Skip Squint and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pagnotto clinches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Pagnotto.
Pagnotto blocks an elbow strike from Murray.
Pagnotto is struggling to control the position.
Pagnotto lands a left hand.
It looks like Andy Murray has been cut.
Murray can't get the takedown.
Murray creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Pagnotto blocks an elbow strike from Murray.
With the fighters up against the cage, Murray throws an elbow but misses.
Pagnotto turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Pagnotto manages to end up in side control.
Murray is trying to improve his position.
Pagnotto landing strikes.
Pagnotto remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
I looks like Pagnotto might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Pagnotto's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Murray is trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pagnotto moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Murray takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Murray is being controlled here.
Pagnotto prevents Murray from escaping the position.
Pagnotto wants to lay and pray for a moment but Murray keeps working.
Pagnotto has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Murray tries to reverse the position but Pagnotto maintains control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pagnotto controlling from mount.
Murray is desperately trying to improve his position but Pagnotto has a good base and remains in mount.
Murray is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Murray is bucking up trying to escape but Pagnotto cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Murray working to try and regain half guard.
Pagnotto wants to control the pace but Murray is squirming around nicely.
Murray is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pagnotto working for a submission but Murray is keeping him at bay.
Pagnotto landing shots from mount.
Pagnotto tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Murray is in all sorts of trouble here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pagnotto tries to control but Murray wriggling away.
Pagnotto tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Despite being in the dominant position, Nino Pagnotto just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Murray closes the distance but Pagnotto moves to the side
and Pagnotto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murray avoids a kick to the body.
Murray gets a clinch.
Murray throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pagnotto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pagnotto avoiding damage as Murray throws knees to the body.
Pagnotto keeps control of Murray as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pagnotto using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Murray blocks an elbow strike.
Murray misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pagnotto breaks from the clinch.
A shot to the body from Murray misses
and Pagnotto counters with a nice low kick that buckles Murray's knee momentarily.
Murray is breathing heavily.
Murray tries to clinch but Pagnotto moves away
and Pagnotto counters by clinching up.
Murray struggles to land a body shot inside as Pagnotto controls his hands.
Pagnotto slowing the pace effectively.
Pagnotto throws an elbow but it misses.
Murray struggles to land a body shot inside as Pagnotto controls his hands.
Pagnotto gets underhooks to prevent Murray's takedown attempt.
Murray misses with an elbow over the top.
A left hand lands to the body for Pagnotto.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murray on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pagnotto lands a hook that snaps the head of Murray backwards.
Pagnotto tries to land knees in the clinch but Murray avoids the damage to the body.
Pagnotto is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Murray misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nino Pagnotto dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andy Murray's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Pagnotto throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Pagnotto rushes Murray and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pagnotto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Murray.
Pagnotto holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Murray tries to land knees in the clinch but Pagnotto avoids the damage to the body.
Pagnotto taking a breather.
Pagnotto drags the fight down to the ground.
Pagnotto is pulling down on Murray's head to control his posture.
Let's hope that Pagnotto has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Murray is looking to advance position but Pagnotto has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pagnotto takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Murray is trying to escape the mount.
Pagnotto lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
A nice elbow there by Pagnotto.
Pagnotto with shots to the head and body - Murray looks very uncomfortable down there.
Andy Murray's cut is getting worse.
Pagnotto controlling from the full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murray can't escape the position.
Murray takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Pagnotto is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Murray is surviving well by controlling Pagnotto's body position as best he can.
Murray wants to control but Pagnotto is having none of it.
BOOM! Pagnotto connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Murray tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pagnotto with good strikes from the mount here!
Pagnotto content just to control the position here.
Murray tries to reverse the position but Pagnotto maintains control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murray is bucking up trying to escape but Pagnotto cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Pagnotto lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Andy Murray's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Andy Murray's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Nino Pagnotto!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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