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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lawrence Muggerud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Earle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Earle is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Pjanoo-Eric Prydz. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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191 cm
23
265 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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220 cm
20
265 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lawrence Muggerud! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryan Earle! The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Earle scores with a jab. Muggerud acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
It looks like Lawrence Muggerud has been cut. Earle misses with a jab, cross combination.
Muggerud dodges the punch combination from Earle.
Muggerud could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely. Earle looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Earle keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Muggerud. Earle takes a swing at Muggerud's ribcage but misses. Earle misses with a double jab.
Muggerud lands a nice shot that snaps Earle's head back.
Earle fails in his attempt to clinch. No joy there for Earle, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Muggerud keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Earle. Earle looks gassed! Earle throws a right hand that Muggerud ducks under and follows up with a left that Muggerud also avoids with ease. Earle misses with a series of wild punches.
Earle swinging wilding here.
A big left from Muggerud misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Muggerud misses with a looping left. Earle throws a right and a left that both miss. Earle takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Muggerud catches Earle with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! The fighters circling - Muggerud throws out the jab but it was never going to land. A lazy left from Muggerud finds it's target. Earle ducks under a wild hook from Muggerud. Muggerud avoids a punch combination nicely.
Muggerud throws a hook to the side of Earle's head but Earle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Earle on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Muggerud is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. Earle ducks under a wild hook from Muggerud. Earle walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Earle swinging wilding here.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A big right from Muggerud misses. Muggerud throws an overhand right that lands on Earle's shoulder, as Earle tries to avoid the shot. Earle has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Earle there as he acknowledges the shot. Muggerud paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Earle throws a right and a left that both miss. Earle is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Earle is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Muggerud throws a lazy right hand but Earle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Earle swinging wilding here.
Muggerud misses with a looping right. Muggerud looks to land a left hand but Earle moved out of range nicely. Some wild striking there from Earle.
Muggerud lands with a cross. Ryan Earle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Earle ducks under a wild hook from Muggerud. Muggerud throws a good cross that connects.
A jab lands there for Muggerud. Earle drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. A telegraphed right hand from Muggerud misses the target. Earle thows a body shot but no joy. Muggerud lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Earle tries to close the distance and clinch up but Muggerud swats him away and circles back towards the center. Earle will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Earle takes one to the chin there. Earle takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Muggerud thows a left - swing and a miss! Muggerud bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Earle's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Muggerud swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Earle throws a jab when Muggerud was well out of range. Muggerud showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Earle.
Muggerud connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Earle tries to bum rush Muggerud with a series of wild strikes but Muggerud uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Muggerud moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Muggerud is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. Muggerud throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Muggerud misses with an uppercut. Earle throws a wild combination but nothing lands. A swing and a miss from Muggerud. Earle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Muggerud. Earle gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Earle avoids a lazy jab quite easily. 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 Lawrence Muggerud will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Lawrence Muggerud's cut. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A jab from Muggerud misses. Muggerud ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Muggerud scores with a sloppy right hand. Earle should have avoided that one. Muggerud defending well as Earle loads up on a big left hand. Earle throws a right and a left that both miss. Muggerud catches Earle with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Earle misses with a two punch combination.
Earle gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Earle slips under a jab. Earle throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Nice defenses there by Earle. Muggerud lunges at Earle with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Earle's hand. Earle thows a left - swing and a miss! Earle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Muggerud. Earle is breathing heavily. Earle walks into a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round. Earle moves out of range of the strikes. Earle misses with a few strikes there.
Earle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Muggerud. Earle on the wrong end of a nice hook. Muggerud scores with the left hand. Earle knows he should have avoided that one. Muggerud scores with a decent looking hook. Earle takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Earle misses with a double jab.
Earle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Earle has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Earle throws an overhand right that lands on Muggerud's shoulder, as Muggerud tries to avoid the shot. Earle moves out of range as Muggerud strikes. Earle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Muggerud. Muggerud throws out a loose jab but Earle uses good head movement to avoid it. Earle missing with a left hand there. Muggerud was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Ryan Earle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
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. Earle throws a series of punches but Muggerud avoids them all with ease. Muggerud throws a lazy right hand but Earle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Nice cross by Muggerud. Muggerud scores with a punch to the head. Earle moves away from the strike by Muggerud. Earle throws a looping overhand right but Muggerud ducks down to avoid it. Earle gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Muggerud. Muggerud throws a jab but it's blocked by Earle. Nice uppercut lands for Muggerud. That snapped Earle's head back.
Muggerud misses with a hook. Earle ducked under it nicely. Earle misses with a two punch combination.
Earle on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Muggerud scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Muggerud scores with a nice head shot. Muggerud lands a lovely overhand right. Nice uppercut lands for Muggerud. That snapped Earle's head back.
Earle throws a nice looking combination but Muggerud bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. The fighters circling - Muggerud throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Earle misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Earle takes one on the button. Earle drops his hands momentarily and Muggerud takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Earle throws a right and a left that Muggerud avoids nicely. Muggerud misses with a straight left. Muggerud tests Earle's chin there with a solid looking shot. Lawrence Muggerud is winning the standup battle so far. Muggerud lands a jab to the nose. Muggerud slips a jab and a cross from Earle.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Muggerud with a hook. Earle slips under a jab from Muggerud. The fight stays on the outside here - Earle looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Muggerud misses with a straight left. Earle misses with a series of wild punches.
Muggerud cracks Earle with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Muggerud misses with a straight right. Muggerud throws a jab but it's blocked by Earle. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. A jab lands there for Muggerud. Earle avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Muggerud throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Earle sees it coming and avoids it easily. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lawrence Muggerud dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Lawrence Muggerud's cut. 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!
Muggerud jabbing away but nothing is landing. Earle throws the left hand but Muggerud avoids the punch easily. Earle throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Earle takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Muggerud looks to land a left hand but Earle moved out of range nicely. Earle stalks Muggerud and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Muggerud's face. Muggerud staggers backwards, shaken. Earle misses the jab. Muggerud bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Muggerud misses with an uppercut. Earle saw that one coming. A swing and a miss from Muggerud. Earle avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Earle misses with a double jab.
Earle takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Muggerud thows a left - swing and a miss! Muggerud connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Earle moves out of range of the strikes. Muggerud slips a jab from Earle. A swing and a miss from Muggerud. Muggerud throws a hook but Earle avoids it easily. Earle with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Muggerud to score with a decent uppercut. Earle swinging wilding here.
Nice defenses there by Earle. Earle blocks a jab. Earle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Muggerud misses with a looping right. Earle looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Earle ducks under a wild hook from Muggerud.
That's two minutes gone in the round. My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer. Earle defending well as Muggerud loads up on a big left hand. Earle throws a body punch but Muggerud moves out of range. Earle ducks under a wild hook from Muggerud. Nice shot lands for Muggerud. Muggerud throws a big shot that misses. The fighters circling - Muggerud throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Muggerud keeps the fight on the outside. Earle throws a right and a left that Muggerud avoids nicely. Muggerud missing with a left hand there. Earle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Muggerud throws a hook but Earle blocks it. Muggerud misses with a straight left. Earle defending well as Muggerud loads up on a big left hand. Muggerud pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Earle throws the left hand but Muggerud avoids the punch easily. Earle will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Earle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Muggerud. Earle throws a hook to the side of Muggerud's head but Muggerud sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Muggerud connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Earle takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Muggerud jabbing away but nothing is landing. Earle fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Earle slips a jab from Muggerud. Muggerud throws a looping overhand right but Earle ducks down to avoid it. Earle on the wrong end of a nice hook. Earle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Muggerud. Earle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Muggerud.
That's four minutes gone in the round. There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. Earle takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Earle looks to throw the jab but Muggerud is out of range. Earle on the wrong end of a nice jab. Muggerud throws a jab when Earle was well out of range. Earle looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Muggerud. A jab from Muggerud does it's job there. Muggerud connects with a right hand. Earle shakes it off. Ryan Earle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Muggerud throws a jab but it's blocked by Earle. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! No joy there for Earle, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Muggerud misses the target. Lawrence Muggerud is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Muggerud lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that's the end of the fight! Lawrence Muggerud showed his dominance in that final round. Well Muggerud has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27 Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27 Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lawrence Muggerud!
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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RATING
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