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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Murhaa (ranked 1015 p4p, 58 weight class) and Gilberto Chamba (ranked 1646 p4p, 72 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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199 cm
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292 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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194 cm
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245 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ White Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Murhaa! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gilberto Chamba! The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Chamba walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Chamba tries a head kick but it misses.
Chamba jabbing away but nothing is landing. Chamba misses with a kick to the body.
Chamba takes a swing at Murhaa's ribcage but misses. Murhaa moves into range and clinches up with Chamba. Murhaa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chamba pushes off an throws an elbow but Murhaa leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Murhaa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chamba presses Murhaa against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. A short left from Chamba. Murhaa presses Chamba against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Murhaa misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Chamba throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Chamba blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chamba lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Mike Murhaa has been cut. Chamba throws an elbow but it misses.
Chamba throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Chamba throws an elbow but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Chamba throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Murhaa scores with a hook to the body. We've been hearing reports that Murhaa has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight. Murhaa misses with a body punch.
Chamba swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murhaa blocks an elbow strike. Chamba throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Chamba has a couple of punches blocked by Murhaa.
Chamba blocks a body shot from Murhaa. A right hook to the body lands for Chamba.
Murhaa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murhaa blocks the elbow strike.
Chamba blocks a body shot from Murhaa. Murhaa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Murhaa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chamba misses with an elbow strike.
Good body shot from Murhaa.
Murhaa lands a body shot. A right handed body shot lands from Murhaa.
Chamba looks winded! Murhaa throws a punch but it's blocked by Chamba.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Murhaa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Chamba lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Murhaa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Murhaa lands a nice shot to the body. Murhaa throws a punch but it's blocked by Chamba. Nice body punch from Murhaa. This has been an exciting period of action! With the fighters clinched against the cage, Murhaa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Murhaa misses with a punch to the body.
Chamba blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murhaa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chamba backwards.
It looks like Gilberto Chamba has been cut. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Murhaa. Murhaa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Murhaa lands a shoulder strike. A short right from Murhaa. Murhaa lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Chamba. Murhaa misses with a short punch on the inside. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Murhaa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Murhaa pushes Chamba back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Murhaa can't find room to land a body shot as Chamba controls the action.
Murhaa misses with the head strike.
Chamba has a couple of punches blocked by Murhaa.
Chamba softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Murhaa has a couple of punches blocked by Chamba.
Murhaa lands with a left to the head. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Chamba just misses with a elbow thrown towards Murhaa's brow. Murhaa misses with a punch on the inside.
Murhaa throws a punch but it's blocked by Chamba. Chamba misses with some punches.
Chamba misses with a punch to the body.
Murhaa lands a right hand. Chamba throws an elbow but it misses.
Murhaa lands a shoulder strike. Murhaa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. A body shot lands from Murhaa.
Murhaa digs a right hand underneath Chamba's ribcage. Chamba let out a lung full of air as it connected. Chamba blocks a body shot from Murhaa.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Murhaa lands a body shot. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! A short body shot lands from Murhaa as the two fighters clinch.
Murhaa lands a right hand. A left hand lands to the body for Murhaa.
Murhaa changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Chamba fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Murhaa has closed the distance and engaged Chamba in a clinch.
Murhaa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chamba's elbow. Murhaa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Murhaa lands with a right to the head. Chamba stops a takedown attempt from Murhaa.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. Murhaa lands a body punch in the clinch. Murhaa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chamba's elbow. Murhaa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murhaa misses with a body punch.
Chamba blocks a body shot from Murhaa. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Murhaa dominated that round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Murhaa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chamba was well out of range. Poor timing from Murhaa. Gilberto Chamba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Murhaa gets in close and instigates a clinch. Murhaa tries a body shot but Chamba blocks it.
Chamba throws an elbow that misses.
Chamba blocks an uppercut.
Chamba blocks an uppercut.
Chamba looks to throw an elbow but misses. Still in the clinch, Murhaa scores with a nice short uppercut. Murhaa has a couple of punches blocked by Chamba.
Murhaa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chamba can do to turn this around? A quick uppercut on the inside from Murhaa. Murhaa lands with a light punch inside. Chamba blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Murhaa blocking some punches.
Murhaa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chamba working some nice short punches in the clinch. Murhaa misses with the head strike.
Murhaa misses with the head strike.
Murhaa stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Chamba is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Murhaa can't get the takedown.
Murhaa can't find room to land a body shot as Chamba controls the action.
Murhaa lands on the inside with an uppercut. Murhaa blocks an elbow strike from Chamba.
Murhaa pushes Chamba back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Murhaa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murhaa lands a hook to the side of the head. Murhaa scores with an uppercut up the middle. A short right hand to the side of the head by Murhaa. Murhaa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chamba's elbow. Chamba prevents a body shot from Murhaa. Murhaa swings wildly with an uppercut but Chamba uses good head movement to avoid it. Murhaa misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters up against the cage, Chamba throws an elbow but misses. Murhaa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murhaa has picked Chamba up - he's going for a ride! Murhaa dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard. Chamba is looking to get back to is feet but Murhaa passes into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Murhaa lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Chamba down.
Murhaa working the head and body with strikes. Murhaa landing a few strikes.
That has opened up Gilberto Chamba's cut even more. Murhaa scoring with punches from side control.
Chamba is rocked!
The cut above Gilberto Chamba's eye is starting to cause him problems now. Chamba takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better. Chamba is still in real trouble! Can Murhaa finish him?
Gilberto Chamba's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Gilberto Chamba's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mike Murhaa!
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RATING
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