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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shayne Murray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andrew Reynolds has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Shayne Murray's chin.
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279 lbs
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230 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Shayne Murray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Andrew Reynolds!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Roger Salmon and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reynolds tries for a takedown but Murray circles away easily
and Murray holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Reynolds successfully pulls guard.
Murray gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Reynolds looks for the body kick but Murray saw that one coming.
Reynolds fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Murray sprawls well initially but Reynolds persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Murray wants to get back to his feet.
Reynolds scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reynolds is figuring out what he wants to do next.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murray pushes Reynolds off and gets back to his feet.
Reynolds fails with the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds moves into the clinch successfully.
Reynolds is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Reynolds manages to break the clinch.
Reynolds throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Murray counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Murray decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Reynolds, up you get!
Murray could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Reynolds.
Shayne Murray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrew Reynolds.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Reynolds.
Andrew Reynolds seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murray gets the takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds wants to control but Murray postures up.
Murray staying calm.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reynolds is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Murray landing a few strikes.
Reynolds struggling a bit here.
Murray stands up and we're back to a striking position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Shayne Murray has been cut.
Murray scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Murray stands up.
Murray scores with a shot to the body.
A big right from Murray misses.
Murray throws a series of punches but Reynolds avoids them all with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murray leaves Reynolds with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Reynolds clinches.
Murray is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A head punch on the inside from Murray fails to land.
Reynolds misses with a punch on the inside.
Reynolds misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murray tightens his grip and picks Reynolds up, before dumping him to the ground. Reynolds manages to land in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murray trying to stand up but can't free himself from Reynolds's guard.
Reynolds working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Murray doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Murray manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shayne Murray dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shayne Murray's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Murray shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Murray was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Murray has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Reynolds fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murray looks for the body kick but Reynolds saw that one coming.
Reynolds shoots in but Murray avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Reynolds drives through and clinches with Murray against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Reynolds lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Reynolds lands a body punch.
Reynolds jumps into guard, dragging Murray to the mat.
Reynolds looking to control.
Murray trying to control but Reynolds is working from the bottom.
Murray gets to his feet - Reynolds follows without any prompting.
Murray misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murray blocks a low kick nicely.
Reynolds misses the shot to the body.
And Murray counters with a quick kick to the body but Reynolds blocks it.
Reynolds gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Reynolds pulls guard successfully.
Reynolds trying to keep a closed guard but Murray is proving a slippery customer.
Reynolds really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Murray. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Murray wants to control from the top but Reynolds keeps moving.
Murray stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Reynolds swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Murray controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Murray's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Reynolds working a defensive guard here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Reynolds shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Murray sprawls well. Murray wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Reynolds gets slowly back to his feet.
It looked like Murray was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Reynolds darts in and clinches Murray up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Murray trying to stall but Reynolds improves his position.
Murray lands a left hand that snaps the head of Reynolds backwards.
Murray fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reynolds successfully pulls guard.
Murray decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Murray throws a lazy head kick
and Reynolds moves into the clinch.
Murray swings wildly with an uppercut but Reynolds uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reynolds is trying to stall.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Reynolds is pressed up against the cage. Murray has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Reynolds down to the mat. Reynolds avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Murray scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Shayne Murray will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Shayne Murray'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. This is the final round!
Reynolds has his takedown stuffed
and Murray decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Reynolds's guard.
Murray tries to stand but Reynolds is controlling from the bottom.
Reynolds is trying to keep Murray in close.
Murray working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Reynolds is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Murray is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Reynolds can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reynolds wants to sweep but no luck.
Murray content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray gets to his feet - Reynolds follows without any prompting.
Reynolds clinches with his opponent.
Murray prevents the takedown attempt.
Murray misses with a knee to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Murray.
Murray is trying to stall.
Murray misses with an elbow over the top.
Reynolds blocking some punches.
Reynolds lands a good knee to the midsection. Murray won't want to take too many of those.
Reynolds is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Murray is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murray pulls guard effortlessly.
Reynolds gets to his feet - Murray follows without any prompting.
Reynolds shoots in but no luck this time.
Shayne Murray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrew Reynolds.
Reynolds takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Reynolds darts in looking for a takedown but Murray gets double underhooks and turns Reynolds into the cage.
Murray misses with an attempted mid kick.
Reynolds blocks a head kick by Murray.
Shayne Murray is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice takedown defense from Murray. No joy for Reynolds on that attempt.
Reynolds misses with a straight right.
Reynolds has managed to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Murray just misses with a elbow thrown towards Reynolds's brow.
Murray stalling against the cage.
Murray leaning against his opponent.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Murray for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Reynolds is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Murray is defending well.
Murray tries to stall but Reynolds uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Murray slowing the pace effectively.
Reynolds tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Murray just stands there and leans against the cage.
Reynolds working hard to break the clinch.
Murray throws an elbow but it misses.
Murray looking to throw knees to the head but Reynolds is blocking nicely.
Murray's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Reynolds's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Reynolds looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Reynolds has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Murray avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Reynolds tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Murray smiles and moves away.
Reynolds tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Murray has closed the distance and engaged Reynolds in a clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Murray stalls.
Murray holding his opponent close, against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shayne Murray showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Murray 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:28
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shayne Murray!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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