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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Tuft (ranked 44 p4p, 86 weight class) and Paul Murhaa (ranked 4 p4p, 6 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Gunnar Tuft!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 10 - 2, fighting out of New York, Paul Murhaa!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murhaa walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tuft checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Murhaa misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tuft scores with a leg kick.
Murhaa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murhaa takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tuft throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A low kick lands for Tuft.
Gunnar Tuft seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tuft doesn't manage to clinch there - Murhaa circles away.
Murhaa tries a quick counter leg kick but Tuft is wise to it.
Tuft walks into a straight right hand from Murhaa.
Tuft is looking to clinch but Murhaa is avoiding it.
Murhaa swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tuft connects with a jab.
Murhaa wants to land a leg kick but Tuft is out of range.
Murhaa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tuft.
Tuft tries to clinch up.
Some bone on bone action there as Tuft checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tuft staying out of range there.
Murhaa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murhaa misses with a straight right.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Murhaa checks a leg kick.
Murhaa let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Tuft attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Murhaa feints a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuft keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tuft half committed to a counter leg kick.
Murhaa takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Murhaa keeps Tuft at a distance using the push kick.
Tuft looks to land a left hand but Murhaa moved out of range nicely.
Tuft lunges at Murhaa with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Murhaa's hand.
Murhaa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Murhaa throws a hook to the side of Tuft's head but Tuft sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Murhaa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tuft.
Tuft clinches with his opponent.
Murhaa working aggressively here.
Tuft has a couple of punches blocked by Murhaa.
Tuft misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tuft lands a left hand that snaps the head of Murhaa backwards.
Murhaa taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Murhaa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tuft lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tuft misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tuft blocking some punches.
Murhaa lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murhaa.
Murhaa misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuft misses with some punches.
Tuft misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murhaa lands a nice uppercut.
Tuft misses with a body punch.
Tuft pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tuft throws a predictable looking body shot
and Murhaa counters with a nice body kick.
Tuft throws a leg kick but Murhaa sees it coming and moves out of range.
Murhaa works Tuft's body with a nice hook.
Murhaa has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Tuft with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice cross by Murhaa.
Tuft throws a chopping leg kick but Murhaa manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tuft looks to score with a jab to the body but Murhaa is just out of range.
Tuft connects with a single shot there.
Tuft throws a looping overhand right but Murhaa ducks down to avoid it.
Tuft uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murhaa.
Tuft tries to land a leg kick but Murhaa saw it coming and moves away.
Tuft blocks a leg kick.
Murhaa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murhaa throws a wild body kick that Tuft sees coming a mile off.
Murhaa scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Murhaa does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Tuft uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Murhaa has time to react.
Tuft rushes Murhaa and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tuft misses with a punch on the inside.
Tuft blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murhaa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tufts head.
Tuft breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tuft lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Murhaa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tuft.
Tuft checks a leg kick nicely.
Tuft keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tuft looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Murhaa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Murhaa thuds his shin into the meat of Tuft's side.
Murhaa misses with a looping left.
Murhaa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tuft.
Tuft throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tuft lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Murhaa has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Murhaa and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murhaa takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Murhaa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Murhaa misses with a hook. Tuft ducked under it nicely.
Tuft will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Murhaa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tuft throws a big shot that misses.
Murhaa steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Murhaa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Murhaa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Murhaa misses with a hook. Tuft ducked under it nicely.
Tuft throws a quick inside leg kick.
Murhaa connects with a jab.
Murhaa throws a half hearted mid kick.
Murhaa lands a leg kick that knocks Tuft off balance momentarily.
Tuft has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tuft there as he acknowledges the shot.
Murhaa throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab lands there for Tuft.
Tuft moves out of range of the strikes.
Tuft slips a straight right by Murhaa.
Tuft avoids the body shot from Murhaa.
Tuft misses the jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Paul Murhaa will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Murhaa throws a push kick but Tuft slaps the foot to one side.
Paul Murhaa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Murhaa jabs Tuft to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tuft keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murhaa.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tuft. Murhaa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tuft throws a jab when Murhaa was well out of range.
Tuft bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Murhaa takes one on the button.
Murhaa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tuft misses with a looping right.
Murhaa slips a straight right by Tuft.
Murhaa only half commits to the counter leg kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Murhaa in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Murhaa checks the leg kick.
It seemed like Murhaa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Murhaa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tuft blocks a low kick nicely.
Tuft feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Tuft tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Murhaa is able to avoid easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tuft with a nice calf kick.
Murhaa walks into a jab.
Murhaa misses with a low kick.
Tuft ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murhaa moves away.
Tuft looks to land a left hand but Murhaa moved out of range nicely.
Tuft takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuft steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murhaa.
Murhaa moves out of range as Tuft strikes.
Tuft scores with a nice right hand.
Tuft tries to land a leg kick but Murhaa saw it coming and moves away.
Tuft lands the left hand.
Tuft throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Murhaa only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Tuft rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Murhaa counters with a body kick that stops Tuft in his tracks momentarily.
Murhaa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tuft tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Murhaa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Murhaa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tuft on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Murhaa. Murhaa obviously looking to wear him down.
Murhaa connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tuft. Tuft circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tuft takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tuft throws a series of punches but Murhaa avoids them all with ease.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tuft checks a low kick from Murhaa.
Tuft checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Murhaa bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tuft's head backwards.
A big right from Tuft misses.
Tuft with the inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa throws a hook but Tuft blocks it.
Tuft takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tuft throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Murhaa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tuft checks a leg kick.
Tuft tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Murhaa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tuft throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Murhaa connects with a body shot that sends Tuft's belly button to the back.
Tuft scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tuft moves out of range of the body kick.
A little feinted left hand from Tuft on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tuft with a nice calf kick.
Tuft looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tuft dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Murhaa. That did some damage!
A big left from Tuft misses.
Tuft throws out a loose jab but Murhaa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murhaa misses with a body kick.
A swing and a miss from Tuft.
Murhaa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tuft.
Murhaa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Murhaa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tuft.
Murhaa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tuft moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Tuft lands an impressive looking overhand right. Murhaa doesn't seem phased though.
Tuft has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tuft there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tuft slips a jab from Murhaa.
A jab from Murhaa misses.
Nice defenses there by Murhaa.
Tuft throws a solid leg kick but Murhaa takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tuft.
Tuft scoring well with a low kick there.
Murhaa misses with a kick to the body.
It looked like Tuft wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Murhaa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Murhaa tries a low kick but Tuft avoids it.
Murhaa throws a front kick aimed at Tuft's knee but Tuft avoids it well.
Tuft on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tuft misses with an uppercut.
Tuft drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tuft clinches up against the cage.
Murhaa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murhaa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Murhaa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tuft is leaning against Murhaa and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tuft's elbow.
Tuft tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tuft fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murhaa blocking some punches.
Tuft swings wildly with an uppercut but Murhaa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tuft lands with a short shot to the head.
Tuft doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Tuft.
Tuft can't find room to land a body shot as Murhaa controls the action.
Tuft throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tuft.
Tuft has a couple of punches blocked by Murhaa.
Tuft tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murhaa throws a punch but it's blocked by Tuft.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tuft.
Murhaa misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Murhaa.
Tuft misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murhaa takes a shot to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Gunnar Tuft will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Tuft ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tuft scores with a crisp jab that stopped Murhaa in his tracks.
Murhaa just misses with a punch to the body.
As Murhaa backs away, Tuft returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Murhaa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tuft checks a leg kick.
Tuft lands a right hook to the body.
Murhaa throws a wild body kick that Tuft sees coming a mile off.
Tuft throws a shot from downtown. Murhaa moves away and avoids it.
Murhaa lands a lovely overhand right.
Murhaa ducks under a wild hook from Tuft.
Tuft misses the jab.
Murhaa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tuft tries to clinch but Murhaa is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murhaa is looking to land body kicks.
Murhaa swings for the body but Tuft moves out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tuft, as that shot connected.
Murhaa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tuft throws out the jab.
Murhaa thuds his right hand into Tuft's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tuft fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murhaa manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuft thows a leg kick but Murhaa checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Murhaa finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Murhaa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tuft throwing a counter right hand but Murhaa manages to avoid it.
Tuft checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Murhaa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tuft was well out of range. Poor timing from Murhaa.
Murhaa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tuft's sensitive parts.
Good standup being displayed there by Tuft as he connects with a hook.
Murhaa slips a straight right by Tuft.
A big right from Murhaa misses.
Tuft throws out a loose jab but Murhaa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murhaa bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tuft's head backwards.
Tuft throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tuft swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Murhaa.
Murhaa keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Murhaa counters with a body kick.
Tuft keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tuft waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Murhaa.
Murhaa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tuft lands a really nice looking cross but Murhaa seems unphased.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tuft throws an overhand right that lands on Murhaa's shoulder, as Murhaa tries to avoid the shot.
Murhaa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tuft keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tuft scores with a body shot.
Murhaa throws a chopping leg kick but Tuft manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Murhaa just misses with a punch to the body.
Murhaa takes one to the chin there.
An inside leg kick from Murhaa misses.
Murhaa throws out a leg kick but Tuft moves out of range and Murhaa only half commits.
Murhaa's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tuft connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Murhaa scrambles back to his feet.
Murhaa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tuft.
Murhaa keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Murhaa lands a nice looking body shot.
Tuft misses with an uppercut.
Nice straight punches there by Murhaa. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Murhaa.
Murhaa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tuft.
Tuft throws a body shot but no joy.
Tuft is looking to score with low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tuft.
Tuft lands a nice looking body shot.
Tuft throws a jab when Murhaa was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tuft. Murhaa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tuft sizes up Murhaa with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tuft takes a swing at Murhaa's ribcage but misses.
Murhaa throws a body punch but Tuft moves out of range.
Tuft's corner calls for a 1-2. Tuft obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Murhaa misses with a looping right.
Tuft keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Murhaa moves away from the strike by Tuft.
Tuft tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Murhaa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tuft checks a leg kick nicely.
Tuft misses with a hook. Murhaa ducked under it nicely.
Murhaa fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tuft is out of range.
Murhaa misses with a straight right.
Tuft connects with a body shot that sends Murhaa's belly button to the back.
Murhaa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tuft.
Murhaa flicks out a counter leg kick but Tuft steps away.
Tuft throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Murhaa on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Murhaa tries to land a leg kick but Tuft saw it coming and moves away.
Murhaa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Murhaa scoring well with a low kick there.
Tuft takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tuft throws a solid leg kick but Murhaa takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tuft.
Murhaa only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Tuft with the inside leg kick.
Murhaa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice straight punches there by Murhaa. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Murhaa.
Tuft is looking to chop away at Murhaa's legs.
Tuft throws a low kick but Murhaa avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Murhaa.
Tuft clinches with his opponent.
Tuft lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tuft creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murhaa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tufts head.
Tuft swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Tuft fails to land.
Gunnar Tuft has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Murhaa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gunnar Tuft showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tuft 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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