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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alex Murray (ranked 1543 p4p, 1452 weight class) and Desmond Fairbanks (ranked 78 p4p, 72 weight class). Desmond Fairbanks has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Alex Murray's chin.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alex Murray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Desmond Fairbanks!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Edson Gomes and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murray displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fairbanks throws out the jab.
Murray lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Fairbanks throws a body punch but Murray moves out of range.
Fairbanks tests Murray's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fairbanks uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Murray has time to react.
Murray moves out of range as Fairbanks strikes.
Murray throwing a counter right hand but Fairbanks manages to avoid it.
Murray throws a nice outside leg kick.
Murray has been working on his boxing with his coaches at 3Band MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Murray throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Murray slips under a jab.
Fairbanks bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fairbanks lunges at Murray with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Murray's hand.
Murray gets a clinch.
Fairbanks tries a body shot but Murray blocks it.
Fairbanks can't find room to land a body shot as Murray controls the action.
Murray lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fairbanks avoiding damage as Murray throws knees to the body.
Murray effectively controlling the action here.
Fairbanks tries a body shot but Murray blocks it.
Fairbanks wants to get back to striking at distance but Murray won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray controlling the action here for a moment.
Fairbanks lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fairbanks struggles to land a body shot inside as Murray controls his hands.
Fairbanks tries a body shot but Murray blocks it.
Nice elbow from Murray.
Fairbanks has a couple of punches blocked by Murray.
A right hand to the body from Fairbanks.
Murray lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fairbanks pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fairbanks uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murray.
Murray misses with a straight right.
A little jabbing left from Fairbanks on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Desmond Fairbanks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big right from Fairbanks misses.
Murray with the inside leg kick.
Murray uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fairbanks.
Fairbanks has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Fairbanks throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Murray on the side of the head.
Murray is rocked!
It looks like Alex Murray has been cut.
Fairbanks misses with a looping right.
Oh Murray is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fairbanks misses with a straight right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murray misses with a leg kick.
Desmond Fairbanks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fairbanks throws an overhand right that drops Murray like a sack of potatoes! Fairbanks dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Desmond Fairbanks!
Desmond Fairbanks bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
In defeat, Alex Murray stepped up to the mic, saying 'No one likes seeing their opponent's hand raised, but that just means that they were the better man today. My team at 3Band MMA and I will break down this match and make the proper changes for my next camp.'.
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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