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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chuy Bacca (ranked 699 p4p, 38 weight class) and Alex Murray (ranked 964 p4p, 58 weight class). Bacca's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Buena Vista Social Club - Hasta Siempre . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chuy Bacca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alex Murray!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murray slips under a jab.
Murray throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
An inside leg kick lands from Bacca.
Bacca finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bacca looks to throw the jab but Murray is out of range.
Murray misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bacca has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Seppes Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Murray pushes Bacca up against the cage in a clinch.
Murray goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bacca has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Murray effectively controlling the action here.
Murray breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Murray wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bacca rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Murray counters with a stiff right hand.
Murray tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bacca is able to avoid easily.
Murray just misses with a punch to the body.
Bacca misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murray.
Good leg kick by Bacca there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bacca misses with a body punch
and Murray counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Murray.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray lands with a nice body punch.
Murray swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bacca throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Murray on the side of the head.
Bacca throws a big shot that misses.
Bacca throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bacca works the jab nicely.
Bacca moves out of range as Murray strikes.
Murray cracks Bacca with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Murray fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bacca, pushing him back against the cage.
Bacca wants to break free but Murray has control.
Murray's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bacca takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Chuy Bacca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murray lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bacca's sensitive parts.
Murray misses with an uppercut. Bacca saw that one coming.
Murray throws a body punch but Bacca moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murray throws a hook but Bacca blocks it.
Murray blocks a jab.
Murray throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Murray looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That kick from Bacca tenderised Murray's leg. Murray is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bacca scores with a jab to the jaw.
Murray lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A jab from Murray misses.
Murray moves out of range of the strikes.
Murray fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bacca, pushing him back against the cage.
Bacca wants to break free but Murray has control.
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.
Bacca blocks a body shot from Murray.
Bacca wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bacca tries to break the clinch but Murray is controlling the position.
Murray throws an elbow that misses.
Murray lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Murray stalling in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Murray.
Murray throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bacca blocks it with crossed arms.
Murray throws an elbow but it misses.
Murray lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Murray misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bacca is trying to break the clinch but Murray is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murray lands an elbow that stopped Bacca in his tracks for a moment.
Bacca has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bacca escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Murray has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bacca finds it's way round the side to connect with Murray's head.
A jab from Bacca misses.
Murray throws a good cross that connects.
Murray slips under a jab.
Bacca scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bacca misses with an uppercut. Murray saw that one coming.
Murray is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A punch lands to the side of Murray 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Murray misses with an uppercut. Bacca saw that one coming.
Bacca walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bacca keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bacca slips a straight right by Murray.
Murray throws a jab when Bacca was well out of range.
A jab from Murray does it's job there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murray tries to clinch up.
A left lands for Bacca.
Bacca loads up on a big right hand but Murray slips the punch.
Bacca throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murray sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bacca keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murray getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Murray slips a straight right by Bacca.
Murray ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bacca moves away.
Good standup being displayed there by Bacca as he connects with a hook.
Bacca lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Some wild striking there from Murray.
Bacca gets tackled into the cage by Murray. Murray maintains the clinch.
Bacca's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Murray misses with a body shot.
Murray is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bacca had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Nice shot by Murray.
Murray tries to clinch but Bacca is having none of it.
Murray slips a straight right by Bacca.
Murray let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murray connects with a body shot.
Murray waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bacca.
Murray misses with an uppercut. Bacca saw that one coming.
Murray pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bacca was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A big right from Murray misses.
A little feinted left hand from Bacca on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Murray dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Murray avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bacca waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Murray.
Bacca throws a hook to the side of Murray's head but Murray sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Murray connects with a jab.
Murray is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bacca slips a jab from Murray.
Bacca was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Murray tries to clinch there but Bacca circles away.
Murray throws a series of punches but Bacca moves out of range.
Murray has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Murray steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bacca. That one must have hurt.
Murray throws a nice looking combination but Bacca bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bacca slips under a jab.
Bacca swings for the body but Murray moves out of range.
Murray pushes Bacca away with a front kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murray uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bacca.
Bacca moves away from the strike by Murray.
A punch combination from Murray misses.
Murray throws a body punch but Bacca moves out of range.
Murray just misses with a punch to the body.
Bacca scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bacca dodges the punch combination from Murray.
Murray uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bacca.
Alex Murray seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bacca swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fighters circling - Murray throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bacca misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murray.
Murray pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Murray keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Murray lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Bacca throws out a loose jab but Murray uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Murray works the jab nicely.
Bacca misses with a lunging right hand
and Murray counters with a one-two to the body.
Murray throws a nice looking combination but Bacca bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bacca throws a jab but it's blocked by Murray.
Murray throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bacca sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bacca misses with a hook.
Murray lands with an uppercut that bounces Bacca off the cage and back into range.
Bacca clobbers Murray with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murray tries to close the distance and clinch but Bacca swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Murray misses the shot to the body.
Bacca misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bacca throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Murray.
Murray checks a low kick from Bacca.
Bacca throws a shot from downtown. Murray moves away and avoids it.
Murray swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bacca lands with a hook. Murray tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bacca lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bacca takes one to the side of the head.
Murray listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bacca takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Murray tries to clinch but Bacca moves out of range.
Murray has Bacca up against the cage in a clinch.
Murray tries to work over Bacca's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bacca has had enough of the clinch but Murray keeps him there for the moment.
Bacca's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bacca shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bacca lands a jab to Murray's midsection.
Murray lands with a hook. Bacca tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bacca scores with a punch to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bacca keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bacca throws a hook to the side of Murray's head but Murray sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bacca slips a jab from Murray.
Bacca cracks Murray with a good jab.
Murray scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bacca takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Murray throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bacca throws a half hearted mid kick.
Murray throws out a counter right but Bacca avoids it with no problem.
Bacca misses with a hook. Murray ducked under it nicely.
Bacca lunges at Murray with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Murray's hand.
Murray slips a straight right by Bacca.
Bacca fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murray manages to avoid it.
Murray swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Murray cracks Bacca with a good jab.
Bacca cracks Murray with a good jab.
Murray looks to score with a jab to the body but Bacca is just out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bacca tries a head kick but it misses.
Bacca pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bacca throws the left hand but Murray avoids the punch easily.
A nice side step and Murray releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bacca throws a looping overhand right but Murray ducks down to avoid it.
Bacca cracks Murray with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bacca moves out of range of the strikes.
Bacca bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Murray tries to close the distance and clinch but Bacca swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Murray misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bacca is looking to counter punch.
Bacca misses with a hook. Murray ducked under it nicely.
Bacca throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bacca throws a body kick that misses
and Murray counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bacca throws a low kick but it's checked well by Murray.
Murray is looking to clinch.
Bacca uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murray.
Bacca slips a straight right by Murray.
Bacca throws an overhand right that lands on Murray's shoulder, as Murray tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bacca throws a head kick that half lands.
Bacca misses with a lunging right hand
and Murray cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bacca throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bacca avoids the head kick by Murray.
Bacca lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Alex Murray will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Murray throws a body punch but Bacca moves out of range.
It looked like Bacca wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Murray throws a body shot but no joy.
Bacca throws an overhand right that lands on Murray's shoulder, as Murray tries to avoid the shot.
Murray fails in his attempt to clinch.
Murray tries to clinch up but Bacca circles away and keeps his distance.
Bacca connects with a right hand. Murray shakes it off.
Murray ducks right into an uppercut from Bacca.
A slapping body kick lands there for Murray.
Murray ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice shot lands for Bacca.
Murray getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Murray throws a shot from downtown. Bacca moves away and avoids it.
Murray throws a hook but Bacca blocks it.
Bacca throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Murray has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bacca.
Bacca throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bacca misses the jab.
Murray throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murray lands a nice shot that snaps Bacca's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray misses with the combination.
Murray lands a jab to the nose.
Bacca misses with a right hand
and Murray counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Murray paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Murray throws a lazy right hand but Bacca sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big right from Murray misses.
Murray blocks a head kick by Bacca.
Murray moves away from the strike by Bacca.
Bacca throws an off balance right hand
and Murray counters with a left to the body.
Bacca misses with a body shot.
Nice jab there from Murray.
Bacca has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bacca there as he acknowledges the shot.
Murray defending well as Bacca loads up on a big left hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bacca.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murray moves out of range as Bacca strikes.
Bacca ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bacca wants to land a leg kick but Murray is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murray gets a clinch.
Bacca avoiding damage as Murray throws knees to the body.
Bacca can't break the clinch.
Murray lands a damaging elbow.
Murray lands a hook that snaps the head of Bacca backwards.
Bacca escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bacca wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A jab from Bacca misses.
Murray throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Murray uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bacca.
Murray is trying to counter with his kicks.
Murray looks to land a combination. Bacca sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Murray keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bacca.
Murray misses with a hook.
Bacca wants to land a leg kick but Murray is out of range.
Bacca throws out a loose jab but Murray uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bacca drops his hands momentarily and Murray takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bacca throws an off balance right hand
and Murray counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bacca misses the jab.
Murray doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bacca avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bacca throws a nice inside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Murray misses the target.
Bacca throwing a counter right hand but Murray manages to avoid it.
Bacca uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murray.
Nice defenses there by Murray.
A big left from Murray misses.
Bacca quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Bacca's corner calls for a 1-2. Bacca obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bacca moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bacca has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Murray finds it's way round the side to connect with Bacca's head.
Chuy Bacca has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Murray misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bacca.
Murray is looking to clinch.
Bacca fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bacca misses with a body shot.
Bacca pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Murray forces Bacca back against the cage and clinches.
Murray's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bacca tries to break the clinch but Murray is controlling the position.
Bacca tries to break free but Murray pushes him back against the cage.
Murray is trying to stall.
Murray throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bacca breaks from the clinch.
Murray lands a really nice looking cross but Bacca seems unphased.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bacca takes a swing at Murray's ribcage but misses.
Bacca 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.
Murray scores with a punch to the head.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Murray taking a breather.
Murray taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bacca wants to get back to striking at distance but Murray won't allow it.
Alex Murray seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bacca wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Murray has him pressed against the cage.
Bacca breaks from the clinch.
Bacca scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Murray looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A combination from Murray does no damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murray throws a body punch but Bacca moves out of range.
Alex Murray is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Murray takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Murray comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Murray has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Murray!
A relieved looking Alex Murray thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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