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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Murdock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taichi Heleno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murdock's entrance music is Man Without Fear. A fine choice. Heleno has chosen weird Japanese music as his entrance music. Matthew Murdock had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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170 lbs
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167 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Great elbows
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matthew Murdock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taichi Heleno!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murdock misses with a low kick.
Donk. Heleno catches Murdock right on the button with a cross.
Heleno blocks a low kick nicely.
A big left from Heleno misses.
Murdock closes the distance looking to clinch
and Heleno counters with a straight right hand.
Heleno misses with a kick to the body
and Murdock counters with an outside leg kick.
Murdock fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Heleno has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Murdock tries to clinch there but Heleno circles away.
Murdock tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Heleno throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The fighters circling - Heleno throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Murdock checks a low kick from Heleno.
Murdock throws a leg kick
and Heleno counters with a nice uppercut.
A leg kick checked by Murdock.
Heleno loads up on a big right hand but Murdock slips the punch.
Murdock instigates a clinch.
Heleno landing knees to the body.
Murdock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heleno on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Heleno.
Murdock misses with a knee to the head.
Heleno tries to land a knee to the head but Murdock blocks with his arms.
Murdock tries to land knees in the clinch but Heleno avoids the damage to the body.
Murdock is breathing heavily.
Murdock misses with a knee to the head.
Heleno scores with a hook to the body.
Heleno breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Heleno.
Heleno throws a lazy right hand but Murdock sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Murdock attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Heleno rushes Murdock and presses him up against the cage.
Heleno avoiding damage as Murdock throws knees to the body.
Heleno tries to land a knee to the head but Murdock blocks with his arms.
Murdock missing with knees to the body.
Heleno using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Murdock trying to land knees to the body.
Heleno missing with knees to the body.
Murdock lands an elbow that stopped Heleno in his tracks for a moment.
Heleno lands an elbow that stopped Murdock in his tracks for a moment.
Heleno tries to land knees in the clinch but Murdock avoids the damage to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Heleno.
Heleno misses with a knee strike.
Murdock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Heleno.
Heleno lands a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murdock tries to land knees in the clinch but Heleno avoids the damage to the body.
Heleno lands a shot to the body.
Heleno missing with knees to the body.
Heleno is working Murdock over against the cage.
Heleno taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Heleno lands a left hand.
Murdock on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Heleno lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Heleno.
Heleno tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Murdock avoids it.
Heleno breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Heleno misses with a looping right.
Heleno throws a nice outside leg kick.
Heleno moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Heleno connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Murdock takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That kick from Heleno tenderised Murdock's leg. Murdock is trying to keep his angry face on.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murdock uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Heleno.
A low kick from Murdock misses
and Heleno counters with a nice leg kick.
Murdock keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Heleno.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Heleno.
Murdock tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Murdock throws a leg kick
and Heleno counters with a nice body kick.
Heleno throws a half hearted mid kick.
Murdock misses with a leg kick
letting Heleno counter with a right hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Heleno.
Heleno fails with an attempt to clinch.
A low kick from Murdock is predictable there
and Heleno counters with a solid body kick.
Murdock blocks a head kick by Heleno.
Heleno moves into the clinch.
Murdock is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Heleno is defending well for now.
Heleno tries to land a knee to the head but Murdock blocks with his arms.
Heleno avoiding damage as Murdock throws knees to the body.
Heleno landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Heleno is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Heleno is trying to maintain a safe position but Murdock gets an underhook and turns Heleno into the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Heleno.
Heleno unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heleno lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Murdock or not.
Heleno unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Heleno avoids a wild elbow strike from Murdock.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Murdock just misses with a elbow thrown towards Heleno's brow.
Heleno avoiding damage as Murdock throws knees to the body.
Heleno lands a damaging elbow.
Heleno using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Heleno landing knees to the body.
Murdock blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Heleno trying to land knees to the body.
Murdock missing with knees to the body.
Heleno pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Heleno forces Murdock back against the cage and clinches.
Murdock wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Heleno has him pressed against the cage.
Heleno trying to land knees to the body.
Heleno avoiding damage as Murdock throws knees to the body.
Heleno tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Murdock avoids it.
Murdock looking to throw knees to the head but Heleno is blocking nicely.
Murdock on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murdock missing with knees to the body.
Heleno lands a nice knee to the body.
Heleno misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Murdock.
Murdock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Heleno has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Heleno connects with a nasty looking knee right to Murdock's face.
Murdock managing to block the knees to the body from Heleno.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taichi Heleno dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Heleno cracks the inside of Murdock's front leg.
Heleno tries to close the distance and clinch up but Murdock swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Heleno looks to land a body kick but Murdock moved away.
Murdock lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Heleno gets tackled into the cage by Murdock. Murdock maintains the clinch.
Heleno using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Murdock has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Murdock creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Heleno's defenses.
Murdock looking to throw knees to the head but Heleno is blocking nicely.
Murdock misses with a knee to the head.
Heleno on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Heleno managing to block the knees to the body from Murdock.
Murdock trying to land knees to the body.
Heleno lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Murdock missing with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murdock missing with knees to the body.
Heleno misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Murdock.
Heleno using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Murdock has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Murdock on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Heleno misses with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Murdock managing to block the knees to the body from Heleno.
Murdock on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Heleno tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heleno takes an elbow to the forehead.
Murdock putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Heleno in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Heleno landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Murdock.
Murdock is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Heleno is defending well for now.
Heleno looking to throw knees to the head but Murdock is blocking nicely.
Heleno using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Murdock has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Murdock unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Heleno throws a knee to the head but misses.
Heleno misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murdock blocks an elbow strike.
Heleno is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Murdock is defending well for now.
Heleno is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Murdock is defending well for now.
A knee to the head by Murdock.
Heleno avoiding damage as Murdock throws knees to the body.
Heleno lands an elbow just above Murdock 's eye.
Heleno looking to throw knees to the head but Murdock is blocking nicely.
Murdock landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Heleno tries a knee to the head but Murdock blocks it.
Murdock landing knees to the head.
Heleno avoids a wild elbow strike from Murdock.
Heleno lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Heleno manages to break the clinch.
Murdock tries to land a leg kick but Heleno saw it coming and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murdock tries a head kick but it misses.
Heleno tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Murdock is looking to slow Heleno down with leg kicks.
Heleno checks a leg kick.
Murdock misses with a low kick.
Murdock connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Murdock tries to clinch but Heleno is having none of it.
Murdock throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Murdock throws a leg kick
and Heleno cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Murdock wants to slow Heleno down by chopping away at his legs.
Murdock scores with a head kick. Heleno tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Murdock looks to clinch
and Heleno connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Murdock lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Heleno pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murdock wants to clinch but Heleno slips to the side
and Heleno counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Murdock tries to land a leg kick but Heleno saw it coming and moves away.
Heleno blocks a low kick nicely.
Heleno tries to clinch up.
Murdock throws a leg kick that is checked
and Murdock takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Murdock throws a leg kick but Heleno sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Good exchange - Heleno coming out on top.
Heleno cracks the inside of Murdock's front leg.
Heleno jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice uppercut there from Heleno.
Murdock avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Heleno throws a low kick, looking for Murdock's leg but Murdock calmly moves out of range.
Heleno looks to land a left hand but Murdock moved out of range nicely.
Heleno looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Heleno misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Murdock shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Heleno sprawls well. Heleno wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Murdock gets slowly back to his feet.
Heleno throws out a loose jab but Murdock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Heleno uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Murdock has time to react.
Murdock uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Heleno.
Murdock avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Murdock throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Murdock tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Heleno holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Heleno trying to land knees to the body.
Murdock tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Heleno avoids it.
Heleno comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Heleno scores with a hook to the body.
Murdock missing with knees to the body.
Heleno pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circle momentarily. Heleno darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Murdock tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
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 Matthew Murdock will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Murdock throws a leg kick
and Heleno counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Heleno clinches up with Murdock and pushes him back against the cage.
Heleno landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Heleno is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Murdock is keeping busy.
Heleno on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Murdock trying to land knees to the body.
Heleno effectively controlling the action here.
Murdock pushes off an throws an elbow but Heleno leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Murdock connects with a nasty looking knee right to Heleno's face.
Murdock tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Heleno smiles and moves away.
A big right from Heleno misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A low kick from Murdock is predictable there
and Heleno holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Murdock lands a good knee to the midsection. Heleno won't want to take too many of those.
Murdock scores with a hook to the body.
Murdock managing to block the knees to the body from Heleno.
Heleno misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Murdock.
Murdock creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murdock lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Heleno softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Heleno looking to throw knees to the head but Murdock is blocking nicely.
Murdock tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Heleno smiles and moves away.
Heleno fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Murdock has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Murdock throws a low kick but Heleno avoids it.
Good work by Murdock as he checks the leg kick.
Heleno lands with a right hand.
Murdock looks to throw a body kick
and Heleno counters by clinching up.
Heleno misses with a knee to the head.
Murdock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Heleno blocks it with crossed arms.
Heleno stalling the fight.
Heleno connects with a nasty looking knee right to Murdock's face.
Heleno on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Heleno utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Heleno with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A hook to the body from Heleno.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murdock creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Heleno with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Murdock scores a nice knee to the body.
Murdock scores with a knee to the head.
Murdock with a knee to the head.
Heleno lands a body shot in the clinch.
Heleno tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Murdock avoids it.
Murdock creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Heleno's defenses.
Heleno misses with a knee strike.
Murdock creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Heleno's defenses.
Murdock putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Heleno in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Heleno throws a knee to the head but misses.
Murdock with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Murdock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Heleno has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Heleno pushes Murdock back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Heleno is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Murdock tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Heleno avoids it.
Murdock unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Murdock on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Heleno wants to stall.
Murdock misses with a knee strike.
Murdock missing with knees to the body.
Heleno is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Murdock is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murdock lands a nice elbow.
Heleno breaks from the clinch.
Murdock buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Murdock connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Murdock shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Murdock throws a leg kick
and Heleno counters by clinching up.
Heleno lands a nice shot to the body.
Heleno blocks the elbow strike.
Murdock lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Heleno is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Murdock creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Heleno's defenses.
Heleno tries a knee to the head but Murdock blocks it.
Heleno throws a knee to the head but misses.
Murdock tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Heleno smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matthew Murdock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Murdock scores with a kick to the midsection.
Heleno throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heleno checks a leg kick.
Murdock fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Heleno has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Murdock throws a leg kick but Heleno checks it.
A low kick from Murdock is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Heleno.
Heleno avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Heleno swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Heleno throws a leg kick
and Murdock counters by clinching up.
Heleno utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Murdock putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Heleno in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Murdock trying to land knees to the body.
Murdock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Heleno.
Murdock lands a damaging elbow.
Murdock creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A body shot lands from Heleno.
Heleno misses with a knee strike.
Murdock missing with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Matthew Murdock.
I think Murdock has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Matthew Murdock!
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