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Event:
WCF 23: Garcia vs Senior
Date: May 30, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jones misses with an uppercut.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Murdock is looking for the big counter here.
Jones swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Murdock counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jones's knee momentarily.
Murdock throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jones makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A jab from Jones does it's job there.
Murdock tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Murdock takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Murdock fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murdock sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murdock wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
Jones seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Murdock wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.#T1#
Jones comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Murdock takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Murdock is just out of range.
Despite the aggression on Murdock's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Murdock wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
Jones swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Murdock counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jones misses with a straight left.
Despite the aggression on Murdock's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Jones jabs Murdock right on the nose. Murdock blinks but takes it well.
Jones lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Leron Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Danga de danga de dang - Jones scores with a four punch combination!
Jones looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#CL#
Jones rushes Murdock and presses him up against the cage.
Jones lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Murdock tries to land a knee to the head but Jones blocks with his arms.
#T2#
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jones is trying to break free.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.#BC#
Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Murdock throws a chopping leg kick but Jones manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jones throws a series of strikes that have Murdock backpedaling.
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#CL#
Murdock gets tackled into the cage by Jones. Jones maintains the clinch.
Murdock throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jones wants to break the clinch but can't.
#BC#
Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Murdock moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
Jones with a hook.#ROC#Murdock is rocked!#T3#
Jones plants his feet and throws a 3 punch combo. Miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops Murdock to the mat, unconscious! This fight is all over! Murdock just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Leron Jones! |
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Event:
WCF WNF 6: Garcia vs Andrews
Date: May 13, 2020 |
#R1#
Naroggu throws a lazy head kick
and Murdock counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Murdock is looking to clinch but Naroggu is avoiding it.
Murdock thumps Naroggu with a low kick.
Naroggu throws a nice looking combination but Murdock bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Naroggu goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Murdock slips under a jab.
Naroggu shoots for a takedown but Murdock saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Murdock unleashes a big counter combination but Naroggu bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Naroggu feints a jab promting Murdock to slip. Naroggu then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Murdock slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Naroggu misses with a body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murdock tries to clinch but Naroggu moves out of range. #TD#
Naroggu looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Murdock is looking to improve his position.
Naroggu missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Naroggu is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. #T1#
Murdock is refusing to be controlled, as Naroggu sits in half guard. #SUB#
Naroggu is looking for a kimura but Murdock is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Naroggu to get the leverage.
Murdock wants to get back to his feet.#SUB2#
Murdock looking for submissions off his back.
Murdock moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Naroggu stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Murdock swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Naroggu is stalling in the full guard.
Murdock trying to control the position.
#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.#SUB2#
Murdock looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Murdock can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Naroggu controls the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Naroggu is working Murdock over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. #T3#
Naroggu stops Murdock from standing up.
Naroggu has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Murdock wants to sweep here but Naroggu controlling him for the moment.
Murdock looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#SUB2#
Naroggu avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Naroggu engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Naroggu working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Murdock being controlled here, momentarily. #SUB2#
Murdock has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Naroggu can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Naroggu with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Naroggu with a nice head shot there.
Naroggu showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Murdock keeping moving, preventing Naroggu from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Murdock working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tirako Naroggu dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Naroggu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Murdock tries to clinch up.
Naroggu takes a swing at Murdock's ribcage but misses.
Naroggu misses with a hook to the body
and Murdock counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Naroggu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Naroggu misses with a wild body shot. #TD#
Naroggu gets the takedown into side control.
A lull in the action here as Naroggu stalls from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murdock tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Naroggu wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Tirako Naroggu overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T1#
Murdock wants to get back to his feet.
Murdock can't do much from the bottom here.
Naroggu is chipping away with strikes.
Murdock can't do much from the bottom here.
Naroggu lands an elbow.
Murdock is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Naroggu has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Murdock tries to improve position but can't.
Murdock can't do much from the bottom here.
Naroggu has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Naroggu controlling the position easily from mount. #T2#
Murdock tries to hold on but Naroggu postures up.
Naroggu content just to control the position here.
Naroggu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Murdock can do to turn this around?
Naroggu wants to control the pace but Murdock is squirming around nicely.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Naroggu cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Naroggu tries to control but Murdock wriggling away.
Naroggu working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Naroggu will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#T3#
Murdock is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Naroggu avoids the attempt from Murdock to control.
Naroggu sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Naroggu trying to control but Murdock is having none of it.
Murdock is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Naroggu content just to control the position here.
Murdock tries to lock up and control but Naroggu gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Murdock is in a horrible position here. Naroggu smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Naroggu lands a heavy elbow. #ROC#
Murdock is rocked!
Naroggu in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Murdock is still in real trouble! Can Naroggu finish him?
Naroggu postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Murdock bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Naroggu and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tirako Naroggu!
Tirako Naroggu spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Event:
Striking Masters 18
Date: Apr 18, 2020 |
#R1#
Steed throws a sloppy head kick and Murdock moves out of range easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Murdock! But no joy.
Murdock tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Steed manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Murdock is looking to clinch but Steed is avoiding it.
#CL#
Steed forces Murdock back against the ropes and clinches.
Murdock wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Murdock misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murdock tries to break the clinch but Steed is controlling the position.
Murdock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Steed has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Murdock misses with some punches.
Murdock wants to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steed just leaning against Murdock, taking a breather.
Murdock taking a breather. #BC#
Steed breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Steed attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. #T1#
Murdock tries to close the distance and clinch up but Steed swats him away and circles back towards the center. #CL#
Murdock tries to keep at a distance but Steed has taken the fight into the clinch.#BC#
Steed's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Steed scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Murdock tries to clinch but Steed moves away
and Steed counters with a left and a right that stings Murdock. #CL#
Steed gets a clinch.
Steed blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murdock.
Steed on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Steed managing to block the knees to the body from Murdock.
#BC2#
Murdock pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Murdock fails with an attempt to clinch.
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!
Crack! A monster head kick from Steed and Murdock falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Steed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Nemesis Steed!
As Nemesis Steed got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Just another chump! I'll finish any sucka in two or three rounds at the most! YOU sucka! I want YOU!'.
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Event:
Striking Masters 15
Date: Mar 28, 2020 |
#R1#
A chopping leg kick lands by Murdock.
Bryant connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Murdock's hands.
The fighters circling - Bryant throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bryant fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Murdock looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bryant looks to land a left hand but Murdock moved out of range nicely.
Murdock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bryant manages to avoid it.
Bryant misses with a left hand
and Murdock counters with a three punch combo that has Bryant backing up. Bryant nods at Murdock to acknowledge the strikes.
Murdock throws a front kick aimed at Bryant's knee but Bryant avoids it well.
Murdock uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bryant.
A telegraphed right hand from Bryant misses the target.
A swing and a miss from Bryant.
Murdock looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bryant misses with an uppercut. Murdock saw that one coming.
Bryant throws out a powerful jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murdock slips a straight right by Bryant.
Murdock is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.#KD#
Bryant drops a shoulder and throws a biiiig uppercut that drops Murdock onto his butt! Murdock pops straight back to his feet to convince the referee that he's OK to continue.
Bryant definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Murdock is looking to clinch.
Bryant misses with a hook.
A head kick misses from Murdock. #T1#
Bryant looks to land a right hand but Murdock moved out of range.
Bryant swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bryant ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Murdock.
Murdock is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A jab from Bryant finds it's way through Murdock's defenses. #ROC#
Murdock is rocked!
Bryant connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Murdock out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bobby Bryant!
Bobby Bryant very nearly forgot to thank Threads of HARDCORE amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 03, 2020 |
#R1#
Krueger moves in looking to clinch but Murdock pushes him off.
Krueger tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Murdock paws at him with a jab and circles away.#CL2#
Murdock takes the fight into the clinch.
Murdock with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Murdock landing knees to the head.
Murdock throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Murdock lands a damaging elbow.
A bit of stalling here from Murdock.
Murdock blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murdock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Krueger has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murdock lands an elbow that stopped Krueger in his tracks for a moment. #BC2#
Murdock breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Krueger tries to clinch but Murdock moves out of range.
Murdock stuffs the takedown attempt from Krueger. Krueger gets slowly back to his feet. #T1#
Murdock throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Murdock looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#CL2#
Murdock clinches with his opponent.
Murdock prevents Krueger from breaking the clinch.
Murdock scores with a knee to the head.
#ROC2#
Krueger is rocked!#BC2#
Murdock pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Oh Krueger is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#CL2#
Murdock closes the distance and pushes Krueger back into the cage.
Murdock pushes Krueger against the cage. Murdock is working some dirty boxing. Murdock pushes off with a quick right hook! Krueger goes down! Krueger tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Murdock moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hank Murdock!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 25, 2020 |
#R1##CL2#
Chaster gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Chaster jumps guard but Murdock turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Chaster struggles to land a body shot inside as Murdock controls his hands.
Murdock is trying to push Chaster away but Chaster has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Murdock taking a breather.#TD2#
Chaster successfully pulls guard.
Chaster managing to control the position.
Chaster controls Murdock momentarily but Murdock frees himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chaster is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Murdock stopping the sweep attempt from Chaster.#T1#
Chaster wants to stand but Murdock is controlling the position.
Murdock knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Chaster on the ground.
Chaster is pulling down on Murdock's head. It's preventing any offense from Murdock, at least for the moment.
Murdock has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#SUB2#
Chaster had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Murdock defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Murdock trying to control but Chaster is working from the bottom. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Chaster has a closed guard, preventing Murdock from standing up.
Murdock controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Chaster stuffs the takedown attempt from Murdock. Murdock gets slowly back to his feet.
Chaster changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Murdock tries to avoid it but Chaster manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Murdock to the ground. Murdock escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. #T3#
Chaster tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murdock was well out of range. Poor timing from Chaster.
As Chaster looks to move away, Murdock throws a big counter combo but Chaster just gets out of the way.
Both fighters circling a little - Murdock finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Leon Chaster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chaster tries to clinch but Murdock moves out of range.
Chaster shoots in and drives through. Murdock sprawls well.
Hank Murdock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leon Chaster.
Chaster throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Murdock.
As Chaster looks to move away, Murdock throws a big counter combo but Chaster just gets out of the way.#TD2#
Chaster manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Murdock on his heels. He'll look to pass Murdock's guard now, I'm sure.
Murdock being controlled here, momentarily. #SUB#
Murdock looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
#T4#
Chaster's corner is telling him to maintain position.#SUB#
Murdock working for a triangle but Chaster defends it easily.
Murdock wants to sweep but no luck.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chaster controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Murdock working a defensive guard but Chaster manages to pass into side control anyway.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leon Chaster dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Murdock throws a nice inside leg kick.
Chaster tries for a takedown but Murdock sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Murdock tries to counter by clinching up but Chaster breaks away and moves out of range.
Chaster swats away the attempt to clinch by Murdock.
Murdock looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Chaster misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murdock misses with a body shot.
Chaster closes the distance looking to clinch
and Murdock counters with a straight right hand.#T1#
Chaster misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chaster shoots in for a takedown but Murdock shows good takedown defense.
Murdock throws a head kick that Chaster semi-blocks.
Chaster is trying hard to land a takedown here. Murdock sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hank Murdock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leon Chaster.
Chaster misses with a takedown attempt - Murdock sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Chaster fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Chaster is breathing heavily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Murdock.
Chaster fails with an attempt to clinch.
Murdock looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Murdock misses with a jab, cross combination.
#T2#
Chaster fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chaster takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Chaster swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chaster is trying hard to land a takedown here. Murdock sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Murdock feints and then cracks Chaster's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chaster down.
Murdock ducks under a wild hook from Chaster.
Murdock wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murdock goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Murdock keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Murdock looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#T3#
Chaster slips under a jab from Murdock.
Chaster throws a counter combo.
Chaster shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Murdock as he avoids it easily. #CL#
Murdock forces Chaster back against the cage and clinches.#BC#
Murdock's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chaster dives in for a single leg takedown but Murdock sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A left and a right from Murdock both land. Nice combination.
Murdock fails with a takedown attempt.#CL#
Murdock takes the fight into the clinch. #T4#
Chaster can't find room to land a body shot as Murdock controls the action.
#BC#
Murdock breaks from the clinch.
Murdock is looking to clinch but Chaster is avoiding it.
Chaster is looking to clinch but Murdock is avoiding it.
Murdock avoids the head kick by Chaster.
Murdock appears to be looking for a big counter.#CL#
Murdock gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Murdock is trying to break the clinch but Chaster is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hank Murdock dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Chaster misses with a takedown attempt
and Murdock counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. #TD2#
Chaster closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Murdock's guard.
Chaster is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #SUB#
Murdock is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Chaster is pushing down on Murdock's leg trying to pass to half guard. Murdock is fighting to maintain full guard but Chaster has managed to sneak the leg through.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murdock pushes Chaster off but Chaster dives into side control.
Murdock trying to remain calm as Chaster controls from the top position.
Murdock is looking for a sweep.#T1#
Murdock is being controlled here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Murdock is trying to buck Chaster off.#SUB2#
Chaster tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Chaster in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Chaster moves into full mount! #T2#
Chaster looking to control and managing it successfully.
Murdock tries to improve his position but instead Chaster has taken his back!
Chaster controls the action.#SUB2#
Chaster has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Murdock is in real trouble here. Chaster gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Murdock is tapping out! Chaster wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Leon Chaster!
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