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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Charles Murdock (ranked 2624 p4p, 5573 weight class) and Za Beast (ranked 349 p4p, 651 weight class). Murdock comes to the cage accompanied by Feel good Inc.. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Charles Murdock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Za Beast!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beast fails with the takedown.
Beast takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Murdock looks to throw the jab but Beast is out of range.
Murdock moves into the clinch successfully.
Beast will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Murdock up against the cage.
Beast works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beast seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Murdock avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murdock is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Beast keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Murdock's head.
Murdock has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Beast trying to control but Murdock is working from the bottom.
Beast drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Murdock dives on top into guard.
Beast controls Murdock momentarily but Murdock frees himself.
Beast is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Murdock controlling from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beast has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Murdock can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Beast throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Murdock escapes and throws Beast's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Murdock stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Charles Murdock is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Murdock misses with a straight right.
And Beast tries to counter it with a takedown but Murdock pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Beast shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Murdock as he avoids it easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Murdock misses its target.
Murdock is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Murdock clobbers Beast with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Murdock.
Beast displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Murdock throws out the jab.
And Beast tries to counter it with a takedown but Murdock pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Murdock connects with a crisp jab.
Murdock moves into the clinch.
Beast tries to stall but Murdock uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Murdock misses with some punches.
Murdock misses with a punch to the body.
Beast is trying to pull guard but Murdock has him pressed against the cage.
Charles Murdock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Za Beast.
Murdock lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Murdock misses with a hook from the clinch.
Beast stalling the fight.
Murdock misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murdock throws a head punch that misses.
Murdock goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Beast is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Beast tries to break the clinch but Murdock is controlling the position.
Beast has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Murdock seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Beast can turn it around.
Murdock misses with a punch to the body.
Beast blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Murdock - that landed with a thud.
Murdock tries a body shot but Beast blocks it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Beast is looking for a takedown.
Beast controlling the action here for a moment.
Beast wants to take the fight to the mat but Murdock manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Murdock dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Beast taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Murdock lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Beast backwards.
Murdock working aggressively here.
Murdock throws a punch but it's blocked by Beast.
Murdock goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murdock misses with a hook from the clinch.
Beast blocks a body shot from Murdock.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short uppercut from Murdock.
Beast pulls guard.
Beast looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Beast wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Murdock is now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beast looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
It looks like Murdock is going to stand back up.
Beast wants to improve his position but Murdock is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Murdock slows the pace down in half guard.
Beast looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Murdock is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
It looks like Murdock is going to stand back up.
Murdock controlling the action here.
Murdock stands up from half guard.
Murdock throws out a loose jab but Beast uses good head movement to avoid it.
And Beast tries to counter it with a takedown but Murdock pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Murdock lands a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beast fails with a takedown attempt.
Beast shoots in for a double leg but Murdock sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Beast shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Beast showed some decent athleticism there.
Beast seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Murdock does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Murdock keeping hold of Beast's head, controlling as best he can.
Beast prevents Murdock from standing back up.
Murdock trying to control from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beast stalling.
Murdock is trying to stand.
Murdock is not content to let Beast control the position.
Murdock pushes Beast off and gets back to his feet.
Beast avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Murdock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murdock misses the shot to the body.
Beast feints the counter takedown.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Murdock clinches up against the cage.
Murdock manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Murdock dominated that second 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Murdock stuffs the takedown.
Murdock misses with a hook.
Murdock displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Beast.
Murdock is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Beast.
Beast changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Murdock tries to avoid it but Beast manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Murdock to the ground. Murdock escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Charles Murdock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Za Beast.
Murdock wants to clinch up but Beast keeps it at a distance.
Beast uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murdock.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murdock clinches up with Beast and pushes him back against the cage.
Beast jumps guard but Murdock stands there with Beast around his waist. Beast gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Charles Murdock has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short uppercut from Murdock.
Beast jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Murdock walks away with a smile on his face. Beast gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Murdock misses.
Beast tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Murdock throws a big shot that misses.
Murdock rushes Beast and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Murdock gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Beast.
Beast looking to slow down the pace here.
Murdock prevents Beast from breaking the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Beast.
Murdock is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Beast can do to turn this around?
Murdock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Beast is looking for a takedown.
Za Beast has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beast is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Murdock pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Beast tries to score a body lock takedown but Murdock shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Murdock pressing his opponent against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Beast tries a knee to the head but Murdock blocks it.
Murdock misses with a punch on the inside.
Murdock lands a nice shot to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Murdock.
Murdock swings wildly with an uppercut but Beast uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murdock swings wildly with an uppercut but Beast uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murdock misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murdock slowing the pace effectively.
Beast drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murdock.
Beast is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Murdock throws a punch but it's blocked by Beast.
Murdock has a couple of punches blocked by Beast.
Beast fails to pull guard.
Murdock lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Beast.
Murdock stalling.
Murdock lands a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murdock manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Beast stalling against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Murdock fails to land.
Charles Murdock is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Murdock blocking some punches.
Beast is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Murdock lands with a short shot to the head.
Murdock lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A nice right hand lands inside from Murdock.
A hook to the body from Murdock.
Beast breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Murdock has managed to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charles Murdock showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Murdock 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charles Murdock!
Charles Murdock seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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