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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Murdock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregory House (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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180 lbs
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190 cm
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170 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matthew Murdock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gregory House!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murdock throws a head kick but House moves out of range.
House looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Murdock throws a sloppy head kick and House moves out of range easily.
Murdock misses with an attempted mid kick.
Murdock keeps the fight on the outside.
House tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
House avoids the head kick by Murdock.
House moves out of range of the body kick.
House takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murdock throws a sloppy head kick and House moves out of range easily.
Murdock with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Both fighters circling a little - Murdock finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Murdock throws a sloppy head kick and House moves out of range easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Murdock.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Murdock.
House takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Murdock. House shrugs it off though.
A thudding body kick lands there by Murdock!
Murdock pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Murdock lands a jab to House's midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murdock fakes the leg kick and cracks House in the body.
Gregory House seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
House shoots in but Murdock avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Murdock, right into the meat.
Murdock throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by House.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murdock scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Murdock tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Murdock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but House was well out of range. Poor timing from Murdock.
Murdock tries a head kick but it misses.
House walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Murdock checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Murdock chopping away at his opponent's legs.
House avoids the head kick by Murdock.
House looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
An inside leg kick lands from Murdock.
Murdock throws a nice inside leg kick.
Matthew Murdock is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murdock throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Murdock bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Murdock avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Murdock lands a high kick!
House has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Murdock.
Murdock pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Murdock throws a sloppy head kick and House moves out of range easily.
Murdock dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on House. That did some damage!
The fight stays on the outside here - House looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Murdock bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
House is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Murdock thumps House with a low kick.
House takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
House tries to clinch but Murdock is having none of it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Murdock - that will leave a mark!
Murdock looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
House throws a right and a left that Murdock avoids nicely.
Murdock tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Murdock lands a head kick. House smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Murdock throws a sloppy head kick and House moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew Murdock dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
House shoots in and drives through. Murdock sprawls well.
Murdock looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Murdock throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Murdock throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
House takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
House chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Murdock can pounce on him.
House uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murdock.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Murdock lands with a kick to the ribs.
Murdock misses with a wild combination.
Murdock throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murdock plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Murdock tries a head kick but it misses.
House tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Murdock paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Murdock.
Murdock misses with a head kick.
House shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Murdock but Murdock pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A low kick from House is predictable there
and Murdock counters with a body kick that stops House in his tracks momentarily.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! House crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Murdock - the referee stops the clock and House gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Murdock. House manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
House fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Matthew Murdock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gregory House.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
House fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Murdock tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
House tries to bum rush Murdock with a series of wild strikes but Murdock uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Murdock connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between House's hands.
A head kick misses from Murdock.
A slapping leg kick lands for Murdock.
A head kick misses from Murdock.
House fails to land the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
House changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Murdock tries to avoid it but House manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Murdock to the ground. Murdock escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Murdock fakes the leg kick and cracks House in the body.
Murdock is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that House can do to turn this around?
Murdock lands a head kick. House smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
House throws the left hand but Murdock avoids the punch easily.
Matthew Murdock is winning the standup battle so far.
Murdock lands with a kick to the temple. House shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
House's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
House avoids the head kick by Murdock.
Murdock is looking to land body kicks.
Good leg kick by Murdock there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Murdock lands with a kick to the ribs.
House is trying desperately to land a takedown but Murdock is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for House.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
House blocks a head kick by Murdock.
A head kick misses from Murdock.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but House might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Murdock has got the better of the exchanges.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from House.
House changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Murdock tries to avoid it but House manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Murdock to the ground. Murdock escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Murdock throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Murdock tries a head kick but it misses.
House fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A head kick misses from Murdock.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew 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. This is the final round!
House throws a lazy head kick
and Murdock counters with a nice kick to the body.
House on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
House chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Murdock can pounce on him.
Murdock lands a head kick. House smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Murdock pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gregory House is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Murdock throws a quick head kick that skims the top of House's head.
Murdock staying out of range there.
Murdock misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Murdock throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
House blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murdock thuds his shin into the meat of House's side.
Murdock throws a sloppy head kick and House moves out of range easily.
Murdock throws the kick towards the body but House avoids it.
Murdock throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Murdock looks for the body kick but House saw that one coming.
House shoots in for a double leg but Murdock sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
House shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Murdock pinned against the cage. Murdock gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
House closes the distance and clinches up with Murdock, looking for a takedown. House pushes Murdock against the cage but Murdock circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Matthew Murdock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gregory House.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
House has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Murdock.
House shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Murdock as he avoids it easily.
House fails in his attempt to clinch.
House takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Murdock tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Murdock lands with a thumping leg kick.
House shoots in but no luck this time.
House takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Murdock lands with a slapping head kick.
Murdock throws a head kick but House moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murdock tries to land a front kick but House steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Murdock throws a sloppy head kick and House moves out of range easily.
Murdock avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Murdock. House shrugs it off though.
Murdock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from House.
Murdock pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Murdock stuffs the takedown.
House takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Murdock throws a sloppy head kick
and House counters with a shoot takedown. Murdock fights it but they end up in guard.
Matthew Murdock is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murdock being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murdock wants to get back to his feet but House is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gregory House has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
House tries to free his leg and advance position but Murdock is retaining full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matthew Murdock showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Murdock, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:25
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matthew Murdock!
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energy
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