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STRIKE! 33 PBP Commentary |
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ali'i misses with a wild body shot.
Murray takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ali'i swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Murray.
Ali'i fails in his attempt to clinch.
Murray throws a lazy right hand but Ali'i sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ali'i - that will leave a mark!
Ali'i throws a shot to the body.
Murray takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Murray wants to land a leg kick but Ali'i is out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ali'i.
Ali'i misses with an attempted mid kick.
Murray swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Murray avoids a kick to the body.
As Ali'i looks to move away, Murray throws a big counter combo but Ali'i just gets out of the way.
A swing and a miss from Murray.
Ali'i throws a push kick but Murray slaps the foot to one side.
Murray half committed to a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali'i is looking to clinch but Murray is avoiding it.
Ali'i lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ali'i has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Murray is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Ali'i lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kekoa Ali'i seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ali'i lands with a kick to the ribs.
Ali'i throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Murray avoids the head kick by Ali'i.
Ali'i explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Murray throws a head kick that misses.
Murray looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ali'i dips to his left and cracks Murray with an uppercut!
Ali'i looks to throw a body kick
and Murray counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murray closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ali'i misses with a hook.
Murray misses with a hook
and Ali'i counters with a solid body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ali'i. Murray does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murray went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Ali'i fails with an attempt to clinch.
It appears Murray was looking to counter with a kick there.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Murray comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
 It looks like Kekoa Ali'i has been cut.
Murray is leaning against Ali'i and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ali'i blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Murray pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Murray throws an elbow that misses.
Murray will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Murray takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Ali'i lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Ali'i.
Ali'i misses with a body punch.
Murray's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Murray controlling the action here for a moment.
Murray slows down the pace here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kekoa Ali'i dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kekoa Ali'i's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ali'i fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ali'i moves into range and clinches up with Murray.
Murray creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Murray crunches a lovely knee into Ali'i's ribcage.
Murray lands an elbow inside that Ali'i shrugs off.
Ali'i takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ali'i misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murray's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ali'i blocks the elbow strike.
Come on Ali'i - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Murray misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murray using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Murray works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Murray lands an elbow inside.
Ali'i is breathing heavily.
Murray blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ali'i working aggressively here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murray landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Murray utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Murray working Ali'i over with knees to the body.
Murray missing with knees to the body.
Murray is looking to control Ali'i's arms but Ali'i gets an underhook and turns him. Now Murray has his back to the cage.
Murray lands an elbow just above Ali'i 's eye.
Knees to the body from Murray.
Murray misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ali'i.
Lee Murray has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Murray blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ali'i avoiding damage as Murray throws knees to the body.
Ali'i misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice elbow from Murray.
Murray landing knees to the body.
Murray landing knees to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Murray.
Murray is struggling to control the position.
Murray landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ali'i lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murray creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ali'i blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Murray tries to throw a body punch but Ali'i avoids it by throwing Murray back against the cage.
Murray tries to land knees in the clinch but Ali'i avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Ali'i fails to land.
Murray is leaning against Ali'i and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Murray lands an elbow inside that Ali'i shrugs off.
Murray creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ali'i's defenses.
Murray gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Murray tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ali'i avoids it.
A hook to the body from Murray.
Murray tries to land knees in the clinch but Ali'i avoids the damage to the body.
Murray scores with a knee to the head.
Ali'i lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ali'i is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A body shot lands from Murray.
Murray with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Murray throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Murray dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kekoa Ali'i's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Ali'i misses with a right hand
and Murray counters with an outside leg kick.
Kekoa Ali'i seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ali'i closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Murray putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ali'i in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murray.
Ali'i swings wildly with an uppercut but Murray uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murray looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ali'i trying to control the position but instead, Murray has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ali'i into the cage.
Ali'i displaying some good clinch control by pressing Murray up against the cage.
Murray is working Ali'i over against the cage.
Ali'i takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murray unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A knee to the head by Murray.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Ali'i managing to block the knees to the body from Murray.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali'i takes an elbow to the temple.
Murray pushes off an throws an elbow but Ali'i leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Murray trying to land knees to the body.
Murray leaning his opponent against the cage.
Murray lands a nice elbow.
Murray controlling the action here for a moment.
Ali'i takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ali'i blocks an elbow strike.
Murray with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ali'i tries to work over Murray's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ali'i softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ali'i is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Murray tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ali'i's elbow.
Ali'i taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murray creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ali'i's defenses.
Murray blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murray lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Murray is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ali'i can do to turn this around?
Murray tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ali'i's elbow.
Murray misses with an elbow strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murray lands an elbow just above Ali'i 's eye.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Murray.
With the fighters up against the cage, Murray throws an elbow but misses.
Ali'i working aggressively here.
Murray comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Murray landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ali'i tries a body shot but Murray blocks it.
Murray with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Murray misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ali'i.
A knee to the head by Murray.
Murray is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Murray.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lee Murray showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Murray 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lee Murray!
A victorious Lee Murray thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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