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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Barfield (ranked 1581 p4p, 1137 weight class) and Lee Murray (ranked 188 p4p, 141 weight class). Samuel Barfield has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Samuel Barfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lee Murray !
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murray throws a wild body kick that Barfield sees coming a mile off.
Murray tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barfield was well out of range. Poor timing from Murray .
Barfield tries to close the distance and clinch but Murray swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Murray only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Barfield fails with a takedown attempt.
Murray appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Barfield shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Murray counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Barfield is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Samuel Barfield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Barfield.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samuel Barfield. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barfield clinches up with Murray and pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murray is looking to control Barfield's arms but Barfield gets an underhook and turns him. Now Murray has his back to the cage.
Barfield looking to stall.
Murray lands an uppercut.
Barfield tries to pull guard but Murray won't allow it.
Murray blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Murray .
Barfield misses with some punches.
Murray is working Barfield over against the cage.
Barfield tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Murray avoids it.
Murray pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barfield uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murray .
Barfield tries to clinch but Murray moves away
and Murray counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Barfield misses the shot to the body.
Barfield shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Murray is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Barfield scores with a couple of nice shots.
Barfield wants to work for an arm triangle but Murray is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Murray controlling the position for now.
We've been hearing that Barfield has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murray gets back to full guard.
Barfield being controlled here momentarily.
Murray avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Murray is pulling down on Barfield's head to control his posture.
Barfield throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Murray works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murray wants to sweep here but Barfield controlling him for the moment.
Murray working a defensive guard here.
Murray looking to hit a scissor sweep but Barfield is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barfield throws a big elbow that misses.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Barfield scores with a jab.
Barfield is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Murray jabs at Barfield's body.
Murray throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Samuel Barfield has been cut.
Barfield misses with a hook
and Murray counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murray takes a swing at Barfield's ribcage but misses.
Murray keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Barfield manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Murray on his heels. He'll look to pass Murray 's guard now, I'm sure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barfield postures up and lands a big shot to Murray 's brow.
Murray really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Barfield. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Murray pulls Barfield in close to his closed guard and prevents Barfield from doing any damage or advancing position.
Barfield with a flurry of punches that miss.
Murray is controlling Barfield's posture.
Barfield trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lee Murray will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Samuel Barfield's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Barfield closes the distance looking to clinch
and Murray counters with a stiff right hand.
Barfield wants to clinch up but Murray keeps it at a distance.
Lee Murray seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Murray lands with a good body shot.
Barfield shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice body kick there by Murray .
Murray is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Barfield rather than just go for the knockout.
Barfield missing with a left hand there. Murray was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Murray scores with a body shot.
Murray misses with an attempted mid kick.
Barfield takes a kick to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barfield takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Murray misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barfield moves into range and clinches up with Murray .
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murray doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murray lands a left hand that snaps the head of Barfield backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barfield is trying to pull guard but Murray has him pressed against the cage.
Barfield tries to land knees in the clinch but Murray avoids the damage to the body.
Still in the clinch, Murray scores with a nice short uppercut.
Murray goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murray has Barfield pressed against the cage.
Murray swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The referee calls for Murray to work.
Barfield misses with a punch on the inside.
Barfield has a couple of punches blocked by Murray .
Murray tries a body shot but Barfield blocks it.
Murray is working Barfield over against the cage.
Murray fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murray 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Barfield tries to clinch up.
Lee Murray is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barfield tries to clinch but Murray moves out of range.
Murray throws a counter combo.
Murray has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barfield moves in looking to clinch but Murray pushes him off.
Murray let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Barfield.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samuel Barfield. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barfield avoids the head kick by Murray .
Barfield throws a body punch but Murray moves out of range.
Barfield misses with a takedown attempt
and Murray counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Barfield closes the distance and clinches up with Murray , looking for a takedown. Barfield pushes Murray against the cage but Murray circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Murray lands with a kick to the ribs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Murray stuffs the takedown attempt from Barfield. Barfield gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick from Murray lands but Barfield takes it in his stride.
Barfield avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barfield moves into the clinch successfully.
Murray manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barfield connects with a looping right hand.
Barfield slips a jab and a cross from Murray .
Barfield fails with the takedown
and Murray counters with a straight right hand.
Murray dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Barfield. That did some damage!
Murray keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Barfield tries to clinch there but Murray circles away.
A countering left hand to the body from Murray misses.
Murray scores with a push kick.
Barfield fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Murray avoids it really well and circles away.
Murray looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Barfield closes this distance looking for a takedown but Murray circles away.
Barfield wants to clinch up but Murray keeps it at a distance.
A nice side step and Murray releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Murray lands with a nice body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Murray .
Murray scores with a decent looking hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Look low, kick high! Murray uses the oldest trick in the book to send Barfield tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Murray is absolutely delighted - when Barfield wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Lee Murray !
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