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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lee Murray (ranked 881 p4p, 1420 weight class) and Honza Hohol (ranked 112 p4p, 165 weight class). Lee Murray could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Honza Hohol's chin.
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190 cm 26 190 10 - 6 - 0 |
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184 cm 31 192 20 - 22 - 0 |
Good wrestling World class boxer Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler World class MT Knockout power |
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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 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lee Murray ! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 20 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Honza Hohol! The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Joseph Jones and John Kavanagh.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Murray throws a head kick that misses.
Hohol gets the takedown into side control. An elbow from Hohol crashes against the mat.
Sloppy strikes there by Hohol. Hohol throws a strike aimed at the side of Murray 's head but Murray avoids it well. Hohol taking a breather here. Murray avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Hohol. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Hohol fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Sloppy strikes there by Hohol.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Sloppy strikes there by Hohol. Hohol is looking to take a break and control but Murray is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. You can see the frustration on Murray 's face as Hohol controls the position. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Hohol fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Hohol throwing strikes but missing, from side control. Hohol cracks Murray with an elbow. That is naaassty. Murray 's coaches at Casa Steel have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. Hohol trying to control the position but Murray is working away. Hohol working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter. Hohol controls the position. Let's hope that Hohol has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight. The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up. Hohol throwing shots but missing, from side control. Hohol controls the position.
 The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet. Murray changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Murray misses with an uppercut. Hohol saw that one coming. Hohol shoots for a takedown but Murray saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Horrible takedown attempt by Hohol or perhaps it was just good defense by Murray , which made it look bad. Hohol shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Murray as he avoids it easily. Lee Murray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Honza Hohol. Hohol takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Honza Hohol seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murray cracks Hohol with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Murray has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Hohol to stand back up!
 Hohol is rocked! Look low, kick high! Murray uses the oldest trick in the book to send Hohol tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Murray is absolutely delighted - when Hohol wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Lee Murray !
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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