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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alan Arnolds (ranked 961 p4p, 1122 weight class) and Matthew Murray (ranked 89 p4p, 103 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Arnolds might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Free and Easy - The Almighty. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Alan Arnolds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matthew Murray!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murray ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arnolds moves away.
A combination from Arnolds does no damage.
Murray is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Murray throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Arnolds throws a head kick but Murray moves out of range.
Murray is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Arnolds gets a clinch.
Arnolds swings wildly with an uppercut but Murray uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Murray fails to land.
Murray misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murray.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Arnolds.
Murray swings wildly with an uppercut but Arnolds uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murray misses with a hook from the clinch.
Arnolds misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray blocks a body shot from Arnolds.
Arnolds can't find room to land a body shot as Murray controls the action.
Arnolds prevents a body shot from Murray.
Arnolds comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A short left from Arnolds.
Arnolds 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.
Arnolds lands a right hand that snaps the head of Murray backwards.
Murray swings wildly with an uppercut but Arnolds uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murray tries to throw a body punch but Arnolds avoids it by throwing Murray back against the cage.
Arnolds pushes Murray back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murray.
Arnolds doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Arnolds working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Arnolds blocks an uppercut.
Arnolds tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Murray avoids it.
Murray misses with a body punch.
Arnolds working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Murray takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arnolds blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murray is trying to break free.
Arnolds lands an elbow just above Murray 's eye.
Murray is rocked!
Arnolds throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Murray is still on wobbly legs! Can Arnolds finish him?
Nice body punch from Arnolds.
Murray seems to have recovered his senses.
Arnolds tries a body shot but Murray blocks it.
Arnolds makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Murray lands a left hand that snaps the head of Arnolds backwards.
Arnolds tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Arnolds throws a head punch that misses.
Arnolds throws a head punch that misses.
Murray tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Arnolds blocking some punches.
Arnolds doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Arnolds prevents a body shot from Murray.
Arnolds tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Arnolds lands a body punch.
Arnolds lands a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Murray.
Arnolds misses with a hook to the ribs.
Arnolds misses with a short punch on the inside.
Arnolds lands with a short shot to the head.
Arnolds lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Murray or not.
Arnolds misses with a body punch.
Murray lands with a short shot to the head.
Murray lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Murray tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Arnolds lands a nice uppercut.
Murray blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murray blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Murray digs a right hand into Arnolds's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Arnolds's gas tank.
Murray doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Arnolds lands a left hand that snaps the head of Murray backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Arnolds.
Murray is trying to break the clinch but Arnolds has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arnolds lands with a light punch inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arnolds swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murray throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Arnoldss head.
Arnolds throws a punch but it's blocked by Murray.
Murray lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Arnolds struggles to land a body shot inside as Murray controls his hands.
Murray pushes Arnolds back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murray blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Arnolds swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murray misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murray lands an uppercut.
Arnolds pushes Murray back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murray can't find room to land a body shot as Arnolds controls the action.
Murray misses with a body punch.
Arnolds misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Murray swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Arnolds blocking some punches.
Murray throws a head punch that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alan Arnolds dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Arnolds scores with a decent looking hook.
Murray uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Arnolds.
Arnolds throws a lazy head kick
and Murray cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Murray connects with a solid leg kick.
Murray circles away from the clinch attempt
and Murray counters with a nice uppercut.
Arnolds is rocked!
Murray circles away from the clinch attempt.
Arnolds throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Murray throws a fast counter high kick but Arnolds manages to duck under it in time.
Arnolds ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arnolds gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Murray.
Oh Arnolds is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
OH! Arnolds has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Murray smells blood and charges in for the finish! Murray unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Arnolds sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Matthew Murray!
After winning the bout, Matthew Murray thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Alan Arnolds was interviewed post fight and said 'Thank you to my opponent and all the fans, my coaches and sponsors.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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