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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Murray (ranked 285 p4p, 705 weight class) and Abel Hug (ranked 28 p4p, 61 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matthew Murray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Abel Hug!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hug scores with a nice strike.
Murray misses with a body shot.
Hug takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Murray connects with a single shot there.
Murray takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Murray looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Murray on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hug. Hug obviously looking to wear him down.
Hug is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murray.
Hug misses with a low kick as Murray jumps back.
Murray looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Murray throws a shot from downtown. Hug moves away and avoids it.
Murray rushes Hug and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Murray working aggressively here.
Hug softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hug blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hug.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hug fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murray tries a body shot but Hug blocks it.
A short right from Murray on the inside.
Murray makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Murray is leaning against Hug and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hug.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hug pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Murray walks into a jab.
Hug fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Murray checks it well.
Murray misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hug let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Hug lands a nice leg kick that just misses Murray's sensitive parts.
Matthew Murray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick lands there from Murray.
Murray connects with a looping right hand.
Hug lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hug checks a low kick from Murray.
Hug uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murray.
Hug throws a predictable looking body shot
and Murray counters with a nice leg kick.
Murray loads up on a big right hand but Hug slips the punch.
Hug on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hug works Murray's body with a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murray keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hug.
Murray throws a leg kick
and Hug counters with a straight right hand.
Murray throws a hook to the side of Hug's head but Hug sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murray connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hug takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Murray ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hug moves away.
Hug tries a quick counter leg kick but Murray is wise to it.
Murray fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hug on the side of the head.
Murray lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hug circles away quickly and effectively.
Murray dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hug. That did some damage!
Murray checks a low kick from Hug.
Murray half committed to a counter leg kick.
Murray tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hug was well out of range. Poor timing from Murray.
Hug throws out a counter right but Murray avoids it with no problem.
Hug ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murray moves away.
Nice jab there from Murray.
Murray misses with a wild combination.
Hug throws a nice outside leg kick.
Murray tries to clinch there but Hug circles away.
Murray tries to close the distance and clinch but Hug swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hug looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murray bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hug's head.
Murray clinches up with Hug and pushes him back against the cage.
A short left from Hug.
Murray throws a head punch that misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Murray working aggressively here.
Murray fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hug has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Murray seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Hug can turn it around.
Hug is stalling here.
Murray misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Hug scores with a nice short uppercut.
Murray misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Murray fails to land.
Hug manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hug misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Hug's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Murray tries a body shot but Hug blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Murray fails to land.
Murray pushes Hug back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hug doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murray working aggressively here.
Hug lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Hug - that landed with a thud.
Hug gets through Murray's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Murray swings wildly with an uppercut but Hug uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murray pushes Hug back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murray misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Murray fails to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hug blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murray swings wildly with an uppercut but Hug uses good head movement to avoid it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew Murray dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Murray gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hug goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hug doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murray misses with a punch on the inside.
Murray throws a punch but it's blocked by Hug.
Murray throws a punch but it's blocked by Hug.
Hug lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Murray fails to land.
Murray is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hug can do to turn this around?
Murray misses with a punch to the body.
Hug blocking some punches.
Murray lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hug softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hug wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hug tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murray working aggressively here.
Murray tries a body shot but Hug blocks it.
Hug lands an uppercut.
Murray misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hug creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hug manages to break the clinch.
Murray tries to clinch but Hug is having none of it.
Murray throws an overhand right that lands on Hug's shoulder, as Hug tries to avoid the shot.
Murray lands with a thumping leg kick.
Murray closes the distance and clinches.
Hug blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hug breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hug thows a leg kick but Murray checks it
and Hug takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Murray checks a leg kick.
Hug uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murray.
Murray throws a low kick, looking for Hug's leg but Hug calmly moves out of range.
Murray walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hug checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hug misses the jab.
Murray darts in and clinches Hug up against the cage.
Hug has Murray pushed against the cage.
Murray blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hug blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hug lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee calls for Hug to work.
Murray lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Murray has a couple of punches blocked by Hug.
Murray lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Murray softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Murray blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Murray doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murray can't find room to land a body shot as Hug controls the action.
Hug lands a right hand that snaps the head of Murray backwards.
Murray can't find room to land a body shot as Hug controls the action.
Matthew Murray has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murray.
Murray lands with a left to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murray lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hug backwards.
Murray takes a shot to the head.
Hug blocks a body shot from Murray.
A head punch on the inside from Hug fails to land.
Murray makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Murray working aggressively here.
Hug blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murray misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murray throws a head punch that misses.
Murray throws a punch but it's blocked by Hug.
Hug misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murray working aggressively here.
Hug prevents a body shot from Murray.
Murray misses with a punch on the inside.
Murray lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hug tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murray lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hug.
Hug working hard to break the clinch.
Murray lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hug blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murray tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murray working aggressively here.
Hug presses Murray against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Murray has a couple of punches blocked by Hug.
Hug lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Murray backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murray.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hug.
Hug lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Murray working aggressively here.
Hug stalling in the clinch but Murray improves position.
Murray throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hug is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Murray is keeping busy.
Murray lands with a right to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew Murray dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Nice defenses there by Hug.
Murray throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A leg kick checked by Murray.
Murray throws a jab when Hug was well out of range.
Hug moves away from the strike by Murray.
Hug pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice shot lands for Murray.
Hug cracks Murray with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Murray throws the left hand but Hug avoids the punch easily.
Murray lands with a thumping leg kick.
Murray explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hug misses with an uppercut. Murray saw that one coming.
Murray tries to close the distance and clinch but Hug swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Murray jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hug keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murray.
Hug appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hug missing with a left hand there. Murray was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Murray throws a looping overhand right but Hug ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hug throws a hook but Murray avoids it easily.
Murray misses with a combination
and Hug counters with an outside leg kick.
Hug waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Murray.
Hug throws a hook but Murray avoids it easily.
Hug throws a leg kick but Murray moved away.
Murray throws a low kick but Hug moves out of range easily.
Hug looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Murray thumps Hug with a low kick.
Murray swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hug.
Murray is looking to clinch but Hug is avoiding it.
Murray connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hug's hands.
Hug takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hug fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murray manages to avoid it.
Murray throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hug's head.
Abel Hug has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hug fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murray manages to avoid it.
Hug moves out of range of the leg kick from Murray.
Murray throws a jab when Hug was well out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hug tries to score with a low kick but Murray moves his leg out of the way.
A head kick misses from Murray.
Murray connects with a solid leg kick.
Hug wants to land a leg kick but Murray is out of range.
Murray misses with an uppercut
and Hug counters with a leg kick.
Hug keeps the fight on the outside.
Murray throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Murray throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hug looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hug lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Murray has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Murray and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A quick step to the side and Murray tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murray swings for the body but Hug moves out of range.
Murray missing with a left hand there. Hug was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Murray throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hug slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hug stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Murray.
Hug looks to land a left hand but Murray moved out of range nicely.
Murray lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Murray walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hug connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hug's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hug tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Murray throws a leg kick but Hug checks it.
Murray throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hug.
Murray lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That kick from Murray tenderised Hug's leg. Hug is trying to keep his angry face on.
Murray rushes Hug and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hug lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murray tries a body shot but Hug blocks it.
Hug struggles to land a body shot inside as Murray controls his hands.
Hug is trying to break the clinch but Murray is controlling him.
Murray working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hug can't find room to land a body shot as Murray controls the action.
Murray's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hug lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Murray has a couple of punches blocked by Hug.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Murray lands a left hand.
Murray can't find room to land a body shot as Hug controls the action.
Hug lands a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Murray scores with a nice short uppercut.
Murray has a couple of punches blocked by Hug.
A head punch on the inside from Hug fails to land.
A right hand to the body from Hug.
Murray lands with a light punch inside.
Hug softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hug blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hug blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murray tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hug's elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matthew Murray showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Murray has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matthew Murray!
A victorious Matthew 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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