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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leee Murray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rex Munroe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rex Munroe has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 lbs
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186 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Leee Murray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Rex Munroe!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, William Gold and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murray digs a good body shot into Munroe's ribs.
Munroe looks to land a left hand but Murray moved out of range nicely.
Munroe wants to clinch.
Munroe closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
It looks like Rex Munroe has been cut.
Murray fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Munroe misses the body punch
and Murray counters with a nice uppercut.
Munroe scores with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murray moves into the clinch successfully.
Munroe wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Munroe is trying to break free.
Murray escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Munroe throws out a leg kick but Murray moves out of range and Munroe only half commits.
Murray shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Murray tries to stand but can't do so whilst Munroe controls his leg.
Murray not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Murray is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Munroe manages to get to full guard.
Munroe is working an open guard so Murray takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Munroe wants to clinch
letting Murray counter with a right hand.
Murray tries to bum rush Munroe with a series of wild strikes but Munroe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Munroe tries to clinch but Murray moves away
and Murray counters with a two punch combo.
Munroe throws a series of punches but Murray avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murray throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Munroe loads up on a big right hand but Murray slips the punch.
Murray throws a nice looking combination but Munroe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Murray throws the kick towards the body but Munroe avoids it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Murray.
Murray ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Munroe throws a hook to the side of Murray's head but Murray sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Murray swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Murray just misses with a punch to the body.
Rex Munroe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murray lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Munroe at a distance.
Munroe looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murray throws a nice head kick!
Munroe throws a hook but Murray avoids it easily.
Murray slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Munroe throws the left hand but Murray avoids the punch easily.
Munroe fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Murray on the side of the head.
Munroe doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Murray lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Munroe circles away quickly and effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munroe walks into a jab.
That has opened up Rex Munroe's cut even more.
Munroe throws a lazy right hand but Murray sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Murray!
Murray fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Munroe on the side of the head.
Munroe on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Murray scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Munroe doesn't seem bothered though.
Munroe walks into a straight right hand from Murray.
Murray gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Murray manages to break the clinch.
Murray moves into range and clinches up with Munroe.
Murray keeps control of Munroe as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Murray has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Munroe uses from the top position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Murray throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Murray keeping moving, preventing Munroe from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munroe tries to free his leg and advance position but Murray is retaining full guard.
Murray wants to sweep but no luck.
Murray wants to stand up but Munroe is controlling him.
Munroe wants to get up but he can't break Murray's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Munroe is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Murray wants to get back to his feet but Munroe is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Murray misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leee Murray dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rex Munroe's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Murray ducks right into an uppercut from Munroe.
Murray moves away from the strike by Munroe.
Munroe throws a right and a left that Murray avoids nicely.
Munroe might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Murray.
Munroe tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Murray counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Murray trying to stand up but can't free himself from Munroe's guard.
Munroe keeping moving, preventing Murray from controlling successfully.
Murray wants to stand but Munroe has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munroe is trying to keep Murray in close.
Munroe working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Murray.
Murray wants to control from the top but Munroe keeps moving.
Murray throws a big right hand that misses.
Munroe looking to control.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Munroe lands a with a good body shot.
Murray lands with an uppercut that bounces Munroe off the ropes and back into rage.
Munroe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munroe has his takedown stuffed
and Murray counters with a takedown into side control.
Murray stands up.
Nice straight punches there by Murray. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Murray.
Munroe takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Munroe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Murray swinging wildly here.
Murray fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Munroe looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Munroe with a nice cross.
Munroe connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Murray's hands.
Murray keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Munroe.
Murray throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munroe misses with an uppercut. Murray saw that one coming.
Munroe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Murray.
Leee Murray is winning the standup battle so far.
Murray tries to close the distance and clinch but Munroe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Munroe takes one to the chin there.
Munroe misses with the combination.
Munroe swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Murray counters with a nice double leg into side control. Munroe won't be happy with that.
Murray is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Munroe is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Sloppy strikes there by Murray.
Murray tries to stand but Munroe is controlling his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munroe is trying to improve his position.
Munroe trying his best to control but Murray has mounted him.
Murray unloads with some shots from mount but Munroe bucks and avoids them well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murray looking to control but Munroe is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Munroe is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leee Murray dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rex Munroe's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Murray throws a right and a left that both miss.
Murray looks to land a combination but Munroe avoids it well.
Murray fails to land with a series of punches.
Murray cracks a nice hook into Munroe's ribs.
Good standup being displayed there by Munroe as he connects with a hook.
Murray drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Munroe is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Murray working the ground and pound but Munroe is defending the strikes.
Murray stands up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munroe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Murray throws out the jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Munroe throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Murray counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Murray preventing the sweep.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Munroe is trying to control the position but Murray postures up.
Murray wanted to stand there but Munroe had control of the position.
Murray has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Munroe has control of Murray's left arm, preventing Murray from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munroe has a closed guard, preventing Murray from standing up.
Munroe keeping moving, preventing Murray from controlling successfully.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Munroe throws a hook to the side of Murray's head but Murray sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Munroe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Murray.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munroe is looking to clinch but Murray is avoiding it.
Murray looks for the body kick but Munroe saw that one coming.
Murray walks into a left hand.
A slow jab from Munroe misses its intended target.
Leee Murray is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Murray scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rex Munroe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Munroe throws a hook but Murray avoids it easily.
Munroe swings for the body but Murray moves out of range.
Murray blocks a jab.
Murray is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Munroe can do to turn this around?
Murray fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Good leg kick by Murray there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Munroe throws a jab when Murray was well out of range.
Munroe scores with a jab to the jaw.
Murray moves into range and clinches up with Munroe.
Munroe is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Munroe wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murray manages to break the clinch.
Murray connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Murray clinches with his opponent.
Murray tries to pull guard but Munroe holds him up against the ropes and eventually Murray drops back down to his feet.
Murray has Munroe pressed against the ropes, preventing Munroe from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Murray's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Murray ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Munroe moves away.
Munroe misses with an attempted mid kick.
Murray keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Munroe.
Donk. Murray catches Munroe right on the button with a cross.
Munroe avoids the body shot from Murray.
Murray slips under a jab from Munroe.
Munroe clinches but Murray breaks the clinch
and Murray counters with a left and a right that stings Munroe.
Leee Murray is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A left and a right from Murray both land. Nice combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leee 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 James Glass scores the fight 30:26
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leee Murray!
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energy
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RATING
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