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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dr Murdock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cid Wakka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dr Murdock had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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210 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Dr Murdock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Cid Wakka!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Andrew Berry and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murdock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dr Murdock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murdock keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Murdock lands an overhand right.
Nice uppercut lands for Wakka. That snapped Murdock's head back.
Murdock misses with a wild body shot.
Murdock throws a shot to the body.
Murdock misses with an uppercut. Wakka saw that one coming.
Murdock shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wakka but Wakka pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Some bone on bone action there as Wakka checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Murdock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wakka was well out of range. Poor timing from Murdock.
Murdock thows a body shot but no joy.
Murdock takes a swing at Wakka's ribcage but misses.
Wakka thows a body shot but no joy.
Wakka misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murdock throws a looping overhand right but Wakka ducks down to avoid it.
Murdock is looking to wear down Wakka with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Wakka shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Murdock defends it nicely.
Dr Murdock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cid Wakka.
Murdock throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Murdock throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wakka sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murdock bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Murdock throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wakka sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murdock throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wakka sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murdock thumps Wakka with a low kick.
Murdock looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wakka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Murdock throws an overhand right that lands on Wakka's shoulder, as Wakka tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Murdock throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Murdock misses with a kick to the body.
No luck for Murdock with that takedown attempt.
Murdock is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wakka tries to bum rush Murdock with a series of wild strikes but Murdock uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wakka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murdock.
Wakka displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Dr Murdock has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wakka throws a right and a left that Murdock avoids nicely.
Wakka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Murdock throws an overhand right that lands on Wakka's shoulder, as Wakka tries to avoid the shot.
Murdock throws a half hearted mid kick.
Murdock lands with a cross.
Murdock stuffs the takedown attempt from Wakka. Wakka gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Wakka.
Murdock lands with a hook. Wakka tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wakka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murdock.
Murdock shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A right-left combo lands from Wakka.
Wakka slips under a jab.
Murdock throws a hook but Wakka blocks it.
Murdock misses with a body kick.
Wakka throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wakka moves out of range of the body kick.
Murdock takes one to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wakka takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Wakka throws a series of punches but Murdock avoids them all with ease.
Murdock thows a body shot but no joy.
Jab from Murdock.
Murdock throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Murdock clobbers Wakka with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A cross from Murdock lands.
Murdock throws a shot from downtown. Wakka moves away and avoids it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Murdock.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A slapping leg kick lands for Murdock.
Murdock paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wakka slips under a jab.
Wakka misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cid Wakka dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dr Murdock's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Wakka steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murdock.
Murdock throws a looping overhand right but Wakka ducks down to avoid it.
Murdock throws a sloppy body shot
and Wakka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big right from Wakka misses.
Wakka takes a swing at Murdock's ribcage but misses.
Wakka bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wakka darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wakka throws a low kick, looking for Murdock's leg but Murdock calmly moves out of range.
No joy there for Murdock, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Murdock throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wakka sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murdock connects with a solid leg kick.
Murdock throws a body punch but Wakka moves out of range.
Murdock throws a lazy head kick
and Wakka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wakka takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wakka throws a right hand that Murdock ducks under and follows up with a left that Murdock also avoids with ease.
Murdock misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Murdock throws a looping overhand right but Wakka ducks down to avoid it.
Murdock misses with a jab to the body
and Wakka counters with a two punch combo.
Wakka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wakka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cid Wakka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Murdock shoots for a takedown but Wakka saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Wakka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murdock.
Murdock swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Wakka counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wakka looks to land a combination. Murdock sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Wakka slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murdock swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Wakka counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wakka with a nice cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wakka swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Murdock counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Murdock throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Murdock slips a jab from Wakka.
Wakka lands a nice shot that snaps Murdock's head back.
Murdock throws a predictable looking body shot
and Wakka counters with a straight right hand.
Murdock fails with the takedown.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Murdock. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Wakka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murdock was well out of range. Poor timing from Wakka.
Murdock fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dr Murdock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wakka tries to clinch but Murdock is having none of it.
Some wild striking there from Wakka.
Murdock throws a looping overhand right but Wakka ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Wakka.
A telegraphed right hand from Murdock misses the target.
Wakka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murdock.
Murdock throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from Murdock misses.
Murdock throws a head kick but Wakka moves out of range.
Murdock drops his hands momentarily and Wakka takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wakka slips under a jab from Murdock.
Murdock throws the kick towards the body but Wakka avoids it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Wakka.
Murdock throws a jab but it's blocked by Wakka.
Murdock misses the jab.
Nice body kick from Murdock.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murdock throws a sloppy body shot
and Wakka counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice defenses there by Wakka.
Wakka throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wakka will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A big right from Murdock misses.
Wakka throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Murdock dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wakka thuds his right hand into Murdock's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wakka moves away from the strike by Murdock.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wakka lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Murdock swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wakka displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Murdock throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cid Wakka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dr Murdock's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Murdock throws a hook but Wakka avoids it easily.
Murdock throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fighters circling - Murdock throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Murdock turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Murdock throws out a loose jab but Wakka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murdock throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Murdock cracks the inside of Wakka's front leg.
Murdock walks into a stiff left hand from Wakka.
Murdock connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jab from Murdock.
Murdock throws a jab but it's blocked by Wakka.
Wakka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Murdock throws an overhand right that lands on Wakka's shoulder, as Wakka tries to avoid the shot.
Murdock throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Murdock.
Cid Wakka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Murdock throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wakka sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wakka leaves Murdock with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Wakka looks to land a combination but Murdock avoids it well.
Wakka steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murdock.
Murdock misses with an uppercut. Wakka saw that one coming.
Wakka has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Murdock scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wakka in his tracks.
Murdock will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wakka moves in looking to clinch but Murdock pushes him off.
Wakka slips a straight right by Murdock.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Murdock might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Wakka shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Murdock sprawls well. Murdock wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wakka gets slowly back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Murdock throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
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.
Wakka takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Murdock looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A jab from Murdock misses.
Murdock scores with a shot to the body.
Wakka takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wakka misses with a double jab
and Murdock counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murdock. Wakka does a little dance to reset his feet.
A punch combination from Wakka misses.
Murdock pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wakka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murdock.
Wakka tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murdock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wakka manages to avoid it.
Wakka displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Wakka takes one to the side of the head.
Murdock connects with a solid leg kick.
Murdock ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Murdock looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wakka is fending him off so far but Murdock persists. Nope, Wakka circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dr Murdock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Murdock looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Murdock is looking to land body kicks.
Wakka steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murdock.
Wakka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Murdock connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wakka takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Murdock.
Murdock throws an overhand right that lands on Wakka's shoulder, as Wakka tries to avoid the shot.
Nice cross by Murdock.
Dr Murdock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wakka ducks under a wild hook from Murdock.
Wakka's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wakka bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Murdock's head backwards.
Murdock lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wakka lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Wakka.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wakka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Murdock tries to land a body kick
and Murdock takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wakka scores with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wakka lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Murdock circles away quickly and effectively.
Murdock swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Wakka counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Murdock pushes Wakka back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Cid Wakka.
I've got Wakka winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 26:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cid Wakka!
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energy
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hype
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