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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josh Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Murdock Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Josh Williams has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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290 lbs
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275 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Cardio machine |
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Dangerous GnP
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Josh Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Murdock Jr!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Dmitry Maklakov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams tried to score with a low kick but Jr checks it.
Williams throws a lazy right hand but Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jr throws a hook but Williams avoids it easily.
Williams thows a body shot but no joy.
Williams tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jr checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jr is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
It looks like Murdock Jr has been cut.
Jr wants to land a leg kick but Williams is out of range.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jr manages to avoid it.
Williams connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Williams scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Williams 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 Jr has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jr and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Josh Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams cracks the inside of Jr's front leg.
Williams tries to land a front kick but Jr steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Williams lands with a kick to the temple. Jr shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jr gets a clinch.
Williams is struggling to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jr leaning against his opponent.
Williams stalling against the cage.
Williams prevents a takedown attempt there.
Jr stalling.
Williams displaying some good clinch control by pressing Jr up against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Williams as Jr tries to tie him up.
Williams's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Josh Williams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Williams misses with a double jab.
Williams checks the leg kick nicely there.
Williams misses with an uppercut.
Jr fails with a takedown attempt.
Williams tries a head kick but it misses.
Williams keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Josh Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Murdock Jr.
Jr shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Williams manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Jr wants to pass the guard but Williams is keeping the position.
Williams seems keen to control Jr's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams looking for a sweep. Not yet Williams, not yet.
Jr landing some decent shots from guard.
Jr postures up in Williams's guard and throws a big left but Williams blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jr accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Williams pulls Jr in close to prevent any damage.
Jr preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jr trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Williams preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jr cracks Williams with a solid left hand.
Jr drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Williams manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Jr has Williams in his guard.
Jr wants to sweep here but Williams controlling him for the moment.
Jr looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jr lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Williams!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jr looking to finish Williams with some ground and pound. This is bad for Williams!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Josh Williams will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Murdock Jr'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.
Williams lets loose with a powerful body kick. Jr will feel that in the morning.
Williams is rocked!
It looks like Josh Williams has been cut.
Williams is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Jr doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Williams crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Williams's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Murdock Jr!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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