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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edwin Murray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown has chosen Avassalador ft. Globus - Sou Foda as his entrance music. Edwin Murray could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to John Brown's chin.
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275 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
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210 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Great low kicks
Very strong |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edwin Murray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Brown!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Emerson Jorge and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown forces Murray back against the cage and clinches.
Murray using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Brown blocking some punches.
Murray using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brown has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Brown's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Murray lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Murray creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Brown is rocked!
Murray looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Murray lands a vicious elbow to the side of Brown's head that scrambles his senses and sends him wobbling down to the canvas! Murray tries to finish him with strikes but Brown still seems able to defend himself so Murray steps back and lets Brown get back to his feet - he wants no part of the ground game.
Brown is still on wobbly legs! Can Murray finish him?
It looks like John Brown has been cut.
Murray wants to clinch.
Murray lands with a thumping leg kick.
Brown looks gassed!
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!
Murray pushes Brown up against the cage in a clinch.
Brown seems to have recovered his senses.
Murray using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brown has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Murray tries to land a knee to the head but Brown blocks with his arms.
Murray gets through Brown's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Murray blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murray is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Murray misses with some punches.
Murray scores a nice knee to the body.
Murray with a knee to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Murray.
Murray landing knees to the body.
Murray lands with a short shot to the head.
Murray lands a body shot.
Murray lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray lands a hook that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
A short left from Murray.
Murray lands a hook that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Murray with a knee to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Murray creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Murray lands an elbow inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Murray.
Brown trying to stall but Murray improves his position.
Murray lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Murray scores with a knee to the head.
Brown looking to slow down the pace here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Murray obliges.
Murray lands an elbow inside.
Murray lands with a right to the head.
Murray lands a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Murray.
Murray throws a punch but it's blocked by Brown.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Murray.
Nice body punch from Brown - that landed with a thud.
Brown throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Murrays head.
Brown takes an elbow to the forehead.
Murray pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Brown tries to work over Murray's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brown misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murray with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murray tries to land knees in the clinch but Brown avoids the damage to the body.
Murray misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brown works on Murray's body with a couple of short punches.
Murray gets underhooks to prevent Brown's takedown attempt.
Brown lands a shoulder strike.
Murray looking to throw knees to the head but Brown is blocking nicely.
Brown is stalling here.
Murray blocks a body shot from Brown.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Brown takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Murray lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Murray misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brown.
A short body shot lands from Brown as the two fighters clinch.
Brown tries for a takedown. No joy.
Brown avoids a wild elbow strike from Murray.
Murray lands with a short shot to the head.
Murray blocks a body shot from Brown.
Brown wants to stall.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Murray just misses with a elbow thrown towards Brown's brow.
Murray trying to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Murray.
Brown has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Murray regains guard immediately.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Murray works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown with a flurry of punches that miss.
Murray wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Brown manages to pass to side control.
Murray is trying to stand.
Brown thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Murray to regain full guard.
Murray is looking to stand up but Brown isn't so interested in that idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Brown is looking to work some ground and pound but Murray has wrist control.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Brown's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Murray is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Brown's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Murray working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edwin Murray dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Brown's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Murray is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Brown.
Brown pushes Murray up against the cage in a clinch.
Brown tries a body shot but Murray blocks it.
Murray tries a knee to the head but Brown blocks it.
Brown tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murray connects with a nasty looking knee right to Brown's face.
Edwin Murray has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Murray connects with a nasty looking knee right to Brown's face.
Brown scores with a hook to the body.
Murray is working Brown over against the cage.
Murray lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Brown.
Brown takes a shot to the head.
A knee to the head by Murray.
Murray lands an elbow inside that Brown shrugs off.
Murray works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short left from Murray.
Murray lands a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murray gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Murray lands an elbow inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Murray.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Murray pushes Brown back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Murray lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Brown or not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Murray.
A short right from Murray.
Murray unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Murray lands a hook that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brown.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brown.
Murray tries for a takedown. No joy.
Brown lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Brown throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Murray has a couple of punches blocked by Brown.
Brown is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Murray gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Murray throws a head punch that misses.
Murray lands an elbow that stopped Brown in his tracks for a moment.
Murray throws a knee to the head but misses.
Murray tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brown lands a body shot.
Brown lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Murray.
Murray misses with a punch on the inside.
Brown lands a body punch.
Murray prevents a takedown attempt there.
Murray lands a left hand.
Murray misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murray has a couple of punches blocked by Brown.
Brown misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown is working Murray over against the cage.
Murray tries a knee to the head but Brown blocks it.
Brown lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Murray backwards.
Murray wants to break free but Brown has control.
Murray doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brown lands a body punch in the clinch.
Brown throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Brown lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Brown lands a body punch in the clinch.
Brown is looking to control Murray's arms but Murray gets an underhook and turns him. Now Brown has his back to the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Brown.
Brown is trying to stall.
Nice body punch from Brown - that landed with a thud.
Murray tries a knee to the head but Brown blocks it.
Brown tries to stall but Murray uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Murray being controlled against the cage.
Murray unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A short uppercut from Brown.
Murray landing knees to the head.
Brown lands a right hand that snaps the head of Murray backwards.
Brown working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Brown lands a body punch.
Murray tries to throw a body punch but Brown avoids it by throwing Murray back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown avoids the elbow strike from Murray, against the cage.
Brown throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Murrays head.
Brown stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Murray connects with a nasty looking knee right to Brown's face.
Murray is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brown is defending well for now.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Brown.
Brown lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Brown pushes Murray back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Brown.
Brown pushes Murray back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brown presses Murray against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Murray tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Brown controlling the action here for a moment.
Murray misses with some punches.
Brown makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Murray tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Brown presses Murray against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Brown lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Murray or not.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brown.
Brown is working Murray over against the cage.
Brown stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Murray throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown is trying to stall.
Brown breaks the clinch.
Brown lands a nice shot that snaps Murray's head back.
Murray needs to keep his hands up - Brown had a free shot at his head there.
Brown lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Brown closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Murray quickly recovers to half guard.
Brown not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Brown missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Brown is looking to advance position but Murray won't allow it.
Brown slips a nice elbow through Murray's hands, connecting with Murray's forehead.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown trying to control the action but Murray is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but John Brown will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on John Brown's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Murray looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Murray misses with a head kick.
Brown scores with a sloppy right hand. Murray should have avoided that one.
Brown throws an overhand right that lands on Murray's shoulder, as Murray tries to avoid the shot.
Murray walks into a left hand.
Murray throws a nice inside leg kick.
Murray misses with a low kick.
Murray throws a half hearted mid kick.
Murray connects with a solid leg kick.
Murray darts in and clinches Brown up against the cage.
Murray landing knees to the head.
Murray unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Murray blocks a body shot from Brown.
A shot in the inside from Murray.
Murray landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brown is looking to control Murray's arms but Murray gets an underhook and turns him. Now Brown has his back to the cage.
Murray lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
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!
Murray cracks Brown with a nice body shot.
Murray landing knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown takes an elbow to the temple.
Murray swings wildly with an uppercut but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Murray fails to land.
Murray misses with an elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Murray.
Nice body punch from Brown.
Murray has a couple of punches blocked by Brown.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murray.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brown.
Brown works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Brown tries a body shot but Murray blocks it.
Brown works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Murray lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Brown lands a body shot.
Brown is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Brown tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murray's elbow.
A left hand lands to the body for Brown.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Brown has Murray pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Murray manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Brown is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Murray with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murray creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Brown's defenses.
Murray looking to throw knees to the head but Brown is blocking nicely.
Brown is struggling to control the position.
Murray prevents a body shot from Brown.
Murray throws an elbow that misses.
Murray throws a knee to the head but misses.
Brown lands a body shot.
Brown lands a left hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brown.
Murray's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Brown throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Murray missing with knees to the body.
Murray creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Brown lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Brown on the inside.
Brown lands a hook that snaps the head of Murray backwards.
Brown misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brown tries to throw a body punch but Murray avoids it by throwing Brown back against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Murray throws a punch but it's blocked by Brown.
A hook to the body from Murray.
Murray tries a knee to the head but Brown blocks it.
Murray tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown cracks Murray with a nice body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Brown.
Brown pushes Murray back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Brown is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Murray misses with a body punch.
Murray misses with a punch on the inside.
Murray lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Murray misses with a punch on the inside.
Brown stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Brown breaks from the clinch.
Brown connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Murray takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Murray closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Brown to counter with a crisp jab.
Brown works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Murray throws a leg kick but Brown sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Murray thows a body shot but no joy.
Brown shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Murray is looking to improve his position but Brown isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Brown.
Brown working Murray over with strikes here.
Brown thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Brown postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Murray looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Edwin Murray.
I think Murray has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:29
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Edwin Murray!
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energy
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hype
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