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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paul Murray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Ngo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Murray could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Henry Ngo's chin.
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Paul Murray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Henry Ngo!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Hugh Johnson and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Murray as Ngo shoots in.
Murray pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Murray throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Murray misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ngo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Murray tries to avoid it but Ngo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Murray to the ground. Murray escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ngo fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Murray sprawls well initially but Ngo persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Murray is trying to stand back up but Ngo is controlling him
Ngo has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Murray holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Ngo tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ngo wants to control the pace but Murray is squirming around nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ngo is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Murray to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Murray shrugs it off.
Murray is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ngo mounts Murray! Really nice guard pass there!
Ngo breaks from Murray's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You get the feeling that Murray really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Murray regains half guard.
Ngo looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Murray avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ngo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murray is not content to let Ngo control the position.
Ngo throwing shots but Murray is blocking nicely.
Murray is looking to get back to is feet but Ngo passes into side control.
That's four 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.
Ngo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Ngo goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Murray rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Ngo's guard! Nice work there by Murray!
Murray would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Ngo looking for a guillotine here but Murray defends easily.
Murray knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ngo on the ground.
Murray wants to stand but Ngo is controlling his posture from full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Ngo dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Murray throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Murray works Ngo's body with a nice hook.
Murray throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ngo fails with a takedown attempt.
Murray comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Murray misses with a two punch combination.
Murray lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ngo shoots in looking for a takedown but Murray manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ngo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
No joy there for Murray, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Murray fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ngo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Murray.
Ngo shoots in but no luck this time.
Paul Murray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henry Ngo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A right-left combo lands from Murray.
Ngo fails with a takedown attempt.
Paul Murray is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ngo is breathing heavily.
Murray misses with a two punch combination.
Murray lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A shot to the liver by Murray. Beautiful body shot.
Paul Murray is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ngo scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Ngo is trying to get an arm triangle but Murray is defending well.
Ngo fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ngo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ngo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Murray is trying to buck Ngo off.
Ngo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ngo is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Murray is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Ngo decides to take the fight back to the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ngo throws a head kick but Murray moves out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Murray scores with a four punch combination!
Murray works over Ngo's head and body with a nice combination.
Murray throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A head kick misses from Murray.
Ngo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Murray's waist but Murray gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ngo off to one side.
Ngo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Murray circles away.
Murray jabs at Ngo's body.
Nice takedown defense from Murray. No joy for Ngo on that attempt.
Some wild striking there from Murray.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Murray dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Ngo tries for a takedown but Murray circles away easily
and Murray counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Murray is looking to wear down Ngo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Murray closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Murray looks to land a combination. Ngo sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Murray scores with a one two! Ngo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Some wild striking there from Murray.
Murray pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Ngo back to the cage. Murray follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A combination from Murray does no damage.
Ngo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ngo manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Murray on his heels. He'll look to pass Murray's guard now, I'm sure.
Murray preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Murray is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ngo is controlling him.
Ngo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Ngo dives into side control.
Ngo working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Murray is trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ngo postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Murray tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Ngo working for a submission but Murray is keeping him at bay.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ngo in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ngo is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Murray to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Murray shrugs it off.
Murray is trying to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ngo looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Ngo throwing strikes here but Murray is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Murray wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Ngo is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Murray is surviving well by controlling Ngo's body position as best he can.
Murray is trying to escape the mount but Ngo keeps good control and instead manages to take Murray's back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Henry Ngo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ngo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henry Ngo!
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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