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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between TrauMaa Iii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Murdock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Iii might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to D12 - Fight Music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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185 lbs
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190 cm
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Self confident |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, TrauMaa Iii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Murdock!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Atkins and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Murdock wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Iii with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Iii tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Iii tries to land a knee to the head but Murdock blocks with his arms.
Murdock jumps into guard, dragging Iii to the mat.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Murdock has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Iii has passed into side control.
Murdock manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
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.
Murdock is trying to stand up here but Iii is controlling him well.
Murdock regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murdock controlling Iii's posture.
Murdock is working an open guard so Iii takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Joe Murdock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murdock has taken the fight to the clinch.
Iii tries to land a knee to the head but Murdock blocks with his arms.
Murdock tries to break free but Iii pushes him back against the ropes.
Murdock's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iii tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Murdock counters with a head kick.
Murdock looks to clinch
and Iii counters by moving into the clinch.
Murdock drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Iii gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Murdock tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Iii tries to land a knee to the head but Murdock blocks with his arms.
Murdock fails to pull guard.
TrauMaa Iii has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Murdock.
Iii using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Murdock has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Iii looking to throw knees to the head but Murdock is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iii has had enough of the clinch but Murdock keeps him there for the moment.
Murdock wants to break free but Iii has control.
Iii prevents the takedown attempt.
Murdock wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Murdock drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Iii using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Murdock has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Murdock tries to break the clinch but Iii is controlling the position.
Iii lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Iii tries to land a knee to the head but Murdock blocks with his arms.
Murdock looking to stall.
Murdock looking for a takedown.
That's four 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.
Murdock wants a takedown.
Iii has Murdock pressed against the ropes, preventing Murdock from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Iii tries a knee to the head but Murdock blocks it.
Iii pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Murdock thuds his right hand into Iii's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Murdock misses with a takedown
and Iii counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Iii.
Murdock looks gassed!
Iii tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Iii looking to throw knees to the head but Murdock is blocking nicely.
Iii misses with a knee to the head.
Iii using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Murdock has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Joe Murdock will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Murdock misses with a takedown
and Iii counters by clinching up.
Murdock looking for a takedown.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Murdock jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Iii walks away with a smile on his face. Murdock gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
TrauMaa Iii has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Murdock.
Murdock with a nice cross.
Murdock looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
TrauMaa Iii is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick misses from Murdock.
Murdock shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Iii counters by moving into the clinch.
Murdock is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iii breaks the clinch.
Murdock misses with a double jab
and Iii counters by clinching up.
Iii tries to break the clinch but Murdock is controlling the position.
Iii breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Murdock gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Iii moves into the clinch.
Murdock tries for a takedown but Iii manages to get underhooks.
Murdock can't break the clinch.
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.
Iii breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Iii takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Iii looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Iii is looking to clinch but Murdock is avoiding it.
Iii moves in looking to clinch but Murdock pushes him off.
Murdock scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Murdock is looking to take a break and control but Iii is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iii tries to roll over but Murdock keeps him under control.
Murdock is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Iii!
Iii avoids a series of strikes thrown by Murdock.
Murdock lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Murdock tries to control but Iii wriggling away.
Iii knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Murdock on the ground.
Iii is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Iii wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Murdock showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Murdock clinches up with Iii and pushes him back against the ropes.
Murdock tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Iii smiles and moves away.
Murdock wants to clinch
and Iii counters by clinching up.
Murdock is looking to break free of the clinch but Iii has double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Iii tries to land a knee to the head but Murdock blocks with his arms.
Iii is pressed up against the ropes. Murdock has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Iii down to the mat. Iii avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Iii closes the distance and clinches.
Iii prevents the takedown attempt.
TrauMaa Iii has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Murdock.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murdock looking to stall.
Murdock tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Iii just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Iii looking to throw knees to the head but Murdock is blocking nicely.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Iii using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Murdock has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Murdock fails to pull guard.
Murdock goes for a takedown in the clinch but Iii prevents it.
Murdock takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Iii misses with a knee to the head.
Murdock is trying to push Iii away but Iii has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Iii with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Murdock has had enough of the clinch but Iii keeps him there for the moment.
Murdock tries to pull guard but Iii won't allow it.
Murdock jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Iii walks away with a smile on his face. Murdock gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Iii wants to clinch
and Murdock cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Murdock wants to clinch
and Iii counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iii tries a knee to the head but Murdock blocks it.
Iii breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Murdock tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Iii counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Iii.
Murdock looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Murdock wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Iii escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Iii tries to clinch but Murdock is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Iii fails with an attempt to clinch.
Murdock fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Iii looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Iii moves to clinch but Murdock breaks away
and Murdock counters with a single leg into guard. Iii didn't expect that.
Murdock has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Iii is proving hard to escape from.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Murdock comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Murdock 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Murdock!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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