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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Frank Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Murphy Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams comes to the cage accompanied by Paint it black . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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185 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frank Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Murphy Brown!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Winston Howard and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams is looking to clinch but Brown is avoiding it.
Williams throws a jab but it's blocked by Brown.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch but Brown swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brown shoots for a double leg takedown but Williams sprawls well. He's pushed Brown's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Williams throws a poor cross that misses
and Brown counters with a shoot takedown. Williams fights it but they end up in guard.
Williams looking for a sweep. Not yet Williams, not yet.
Williams knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Brown on the ground.
Brown thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Brown drops back looking for a leg! Williams is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Williams manages to kick Brown off! Brown jumps back into Williams's guard.
Williams wants to sweep here but Brown controlling him for the moment.
Brown drops back looking for a leg! Williams is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Williams manages to kick Brown off! Brown jumps back into Williams's guard.
Williams is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Williams might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Williams looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brown is one step ahead there.
Williams is looking to stand back up but Brown counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Williams.
Williams moves into full guard.
Williams wants to stand up but Brown is controlling him.
Brown won't allow Williams to sweep him here.
Brown drops back looking for a leg! Williams is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Williams manages to kick Brown off! Brown jumps back into Williams's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown drops back looking for a leg! Williams is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Williams manages to kick Brown off! Brown jumps back into Williams's guard.
Brown stops Williams from standing up.
Brown is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Brown stopping the sweep attempt from Williams.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams wants to stand up but Brown is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Williams is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Brown dives into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown tries for a kimura but Williams is defending well.
Brown thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Williams is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Brown asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Brown prevents Williams from improving his position.
Williams preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Williams is trying to maintain the position but Brown is very close to passing his half guard.
Brown is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Williams has managed to free his arm - good work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams keeping hold of Brown's head, controlling as best he can.
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 Frank Williams will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Brown shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Brown was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Murphy Brown has got the better of the ground game so far.
Brown has control of Williams's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Williams regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Williams is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Brown working for a guillotine from mount but Williams is in no mood to give up.
Brown wants to finish this one by submission but Williams is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Brown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Brown is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Williams has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Brown prevents Williams from getting the reversal.
Williams tries to lock up and control but Brown gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Brown prevents Williams from getting the reversal.
Brown is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Williams can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Williams on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Williams tries to get out of the position.
Williams is desperately trying to improve his position but Brown has a good base and remains in mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams is trying to stand up.
Brown looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Williams is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Williams keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Brown is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Williams has managed to escape the submission attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Brown wants to finish this one by submission but Williams is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Brown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown prevents Williams from getting the reversal.
Williams is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Williams working to try and regain half guard.
Brown is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Williams to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Williams shrugs it off.
Brown won't let Williams get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Brown avoids the attempt from Williams to control.
Williams defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Brown.
Williams is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Brown.
Williams is wriggling around trying to escape.
Williams tries to hold on but Brown pushes him away.
Williams is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Williams is wriggling around trying to escape.
Brown working for a guillotine from mount but Williams is in no mood to give up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Murphy Brown showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Williams wants to clinch
so Brown counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Brown prevents Williams from getting back to his feet.
Brown stopping the sweep attempt from Williams.
Williams wants to stand up but Brown is controlling him.
Williams looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Williams working a defensive guard here.
Brown thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown drops back looking for a leg! Williams is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Williams manages to kick Brown off! Brown jumps back into Williams's guard.
Brown drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Brown jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Brown drops back looking for a leg! Williams is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Williams manages to kick Brown off! Brown jumps back into Williams's guard.
Williams wants to sweep here but Brown controlling him for the moment.
Williams is pulling down on Brown's head to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Williams is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Brown is controlling him.
Brown pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Williams is keeping the position for now.
Williams is pulling down on Brown's head. It's preventing any offense from Brown, at least for the moment.
Williams working a defensive guard here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Frank Williams.
Brown shoots for a double leg takedown but Williams sprawls well. He's pushed Brown's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brown paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brown circles away from the clinch attempt.
Williams wants to clinch.
Brown shoots for a double leg takedown but Williams sprawls well. He's pushed Brown's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Frank Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Murphy Brown.
Brown takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Williams tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Williams is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
No luck for Brown with that takedown attempt.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brown swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown circles away from the clinch attempt
and Brown counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Williams!
Brown has hold of Williams's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Williams manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Williams tries to lock up and control but Brown gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Brown prevents Williams from getting the reversal.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Williams's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Brown.
Brown avoids the attempt from Williams to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Murphy Brown.
I think Brown 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Murphy Brown!
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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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