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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kazahiro Murakami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gorge Jurgel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Jurgel's choice of entrance music: Rock N Roll Train. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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152 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
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164 lbs
22 - 17 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Good takedowns
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kazahiro Murakami!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gorge Jurgel!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murakami keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jurgel.
Jurgel misses with a wild combination.
Murakami tries to bum rush Jurgel with a series of wild strikes but Jurgel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Murakami moves into the clinch successfully.
Murakami working hard to break the clinch.
Jurgel jumps guard but Murakami stands there with Jurgel around his waist. Jurgel gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Murakami escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jurgel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Murakami counters with a head kick.
Murakami shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Murakami was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Jurgel is working to get back to half guard.
Jurgel is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murakami punching from mount but Jurgel doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Murakami throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Jurgel keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Murakami thowing shots but they're missing.
Murakami is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Jurgel has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Jurgel!
Murakami escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jurgel gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jurgel controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jurgel's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Jurgel tries to stand but Murakami is controlling from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murakami keeping moving, preventing Jurgel from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Gorge Jurgel was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Jurgel tries to keep at a distance but Murakami has taken the fight into the clinch.
Murakami is looking to break free of the clinch but Jurgel has double underhooks.
Jurgel misses with a punch to the body.
Murakami has had enough of the clinch but Jurgel keeps him there for the moment.
Murakami wants to break free but Jurgel has control.
Murakami is looking to break free of the clinch but Jurgel has double underhooks.
Murakami displaying some good clinch control by pressing Jurgel up against the cage.
Jurgel breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murakami ducks under a wild hook from Jurgel.
Murakami steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jurgel.
Murakami avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jurgel takes one to the chin there.
Murakami rushes Jurgel and presses him up against the cage.
Murakami tries to land knees in the clinch but Jurgel avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murakami gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jurgel.
Jurgel keeps control of Murakami as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kazahiro Murakami dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Murakami lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Murakami closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Murakami missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Murakami is looking to take a break and control but Jurgel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jurgel is doing well to control the position and prevent Murakami from advancing to side control.
Jurgel works his way to full guard. Good work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Murakami accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Murakami postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Murakami wants to control from the top but Jurgel keeps moving.
Jurgel pulls Murakami in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murakami throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jurgel works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jurgel is trying to keep Murakami in close.
Murakami trying to control the position from guard on top but Jurgel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Murakami throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Jurgel was covering up waiting for the punch and Murakami finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Jurgel has his hands on Murakami's head, controlling the position.
Jurgel avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murakami being controlled here momentarily.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Gorge Jurgel wasn't active enough on the ground.
Murakami throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kazahiro Murakami seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murakami ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice body kick there by Murakami.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murakami dives in and scores a takedown into Jurgel's guard.
Murakami has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jurgel pulls Murakami in close to prevent any damage.
Jurgel is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Murakami sitting in guard here, content to control.
Jurgel is looking for a triangle but Murakami pushes his legs off easily.
Jurgel is trying to keep Murakami in close.
Murakami with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murakami tries to free his leg and advance position but Jurgel is retaining full guard.
Jurgel seems keen to control Murakami's posture.
Murakami postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jurgel looking to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Gorge Jurgel was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Murakami throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Murakami bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A head kick from Murakami lands but Jurgel takes it in his stride.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jurgel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jurgel looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jurgel takes a kick to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kazahiro Murakami dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Jurgel shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Murakami sprawls well. Murakami wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jurgel gets slowly back to his feet.
Jurgel gets caught napping as Murakami dives in and scores a takedown. Jurgel manages to retain guard.
Jurgel wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Murakami wants to pass the guard but Jurgel is keeping the position.
Murakami trying to control the position from guard on top but Jurgel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jurgel avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jurgel changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Murakami scores with a three punch combo!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jurgel misses with a two punch combination.
Murakami just misses with a punch to the body.
Murakami uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jurgel.
Murakami gets a double leg takedown into Jurgel's guard.
Murakami throwing strikes from guard but Jurgel blocks nicely.
Jurgel is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Murakami controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jurgel looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Gorge Jurgel was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Jurgel sizes up Murakami with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murakami lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murakami throws a body kick that misses.
Murakami fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Murakami takes a jab right on the kisser.
Murakami throws a head kick that misses.
Jurgel throws the left hand but Murakami avoids the punch easily.
Jurgel tries to keep at a distance but Murakami has taken the fight into the clinch.
Murakami looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Murakami's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jurgel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murakami.
Jurgel is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Murakami.
Murakami feints and as Jurgel raises his hands in defense, Murakami changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jurgel has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gorge Jurgel has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Murakami misses with a series of wild punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Murakami closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kazahiro Murakami showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Murakami has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 George Francis scores the fight for Kazahiro Murakami!
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight for Kazahiro Murakami!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Kazahiro Murakami!
Kazahiro Murakami wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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