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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bushido Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthew Murdock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown comes to the cage accompanied by Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros - Home. Murdock has chosen Man Without Fear-Rob Zombie as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Bushido Brown could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Matthew Murdock's chin.
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165 lbs
12 - 10 - 0 |
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180 cm
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166 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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ADCC Champion
World class MT
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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
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bushido Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matthew Murdock!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Murdock moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Brown misses with a head kick.
Brown throws a right hand that Murdock ducks under and follows up with a left that Murdock also avoids with ease.
Brown misses with a two punch combination.
Brown throws the left hand but Murdock avoids the punch easily.
Brown misses with the combination.
Brown misses with an uppercut. Murdock saw that one coming.
Murdock looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Brown throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Murdock counters with a nice body kick.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Brown tries to keep at a distance but Murdock has taken the fight into the clinch.
Brown can't find room to land a body shot as Murdock controls the action.
Murdock creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Murdock with a knee to the head.
Murdock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brown has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murdock tries a knee to the head but Brown blocks it.
Murdock dodges an elbow strike from Brown.
Nice elbow from Murdock.
Murdock with a knee to the head.
Murdock pushes off an throws an elbow but Brown leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Brown avoids a wild elbow strike from Murdock.
Brown's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Murdock misses with a head kick.
Murdock thows a leg kick but Brown checks it
and Brown counters with a two punch combo.
Brown clinches up against the cage.
Brown trying to stall but Murdock improves his position.
With the fighters up against the cage, Murdock throws an elbow but misses.
Brown controlling the action here for a moment.
Murdock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brown has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Murdock missing with knees to the body.
Murdock lands a knee to the head.
Brown lands a hook that snaps the head of Murdock backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murdock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brown blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Murdock is keeping busy.
Brown takes an elbow to the forehead.
Brown pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Murdock misses with a knee to the head.
Brown takes an elbow to the temple.
Murdock with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Murdock tries to land knees in the clinch but Brown avoids the damage to the body.
Murdock lands a knee to the head.
Brown lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Murdock backwards.
Brown blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brown is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Murdock is keeping busy.
Brown lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Brown is stalling here.
Murdock trying to land knees to the body.
Murdock pushes off an throws an elbow but Brown leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murdock with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Brown lands a right hand that snaps the head of Murdock backwards.
Brown blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Murdock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brown blocks it with crossed arms.
Murdock blocks an uppercut.
Murdock avoiding damage as Brown throws knees to the body.
Murdock blocks a body shot from Brown.
Brown is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Brown slowing the pace effectively.
Brown lands a shoulder strike.
Brown goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murdock tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Murdock tries a knee to the head but Brown blocks it.
Murdock looking to throw knees to the head but Brown is blocking nicely.
Brown holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Brown avoiding damage as Murdock throws knees to the body.
Brown has a couple of punches blocked by Murdock.
Brown works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murdock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brown has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Brown avoids the elbow strike from Murdock, against the cage.
Brown lands a shoulder strike.
Brown is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Still in the clinch, Brown scores with a nice short uppercut.
Murdock scores with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brown lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Brown trying to control the position but instead, Murdock has worked for underhooks and has pushed Brown into the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Murdock comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Murdock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brown has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Murdock crunches a lovely knee into Brown's ribcage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Matthew Murdock will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Brown tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Murdock misses with a low kick.
Murdock chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Murdock keeps Brown at a distance using the push kick.
Brown gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Murdock blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brown blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Murdock scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Bushido Brown has been cut.
Murdock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Murdock working Brown over with knees to the body.
Brown gets through Murdock's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Murdock creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Brown lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murdock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brown blocks it with crossed arms.
Murdock with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Brown lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Murdock creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Brown misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Brown on the inside.
Brown misses with some punches.
Brown misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murdock 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.
Brown scores with a shoulder strike.
Brown is trying to break the clinch but Murdock is controlling him.
Brown managing to block the knees to the body from Murdock.
Murdock lands an elbow inside.
Murdock missing with knees to the body.
Brown has Murdock pressed against the cage.
Murdock looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Murdock throws an elbow that misses.
Brown blocks an elbow strike from Murdock.
Matthew Murdock seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Murdock with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Brown looking to throw knees to the head but Murdock is blocking nicely.
Brown lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murdock lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Brown is stalling here.
Brown lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Brown breaks the clinch.
Murdock misses with a body kick.
Murdock wants to clinch.
Murdock wants to clinch up but Brown keeps it at a distance.
Murdock throws a head kick but Brown moves out of range.
Matthew Murdock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murdock scores with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Murdock checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Murdock tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Murdock uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murdock with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Murdock tries a head kick but it misses.
Murdock forces Brown back against the cage and clinches.
Murdock landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Murdock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brown.
Murdock tries a knee to the head but Brown blocks it.
Brown misses with some punches.
Murdock with a knee to the head.
Murdock throws an elbow that misses.
Brown blocks the elbow strike.
Brown lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Murdock backwards.
Murdock tries to land knees in the clinch but Brown avoids the damage to the body.
Murdock is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Murdock is breathing heavily.
Murdock looking to throw knees to the head but Brown is blocking nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A bit of stalling here from Brown.
Murdock with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Murdock gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Brown throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murdock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brown blocks it with crossed arms.
Murdock misses with a knee to the head.
Brown lands with a left to the head.
Brown blocks an elbow strike from Murdock.
Brown gets through Murdock's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Murdock throws an elbow but it misses.
Brown lands an elbow that stopped Murdock in his tracks for a moment.
Brown misses with a punch on the inside.
Murdock misses with a knee strike.
Brown tries to work over Murdock's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters up against the cage, Murdock throws an elbow but misses.
Brown is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Murdock misses with a knee strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Murdock with a knee to the head.
Brown lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Brown lands with a short shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew Murdock showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bushido Brown's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Brown throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brown misses with a wild body shot.
Brown blocks a head kick by Murdock.
Murdock moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bushido Brown is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Murdock blocks a jab.
Brown throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A swing and a miss from Brown.
A head kick misses from Murdock.
A slapping body kick lands there for Murdock.
Murdock chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Murdock tries to land a front kick but Brown steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Brown lands with an overhand left.
Murdock closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Murdock putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Brown in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Murdock.
Murdock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brown has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Murdock takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Murdock misses with a knee to the head.
Murdock tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brown avoids it.
Brown lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Murdock backwards.
Brown working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Brown misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murdock utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Brown breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brown throws a wild body kick that Murdock sees coming a mile off.
Brown jabs Murdock right on the nose. Murdock blinks but takes it well.
Brown blocks a head kick by Murdock.
Brown fails to land with a series of punches.
Brown throws a right hand that Murdock ducks under and follows up with a left that Murdock also avoids with ease.
Murdock tries to clinch up.
Matthew Murdock is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown misses with a straight right.
Murdock delivers a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Murdock slips a jab from Brown.
Murdock turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Matthew Murdock is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Murdock attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Murdock is looking to slow Brown down with leg kicks.
Murdock connects with an inside leg kick.
Brown rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Murdock moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Murdock tries to close the distance and clinch but Brown swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Brown is defended easily by Murdock.
Murdock misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murdock throws a quick inside leg kick.
Brown looks for the body kick but Murdock saw that one coming.
Brown misses with a jab, cross combination.
Murdock tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brown gets a clinch.
Brown pushes Murdock back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murdock misses with a knee to the head.
Brown lands with a short shot to the head.
Brown taking a breather.
Brown is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Brown scores with a shot to the side of Murdock's head.
Brown lands a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Brown tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bushido Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brown manages to break the clinch.
Murdock throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Murdock delivers a nice body kick.
Matthew Murdock seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brown misses with a two punch combination.
Murdock pushes Brown away with a front kick.
Murdock cracks the inside of Brown's front leg.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murdock checks a leg kick nicely.
Murdock throws a quick inside leg kick.
Brown will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Murdock keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brown.
Murdock lands a nice looking kick to the body. Brown takes a step back to recover.
Murdock buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Matthew Murdock.
Well Murdock has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matthew Murdock!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Matthew Murdock made sure he mentioned Steel Terror-Trition: Video Proven 160Q, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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