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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fernando Murch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josip Vidmar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Josip Vidmar has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fernando Murch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Josip Vidmar!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vidmar throws a solid leg kick but Murch takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Vidmar.
Vidmar tries to work over Murch's front leg with a kick but Murch checks it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Vidmar, as that shot connected.
Murch tries to clinch there but Vidmar circles away.
Murch gets a clinch.
Murch is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Vidmar is trying to break the clinch but Murch has him pressed against the cage.
Vidmar has had enough of the clinch but Murch keeps him there for the moment.
Murch tries a knee to the head but Vidmar blocks it.
Murch throws an elbow but it misses.
Murch is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Vidmar looks gassed!
Murch has Vidmar pressed against the cage, preventing Vidmar from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Murch misses with a knee to the head.
Murch tries a knee to the head but Vidmar blocks it.
Murch connects with a knee to the head.
Vidmar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Murch obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vidmar takes an elbow to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Vidmar's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Murch lands a knee to the head.
Murch lands a good knee to the midsection. Vidmar won't want to take too many of those.
Murch connects with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Murch.
Murch misses with a knee to the head.
Murch lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Murch with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Murch.
Murch crunches a lovely knee into Vidmar's ribcage.
Murch lands a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Murch.
Murch with a knee to the head.
Murch landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A knee to the head by Murch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murch landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murch tries a knee to the head but Vidmar blocks it.
Murch avoiding damage.
Murch connects with a nasty looking knee right to Vidmar's face.
Murch throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vidmar blocks it with crossed arms.
Murch lands a knee to the head.
Murch connects with a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Murch throws an elbow but misses.
Knees to the body from Murch.
Vidmar dodges an elbow strike from Murch.
Vidmar tries to break the clinch but Murch is controlling the position.
Vidmar tries to circle away but Murch has him pinned against the cage.
Murch looking to throw knees to the head but Vidmar is blocking nicely.
Murch with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murch throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vidmar blocks it with crossed arms.
Murch with a knee to the head.
Murch lands a good knee to the midsection. Vidmar won't want to take too many of those.
Murch is pushing Vidmar up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Vidmar is trying to force a seperation but Murch has the dominant position.
Murch unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Murch working Vidmar over with knees to the body.
Murch tries to land a knee to the head but Vidmar blocks with his arms.
A knee to the head by Murch.
Murch tries a knee to the head but Vidmar blocks it.
Murch misses with an elbow strike.
Murch lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murch connects with a nasty looking knee right to Vidmar's face.
Murch tries a knee to the head but Vidmar blocks it.
Murch keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vidmar's efforts to push away.
A knee to the head by Murch.
Murch misses with a knee to the head.
Murch connects with a knee to the head.
Vidmar tries to circle away but Murch has him pinned against the cage.
Murch connects with a nasty looking knee right to Vidmar's face.
Vidmar tries to break free but Murch pushes him back against the cage.
Murch is pushing Vidmar up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vidmar is looking to break free of the clinch but Murch has double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fernando Murch dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Vidmar looks for a takedown but Murch sprawls well.
Murch tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vidmar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Murch takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Vidmar throws the left hand but Murch avoids the punch easily.
Murch fails with an attempt to clinch.
Murch moves into range and clinches up with Vidmar.
Murch looking to throw knees to the head but Vidmar is blocking nicely.
Murch scores with a knee to the head.
Murch landing knees to the head.
Murch with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Murch connects with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vidmar takes a knee right on the jaw!
Murch lands an elbow inside that Vidmar shrugs off.
Murch lands an elbow inside.
Murch lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Murch.
Vidmar tries to break free but Murch pushes him back against the cage.
Murch landing knees to the head.
Murch with a knee to the head.
Vidmar is rocked!
Murch working Vidmar over with knees to the body.
Murch landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Murch connects with a knee to the head.
Vidmar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A knee to the head by Murch.
Murch's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Murch throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vidmar wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Murch has him pressed against the cage.
Murch scores with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murch throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vidmar blocks it with crossed arms.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Murch obliges.
Vidmar tries to circle away but Murch has him pinned against the cage.
Vidmar takes a knee right on the jaw!
Murch tries to land a knee to the head but Vidmar blocks with his arms.
Vidmar wants to break free but Murch has control.
Vidmar takes a knee right on the jaw!
Murch looking to throw knees to the head but Vidmar is blocking nicely.
Vidmar tries to break the clinch but Murch is controlling the position.
Murch misses with a knee strike.
Murch tries a knee to the head but Vidmar blocks it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Vidmar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Murch fails in his attempt to clinch.
Murch is looking to clinch.
Fernando Murch is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murch tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vidmar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vidmar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Murch fails with an attempt to clinch.
Murch tries to close the distance and clinch but Vidmar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Murch looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Murch instigates a clinch.
Murch lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Murch tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Murch lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Murch crunches a lovely knee into Vidmar's ribcage.
Nice elbow from Vidmar.
Murch keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vidmar's efforts to push away.
Murch misses with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vidmar wants to break free but Murch has control.
Murch is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Vidmar wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Murch has him pressed against the cage.
Murch connects with a nasty looking knee right to Vidmar's face.
Murch landing knees to the head.
Murch prevents Vidmar from breaking the clinch.
Fernando Murch has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Murch looking to throw knees to the head but Vidmar is blocking nicely.
Murch connects with a nasty looking knee right to Vidmar's face.
Vidmar can't break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Murch lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Murch tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vidmar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murch fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fernando Murch dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Vidmar gets tackled into the cage by Murch. Murch maintains the clinch.
Murch connects with a knee to the head.
Vidmar pulls guard successfully.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Murch working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Murch with a flurry of punches that miss.
Murch trying to stand up but can't free himself from Vidmar's guard.
Murch won't allow Vidmar to sweep him here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Murch accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Vidmar is looking to stand up but Murch isn't so interested in that idea.
Murch gets to his feet. Vidmar looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Murch moves into the clinch.
Murch pressing his opponent against the cage.
Murch throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murch connects with a nasty looking knee right to Vidmar's face.
Murch throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vidmar blocks it with crossed arms.
Murch lands a good knee to the midsection. Vidmar won't want to take too many of those.
A knee to the head by Murch.
Murch tries a knee to the head but Vidmar blocks it.
Murch tries a knee to the head but Vidmar blocks it.
Vidmar is looking to break free of the clinch but Murch has double underhooks.
Murch utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Murch has Vidmar pressed against the cage.
Vidmar tries to circle away but Murch has him pinned against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murch slowing the pace effectively.
Murch misses with a knee strike.
Murch throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vidmar blocks it with crossed arms.
Vidmar has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Murch with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Murch using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vidmar has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vidmar avoids a wild elbow strike from Murch.
Murch throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Vidmar jumps guard.
Vidmar wants to stand but Murch is controlling the position.
Murch pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vidmar is keeping the position for now.
Murch throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vidmar works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vidmar utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Murch working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Vidmar throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Murch missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Murch wants to get up but he can't break Vidmar's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murch slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Vidmar is trying to improve his position.
Murch prevents Vidmar from escaping the position.
Murch sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Vidmar is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Murch throws a strike aimed at the side of Vidmar's head but Vidmar avoids it well.
Murch wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Vidmar, who protects the arm well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vidmar is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Murch is controlling him well.
Murch decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Vidmar keeps the fight on the outside.
Murch wants to clinch up but Vidmar keeps it at a distance.
Murch doesn't manage to clinch there - Vidmar circles away.
Murch gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murch tries to land a knee to the head but Vidmar blocks with his arms.
Josip Vidmar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Murch lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Murch obliges.
Murch using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fernando Murch is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vidmar being controlled against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fernando Murch showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Murch 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fernando Murch!
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