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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Murphy Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Traian Basescu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James Murphy Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Traian Basescu!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Micheangelo Fripello and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy Williams shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Murphy Williams was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Basescu wants to control but Murphy Williams is having none of it.
Murphy Williams thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Basescu wants to hold on but Murphy Williams pushes him away.
Murphy Williams throwing strikes but Basescu recovers to half guard. A much better position.
Murphy Williams is looking to take a break and control but Basescu is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Murphy Williams really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Murphy Williams controlling the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Basescu makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Basescu.
Murphy Williams wants to control from the top but Basescu keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy Williams throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Basescu works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Murphy Williams postures up.
Basescu wants to sweep here but Murphy Williams controlling him for the moment.
Murphy Williams throws a big right hand that misses.
Basescu is trying to control the position but Murphy Williams postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Traian Basescu was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Murphy Williams shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Murphy Williams showed some decent athleticism there.
Basescu is not content to let Murphy Williams control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy Williams sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Murphy Williams has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Basescu gets back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murphy Williams preventing the sweep.
Murphy Williams trying to control but Basescu is working from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Murphy Williams throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murphy Williams stopping the sweep attempt from Basescu.
Basescu controls Murphy Williams momentarily but Murphy Williams frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy Williams throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Basescu keeping moving, preventing Murphy Williams from controlling successfully.
We're going to have a standup here because James Murphy Williams wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Murphy Williams scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Murphy Williams throws an elbow but Basescu slips to the side and avoids it well.
Murphy Williams is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Basescu will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Basescu tries to bench press Murphy Williams off him but Murphy Williams keeps the position.
Basescu is trying to control Murphy Williams's posture but Murphy Williams avoids it.
Murphy Williams throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy Williams throws an elbow but Basescu slips to the side and avoids it well.
Basescu tries to improve position but can't.
Basescu is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Murphy Williams has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Basescu looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Basescu bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Murphy Williams wants to get back to his feet but Basescu drags him back down.
Basescu working the head and body with strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Basescu prevents Murphy Williams from escaping the position.
Murphy Williams is trying to improve his position.
Basescu stands up and beckons Murphy Williams to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Murphy Williams dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Basescu scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Murphy Williams tries to roll over but Basescu keeps him under control.
Murphy Williams has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Basescu is working away from the top position though.
Basescu working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Murphy Williams blocking the ground and pound attempt from Basescu.
Murphy Williams wants to stand back up but Basescu manages to pass into side control.
Murphy Williams tries to improve position but can't.
Murphy Williams is looking to get back to his feet here but Basescu is keeping cool and he's managed to take Murphy Williams's back.
Murphy Williams wants to escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Basescu tries to keep control of the position but Murphy Williams is staying busy.
Basescu is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Murphy Williams is keeping busy.
Murphy Williams takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Murphy Williams is trying to get back to his feet but Basescu has full control of the position and if anything, Murphy Williams has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Basescu has Murphy Williams flattened out and is raining down punches.
Basescu gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Basescu is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Basescu has good solid back control here.
Murphy Williams turns into Basescu and is now in his guard.
Basescu bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Murphy Williams's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy Williams wants to get back to his feet but Basescu is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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!
Murphy Williams looking for a sweep. Not yet Murphy Williams, not yet.
Basescu postures up.
Basescu trying to control the position from guard on top but Murphy Williams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Murphy Williams throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
James Murphy Williams overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Basescu advances to half guard.
Basescu is looking for a kimura here.
Murphy Williams trying to control here.
Murphy Williams gets back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Basescu stops Murphy Williams from standing up.
Basescu stands up over Murphy Williams, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Basescu must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Basescu with a nice head shot there.
Basescu slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Basescu with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Murphy Williams trying to keep a closed guard but Basescu is proving a slippery customer.
Murphy Williams keeping moving, preventing Basescu from controlling successfully.
Murphy Williams is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Basescu drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Basescu jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Basescu advances to half guard.
Basescu is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Murphy Williams makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Murphy Williams.
Murphy Williams wants to stand up but Basescu is controlling him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Murphy Williams trying to strike off his back.
Basescu wants to control from the top but Murphy Williams keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Traian Basescu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Murphy Williams's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Murphy Williams shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Basescu blocking the ground and pound.
Murphy Williams throws a sloppy strike and Basescu uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Basescu has ended up in Murphy Williams's guard.
Murphy Williams pushes Basescu off and gets back to his feet.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Murphy Williams.
Basescu manages to work his way to half guard, despite Murphy Williams's best efforts.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Basescu is trying to maintain the position but Murphy Williams is very close to passing his half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Murphy Williams tries to stand but can't do so whilst Basescu controls his leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy Williams missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Murphy Williams is thwarting Basescu's attempts to control the position.
Basescu is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Murphy Williams seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Murphy Williams not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy Williams passes the guard and advances to mount!
Murphy Williams prevents Basescu from getting the reversal.
Murphy Williams looking to control but Basescu is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Murphy Williams unloads with some shots from mount but Basescu bucks and avoids them well.
Basescu really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Murphy Williams wants to finish this one by submission but Basescu is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Murphy Williams.
Basescu tries to hold on but Murphy Williams postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Murphy Williams there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Murphy Williams looking to finish with strikes here!
Basescu is in all sorts of trouble here.
Murphy Williams looking to control but Basescu is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Murphy Williams prevents Basescu from getting the reversal.
Murphy Williams trying to control but Basescu is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy Williams punching from mount but Basescu doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Murphy Williams controlling his opponent.
Basescu tries to hold on but Murphy Williams postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murphy Williams sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
And that's the end of the fight!
James Murphy Williams showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Murphy Williams 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Murphy Williams!
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energy
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hype
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