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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ray Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fernando Murch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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176 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
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183 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced |
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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
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ray Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fernando Murch!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Nard Betker and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murch tries to clinch up
and Stone counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Stone.
Stone is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Murch to keep the fight standing.
Murch throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stone blocks it with crossed arms.
Murch misses with a knee strike.
Stone avoiding damage as Murch throws knees to the body.
Murch looking to throw knees to the head but Stone is blocking nicely.
Murch throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short uppercut from Stone.
Stone lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Murch tries to land knees in the clinch but Stone avoids the damage to the body.
Murch with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stone content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Murch lands a knee to the head.
Murch stalling in the clinch but Stone improves position.
Stone escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stone circles away from the clinch attempt
and Stone counters by moving into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stone shoots in but no luck this time.
Stone avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Murch wants to clinch
and Stone counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Stone.
Stone stalling.
Murch misses with a knee to the head.
Murch looking to throw knees to the head but Stone is blocking nicely.
Murch throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Stone manages to break the clinch.
Murch tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Murch tries to clinch
and Stone counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Stone.
Stone breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Murch is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Murch stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ray Stone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stone has taken the fight to the clinch.
Murch is trying to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murch with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stone jumps guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Murch postures up in Stone's guard and throws a big left but Stone blocks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murch being controlled here momentarily.
Murch throwing strikes but missing.
Stone on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Stone tries to get out of the position.
Stone is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Stone tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Stone controlling the position.
Murch must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone has his feet on Murch's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Stone throws a right and a left that Murch avoids nicely.
Murch is looking to clinch.
Murch tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Stone counters with a body kick.
Stone shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Murch sprawls well. Murch wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Stone gets slowly back to his feet.
Murch wants to clinch up but Stone keeps it at a distance.
Fernando Murch is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Murch tries to clinch up but Stone circles away and keeps his distance.
Stone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murch tries to close the distance and clinch but Stone swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Murch tries to clinch
and Stone counters with a good low kick that Murch was not able to check.
Stone shoots in and drives through. Murch sprawls well.
Stone is trying hard to land a takedown here. Murch sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone swats away the attempt to clinch by Murch.
Stone misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Murch moves to clinch but Stone breaks away
and Stone moves into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stone escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stone swats away the attempt to clinch by Murch.
Stone shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Stone closes the distance and clinches.
Murch prevents the takedown attempt.
Murch is looking to control Stone's arms but Stone gets an underhook and turns him. Now Murch has his back to the cage.
Murch misses with a knee strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stone tries to work over Murch's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murch putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Stone in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Stone is breathing heavily.
Nice elbow from Murch.
Murch trying to control the position but instead, Stone has worked for underhooks and has pushed Murch into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Stone dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Murch tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stone swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Murch displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Stone.
Murch tries to clinch up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Stone.
Stone looks for a takedown but Murch sprawls well.
Stone avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Murch wants to clinch up but Stone keeps it at a distance.
Ray Stone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stone gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Murch tries to land a knee to the head but Stone blocks with his arms.
Murch trying to land knees to the body.
Murch misses with a knee to the head.
Stone is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Murch is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ray Stone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stone throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Murch blocks it with crossed arms.
Stone throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murch tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stone is pushing Murch up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Stone jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Murch walks away with a smile on his face. Stone gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Stone has taken the fight to the clinch.
Murch using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stone has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Come on Stone - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Murch misses with a knee to the head.
Murch connects with a nasty looking knee right to Stone's face.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Stone avoiding damage as Murch throws knees to the body.
Stone blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Murch controlling the action here for a moment.
Murch throws an elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murch stalling.
Stone tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Fernando Murch seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Stone blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stone successfully pulls guard.
Murch missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Stone pulls Murch in close to prevent any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stone working for a triangle but Murch defends it easily.
Murch tries to free his leg and advance position but Stone is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone throwing short punches from the bottom.
Murch pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stone is keeping the position for now.
Stone trying to keep a closed guard but Murch is proving a slippery customer.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Stone is on top in guard.
Stone gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Stone shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Murch as he jumps to the side.
Stone shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Murch sprawls well. Murch wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Stone gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone shoots in but Murch avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Murch tries to clinch but Stone moves out of range.
Murch tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Murch wants to clinch up but Stone keeps it at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stone. Murch does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stone shoots in but no luck this time.
Murch slips a jab and a cross from Stone.
Murch tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stone swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stone throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Murch's waist but Murch gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Stone off to one side.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Murch tries to clinch there but Stone circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stone circles away from the clinch attempt
and Stone counters by moving into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murch with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Murch with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ray Stone will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Stone shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Murch tries to clinch but Stone is having none of it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Stone lands a nice elbow.
Murch looking to throw knees to the head but Stone is blocking nicely.
Murch taking a breather.
Stone successfully pulls guard.
Stone pulls Murch in to control the position.
Stone has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Murch trying to control but Stone is working from the bottom.
Murch throws an elbow that misses. Stone uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Murch's guard. Nice move by Stone!
Murch being controlled here, momentarily.
Murch really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Stone. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Ray Stone just wasn't active enough.
Stone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murch tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stone shoots in for a takedown but Murch shows good takedown defense.
Murch fails with an attempt to clinch.
Murch closes the distance looking to clinch
and Stone counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stone closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Stone breaks the clinch.
Murch tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stone paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Murch is looking to clinch.
Murch tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stone swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ray Stone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stone keeps the fight on the outside.
Murch tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Stone manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stone closes this distance looking for a takedown but Murch circles away.
Stone avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Murch tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Stone manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stone throws a series of punches but Murch moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stone circles away from the clinch attempt
and Stone counters with a nice body kick.
Stone misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stone shoots in for a double leg but Murch sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Murch tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stone swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Murch wants to clinch
and Stone counters with a nice low kick that buckles Murch's knee momentarily.
Stone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murch wants to clinch.
Murch tries to close the distance and clinch but Stone swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stone swats away the attempt to clinch by Murch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Murch looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Murch tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stone swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Murch tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stone paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stone looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Stone shoots in but no luck this time.
The fight stays on the outside here - Murch looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Murch looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murch moves into the clinch.
Stone drags the fight down to the ground.
Stone is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ray Stone overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Murch postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Stone not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stone has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ray Stone wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Murch moves into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Murch scores a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murch tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fernando Murch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ray Stone is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Murch with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Fernando Murch.
I think Stone has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ray Stone!
A very excited looking Ray Stone made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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