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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Levis Khaiseb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Murray (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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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Levis Khaiseb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lee Murray!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murray closes the distance and pushes Khaiseb back into the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Murray drags the fight down to the ground.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Murray seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Khaiseb wants to control from the top but Murray keeps moving.
Khaiseb postures up in Murray's guard and throws a big left but Murray blocks it.
Murray is controlling Khaiseb's posture.
Murray utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Khaiseb trying to control the position from guard on top but Murray is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khaiseb throwing strikes but missing.
Khaiseb wants to control from the top but Murray keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Levis Khaiseb wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Khaiseb takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Khaiseb tries to close the distance and clinch up but Murray swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Murray throws a sloppy head kick and Khaiseb moves out of range easily.
Murray rushes Khaiseb and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Khaiseb just misses with a elbow thrown towards Murray's brow.
Murray blocks the elbow strike.
Murray jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Khaiseb walks away with a smile on his face. Murray gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Murray closes the distance and pushes Khaiseb back into the cage.
Murray dodges an elbow strike from Khaiseb.
Khaiseb looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Murray decides to pull guard.
Khaiseb loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Murray seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khaiseb throws a big right hand that misses.
Khaiseb working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Khaiseb working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Murray holds on and takes a little breather.
Murray preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Murray avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Khaiseb throwing strikes from guard but Murray blocks nicely.
Khaiseb throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Khaiseb wants to get up but he can't break Murray's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Khaiseb trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Khaiseb trying to control the position from guard on top but Murray is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khaiseb in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Khaiseb is looking to work some ground and pound but Murray has wrist control.
Murray pulls Khaiseb in close to prevent any damage.
Khaiseb trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Khaiseb trying to control but Murray is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khaiseb missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Levis Khaiseb will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Murray lands with a cross.
Murray tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khaiseb was well out of range. Poor timing from Murray.
Murray takes a swing at Khaiseb's ribcage but misses.
Murray throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Khaiseb tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Murray forces Khaiseb back against the cage and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murray lands a body shot in the clinch.
Khaiseb pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Murray as the two fighters clinch.
Murray breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Murray takes a swing at Khaiseb's ribcage but misses.
Khaiseb blocks a head kick by Murray.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
An inside leg kick lands from Murray.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
It looks like Levis Khaiseb has been cut.
Khaiseb takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Khaiseb moves to clinch but Murray breaks away
and Murray makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Murray feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Khaiseb's calf.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khaiseb on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Murray lands with a shot to the body.
Murray scores with a body shot.
Murray digs a good body shot into Khaiseb's ribs.
Murray fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Khaiseb has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Murray connects with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Murray. Beautiful body shot.
Khaiseb uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murray.
Khaiseb walks into a stiff left hand from Murray.
Khaiseb takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Khaiseb is rocked!
Murray ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Oh Khaiseb is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Murray cracks the inside of Khaiseb's front leg.
Khaiseb is aggressively charging in as Murray backs up avoiding any damage. Murray tosses out a jab and Khaiseb runs right into it face first! Khaiseb is out cold! Murray dropped down on all fours and is barking in Khaiseb's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lee Murray!
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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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FIGHT
RATING
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