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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matt Murdock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murdock's entrance music is You're Blind. A fine choice. Guy has chosen Old Spice Guy Intro as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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189 lbs
29 - 5 - 0 |
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189 cm
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186 lbs
24 - 9 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Murdock!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, The Guy!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guy tests Murdock's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Guy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Murdock scores with a sloppy right hand. Guy should have avoided that one.
Murdock wants to clinch up but Guy keeps it at a distance.
A slow jab from Murdock misses its intended target.
Guy throws a right hand that Murdock ducks under and follows up with a left that Murdock also avoids with ease.
The Guy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Guy lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
It looks like Matt Murdock has been cut.
Guy throws a low kick but it's checked well by Murdock.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Guy lands a high kick!
Murdock avoids a kick to the body.
Guy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Guy throws a leg kick but Murdock moved away.
Murdock misses with a body kick.
Guy will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Murdock tries to land a leg kick but Guy saw it coming and moves away.
Guy throws a hook to the side of Murdock's head but Murdock sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Murdock avoids a kick to the body.
Murdock's corner calls for a 1-2. Murdock obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murdock moves away.
Murdock throws a leg kick which misses Guy's front leg but catches the back leg as Guy tries to avoid it.
Murdock throws a leg kick
and Guy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Guy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Murdock thows a left - swing and a miss!
Murdock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Guy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A shot to the liver by Murdock. Beautiful body shot.
Murdock misses with a low kick as Guy jumps back.
Murdock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Guy was well out of range. Poor timing from Murdock.
Guy throws the left hand but Murdock avoids the punch easily.
Guy lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Guy scores with the left hand. Murdock knows he should have avoided that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murdock walks into a jab.
Guy thows a leg kick but Murdock checks it
and Murdock counters with a leg kick.
Guy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Murdock momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murdock dodges the punch combination from Guy.
A lazy left from Guy finds it's target.
Murdock misses with an attempted mid kick.
Guy swings widly with a right hand
and Murdock counters with a shoot takedown. Guy fights it but they end up in guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Murdock preventing the sweep.
Murdock postures up in Guy's guard and throws a big left but Guy blocks it.
Murdock throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Guy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Murdock with a nice head shot there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murdock is looking to work some ground and pound but Guy has wrist control.
Murdock throws an elbow that misses. Guy uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Murdock's guard. Nice move by Guy!
Murdock is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy wants to get up but he can't break Murdock's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Guy must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Murdock tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Murdock trying to keep a closed guard but Guy is proving a slippery customer.
Guy wants to get up but he can't break Murdock's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Murdock wants to sweep here but Guy controlling him for the moment.
Guy decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Murdock, up you get!
Murdock bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Guy's head.
Murdock throws a nice outside leg kick.
Guy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murdock was well out of range. Poor timing from Guy.
Murdock dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Murdock, right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murdock turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Murdock misses with a body kick.
Guy displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Murdock.
Murdock misses with the body kick
and Guy counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A body shot lands from Guy.
Murdock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Murdock scores with a nice short uppercut.
Murdock working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Guy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Guy using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Murdock scores with a shot to the side of Guy's head.
Murdock has a couple of punches blocked by Guy.
Murdock blocking some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Murdock throws a punch but it's blocked by Guy.
Murdock blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Guy lands a hook that snaps the head of Murdock backwards.
Guy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murdock cracks Guy with a nice body shot.
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 Matt Murdock will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Matt Murdock'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.
Guy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Murdock circles away quickly and effectively.
Murdock looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Murdock misses the shot to the body.
Murdock jabs at Guy's body.
A big right from Guy misses.
Murdock feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Guy's calf.
Murdock thows a body shot but no joy.
Murdock pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Guy misses with a few strikes there.
Murdock scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Guy crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Murdock - the referee stops the clock and Guy gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Murdock. Guy manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Guy lands a glancing blow to the side of Murdock's head.
Murdock moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Some bone on bone action there as Murdock checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Murdock throws a front kick that sends Guy stumbling back into the cage.
Guy swings widly with a right hand
and Murdock counters with a big head kick but Guy shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Murdock.
Guy takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Guy swings for the body but Murdock moves out of range.
Guy throws an overhand right that lands on Murdock's shoulder, as Murdock tries to avoid the shot.
Murdock moves into the clinch successfully.
Guy tries a body shot but Murdock blocks it.
Guy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Guy misses with some punches.
Murdock's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Murdock can't find room to land a body shot as Guy controls the action.
Murdock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Guy's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Murdock.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murdock tries to work over Guy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murdock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murdock has a couple of punches blocked by Guy.
Murdock working aggressively here.
Guy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murdock scores with a shot to the side of Guy's head.
Murdock throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murdock misses with a hook from the clinch.
Guy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murdock lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Guy blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Murdock scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Murdock.
Murdock pushes Guy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Guy.
Guy using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Murdock digs a right hand underneath Guy's ribcage. Guy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Guy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murdock misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murdock tries to work over Guy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murdock blocks an uppercut.
Guy tries to work over Murdock's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A left hand lands to the body for Guy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Guy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Murdock backwards.
Guy can't find room to land a body shot as Murdock controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murdock.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murdock throws a punch but it's blocked by Guy.
Guy blocking some punches.
Murdock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murdock lands a right hand that snaps the head of Guy backwards.
Murdock blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A right hand to the body from Murdock.
Murdock prevents a body shot from Guy.
A nice left hand lands by Murdock.
Guy takes a shot to the head.
Murdock misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murdock lands with a left to the head.
Murdock wants a takedown.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murdock blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Guy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Guy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murdock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Guy works on Murdock's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch on the inside from Murdock fails to land.
Nice body punch from Guy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murdock has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Guy avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Guy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Murdock.
Guy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murdock tries a body shot but Guy blocks it.
Guy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Murdock misses with some punches.
Guy prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Murdock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Guy struggles to land a body shot inside as Murdock controls his hands.
Guy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Murdock swings wildly with an uppercut but Guy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murdock lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Guy.
Murdock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Guy misses with a punch to the body.
Murdock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murdock misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Murdock on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Murdock dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Matt Murdock's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Murdock tries to land a front kick but Guy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Guy misses with a low kick.
Murdock misses with a kick to the body.
Murdock scores with a shot to the body.
Guy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Murdock's head backwards.
Guy scores with a punch to the head.
Murdock misses with the combination.
Guy moves out of range of the body kick from Murdock.
Murdock scoring well with a low kick there.
Murdock just misses with a punch to the body.
Guy misses with a head kick.
Murdock misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Murdock blocks a jab.
Guy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The Guy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Murdock.
Murdock moves forwards but Guy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Guy lands with a good body shot.
Guy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice shot lands for Murdock.
Some wild striking there from Guy.
Guy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Murdock counters with a single leg into guard. Guy didn't expect that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murdock won't allow Guy to sweep him here.
Guy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Murdock trying to control but Guy is working from the bottom.
Murdock missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Murdock won't allow Guy to sweep him here.
Murdock scoring with punches to the head and body.
Matt Murdock overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Murdock postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murdock distracts Guy with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Murdock slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Murdock scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Murdock postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Guy wants to sweep but no luck.
Murdock works over Guy with some ground and pound from guard.
Guy looking for a sweep. Not yet Guy, not yet.
Murdock controls from within his opponent's guard.
Murdock working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Guy's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murdock pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Guy is keeping the position for now.
Murdock is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Murdock is looking to work some ground and pound but Guy has wrist control.
Guy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Guy keeping moving, preventing Murdock from controlling successfully.
Murdock throwing strikes from guard but Guy blocks nicely.
Murdock wants to control from the top but Guy keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Guy controls Murdock momentarily but Murdock frees himself.
Murdock postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Murdock working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Murdock trying to control the position from guard on top but Guy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Guy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Murdock passes Guy's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Guy wants to control but Murdock is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Murdock clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Matt Murdock's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Guy scores with a jab to the body.
Murdock tries to land a front kick but Guy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Murdock is looking to chop away at Guy's legs.
Murdock pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Murdock misses with a wild body shot.
Guy lands an overhand right.
Murdock swings and misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Guy misses with an uppercut.
Guy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Guy lands a glancing blow to the side of Murdock's head.
Guy throws a hook to the side of Murdock's head but Murdock sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Murdock throws a leg kick but Guy moved away.
Guy closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Murdock tries to clinch there but Guy circles away.
Guy moves forwards but Murdock connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy digs a good hook to Murdock's body.
Guy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murdock moves away.
Murdock scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Guy doesn't seem bothered though.
Guy throws a shot from downtown. Murdock moves away and avoids it.
A punch lands to the side of Murdock 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Murdock misses with a low kick.
Guy takes one on the button.
A head kick misses from Murdock.
Guy misses with the combination.
A left and a right from Guy both land. Nice combination.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Murdock. Guy shrugs it off though.
Matt Murdock is winning the standup battle so far.
Guy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Guy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murdock with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Guy throws a leg kick
and Murdock counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Murdock throws a leg kick but Guy moved away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murdock. Guy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murdock throws a sloppy body shot
and Guy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Guy avoids the body shot from Murdock.
Murdock throws a push kick but Guy slaps the foot to one side.
Murdock pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Murdock wants to clinch up but Guy keeps it at a distance.
Murdock avoids a punch combination nicely.
Murdock looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Guy lands a slapping body shot.
Guy avoids a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murdock lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Guy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Murdock.
Guy has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Murdock finds it's way round the side to connect with Guy's head.
Murdock throws the left hand but Guy avoids the punch easily.
Murdock scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Guy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Guy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Murdock slips a jab and a cross from Guy.
Guy throws a jab when Murdock was well out of range.
Murdock buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Murdock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Guy.
Murdock misses with a low kick.
Murdock scores with a nice strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Guy takes a swing at Murdock's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murdock throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Murdock walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Guy throws a right hand that Murdock ducks under and follows up with a left that Murdock also avoids with ease.
Guy is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Murdock fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Murdock throws out a loose jab but Guy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Guy scores with a punch to the head.
Murdock tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A punch lands to the side of Murdock 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Murdock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Guy manages to avoid it.
Guy moves out of range as Murdock strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A solid leg kick lands there for Guy.
Murdock will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Guy works over Murdock's head and body with a nice combination.
Murdock turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Murdock had his way with The Guy in that round.
The cut man is working on Matt Murdock's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Murdock scores with a kick to the body.
Murdock displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Guy throws out the jab.
Guy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murdock.
Murdock gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Murdock misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murdock misses with a body punch.
A short left from Murdock.
Guy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Murdock blocks it with crossed arms.
Murdock prevents a body shot from Guy.
Guy pushes Murdock back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Guy lands a nice knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Guy scores with a shoulder strike.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Guy digs a right hand underneath Murdock's ribcage. Murdock let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Guy misses with the head strike.
Guy lands with a right to the head.
A hook to the body from Guy.
Guy cracks Murdock with a nice body shot.
Guy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Murdock blocks a body shot from Guy.
Guy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Murdock goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Guy lands with a left to the head.
Guy misses with a punch to the body.
Guy blocks an uppercut.
Murdock tries to work over Guy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Guy misses with a punch to the body.
Murdock misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Murdock.
Murdock struggles to land a body shot inside as Guy controls his hands.
Murdock struggles to land a body shot inside as Guy controls his hands.
Murdock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Guy misses with a punch to the body.
Murdock lands a hook that snaps the head of Guy backwards.
Guy pushes Murdock back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murdock looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murdock.
The Guy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy misses with some punches.
Guy misses with some punches.
Murdock misses with a hook from the clinch.
Guy connects with a nasty looking knee right to Murdock's face.
Guy digs a right hand underneath Murdock's ribcage. Murdock let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A shot in the inside from Guy.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Guy.
Murdock misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murdock prevents a body shot from Guy.
Murdock struggles to land a body shot inside as Guy controls his hands.
Guy blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Guy fails to land.
Guy blocking some punches.
Murdock misses with some punches.
Guy working aggressively here.
Guy has a couple of punches blocked by Murdock.
Guy swings wildly with an uppercut but Murdock uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hand to the body from Murdock.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murdock doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Guy looking to throw knees to the head but Murdock is blocking nicely.
Knees to the body from Guy.
Guy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Murdock fails to land.
Murdock lands a nice uppercut.
Murdock working aggressively here.
Murdock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Guy lands a shoulder strike.
Guy presses Murdock against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Guy.
Guy misses with a punch to the body.
Guy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Murdock.
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!
Murdock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murdock working aggressively here.
Guy scores with a hook to the body.
A short uppercut from Guy.
A right hook to the body lands for Guy.
Guy pushes Murdock back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Guy.
Guy tries a body shot but Murdock blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Guy.
A short left from Guy.
Guy lands with a right to the head.
Guy struggles to land a body shot inside as Murdock controls his hands.
Murdock avoiding damage as Guy throws knees to the body.
Guy lands an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Guy as the two fighters clinch.
Guy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Still in the clinch, Guy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Murdock working aggressively here.
Murdock lands a right hand.
Guy pushes Murdock back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Guy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Guy.
Guy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Guy cracks Murdock with a nice body shot.
Guy using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
The Guy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Murdock 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 49:47
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 49:46
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Murdock!
Matt Murdock retains his middleweight title!
A relieved looking Matt Murdock thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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