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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Jimmy Murdock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ethan Neal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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185 lbs
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185 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Big right hand
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Solid chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Murdock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ethan Neal!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Edson Gomes and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murdock goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Murdock rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Neal moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Murdock cracks a nice hook into Neal's ribs.
Neal is looking to clinch but Murdock is avoiding it.
Murdock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Neal manages to avoid it.
Murdock throws a leg kick that misses.
Murdock thuds his shin into the meat of Neal's side.
Murdock throws out a leg kick but Neal moves out of range and Murdock only half commits.
Murdock lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Neal defending well as Murdock loads up on a big left hand.
Murdock scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murdock lands a lovely overhand right.
It looks like Ethan Neal has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murdock takes a swing at Neal's ribcage but misses.
Jimmy Murdock is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Neal gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Murdock misses with a double jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Murdock. That snapped Neal's head back.
Neal cracks Murdock with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Neal throws a looping overhand right but Murdock ducks down to avoid it.
Murdock throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Neal lands with an uppercut that bounces Murdock off the ropes and back into range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murdock sizes up Neal with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Neal takes a swing at Murdock's ribcage but misses.
A left lands for Murdock.
Murdock throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jimmy Murdock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Neal blocks a jab.
Murdock misses with the combination.
A punch combination from Neal misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Murdock throws a leg kick that misses.
Neal on the wrong end of a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Murdock dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ethan Neal's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Murdock bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Murdock will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Neal throws a series of punches but Murdock moves out of range.
Murdock jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Neal moves away from the strike by Murdock.
Neal thows a body kick. Murdock tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Neal connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A swing and a miss from Neal.
Good shot there by Murdock.
Jimmy Murdock is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murdock pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Murdock misses with a series of wild punches.
Murdock throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Murdock pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Murdock misses with a combination
enabling Neal to counter with a crisp jab.
Neal misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Murdock throws a leg kick but Neal sees it coming and moves out of range.
Neal throws a sloppy head kick and Murdock moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murdock throws a big shot that misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Murdock lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Neal has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Neal and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Murdock cracks Neal with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Murdock with a hook.
Nice uppercut there from Murdock.
Murdock scores with a sloppy right hand. Neal should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murdock misses with the combination.
It looks like Murdock has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Neal takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Murdock dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ethan Neal's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Murdock dips to his left and cracks Neal with an uppercut!
Murdock misses with a series of wild punches.
Murdock moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Murdock closes the distance and scores with a big combo that sends Neal crashing to the mat! Neal uses the ropes to get back to his feet and beat the count. The referee looks concerned but he's going to allow it to continue!
That has opened up Ethan Neal's cut even more.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Neal is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murdock.
Sloppy strikes from Neal. Those never looked like landing.
A big left from Murdock misses.
Murdock lands a jab-cross combination.
Murdock avoids a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murdock swinging wildly here.
Murdock with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Neal tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Murdock manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Neal throws a jab when Murdock was well out of range.
Murdock with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Murdock is looking to chop away at Neal's legs.
Murdock throws a combination. Neal tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Murdock misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murdock misses with a jab to the body
and Neal counters with a two punch combo.
Murdock is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Neal can do to turn this around?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murdock throws a right and a left that both miss.
Murdock misses the jab.
Murdock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Neal manages to avoid it.
Neal getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Murdock throws a solid leg kick but Neal takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Murdock.
Murdock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Neal was well out of range. Poor timing from Murdock.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Murdock throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Neal stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Neal takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Murdock takes that one, having scored the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Ethan Neal's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Murdock throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Neal.
Murdock jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Murdock misses with a hook. Neal ducked under it nicely.
Neal gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Murdock.
Neal throws a head kick that misses.
Neal has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A big left from Neal misses.
Murdock jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Neal is looking to clinch.
Murdock throws a leg kick but Neal sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Murdock misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murdock throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Neal walks into a jab.
The cut above Ethan Neal's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Murdock swats away the attempt to clinch by Neal.
Neal avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Murdock swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Neal counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Murdock is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Murdock misses with a looping left.
Neal uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murdock.
Murdock misses with an uppercut. Neal saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neal takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Neal with a nice cross.
Murdock swats away the attempt to clinch by Neal.
Murdock misses with an uppercut.
Murdock works Neal's body with a nice hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Neal throws a series of punches but Murdock avoids them all with ease.
Some wild striking there from Neal.
Murdock has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Murdock had his way with Ethan Neal in that round.
The cut man is working on Ethan Neal's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Neal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murdock.
Murdock connects with a high kick.
Neal throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Neal connects with a high kick.
Neal swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Murdock throws a right and a left that both miss.
Neal takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Murdock throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Murdock takes a swing at Neal's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murdock swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Neal counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Neal takes one to the side of the head.
Neal misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Murdock walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Neal checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Murdock scores with a three punch combo!
Sloppy strikes from Murdock. Those never looked like landing.
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.
Neal swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Murdock.
Murdock scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Murdock misses with a hook
and Neal counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Neal both land. Nice combination.
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 avoids the head kick by Neal.
Murdock throws a body kick that misses.
Ethan Neal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Neal tries to clinch there but Murdock circles away.
Murdock throws a poor cross that misses
and Neal counters with a head kick. That will keep Murdock thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Neal lands a head kick!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Neal misses the shot to the body.
Jimmy Murdock is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Murdock darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Murdock showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Murdock 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 50:44
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 50:44
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 50:44
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Murdock!
An out of breath and clearly excited Jimmy Murdock thanked Namunamu Clothing for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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