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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chad Murray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henrique Ramos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murray comes into the arena with Dead man walking blaring out of the sound system. Ramos has chosen Sepultura - Nomad as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Chad Murray could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Henrique Ramos's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Murray !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Henrique Ramos!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramos misses with a straight right.
Ramos scores with a leg kick.
Ramos staying out of range there.
Ramos looks to score with a jab to the body but Murray is just out of range.
Ramos throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ramos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Murray checks a leg kick.
Ramos moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ramos looks to land a body kick but Murray moved away.
Murray has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Canadian Dragon MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Ramos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Murray throws out the jab.
Murray rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ramos decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Murray 's guard.
Ramos trying to control the position from guard on top but Murray is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ramos sitting in guard here, content to control.
Murray is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ramos is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos is standing up over Murray . Murray looks to escape but Ramos dives into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ramos scores with punches from side control.
Ramos misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murray wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Murray is trying to escape the position but Ramos is controlling the position.
Ramos sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Murray is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Ramos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ramos prevents Murray from escaping the position.
Ramos sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Murray is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Murray throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Ramos throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Murray blocks a head kick by Ramos.
Murray misses with a body shot.
Ramos lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Henrique Ramos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murray throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Murray throws a solid leg kick but Ramos takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Murray .
Ramos on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Murray throws a shot from downtown. Ramos moves away and avoids it.
Murray throws a nice inside leg kick.
Murray slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murray throws a leg kick but Ramos sees it coming and moves out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ramos!
Chad Murray is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ramos's jab looks to have found its range, popping Murray under the eye.
Good leg kick by Ramos there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ramos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murray .
Murray throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ramos tries a head kick but it misses.
Murray on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ramos. Ramos obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice body kick there by Ramos.
Murray attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ramos feints and then cracks Murray 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Murray down.
Ramos walks forward, straight into a front kick from Murray .
A slapping leg kick lands for Ramos.
Ramos throws a lazy body kick
and Murray counters with a stiff right hand.
Murray misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ramos.
Ramos lands a nice leg kick that just misses Murray 's sensitive parts.
Ramos on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ramos keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ramos lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Murray sizes up Ramos with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ramos, right into the meat.
Murray keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ramos throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Murray counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
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!
Ramos shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Murray pushes Ramos off and scrambles back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murray motions for Ramos to come forward. Murray throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ramos tries a quick counter leg kick but Murray is wise to it.
Ramos takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Good work by Murray as he checks the leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ramos.
Ramos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murray throwing a counter right hand but Ramos manages to avoid it.
Murray steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ramos. That one must have hurt.
Murray throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ramos connects with a leg kick. Murray looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Murray with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ramos to score with a decent uppercut.
Ramos misses with an uppercut. Murray saw that one coming.
A leg kick checked by Murray .
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from Murray finds it's way through Ramos's defenses.
Ramos explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ramos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murray .
Murray throws a low kick, looking for Ramos's leg but Ramos calmly moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Henrique Ramos will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Murray jabs Ramos to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Murray is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Murray throws a looping overhand right but Ramos ducks down to avoid it.
Murray takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A bone on bone clash there as Ramos blocks the leg kick.
Ramos throws an overhand right that lands on Murray 's shoulder, as Murray tries to avoid the shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Ramos.
Murray stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ramos.
Ramos on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ramos throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A good leg kick by Ramos.
Murray is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ramos throws a leg kick
and Murray finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Murray throws a good cross that connects.
Ramos misses with an uppercut.
Ramos looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ramos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ramos connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Murray looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Murray sneaks out the side door and pushes Ramos away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Nice jab there from Murray .
Murray throws a low kick, looking for Ramos's leg but Ramos calmly moves out of range.
Ramos throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big left from Ramos misses.
Murray thinks about countering with a body kick.
Ramos is looking to chop away at Murray 's legs.
Murray digs a good body shot into Ramos's ribs.
Murray on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ramos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murray manages to avoid it.
Murray feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Ramos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murray moves away.
Murray cracks the inside of Ramos's front leg.
Ramos misses with a looping right.
Ramos misses with a body punch
and Murray counters with a nice leg kick.
Murray has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ramos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos scores with a kick to the midsection.
Good exchange - Murray coming out on top.
Henrique Ramos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Murray slips under a jab.
A left lands for Ramos.
Ramos throws a right hand that misses
and Murray counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Murray looks to land a body kick but Ramos moved away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Murray .
Ramos swings widly with a right hand
and Murray cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ramos throws a leg kick but Murray sees it coming and moves out of range.
Murray is looking to counter punch.
A shot to the liver by Murray . Beautiful body shot.
Ramos moves out of range of the body kick.
Ramos looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Murray keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ramos.
Murray scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ramos scores with a nice head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murray tried to score with a low kick but Ramos checks it.
Murray steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ramos.
Ramos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It appears Murray was looking to counter with a kick there.
Murray throws a nice inside leg kick.
Murray motions for Ramos to come forward. Murray throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ramos delivers a nice body kick.
Murray will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Ramos lands a leg kick that knocks Murray off balance momentarily.
Good shot there by Murray .
A nice leg kick lands there from Murray .
Ramos connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ramos swings widly with a right hand
enabling Murray to counter with a crisp jab.
Ramos is rocked!
Ramos blocks a jab.
Ramos tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
An inside leg kick from Ramos misses.
Ramos walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Murray checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ramos misses with a body shot.
Murray feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Ramos is looking to land body kicks.
Murray checks a low kick from Ramos.
Ramos attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
It appears Murray was looking to counter with a kick there.
An inside leg kick from Ramos misses.
Ramos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Murray explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Murray lands a leg kick that knocks Ramos off balance momentarily.
Murray cracks Ramos with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ramos missing with a left hand there. Murray was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ramos has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Murray finds it's way round the side to connect with Ramos's head.
Ramos is still on wobbly legs! Can Murray finish him?
Murray scores with a jab to the body.
Murray fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Murray dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Murray lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ramos seems to have recovered his senses.
Ramos connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Murray throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Murray uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ramos.
Ramos swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ramos tries a head kick but it misses.
Murray misses with a body kick.
Ramos feints the counter takedown.
A low kick from Ramos is predictable there
and Murray counters with a thumping low kick.
Ramos throws a sloppy head kick
and Murray counters with a body kick that stops Ramos in his tracks momentarily.
Good leg kick by Ramos there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ramos on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramos throws a leg kick
and Murray counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Murray throws a push kick but Ramos slaps the foot to one side.
Ramos wants to slow Murray down by chopping away at his legs.
Ramos moves out of range of the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos tries to land a front kick but Murray steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Murray pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ramos is out of range and Murray settles back down.
Murray lands with an overhand left.
Ramos lands a leg kick that knocks Murray off balance momentarily.
A big right from Murray misses.
Murray looks to throw a body kick
and Ramos counters with a straight right hand.
Murray walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ramos checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Murray fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ramos manages to avoid it.
Murray works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ramos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Murray throws a low kick, looking for Ramos's leg but Ramos calmly moves out of range.
Murray keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ramos throws a body shot but no joy.
Murray half committed to a counter leg kick.
Ramos uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Murray has time to react.
Murray throws a right and a left that Ramos avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos misses with a head kick.
Ramos steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Murray . That one must have hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Ramos does it's job there.
Murray fakes the leg kick and cracks Ramos in the body.
Murray scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Murray misses with a low kick.
Murray tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ramos was well out of range. Poor timing from Murray .
Ramos throws a sloppy head kick and Murray moves out of range easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Murray misses the target.
Murray pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Murray misses with an uppercut. Ramos saw that one coming.
Ramos scores with a one two! Murray had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Murray throws a body punch but Ramos moves out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Ramos scores with a four punch combination!
A low kick from Ramos is predictable there
and Murray makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Ramos really felt that one!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murray throws a push kick but Ramos slaps the foot to one side.
Ramos fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Murray fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ramos checks it well.
Nice jab there from Murray .
Ramos throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ramos is looking to chop away at Murray 's legs.
Murray ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ramos misses with a low kick.
A jab from Murray misses.
Ramos throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Murray counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ramos throws a series of punches but Murray avoids them all with ease.
Ramos connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Murray thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ramos takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Murray throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murray thuds a left hand into Ramos's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ramos is looking to chop away at Murray 's legs.
Ramos with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Murray misses with a few strikes there.
Murray buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ramos bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Murray 's head.
Ramos lands a slapping body shot.
Murray thows a body kick. Ramos tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Murray is looking to slow Ramos down with leg kicks.
Ramos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Murray lands a head shot.
Murray throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ramos tries to land a body kick
and Murray counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ramos misses with a left hand
and Murray counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chad Murray showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Murray 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chad Murray !
During a confident post fight interview, Chad Murray thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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