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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Lobo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chad Murray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murray is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Dead man walking. Antonio Lobo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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166 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Great low kicks
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World class boxer
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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
18 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Antonio Lobo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Murray !
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lobo throws a leg kick but Murray checks it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Murray ! But no joy.
Lobo checks a low kick from Murray .
A bone on bone clash there as Murray blocks the leg kick.
Murray feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lobo's calf.
Lobo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Murray checks the leg kick.
Lobo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Murray .
Murray fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lobo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Murray looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lobo checks the leg kick.
Lobo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lobo blocks the body kick.
Murray checks a leg kick nicely.
Lobo throws a chopping leg kick but Murray manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lobo tries to clinch but Murray moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lobo misses with a low kick.
Lobo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lobo backing away here, and Murray unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Murray tries to keep at a distance but Lobo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Murray misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lobo blocks a body shot from Murray .
Murray goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray cracks Lobo with a nice body shot.
Murray working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Murray avoids a wild elbow strike from Lobo.
Murray misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murray dodges an elbow strike from Lobo.
Lobo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lobo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Murray lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Murray scores with a nice hook to the head.
Murray avoids the elbow strike from Lobo, against the cage.
Murray swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lobo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lobo misses with an elbow over the top.
Murray misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murray tries a body shot but Lobo blocks it.
Murray lands with a right to the head.
Murray lands a body shot.
Murray tries to throw a body punch but Lobo avoids it by throwing Murray back against the cage.
Murray dodges an elbow strike from Lobo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lobo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lobo throws an elbow but it misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice right hand lands inside from Murray .
Murray swings wildly with an uppercut but Lobo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murray lands a left hand.
Lobo blocks an uppercut.
Lobo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lobo throws an elbow that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Murray .
Murray lands a right hand.
Lobo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Murray just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lobo fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Lobo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lobo lands a nice elbow.
Murray misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murray avoids a wild elbow strike from Lobo.
Murray blocks the elbow strike.
Murray tries to break the clinch but Lobo is controlling the position.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lobo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Murray 's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murray tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lobo's elbow.
Murray avoids a wild elbow strike from Lobo.
Murray avoids the elbow strike from Lobo, against the cage.
Murray doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murray breaks the clinch.
A good leg kick by Lobo.
A big right from Murray misses.
Lobo appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A jab from Murray misses.
A lazy left from Murray finds it's target.
Lobo connects with an inside leg kick.
Murray swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lobo looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Some bone on bone action there as Murray checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lobo 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 Murray has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Murray and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Murray appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Murray tried to score with a low kick but Lobo checks it.
Murray keeps the fight on the outside.
Good shot there by Murray .
Lobo staying out of range there.
Lobo appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lobo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lobo 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 Murray has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Murray and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lobo, right into the meat.
Antonio Lobo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lobo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A low kick from Lobo is predictable there
and Murray counters with a solid body kick.
Murray throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lobo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lobo wants to clinch up but Murray keeps it at a distance.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lobo, right into the meat.
Lobo wants to slow Murray down by chopping away at his legs.
Murray checks a low kick from Lobo.
A big right from Murray misses.
Lobo tried to counter with a leg kick but Murray avoided it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lobo.
Lobo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lobo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Murray manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Murray lands with a straight right. Lobo didn't see that one coming.
Murray with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Murray throws a low kick, looking for Lobo's leg but Lobo calmly moves out of range.
Lobo tries to land a leg kick but Murray saw it coming and moves away.
Murray appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
An inside leg kick from Lobo misses.
It seemed like Murray was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Murray avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lobo walks into a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Murray dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Murray checks the leg kick.
Lobo clinches up with Murray and pushes him back against the cage.
Good body shot from Murray .
Murray working aggressively here.
Murray misses with the head strike.
Murray makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lobo decides to pull guard.
Lobo working a defensive guard here.
Murray tries to stand but Lobo is controlling from the bottom.
Murray has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murray gets to his feet - Lobo follows without any prompting.
Lobo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Murray scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Murray 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Murray lands a hook that snaps the head of Lobo backwards.
Nice body punch from Murray .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lobo pushes off an throws an elbow but Murray leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Murray blocks an elbow strike.
Murray misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murray blocks an elbow strike from Lobo.
Lobo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lobo misses with an elbow over the top.
Chad Murray seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Murray lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Murray misses with a punch to the body.
Lobo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Murray breaks from the clinch.
Lobo throws a leg kick but Murray sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lobo misses with a low kick.
A little jabbing left from Murray on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Murray looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lobo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Murray is able to avoid easily.
A good leg kick by Lobo.
Chad Murray seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Murray lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Murray misses with a low kick.
Lobo throws a leg kick that misses.
Murray appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murray tries to keep at a distance but Lobo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Murray lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lobo is trying to pull guard but Murray has him pressed against the cage.
Lobo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lobo has Murray pressed against the cage, preventing Murray from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Murray misses with the head strike.
Murray blocks an elbow strike from Lobo.
Murray pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Murray checks a leg kick.
Lobo drops his hands momentarily and Murray takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Murray . That's going to slow Lobo down.
Murray checks a low kick from Lobo.
Lobo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Murray has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Murray tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lobo was well out of range. Poor timing from Murray .
Murray changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lobo misses with a leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Murray ! But no joy.
Murray misses with a straight right.
Murray looks to land a body kick but Lobo moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lobo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Murray . That did some damage!
Murray feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lobos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lobo throws a leg kick that misses.
Lobo clinches with his opponent.
Murray working aggressively here.
Murray tries to throw a body punch but Lobo avoids it by throwing Murray back against the cage.
Murray misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murray blocks the elbow strike.
Lobo misses with an elbow strike.
Lobo takes a shot to the head.
Murray tries to break the clinch but Lobo is controlling the position.
Murray swings wildly with an uppercut but Lobo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murray dodges an elbow strike from Lobo.
Lobo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Murray scores with a nice short uppercut.
Murray tries to throw a body punch but Lobo avoids it by throwing Murray back against the cage.
Murray misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lobo is trying to pull guard but Murray has him pressed against the cage.
Murray misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Murray .
Murray lands with a left to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lobo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Murray avoids the elbow strike from Lobo, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murray .
Lobo throws an elbow that misses.
Lobo throws an elbow but it misses.
Lobo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lobo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lobo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Lobo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lobo.
Lobo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Murray scores with a nice hook to the head.
Murray pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Murray checks a low kick from Lobo.
Lobo throws a low kick but Murray moves out of range easily.
Murray looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Murray showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Murray throws a hook to the side of Lobo's head but Lobo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lobo throws out a leg kick but Murray moves out of range and Lobo only half commits.
Lobo is looking to chop away at Murray 's legs.
Lobo throws a leg kick
and Murray counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lobo looks to clinch
and Murray counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lobo tries to close the distance and clinch but Murray swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lobo takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Lobo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Murray has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lobo throws a front kick aimed at Murray 's knee but Murray avoids it well.
Murray scoring well with a low kick there.
Lobo is looking to score with low kicks.
Lobo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lobo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murray chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Murray fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lobo tries to clinch up but Murray circles away and keeps his distance.
Lobo is looking to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murray lands with a right hand.
Murray motions for Lobo to come forward. Murray throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Murray misses.
Murray misses with an attempted mid kick.
Murray tried to score with a low kick but Lobo checks it.
Murray takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Murray throws a big shot that misses.
Murray fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lobo checks it well.
Lobo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Murray checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lobo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Murray scores with a spinning back kick!
Lobo is looking to clinch.
Lobo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lobo moves out of range as Murray strikes.
That kick from Lobo tenderised Murray 's leg. Murray is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lobo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Murray is out of range.
Murray fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lobo manages to avoid it.
Lobo misses with a low kick.
Murray counters with a body kick.
Lobo throws a chopping leg kick but Murray manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Murray avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lobo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Murray can pounce on him.
Murray fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lobo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Murray checks a low kick from Lobo.
Murray tries to keep at a distance but Lobo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lobo throws an elbow but it misses.
Lobo pushes off an throws an elbow but Murray leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lobo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lobo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Murray throws a head punch that misses.
Murray blocks an elbow strike.
Lobo pushes off an throws an elbow but Murray leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lobo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lobo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Murray avoids a wild elbow strike from Lobo.
Lobo misses with an elbow over the top.
Lobo blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lobo throws an elbow but it misses.
Murray struggles to land a body shot inside as Lobo controls his hands.
Murray tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lobo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Murray has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lobo pushes off an throws an elbow but Murray leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Murray misses with a body punch.
Lobo blocks an uppercut.
Murray misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lobo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Murray walks away with a smile on his face. Lobo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Murray swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lobo connects with an inside leg kick.
Lobo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Lobo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lobo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
An inside leg kick from Lobo misses.
Murray misses with a body kick.
Murray throws a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lobo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Lobo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Murray .
Lobo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lobo rushes Murray and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murray breaks the clinch.
Lobo feints and then cracks Murray 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Murray down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Murray .
Lobo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Murray counters with a nice body shot.
Murray throws a hook but Lobo avoids it easily.
Lobo tries to clinch but Murray moves away
and Murray counters with a stiff right hand.
Murray throws a quick inside leg kick.
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.
Some bone on bone action there as Murray checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lobo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lobo tries a low kick but Murray avoids it.
Lobo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chad Murray comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Murray has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chad Murray !
A relieved looking Chad Murray 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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