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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sungwon Jung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neil Murray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jung's entrance music is Body Head Bangerz feat. Lil' Boosie & Young Bleed - I Smoke, I Drank. A fine choice. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Sungwon Jung!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Neil Murray!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murray tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Murray has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Jung lands a nice looking kick to the body. Murray takes a step back to recover.
Murray lands a really nice looking cross but Jung seems unphased.
Murray stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jung.
Jung dives in and scores a takedown into Murray's guard.
Jung is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Jung trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jung wants to control from the top but Murray keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jung slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Jung trying to control the position from guard on top but Murray is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Murray is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jung controls from within his opponent's guard.
Jung with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jung is looking to advance position but Murray has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Murray punching from mount but Jung doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Jung is working to get back to half guard.
Jung is working hard here to advance position.
Murray throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jung bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Jung stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Murray swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murray is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jung works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Murray pushes Jung off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murray lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Murray takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Jung fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Murray on the side of the head.
Murray throws a lazy uppercut
and Jung counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jung ducks under a wild hook from Murray.
Jung throws a nice head kick!
Jung has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Murray.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jung connects with a nice looking jab.
Jung moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Murray has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jung.
Jung tries to close the distance and clinch up but Murray swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jung moves into the clinch.
Jung lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Murray effectively controlling the action here.
Murray drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Murray tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jung smiles and moves away.
Jung connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nice straight punches there by Jung. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jung.
Murray misses the shot to the body.
Murray finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murray gets tackled into the cage by Jung. Jung maintains the clinch.
Jung manages to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A telegraphed right hand from Murray misses the target.
Murray gets tackled into the cage by Jung. Jung maintains the clinch.
A short right from Murray on the inside.
Jung works on Murray's body with a couple of short punches.
I was talking to Jung's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Jung tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murray goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jung prevents it.
Sungwon Jung has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Neil Murray.
Murray successfully pulls guard.
Jung wants to pass the guard but Murray is keeping the position.
Murray wants to sweep but no luck.
Jung wants to control from the top but Murray keeps moving.
Jung landing some decent shots from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sungwon Jung dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murray. Jung does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murray throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murray misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jung.
Jung is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Murray can do to turn this around?
Jung moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jung moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jung scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Murray throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jung sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jung scores with a jab to the body.
Murray drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Murray ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jung moves away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jung checks a leg kick.
Murray shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jung sprawls well. Jung wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Murray gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jung avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jung is looking to counter punch.
A jab from Murray misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jung.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jung.
Murray flicks out a counter leg kick but Jung steps away.
Murray decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Jung wants to get back to full guard.
Murray trying to control the action but Jung is working from the bottom.
Murray is pressing down on Jung's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jung is holding on for now.
Neil Murray has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jung tries to get to full guard but Murray has control of the leg.
Murray is trying to control the action in half guard but Jung is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jung is trying is best to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jung is looking to improve his position.
Jung trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Murray manages to pass to mount!
Murray looking to control but Jung is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jung is desperately trying to improve his position but Murray has a good base and remains in mount.
Jung holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Murray tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Jung is looking to get to half guard.
Murray is standing up, even though he is in mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murray bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Murray is looking for the big counter here.
Murray thows a left - swing and a miss!
A bone on bone clash there as Jung blocks the leg kick.
Jung sizes up Murray with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jung gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Murray counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sungwon Jung. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Murray scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Sungwon Jung has been cut.
Murray throws a jab but it's blocked by Jung.
Jung throws a low kick but it's checked well by Murray.
Jung closes this distance looking for a takedown but Murray circles away.
Murray only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Jung lands a jab.
Jung looks to throw a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
No joy there for Murray, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jung shoots for a takedown but Murray saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jung fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Murray, pushing him back against the cage.
Jung tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jung tries a body shot but Murray blocks it.
Murray tries to pull guard but Jung forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Murray.
Murray is stalling here.
Jung can't find room to land a body shot as Murray controls the action.
Murray blocks a body shot from Jung.
Murray has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Jung is trying to keep an underhook but Murray manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Murray is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Jung has managed to free his arm - good work.
Jung wants to get back to full guard.
Jung slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Jung wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Neil Murray showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sungwon Jung's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Jung closes the distance and clinches.
Murray stalling in the clinch but Jung improves position.
Murray can't get the takedown.
Jung throws a head punch that misses.
Jung misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jung lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Murray backwards.
Murray blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murray has Jung pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Murray pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Jung tumbling to the mat - Murray dives into Jung's guard.
Jung is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murray trying to control the position from guard on top but Jung is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Murray is fighting to break Jung's control of his arms but Jung is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Jung keeping moving, preventing Murray from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jung working a defensive guard here.
Jung is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Jung working a defensive guard here.
Murray trying to control the position from guard on top but Jung is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sungwon Jung is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab from Jung does it's job there.
Murray misses with an uppercut. Jung saw that one coming.
Jung lands a jab-cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murray throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jung throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Murray is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jung.
Jung wants to clinch.
Murray leaves Jung with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Murray catches Jung with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Murray looks to throw the jab but Jung is out of range.
Jung will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jung ducks under a wild hook from Murray.
Murray will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jung moves out of range as Murray strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Jung.
Murray misses with a straight right.
Jung steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murray.
Murray fakes the leg kick and cracks Jung in the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jung misses with a low kick.
Murray tries a head kick but it misses.
Murray fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jung avoids it really well and circles away.
Jung slips a jab and a cross from Murray.
Murray missing with a left hand there. Jung was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jung keeps Murray at a distance using the push kick.
Murray throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jung sees it coming and avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Jung misses the target.
Murray is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Jung's half guard.
Jung is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jung is staying active underneath Murray, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jung trying to hold on to Murray's head to control him but Murray postures up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jung wants to get back to full guard.
Murray thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Murray tries to pass to full mount but Jung defends it.
Jung slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Neil Murray really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sungwon Jung'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.
Jung misses the shot to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Murray! But no joy.
Jung buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jung 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.
It seemed like Murray was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Murray goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Murray throws a jab when Jung was well out of range.
Jung closes the distance and clinches up with Murray, looking for a takedown. Jung pushes Murray against the cage but Murray circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jung connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Murray thows a left - swing and a miss!
Murray looks for a takedown but Jung sprawls well.
Murray fails to land the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jung fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jung tries to clinch up.
Jung tries to clinch but Murray is having none of it.
Murray takes a swing at Jung's ribcage but misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Jung misses its target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray cracks Jung with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Murray finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jung turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jung steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murray.
Jung scores with a body shot.
Both fighters circling a little - Jung finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Jung slips a straight right by Murray.
Jung feinted with a counter takedown.
Murray dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jung scoring well with a low kick there.
A swing and a miss from Murray.
Murray loads up on a big right hand but Jung slips the punch.
Jung fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sungwon Jung. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jung drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murray keeping moving, preventing Jung from controlling successfully.
Jung with a nice head shot there.
Murray looking for a sweep. Not yet Murray, not yet.
Murray lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Murray is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Murray won't allow Jung to sweep him here.
Jung trying to control the position.
Jung wants to sweep here but Murray controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murray pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jung is keeping the position for now.
Jung looking to hit a scissor sweep but Murray is one step ahead there.
Murray trying to stand up but can't free himself from Jung's guard.
Jung is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jung wants to sweep but no luck.
Jung being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Murray stopping the sweep attempt from Jung.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jung shoots in looking for a takedown but Murray manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jung's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Murray misses with a jab to the body
and Jung counters with a left and a right that stings Murray.
Jung instigates a clinch.
Murray stalling the fight.
Jung throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Murrays head.
Jung tries to throw a body punch but Murray avoids it by throwing Jung back against the cage.
Murray prevents a body shot from Jung.
Jung lands a shot to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Murray.
Sungwon Jung has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Murray lands a right hand.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jung lands with a light punch inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Sungwon Jung will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sungwon Jung's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Jung displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Murray throws out the jab.
Jung throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murray's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Murray attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Murray missing with a left hand there. Jung was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jung avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jung darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jung closes the distance and clinches up with Murray, looking for a takedown. Jung pushes Murray against the cage but Murray circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jung will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jung tries to close the distance and clinch but Murray swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murray circles away from the clinch attempt.
Murray appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Murray lands a head shot.
Jung is looking to slow Murray down with leg kicks.
Jung displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Murray throws out the jab.
Jung tries to clinch but Murray is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Jung.
Jung uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murray.
Jung takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jung darts in trying to clinch
and Murray connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jung avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jung moves into the clinch successfully.
Jung misses with a body punch.
Murray lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jung backwards.
Jung misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Jung scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jung throws a punch but it's blocked by Murray.
Murray manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Jung stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Murray swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murray trying to keep a closed guard but Jung is proving a slippery customer.
Jung wants to control from the top but Murray keeps moving.
Murray looking to control.
Jung trying to control the position from guard on top but Murray is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murray tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Murray controls Jung momentarily but Jung frees himself.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jung misses with a body shot.
Murray takes one to the side of the head.
Murray throws a sloppy body shot
letting Jung counter with a right hand.
Jung staying out of range there.
An inside leg kick from Murray misses.
Murray fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Murray decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Murray is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Jung is trying to maintain the position but Murray is very close to passing his half guard.
Murray content to control rather than advance.
Jung preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Murray wants to take a breather but Jung is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jung tries to get to full guard but Murray has control of the leg.
Murray is thwarting Jung's attempts to control the position.
Jung is looking for a sweep. Murray is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Jung trying to control from the bottom.
Murray keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Murray scores with a decent looking hook.
Danga de danga de dang - Jung scores with a four punch combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jung closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Murray's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Neil Murray.
I think Murray has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 47:48
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 47:48
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Neil Murray!
Neil Murray is the new light heavyweight champion!
Neil Murray took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, On Tap (160Q & Laundry) for their support in the buildup to the fight.
Sungwon Jung was interviewed post fight and said 'I dunno, I'll be better.'.
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