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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Murray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie Alaniz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alaniz has chosen Beck - Loser as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
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160 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Murray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Charlie Alaniz!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Paul Tew and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murray misses with a hook
and Alaniz decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Murray's guard.
Murray pushes Alaniz off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Murray misses with a hook to the body
and Alaniz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Murray throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Murray misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alaniz.
Alaniz tries to counter with a clinch but Murray shakes him off and moves away.
Murray scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Murray misses the shot 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!
Murray leaves Alaniz with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Murray fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alaniz manages to avoid it.
Alaniz throws a counter combo.
Murray has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Murray misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alaniz.
Alaniz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alaniz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Murray misses with a wild body shot.
Alaniz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Murray paws at him with a jab and circles away.
John Murray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alaniz tries for a takedown but Murray sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Alaniz fails with a takedown attempt.
John Murray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charlie Alaniz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alaniz shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Murray connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Murray is looking to wear down Alaniz with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Murray just misses with a punch to the body.
Alaniz is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Alaniz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Murray throws a right and a left that both miss.
Murray ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alaniz moves away.
Murray moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Murray is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Murray throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alaniz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alaniz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murray.
Alaniz is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Murray fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Alaniz on the side of the head.
Alaniz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Murray lands a right hook to the body.
Murray wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murray misses with a double jab
and Alaniz counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alaniz is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Murray gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Alaniz is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Murray to keep the fight standing.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Alaniz.
Alaniz told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Alaniz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Murray's efforts to push away.
Murray lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Alaniz backwards.
Alaniz has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Murray is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Alaniz is trying to maintain a safe position but Murray gets an underhook and turns Alaniz into the cage.
Alaniz stalls.
Murray lands a knee to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alaniz.
Alaniz goes for a takedown attempt but Murray pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Alaniz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murray.
As Murray backs off Alaniz throws a huge counter combo but Murray manages to avoid it all.
Murray throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alaniz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alaniz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Murray as he avoids it easily.
Alaniz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Murray, pushing him back against the cage.
Alaniz changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Murray fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Alaniz dodges the punch combination from Murray.
Murray throws a body shot but no joy.
Murray misses with a looping left.
Murray's jab looks to have found its range, popping Alaniz under the eye.
Alaniz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murray.
Murray is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Alaniz shoots in for a takedown but Murray shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Alaniz takes one on the button.
Murray ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Murray swinging wildly here.
Murray misses with a body shot.
Murray throws a nice looking combination but Alaniz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murray changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alaniz is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Alaniz shoots in looking for a takedown but Murray manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Alaniz's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nice shot by Murray.
Alaniz takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Murray 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.
Murray connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Alaniz is defended easily by Murray.
Murray misses with a looping right.
Murray tries to bum rush Alaniz with a series of wild strikes but Alaniz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Alaniz wants to counter with a clinch but Murray pushes him away.
Murray misses with a combination
enabling Alaniz to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alaniz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Murray dominated that round.
That's time! Murray's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Murray closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Alaniz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murray.
Alaniz goes for a double leg but Murray avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Murray continues to drive forward.
Murray lands a two punch combo.
Murray dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A nice combination there by Murray.
Charlie Alaniz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Murray throws out a loose jab but Alaniz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alaniz slips a jab from Murray.
Murray throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murray throws a body shot but no joy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murray throws a right hand that Alaniz ducks under and follows up with a left that Alaniz also avoids with ease.
Alaniz throws a big shot that misses.
Murray misses the shot to the body.
Alaniz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Alaniz wants to clinch up but Murray keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray keeps the fight on the outside.
A swing and a miss from Murray.
Alaniz takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Alaniz ducks right into an uppercut from Murray.
John Murray is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alaniz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Murray misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Alaniz.
Murray breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alaniz closes the distance and clinches up with Murray, looking for a takedown. Alaniz pushes Murray against the cage but Murray circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
John Murray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charlie Alaniz.
Murray throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murray takes a swing at Alaniz's ribcage but misses.
Murray tries to bum rush Alaniz with a series of wild strikes but Alaniz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Murray misses with a combination
and Alaniz counters with a single leg into guard. Murray didn't expect that.
Murray manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murray manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murray throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alaniz is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murray. Alaniz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murray just misses with a punch to the body.
John Murray is winning the standup battle so far.
Murray takes a swing at Alaniz's ribcage but misses.
Alaniz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murray.
Murray misses with a hook. Alaniz ducked under it nicely.
Alaniz has his takedown stuffed
and Murray makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Murray is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alaniz.
Murray pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Alaniz back to the cage. Murray follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Alaniz fails with the takedown
and Murray counters with a nice uppercut.
Murray misses with a double jab
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
and Alaniz counters with a single leg into guard. Murray didn't expect that.
Murray manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murray is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alaniz can do to turn this around?
Murray prevents a body shot from Alaniz.
Alaniz is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Murray wants to get back to striking at distance but Alaniz won't allow it.
A frustrated look appears on Murray's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Murray fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murray escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Murray looks to score with a jab to the body but Alaniz is just out of range.
Alaniz dodges the punch combination from Murray.
Alaniz shoots in looking for a takedown. Murray tries to sprawl out of it but Alaniz keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Murray manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Murray waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alaniz.
Murray throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murray misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murray throws a sloppy head kick and Alaniz moves out of range easily.
Murray ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alaniz moves away.
Murray misses with a looping left.
Alaniz changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Alaniz tries to score a power double leg takedown but Murray sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Alaniz somewhat.
Alaniz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Alaniz takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Murray scores with a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alaniz avoids the body shot from Murray.
Alaniz moves in looking to clinch but Murray pushes him off.
Alaniz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Murray just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Murray dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A jab from Murray does it's job there.
Murray misses with a body shot.
Alaniz wants to clinch.
A left and a right from Murray both land. Nice combination.
Alaniz blocks a jab.
Alaniz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alaniz shoots in but Murray avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murray lands a jab.
Murray throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alaniz feints the counter takedown.
Murray connects with a nice looking jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alaniz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alaniz feints a counter leg kick.
Alaniz shoots in but Murray avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Murray scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Murray swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Alaniz counters with a body kick that stops Murray in his tracks momentarily.
Murray lands a head shot.
Murray stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Murray wants it to stay on the feet.
John Murray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charlie Alaniz.
Alaniz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Murray's waist but Murray gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Alaniz off to one side.
Murray just misses with a punch to the body.
Murray looks to score with a jab to the body but Alaniz is just out of range.
Murray swings for the body but Alaniz moves out of range.
Alaniz with the counter takedown but Murray avoids it easily.
Murray connects with a looping right hand.
Murray dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Alaniz is defended easily by Murray.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murray misses the shot to the body.
Alaniz manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Murray on his heels. He'll look to pass Murray's guard now, I'm sure.
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!
Alaniz trying to control the position from guard on top but Murray is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Murray has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Alaniz off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Horrible takedown attempt by Alaniz or perhaps it was just good defense by Murray, which made it look bad.
Murray takes a swing at Alaniz's ribcage but misses.
Alaniz is trying hard to land a takedown here. Murray sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Murray takes a swing at Alaniz's ribcage but misses.
Murray lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Murray misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alaniz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murray thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alaniz is trying hard to land a takedown here. Murray sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
It looked like Murray wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Murray swings for the body but Alaniz moves out of range.
Murray lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Alaniz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Alaniz is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Charlie Alaniz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Murray dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Murray. No joy for Alaniz on that attempt.
John Murray is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Alaniz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Alaniz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Murray misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Alaniz tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Murray fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Alaniz on the side of the head.
Alaniz misses with a head kick.
Murray fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Murray misses the shot to the body.
Murray throws a body punch but Alaniz moves out of range.
Alaniz tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alaniz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Murray.
Alaniz moves into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alaniz is trying to pull guard but Murray has him pressed against the cage.
Alaniz is trying to break free.
Murray breaks from the clinch.
Alaniz dodges the punch combination from Murray.
Murray misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Murray does it's job there.
Alaniz shoots in looking for a takedown but Murray manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Alaniz's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Murray lands with a nice body punch.
Murray stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Murray wants it to stay on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Murray showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Murray, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Murray!
Post fight, John Murray took to the microphone: 'Did you guys see the size of that chicken?!'.
The defeated Charlie Alaniz had this to say: 'congratulations, who will the next one to beat me?'.
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energy
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hype
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