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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Duke Murdock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Svangeir Hjalmursson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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240 lbs
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210 cm
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270 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Duke Murdock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Svangeir Hjalmursson!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murdock throws a body shot but no joy.
Hjalmursson ducks under a wild hook from Murdock.
Hjalmursson scores with a jab. Murdock acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
It looks like Duke Murdock has been cut.
Hjalmursson staying out of range there.
Murdock closes the distance and pushes Hjalmursson back into the cage.
Murdock lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hjalmursson backwards.
It looks like Svangeir Hjalmursson has been cut.
Murdock tries a body shot but Hjalmursson blocks it.
Murdock's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Good body shot from Murdock.
Hjalmursson struggles to land a body shot inside as Murdock controls his hands.
Hjalmursson is trying to break the clinch but Murdock is controlling him.
Hjalmursson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murdock tries a body shot but Hjalmursson blocks it.
A short body shot lands from Murdock as the two fighters clinch.
Murdock escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hjalmursson throws a hook but Murdock avoids it easily.
Murdock punishes Hjalmursson's body with a nice straight punch.
Hjalmursson ducks under a wild hook from Murdock.
Hjalmursson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Murdock with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hjalmursson fails to land with a series of punches.
Murdock was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Murdock pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Murdock paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Murdock jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hjalmursson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hjalmursson just misses with a punch to the body.
Hjalmursson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Murdock. Murdock circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Svangeir Hjalmursson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hjalmursson throws a lazy uppercut
and Murdock counters with a left to the body.
Hjalmursson looks winded!
A combination from Murdock does no damage.
Hjalmursson missing with a left hand there. Murdock was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Murdock tries to clinch but Hjalmursson is having none of it.
Jab, jab by Hjalmursson - just one landing.
Murdock misses with an uppercut. Hjalmursson saw that one coming.
We've been hearing reports that Murdock has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Murdock cracks Hjalmursson with an open hand slap.
Hjalmursson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Murdock throws out the jab.
Murdock takes one on the button.
Murdock lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That has opened up Svangeir Hjalmursson's cut even more.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murdock forces Hjalmursson back against the cage and clinches.
Murdock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Murdock.
A head punch on the inside from Hjalmursson fails to land.
Murdock struggles to land a body shot inside as Hjalmursson controls his hands.
Hjalmursson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Murdock throws a lazy right hand but Hjalmursson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hjalmursson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Good standup being displayed there by Hjalmursson as he connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hjalmursson needs to keep his hands up - Murdock had a free shot at his head there.
Murdock connects with a body shot that sends Hjalmursson's belly button to the back.
Murdock throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Murdock closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Murdock's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hjalmursson looks to throw the jab but Murdock is out of range.
Donk. Hjalmursson catches Murdock right on the button with a cross.
Murdock fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hjalmursson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hjalmursson swinging wildly here.
Murdock's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hjalmursson under the eye.
Murdock swinging wildly here.
Murdock pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It seemed like Hjalmursson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hjalmursson has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Murdock jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Murdock is looking to clinch.
Murdock misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hjalmursson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hjalmursson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hjalmursson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Murdock uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hjalmursson.
Hjalmursson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A jab lands there for Hjalmursson.
Murdock slips under a jab.
Murdock tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hjalmursson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Murdock cracks a nice hook into Hjalmursson's ribs.
Sloppy strikes from Murdock. Those never looked like landing.
Hjalmursson throws a counter combo.
Murdock showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hjalmursson.
Hjalmursson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Murdock had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Murdock is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hjalmursson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Murdock throws a hook to the side of Hjalmursson's head but Hjalmursson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hjalmursson scores with a three punch combo!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murdock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hjalmursson moves away.
A big right from Murdock misses.
Hjalmursson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murdock steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hjalmursson.
Hjalmursson throws a series of punches but Murdock moves out of range.
Murdock stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The cut above Svangeir Hjalmursson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Hjalmursson jabs Murdock right on the nose. Murdock blinks but takes it well.
Duke Murdock's cut is getting worse.
Hjalmursson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murdock forces Hjalmursson back against the cage and clinches.
Murdock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hjalmursson is trying to break the clinch but Murdock has him pressed against the cage.
Murdock blocks a body shot from Hjalmursson.
A head punch on the inside from Murdock fails to land.
Murdock digs a right hand into Hjalmursson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hjalmursson's gas tank.
Murdock lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hjalmursson lands with a short shot to the head.
Murdock lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hjalmursson backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murdock lands with a right to the head.
Murdock prevents Hjalmursson from breaking the clinch.
Hjalmursson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murdock's elbow.
Hjalmursson takes a shot to the head.
Murdock goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Duke Murdock dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Murdock misses with a straight right.
Hjalmursson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Murdock throws a looping overhand right but Hjalmursson ducks down to avoid it.
Hjalmursson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Donk. Hjalmursson catches Murdock right on the button with a cross.
Hjalmursson ducks under a wild hook from Murdock.
Hjalmursson throws a series of punches but Murdock moves out of range.
Hjalmursson throws an overhand right that lands on Murdock's shoulder, as Murdock tries to avoid the shot.
Hjalmursson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hjalmursson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Murdock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hjalmursson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Hjalmursson throws a series of punches but Murdock avoids them all with ease.
The crowd cheers as Hjalmursson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Murdock doesn't seem phased though.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jab from Murdock.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hjalmursson is looking to break free of the clinch but Murdock has double underhooks.
Duke Murdock has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A left hand lands to the body for Murdock.
Hjalmursson wants to get back to striking at distance but Murdock won't allow it.
Murdock swings wildly with an uppercut but Hjalmursson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hjalmursson lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murdock working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hjalmursson is rocked!
Hjalmursson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hjalmursson is still on wobbly legs! Can Murdock finish him?
Murdock creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Hjalmursson with a big uppercut! Hjalmursson tries to clinch up but Murdock pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Hjalmursson to the mat! Hjalmursson covers up and Murdock unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Duke Murdock!
After winning the bout, Duke Murdock thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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