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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chad Murray (ranked 1612 p4p, 186 weight class) and Russell Westbrook (ranked 2406 p4p, 262 weight class). Murray comes to the cage accompanied by Dead man walking. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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170 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Great elbows
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
22 - 16 - 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 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Russell Westbrook!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Westbrook wants to clinch up but Murray keeps it at a distance.
Westbrook takes the fight into the clinch.
Westbrook blocking some punches.
Murray blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Murray fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Murray fails to land.
Westbrook misses with an elbow strike.
Westbrook lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Murray lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Murray working hard to break the clinch.
Westbrook fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Westbrook misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Westbrook throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Westbrook fails to land.
Westbrook has Murray pressed against the cage, preventing Murray from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Murray doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Murray .
Murray lands an elbow just above Westbrook 's eye.
It looks like Russell Westbrook has been cut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Westbrook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murray .
Westbrook misses with an elbow strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Murray .
Westbrook misses with a punch to the body.
Westbrook misses with a punch on the inside.
Westbrook creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Murray 's defenses.
Westbrook struggles to land a body shot inside as Murray controls his hands.
Westbrook digs a right hand into Murray 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Murray 's gas tank.
Westbrook pushes off an throws an elbow but Murray leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Murray lands a body shot.
Westbrook lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Murray fails to land.
Murray breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Westbrook tries to clinch up.
Nice straight punches there by Murray . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Murray .
Murray misses the shot to the body.
Westbrook tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Murray paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Westbrook tries to close the distance and clinch up but Murray swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Westbrook has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murray gets through Westbrook's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Murray tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Westbrook's elbow.
Westbrook throws an elbow that misses.
Murray takes an elbow to the forehead.
Murray lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Westbrook throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Murray s head.
Murray lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Murray on the inside.
Westbrook misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murray breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Westbrook throws an off balance right hand
and Westbrook takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Westbrook fails in his attempt to clinch.
Murray throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Westbrook moves into the clinch.
Westbrook scores with a shot to the side of Murray 's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Westbrook can't find room to land a body shot as Murray controls the action.
Murray cracks Westbrook with a nice body shot.
Westbrook blocks the elbow strike.
Murray scores with a hook to the body.
Still in the clinch, Murray scores with a nice short uppercut.
Murray works on Westbrook's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch on the inside from Westbrook fails to land.
Murray pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A nice inside leg kick there by Murray . That's going to slow Westbrook down.
Westbrook tries to clinch but Murray moves away
and Murray counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Westbrook clinches with his opponent.
Murray creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Westbrook's defenses.
Murray blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Westbrook.
Murray blocks an uppercut.
Murray works on Westbrook's body with a couple of short punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murray wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Murray .
Murray blocks an uppercut.
Murray throws a punch but it's blocked by Westbrook.
Westbrook lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Westbrook tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murray blocking some punches.
Westbrook misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Westbrook swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murray lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Westbrook lands a damaging elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Murray .
Murray scores with a shot to the side of Westbrook's head.
Murray has a couple of punches blocked by Westbrook.
Westbrook misses with a punch on the inside.
Westbrook lands an elbow just above Murray 's eye.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A shot in the inside from Murray .
Murray dodges an elbow strike from Westbrook.
Murray escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Murray misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Westbrook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Murray dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Russell Westbrook's cut.
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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murray . Westbrook does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slapping leg kick lands for Murray .
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Westbrook in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Murray swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Westbrook rushes Murray and presses him up against the cage.
A short left from Westbrook.
Still in the clinch, Westbrook scores with a nice short uppercut.
Westbrook struggles to land a body shot inside as Murray controls his hands.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Westbrook cracks Murray with a nice body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murray .
Westbrook blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murray swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Westbrook just misses with a elbow thrown towards Murray 's brow.
Murray swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murray throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Westbrook takes a shot to the head.
A body shot lands from Murray .
Westbrook blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Westbrook takes a shot to the head.
Murray lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Murray escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Murray swats away the attempt to clinch by Westbrook.
Westbrook tries to clinch up.
Westbrook thumps Murray with a low kick.
Murray 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.
Westbrook tries to counter with a clinch but Murray shakes him off and moves away.
Westbrook 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 is looking to wear down Westbrook with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Westbrook looks to score with a jab to the body but Murray is just out of range.
Westbrook has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Murray finds it's way round the side to connect with Westbrook's head.
Murray throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Decent striking displayed by Murray there.
Murray looks to throw the jab but Westbrook is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Westbrook tries to clinch up but Murray circles away and keeps his distance.
Westbrook moves in looking to clinch but Murray pushes him off.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Murray .
Murray moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Westbrook fails in his attempt to clinch.
Westbrook tries to clinch up.
Murray fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Murray is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Westbrook can do to turn this around?
Westbrook takes the fight into the clinch.
Murray lands a nice uppercut.
Westbrook working aggressively here.
Westbrook can't find room to land a body shot as Murray controls the action.
Westbrook working aggressively here.
Westbrook takes an elbow to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Westbrook.
Murray cracks Westbrook with a nice body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Murray .
Westbrook throws a head punch that misses.
Chad Murray has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Westbrook tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murray throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Westbrooks head.
Murray tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Westbrook's elbow.
Murray breaks from the clinch.
Westbrook fails with an attempt to clinch.
Westbrook ducks under a wild hook from Murray .
Westbrook moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The fighters circling - Murray throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Westbrook tries to counter by closing the distance.
Westbrook moves in looking to clinch but Murray pushes him off.
Chad Murray is winning the standup battle so far.
Murray throws the left hand but Westbrook avoids the punch easily.
Murray scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Westbrook has closed the distance and engaged Murray in a clinch.
Murray doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Westbrook fails to land.
Murray lands with a light punch inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Westbrook lands with a short shot to the head.
Murray blocks an uppercut.
Murray scores with a shot to the side of Westbrook's head.
A head punch on the inside from Murray fails to land.
Westbrook throws a punch but it's blocked by Murray .
Westbrook takes a shot to the head.
Westbrook misses with a punch on the inside.
Murray breaks from the clinch.
Westbrook is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Murray throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Murray dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Russell Westbrook'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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Murray throws out a loose jab but Westbrook uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murray is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Westbrook.
Murray throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murray avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
It looked like Murray wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Murray connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Murray tries to keep at a distance but Westbrook has taken the fight into the clinch.
Murray swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Westbrook fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murray gets through Westbrook's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murray throws a head punch that misses.
Westbrook throws an elbow but it misses.
Murray stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Murray throws an elbow but it misses.
Murray lands a left hand that snaps the head of Westbrook backwards.
Murray lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Westbrook throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Murray misses with the head strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Westbrook throws an elbow but misses.
Murray tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Westbrook's elbow.
Murray lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Murray takes an elbow to the temple.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Westbrook.
Westbrook fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murray manages to break the clinch.
Murray scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Murray with a jab.
Westbrook tries to clinch up but Murray circles away and keeps his distance.
Murray lands a jab.
Murray scores with a nice head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murray throws a lazy right hand but Westbrook sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Westbrook ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Westbrook slips under a jab from Murray .
Murray turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Murray lands a nice shot to the body.
Westbrook closes the distance and clinches.
Westbrook tries to throw a body punch but Murray avoids it by throwing Westbrook back against the cage.
Murray swings wildly with an uppercut but Westbrook uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murray blocks a body shot from Westbrook.
Murray lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Westbrook misses with the head strike.
Westbrook prevents a body shot from Murray .
Good body shot from Murray .
Murray lands an elbow inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Westbrook lands a hook that snaps the head of Murray backwards.
Murray lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Westbrook prevents a body shot from Murray .
Murray throws a punch but it's blocked by Westbrook.
Murray blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Westbrook blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Westbrook on the inside.
Murray avoids a wild elbow strike from Westbrook.
Westbrook misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Westbrook fails to land.
Westbrook throws a punch but it's blocked by Murray .
Good body shot from Murray .
Westbrook takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Murray misses with a punch to the body.
Murray blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murray comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Murray scores with a shoulder strike.
Murray creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Westbrook misses with an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Westbrook throws a head punch that misses.
Westbrook pushes off an throws an elbow but Murray leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nice elbow from Westbrook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murray lands a body shot.
Murray lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Westbrook's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Murray blocks a body shot from Westbrook.
Murray blocks a body shot from Westbrook.
A head punch on the inside from Westbrook fails to land.
Westbrook blocks an elbow strike from Murray .
Murray tries to break free but Westbrook pushes him back against the cage.
Murray lands an elbow inside that Westbrook shrugs off.
Murray goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murray blocks an elbow strike from Westbrook.
Murray makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Murray lands a left hand that snaps the head of Westbrook backwards.
Murray scores with a shot to the side of Westbrook's head.
Russell Westbrook has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Murray throws a punch but it's blocked by Westbrook.
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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chad Murray !
A victorious Chad Murray thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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