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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chad Murray (ranked 1328 p4p, 180 weight class) and Leandro Jones (ranked 2782 p4p, 349 weight class). Murray comes to the cage accompanied by Dead man walking. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Murray !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leandro Jones!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones scores with a takedown into Murray 's guard.
Murray is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Murray kicks Jones off and gets to his feet.
Jab from Murray .
Murray throws a hook to the side of Jones's head but Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Murray tries to keep at a distance but Jones has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jones tries to pull guard but Murray forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Jones takes a shot to the head.
Murray fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones prevents Murray from breaking the clinch.
Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A telegraphed right hand from Murray misses the target.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Murray sprawls well. Murray wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jones gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray scores with a leg kick.
Jones cracks the inside of Murray 's front leg.
Murray ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
A little jabbing left from Jones on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jones uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murray .
Chad Murray is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Murray leaves Jones with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
We've been informed that Jones has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Chad Murray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leandro Jones.
Jones throws a lazy head kick
and Murray counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Murray swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Jones checks a leg kick nicely.
Murray slaps away a takedown attempt from Jones, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jones blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murray throws a leg kick but Jones moved away.
Murray seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Murray looks to land a left hand but Jones moved out of range nicely.
Murray slaps away a takedown attempt from Jones, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jones tries to clinch up.
Murray lands a lovely overhand right.
Jones fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Murray to the ground. Jones is now in Murray 's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murray pushes Jones off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Murray connects with a right hand. Jones shakes it off.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
A solid body kick from Murray .
A clash of legs there as Jones blocks the low kick.
Jones shoots for a double leg takedown but Murray sprawls well. He's pushed Jones's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jones with a nice cross.
Murray fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Murray pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murray . Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Murray .
Jones moves into the clinch.
Murray blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murray is working Jones over against the cage.
Murray misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murray lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Murray has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
Murray throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
Jones breaks from the clinch.
Jones defending well as Murray loads up on a big left hand.
Jones is looking for the big counter here.
Jones scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jones has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murray wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Murray avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Jones.
Murray bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Murray throws the left hand but Jones avoids the punch easily.
Jones drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Murray defends it well.
Jones drives through with a takedown into guard.
Murray wants to stand but Jones is controlling the position.
Murray trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Jones lands a couple of elbows.
Murray wants to stand but Jones is controlling the position.
Jones throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Murray dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Murray connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Leandro Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones 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 throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murray catches Jones with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jones checks a leg kick.
Jones fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Murray avoids it really well and circles away.
Murray attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jones is looking for the big counter here.
Murray is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murray lands with a good body shot.
Murray scores with a kick to the body.
Murray works Jones's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jab by Murray .
Jones throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Murray on the side of the head.
A slow jab from Murray misses its intended target.
Murray scores with a jab to the body.
Murray avoids the head kick by Jones.
Jones 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 leg kick
and Jones counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Murray !
Murray bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Murray works the jab nicely.
Jones stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Murray .
Jones misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones shoots in looking for a takedown but Murray manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jones's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Chad Murray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leandro Jones.
Jones shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Murray pinned against the cage. Murray gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
It looked like Murray wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jab by Murray .
Nice uppercut lands for Murray . That snapped Jones's head back.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jones changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Murray tries to avoid it but Jones manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Murray to the ground. Murray escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jones is looking to clinch.
Murray throws a jab but it's blocked by Jones.
Murray swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murray feints and then cracks Jones's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jones down.
Jones drives through and clinches with Murray against the cage.
Murray lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jones dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Murray lands a shot to the body.
Murray makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jones wants a takedown.
Murray lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jones.
Murray lands a nice uppercut.
Murray misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jones breaks from the clinch.
Good shot there by Murray .
Murray scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Murray thumps Jones with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Jones 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 Jones off to one side.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Murray jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A jab lands there for Murray .
Jones swinging wildly here.
Murray appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Murray fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jones.
Jones avoids the body shot from Murray .
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Murray swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Murray stuffs the takedown.
Jones shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Murray but Murray pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Murray dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Jab by Murray .
Murray takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Murray ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Murray fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Murray cracks Jones with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Murray digs a good hook to Jones's body.
A slow jab from Murray misses its intended target.
Murray throws a looping overhand right but Jones ducks down to avoid it.
Murray scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jones in his tracks.
Murray tries to land a body kick
and Jones counters with a stiff right hand.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murray .
No luck for Jones with that takedown attempt.
As Jones backs away, Murray returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murray .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Murray is looking to counter punch.
Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jones shoots in and drives through. Murray sprawls well.
An attempted straight right counter from Murray misses the target.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Murray sprawls well. Murray wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jones gets slowly back to his feet.
Chad Murray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leandro Jones.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Murray lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Leandro Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murray buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Good leg kick by Murray there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murray was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
Jones's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Murray loads up on a big right hand but Jones slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Murray bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones closes the distance but Murray moves to the side
and Murray counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Murray defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jones.
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
Murray scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jones in his tracks.
Jones takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Murray misses with a straight right.
Jones steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Murray . That one must have hurt.
Jones takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jones slips under a jab from Murray .
Jones misses with a kick to the body.
A nice combination there by Jones.
Murray connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murray misses with a looping left.
Good standup being displayed there by Murray as he connects with a hook.
Jones has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jones swinging wildly here.
Murray scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jones uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murray .
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones dives in and grabs Murray 's left leg, looking for a takedown. Murray pushes down on Jones's head and hops out.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Murray .
Murray lands a glancing blow to the side of Jones's head.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt.
Leandro Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murray lands a lovely overhand right.
Murray scoring well with a low kick there.
Murray thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jones throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Murray was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Jones.
The crowd cheers as Murray lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jones doesn't seem phased though.
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!
Murray feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jones's calf.
A chopping leg kick lands by Murray .
Chad Murray is winning the standup battle so far.
Jones misses with a head kick.
That kick from Jones tenderised Murray 's leg. Murray is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jones changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Murray tries to avoid it but Jones manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Murray to the ground. Murray escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Murray scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murray lands a jab to Jones's midsection.
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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chad Murray !
During a confident post fight interview, Chad Murray thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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