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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott Murley (ranked 1786 p4p, 232 weight class) and Braulio Escobar (ranked 1718 p4p, 222 weight class). Braulio Escobar has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Scott Murley's chin.
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212 lbs
17 - 11 - 1 |
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187 cm
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215 lbs
20 - 8 - 1 |
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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Scott Murley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Braulio Escobar!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, William Gold and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Escobar there.
Escobar looks to score with a jab to the body but Murley is just out of range.
Escobar takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Murley misses with a body shot
and Escobar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Escobar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Murley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Murley throws a shot from downtown. Escobar moves away and avoids it.
Murley cracks Escobar with an open hand slap.
Good exchange - Escobar coming out on top.
Murley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Murley avoids the body shot from Escobar.
Escobar throws a predictable looking body shot
and Murley counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Escobar gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Murley.
Murley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Escobar.
Murley is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar throws a lazy right hand but Murley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Escobar misses with a jab to the body
and Murley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Braulio Escobar has been cut.
Escobar rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Murley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Murley lands a jab to the head.
Escobar misses with a hook
and Murley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Escobar throws an overhand right that lands on Murley's shoulder, as Murley tries to avoid the shot.
Escobar paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Escobar walks into a stiff left hand from Murley.
Escobar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've been informed that Escobar 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.
Murley throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Escobar stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Escobar clobbers Murley with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Escobar on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Murley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Escobar looks to land a left hand but Murley moved out of range nicely.
Escobar drops Murley with a left and a right! Oh, Murley is hurt - Escobar dives into side control looking to finish!
Murley is rocked!
It looks like Scott Murley has been cut.
What's Murley going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Murley is trying to control Escobar's posture but Escobar avoids it.
Murley is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murley is trying to control Escobar's posture but Escobar avoids it.
Escobar decides to stand back up.
Escobar throws a poor cross that misses
and Murley counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Braulio Escobar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Escobar misses with a wild body shot.
Nice jab there from Murley.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar throws a right hand that misses
and Murley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Murley scores with a body shot.
Escobar misses with a left hand
and Murley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A decent looking cross lands there for Escobar.
Escobar rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Murley to counter with a crisp jab.
Murley misses with a lunging right hand
and Escobar counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Escobar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murley moves out of range as Escobar strikes.
A jab from Murley misses.
Murley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Murley misses the target.
Murley is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Escobar misses with a body shot
and Murley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Escobar ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Scott Murley will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Murley cracks Escobar with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Murley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Escobar throws out the jab.
Escobar stuns Murley with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Murley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Escobar wants to counter the offense by Murley and move into the clinch position.
Murley ducks under a wild hook from Escobar.
Murley is looking to counter punch.
Murley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Murley defending well as Escobar loads up on a big left hand.
Escobar scores with a punch to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escobar's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Murley connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Escobar scrambles back to his feet.
No joy there for Escobar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A big right from Escobar misses.
Murley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Escobar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murley tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Murley bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Escobar's head.
Murley throws an overhand right that lands on Escobar's shoulder, as Escobar tries to avoid the shot.
Scott Murley is winning the standup battle so far.
Murley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Escobar.
An attempted straight right counter from Murley misses the target.
Escobar scores with a nice right hand.
A shot to the body from Escobar misses
and Murley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Escobar misses with a hook
and Murley counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Escobar throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Murley throws a combination that misses
and Escobar counters with a straight right hand.
Escobar throws a poor cross that misses
and Murley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Escobar connects with a good right hand that stumbles Murley. Murley circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slow jab from Escobar misses its intended target.
Escobar lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Escobar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Murley is looking to counter punch.
Escobar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Escobar misses with a left hand
and Murley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Murley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Escobar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Escobar misses with a straight left.
Escobar takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Escobar thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like Murley was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Escobar.
Escobar misses with a looping right.
Murley is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Murley moves away from the strike by Escobar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Escobar there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice body punch from Escobar.
Escobar looks to score with a jab to the body but Murley is just out of range.
Escobar connects with a body shot that sends Murley's belly button to the back.
Escobar gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That has opened up Braulio Escobar's cut even more.
Good shot there by Murley.
Escobar misses with an uppercut
enabling Murley to counter with a crisp jab.
Escobar throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Murley to counter with a crisp jab.
Escobar has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nice uppercut there from Escobar.
Escobar closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Escobar cracks a nice hook into Murley's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murley misses with a hook.
Escobar misses with a body shot.
Escobar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Murley throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Murley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice defenses there by Murley.
Escobar swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Murley counters with a stiff right hand.
Murley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Escobar throws a lazy right hand but Murley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Escobar lands a nice shot that snaps Murley's head back.
Escobar looks to score with a jab to the body but Murley is just out of range.
Escobar takes a swing at Murley's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Braulio Escobar will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Murley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Escobar was well out of range. Poor timing from Murley.
Escobar looks to throw the jab but Murley is out of range.
Escobar jabs at Murley's body.
Escobar shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Escobar doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Murley throws a right hand that misses
and Escobar counters with a stiff right hand.
Escobar throws a looping overhand right but Murley ducks down to avoid it.
Murley scores with a jab. Escobar acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escobar throws a hook but Murley avoids it easily.
Murley swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Escobar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Murley was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Murley throws a low kick, looking for Escobar's leg but Escobar calmly moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar throws a body punch but Murley moves out of range.
Murley misses with a hook.
Escobar fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Murley on the side of the head.
Escobar slips a straight right by Murley.
Murley connects with a body shot that sends Escobar's belly button to the back.
Murley misses the shot to the body.
Escobar misses the jab.
A swing and a miss from Escobar.
An attempted straight right counter from Murley misses the target.
Murley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Escobar.
Escobar throws a nice looking combination but Murley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Murley wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murley lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Escobar at a distance.
Murley throws a nice looking combination but Escobar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Escobar paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Murley slips a jab from Escobar.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murley lands a nice shot to the body.
Escobar rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Murley moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Murley fails to land.
Murley lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Escobar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Escobar throws the left hand but Murley avoids the punch easily.
Murley swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Escobar misses with a right hand
and Murley counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Escobar throws a series of punches but Murley moves out of range.
Escobar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Murley scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Escobar misses with a right hand
and Murley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Escobar is rocked!
Murley throws an overhand right that drops Escobar like a sack of potatoes! Murley dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Scott Murley!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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