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Event:
SYN 1171 Wright vs Tokugawa 3
Date: May 25, 2025 |
#R1#
Hug scores with a nice strike.
Murray misses with a body shot.
Hug takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Murray connects with a single shot there.
Murray takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Murray looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Murray on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hug. Hug obviously looking to wear him down.
Hug is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murray.
Hug misses with a low kick as Murray jumps back.
Murray looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Murray throws a shot from downtown. Hug moves away and avoids it.#CL#
Murray rushes Hug and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Murray working aggressively here.
Hug softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hug blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hug.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hug fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murray tries a body shot but Hug blocks it.
A short right from Murray on the inside.
Murray makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Murray is leaning against Hug and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hug. #T1##BC2#
Hug pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Murray walks into a jab.
Hug fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Murray checks it well.
Murray misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hug let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Hug lands a nice leg kick that just misses Murray's sensitive parts.
Matthew Murray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick lands there from Murray.
Murray connects with a looping right hand.
Hug lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hug checks a low kick from Murray.
Hug uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murray.
Hug throws a predictable looking body shot
and Murray counters with a nice leg kick.
Murray loads up on a big right hand but Hug slips the punch.
Hug on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hug works Murray's body with a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murray keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hug.
Murray throws a leg kick
and Hug counters with a straight right hand.
Murray throws a hook to the side of Hug's head but Hug sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#T2#
Murray connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hug takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Murray ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hug moves away.
Hug tries a quick counter leg kick but Murray is wise to it.
Murray fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hug on the side of the head.
Murray lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hug circles away quickly and effectively.
Murray dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hug. That did some damage!
Murray checks a low kick from Hug.
Murray half committed to a counter leg kick.
Murray tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hug was well out of range. Poor timing from Murray.
Hug throws out a counter right but Murray avoids it with no problem.
Hug ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murray moves away.
Nice jab there from Murray.
Murray misses with a wild combination.
Hug throws a nice outside leg kick.
Murray tries to clinch there but Hug circles away.
Murray tries to close the distance and clinch but Hug swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hug looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#T3#
Murray bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hug's head.#CL#
Murray clinches up with Hug and pushes him back against the cage.
A short left from Hug.
Murray throws a head punch that misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Murray working aggressively here.
Murray fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hug has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Murray seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Hug can turn it around.
Hug is stalling here.
Murray misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Hug scores with a nice short uppercut.
Murray misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Murray fails to land.
Hug manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hug misses with a hook from the clinch. #T4#
A frustrated look appears on Hug's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Murray tries a body shot but Hug blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Murray fails to land.
Murray pushes Hug back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hug doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murray working aggressively here.
Hug lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Hug - that landed with a thud.
Hug gets through Murray's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Murray swings wildly with an uppercut but Hug uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murray pushes Hug back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murray misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Murray fails to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hug blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murray swings wildly with an uppercut but Hug uses good head movement to avoid it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew Murray dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2##CL#
Murray gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hug goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hug doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murray misses with a punch on the inside.
Murray throws a punch but it's blocked by Hug.
Murray throws a punch but it's blocked by Hug.
Hug lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Murray fails to land.
Murray is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hug can do to turn this around?
Murray misses with a punch to the body.
Hug blocking some punches.
Murray lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hug softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hug wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hug tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murray working aggressively here.
Murray tries a body shot but Hug blocks it.
Hug lands an uppercut.
Murray misses with a punch to the body.
#T1#
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hug creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #BC2#
Hug manages to break the clinch.
Murray tries to clinch but Hug is having none of it.
Murray throws an overhand right that lands on Hug's shoulder, as Hug tries to avoid the shot.
Murray lands with a thumping leg kick.
#CL#
Murray closes the distance and clinches.
Hug blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#BC2#
Hug breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hug thows a leg kick but Murray checks it
and Hug takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Murray checks a leg kick.
Hug uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murray.
Murray throws a low kick, looking for Hug's leg but Hug calmly moves out of range.
Murray walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hug checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hug misses the jab.#CL#
Murray darts in and clinches Hug up against the cage.
Hug has Murray pushed against the cage.
Murray blocking some punches.
#T2#
Hug blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hug lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee calls for Hug to work.
Murray lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Murray has a couple of punches blocked by Hug.
Murray lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Murray softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Murray blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Murray doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murray can't find room to land a body shot as Hug controls the action.
Hug lands a right hand that snaps the head of Murray backwards.
Murray can't find room to land a body shot as Hug controls the action.
Matthew Murray has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murray.
Murray lands with a left to the head. #T3#
Murray lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hug backwards.
Murray takes a shot to the head.
Hug blocks a body shot from Murray.
A head punch on the inside from Hug fails to land.
Murray makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Murray working aggressively here.
Hug blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murray misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murray throws a head punch that misses.
Murray throws a punch but it's blocked by Hug.
Hug misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murray working aggressively here.
Hug prevents a body shot from Murray.
Murray misses with a punch on the inside.
Murray lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hug tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murray lands with a short head shot on the inside. #T4#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hug.
Hug working hard to break the clinch.
Murray lands on the inside with an uppercut.
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!
Hug blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murray tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murray working aggressively here.
Hug presses Murray against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Murray has a couple of punches blocked by Hug.
Hug lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Murray backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murray.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hug.
Hug lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Murray working aggressively here.
Hug stalling in the clinch but Murray improves position.
Murray throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hug is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Murray is keeping busy.
Murray lands with a right to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew Murray dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Nice defenses there by Hug.
Murray throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A leg kick checked by Murray.
Murray throws a jab when Hug was well out of range.
Hug moves away from the strike by Murray.
Hug pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice shot lands for Murray.
Hug cracks Murray with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Murray throws the left hand but Hug avoids the punch easily.
Murray lands with a thumping leg kick.
Murray explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hug misses with an uppercut. Murray saw that one coming.
Murray tries to close the distance and clinch but Hug swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Murray jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hug keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murray.
Hug appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hug missing with a left hand there. Murray was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Murray throws a looping overhand right but Hug ducks down to avoid it. #T1#
Hug throws a hook but Murray avoids it easily.
Murray misses with a combination
and Hug counters with an outside leg kick.
Hug waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Murray.
Hug throws a hook but Murray avoids it easily.
Hug throws a leg kick but Murray moved away.
Murray throws a low kick but Hug moves out of range easily.
Hug looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Murray thumps Hug with a low kick.
Murray swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hug.
Murray is looking to clinch but Hug is avoiding it.
Murray connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hug's hands.
Hug takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hug fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murray manages to avoid it.
Murray throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hug's head.
Abel Hug has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Hug fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murray manages to avoid it.
Hug moves out of range of the leg kick from Murray.
Murray throws a jab when Hug was well out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hug tries to score with a low kick but Murray moves his leg out of the way.
A head kick misses from Murray.
Murray connects with a solid leg kick.
Hug wants to land a leg kick but Murray is out of range.
Murray misses with an uppercut
and Hug counters with a leg kick.
Hug keeps the fight on the outside.
Murray throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Murray throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hug looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hug lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Murray has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Murray and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A quick step to the side and Murray tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murray swings for the body but Hug moves out of range.
Murray missing with a left hand there. Hug was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Murray throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hug slips under a jab.#T3#
Hug stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Murray.
Hug looks to land a left hand but Murray moved out of range nicely.
Murray lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Murray walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hug connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hug's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hug tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Murray throws a leg kick but Hug checks it.
Murray throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hug.
Murray lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That kick from Murray tenderised Hug's leg. Hug is trying to keep his angry face on.#CL#
Murray rushes Hug and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hug lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murray tries a body shot but Hug blocks it.
Hug struggles to land a body shot inside as Murray controls his hands.
Hug is trying to break the clinch but Murray is controlling him.
Murray working aggressively here.
#T4#
Hug can't find room to land a body shot as Murray controls the action.
Murray's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hug lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Murray has a couple of punches blocked by Hug.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Murray lands a left hand.
Murray can't find room to land a body shot as Hug controls the action.
Hug lands a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Murray scores with a nice short uppercut.
Murray has a couple of punches blocked by Hug.
A head punch on the inside from Hug fails to land.
A right hand to the body from Hug.
Murray lands with a light punch inside.
Hug softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hug blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hug blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murray tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hug's elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matthew 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matthew Murray!
A victorious Matthew 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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Event:
NYF 113: Perry vs Harklie
Date: Apr 12, 2025 |
#R1##CL2#
Murray moves into the clinch.
Murray misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silalahi taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Silalahi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murray throws a head punch that misses.
Silalahi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murray misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murray misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murray goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murray working aggressively here.
Murray fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murray pushes Silalahi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silalahi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silalahi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Silalahi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Murray - that landed with a thud.
Murray misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silalahi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silalahi throws a punch but it's blocked by Murray.
Murray softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murray.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murray lands a left hand.
#T1#
Murray blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Murray.
Silalahi stalling the fight.
Silalahi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Murray misses with the head strike.
Murray doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#BC#
Silalahi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silalahi sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silalahi. That's going to slow Murray down. #CL2#
Murray rushes Silalahi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Murray misses with a body punch.
Murray lands a nice uppercut.
Silalahi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murray's elbow.
A shot in the inside from Murray.
Silalahi can't break the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Murray.
Silalahi tries to work over Murray's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murray lands a right hand.
Murray tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T2#
A nice right hand lands inside from Murray.
Silalahi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silalahi blocks an uppercut.
Murray misses with some punches.
The referee calls for Silalahi to work.
Murray throws a head punch that misses.
Silalahi blocks an uppercut.
Silalahi misses with a punch on the inside.
Murray tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silalahi's elbow.
Murray misses with some punches.
Silalahi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Murray avoids it.
Murray can't find room to land a body shot as Silalahi controls the action.
Silalahi prevents a body shot from Murray.
Murray lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Murray lands a nice uppercut.
Silalahi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Murray. #CUT2#It looks like Greggory Silalahi has been cut.
Murray scores with a hook to the body.
Silalahi blocking some punches.
#T3#
Silalahi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silalahi looking to slow down the pace here.
Murray lands a left hand.
Silalahi misses with a punch on the inside.
Murray lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Silalahi or not.
Silalahi working hard to break the clinch.
Murray lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silalahi backwards. #ROC2#Silalahi is rocked!
Silalahi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Oh Silalahi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Murray tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silalahi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murray lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Silalahi or not.
Silalahi is breathing heavily.
Murray throws a head punch that misses.
Murray misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silalahi wants to get back to striking at distance but Murray won't allow it.
Murray swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murray throws a punch but it's blocked by Silalahi.
Silalahi blocks an uppercut.
Silalahi seems to have got his legs back now.
A short right from Murray on the inside.
Murray digs a right hand underneath Silalahi's ribcage. Silalahi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Murray tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silalahi's elbow.
Murray swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silalahi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silalahi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Murray.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silalahi is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Murray is keeping busy.#T4#
A short uppercut from Murray.
Murray working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Murray tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silalahi's elbow.
Silalahi pushes Murray back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murray working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Murray lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Silalahi.
Murray lands a big right hand that drops Silalahi! The killer instinct kicks in and Murray finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Murray!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matthew Murray!
After winning the bout, Matthew Murray 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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Event:
NYF 107: Carter vs Tawake
Date: Mar 08, 2025 |
#R1#
Murray tries to clinch but McGee is having none of it.
Murray connects with the punch.
McGee cracks a nice hook into Murray's ribs.
Murray pushes McGee away with a front kick.
McGee blocks a jab.
Murray connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Murray bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Murray fires out a quick counter leg kick but McGee just manages to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Murray.
McGee lands a nice looking body shot.
McGee connects with the punch.
Murray thows a body kick. McGee tries to catch it but that hurt him.
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!
McGee misses with an uppercut.
McGee swings for the body but Murray moves out of range.
Murray throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck McGee on the side of the head. #CL#
Murray darts in and clinches McGee up against the cage.
Murray misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McGee.
Murray lands a hook that snaps the head of McGee backwards.
McGee lands an uppercut.#T1#
The referee is keeping an eye on McGee - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Good body shot from Murray.
McGee misses with a hook to the ribs.
McGee blocks a body shot from Murray.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Murray as McGee tries to tie him up.
Murray presses McGee against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Murray tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McGee creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McGee blocks an uppercut.
Murray swings wildly with an uppercut but McGee uses good head movement to avoid it.
McGee wants to get back to striking at distance but Murray won't allow it.
Come on McGee - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
McGee blocks an uppercut.
#T2#
A shot in the inside from McGee. #BC2#
McGee manages to break the clinch.
McGee fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Murray takes a swing at McGee's ribcage but misses. #CL#
Murray rushes McGee and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Murray fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Murray creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murray struggles to land a body shot inside as McGee controls his hands.
McGee working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Murray.
Murray misses with the head strike.
Murray goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McGee gets through Murray's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McGee is pushing Murray up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Murray lands a right hand that snaps the head of McGee backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Murray.
#T3#
Murray blocks an uppercut.
Murray scores with a hook to the body.
Murray lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
McGee has a couple of punches blocked by Murray.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McGee.
Murray misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murray misses with a hook from the clinch.
McGee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murray misses with a body punch.
McGee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McGee blocks an uppercut.
McGee scores with a shot to the side of Murray's head.
Murray lands a shot to the body.
McGee lands with a light punch inside.
Murray misses with a punch on the inside.
#BC2#
McGee breaks from the clinch.
McGee misses with a few strikes there.
McGee walks into a stiff left hand from Murray.#T4#
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 is looking to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from McGee. Murray does a little dance to reset his feet.
McGee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McGee lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Murray backs up against the cage.
Murray takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Murray lands with a kick to the ribs.
Murray wants to land a leg kick but McGee is out of range.
Murray connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Murray throws a nice head kick!
A looping hook to the body misses from Murray. McGee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murray moves in looking to clinch but McGee pushes him off.
Murray with a hook.
McGee avoids the body shot from Murray.
Murray is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McGee scores with a shot to the body.
Murray looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
McGee moves out of range of the leg kick from Murray.
Murray bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McGee throws a big shot that misses.
McGee tries a head kick but it misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew Murray dominated that round.
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.#R2#
McGee swings for the body but Murray moves out of range.
McGee throws a solid leg kick but Murray takes the impact on his shin and smiles at McGee.#CL#
Murray closes the distance and pushes McGee back into the cage.
McGee misses with a short punch on the inside. #BC2#
McGee breaks from the clinch.
McGee circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Some wild striking there from McGee.
Murray tries to counter by clinching up but McGee breaks away and moves out of range.
Murray throws a sloppy head kick and McGee moves out of range easily.
Murray throws a shot to the body.
Murray wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
McGee rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Murray counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGee takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Murray tries to clinch there but McGee circles away.
Murray scores with a jab to the head.
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!
The fighters circle momentarily. Murray darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Murray checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Murray lets loose with a powerful body kick. McGee will feel that in the morning.#T1#
McGee throws a hook to the side of Murray's head but Murray sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Murray throws an overhand right that lands on McGee's shoulder, as McGee tries to avoid the shot.
Murray missing with a left hand there. McGee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Murray slips under a jab.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Murray has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Murray scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Murray looks to land a combination but McGee avoids it well.
Jab from Murray.
Murray listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
McGee connects with a body shot that sends Murray's belly button to the back.
A jab from McGee misses.
Murray misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McGee lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murray throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Murray avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McGee looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
McGee misses with a straight left.
Murray throws a counter high kick but McGee was just alert enough to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for McGee.
#T2#
Murray displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McGee throws out the jab.
Murray throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A countering left hand to the body from McGee misses.
Nice jab there from Murray.
McGee misses with a hook. Murray ducked under it nicely.
McGee misses with a body shot.
Murray throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Matthew Murray is winning the standup battle so far.
Murray scores with a kick to the midsection.
Murray connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
McGee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Murray feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits McGees jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
McGee misses with a leg kick
and Murray counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McGee misses with a wild body shot.
Murray connects with a body shot that sends McGee's belly button to the back.
Murray moves to clinch but McGee breaks away
and McGee counters with a straight right hand.
McGee fails to land with a series of punches.
McGee takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.#T3#
McGee checks a leg kick.
McGee let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Murray cracks McGee with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Murray tries to clinch there but McGee circles away.
Murray throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McGee takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Murray wants to clinch up but McGee keeps it at a distance.
Murray with a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Murray looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McGee drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Murray defends it well.
Murray lands a nice shot that snaps McGee's head back.
#CL#
Murray instigates a clinch.
Murray tries a body shot but McGee blocks it.
#BC2#
McGee breaks from the clinch.
McGee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A clash of legs there as McGee blocks the low kick.
Murray tries to clinch but McGee is having none of it.
Murray is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McGee can do to turn this around?#T4#
McGee fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Murray looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
McGee connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Murray's hands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGee blocks a jab.
Murray swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Murray attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
McGee connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
McGee chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Murray can pounce on him.
Murray misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McGee.
McGee wants to counter with a clinch but Murray pushes him away.
McGee misses with a two punch combination.
Decent striking displayed by McGee there.#ROC2#Murray is rocked!#CL#
Murray has managed to clinch.
Oh Murray is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Matthew Murray has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murray.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McGee looking to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murray.
Murray seems to have got his legs back now.
Murray throws a punch but it's blocked by McGee.
A head punch on the inside from Murray fails to land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew Murray dominated that second round.
That's time! Murray's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R3#
McGee misses the jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. McGee darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
McGee takes one to the side of the head.
Murray misses the jab.
McGee has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Murray.
Murray avoids the head kick by McGee.
McGee misses with a hook
enabling Murray to counter with a crisp jab.
Murray cracks McGee with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Murray tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McGee closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Murray looks to land a body kick but McGee moved away.
McGee lands with a shot to the body.
Murray tries to close the distance and clinch but McGee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Murray drops his hands momentarily and McGee takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGee doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Murray takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A left lands for Murray.
McGee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
#T1#
Murray missing with a left hand there. McGee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Murray moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
McGee misses with a takedown attempt - Murray sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Murray is looking to clinch.
Murray throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Murray misses with a double jab.
McGee fails to land with a series of punches.
#CL#
Murray closes the distance and clinches.
McGee lands a body punch in the clinch.
McGee misses with a punch on the inside.
Murray misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murray has a couple of punches blocked by McGee.
Murray misses with the head strike.
McGee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McGee scores with an uppercut up the middle.#T2#
Murray has a couple of punches blocked by McGee.
Murray can't find room to land a body shot as McGee controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from McGee fails to land. #BC2#
McGee breaks the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slow jab from McGee misses its intended target.
Murray slips a straight right by McGee.
Both fighters circling a little - Murray finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
McGee throws a big shot that misses.
McGee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murray.
Murray on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
McGee avoids the head kick by Murray.
#CL#
Murray clinches.
McGee pushes Murray back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McGee holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Murray lands a right hand that snaps the head of McGee backwards. #T3#
A head punch blocked on the inside by McGee.
Murray scores with a nice hook to the head.
Murray misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McGee creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Murray fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McGee dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
McGee is trying to break free.
McGee blocking some punches.
Jimmy McGee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McGee prevents a body shot from Murray.
McGee has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Murray letting McGee take a breather here.
Nice body punch from Murray.
A nice left hand lands by Murray.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murray.
McGee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#T4#
McGee misses with a punch to the body.
Murray tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McGee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murray has a couple of punches blocked by McGee.
Murray tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Murray.
McGee is trying to force a seperation but Murray has the dominant position.
Murray can't find room to land a body shot as McGee controls the action.
Still in the clinch, McGee scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McGee leaning against his opponent.
Murray softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on McGee's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McGee.
Murray tries to throw a body punch but McGee avoids it by throwing Murray back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Murray fails to land.
McGee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murray tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matthew 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matthew Murray!
An out of breath Matthew Murray thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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Event:
NYF 101: Perry vs Wieland
Date: Jan 25, 2025 |
#R1#
Nguyen sizes up Murray with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nguyen looks to score with a jab to the body but Murray is just out of range.
Murray darts in trying to clinch
and Nguyen counters with a nice uppercut.
Murray moves out of range of the strikes.
Nguyen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Murray connects with a right hand. Nguyen shakes it off.
Nguyen takes a swing at Murray's ribcage but misses.
Murray pushes Nguyen away with a front kick.
Murray throws a sloppy head kick and Nguyen moves out of range easily.
The fighters circling - Nguyen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Murray keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nguyen.
Murray follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Nguyen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Murray throws the kick towards the body but Nguyen avoids it.
Murray looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Murray lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nguyen at a distance.
Murray gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murray connects with a solid leg kick.
Murray avoids the body shot from Nguyen.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nguyen, as that shot connected.
Murray misses with a low kick.
#T1#
A slapping leg kick lands for Murray.
Nguyen cracks Murray with an open hand slap.
Murray looks to land a left hand but Nguyen moved out of range nicely.
Nguyen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murray.
Matthew Murray is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Murray misses with a leg kick
and Nguyen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nguyen misses with a body shot.
Matthew Murray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nguyen tests Murray's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Murray lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Murray throws a jab when Nguyen was well out of range.
Murray tries to close the distance and clinch but Nguyen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nguyen throws a body punch but Murray moves out of range.
Nguyen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Murray throws a hook but Nguyen avoids it easily.
Murray throws out a leg kick but Nguyen moves out of range and Murray only half commits.
Murray ducks under a wild hook from Nguyen.
Murray flicks out a counter leg kick but Nguyen steps away.
Murray throws a chopping leg kick but Nguyen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nguyen is looking to counter punch.
Murray throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nguyen throws out a loose jab but Murray uses good head movement to avoid it. #T2#
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 throws a hook but Nguyen blocks it.
Murray throws a right and a left that both miss.
Murray looks to land a right hand but Nguyen moved out of range.
Murray works the jab nicely.
Nguyen just misses with a punch to the body.
Murray drops his hands momentarily and Nguyen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nguyen checks a leg kick.
Nguyen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nguyen connects with a crisp jab.
A head kick misses from Murray.
Nguyen is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Murray uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nguyen.#CL2#
Nguyen tries to keep at a distance but Murray has taken the fight into the clinch.#BC#
Nguyen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A big left from Nguyen misses.
A jab from Murray misses.
Nguyen throws a hook but Murray avoids it easily.
Murray fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nguyen.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Murray.
Murray moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. #T3#
Murray throws a low kick but Nguyen avoids it.
Nguyen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Murray connects with a looping right hand.
Nguyen throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Murray turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A jab from Nguyen misses.
Murray is looking for the big counter here.
Murray lands with a nice body punch.
Murray tries to clinch up.
Murray lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Murray misses with a low kick.
Nguyen throwing a counter right hand but Murray manages to avoid it.
Murray sizes up Nguyen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Murray wants to clinch.
Nguyen moves out of range of the body kick.
Murray throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Murray staying out of range there.
Murray shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good shot there by Nguyen.
Murray avoids the body shot from Nguyen.
#T4#
A jab from Nguyen misses.
Nguyen moves away from the strike by Murray.
Nguyen ducks under a wild hook from Murray.
Murray scores with a leg kick.
Murray throws a low kick but it's checked well by Nguyen.
Murray fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nguyen moves out of range of the leg kick from Murray.
Murray throws a series of punches but Nguyen avoids them all with ease.
Nguyen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Murray avoids the body shot from Nguyen.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Murray! But no joy.
Murray throws a sloppy head kick and Nguyen moves out of range easily.
Murray looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice body kick from Murray.
Murray misses with a body kick.
Nguyen jabs at Murray's body.
Nguyen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murray.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murray thuds his shin into the meat of Nguyen's side.
Murray throws a leg kick that is checked
and Nguyen counters with a straight right hand.
Nguyen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murray throws a low kick, looking for Nguyen's leg but Nguyen calmly moves out of range.
A low kick from Murray is predictable there #TD#
and Nguyen counters with a shoot takedown. Murray fights it but they end up in guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Matthew Murray will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
The fighters circle momentarily. Murray darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nguyen scores with a jab to the body.
Nguyen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murray was well out of range. Poor timing from Nguyen.
Murray staying out of range there.
Murray throws a leg kick which misses Nguyen's front leg but catches the back leg as Nguyen tries to avoid it.
Murray looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Murray lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nguyen's sensitive parts.
Nguyen throws out a powerful jab.
Murray throws a sloppy head kick and Nguyen moves out of range easily.
Nguyen throws a hook to the side of Murray's head but Murray sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Murray swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murray shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A low kick lands for Murray.
Nguyen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nguyen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Murray drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#TD#
Nguyen gets a double leg takedown into Murray's guard.
Nguyen stops Murray from standing up. #ES2#
Murray has his feet on Nguyen's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Murray throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. #T1#
Murray takes a swing at Nguyen's ribcage but misses.
Nguyen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murray.
Nguyen backing away here, and Murray unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Nguyen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Murray. Murray obviously looking to wear him down.
Nguyen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Murray tries to score with a low kick but Nguyen moves his leg out of the way.
Nguyen lands a nice shot to the body.
Murray misses with a straight right.
Nguyen checks a low kick from Murray.
Nguyen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nguyen defending well as Murray loads up on a big left hand.
Matthew Murray seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Murray tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Donk. Murray catches Nguyen right on the button with a cross.#TD#
Nguyen feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Murray wants to stand up but Nguyen is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nguyen is stalling in the full guard. #T2#
Murray is looking to stand up but Nguyen isn't so interested in that idea.
Nguyen wants to control from the top but Murray keeps moving.
Murray wants to stand up but Nguyen is controlling him.
Nguyen not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Murray is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Murray avoids the body shot from Nguyen.
Murray throws a leg kick that misses.
Murray walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nguyen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nguyen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murray was well out of range. Poor timing from Nguyen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nguyen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Murray circles away.
Murray throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.#T3#
Nice body punch from Nguyen.
Nguyen swings for the body but Murray moves out of range.
Murray doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Murray turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Murray thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nguyen throwing a counter right hand but Murray manages to avoid it.
Murray on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Murray lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Murray misses with a leg kick #TD#
and Nguyen counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murray is trying to stand up here but Nguyen is controlling him well.
Nguyen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Murray does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Nguyen stops Murray from getting back to his feet.
#SUB#
Nguyen has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Murray defend it? Nguyen steps over the head and cranks it - Murray is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Nguyen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jimmy Nguyen!
A very excited looking Jimmy Nguyen made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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Event:
NYF 98: Deiveredo vs Hopson
Date: Jan 04, 2025 |
#R1#
Murray ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arnolds moves away.
A combination from Arnolds does no damage.
Murray is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Murray throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Arnolds throws a head kick but Murray moves out of range.
Murray is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.#CL#
Arnolds gets a clinch.
Arnolds swings wildly with an uppercut but Murray uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Murray fails to land.
Murray misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murray.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Arnolds.
Murray swings wildly with an uppercut but Arnolds uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murray misses with a hook from the clinch.
Arnolds misses with the head strike.
#T1#
Murray blocks a body shot from Arnolds.
Arnolds can't find room to land a body shot as Murray controls the action.
Arnolds prevents a body shot from Murray.
Arnolds comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A short left from Arnolds.
Arnolds 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.
Arnolds lands a right hand that snaps the head of Murray backwards.
Murray swings wildly with an uppercut but Arnolds uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murray tries to throw a body punch but Arnolds avoids it by throwing Murray back against the cage.
Arnolds pushes Murray back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murray.
Arnolds doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Arnolds working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Arnolds blocks an uppercut.
Arnolds tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Murray avoids it.
Murray misses with a body punch.
Arnolds working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Murray takes a shot to the head. #T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arnolds blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murray is trying to break free.
Arnolds lands an elbow just above Murray 's eye. #ROC#Murray is rocked!
Arnolds throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Murray is still on wobbly legs! Can Arnolds finish him?
Nice body punch from Arnolds.
Murray seems to have recovered his senses.
Arnolds tries a body shot but Murray blocks it.
Arnolds makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Murray lands a left hand that snaps the head of Arnolds backwards.
Arnolds tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Arnolds throws a head punch that misses.
Arnolds throws a head punch that misses.
Murray tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Arnolds blocking some punches.
Arnolds doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Arnolds prevents a body shot from Murray.
Arnolds tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Arnolds lands a body punch.
Arnolds lands a left hand.
#T3#
Nice body punch from Murray.
Arnolds misses with a hook to the ribs.
Arnolds misses with a short punch on the inside.
Arnolds lands with a short shot to the head.
Arnolds lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Murray or not.
Arnolds misses with a body punch.
Murray lands with a short shot to the head.
Murray lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Murray tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Arnolds lands a nice uppercut.
Murray blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murray blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Murray digs a right hand into Arnolds's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Arnolds's gas tank.
Murray doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Arnolds lands a left hand that snaps the head of Murray backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Arnolds.
Murray is trying to break the clinch but Arnolds has him pressed against the cage. #T4#
Arnolds lands with a light punch inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arnolds swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murray throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Arnoldss head.
Arnolds throws a punch but it's blocked by Murray.
Murray lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Arnolds struggles to land a body shot inside as Murray controls his hands.
Murray pushes Arnolds back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murray blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Arnolds swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murray misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murray lands an uppercut.
Arnolds pushes Murray back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murray can't find room to land a body shot as Arnolds controls the action.
Murray misses with a body punch.
Arnolds misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Murray swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Arnolds blocking some punches.
Murray throws a head punch that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alan Arnolds dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Arnolds scores with a decent looking hook.
Murray uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Arnolds.
Arnolds throws a lazy head kick
and Murray cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Murray connects with a solid leg kick.
Murray circles away from the clinch attempt
and Murray counters with a nice uppercut. #ROC2#Arnolds is rocked!
Murray circles away from the clinch attempt.
Arnolds throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Murray throws a fast counter high kick but Arnolds manages to duck under it in time.
Arnolds ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arnolds gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Murray.
Oh Arnolds is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
OH! Arnolds has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Murray smells blood and charges in for the finish! Murray unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Arnolds sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Matthew Murray!
After winning the bout, Matthew Murray thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Alan Arnolds was interviewed post fight and said 'Thank you to my opponent and all the fans, my coaches and sponsors.'. |
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Event:
NYF Fight Night 49
Date: Nov 27, 2024 |
#R1#
Murray looks to land a right hand but Saragih moved out of range.
Good exchange - Saragih coming out on top.
Saragih lands a right hook to the body.
Murray misses with a body shot.
Saragih misses with a jab, cross combination.
Murray is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Murray throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Murray moves out of range of the strikes.
Saragih's jab looks to have found its range, popping Murray under the eye.
Murray throws a body shot but no joy.
Saragih swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Murray counters with a nice low kick that buckles Saragih's knee momentarily.
Saragih looks to throw the jab but Murray is out of range.
Murray ducks under a wild hook from Saragih.
Murray uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Saragih.
Saragih on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saragih scores with a head kick. Murray tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.#T1#
Saragih misses the shot to the body.
Murray throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A clash of legs there as Saragih blocks the low kick.
Saragih throws a poor cross that misses
and Murray counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CUT2#It looks like Jack Saragih has been cut.
Saragih throws a body punch but Murray moves out of range.
Murray only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Murray fails to land with a series of punches.
Murray walks into a straight right hand from Saragih.#ROC#Murray is rocked!
Saragih throws a shot to the body.
Saragih takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Murray throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Saragih swings widly with a right hand
and Murray counters with a two punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#CL2#
Murray drives through and clinches with Saragih against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Saragih. #BC#
Saragih breaks from the clinch.
The fighters circling - Saragih throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Saragih backing away here, and Murray unleashes a leg kick that just misses.#T2#
Saragih's jab looks to have found its range, popping Murray under the eye.
Murray is still on wobbly legs! Can Saragih finish him?
Murray lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Saragih circles away quickly and effectively.
Saragih looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Saragih with a nice calf kick.
Murray throws a body shot but no joy.
Murray seems to have recovered his senses.
An inside leg kick lands from Saragih.
Good leg kick by Saragih.
Murray misses with a low kick.
Murray avoids the head kick by Saragih.
Murray tries to counter with a clinch but Saragih shakes him off and moves away.
Saragih bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Saragih cracks a nice hook into Murray's ribs.
Saragih fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Saragih misses with an uppercut
and Murray connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Saragih scores with a hook.
Saragih scores with the left hand. Murray knows he should have avoided that one. #T3#
A swing and a miss from Saragih.
As Saragih backs off Murray throws a huge counter combo but Saragih manages to avoid it all.
Saragih takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Murray throws a body shot but no joy.
Saragih misses with a leg kick. #CL2#
Murray moves into the clinch.
Murray misses with a hook from the clinch.
Saragih swings wildly with an uppercut but Murray uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murray has a couple of punches blocked by Saragih.
Murray working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Murray throws a punch but it's blocked by Saragih.
Saragih has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.#BC#
Saragih's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Saragih swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Murray only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Murray ducks under a wild hook from Saragih.
Saragih throws a body shot but no joy. #T4#
Saragih throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Murray stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Saragih throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Murray shapes to counter with a head kick.
Saragih throws a one two combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saragih thows a left - swing and a miss!
Saragih misses with a body shot.
Murray scores with a body shot.
Saragih loads up on a big right hand but Murray slips the punch.
A nice leg kick from Saragih, right into the meat of the thigh.
Murray slips under a jab from Saragih.
Saragih jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saragih tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murray was well out of range. Poor timing from Saragih.
Murray steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Saragih.
Saragih punishes Murray's body with a nice straight punch.
Decent striking displayed by Saragih there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Saragih dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Saragih's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Murray throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Saragih throwing a counter right hand but Murray manages to avoid it.
Murray shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Murray slips a straight right by Saragih.
Murray misses with a body shot.
Murray scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Murray checks a low kick from Saragih.
Saragih throws a poor cross that misses
and Murray counters with a leg kick.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Saragih here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Murray throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Murray with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Saragih throws the kick towards the body but Murray avoids it.
Murray walks into a jab.
Saragih throws a leg kick #CL2#
and Murray counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murray misses with a punch on the inside.
Murray misses with a body punch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Murray 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 struggles to land a body shot inside as Saragih controls his hands.
Murray misses with a body punch.
#T1#
Saragih blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Saragih blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murray misses with a punch on the inside.
Saragih lands with a short shot to the head.
Saragih doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#BC#
Saragih breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Saragih keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Saragih throws an off balance right hand
and Murray cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Murray tries to clinch but Saragih moves out of range.
Saragih jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Murray lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A low kick from Murray is predictable there
and Saragih counters with an outside leg kick.
Murray walks into a straight right hand from Saragih.
Saragih swinging wildly here.
#T2#
The crowd cheers as Saragih lands an impressive looking overhand right. Murray doesn't seem phased though.
Jack Saragih is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saragih checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sloppy strikes from Saragih. Those never looked like landing.
Murray swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Murray blocks a low kick nicely.
Saragih misses with a body punch
and Murray counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Saragih cracks Murray with an open hand slap.
Saragih throws a low kick but it's checked well by Murray.
Saragih throws a sloppy head kick
and Murray counters with a nice leg kick. #CL2#
Murray has taken the fight to the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Saragih creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Murray lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Saragih blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Saragih struggles to land a body shot inside as Murray controls his hands.
#T3#
Saragih doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murray doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murray is working Saragih over against the cage.
Saragih swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Saragih doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Saragih working hard to break the clinch.
Saragih goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Saragih misses with the head strike.
Murray working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Murray misses with the head strike.
Murray misses with a punch on the inside.
Murray blocks an uppercut.
Saragih misses with a hook to the ribs.
Saragih tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murray's elbow.
Murray misses with a punch on the inside.
Murray tries to work over Saragih's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T4#
Murray misses with some punches.
Murray swings wildly with an uppercut but Saragih uses good head movement to avoid it.
Saragih misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murray lands a left hand.
Murray lands a hook that snaps the head of Saragih backwards.
Saragih misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murray blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murray lands with a light punch inside.
Saragih working aggressively here.
Saragih is trying to stall.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Murray.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murray tries to work over Saragih's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murray misses with a punch to the body.
Saragih lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Murray.
A short body shot lands from Murray as the two fighters clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew Murray showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jack Saragih's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Murray walks into a stiff left hand from Saragih.
Murray tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saragih was well out of range. Poor timing from Murray.
Saragih misses with a straight left.
Jab by Saragih.
Saragih misses with a body shot.
Saragih throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Murray unleashes a big counter combination but Saragih bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Murray lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Saragih throws a right hand that misses
and Murray counters with a stiff right hand.
Saragih thows a leg kick but Murray checks it
and Murray counters with a good low kick that Saragih was not able to check.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A decent looking cross lands there for Saragih.
Saragih looks to land a left hand but Murray moved out of range nicely.
Saragih fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Murray is out of range.
Saragih digs a good hook to Murray's body.
Murray slips a jab from Saragih.
Murray has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.#T1#
Saragih bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Saragih throws the kick towards the body but Murray avoids it.
Saragih moves out of range of the strikes.
Murray throws a quick inside leg kick.
Saragih with a nice calf kick.
Murray tries to clinch but Saragih is having none of it.
A quick step to the side and Saragih tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murray moves out of range as Saragih strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Murray! But no joy.
Murray throws a solid leg kick but Saragih takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Murray.
Murray tries to close the distance and clinch but Saragih swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Saragih's jab looks to have found its range, popping Murray under the eye.
Murray blocks a head kick by Saragih.
#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Saragih creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #T2#
Saragih lands an uppercut.
Murray stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murray tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Matthew Murray seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murray.
Murray gets through Saragih's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#BC#
Saragih breaks from the clinch.
Murray throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Saragih bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Saragih changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.#CL2#
Murray rushes Saragih and presses him up against the cage.
Murray has a couple of punches blocked by Saragih.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murray.
Murray lands with a right to the head.
Murray tries to throw a body punch but Saragih avoids it by throwing Murray back against the cage. #T3#
Saragih tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Saragih taking a breather.
Saragih lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Murray scores with a shot to the side of Saragih's head.
Murray scores with a nice hook to the head.
Saragih lands a body shot in the clinch.
Murray working aggressively here.
Murray scores with a shot to the side of Saragih's head.
Saragih has a couple of punches blocked by Murray.
Murray lands a body punch.
A short right from Murray on the inside.
Murray lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Saragih backwards.
A short left from Murray. #ROC2#Saragih is rocked!
A head punch on the inside from Murray fails to land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murray misses with some punches.
#T4#
Murray blocks an uppercut.
Saragih has a couple of punches blocked by Murray.
Murray misses with a punch on the inside.
Saragih lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Murray misses with a punch on the inside.
Saragih blocks a body shot from Murray.
A short right from Saragih on the inside.
Saragih tries to break free but Murray pushes him back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Murray.
Murray blocks a body shot from Saragih.
Saragih scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Saragih lands a nice shot to the body.
Murray misses with a hook from the clinch. #BC#
Saragih manages to break the clinch.
Saragih connects with a single shot there.
Saragih fails to land with a series of punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jack Saragih.
I think Saragih has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Saragih!
A very excited looking Jack Saragih made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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Event:
NYF Fight Night 46
Date: Oct 23, 2024 |
#R1#
Young throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murray sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murray lands with a kick to the temple. Young shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Young throws a right and a left that Murray avoids nicely.
Young throws a combination that misses
and Murray connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Young will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Young looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Murray takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Young throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murray drops his hands momentarily and Young takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Young walks into a left hand.
Young misses with a body kick.
Young lands a front kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#CL2#
Murray gets a clinch.
Murray swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#T1#
Murray tries to work over Young's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murray goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murray can't find room to land a body shot as Young controls the action.
Murray tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murray fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Murray scores with a nice short uppercut.
Murray lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Murray struggles to land a body shot inside as Young controls his hands.
#BC#
Young's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Young throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It seemed like Murray was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Murray tries to bum rush Young with a series of wild strikes but Young uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Young was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Murray loads up on a big right hand but Young slips the punch.
Young lands with a cross.
Young swings for the body but Murray moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Murray on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Young misses with a wild body shot.
Murray tries to counter with a clinch but Young shakes him off and moves away.#T2#
Murray tries to clinch but Young is having none of it.
Young scores with a jab. Murray acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Young misses with a kick to the body
and Murray counters with an inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murray is looking to score with low kicks.
Young takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Murray misses with a wild body shot.
Murray showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Young.
Murray slips under a jab.#CL2#
Murray closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Murray tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Murray.
Young blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Murray.
Murray managing to block the knees to the body from Young.
#T3#
A short uppercut from Murray.
Murray lands with a right to the head.
Young tries to circle away but Murray has him pinned against the cage.
Young is trying to break the clinch but Murray has him pressed against the cage.
Murray lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Young backwards.
Murray lands with a right to the head. #BC#
Young pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Young scores with a head kick.
Nice body punch from Young.
Young swings for the body but Murray moves out of range.
Young ducks under a wild hook from Murray.
Young looks for the body kick but Murray saw that one coming.
Murray throws out a counter right but Young avoids it with no problem.
Murray on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Young ducks under a wild hook from Murray.#T4#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Young tries to bum rush Murray with a series of wild strikes but Murray uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Young rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Murray counters with a hugh head kick that removes Young from consiousness! A brutal head kick knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Matthew Murray!
Matthew Murray decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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Event:
NYF Fight Night 43
Date: Oct 02, 2024 |
#R1#
Nice straight punches there by Santos. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Santos.
Santos looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Santos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Murray wants to clinch.#TD#
Santos looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Murray is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murray wants to stand up but Santos is controlling him. #T1#
Santos is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Murray is looking to stand up but Santos isn't so interested in that idea. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Santos misses with a low kick.
Santos fails with a takedown attempt.
Santos with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Murray to counter with a crisp jab. #CUT2#It looks like Michel Santos has been cut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michel Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Murray slips a straight right by Santos.
Santos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Murray moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Santos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Murray circles away quickly and effectively.
Murray only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Matthew Murray is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T2#
Santos throws a leg kick
and Murray counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Murray throws a hook to the side of Santos's head but Santos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
As Murray looks to move away, Santos throws a big counter combo but Murray just gets out of the way.
Murray throws a body shot but no joy. #TD#
Santos changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Murray looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Murray throws Santos to one side and escapes!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Santos avoids the head kick by Murray.
Santos was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Santos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Santos with a lazy takedown attempt
and Murray connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Santos changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Murray tries to avoid it but Santos manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Murray to the ground. Murray escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. #CL#
Santos darts in and clinches Murray up against the cage.
Santos throws a head punch that misses.
Murray lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Santos lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Santos throws a knee to the head but misses.
#T3##BC2#
Murray manages to break the clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Santos. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Santos.
Santos has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Murray.
Santos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Murray throws out the jab.
Murray tries a head kick but it misses.
Santos drops down looking for a counter takedown but Murray sprawls and moves away.
Santos dips to his left and cracks Murray with an uppercut!
Santos throws a jab when Murray was well out of range.
Santos backing away here, and Murray unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Murray pivots, looking for a leg kick but Santos is out of range and Murray settles back down.
Nice shot lands for Murray.#ROC2#Santos is rocked!
Santos lands with a hook. Murray tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Oh Santos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Murray pounces like a tiger and cracks Santos with a vicious hook! Santos is down but not out! Murray follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Matthew Murray!
A victorious Matthew 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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Event:
NYF Fight Night 41
Date: Sep 11, 2024 |
#R1#
Murray lands with a thumping leg kick.
Murray lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Murray.#ROC2#Dalton is rocked!#CUT2#It looks like James Dalton has been cut.
Matthew Murray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
and Murray counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Dalton! He's just covering up as Murray starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matthew Murray!
Our winner, Matthew Murray, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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Event:
NYF 80: Traumen vs Hopson II
Date: Aug 24, 2024 |
#R1#
Murray is looking to land body kicks.
Akiyama looks to score with a jab to the body but Murray is just out of range.
Murray pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Murray misses with a looping right.
Akiyama rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Murray counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Murray with a nice calf kick.
Akiyama looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#CL2#
Murray darts in and clinches Akiyama up against the cage.
Akiyama tries to pull guard but Murray won't allow it.
Akiyama throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Murray scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Akiyama just misses with a elbow thrown towards Murray's brow. #BC2#
Murray's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Murray connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Akiyama momentarily.
Murray throws a low kick but Akiyama avoids it.
Akiyama throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A nice side step and Murray releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Akiyama tries to land a leg kick but Murray saw it coming and moves away.
Akiyama misses with a hook. Murray ducked under it nicely.
Murray only half commits to the counter leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Akiyama closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Akiyama fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murray manages to avoid it.
Akiyama moves out of range as Murray strikes.#T1#
Akiyama tests Murray's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Akiyama throws a jab but it's blocked by Murray.
Murray avoids the body shot from Akiyama.
Murray moves out of range of the leg kick from Akiyama.
Murray throws a head kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murray. Akiyama does a little dance to reset his feet.#CL2#
Murray clinches up with Akiyama and pushes him back against the cage.
Akiyama blocks a body shot from Murray. #BC2#
Murray breaks from the clinch.
Murray throws a right hand that misses
and Akiyama counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Akiyama throws a leg kick
letting Murray counter with a right hand.
Murray smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A combination from Akiyama does no damage. #CL2#
Murray clinches up with Akiyama and pushes him back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murray blocks an elbow strike from Akiyama.
Akiyama with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Murray pushes Akiyama back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Akiyama throws an elbow but misses. #T2#
Akiyama tries to pull guard but Murray won't allow it.
Murray has a couple of punches blocked by Akiyama.
Akiyama misses with an elbow strike.
#BC2#
Murray breaks from the clinch.
Akiyama throws a half hearted mid kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murray. Akiyama does a little dance to reset his feet.
A good leg kick by Murray.
Murray misses with a straight right.
It looked like Akiyama wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Murray slips under a jab from Akiyama.
Akiyama lands a front kick.
Murray lands a nice looking body kick.
Akiyama loads up on a big right hand but Murray slips the punch.
Akiyama throws a lazy uppercut
and Murray counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Akiyama takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A lazy body kick from Akiyama
and Murray counters with a stiff right hand.
Akiyama is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Murray's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
An inside leg kick from Murray misses.
Murray has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Akiyama keeps Murray at a distance using the push kick.
Akiyama avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#T3#
Murray lands an overhand right.
Akiyama rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Murray counters with a straight right hand.
Nice defenses there by Murray.
Akiyama on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Akiyama uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Akiyama takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Akiyama getting the better of the striking in that exchange.#ROC#Murray is rocked!
Akiyama misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murray.
Murray is still on wobbly legs! Can Akiyama finish him?
Murray has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Murray thumps Akiyama with a low kick.
Murray seems to have recovered his senses.
Murray ducks under a wild hook from Akiyama.
Murray bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Akiyama's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murray keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Akiyama blocks the body kick.
Akiyama throws a low kick, looking for Murray's leg but Murray calmly moves out of range.
A jab from Akiyama misses.
Murray lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Akiyama circles away quickly and effectively.#T4#
Murray bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Matthew Murray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Akiyama slips a jab from Murray.
Murray is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Akiyama had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Akiyama throws a big shot that misses.
Akiyama throws a lazy right hand but Murray sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Murray swings widly with a right hand
and Akiyama connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Akiyama throws a jab but it's blocked by Murray.
Murray tries a quick counter leg kick but Akiyama is wise to it.
Akiyama throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murray sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Murray - that will leave a mark!
A decent looking cross lands there for Murray.
Murray lands with an overhand left.
Murray throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Akiyama counters with a nice low kick that buckles Murray's knee momentarily.
Akiyama stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Murray.
Murray is looking to slow Akiyama down with leg kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murray lands with a kick to the temple. Akiyama shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" #CUT2#It looks like Kado Akiyama has been cut.
Akiyama cracks a nice hook into Murray's ribs.
Akiyama misses with a hook. Murray ducked under it nicely.
Murray misses with a body shot.
Akiyama swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew Murray dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kado Akiyama's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Akiyama blocks a low kick nicely.
Akiyama lands a really nice looking cross but Murray seems unphased.
Akiyama loads up on a big right hand but Murray slips the punch.
Murray steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Akiyama goes for a small jab and connects. Now Akiyama goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Murray stumbles back but Akiyama runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Murray to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Murray will ever be the same after a knockout like that.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kado Akiyama!
After winning the bout, Kado Akiyama 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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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 07, 2024 |
#R1#
Dahan fails with the takedown
enabling Murray to counter with a crisp jab.
Dahan slips a jab from Murray.
Dahan darts in looking for a takedown but Murray gets double underhooks and turns Dahan into the cage.
Dahan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#CL#
Murray moves into the clinch.
Murray lands a body punch.
Murray lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Murray lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murray lands with a left to the head.
Murray lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Murray lands a left hand.
Dahan jumps guard but Murray turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Matthew Murray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scooter Dahan.#T1#
Murray softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Murray.
Dahan is trying to drag Murray to the mat but Murray just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Murray makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Murray pushes Dahan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Murray scores with a hook to the body.
A short body shot lands from Murray as the two fighters clinch.
Dahan looks winded!
Murray is working Dahan over against the cage.
Murray lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Murray on the inside.
Murray lands a nice shot to the body. #T2#
A short body shot lands from Murray as the two fighters clinch.
Good body shot from Murray.
A short body shot lands from Murray as the two fighters clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murray lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Murray lands a right hand.
Murray scores with a hook to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Murray.
Murray lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Murray lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Murray on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Murray.
Murray lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dahan backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Murray.
#T3#
Murray lands with a light punch inside.
Murray lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Murray lands a nice uppercut.#ROC#Dahan is rocked!
Murray lands a left hand.
Dahan is still on wobbly legs! Can Murray finish him?
Murray gets through Dahan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Murray lands a big right hand that drops Dahan! The killer instinct kicks in and Murray finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Murray!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matthew Murray!
Our winner, Matthew Murray, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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Event:
Cue Dini Invitational
Date: Dec 24, 2022 |
#R1#
A slow jab from Smith misses its intended target.
Murray misses with an uppercut. Smith saw that one coming.
A little jabbing left from Smith on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Smith smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Smith throws a hook but Murray blocks it.
Murray lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murray throws a lazy right hand but Smith sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Smith looks to land a left hand but Murray moved out of range nicely.
Murray steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smith.#T1#
Murray looks to land a left hand but Smith moved out of range nicely.
Murray thows a left - swing and a miss!
Murray looks to land a right hand but Smith moved out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Smith! But no joy.
Smith cracks Murray with a good jab.
Murray throws a shot from downtown. Smith moves away and avoids it.
Murray misses with an uppercut
enabling Smith to counter with a crisp jab.
Murray misses the jab.
Smith throws out a counter right but Murray avoids it with no problem.#T2#
Murray defending well as Smith loads up on a big left hand.
Murray swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Smith slips a straight right by Murray.
Smith looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Murray throws a jab but it's blocked by Smith.
A big left from Murray misses.
Murray throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Smith moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Murray throws a big shot that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Stuart Smith.
Well Smith has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 9:10
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 9:10
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 9:10
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stuart Smith! |
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