Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: NYF Fight Night 63
Date: Mar 26, 2025

#R1#
Holt throws a lazy right hand but Murat sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Murat misses the shot to the body.
Holt throws a looping overhand right but Murat ducks down to avoid it.
Holt throws out a loose jab but Murat uses good head movement to avoid it.
Holt displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Holt takes a swing at Murat's ribcage but misses.
Holt looks to score with a jab to the body but Murat is just out of range.
Murat drops down looking for a counter takedown but Holt sprawls and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holt throws the left hand but Murat avoids the punch easily.
Murat feinted with a counter takedown.
Murat looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Murat keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Holt.
Murat attempts a counter takedown but Holt avoids it well and moves away.
Holt throws a lazy uppercut
and Murat counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T1#
Holt misses with a jab, cross combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Murat misses the target.
Holt fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Holt scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Holt misses with a wild body shot.
Murat appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Holt misses with a straight right.
Murat throwing a counter right hand but Holt manages to avoid it.
Holt lands a nice shot to the body.
Holt lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Murat at a distance.
Sam Holt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holt rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Murat makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Murat takes one on the button.
Holt is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Holt fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.#T2#
Good shot there by Holt.
Holt misses with a hook
and Murat cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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!
Holt throws a jab when Murat was well out of range.
Murat appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Murat takes a swing at Holt's ribcage but misses.
Murat gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Horrible takedown attempt by Murat or perhaps it was just good defense by Holt, which made it look bad.
Holt let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Murat on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there. #T3#
Murat fails with the takedown.
Holt looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Holt misses with a wild combination.
Holt lands a right hook to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Holt darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Holt throws a big shot that misses.
Murat is looking to counter punch.
Murat is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Holt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murat was well out of range. Poor timing from Holt.#T4#
Holt tests Murat's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Holt looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Murat is looking to counter punch.
Murat is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Murat looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Holt is fending him off so far but Murat persists. Nope, Holt circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joachim Murat. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Murat goes for a double leg but Holt avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Holt continues to drive forward.
Holt looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Murat lands a left hand that snaps the head of Holt backwards.
Holt has a couple of punches blocked by Murat.
Holt misses with a hook to the ribs. #BC#
Murat breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sam Holt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murat uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Holt.
Holt looks to land a right hand but Murat moved out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Holt dominated that round.
That's time! Murat's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Holt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Murat was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Holt moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Holt misses with a double jab.
Murat takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Murat misses with a hook to the body
letting Holt counter with a right hand.
Murat cracks Holt with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Murat misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holt scores with a hook.
Holt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Murat.
Murat changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Holt throws a right hand that Murat ducks under and follows up with a left that Murat also avoids with ease.
Murat attempts a counter takedown but Holt avoids it well and moves away.#T1#
Murat steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Holt.
Murat is looking to counter punch.
Murat gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Holt throws a hook but Murat avoids it easily.
Murat appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Murat uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Holt.
Murat swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Holt slaps away a takedown attempt from Murat, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Holt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Holt misses with a straight left. #TD#
Murat is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Holt's half guard.#T2#
Murat content to control rather than advance.
Murat wants to lay and pray for a moment but Holt keeps working.
Murat keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Murat wants to take a breather but Holt is having none of it. #T3#
Holt is controlling Murat's position as best he can from this difficult position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Murat slows the pace down in half guard. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Holt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Holt misses with a jab to the body
and Murat counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Holt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Murat.
Murat feinted with a counter takedown.
Holt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murat.
Holt misses with a looping left.
Murat takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Holt scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Holt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murat changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.#T4#
The crowd cheers as Holt lands an impressive looking overhand right. Murat doesn't seem phased though.
A right-left combo lands from Holt.
Murat avoids a punch combination nicely.
It looked like Murat was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Holt.
Holt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murat moves away.
A quick step to the side and Murat tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Holt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murat.
It looked like Murat wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Holt misses with a body shot
and Murat counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Holt thinking.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holt misses with a straight right.
A quick step to the side and Murat tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Holt fails to land with a series of punches.
A quick step to the side and Murat tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Holt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Holt misses with an uppercut.
Murat takes one to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Holt.
Holt throws a body punch but Murat moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Murat on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Holt throws the left hand but Murat avoids the punch easily.
It looked like Murat was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Holt.
Holt misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holt throws a looping overhand right but Murat ducks down to avoid it.
Holt misses with a wild body shot.
Murat was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Holt throws an overhand right that lands on Murat's shoulder, as Murat tries to avoid the shot. #T1#
Holt misses the shot to the body.
Murat appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A telegraphed right hand from Murat misses the target.
Holt misses with the combination.
Holt scores with a nice right hand. #TD#
Murat decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Murat wants to control but Holt is keeping him busy.
Well, if Murat is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight� I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza� Yum. Can't wait. #T2#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Murat seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Holt trying to control here.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Murat in particular looking to stall.
Murat sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Holt defending well though. #T3#
Murat not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Murat tries to pass to full mount but Holt defends it.
Murat not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Joachim Murat has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Murat stalling. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Murat takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sam Holt is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Holt misses with a shot to the body
and Murat counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Holt leaves Murat with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Holt looks to land a right hand but Murat moved out of range.
A big left from Holt misses.
Murat was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Murat lands a jab to Holt's midsection.
Holt misses with a wild body shot.
Murat drops down looking for a counter takedown but Holt sprawls and moves away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Holt misses with a series of wild punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sam Holt.
I've got Holt winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Holt!

Event: NYF 107: Carter vs Tawake
Date: Mar 08, 2025

#R1#
Nox lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The fighters circling - Murat throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Murat takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Murat comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Murat takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A left lands for Nox.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nox tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murat was well out of range. Poor timing from Nox.
Nox rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Murat counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nox uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murat.#T1#
Murat keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nox.
Murat half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.#CL#
Murat clinches.
Murat is stalling here.
Nox stalling.
Murat tries to work over Nox's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nox is looking for a takedown.
Nox displaying some good clinch control by pressing Murat up against the cage.#BC2#
Nox pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T2#
A combination from Nox does no damage.
Murat goes for a double leg but Nox avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Nox continues to drive forward.
Nox is trying to drag Murat to the mat but Murat just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Murat working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nox wants to take the fight to the mat but Murat manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Joachim Murat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Colin Nox.
Murat is pressed up against the cage. Nox has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Murat down to the mat. Murat avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Murat looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nox connects with a body shot.
Murat avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Murat is looking to counter with a shot to the body.#T3#
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nox.
Nox is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murat.
Murat tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Nox defends well and Murat ends up having to push Nox into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Nox shapes to counter with a head kick.
Murat lands a right hand.
Nox lands an uppercut.
Murat wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nox drops down looking for an ankle pick but Murat pulls his leg out and moves away.
A swing and a miss from Nox.
It looked like Murat wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Murat lands a glancing blow to the side of Nox's head.#T4#
Murat takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Murat scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nox in his tracks.
Murat avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nox is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nox misses with a right hand #TD#
and Murat counters with a single leg into guard. Nox didn't expect that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murat looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Colin Nox will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Nox misses with a two punch combination.
Nox misses with a wild body shot.
Murat tries to counter with a takedown but Nox is quick to defend against it.
A punch combination from Nox misses.
Nox throws a hook to the side of Murat's head but Murat sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Murat was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Nox.
Murat listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nox swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Murat changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Nox thows a left - swing and a miss!
Murat is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Nox.#T1#
Nox fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murat manages to avoid it.
Nox throws a left and a right that both miss
and Murat counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nox fakes the leg kick and cracks Murat in the body.
Nox misses with a hook.
An attempted straight right counter from Murat misses the target.
A left lands for Nox.
Murat misses with a takedown attempt - Nox sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nox changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Colin Nox is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T2#
Murat with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Murat throws a shot from downtown. Nox moves away and avoids it.
Nox sizes up Murat with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A big left from Nox misses.
Murat was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Colin Nox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Nox.
Murat is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Nox throws a head kick that misses
and Murat counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nox thinking. #T3#
Murat tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nox was well out of range. Poor timing from Murat.
Nox misses with a jab to the body
and Murat connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nox is looking to land body kicks.
It looked like Murat was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Nox.#CL#
Murat fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nox, pushing him back against the cage.
Nox is working for takedown but Murat is calmly controlling the position for now.
Murat drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nox has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Murat seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Nox can turn it around.
Nox goes for a takedown attempt but Murat pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance. #T4#
Murat slips under a jab from Nox.
Murat changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Nox cracks Murat with a good jab.
Nox missing with a left hand there. Murat was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little feinted left hand from Murat on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nox looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nox walks into a left hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Murat slips a jab from Nox.
Murat displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nox throws out the jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Colin Nox will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3#
Murat fails to land the takedown.
A big left from Murat misses.
A solid body kick from Nox.
Murat slips under a jab.
Murat drops down looking for a counter takedown but Nox sprawls and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murat keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murat swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nox misses with the body kick#TD#
and Murat counters with a nice double leg into side control. Nox won't be happy with that.

Nox throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!#T1#
Nox misses with a body kick.
Nox cracks Murat with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nox smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nox throws a poor cross that misses
and Murat connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nox lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Murat at a distance.
Murat on the wrong end of a nice hook.#T2#
Nox looks to throw the jab but Murat is out of range.
Murat listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nox scores with a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nox throws a shot to the body. #TD#
Murat fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Nox sprawls well initially but Murat persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Murat seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Nox does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Murat controlling the pace. #T3#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murat seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Nox does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Murat wants to pass to mount but Nox is defending the position.
Nox is trying to get back to full guard.
Joachim Murat has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Murat working Nox over with strikes.
Murat with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Murat prevents Nox from improving his position.
Nox keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Murat controlling the action here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Murat is keen to just control but Nox is a slippery customer.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nox slaps away a takedown attempt from Murat, before circling back to the center of the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Colin Nox comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Nox winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Colin Nox!
During a confident post fight interview, Colin Nox thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: NYF 104:Sillalahi vs Saragih 2
Date: Feb 15, 2025

#R1#
Mckinney throws a right hand that misses
enabling Murat to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheers as Mckinney lands an impressive looking overhand right. Murat doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd cheers as Mckinney lands an impressive looking overhand right. Murat doesn't seem phased though.
Murat swats away the attempt to clinch by Mckinney.
Murat is looking to counter the offense by Mckinney and move into the clinch.
Murat looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mckinney throws a right hand that misses #TD#
so Murat counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Murat controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Murat drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Murat jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Mckinney really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Murat. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Murat controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1#
Murat working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mckinney wants to control but Murat passes easily into half guard.
Ground and pound from Murat.
Murat performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Murat's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Mckinney is looking to control Murat's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mckinney avoid being mounted?#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mckinney is looking for a sweep. Murat is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murat keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Murat lands a nice short elbow.
Mckinney is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Mckinney looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Mckinney won't allow Murat to pass to mount.
Mckinney trying to control here.
Mckinney is trying to get back to full guard.
Murat moves nicely into side control. #T3#
Mckinney being controlled for a moment.
Further stalling from Murat.
Murat seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Mckinney for as long as he can get away with.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Murat has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Murat cracks Mckinney with a big elbow.
Mckinney is trying to improve his position.#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Murat controls the position from side control.
Mckinney is trying to improve his position.
Murat in side control, throwing shots but Mckinney defends.
Murat sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Mckinney is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Mckinney is trying to escape the position but Murat is controlling the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Murat in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Mckinney is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Joachim Murat dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Mckinney throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Murat counters with a straight right hand.
Jab from Mckinney.#CL2#
Mckinney has Murat up against the cage in a clinch.
Murat displaying some good clinch control by pressing Mckinney up against the cage.
Murat tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murat goes for a takedown attempt but Mckinney pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murat defending well as Mckinney loads up on a big left hand.
Mckinney lands a jab to the nose.
Mckinney swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#T1#
Murat takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mckinney misses with a right hand #TD#
and Murat counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Murat connects with a couple of short punches.
Murat controlling from the top position.
Mckinney is pulling down on Murat's head to control his posture.
Murat showing good wrestling skills to control the position. #T2#
Mckinney pulls Murat in close to prevent any damage.
Murat is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Murat trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Murat seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mckinney throws a right hand that misses
and Murat counters with a right hand to the body.
Murat takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mckinney has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Murat finds it's way round the side to connect with Mckinney's head. #T3#
Murat takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Swinzey Mckinney is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mckinney darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mckinney lands with a shot to the body.
Murat with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mckinney to score with a decent uppercut.
Murat avoids the body shot from Mckinney.
Murat swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mckinney throws a hook to the side of Murat's head but Murat sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Murat is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Mckinney wants to clinch but Murat slips to the side#TD#
and Murat counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Mckinney is wriggling around but Murat manages to pass to half guard. #REVB#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mckinney trying to get back to full guard but Murat takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!#T4#
Murat looking to control and managing it successfully.
Mckinney wants to control but Murat is having none of it.
Murat controlling the pace for now.
Murat with shots to the head and body - Mckinney looks very uncomfortable down there.
Murat working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Joachim Murat will probably get the nod.
That's time! Murat's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R3#
A slow jab from Mckinney misses its intended target.
Swinzey Mckinney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mckinney jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Murat swats away the attempt to clinch by Mckinney.
Murat attempts a counter takedown but Mckinney avoids it well and moves away.
Murat avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mckinney misses with a hook.
Murat tries to counter with a takedown but Mckinney is quick to defend against it.
A swing and a miss from Mckinney.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mckinney swings widly with a right hand
and Murat counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mckinney lands a nice hook to Murat's body. Murat takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Murat keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mckinney.#T1#
Mckinney misses with a wild body shot.
Mckinney throws an off balance right hand
and Murat counters with a nice body shot.
Swinzey Mckinney seems to be getting the better of the standup.#CL2#
Mckinney clinches up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mckinney.
A right hand to the body from Murat.
Mckinney working aggressively here.
Mckinney is trying to maintain a safe position but Murat gets an underhook and turns Mckinney into the cage.
Murat can't get the takedown.
Murat tries to score a body lock takedown but Mckinney shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Mckinney blocks a body shot from Murat.
Mckinney being controlled against the cage.
A hook to the body from Murat.
Joachim Murat is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
Murat tries a body shot but Mckinney blocks it.
Mckinney misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mckinney throws a head punch that misses.
Mckinney swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murat misses with a punch to the body.
Mckinney misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mckinney tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murat's elbow.
Swinzey Mckinney has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mckinney tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murat's elbow.
Murat lands a shoulder strike. #T3#
Mckinney doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mckinney lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Murat or not.
Mckinney tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murat's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murat.
Murat working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Mckinney fails to land. #TD#
Murat has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Mckinney clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Murat slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish. #T4#
This is a sustained period of stalling by Murat.
Mckinney is really stuck here.
What can Mckinney do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Mckinney tries to escape but Murat has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Mckinney is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Murat controls the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mckinney rolls, trying to escape but Murat keeps control of the position.
Murat has good solid back control here.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Swinzey Mckinney.
I think Murat 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 29:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!

Event: NYF Fight Night 57
Date: Jan 29, 2025

Joachim Murat had a terrible time trying to make weight. After initially coming in at 156.1, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. Stepping on the scales for a second time, he still failed to make the required weight and after much deliberation, his fight with Kevin Hart was cancelled.

Event: NYF 98: Deiveredo vs Hopson
Date: Jan 04, 2025

#R1#
Borrisinov throws an overhand right that lands on Murat's shoulder, as Murat tries to avoid the shot.
Borrisinov throws a looping overhand right but Murat ducks down to avoid it.
Borrisinov misses with a body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Murat misses the target.
A big right from Borrisinov misses.
Borrisinov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Borrisinov.
Borrisinov has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Murat is landing a low percentage of strikes.#TD2#
Murat gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Borrisinov throws a big elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murat is adopting a defensive guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Murat is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #T1#
Borrisinov preventing the sweep.
Murat utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Murat working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Borrisinov.
Borrisinov preventing the sweep.
Murat is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Murat has Borrisinov pulled in close to control his posture.
Borrisinov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Murat's head.#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Murat looking to hit a scissor sweep but Borrisinov is one step ahead there. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Borrisinov scores with a shot to the body.
Borrisinov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murat manages to avoid it.
Murat was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Borrisinov misses with an uppercut. Murat saw that one coming.
Borrisinov misses with a looping right.
Murat appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Borrisinov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Murat as he avoids it easily.
Murat was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Murat takes one to the chin there.#T3#
Borrisinov misses with a body shot.
Murat fails with a takedown attempt.
Borrisinov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murat sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Borrisinov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Murat is fending him off so far but Borrisinov persists. Nope, Murat circles away and we're back to standing.
It looked like Murat was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Borrisinov.
Borrisinov scores with a sloppy right hand. Murat should have avoided that one.
Borrisinov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Murat avoids it really well and circles away.
Joachim Murat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Volodimir Borrisinov.
Borrisinov with a poor takedown
and Murat counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.#T4#
Borrisinov swings for the body but Murat moves out of range.
It looked like Murat wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#TD2#
Borrisinov closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Murat makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Murat.
Murat wants to sweep but no luck.
Borrisinov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Borrisinov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Murat is on top in guard. #REVR#
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Borrisinov wants to sweep here but Murat controlling him for the moment.
Borrisinov looking to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Volodimir Borrisinov dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Borrisinov looks to land a left hand but Murat moved out of range nicely.
Murat appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Murat stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Murat wants it to stay on the feet.
Borrisinov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Murat counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Borrisinov shoots in for a takedown but Murat shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Borrisinov misses the shot to the body.
Horrible takedown attempt by Borrisinov or perhaps it was just good defense by Murat, which made it look bad.
It looked like Murat wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Joachim Murat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Volodimir Borrisinov.
Nice shot by Borrisinov.
Murat looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borrisinov throws a predictable looking body shot
and Murat counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Borrisinov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murat.
It looked like Murat was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Borrisinov.#T1#
Borrisinov tries for a takedown but Murat circles away easily
letting Murat counter with a right hand. #TD#
Murat gets a double leg takedown into Borrisinov's guard.
Borrisinov is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Murat trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Borrisinov wants to sweep but no luck.
Murat throwing strikes but missing.
Murat scoring with punches to the head and body.
Murat is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Murat's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Borrisinov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Borrisinov keeping full guard, as Murat tries to pass. #T2#
Murat trying to control but Borrisinov is working from the bottom.
Murat slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Murat is looking to pass into half guard but Borrisinov pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Borrisinov is in guard.#REVB#
Borrisinov wants to pass the guard but Murat is keeping the position.
Murat utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Murat looking to hit a scissor sweep but Borrisinov is one step ahead there. #T3#
Borrisinov trying to control but Murat is working from the bottom.
Murat is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Borrisinov cracks Murat with a solid left hand.
Murat looking to control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Murat is really struggling to control Borrisinov but he's trying to hold on to the position.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Borrisinov misses with an uppercut
and Murat counters with a stiff right hand.
Borrisinov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A quick step to the side and Murat tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Borrisinov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Borrisinov throws a shot from downtown. Murat moves away and avoids it.#T4#
Borrisinov throws a lazy uppercut
and Murat counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Borrisinov thinking. #TD#
Borrisinov gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Murat postures up.
Murat trying to control the position from guard on top but Borrisinov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Borrisinov keeping full guard, as Murat tries to pass.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Murat content to stall in guard here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Joachim Murat dominated that second 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. This is the final round!#R3#
Murat tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Borrisinov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murat manages to avoid it.
Murat is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Borrisinov throws a body shot but no joy.
Murat attempts a counter takedown but Borrisinov avoids it well and moves away.
Borrisinov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Volodimir Borrisinov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Borrisinov connects with a right hand. Murat shakes it off.
Murat shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The fighters circling - Borrisinov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Murat swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borrisinov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Borrisinov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Murat is looking to counter punch.
Borrisinov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Borrisinov misses with a takedown attempt
and Murat counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Borrisinov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1#
Borrisinov cracks Murat with a right hand to the side of the head.
Murat throws a hook but Borrisinov avoids it easily.
Borrisinov misses with a jab to the body
and Murat counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Borrisinov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murat drops down looking for a counter takedown but Borrisinov sprawls and moves away.
Murat takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Borrisinov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Murat on the side of the head.
Borrisinov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murat sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murat attempts a counter takedown but Borrisinov avoids it well and moves away.
Borrisinov misses the shot to the body.
Murat slips a jab from Borrisinov.
A little feinted left hand from Murat on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Murat takes a jab right on the kisser. #T2#
Borrisinov misses with a right hand
and Murat counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Borrisinov misses with a shot to the body
and Murat counters with a left to the body.
Murat lands with a nice body punch.
A shot to the body from Borrisinov misses
and Borrisinov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Borrisinov swings widly with a right hand
letting Murat counter with a right hand.
Murat takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nice defenses there by Murat.
Borrisinov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Murat counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Borrisinov has a takedown stuffed.
Murat swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Volodimir Borrisinov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the body from Borrisinov misses
and Murat counters with a lovely shot to the body.#T3#
Borrisinov misses with a takedown attempt #TD#
and Murat counters with a nice double leg into side control. Borrisinov won't be happy with that.
Joachim Murat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Volodimir Borrisinov.
Borrisinov takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Murat content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Borrisinov gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Murat working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Borrisinov's thigh. Borrisinov counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Murat wants to control from the top but Borrisinov keeps moving. #T4#
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Borrisinov is on top in guard. #REVB#
Murat is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Murat tries to land a sweep but no joy. #SUB#
Murat has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Borrisinov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Murat pulls Borrisinov in close to prevent any damage.

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 Joachim Murat.
I think Murat 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 Marco Blurstr�m scores the fight 29:29
Judge Anni Minnem�ki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa J�rvil�inen scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Joachim Murat!
An out of breath Joachim Murat thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: NYF Fight Night 50
Date: Dec 04, 2024

#R1#
Blades takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Blades slips a straight right by Murat.
A combination from Blades does no damage.
No joy there for Blades, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Murat shoots in and drives through. Blades sprawls well.#TD2#
Murat shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Murat won't allow Blades to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murat content to stall in guard here.
Blades wants to stand up but Murat is controlling him. #T1#
Blades working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Murat.
Murat trying to control the position from guard on top but Blades is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blades keeping full guard, as Murat tries to pass.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Murat is looking to advance position but Blades has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!#REVR#
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blades content just to control the position here. #T2#
Blades trying to control but Murat is having none of it.
Murat tries to hold on but Blades postures up.
Murat is trying to escape the mount.
Blades looking to control and managing it successfully.
Blades wants to control the pace but Murat is squirming around nicely. #T3#
Murat sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Murat is doing well to control the position and prevent Blades from advancing to side control.
Murat trying to control here.
Murat is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Murat has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Blades wants to stand up but Murat has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Murat moves into full guard. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Murat is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Murat is pulling down on Blades's head. It's preventing any offense from Blades, at least for the moment.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Blades takes a swing at Murat's ribcage but misses.
It seemed like Murat was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Murat shoots in but no luck this time.
Blades seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Blades thuds his right hand into Murat's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.#CL2#
Murat clinches up with Blades and pushes him back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Pablo Blades will probably get the nod.
That's time! Blades's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Murat throws an overhand right that lands on Blades's shoulder, as Blades tries to avoid the shot.
Blades feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Murat takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Blades uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murat.
Blades misses the jab.
And Murat tries to counter it with a takedown but Blades pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Blades misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Murat counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Blades misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murat shoots in but no luck this time.
We've been told by Blades's head coaches at California Top Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Blades throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice uppercut there from Murat.#T1#
Blades throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murat sees it coming and avoids it easily.#CL2#
Murat rushes Blades and presses him up against the cage.
Blades landing knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Blades.
Blades lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blades.
Blades lands an elbow inside.
Murat misses with the head strike.
Blades crunches a lovely knee into Murat's ribcage.
Blades misses with a knee strike.
Blades lands a damaging elbow.
Murat dodges an elbow strike from Blades.
Blades prevents a body shot from Murat. #T2#
Murat is working for takedown but Blades is calmly controlling the position for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blades tries a knee to the head but Murat blocks it.
Blades lands an elbow that stopped Murat in his tracks for a moment.
Murat is trying to drag Blades to the mat but Blades just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Pablo Blades has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joachim Murat.
Blades with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Murat tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blades's elbow.
Blades lands a nice elbow.
Blades lands an elbow that stopped Murat in his tracks for a moment.
Blades is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Murat can do to turn this around?
Murat fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blades misses with a knee strike.
Blades misses with a knee strike.
Pablo Blades has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Blades blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murat blocks an elbow strike from Blades. #TD2#
Murat is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Blades can't fight it off and eventually Murat manages to take the fight to the floor. Blades looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.#T3#
Blades is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Murat trying to control but Blades is working from the bottom.
Murat looking to sit in guard and control but Blades gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Blades is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Murat has a closed guard, preventing Blades from standing up. #T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Murat is pulling down on Blades's head to control his posture.
Pablo Blades overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Blades tries to stand but Murat is controlling from the bottom.
Murat pulls Blades in to control the position. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Pablo Blades dominated that second 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. This is the final round!#R3#
Murat tries to move into range but Blades moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Blades lands a lovely overhand right.
Blades looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Blades throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Murat.
A nice side step and Murat releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Blades misses with a wild combination.
Murat throws out a counter right but Blades avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murat connects with a looping right hand. #T1#
Murat fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blades manages to avoid it.
Blades throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murat sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blades takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
A swing and a miss from Blades.
Murat showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blades.
Murat throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #T2#
Blades uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murat.
Murat dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Blades keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Blades on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Murat scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Murat slips under a jab from Blades.
Blades throws a series of punches but Murat avoids them all with ease.
Pablo Blades is winning the standup battle so far.
Murat dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pablo Blades is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blades throws a right and a left that Murat avoids nicely. #T3#
Murat connects with a right hand. Blades shakes it off.
Murat throws a body shot but no joy.
Blades goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Blades throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pablo Blades is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Murat lands with a good body shot.
Murat lands a really nice looking cross but Blades seems unphased.
Blades throws a nice looking combination but Murat bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.#T4#
Blades misses with a two punch combination.
A nice side step and Murat releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Blades stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Blades wants it to stay on the feet.
Murat fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Blades throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Murat looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Blades wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Blades misses with an uppercut. Murat saw that one coming.
Joachim Murat has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pablo Blades is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blades throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Murat on the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pablo Blades showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Blades 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pablo Blades!
Pablo Blades tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.

Event: NYF Fight Night 46
Date: Oct 23, 2024

#R1#
Murat fails with the takedown.
Harris feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Murats jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
We've been hearing reports that Harris has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Harris throws a nice outside leg kick.
Harris darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Harris throws a combination. Murat tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Murat gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Harris throws a series of strikes that have Murat backpedaling.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harris misses with a looping left.
Murat scores with a jab to the head.
Harris misses with a takedown attempt - Murat sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.#T1#
Harris dives in and grabs Murat's left leg, looking for a takedown. Murat pushes down on Harris's head and hops out.
Murat displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harris throws out the jab.
Murat throws out a counter right but Harris avoids it with no problem.
Murat avoids the body shot from Harris.
A countering left hand to the body from Murat misses.
Murat shoots in looking for a takedown. Harris tries to sprawl out of it but Murat keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Harris manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Murat shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Harris sprawls well. Harris wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Murat gets slowly back to his feet.
Benjamin Harris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joachim Murat.
Harris looks for the body kick but Murat saw that one coming.
A countering left hand to the body from Murat misses.
Harris throws a right and a left that Murat avoids nicely. #T2#
Murat throws a hook but Harris avoids it easily.
Harris appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Harris is defended easily by Murat.
Murat misses with a body shot.
Harris shoots for a takedown but Murat saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Murat with the counter takedown but Harris avoids it easily.
A thudding body kick lands there by Harris!
Murat looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Harris is fending him off so far but Murat persists. Nope, Harris circles away and we're back to standing.
Murat fails with a takedown attempt.
Harris shoots in for a double leg but Murat sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Murat doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Benjamin Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T3#
Murat works Harris's body with a nice hook.
Harris looks for a takedown but Murat sprawls well.
Murat appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Murat shoots in for a double leg but Harris sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Harris swings for the body but Murat moves out of range.
It seemed like Murat was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Harris tries a head kick but it misses.
Murat wants to clinch up but Harris keeps it at a distance.
Harris went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Murat on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Harris gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Murat counters with a stiff right hand.
Murat ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Murat slaps away a takedown attempt from Harris, before circling back to the center of the mat.#T4#
Murat takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Harris lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Harris circles away from the clinch attempt.
It looked like Harris wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Harris throws a head kick but Murat moves out of range.
Harris misses with a body shot.
Murat is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Harris with a body shot.
Harris misses with a few strikes there.
It seemed like Murat was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice defenses there by Harris.
Harris goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Harris punishes Murat's body with a nice straight punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Benjamin Harris 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#
Murat blocks a head kick by Harris.
Murat appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Murat takes a swing at Harris's ribcage but misses.
Harris pulls out of a head kick attempt. #TD#
Harris looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Murat!
Harris is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Murat can do to turn this around?
Murat is looking for a sweep.#SUB#
Harris thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. #SUB#
Harris is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Murat knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murat manages to get one leg in to regain half guard. #T1##SUB#
Harris is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Murat regains full guard. Nicely done.
Murat looking for a sweep. Not yet Murat, not yet.
Murat is adopting a defensive guard.#SUB#
Harris postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Murat is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Harris, into his guard. #REVB#
Murat looking to pass the guard. #T2#
Murat trying to control the position from guard on top but Harris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harris has Murat pulled in close to control his posture.
Harris is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Murat trying to control but Harris is working from the bottom.
Harris is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#T3#
Murat passes Harris's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Harris manages to get to full guard.
Murat seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Harris trying to control the position here.
Murat passes Harris's right leg, so he's now in half guard. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Murat not doing much here.
Harris is not content to let Murat control the position.
Murat stops Harris from getting back to his feet. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Harris throws a left and a right that both miss #TD2#
and Murat counters with a single leg into guard. Harris didn't expect that.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Murat prevents Harris from getting back to his feet.
Murat scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Joachim Murat will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Harris bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Benjamin Harris is winning the standup battle so far.
Harris scores with a decent looking hook.
Nice defenses there by Harris.
Murat misses with a body shot.
Murat punishes Harris's body with a nice straight punch.
Murat misses the body punch
and Harris counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big right from Harris misses.
Murat looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Harris throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Murat's waist but Murat gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Harris off to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murat ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Harris throws an off balance right hand #TD2#
and Murat decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Harris's guard.
Murat controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. #T1#
Harris manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Murat manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
Murat wants to sweep here but Harris controlling him for the moment.
Murat seems keen to control Harris's posture.
Murat lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Murat passes into half guard.
Harris is looking for a sweep. Murat is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#T2#
Harris is staying active underneath Murat, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Harris wants to control but Murat is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Murat missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Harris is looking to improve his position.
Harris is controlling Murat's position as best he can from this difficult position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Murat connects with a nice short shot to Harris's temple.
Murat working Harris over with strikes.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Murat in particular looking to stall.
Murat trying to pass the guard but Harris defending well. #T3##ES#
Harris has one foot on Murat's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
The fighters circling - Harris throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Murat tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Harris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Murat slips a straight right by Harris.
Harris looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Murat tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A jab from Harris misses.
Murat throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murat changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.#T4#
Murat takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A head kick by Harris misses
and Murat counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Harris throws a head kick that misses.
Harris throws an off balance right hand #TD2#
and Murat counters with a takedown into side control.
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!
Harris is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Murat lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Harris is staying active underneath Murat, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Harris is controlling Murat's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Well, if Murat is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight� I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza� Yum. Can't wait.
Harris moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Joachim Murat.
I think Murat has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joachim Murat!
Our winner, Joachim Murat, 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.

Event: HFC 79:Caceres vs Graham
Date: Dec 23, 2023

#R1#
Klippt throws a jab but it's blocked by Murat.
Murat shoots in but no luck this time.
Klippt scores with a punch to the head.
Klippt connects with a good right hand that stumbles Murat. Murat circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Murat fails with the takedown
and Klippt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Klippt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Murat.
Murat gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Klippt counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joachim Murat. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Klippt ducks under a wild hook from Murat.
Klippt looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Klippt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Klippt tries to sprawl but Murat drives through with a takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murat wants to pass to mount but Klippt is defending the position.
Murat content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Klippt tries to get to full guard but Murat has control of the leg.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Klippt can do anything to dispel that myth.#T1#
Klippt controlling the position for now.#SUB#
Murat is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Murat missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Klippt is trying to get back to full guard.
Klippt really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Murat. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Murat lands a nice short elbow.
Klippt is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Murat passes to full mount! #SUB#
Murat is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Klippt is surviving well by controlling Murat's body position as best he can.
Murat with a couple of short strikes.
Murat wants to control the pace but Klippt is squirming around nicely.
Klippt is desperately trying to improve his position but Murat has a good base and remains in mount.
Murat looking to control but Klippt is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. #T3#
Klippt is looking to get to half guard.
Murat lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Klippt is wriggling around trying to escape.
Murat raining down shots from the mount!#ROC#Klippt is rocked!
Murat looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Klippt covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joachim Murat!
An out of breath Joachim Murat thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Du Klippt was interviewed post fight and said 'Unfortunate loss today, I’m going to work harder than ever and come back stronger than ever, I will be champion one day.'.

Event: HFC 73:Akutagawa vs Rapheal
Date: Nov 11, 2023

#R1#
Hole fails with the takedown.#TD#
Hole drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Murat gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Hole throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Murat really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hole controlling his opponent.
Murat is looking to improve his position but Hole isn't that keen on the idea.#T1#
Hole avoids the attempt from Murat to control.
Murat is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hole looking to control and managing it successfully.
Murat is looking to improve his position but Hole isn't that keen on the idea.
Hole avoids the attempt from Murat to control.
Hole controlling the position easily from mount.
Murat tries to reverse the position but Hole maintains control.#T2#
Hole thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Hole thowing shots but they're missing.
Hole throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Hole takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hole looking to finish with strikes here!
Hole tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Murat is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Murat is trying desperately to improve position.
Murat tries to hold on but Hole pushes him away.
Murat is working to get back to half guard.
Hole tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Murat can't escape the position. #T3#
Murat is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Murat really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hole tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Murat is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hole has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hole looking to control and managing it successfully.
Murat is trying to escape the mount.
Hole tries to control but Murat wriggling away.
Hole controlling his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hole looking to control but Murat is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. #T4#
Murat is in all sorts of trouble here.
Murat tries to lock up and control but Hole gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Murat is desperately trying to improve his position but Hole has a good base and remains in mount.
Hole looking to control but Murat is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hole tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hole can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Murat is looking to escape.
Hole prevents Murat from getting the reversal.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hole wants to control the pace but Murat is squirming around nicely.
Hole with shots to the head and body - Murat looks very uncomfortable down there.
Murat is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jackson Hole dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2##TD2#
Murat 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.
Murat missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hole avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hole keeping moving, preventing Murat from controlling successfully.
Hole is pulling down on Murat's head. It's preventing any offense from Murat, at least for the moment.
Hole keeping moving, preventing Murat from controlling successfully.
Murat chips away with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murat throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jackson Hole overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Murat trying to control the position from guard on top but Hole is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Murat slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hole working a defensive guard here. #T1#
Murat lands a couple of elbows.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hole is on top in guard. #REVR#
Hole content to stall in guard here.
Murat wants to sweep but no luck.
Murat keeping moving, preventing Hole from controlling successfully.
Murat is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hole content to stall in guard here.
Murat looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hole controls from within his opponent's guard. #T2#
Hole stopping the sweep attempt from Murat.
Murat is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#SUB2#
Murat working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hole doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hole manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Murat is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hole controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Murat not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Murat can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hole controls the pace.
Hole trying to control but Murat is working from the bottom.
Murat tries to land a sweep but no joy. #T3##SUB2#
Murat is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hole controlling from the top position.
Hole pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Murat is keeping the position for now.
Hole trying to control the position from guard on top but Murat is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Murat keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.#TD2#
Murat looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Murat trying to control the position from guard on top but Hole is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB#
Hole has his foot on Murat's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Murat works his way back into a safe position though.
Hole looking for a sweep. Not yet Hole, not yet.
Murat scoring with punches to the head and body. #T4#
Hole has momentary wrist control but Murat slips an elbow through the middle.
Hole is adopting a defensive guard.
Hole can't keep his opponent in guard - Murat advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Hole is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Murat can do to turn this around?
Murat not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hole is looking to improve his position.
Murat takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hole manages to get to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Murat trying to control the position from guard on top but Hole is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Joachim Murat showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Hole shoots in and drives through. Murat sprawls well.
Hole dives in for a single leg takedown but Murat sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Murat gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hole.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jackson Hole. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD2#
Murat wants the takedown. Hole is fighting it off but Murat persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Hole's guard against the cage.
Murat passes into half guard.
Murat prevents Hole from improving his position.
Murat wants to control but Hole is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hole keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hole is looking to control Murat's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hole avoid being mounted?#SUB2#
Murat is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hole doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Murat.
Hole controlling the position well. #T1#
Murat throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hole has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Murat is working away from the top position though.
Murat is nestled in close to Hole, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hole blocking the ground and pound attempt from Murat.
Hole keeping control of the position.
Murat throwing shots but Hole is blocking nicely.
Murat looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hole with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. #T2#
Hole blocking the ground and pound attempt from Murat.
Murat throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Murat throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hole makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hole.
Murat wants to control from the top but Hole keeps moving.
Hole is trying to keep Murat in close.
Hole tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hole preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Murat scoring with some ground and pound.
Murat with a nice head shot there.
Murat throwing strikes from guard but Hole blocks nicely.
Hole controlling the position.#T3#
Hole not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hole managing to control the position.
Murat throwing strikes but missing.
Murat working some strikes from top position.
Murat trying to control but Hole is working from the bottom.
Murat landing with the ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hole is on top in guard. #REVR#
Murat not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hole is pushing down on Murat's leg trying to pass to half guard. Murat is fighting to maintain full guard but Hole has managed to sneak the leg through.
The referee calls for the fighters to work. #T4#
Hole is looking to take a break and control but Murat is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Murat works his way to full guard. Good work.
Murat tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Murat is still trying to improve position.
Murat looking to control.
Murat is controlling Hole's posture.
Murat is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hole tries to free his leg and advance position but Murat is retaining full guard.
Murat looking for a sweep. Not yet Murat, not yet.
Murat being controlled here, momentarily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hole has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Murat keeping full guard, as Hole tries to pass.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joachim Murat comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Murat has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joachim Murat!
After winning the bout, Joachim Murat thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: HFC 67:John vs Caceres
Date: Sep 30, 2023

#R1##CL2#
Van Elburg moves into range and clinches up with Murat.
Murat throws a head punch that misses.
Van Elburg throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Murats head.
Murat's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Van Elburg is working Murat over against the cage.
Murat prevents a body shot from Van Elburg.
Van Elburg lands a body punch.
Murat is trying to break the clinch but Van Elburg is controlling him.
Van Elburg pushes Murat back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murat misses with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Van Elburg.
Van Elburg lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Murat backwards.
A hook to the body from Van Elburg.
Van Elburg digs a right hand underneath Murat's ribcage. Murat let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A nice right hand lands inside from Van Elburg.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Van Elburg on the inside.
Van Elburg works on Murat's body with a couple of short punches.
Van Elburg lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Van Elburg lands a shoulder strike.
Van Elburg has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Murat seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Van Elburg can turn it around.
Murat throws a head punch that misses.
Van Elburg lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Murat backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Van Elburg.
Murat 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.#T1#
Van Elburg blocking some punches.
Van Elburg gets underhooks to prevent Murat's takedown attempt.
Van Elburg scores with a nice hook to the head.
Van Elburg softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Van Elburg - that landed with a thud.
Van Elburg gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Murat.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Van Elburg.
Murat is breathing heavily.
A hook to the body from Van Elburg.
Van Elburg digs a right hand underneath Murat's ribcage. Murat let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Van Elburg makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Van Elburg lands with a right to the head.
A short body shot lands from Van Elburg as the two fighters clinch.
Van Elburg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Van Elburg working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Van Elburg lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Van Elburg.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Elburg lands with a light punch inside.
Nice body punch from Van Elburg - that landed with a thud. #T2#
Van Elburg lands a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Van Elburg.
Van Elburg lands a right hand that snaps the head of Murat backwards.
Van Elburg lands a shot to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Van Elburg.
Van Elburg lands a left hand that snaps the head of Murat backwards.
Van Elburg pushes Murat back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Van Elburg on the inside.
Van Elburg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Van Elburg.
Van Elburg lands a left hand that snaps the head of Murat backwards. #ROC2#Murat is rocked!
Van Elburg has Murat pressed against the cage, preventing Murat from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Oh Murat is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A nice right hand lands inside from Van Elburg.
Van Elburg working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A hook to the body from Van Elburg.
Van Elburg lands a hook that snaps the head of Murat backwards.
Van Elburg lands a left hand.
A short uppercut from Van Elburg. #T3#
A body shot lands from Van Elburg.
Van Elburg softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Van Elburg works on Murat's body with a couple of short punches.
Nice body punch from Van Elburg.
Murat seems to have got his legs back now.
Van Elburg lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Van Elburg lands a left hand that snaps the head of Murat backwards.
Good body shot from Van Elburg.
Van Elburg lands a nice shot to the body.
Van Elburg scores with a hook to the body.
Van Elburg lands with a right to the head.
Nice body punch from Van Elburg - that landed with a thud.
Van Elburg lands a nice shot to the body.
Murat takes a shot to the head.
Van Elburg lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Elburg scores with a hook to the body.
Van Elburg lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Murat backwards.
Van Elburg presses Murat against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Van Elburg lands a right hand that snaps the head of Murat backwards. #T4#
Van Elburg digs a right hand into Murat's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Murat's gas tank.
Nice body punch from Van Elburg - that landed with a thud.
Van Elburg cracks Murat with a nice body shot.
Van Elburg lands a left hand that snaps the head of Murat backwards.
Van Elburg lands a hook that snaps the head of Murat backwards.
Van Elburg dips a shoulder and cracks Murat with a mighty uppercut! Murat falls back against the cage and Van Elburg unloads with a barrage of strikes! Murat is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Van Elburg screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vincent Van Elburg!
After winning the bout, Vincent Van Elburg thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: HFC Fight Night 12
Date: Aug 24, 2023

#R1#
Nice jab there from Van Elburg.
Van Elburg throws a combination. Murat tries to block but a couple of punches get through.#TD#
Van Elburg gets caught napping as Murat dives in and scores a takedown. Van Elburg manages to retain guard.
Murat stopping the sweep attempt from Van Elburg.
Murat postures up and lands a big shot to Van Elburg's brow. #SUB2#
Van Elburg has an active guard here but Murat has managed to pass into half guard.
Van Elburg gets full guard.
Murat has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Murat slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Murat might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Van Elburg is controlling Murat's posture.
Van Elburg is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Van Elburg is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Murat lands a couple of decent looking shots.#T1#
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Murat's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Murat working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. #SUB2#
Van Elburg looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar. #SUB2#
Van Elburg is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Murat is aware though and is defending well.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Murat's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Van Elburg working a defensive guard but Murat passes into half guard. #SUB#
Murat is working for a submission of some sort. #SUB#
Murat is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Van Elburg defends it well.
Van Elburg is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Murat scores with a couple of nice shots.#T2#
Van Elburg moves into full guard.
Murat postures up and lands a big shot to Van Elburg's brow.
Murat cracks Van Elburg with a solid left hand.
Murat postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Murat working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Murat stopping the sweep attempt from Van Elburg.#SUB2#
Van Elburg escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Murat gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Van Elburg wants to sweep but no luck.
Murat slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Murat is pushing down on Van Elburg's leg trying to pass to half guard. Van Elburg is fighting to maintain full guard but Murat has managed to sneak the leg through.#T3#
Murat is looking to take a break and control but Van Elburg is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Van Elburg wants to sweep but Murat has passed to side control!
Murat creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Murat trying to control the action but Van Elburg is working from the bottom.
Van Elburg takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Van Elburg is trying to improve his position.
Van Elburg manages to get back to half guard.
Murat looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Murat lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. #T4#
Murat lands with a punch from half guard.
Van Elburg felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Ground and pound from Murat.
Van Elburg is trying to get back to full guard.
Van Elburg slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Murat is pushing down on Van Elburg's leg trying to pass to half guard. Van Elburg is fighting to maintain full guard but Murat has managed to sneak the leg through.
Van Elburg is looking to improve his position.
Murat wants to take a breather but Van Elburg is having none of it.
Van Elburg is looking to improve his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Joachim Murat dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Murat shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Van Elburg counter with a right hand.
Van Elburg keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.#TD#
Murat fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Van Elburg sprawls well initially but Murat persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Murat is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Van Elburg can do to turn this around?
Van Elburg is trying to get back to full guard.
Van Elburg manages to get to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Van Elburg looking for subs off his back but Murat has passed one foot through into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Elburg is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Murat's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Murat's back!#T1#
Murat manages to reverse the position and now he's in Van Elburg's guard. Nice work there by Murat.
Murat won't allow Van Elburg to sweep him here.
Murat trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Van Elburg not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Murat trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Van Elburg is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Murat lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Murat working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Murat pushing down on Van Elburg's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Van Elburg is staying active underneath Murat, who seems content to just control the action from this position. #SUB#
Murat seems to be working for a kimura but Van Elburg defends the submission attempt.
We've been hearing that Murat has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.#T2#
Murat wants to free his trapped foot but Van Elburg is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Van Elburg wants to improve his position but Murat is controlling well.
Murat lands with a punch from half guard.
Van Elburg wants to get back to full guard.
Murat is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Murat slips a nice elbow through Van Elburg's hands, connecting with Van Elburg's forehead.
Murat winds up and cracks Van Elburg with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Murat seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Van Elburg is looking for a sweep. Murat is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Murat lands strikes from half guard.#T3#
Murat working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Van Elburg trying to control but Murat postures up.
Murat slips a nice elbow through Van Elburg's hands, connecting with Van Elburg's forehead.
Murat lands strikes from half guard.
Murat working the head and body with strikes.
Ground and pound from Murat.
Murat wants to control but Van Elburg is keeping him busy.
Van Elburg tries to get to full guard but Murat has control of the leg.
Murat working over Van Elburg with some ground and pound. Van Elburg looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.#SUB#
Murat is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Van Elburg defends it well.
Murat wants to take a breather but Van Elburg is having none of it. #T4#
Van Elburg is pressing down on Murat's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Murat connects with a couple of short punches.#SUB2#
Van Elburg is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Van Elburg has momentary wrist control but Murat slips an elbow through the middle.
Murat is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Van Elburg looking to hit a scissor sweep but Murat is one step ahead there.
Murat stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Van Elburg swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Joachim Murat dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3#
Murat has his takedown stuffed
and Van Elburg counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Murat takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Murat has his takedown stuffed
and Van Elburg counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Van Elburg scores with a punch to the head.#CL2#
Van Elburg closes the distance and clinches.
Van Elburg is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joachim Murat. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Murat is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Van Elburg to keep the fight standing.
Murat swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice right hand lands inside from Van Elburg.
Murat tries to circle away but Van Elburg has him pinned against the cage.
Van Elburg works on Murat's body with a couple of short punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Van Elburg.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Murat looking to slow down the pace here.
Van Elburg digs a right hand into Murat's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Murat's gas tank. #T1#
A quick uppercut on the inside from Van Elburg.
Murat tries to circle away but Van Elburg has him pinned against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Van Elburg.
Van Elburg lands a body shot in the clinch.
Murat is trying to drag Van Elburg to the mat but Van Elburg just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Van Elburg lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Van Elburg.
Murat goes for a takedown in the clinch but Van Elburg prevents it.
Good body shot from Van Elburg.
A nice left hand lands by Van Elburg.
Van Elburg throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Murats head.
Van Elburg scores with a nice hook to the head.
Van Elburg lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Van Elburg stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.#T2#
Van Elburg scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Elburg lands a nice shot to the body.
Van Elburg lands a body shot in the clinch.
Van Elburg lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Van Elburg is leaning against Murat and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right from Van Elburg.
Murat has Van Elburg pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Van Elburg manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Van Elburg stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Van Elburg lands a nice uppercut.
Murat misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van Elburg lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Van Elburg.
Murat tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Van Elburg lands a right hand that snaps the head of Murat backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Van Elburg.
Van Elburg softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Murat is trying to drag Van Elburg to the mat but Van Elburg just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.#T3#
Van Elburg makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Van Elburg scores with a hook to the body.
Van Elburg is working Murat over against the cage.
Van Elburg digs a right hand underneath Murat's ribcage. Murat let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Van Elburg lands a nice shot to the body.
Van Elburg lands a body punch in the clinch.
Van Elburg blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Van Elburg creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Van Elburg lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Murat swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Van Elburg blocks an uppercut.
Van Elburg gets underhooks to prevent Murat's takedown attempt.
A shot in the inside from Van Elburg.
Van Elburg lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short left from Van Elburg.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murat is looking to take this one to the mat.
Vincent Van Elburg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T4#
Van Elburg lands a body shot in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Van Elburg.
A short body shot lands from Van Elburg as the two fighters clinch.
Van Elburg scores with a hook to the body.
Van Elburg lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Murat backwards.
Van Elburg lands a shot to the body.
Van Elburg lands a body shot in the clinch.
Van Elburg lands a right hand that snaps the head of Murat backwards.
Van Elburg lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #ROC2#Murat is rocked!
Murat wants a takedown.
A body shot lands from Van Elburg.
A short right from Van Elburg on the inside.
Oh Murat is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Van Elburg lands a hook to the side of the head.
Van Elburg pushes Murat back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Elburg digs a right hand underneath Murat's ribcage. Murat let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Murat seems to have got his legs back now.
A short uppercut from Van Elburg.
Joachim Murat is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Van Elburg lands a hook to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vincent Van Elburg comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Murat 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:28
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:28

The fight is ruled a draw!

Event: HFC Fight Night 11
Date: Aug 09, 2023

#R1##TD2#
Murat fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Thompson sprawls well initially but Murat persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Murat wants to pass the guard but Thompson is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thompson tries to kick Murat off but Murat keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Murat working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Thompson won't allow Murat to pass to mount.
Murat content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Thompson wants to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murat drops an elbow to the side of Thompson's head.
Murat stops Thompson from getting back to his feet.
Murat working Thompson over with strikes.
Murat keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.#T1#
Murat lands strikes from half guard.
Murat lands with a punch from half guard.
Thompson pushes Murat off looking to stand but Murat dives back in and keeps control.
Murat working the head and body with strikes.
Thompson is trying to stand up here but Murat is controlling him well.
Thompson has hold of Murat's hands but Murat slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.#ROC2#Thompson is rocked!#SUB2#
Murat is looking for a kimura but Thompson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Murat to get the leverage.
Murat wants to take a breather but Thompson is having none of it.
Thompson has hold of Murat's hands but Murat slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Oh Thompson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thompson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Murat scores with a couple of nice shots.#SUB2#
Murat is working for a submission of some sort.
Murat is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murat looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Thompson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Murat working over Thompson with some ground and pound. Thompson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Murat is taking a breather. Thompson says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Thompson is trying to stand back up but Murat is controlling him #T2#
Murat wants to free his trapped foot but Thompson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Murat takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murat landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Murat lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Thompson quite badly. Thompson pulls Murat in close trying to recover. Murat postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Thompson on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Thompson doesn't seem to be complaining too much.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joachim Murat!
During a confident post fight interview, Joachim Murat thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: HFC 56:John vs Slater
Date: Jul 15, 2023

#R1#
Murat takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Diego definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Murat tries to score a power double leg takedown but Diego sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Murat somewhat.
A shot to the liver by Diego. Beautiful body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Diego.
Murat shoots for a double leg takedown but Diego sprawls well. He's pushed Murat's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A jab from Diego finds it's way through Murat's defenses.
Diego with a hook.
Diego throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Murat crashing down! Murat tries to stagger back to his feet but Diego just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Murat asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan Diego!

Event: HFC Fight Night 10
Date: Jun 16, 2023

#R1##TD#
Murat manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Klippt on his heels. He'll look to pass Klippt's guard now, I'm sure.
Klippt is trying to control the position but Murat postures up.
Murat wants to pass the guard but Klippt is keeping the position.
Klippt wants to sweep but no luck.
Klippt trying to control the position.
Murat scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Murat controls from within his opponent's guard.
Murat trying to control but Klippt is working from the bottom.
Murat has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murat chips away with some ground and pound.
Murat working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Murat engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Klippt controls Murat momentarily but Murat frees himself. #T1#
Murat is working Klippt over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Klippt looking to control.
Murat postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Klippt really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Murat. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Murat controlling from the top position.
Klippt wants to sweep here but Murat controlling him for the moment.
Murat advances to half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Klippt can do anything to dispel that myth.
Klippt wants to improve his position but Murat is controlling well.
Murat seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Murat lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. #T2#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Klippt on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Murat lands strikes from half guard.
Klippt on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Klippt trying to control from the bottom. #SUB#
Murat looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Murat slows the pace down in half guard.
Klippt wants to get back to full guard.#T3#
Klippt on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. #ROC#Klippt is rocked!
Murat scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Klippt is still in real trouble! Can Murat finish him?
Murat looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Klippt with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Murat is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Klippt!
Murat postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Klippt in real trouble here! The ref calls for Klippt to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joachim Murat!
Du Klippt spoke after the fight, saying 'Unfortunate loss today, I’m going to work harder than ever and come back stronger than ever, I will be champion one day.'.

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