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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
CGC 1
Date: Aug 20, 2023 |
#R1##CL2#
Murdock gets tackled into the cage by Silva. Silva maintains the clinch.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Murdock blocks it.
#BC#
Murdock breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Murdock misses with a body shot
and Silva counters with a leg kick. #CL2#
Silva takes the fight into the clinch.
Murdock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murdock is trying to pull guard but Silva turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
#CUT2#It looks like Frank Murdock has been cut.
Murdock fails to pull guard.
Silva landing knees to the head.
#BC2#
Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Murdock avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
#CL#
Murdock closes the distance and pushes Silva back into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
#T1#
Murdock tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Murdock blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Murdock is blocking nicely.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Murdock blocks with his arms.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Murdock has him pressed against the cage.
Murdock tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Murdock jumps guard but Silva turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Murdock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva avoids a wild elbow strike from Murdock.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Murdock blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Murdock has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Murdock is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Silva is defending well.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Murdock has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
#T2#
Silva with a knee to the head.
Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Murdock has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Silva after a bit of a struggle.
Murdock is trying to force a seperation but Silva has the dominant position.
Silva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Murdock backwards. #CUT2#Frank Murdock's cut is getting worse.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murdock tries to pull guard but Silva holds him up against the cage and eventually Murdock drops back down to his feet.
Murdock is breathing heavily.
Murdock takes a knee right on the jaw!
#TD#
Murdock successfully pulls guard.
#SU2#
Silva gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent. #CL2#
Murdock tries to keep at a distance but Silva has taken the fight into the clinch.
Silva landing knees to the head.
#T3#
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
#CUT2#Frank Murdock's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Murdock could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Murdock dodges an elbow strike from Silva.
Murdock jumps guard but Silva turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Murdock tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Silva just stands there and leans against the cage.
Murdock drops down looking for an ankle pick but Silva pulls his leg out and moves away.
Michael Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#CL2#
Silva has Murdock up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
#T4#
Murdock goes for a takedown attempt but Silva pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
#CL2#
Murdock tries to keep at a distance but Silva has taken the fight into the clinch.
Silva lands a shoulder strike. #CUT2#Jeez, Frank Murdock's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Murdock blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Murdock tries to pull guard but Silva forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A knee to the head by Silva.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frank Murdock's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Silva tries to clinch but Murdock moves out of range. #CL2#
Silva drives through and clinches with Murdock against the cage.
Murdock goes for a takedown attempt but Silva pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
#CL2#
Silva clinches up against the cage.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Murdock blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Murdock tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Silva just stands there and leans against the cage.#TD#
Murdock ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Murdock no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Murdock has his hands on Silva's head, controlling the position. #T1#
Murdock looking to control.
#SU2#
Silva stands and steps away. Murdock gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. #CL2#
Silva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Murdock, pushing him back against the cage.#BC2#
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Murdock fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Murdock throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Murdock looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#CL2#
Silva has taken the fight to the clinch.
#T2#
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Murdock blocks with his arms.
#TD#
Murdock has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Silva regains guard immediately.
Silva pushes Murdock off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
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!#CL2#
Silva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Silva landing knees to the head.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
#TD#
Murdock manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. #SU2#
Silva stands up from guard. Let's bang! #CL#
Murdock has managed to clinch.
Murdock jumps guard but Silva turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Murdock. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T3#
Murdock tries for a takedown. No joy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Murdock fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Silva with a knee to the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Frank Murdock's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Michael Silva! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 14, 2023 |
#R1#
A head kick misses from Murdock. #CL#
Murdock moves into the clinch successfully.
Menendez letting Murdock take a breather here.#TD2#
Menendez gets a trip takedown into half guard.#SUB2#
Menendez wants to work for an arm triangle but Murdock is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Murdock has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Menendez is working away from the top position though.
Menendez seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Menendez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. #T1#
Menendez wants to take a breather but Murdock is having none of it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Murdock is trying to stand.
Murdock could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.#SUB#
Murdock looking for submissions off his back.#SUB2#
Menendez is looking for a kimura here.
#SUB2#
Menendez is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Murdock tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Murdock plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!#CUT#It looks like AJ Menendez has been cut.
Menendez moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.#CUT2#It looks like Frank Murdock has been cut.
Menendez has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.#TD#
Murdock looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Murdock with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Menendez keeping hold of Murdock's head, controlling as best he can. #T3#
Murdock controlling the action here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Menendez landing a few short strikes.
Menendez wants to control but Murdock is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Murdock not doing much here.
Murdock drops an elbow to the side of Menendez's head. #T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Murdock is thwarting Menendez's attempts to control the position.
Murdock is trying to control. Menendez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Murdock missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. #SU#
Murdock decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet. #TD2#
Menendez shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Menendez showed some decent athleticism there.
Menendez tries to pass the half guard into mount. Murdock knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB2#
Menendez is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but AJ Menendez will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Menendez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Murdock throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Menendez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Murdock has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Murdock there as he acknowledges the shot.#CL#
Menendez tries to keep at a distance but Murdock has taken the fight into the clinch.
Murdock wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murdock.
Menendez is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Menendez tries to stall but Murdock uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Menendez is pressed up against the cage. Murdock has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Menendez down to the mat. Menendez avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Murdock fails with a takedown attempt.#T1##TD2#
Menendez fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Murdock sprawls well initially but Menendez persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Murdock wants to get back to full guard.
Murdock scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Menendez manages to mount him!
Menendez fails to move to back control.
Menendez avoids the attempt from Murdock to control.
Murdock tries to reverse the position but Menendez maintains control.#T2#
Menendez lands a nice shot to the head. #SUB2#
Menendez working for a submission but Murdock is keeping him at bay.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Murdock is squirming around, avoiding Menendez's attempts to control the action.
Menendez postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Murdock looks a forlorn figure.
Murdock is looking to get to half guard.
Murdock tries to hold on but Menendez postures up.#T3#
Menendez controlling from mount.
Menendez punching from mount but Murdock doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Menendez controlling from mount.
Murdock working to try and regain half guard.
#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.#SUB2#
Menendez swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Murdock is now in Menendez's guard. A big mistake from Menendez there, giving up the dominant position!
Murdock trying to control but Menendez is working from the bottom.
Menendez can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Murdock controls the pace.
Menendez 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB2#
Menendez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
AJ Menendez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Murdock shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Murdock tries to clinch but Menendez moves away #TD2#
and Menendez counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. #SU2#
Menendez stands up from half guard.
Menendez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. #CL#
Murdock rushes Menendez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Menendez is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Murdock managing to block the knees to the body from Menendez.
Murdock trying to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murdock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murdock tries to pull guard but Menendez won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Murdock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Murdock misses with a body punch.
Menendez is trying to pull guard but Murdock turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.#T1##TD2#
Menendez gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Murdock regains guard.
Murdock looking to hit a scissor sweep but Menendez is one step ahead there.
Murdock is trying to control the position but Menendez postures up.
Menendez showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Murdock working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Menendez.
Menendez passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.#T2#
Murdock wants to get back to his feet.
Murdock is trying to escape back to his feet but Menendez uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Menendez working the body and head with strikes.
Murdock being controlled for a moment.
Menendez misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
#T3#
Murdock on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Menendez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Murdock is trying to control Menendez's posture but Menendez avoids it.
The strikes coming from Menendez are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Murdock tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Menendez easily slips into full mount!
Menendez lands a big elbow.
Menendez in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
#CUT2#Frank Murdock's cut is getting worse.#T4#
Murdock in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. #CUT2#Frank Murdock's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Frank Murdock's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). AJ Menendez! |
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