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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Murk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Villanova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Murk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Travis Villanova!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Villanova swats away the attempt to clinch by Murk.
Villanova shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Murk as he avoids it easily.
Villanova has closed the distance and engaged Murk in a clinch.
Murk is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Villanova is defending well for now.
Murk taking a breather.
With the fighters up against the cage, Murk throws an elbow but misses.
Murk utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Villanova blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Murk gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Villanova.
Villanova tries for a takedown. No joy.
Mark Murk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Travis Villanova.
Murk putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Villanova in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Villanova is trying to pull guard but Murk turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murk stalling in the clinch.
Murk is leaning against Villanova and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Villanova avoiding damage as Murk throws knees to the body.
Villanova wants to break the clinch but can't.
A bit of stalling here from Murk.
Murk landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Villanova looks gassed!
Villanova looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Murk taking a breather.
A hook to the body from Murk.
Murk working Villanova over with knees to the body.
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!
Murk lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Murk lands a nice knee to the body.
Villanova managing to block the knees to the body from Murk.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murk scores a nice knee to the body.
Murk lands an elbow just above Villanova 's eye.
Murk is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Villanova takes an elbow to the temple.
Murk displaying some good clinch control by pressing Villanova up against the cage.
Villanova on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Murk lands a good knee to the midsection. Villanova won't want to take too many of those.
Murk throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Murk missing with knees to the body.
Murk lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Murk is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Villanova is defending well for now.
Murk crunches a lovely knee into Villanova's ribcage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murk is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Villanova is defending well for now.
Murk putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Villanova in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Villanova managing to block the knees to the body from Murk.
Murk stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Murk lands a damaging elbow.
Murk unloads a knee to the mid-section. Villanova lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Murk lands a body shot in the clinch.
Murk unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Murk taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Murk with a knee to the head.
Villanova misses with a punch to the body.
Villanova taking a breather.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knees to the body from Murk.
Murk comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Villanova trying to control the position but instead, Murk has worked for underhooks and has pushed Villanova into the cage.
Murk landing knees to the body.
Murk tries to land knees in the clinch but Villanova avoids the damage to the body.
Murk prevents Villanova from breaking the clinch.
Murk using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Murk taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Murk is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Murk lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Murk putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Villanova in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Villanova on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Murk trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Murk dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Villanova shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Murk but Murk pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Horrible takedown by Villanova or perhaps it was just good defense by Murk which made him look bad.
Villanova has a takedown stuffed.
Mark Murk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Travis Villanova.
Murk forces Villanova back against the cage and clinches.
Villanova takes a shot to the head.
Villanova is breathing heavily.
Villanova tries a body shot but Murk blocks it.
Villanova has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Murk avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Murk scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Murk.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murk working Villanova over with knees to the body.
Villanova blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees to the body from Murk.
Murk stalling the fight.
Murk using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Murk utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Murk lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murk lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Villanova on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Murk unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Murk lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Villanova misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Murk.
Murk lands a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villanova working hard to break the clinch.
Murk is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Murk unloads a knee to the mid-section. Villanova lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Murk is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Murk landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Murk lands a knee to the head.
Murk unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Murk stalling the fight.
Murk scores with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Murk.
Murk controlling the action here for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murk tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Villanova avoids it.
Villanova tries for a takedown. No joy.
Murk comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Murk creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Villanova's defenses.
Villanova on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Murk pushes Villanova back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Murk stalling the fight.
Murk lands a left hand.
Stalling in the clinch from Murk.
Murk lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Murk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murk holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Murk for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Murk lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Murk lands a good knee to the midsection. Villanova won't want to take too many of those.
Mark Murk has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Villanova is trying to break the clinch but Murk is controlling him.
Villanova is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Murk lands a good knee to the midsection. Villanova won't want to take too many of those.
Murk is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Villanova can do to turn this around?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Murk missing with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Murk.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knees in the clinch landing for Murk.
Murk dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Murk dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Villanova shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Villanova has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Murk.
Murk is looking to clinch but Villanova is avoiding it.
Murk closes the distance and pushes Villanova back into the cage.
Murk is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Villanova is defending well for now.
Villanova is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Murk is defending well.
Murk unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Murk tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Villanova avoids it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Villanova takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Murk utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Murk.
Murk landing knees to the body.
Murk lands a nice knee to the body.
Murk landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Murk landing knees to the head.
Villanova tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Murk smiles and moves away.
Mark Murk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Travis Villanova.
Murk moves in looking to clinch but Villanova pushes him off.
Murk instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murk lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Villanova on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Murk lands an elbow inside that Villanova shrugs off.
Villanova fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Murk lands a good knee to the midsection. Villanova won't want to take too many of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murk landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Murk obliges.
Villanova managing to block the knees to the body from Murk.
Villanova managing to block the knees to the body from Murk.
Murk putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Villanova in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Murk unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Murk content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Murk obliges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murk is struggling to control the position.
Villanova managing to block the knees to the body from Murk.
Murk using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Murk displaying some good clinch control by pressing Villanova up against the cage.
Murk lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Murk is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Villanova is defending well for now.
Murk tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Villanova avoids it.
Villanova on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Murk is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murk with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Murk working Villanova over with knees to the body.
Villanova is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Murk lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Travis Villanova has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Murk unloads a knee to the mid-section. Villanova lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Villanova wants to get back to striking at distance but Murk won't allow it.
Murk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Villanova.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Villanova blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Murk crunches a lovely knee into Villanova's ribcage.
Villanova on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Villanova goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Murk showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Murk 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:25
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Murk!
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