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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ben Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Murthy (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ben Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kevin Murthy!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Leandro Rodrigues and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Murthy keeping moving, preventing Hall from controlling successfully.
Hall being controlled here momentarily.
Hall trying to control the position from guard on top but Murthy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hall in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Murthy controlling Hall's posture.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Murthy darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Murthy is looking to take a break and control but Hall is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murthy is controlling the pace.
Hall knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Murthy on the ground.
Murthy works his way into full mount!
Hall is squirming around, avoiding Murthy's attempts to control the action.
Murthy avoids the attempt from Hall to control.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Murthy cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murthy controlling from mount.
Murthy avoids the attempt from Hall to control.
Murthy with a couple of short strikes.
Hall really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Murthy working for a guillotine from mount but Hall is in no mood to give up.
Murthy lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murthy controlling the pace for now.
Murthy wants to control the pace but Hall is squirming around nicely.
Murthy controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall is squirming around, avoiding Murthy's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Murthy with the ground and pound from mount.
Murthy tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Murthy wants to finish this one by submission but Hall is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Murthy.
Murthy takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Murthy scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hall?
Hall wants to control but Murthy is having none of it.
Hall tries to reverse the position but Murthy maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murthy tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Murthy avoids the attempt from Hall to control.
Murthy postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hall looks a forlorn figure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murthy dominating with strikes here.
BOOM! Murthy connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Murthy dominating with strikes here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Murthy fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Murthy content just to control the position here.
Hall is breathing heavily.
Murthy is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Hall to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Hall shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Murthy dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Murthy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Murthy thuds a left hand into Hall's body.
Hall moves into the clinch.
Murthy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hall misses with a combination
and Murthy counters with a nice double leg into guard.
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!
Murthy is working Hall over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Murthy scoring with punches to the head and body.
Murthy drops back looking for a leg! Hall is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hall manages to kick Murthy off! Murthy jumps back into Hall's guard.
Hall will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Murthy slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Murthy sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hall's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murthy with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Murthy passes to full mount!
Hall defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Murthy.
Hall tries to hold on but Murthy pushes him away.
Murthy controlling from the full mount.
Murthy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Murthy unloading with bombs!
Murthy content just to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murthy is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Hall can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Murthy scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Murthy scores with a couple of good head shots there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murthy controlling the pace for now.
Murthy lands a big elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murthy lands with some strikes.
Murthy lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Murthy controlling the position easily from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murthy connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hall defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Murthy.
Murthy takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Murthy lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Murthy content just to control the position here.
Murthy is landing with some decent strikes but Hall is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Hall that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murthy controlling his opponent.
Murthy with a couple of short strikes.
Murthy looking to finish Hall with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hall!
Murthy looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Murthy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Murthy throws a leg kick which misses Hall's front leg but catches the back leg as Hall tries to avoid it.
Murthy stuns Hall with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Murthy dives in and grabs Hall's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hall pushes down on Murthy's head and hops out.
Murthy shoots in but Hall avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Murthy cracks Hall with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Murthy looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ben Hall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Murthy.
Murthy works Hall's body with a nice hook.
Hall dives in and grabs Murthy's left leg, looking for a takedown. Murthy pushes down on Hall's head and hops out.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hall pushes Murthy up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall tries to break free but Murthy pushes him back against the cage.
Murthy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hall is fighting off a takedown attempt but Murthy is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Hall to the mat. Hall regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Murthy cracks Hall with a solid left hand.
Murthy cracks Hall with a solid left hand.
Murthy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hall is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Murthy is aware though and is defending well.
Murthy slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hall on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hall tries to get out of the position.
Let's hope that Murthy has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murthy slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Hall taking punishment in the form of punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murthy is working Hall over with some ground and pound from side control.
Murthy taking a breather here.
Murthy's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Hall taking a bit of punishment here - Murthy scoring with strikes.
Murthy is staying tight to Hall's torso, preventing him from escaping.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Murthy tries for a kimura but Hall is defending well.
Murthy is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hall has escaped the position, nice work there.
Murthy tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Murthy has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Murthy swings around for an armbar but Hall sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Murthy's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murthy controlling Hall's posture.
Hall trying to control the position from guard on top but Murthy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Murthy looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Murthy manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Ben Hall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kevin Murthy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Murthy content just to control the position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Murthy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Murthy 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 26:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 26:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin Murthy!
A victorious Kevin Murthy thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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