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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chad Murray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mathieu Patrice Boulpiquante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murray comes to the cage accompanied by Dead man walking. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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166 lbs
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160 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Murray !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mathieu Patrice Boulpiquante!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boulpiquante closes the distance and pushes Murray back into the cage.
Murray blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murray .
Murray swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murray misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boulpiquante swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murray .
Murray tries to work over Boulpiquante's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boulpiquante.
Murray fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boulpiquante landing knees to the body.
Murray lands a shoulder strike.
Murray wants to break the clinch but can't.
Murray working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Boulpiquante throws a punch but it's blocked by Murray .
Murray lands a shoulder strike.
Murray blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murray presses Boulpiquante against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Murray misses with a punch to the body.
Boulpiquante throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Murray s head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murray misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murray blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murray misses with an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray scores with a shoulder strike.
Boulpiquante misses with a punch on the inside.
Boulpiquante working aggressively here.
Murray scores with a shoulder strike.
Murray lands a left hand.
Boulpiquante struggles to land a body shot inside as Murray controls his hands.
Murray blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murray misses with some punches.
Murray lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Boulpiquante blocks a body shot from Murray .
Murray pushes Boulpiquante back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boulpiquante blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murray blocking some punches.
Murray breaks from the clinch.
Boulpiquante tests Murray 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Murray lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murray avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murray lands a lovely overhand right.
Boulpiquante defending well as Murray loads up on a big left hand.
A countering left hand to the body from Boulpiquante misses.
Murray lands with a cross.
Boulpiquante has closed the distance and engaged Murray in a clinch.
Murray takes a shot to the head.
Murray lands a nice elbow.
Murray breaks the clinch.
Boulpiquante is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Murray tries to keep at a distance but Boulpiquante has taken the fight into the clinch.
Boulpiquante blocks an uppercut.
Boulpiquante lands a hook that snaps the head of Murray backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Boulpiquante fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murray swings wildly with an uppercut but Boulpiquante uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murray tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murray lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Murray tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boulpiquante's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boulpiquante.
Boulpiquante misses with a punch on the inside.
Murray lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Mathieu Patrice Boulpiquante has been cut.
A head punch on the inside from Boulpiquante fails to land.
Boulpiquante lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Boulpiquante lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Murray misses with a punch on the inside.
Boulpiquante working aggressively here.
Boulpiquante lands a right hand that snaps the head of Murray backwards.
Murray blocks an uppercut.
Murray blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murray misses with a punch on the inside.
Boulpiquante misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boulpiquante tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murray 's elbow.
Boulpiquante prevents a body shot from Murray .
Our sources have told us that Murray has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Murray blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murray lands a nice shot to the body.
We've been informed that Boulpiquante has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Boulpiquante fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boulpiquante.
Boulpiquante scores with a shot to the side of Murray 's head.
A head punch on the inside from Boulpiquante fails to land.
A short right from Boulpiquante on the inside.
Murray blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boulpiquante lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Boulpiquante blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murray .
Murray misses with a body punch.
Murray lands a hook that snaps the head of Boulpiquante backwards.
Murray escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Boulpiquante checks a leg kick nicely.
Boulpiquante tries to clinch but Murray is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boulpiquante checks a leg kick.
Boulpiquante let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Murray loads up on a big right hand but Boulpiquante slips the punch.
Boulpiquante scores with the left hand. Murray knows he should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Chad Murray will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mathieu Patrice Boulpiquante's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Boulpiquante uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murray .
A jab from Murray misses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Boulpiquante in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Murray chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Boulpiquante can pounce on him.
Murray connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Murray rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Boulpiquante counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Murray tries a low kick but Boulpiquante avoids it.
Chad Murray is winning the standup battle so far.
Murray throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Boulpiquante connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boulpiquante moves out of range as Murray strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murray throws an off balance right hand
and Boulpiquante counters with a left to the body.
Boulpiquante tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Murray manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Murray takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Murray throws a right hand that misses
and Boulpiquante connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boulpiquante tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Murray paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Murray finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Murray misses with a hook to the body
and Boulpiquante counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Boulpiquante doesn't manage to clinch there - Murray circles away.
Boulpiquante wants to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Murray .
The fighters circling - Murray throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boulpiquante moves away from the strike by Murray .
Murray circles away from the clinch attempt.
Boulpiquante doesn't manage to clinch there - Murray circles away.
Murray was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Boulpiquante.
Murray throws a leg kick but Boulpiquante sees it coming and moves out of range.
Murray tries to land a front kick but Boulpiquante steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Boulpiquante takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Murray thows a leg kick but Boulpiquante checks it
enabling Boulpiquante to counter with a crisp jab.
Murray connects with a right hand. Boulpiquante shakes it off.
Boulpiquante has closed the distance and engaged Murray in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murray is leaning against Boulpiquante and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Murray .
Good body shot from Murray .
Murray tries a body shot but Boulpiquante blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boulpiquante.
Boulpiquante blocking some punches.
Mathieu Patrice Boulpiquante seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Boulpiquante misses with a punch on the inside.
Boulpiquante lands a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boulpiquante lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short left from Boulpiquante.
Murray avoiding damage as Boulpiquante throws knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Murray .
A right hand to the body from Murray .
Murray tries to throw a body punch but Boulpiquante avoids it by throwing Murray back against the cage.
Boulpiquante swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murray lands with a right to the head.
Murray lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Murray blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murray .
Boulpiquante lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Murray or not.
Murray blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boulpiquante fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murray blocks an uppercut.
Murray misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boulpiquante takes a shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murray scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Murray lands an elbow inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murray takes a shot to the head.
Murray fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boulpiquante tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice elbow from Murray .
Murray has a couple of punches blocked by Boulpiquante.
Boulpiquante lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Boulpiquante misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boulpiquante blocking some punches.
Boulpiquante swings wildly with an uppercut but Murray uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murray lands with a light punch inside.
Murray blocks an uppercut.
Murray on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Murray swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murray .
Boulpiquante misses with the head strike.
Murray escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Boulpiquante moves out of range of the body kick from Murray .
Murray lands a lovely overhand right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Chad Murray will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mathieu Patrice Boulpiquante's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Boulpiquante tries to clinch
and Murray makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Murray pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Murray throws a sloppy body shot
and Boulpiquante counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Boulpiquante takes a jab right on the kisser.
Murray throws a hook to the side of Boulpiquante's head but Boulpiquante sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boulpiquante shapes to counter with a head kick.
Murray lands a right hook to the body.
Murray throws an off balance right hand
and Boulpiquante cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Murray throws an overhand right that lands on Boulpiquante's shoulder, as Boulpiquante tries to avoid the shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Boulpiquante! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Murray .
Murray swings for the body but Boulpiquante moves out of range.
Boulpiquante fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Murray , pushing him back against the cage.
Murray working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray tries a body shot but Boulpiquante blocks it.
Boulpiquante working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Boulpiquante throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Boulpiquante fails to land.
Murray tries to throw a body punch but Boulpiquante avoids it by throwing Murray back against the cage.
Boulpiquante misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boulpiquante misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boulpiquante blocks a body shot from Murray .
Murray blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murray swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Boulpiquante.
A shot in the inside from Boulpiquante.
Boulpiquante swings wildly with an uppercut but Murray uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murray blocks an uppercut.
Boulpiquante working aggressively here.
Murray struggles to land a body shot inside as Boulpiquante controls his hands.
A right handed body shot lands from Murray .
Murray blocking some punches.
Murray swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boulpiquante tries to work over Murray 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murray scores with a shot to the side of Boulpiquante's head.
Boulpiquante throws a head punch that misses.
Murray blocking some punches.
Boulpiquante lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boulpiquante lands a shoulder strike.
Boulpiquante fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murray scores with a shot to the side of Boulpiquante's head.
Murray throws a head punch that misses.
Boulpiquante lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Boulpiquante has a couple of punches blocked by Murray .
A hook to the body from Murray .
Murray misses with a hook from the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Murray 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Boulpiquante blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boulpiquante working aggressively here.
Boulpiquante blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Murray .
Murray tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murray blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murray throws a punch but it's blocked by Boulpiquante.
Boulpiquante lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Murray backwards.
Murray lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Murray - that landed with a thud.
Boulpiquante lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Boulpiquante working aggressively here.
Murray lands with a left to the head.
Murray cracks Boulpiquante with a nice body shot.
Boulpiquante swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Murray .
Murray scores with a shot to the side of Boulpiquante's head.
Murray fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murray throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boulpiquante.
Murray pushes Boulpiquante back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murray lands a left hand.
Mathieu Patrice Boulpiquante has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Murray tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Boulpiquante fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boulpiquante swings wildly with an uppercut but Murray uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murray scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Boulpiquante lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Boulpiquante keeps control of Murray as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Murray throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Boulpiquante swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boulpiquante tries to land knees in the clinch but Murray avoids the damage to the body.
Murray blocks an uppercut.
Boulpiquante misses with some punches.
Murray working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Boulpiquante blocks an elbow strike from Murray .
Boulpiquante lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Murray throws a punch but it's blocked by Boulpiquante.
Murray avoiding damage as Boulpiquante throws knees to the body.
Boulpiquante blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murray tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boulpiquante's elbow.
Murray lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Boulpiquante prevents a body shot from Murray .
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 Chad Murray .
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Murray , winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Chad Murray !
A very excited looking Chad Murray made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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