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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 25, 2017 |
#R1##TD2#
Lyons drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Lyons tries to move to mount but Murray blocks the move with his legs.
Lyons working away.
Lyons wants to lay and pray for a moment but Murray keeps working.
Murray is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Lyons is controlling him well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murray defending against the ground and pound.
Murray struggling a bit here.
Who's going to make the next move?#T1#
Murray gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard. #ES#
Murray kicks Lyons off and gets back to his feet.#TD2#
Lyons shoots in and bounces Murray off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Murray tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lyons stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Murray swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lyons must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lyons controls from within his opponent's guard.
Murray keeping moving, preventing Lyons from controlling successfully. #T2#
Murray wants to get back to his feet but Lyons is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Murray keeping moving, preventing Lyons from controlling successfully.
Murray will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#ES#
Murray has his feet on Lyons's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Lyons thows a leg kick but Murray checks it #TD#
and Murray counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!
Murray wants to get up but he can't break Lyons's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. #T3#
Lyons managing to control the position.
Murray keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lyons's head.
Lyons throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Murray looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Murray postures up.
Lyons is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Lyons wants to sweep but no luck. #T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Murray chips away with some ground and pound.
Lyons is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Lyons should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Murray with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Murray lands a couple of elbows.
Murray lands a couple of elbows.#SUB2#
Lyons working for a triangle but Murray defends it easily.
Murray scoring with some ground and pound.
Murray works over Lyons with some ground and pound from guard.
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.
Murray postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Murray wants to stand but Lyons has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Lyons wants to stand but Murray is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Van Murray dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Lyons moves in looking to clinch but Murray pushes him off.#TD2#
Murray tries to sprawl but Lyons drives through with a takedown into half guard.#SUB2#
Lyons is working for a kimura but Murray is defending it quite comfortably.
Murray is trying to control but can't.
#SUB2#
Lyons is looking for a kimura here.
Lyons trying to control from half guard but Murray is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lyons prevents Murray from improving his position.#T1#
Lyons prevents Murray from standing back up.
Murray tries to roll over but Lyons keeps him under control.
Lyons wants to stand up but Murray has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Lyons is looking to take a break and control but Murray is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Lyons keeps the fight on the outside.#CL2#
Lyons forces Murray back against the cage and clinches.#T2#
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.#TD#
Murray decides to pull guard.
Lyons showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Lyons in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Murray is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. #SU2#
Murray is working an open guard so Lyons takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Lyons throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Murray was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#TD#
Murray manages to pull guard.
#T3#
Murray wants to stand up but Lyons is controlling him.
Lyons looking to sit in guard and control but Murray gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR##SUB2#
Lyons looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lyons striking off his back but it's not causing Murray any problems.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lyons can do anything to dispel that myth.
Murray trying to stand up but can't free himself from Lyons's guard.
Murray sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Murray landing with the ground and pound.
Murray working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lyons's head.
Lyons has a closed guard, preventing Murray from standing up. #T4#
Lyons is trying to keep Murray in close.
Murray keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lyons's head.
Murray stops Lyons from standing up.
Lyons being controlled here, momentarily.
Murray cracks Lyons with a solid left hand.
Murray distracts Lyons with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Murray wanted to stand there but Lyons had control of the position.
Murray looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lyons is trying to keep Murray in close.
#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
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 Van Murray will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
#R3##TD2#
Lyons is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Murray's half guard.
Murray is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lyons can do to turn this around?
Murray gets back to full guard.
#ES#
Murray wriggles free and stands up.
Murray is looking to clinch but Lyons is avoiding it.
Lyons unleashes a big counter combination but Murray bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.#CL2#
Lyons closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murray is working for takedown but Lyons is calmly controlling the position for now.
Murray has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lyons avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.#TD2#
Lyons has hold of one of Murray's legs. Murray is fighting the takedown attempt but Lyons gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.#ES#
Murray kicks Lyons off and gets to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murray takes a body punch but keeps moving. #T1#
Lyons throws a lazy head kick
and Lyons takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #TD2#
Murray gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Lyons in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Murray keeping moving, preventing Lyons from controlling successfully.
Lyons trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lyons loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lyons wants to control from the top but Murray keeps moving.
Lyons trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Van Murray overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T2#
Murray bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lyons's guard. #REVR#
Murray lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Murray is stalling in the full guard. #SUB2#
Murray avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Murray landing with the ground and pound.
Murray cracks Lyons with a solid left hand.
Murray postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lyons wants to sweep but no luck.
Murray scoring with punches to the head and body. #T3#
Lyons looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lyons trying to control the position.
Murray won't allow Lyons to get back to his feet.
Murray would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#TD2#
Lyons is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Murray's half guard.
Lyons takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#ES#
Murray pushes Lyons off and gets back to his feet.#TD2#
Lyons shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Murray preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Murray lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR##T4#
Murray stands up over Lyons, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Murray sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Lyons is trying to keep Murray in close.
Murray with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Murray working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lyons's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murray scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Murray scoring with some ground and pound.
Murray 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.
Murray is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Jinx Lyons has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Van Murray is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lyons throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
And that's the end of the fight!
Van Murray showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Van Murray!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 21, 2016 |
#R1##TD2#
Kilua is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Murray's half guard.
Murray is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Kilua drops an elbow to the side of Murray's head.
Murray is concentrating on defense, preventing Kilua from advancing position.
Murray won't allow Kilua to pass to mount.
Murray regains full guard. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kilua stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Murray swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Murray seems keen to control Kilua's posture.#SUB2#
Kilua postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Murray is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Kilua, into his guard. #REVR##T1#
Murray sitting in guard here, content to control.
Kilua looking to control.
Murray is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Murray missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Murray will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kilua bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Murray's guard. #REVB#
Murray manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kilua manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
Kilua looking to hit a scissor sweep but Murray is one step ahead there.
Murray loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Murray content to stall in guard here. #T2#
Murray with a flurry of punches that miss.
Murray is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murray content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Murray connects with a couple of short punches.
Murray's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Kilua working a defensive guard here.
Murray landing with the ground and pound.
Kilua wants to sweep here but Murray controlling him for the moment.
Kilua looks winded!#T3#
Kilua keeps trying to improve his position.
Murray is working Kilua over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Murray lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Murray content to stall in guard here.
Murray working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kilua has momentary wrist control but Murray slips an elbow through the middle.
Murray postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Murray distracts Kilua with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Murray scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Murray's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Murray controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Murray seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Kilua for as long as he can get away with.#T4#
Kilua 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.
Murray working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kilua's head.
Murray 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.
Murray engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Murray continues to stall.
Murray makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Murray sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Murray is in close to Kilua's body, working some short punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Van Murray dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2##CL#
Murray gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#TD#
Murray gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Murray content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Kilua wants to improve his position but Murray is controlling well.
Murray missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Murray looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Murray missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murray lands strikes from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Murray trying to control the pace.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Murray lands a nice short elbow.
Nice strikes from Murray there. #T1#
Murray looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Kilua on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Murray is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Kilua is breathing heavily.
Ground and pound from Murray.
Murray takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Murray seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. #SUB#
Murray is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Murray lands a nice short elbow.#T2#
Murray scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Murray slips a nice elbow through Kilua's hands, connecting with Kilua's forehead.
Murray stalling.
Murray lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Murray takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kilua is looking to control Murray's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kilua avoid being mounted?
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Murray winds up and cracks Kilua with a swinging punch to the side of the head. #SU#
Murray decides to stand and escape the position. #T3##CL#
Murray instigates a clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Murray.
#TD#
Murray jumps guard.
#ES#
Murray pushes Kilua off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Kilua closes the distance looking to clinch #TD#
and Murray counters with a takedown into side control.
Murray controlling the position.
Murray is putting a hurting on Kilua here, landing some big shots from side control.
Murray is working Kilua over with some ground and pound from side control. #T4#
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!
Murray working the body and head with strikes.
A lull in the action here as Murray stalls from top position.
Murray working the head and body with strikes.
Murray working the body and head with strikes.
Murray working the ground and pound.
Murray content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Van Murray dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3##CL#
Murray takes the fight into the clinch.
Murray tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kilua just stands there and leans against the cage.
Murray jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kilua walks away with a smile on his face. Murray gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #CL#
Murray instigates a clinch. #TD#
Murray ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Murray no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Murray keeping moving, preventing Kilua from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kilua looking to sit in guard and control but Murray gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR##SUB#
Murray is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. #T1##SUB#
Murray drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Murray jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kilua tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kilua preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Murray scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Murray works over Kilua with some ground and pound from guard.
Murray content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kilua takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Murray keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kilua's head.
Van Murray overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#SU#
Murray gets to his feet - Kilua follows without any prompting. #TD2#
Kilua gets a double leg takedown into Murray's guard.
Kilua trying to control but Murray is working from the bottom.
Murray is looking to stand up but Kilua isn't so interested in that idea. #T2#
Murray trying to control the position here.
Kilua stops Murray from standing up. #ES#
Murray has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Kilua is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.#TD2#
Kilua manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. #SU#
Murray decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow. #CL#
Murray clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!#TD#
Murray successfully pulls guard.
#T3##ES#
Murray is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Kilua presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Murray will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kilua up against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Murray for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kilua working hard to break the clinch.#TD#
Murray pulls guard effortlessly.
Murray is pulling down on Kilua's head to control his posture.
Murray wants to get back to his feet but Kilua is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Murray has control of Kilua's left arm, preventing Kilua from doing any damage. #T4#
Murray keeping moving, preventing Kilua from controlling successfully.
Murray has control of Kilua's left arm, preventing Kilua from doing any damage.
Kilua tries to free his leg and advance position but Murray is retaining full guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Murray seems keen to control Kilua's posture.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#CL#
Murray moves into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Van Murray showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Murray 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Van Murray!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 27, 2016 |
#R1#
Murray takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fritzal thows a body kick. Murray tries to catch it but that hurt him. #TD2#
Fritzal closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Murray quickly recovers to half guard.#SU2#
Fritzal postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Murray to stand up.
Murray takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fritzal misses with a body kick.
Murray swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#TD2#
Murray gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Fritzal to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Murray is wriggling around but Fritzal manages to pass to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!#REVR#
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fritzal is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Fritzal is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.#T1#
Fritzal winds up and cracks Murray with a swinging punch to the side of the head. #ROC2#
Murray is rocked!
Fritzal moves nicely into side control.
Oh Murray is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fritzal lands a strong strike to the head of Murray. That's dazed him! Fritzal looking to finish here. Murray is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Fritzal lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joseph Fritzal!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 24, 2016 |
#R1##TD2#
Cortes closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. #ES#
Murray throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Cortes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Murray swats him away and circles back towards the center. #TD2#
Cortes shoots in and gets a takedown into Murray's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cortes trying to control but Murray is working from the bottom. #ES#
Murray manages to escape and get back to his feet.
#TD2#
Cortes decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Murray is not content to let Cortes control the position.
Murray is trying to stand.
Murray is concentrating on defense, preventing Cortes from advancing position.
Cortes is looking to take a break and control but Murray is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T1#
Cortes might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Murray haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Cortes wants to pass the guard but Murray is defending well.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Murray is positioning himself well to prevent Cortes advancing to mount. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Cortes throws a leg kick #TD#
and Murray counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Murray missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Murray content to stall in guard here. #SUB2#
Cortes is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Murray defends well.
Murray content to stall in guard here. #T2#
Cortes has momentary wrist control but Murray slips an elbow through the middle.
Murray sitting in guard here, content to control.
Cortes has momentary wrist control but Murray slips an elbow through the middle.
Murray postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Cortes trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Murray scoring with some ground and pound.
Murray working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Murray working some strikes from top position.
Cortes looks winded!
Murray postures up and lands a big shot to Cortes's brow.
Murray controls from within his opponent's guard.
Murray with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.#T3#
Murray stands up over Cortes, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Murray scoring with punches to the head and body.
Murray sitting in guard here, content to control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Murray 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.
Murray lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Murray slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #SUB#
Murray is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Cortes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Murray lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Murray connects with a couple of short punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SU#
Murray stands up and waves to Cortes to follow him. #T4#
Cortes tries to clinch up but Murray circles away and keeps his distance.#CL#
Murray clinches up against the cage.#BC#
Murray manages to break the clinch.
Cortes misses with a double jab
#TD#
and Murray counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Murray.
Murray sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Murray won't allow Cortes to get back to his feet.
Murray landing with the ground and pound.
Murray keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cortes's head.
Murray will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Murray is working Cortes over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Van Murray dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2##TD2#
Cortes looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Murray wants to get back to his feet.
Cortes trying to control the action but Murray is working from the bottom. #ES#
Murray kicks off Cortes and gets to his feet.
Kurt Cortes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cortes takes a swing at Murray's ribcage but misses.
A lazy body kick from Cortes
and Murray counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Cortes closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Murray's guard.#ES#
Murray has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Cortes off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kurt Cortes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cortes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Murray is looking to counter the offense by Cortes and move into the clinch.
Cortes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cortes is breathing heavily.#T1#
Cortes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.#TD2#
Murray gets caught flat footed, as Cortes shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Cortes trying to control the position from guard on top but Murray is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Murray manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cortes manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
Cortes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Murray is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Murray seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Cortes for as long as he can get away with.
Murray postures up and lands a big shot to Cortes's brow. #T2#
Murray is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Murray working some strikes from top position.
Murray postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Murray keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cortes's head.
Murray is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Murray works over Cortes with some ground and pound from guard.
Murray's corner is telling him to maintain position.#SU#
Murray stands up and waves to Cortes to follow him. #CL#
Murray moves into the clinch.#T3##TD#
Murray pulls guard successfully.
Cortes throws a strike but Murray rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Murray postures up and lands a big shot to Cortes's brow.
Murray is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Cortes trying to control the position.
Murray cracks Cortes with a solid left hand.
Murray connects with a couple of short punches.
Murray controlling from the top position.
Murray cracks Cortes with a solid left hand.
Murray landing some decent shots from guard. #T4#
Cortes being controlled here, momentarily.
Murray lands a couple of elbows.
Murray controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. #SU#
Murray decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Cortes, up you get!
Murray throws a shot to the body.
#CL#
Cortes tries to keep at a distance but Murray has taken the fight into the clinch.
Murray displaying some good clinch control by pressing Cortes up against the cage.
The referee calls for Murray to work.
Murray gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Van Murray dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3##CL#
Murray pushes Cortes up against the cage in a clinch.
Cortes is trying to maintain a safe position but Murray gets an underhook and turns Cortes into the cage.#TD#
Murray drags the fight down to the ground.
Cortes postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Murray keeping moving, preventing Cortes from controlling successfully.
Cortes being controlled here momentarily.
Cortes looking to sit in guard and control but Murray gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murray engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #T1#
Murray landing some decent shots from guard.
Murray sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Murray's corner. There ya go! There ya go! #SU#
Murray decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Cortes, up you get!
Cortes tries to clinch but Murray moves out of range. #CL#
Murray pushes Cortes up against the cage in a clinch.
Cortes should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Murray tries to pull guard but Cortes forces him back to his feet, against the cage.#TD2#
Cortes gets control of Murray's arms and successfully pulls guard. Cortes will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.#T2#
Murray lands a couple of digs.
Cortes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cortes throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Murray's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Murray stops Cortes from standing up.
Murray landing with the ground and pound.
Cortes working a defensive guard here.
Cortes wants to stand and escape but Murray is having none of it.
Cortes has a closed guard, preventing Murray from standing up.
Murray 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.
Murray lands a couple of digs.
Murray looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Murray is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. #T3#
Murray makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Murray chips away with some ground and pound.#SU#
Murray stands up and waves to Cortes to follow him. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Murray is trying to pull guard but Cortes turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.#TD#
Murray manages to pull guard.
Murray looking for a sweep. Not yet Murray, not yet. #ES#
Murray is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched. #T4##BC2#
Cortes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cortes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#TD2#
Cortes shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murray is holding on to half guard well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that's the end of the fight!
Van Murray showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Murray 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Van Murray!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 21, 2016 |
#R1##CL2#
Dragnovskji takes the fight into the clinch.
Dragnovskji is pushing Murray up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. #BC2#
Dragnovskji breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL2#
Dragnovskji clinches up against the cage.
Dragnovskji working some nice short punches in the clinch.#CUT2#
It looks like Van Murray has been cut.#TD#
Murray pulls guard.
Dragnovskji is stalling in the full guard.
Murray controls Dragnovskji momentarily but Dragnovskji frees himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dragnovskji showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Dragnovskji would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. #T1#
Murray wants to stand and escape but Dragnovskji is having none of it.
Dragnovskji trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dragnovskji looking to sit in guard and control but Murray gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Murray missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Murray sitting in guard here, content to control.
Dragnovskji looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dragnovskji trying to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Murray accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #T2#
Murray in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dragnovskji not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dragnovskji is looking to stand up but Murray isn't so interested in that idea. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Dragnovskji tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dragnovskji closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Dragnovskji connects with a combination that backs up Murray into the cage. Dragnovskji lands a flurry of punches that gets past Murray's guard. Murray is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Dragnovskji bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stankovic Dragnovskji!
Stankovic Dragnovskji managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, King of Clothes, into his post fight interview.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 16, 2016 |
#R1#
Fighter jabs Murray to the body, keeping him at a distance.#CL2#
Fighter gets in close and instigates a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fighter.
Fighter is trying to break the clinch but Murray is controlling him.
Murray has Fighter pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Fighter manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Murray changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Fighter fights it off and pushes away nicely.
#CL2#
Fighter rushes Murray and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#BC2#
Fighter manages to break the clinch.
#TD2#
Fighter manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Murray on his heels. He'll look to pass Murray's guard now, I'm sure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fighter is looking to stand up but Murray won't let him.
Fighter trying to control but Murray is working from the bottom.
Fighter landing some decent shots from guard. #T1#
Fighter would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Fighter wants to control from the top but Murray keeps moving. #ES#
Murray pushes Fighter off and gets back to his feet.
#TD2#
Fighter gets a double leg takedown into Murray's guard.#ES#
Murray manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Fighter throws an overhand right that drops Murray like a sack of potatoes! Fighter dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Instant Fighter!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 04, 2016 |
#R1##CL#
Murray moves into range and clinches up with Will.#TD2#
Will has hold of one of Murray's legs. Murray is fighting the takedown attempt but Will gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Will prevents Murray from getting back to his feet.
Murray is trying to control the position but Will postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murray lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
Murray is looking to stand up but Will isn't so interested in that idea.
Murray trying to control the position.
Murray is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Murray missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murray not doing much here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Will keeping control of the position.
Will is pressing down on Murray's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.#T1#
Murray postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Murray trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Murray prevents Will from getting back to his feet.
Murray stays in close to Will's body and controls the position. #SUB2#
Will looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Murray slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Murray wants to control from the top but Will keeps moving.
Will avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Will working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Murray.
Murray looking to sit in guard and control but Will gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB##T2#
Will trying to control but Murray is working from the bottom.
Murray is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Will trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Murray pulls Will in close to prevent any damage.
Murray is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Will is controlling him.
Murray seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. #T3#
Will slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #SUB2#
Will drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Will jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#CL#
Murray closes the distance and pushes Will back into the cage.#TD2#
Will jumps into guard, dragging Murray to the mat.
Will 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.
Murray has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Will is proving hard to escape from. #T4#
Will is pulling down on Murray's head. It's preventing any offense from Murray, at least for the moment.
Will utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #SU#
Murray stands up from guard. Let's bang! #CL#
Murray has taken the fight to the clinch.
#TD#
Murray successfully pulls guard.
Murray trying to keep a closed guard but Will is proving a slippery customer.
Will controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Murray has his hands on Will's head, controlling the position.
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 Van Murray will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2##CL#
Murray clinches. #TD2#
Will has hold of one of Murray's legs. Murray is fighting the takedown attempt but Will gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Murray wants to stand and escape but Will is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Will landing with the ground and pound.
Will wants to control from the top but Murray keeps moving. #T1#
Murray keeping full guard, as Will tries to pass.
Will sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Murray's guard.
Will is trying to control the action in half guard but Murray is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Murray wants to control but Will is keeping busy.
Will seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Murray wants to control but Will is keeping busy and won't allow it. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#TD2#
Will shoots in and bounces Murray off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Murray wants to get back to his feet but Will passes into half guard.
#REVR#
Murray trying to control but Will postures up.
Murray tries to kick Will off but Will keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Will perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. #T3#
Murray is trying to control but can't.
Murray is looking for a sweep. Will is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#ES#
Murray has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Will is on him like a limpet, forcing Murray back against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#TD2#
Will has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Murray is trying to keep an underhook but Will manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Murray trying to control here.
Will winds up and cracks Murray with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Murray is staying active underneath Will, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Will prevents Murray from improving his position.
Will is thwarting Murray's attempts to control the position.#T4#
Will looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Murray tries to kick Will off but Will keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. #SUB2#
Will is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Murray is not content to let Will control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Murray trying to hold on to Will's head to control him but Will postures up.
#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Will showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Murray's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3##TD2#
Will shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Will throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Murray works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Murray keeping moving, preventing Will from controlling successfully.
Murray looking to hit a scissor sweep but Will is one step ahead there.
Murray is looking to stand up but Will isn't so interested in that idea.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#T1#
Will stopping the sweep attempt from Murray.
Will trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Murray wants to stand and escape but Will is having none of it. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#CL#
Murray closes the distance and clinches. #TD2#
Will gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Murray regains guard.
Murray is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Will dives into side control.
#REVR#
Will lands some shots froms side control.
Will lands some shots froms side control.
Murray tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T2#
Will trying to control the position but Murray is working away.
Murray struggling a bit here.
Murray trying to remain calm as Will controls from the top position.
Will wants to lay and pray for a moment but Murray keeps working.
Murray is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Will has just dragged him back down to the mat.#T3#
Will lands some shots froms side control.
Will sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Murray is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Murray wants to control but Will postures up.
Murray is looking for a sweep.
Murray struggling a bit here.
Murray gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Murray keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
#SUB2#
Will has control of Murray's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Murray regains control of the situation pretty easily.
#T4#
Will looking to finish Murray with some ground and pound. This is bad for Murray!
Murray is squirming around, avoiding Will's attempts to control the action.
Murray is in all sorts of trouble here.
Will has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Will looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Will trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jim Will comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Will 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 28:29
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 28:29
Judge Josh West scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jim Will!
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