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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Belfort (ranked 6243 p4p, 6445 weight class) and Matt Murdok (ranked 583 p4p, 591 weight class). Belfort's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Flight of the Eagle. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Belfort!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matt Murdok!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murdok throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Murdok blocks a jab.
Murdok is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Murdok has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Murdok doesn't manage to clinch there - Belfort circles away.
Murdok moves in looking to clinch but Belfort pushes him off.
Murdok throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Belfort connects with a jab.
Belfort throws a right and a left that Murdok avoids nicely.
Matt Murdok seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murdok closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Belfort misses with a body shot.
Belfort jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Belfort throws out a loose jab but Murdok uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murdok throws a counter combo.
Belfort misses with an uppercut. Murdok saw that one coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Belfort just misses with a punch to the body.
Murdok doesn't manage to clinch there - Belfort circles away.
Murdok misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Belfort is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Murdok.
Murdok scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Belfort dodges the punch combination from Murdok.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murdok takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Belfort misses with a wild body shot.
Belfort dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Murdok misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A little feinted left hand from Belfort on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Belfort throws a jab but it's blocked by Murdok.
Murdok misses with a series of wild punches.
Belfort looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Belfort avoids a punch combination nicely.
A lazy left from Belfort finds it's target.
Belfort misses with a straight right.
Murdok staying out of range there.
Murdok throws a counter combo.
Nice shot by Belfort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belfort misses the shot to the body.
Belfort fails to land with a series of punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Belfort keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Murdok stalks Belfort and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Belfort's face. Belfort staggers backwards, shaken.
Murdok tries to clinch but Belfort moves out of range.
Murdok throws a nice looking combination but Belfort bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Murdok with a hook.
Murdok has managed to clinch.
Murdok misses with a punch to the body.
Murdok pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Belfort throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Belfort jabs Murdok right on the nose. Murdok blinks but takes it well.
Belfort misses with a hook.
Murdok throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
It looked like Belfort wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Murdok fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Belfort takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belfort is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murdok.
Murdok tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Belfort looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Murdok is working the combinations to good effect here.
Murdok throws a right hand that Belfort ducks under and follows up with a left that Belfort also avoids with ease.
Belfort misses with a looping right.
A left and a right from Murdok both land. Nice combination.
Belfort is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
No joy there for Murdok, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Belfort missing with a left hand there. Murdok was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Belfort swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Belfort scores with a crisp jab that stopped Murdok in his tracks.
Belfort waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Murdok.
As Belfort backs off Murdok throws a huge counter combo but Belfort manages to avoid it all.
The crowd cheers as Murdok lands an impressive looking overhand right. Belfort doesn't seem phased though.
Murdok looks to land a combination but Belfort avoids it well.
Murdok tries to close the distance and clinch but Belfort swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Belfort throws an overhand right that lands on Murdok's shoulder, as Murdok tries to avoid the shot.
Murdok avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Murdok is looking for the big counter here.
Belfort pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
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!
Belfort has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Belfort there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Murdok.
Murdok tries to clinch up.
Belfort swats away the attempt to clinch by Murdok.
Murdok swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Murdok looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A counter left hand to the body from Belfort misses its target.
Murdok scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Murdok displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A cross from Murdok lands.
A right-left combo lands from Murdok.
Belfort throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murdok throws a right and a left that both miss.
Belfort swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murdok closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Murdok lands in his opponent's guard.
Murdok looks winded!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Belfort is on top in guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Murdok dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Belfort misses the shot to the body.
Murdok has managed to clinch.
Murdok lands a shoulder strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Belfort manages to break the clinch.
Murdok takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Belfort misses with a straight left.
Matt Murdok is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Murdok displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Belfort takes a jab right on the kisser.
Murdok scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Belfort misses with a wild body shot.
As Belfort backs off Murdok throws a huge counter combo but Belfort manages to avoid it all.
Belfort throws a jab when Murdok was well out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Murdok looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Belfort misses with a straight right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Belfort stuffs the takedown attempt from Murdok. Murdok gets slowly back to his feet.
Belfort is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Murdok.
Belfort takes a swing at Murdok's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murdok feints a jab promting Belfort to slip. Murdok then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Belfort slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Belfort takes the fight into the clinch.
Murdok lands a nice shot to the body.
Murdok lands an elbow inside that Belfort shrugs off.
It looks like Tommy Belfort has been cut.
Belfort's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Belfort misses with a hook. Murdok ducked under it nicely.
Murdok works over Belfort's head and body with a nice combination.
Belfort misses the jab.
Belfort throws a hook but Murdok avoids it easily.
Belfort missing with a left hand there. Murdok was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Matt Murdok seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Belfort throws a jab but it's blocked by Murdok.
Murdok wants to clinch.
Murdok has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Murdok keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murdok displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Belfort throws out the jab.
Belfort misses the jab.
Murdok misses with a jab, cross combination.
Murdok tries to close the distance and clinch but Belfort swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Belfort wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Belfort is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Murdok.
Belfort misses with a looping left.
Murdok tries to bum rush Belfort with a series of wild strikes but Belfort uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Murdok fails to land with a series of punches.
Murdok looks to land a combination. Belfort sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Murdok throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Belfort.
Belfort tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murdok was well out of range. Poor timing from Belfort.
Belfort tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Murdok paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Belfort throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A combination from Murdok does no damage.
Belfort takes a swing at Murdok's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murdok rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Belfort moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Murdok tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Belfort swivels and escapes.
Murdok is breathing heavily.
Belfort tries to close the distance and clinch up but Murdok swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Murdok misses with a double jab.
Belfort throwing a counter right hand but Murdok manages to avoid it.
Belfort cracks Murdok with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Belfort missing with a left hand there. Murdok was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Belfort misses with a straight left.
Murdok works over Belfort's head and body with a nice combination.
A combination from Murdok does no damage.
Murdok fails to land with a series of punches.
Murdok throws a shot from downtown. Belfort moves away and avoids it.
Murdok walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Belfort connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Murdok's hands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Belfort throws out a loose jab but Murdok uses good head movement to avoid it.
Belfort misses with an uppercut.
A little jabbing left from Murdok on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Belfort connects with a jab.
Belfort tests Murdok's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murdok tries to clinch up but Belfort circles away and keeps his distance.
A punch combination from Murdok misses.
The fighters circling - Belfort throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Murdok tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Belfort manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Belfort tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murdok was well out of range. Poor timing from Belfort.
Murdok lands with a right hand.
Belfort swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Belfort throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Murdok misses with the combination.
Murdok throws a right hand that Belfort ducks under and follows up with a left that Belfort also avoids with ease.
Belfort's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Murdok connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Belfort scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Belfort swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murdok fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Belfort, pushing him back against the cage.
Belfort's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Murdok moves out of range of the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Murdok showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tommy Belfort's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Murdok stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Belfort just misses with a punch to the body.
Murdok tries to close the distance and clinch but Belfort swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Murdok tries to clinch up but Belfort circles away and keeps his distance.
Belfort lands a glancing blow to the side of Murdok's head.
Murdok works over Belfort's head and body with a nice combination.
Murdok looks to land a combination but Belfort avoids it well.
Murdok slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Murdok moves out of range of the strikes.
Belfort looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Murdok looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A counter left hand to the body from Belfort misses its target.
Murdok moves out of range of the strikes.
Belfort throws a shot from downtown. Murdok moves away and avoids it.
Belfort gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Murdok.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murdok wants to break free but Belfort has control.
Murdok lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Belfort backwards.
Belfort tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Murdok avoids it.
Belfort gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murdok misses with the head strike.
Belfort is leaning against Murdok and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Murdok takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Belfort breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Belfort.
Belfort throws an overhand right that lands on Murdok's shoulder, as Murdok tries to avoid the shot.
Murdok might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A combination from Murdok does no damage.
Belfort misses with a straight left.
Belfort jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Murdok takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A telegraphed right hand from Belfort misses the target.
Belfort throws a shot from downtown. Murdok moves away and avoids it.
Belfort just misses with a punch to the body.
Belfort scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Belfort tries to clinch there but Murdok circles away.
Belfort slips a jab and a cross from Murdok.
Murdok slips a straight right by Belfort.
Tommy Belfort has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Murdok!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Belfort misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murdok.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Murdok! But no joy.
Murdok throws a series of punches but Belfort moves out of range.
Belfort waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Murdok.
Belfort throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Belfort drives through and clinches with Murdok against the cage.
Belfort's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Belfort fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murdok manages to avoid it.
A right-left combo lands from Murdok.
Murdok keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Some wild striking there from Murdok.
Belfort is looking to counter punch.
Belfort throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Murdok throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Murdok uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Belfort.
Belfort throws a jab but it's blocked by Murdok.
Matt Murdok is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murdok lands a two punch combo.
Murdok throws a series of strikes that have Belfort backpedaling.
Belfort blocks a leg kick.
Belfort was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Murdok looks to land a combination. Belfort sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Belfort throws a hook but Murdok avoids it easily.
A shot to the liver by Belfort. Beautiful body shot.
Belfort lands with a right hand.
Belfort misses with a body shot.
Belfort scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murdok fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Murdok moves out of range as Belfort strikes.
Murdok throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Belfort on the side of the head.
Belfort throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murdok wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murdok drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Belfort tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Murdok wants to control from the top but Belfort keeps moving.
Belfort has control of Murdok's left arm, preventing Murdok from doing any damage.
Belfort keeping moving, preventing Murdok from controlling successfully.
Belfort keeping full guard, as Murdok tries to pass.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Matt Murdok.
Well Murdok has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Murdok!
Tommy Belfort was interviewed post fight and said 'Get the fork away from me all of you!!'.
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