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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott Murley (ranked 2264 p4p, 300 weight class) and Bill Goldberg (ranked 2457 p4p, 325 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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212 lbs
16 - 11 - 1 |
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217 lbs
10 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Scott Murley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bill Goldberg!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goldberg ducks under a wild hook from Murley.
Goldberg slips under a jab.
Bill Goldberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murley moves away from the strike by Goldberg.
Goldberg throws a body punch but Murley moves out of range.
Goldberg thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Murley if he has to take too many more of those.
Goldberg bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Goldberg misses with a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murley. Goldberg does a little dance to reset his feet.
Goldberg is trying to counter with his kicks.
Murley takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Goldberg jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goldberg misses with an uppercut
and Murley counters with a stiff right hand.
Murley misses with a straight left.
Murley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Goldberg.
Murley was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Goldberg misses with a hook. Murley ducked under it nicely.
Murley takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murley lands with an uppercut that bounces Goldberg off the cage and back into range.
Goldberg shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Murley eats them both and turns towards Goldberg to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Murley just misses with a punch to the body.
Goldberg throws an off balance right hand
and Murley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Murley misses the target.
Goldberg misses with a few strikes there.
Goldberg misses with the combination.
Goldberg lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Goldberg pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Murley back to the cage. Goldberg follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Scott Murley has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slow jab from Murley misses its intended target.
Goldberg throws a counter combo.
Goldberg misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg throws a head kick that Murley semi-blocks.
Murley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It looked like Murley wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Murley throws a body shot but no joy.
Goldberg pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Murley throws a big counter combination but Goldberg scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Murley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Goldberg.
Goldberg connects with a single shot there.
Goldberg swings for the body but Murley moves out of range.
Murley fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Murley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Goldberg misses with a body kick.
Goldberg throws a right and a left that both miss.
Goldberg's corner calls for a 1-2. Goldberg obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Goldberg works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Goldberg takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Goldberg tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Murley misses with a body shot.
Murley slips a jab and a cross from Goldberg.
Murley avoids the body shot from Goldberg.
Murley throws a lazy right hand but Goldberg sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Murley on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Murley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Goldberg.
Goldberg misses with a straight left.
Goldberg will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Murley misses with a hook.
Goldberg displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Murley throws out the jab.
Goldberg thinks about the counter body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg keeps Murley at a distance using the push kick.
Murley pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Goldberg back to the cage. Murley follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Goldberg throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Murley counters with a straight right hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Murley as he connects with a hook.
Murley throws a leg kick that misses.
Goldberg ducks under a wild hook from Murley.
Murley scores with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murley. Goldberg does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murley backing away here, and Goldberg unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Goldberg throws a looping overhand right but Murley ducks down to avoid it.
Murley throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Goldberg on the side of the head.
Goldberg misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Goldberg just misses with a punch to the body.
Murley swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A jab from Goldberg misses.
Murley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Goldberg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Goldberg dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Scott Murley's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Murley lands a jab to the nose.
Murley misses with a lunging right hand
letting Goldberg counter with a right hand.
Goldberg throws the kick towards the body but Murley avoids it.
Goldberg throws a low kick but Murley avoids it.
Goldberg throws a lazy head kick
and Murley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Murley swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Goldberg.
Goldberg misses with a wild body shot.
Murley checks a leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Goldberg 's head but he takes it in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murley throws a jab when Goldberg was well out of range.
Goldberg looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Goldberg connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Murley's hands.
Murley misses with a wild combination.
Goldberg is looking to land body kicks.
An attempted straight right counter from Murley misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Goldberg.
Goldberg ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Goldberg throws a body shot but no joy.
Goldberg thows a body kick. Murley tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Murley takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Murley might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Murley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Goldberg.
Murley avoids the body shot from Goldberg.
Murley connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Goldberg throws a series of punches but Murley moves out of range.
Bill Goldberg seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Murley lands a left and a right that send Goldberg crashing to the mat, dazed. Murley thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Goldberg is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Goldberg is still on wobbly legs! Can Murley finish him?
Murley darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Goldberg's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Murley before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Scott Murley!
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RATING
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