Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: STRIKE! 14
Date: May 11, 2024

#R1#
Murray throws a head kick that half lands.
Hampton falls off balance throwing a combination
and Murray counters with an inside leg kick.
Hampton misses with a lunging right hand
and Murray counters with a leg kick.
Hampton misses with a left hand
and Murray counters with a nice uppercut.
Hampton swings widly with a right hand
and Murray counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hampton looks winded!
Murray goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hampton swings widly with a right hand
and Murray counters with a straight right that drops Hampton to the canvas! Will Hampton beat the count? He's still wobbly and as the count reaches 7, he's still struggling to make it. 8...9...10. He's out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Lee Murray!
A victorious Lee Murray thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: STRIKE! 10
Date: Apr 13, 2024

#R1#
Murray lands a head kick!
Murray tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Durand Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Murray fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Durand Jr manages to avoid it.
Murray lands a high kick!
Durand Jr takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Durand Jr lands a nice hook to Murray's body. Murray takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A combination from Durand Jr does no damage.
Durand Jr looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Murray with a jab.
Good shot there by Durand Jr.
Durand Jr connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murray misses with a leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Murray looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Durand Jr checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Durand Jr takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Durand Jr throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Murray has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Murray lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#T1#
Durand Jr with a nice calf kick.
Durand Jr loads up on a big right hand but Murray slips the punch.
Murray connects with an inside leg kick.
Murray lands a jab to Durand Jr's midsection.
Durand Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Murray circles away quickly and effectively.
The fighters circling - Murray throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Murray lands with a hook. Durand Jr tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Murray throws a head kick but Durand Jr moves out of range.
Murray lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Murray misses with a wild body shot.
Durand Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Murray wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Murray lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Murray lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murray scores with a nice strike.
Murray staying out of range there.
Murray tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Murray throws a hook but Durand Jr blocks it.
Durand Jr appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Durand Jr takes a head kick and keeps coming. #CL#
Durand Jr moves into the clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Murray throws an elbow but misses.
Durand Jr on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Murray with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Durand Jr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Murray misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Durand Jr takes an elbow to the forehead.
Murray looking to slow down the pace here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murray lands a damaging elbow.
Durand Jr lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Murray.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Murray.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lee Murray dominated that round.
That's time! Durand Jr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2##CL#
Durand Jr darts in and clinches Murray up against the ropes.
Murray using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Durand Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Murray misses with an elbow strike.
Murray slowing the pace effectively.
Durand Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Durand Jr.
Durand Jr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Durand Jr avoids the elbow strike from Murray, against the ropes.
Durand Jr tries a knee to the head but Murray blocks it. #BC#
Durand Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Murray just misses with a punch to the body.
Durand Jr thinks about countering with a body kick.
Murray sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Durand Jr throws a body punch but Murray moves out of range.
Durand Jr is looking to clinch but Murray is avoiding it.
Murray ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Murray looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Murray has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T1#
Durand Jr bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Murray's head.
Durand Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murray sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murray throws a lazy right hand but Durand Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Durand Jr.
Durand Jr turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.#CL2#
Murray moves into the clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Murray throws an elbow but misses.
Durand Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Murray controls his hands.
Murray misses with an elbow strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Durand Jr creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Murray's defenses.
Durand Jr blocks an elbow strike from Murray.
Lee Murray seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Murray takes an elbow to the forehead.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Murray throws an elbow but misses.
Murray tries to land a knee to the head but Durand Jr blocks with his arms.
Murray misses with an elbow over the top.#T2#
Durand Jr wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Durand Jr lands with a short shot to the head.
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!
Durand Jr throws an elbow but it's blocked. #BC#
Durand Jr manages to break the clinch.
Durand Jr connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.#ROC#Murray is rocked!
Durand Jr circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Murray tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Durand Jr wins by KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jacques Durand Jr!
Our winner, Jacques Durand Jr, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: STRIKE! 7
Date: Mar 24, 2024

#R1#
Benedict throws a body punch but Murray moves out of range.
Benedict loads up on a big right hand but Murray slips the punch.
Benedict throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Murray counter with a right hand.
Benedict changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Murray checks a leg kick.
Benedict takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A nice leg kick lands there from Murray.
Benedict misses with a left hand
and Murray makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Murray seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Murray throws an overhand right that lands on Benedict's shoulder, as Benedict tries to avoid the shot.
Benedict let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Murray displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Benedict throws out the jab.
Benedict misses with a leg kick
enabling Murray to counter with a crisp jab.
Benedict throws a jab when Murray was well out of range.
Benedict misses with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murray is looking to clinch.
Murray lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. #KD#
Murray cracks Benedict with a left hand that drops him to the canvas, up against the ropes! Can Benedict get back up in time? 3, 4, 5, 6, 7... he's on one knee... 8, 9... he's up! 'Walk towards me' says the referee. Benedict looks steady enough to continue so we're going to continue!#ROC#Benedict is rocked!
Benedict is looking to slow Murray down with leg kicks.
Benedict is still on wobbly legs! Can Murray finish him?
Benedict thuds his shin into the meat of Murray's side.
Murray moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice cross by Murray.
Benedict is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.#T1#
Murray uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benedict.
Benedict just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheers as Murray lands an impressive looking overhand right. Benedict doesn't seem phased though.
Murray doesn't manage to clinch there - Benedict circles away.
Murray tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Benedict throws out a counter right but Murray avoids it with no problem.
Benedict throws a front kick aimed at Murray's knee but Murray avoids it well.
A punch lands to the side of Benedict 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A shot to the liver by Murray. Beautiful body shot.
Murray checks a leg kick.
Murray lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Murray throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Murray scores with a decent looking hook.
Benedict tries a low kick but Murray avoids it.
Murray throws a head kick that misses.
Benedict misses the jab.
Benedict takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murray feints and then cracks Benedict's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Benedict down.
Murray checks a leg kick nicely.
Benedict misses with a kick to the body.
Benedict seems to have recovered his senses.
Murray is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.#T2#
Benedict takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Murray uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Benedict has time to react.
We've been informed that Benedict has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Murray misses with a looping left.
Murray misses with a wild body shot.
That kick from Murray tenderised Benedict's leg. Benedict is trying to keep his angry face on.
Benedict swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Murray.
Julius Benedict seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Murray forces Benedict back against the ropes and clinches.
Benedict tries to throw a body punch but Murray avoids it by throwing Benedict back against the ropes.
Murray misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Benedict.
Benedict swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good body shot from Murray.
Benedict struggles to land a body shot inside as Murray controls his hands.
Benedict misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Murray is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Benedict is defending well for now.
Murray landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Benedict throws a knee to the head but misses.
Benedict lands a body shot.
Benedict blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lee Murray should take that round, based on the knockdown.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Benedict misses with a head kick.
Benedict feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Murrays jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Murray throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Benedict.
Benedict throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Murray counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Murray connects with a body shot that sends Benedict's belly button to the back.
Murray ducks under a wild hook from Benedict.
Murray throws a counter high kick but Benedict was just alert enough to avoid it.
Benedict misses with a body punch
and Murray counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Benedict throws a jab when Murray was well out of range.
Murray is looking to counter with head kicks.
Donk. Benedict catches Murray right on the button with a cross.
Good leg kick by Murray.
Murray blocks a head kick by Benedict.
Benedict tried to score with a low kick but Murray checks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benedict misses with a right hand #KD#
and Murray counters with a right, a left and a big uppercut that drops Benedict to the mat! Murray runs to a neutral corner to get the count going quickly. 3,4,5,6 and Benedict is back to his feet. He seems ready to continue - the ref agrees so we're back at it!
Benedict walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Benedict is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Lee Murray!
A victorious Lee Murray thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: STRIKE! 4
Date: Mar 03, 2024

#R1#
Coptor swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Murray.
Coptor misses with a low kick.
Murray was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Murray is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lee Murray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Coptor gets tackled into the ropes by Murray. Murray maintains the clinch.
Coptor avoids a wild elbow strike from Murray.
Murray just leaning against Coptor, taking a breather.
Murray keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Coptor's efforts to push away.
Murray lands an elbow that stopped Coptor in his tracks for a moment.
Murray trying to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coptor looking to slow down the pace here.
Murray throws an elbow that misses. #BC2#
Coptor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Murray slips a straight right by Coptor.#T1#
Coptor takes a jab right on the kisser.
Murray has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Murray there as he acknowledges the shot.
Coptor slips a jab and a cross from Murray.
Murray misses with a looping right.
A nice combination there by Murray.
Murray fails with an attempt to clinch.
Coptor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murray throws a sloppy head kick and Coptor moves out of range easily.
Coptor attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Murray gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Coptor.
We've been informed that Coptor has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Coptor misses the shot to the body.
Murray misses with a hook.
Coptor connects with a body shot that sends Murray's belly button to the back.#T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murray tries to score with a low kick but Coptor moves his leg out of the way.
Murray misses the jab.
Murray swings for the body but Coptor moves out of range.
Murray fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Coptor manages to avoid it.
Coptor wants to slow Murray down by chopping away at his legs.
Coptor slips under a jab.
Coptor chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Murray can pounce on him.
A lazy body kick from Coptor
and Murray counters with an outside leg kick.
Coptor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Murray fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Coptor.
Murray throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range. #CL#
Murray moves into the clinch.
Coptor takes an elbow to the forehead. #CUT#It looks like Helio Coptor has been cut.
Coptor dodges an elbow strike from Murray.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lee Murray dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Helio Coptor's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Coptor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A head kick misses from Coptor.
Murray connects with a nice looking jab.
Murray lands a glancing blow to the side of Coptor's head.
Coptor takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Coptor lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Murray looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Coptor looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Coptor pivots, looking for a leg kick but Murray is out of range and Coptor settles back down.
Coptor just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromMurray.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coptor blocks the body kick.
A head kick misses from Murray.
Murray is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Coptor can do to turn this around?
A looping hook to the body misses from Coptor. Murray does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murray is looking to score with low kicks.
It seemed like Coptor was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Murray throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.#T1#
Murray does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Murray goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Murray misses with a low kick.
Coptor throws a sloppy head kick
and Murray counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Murray tests Coptor's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Coptor takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Murray scoring well with a low kick there.
Coptor scores with a jab to the jaw.#CL#
Murray has managed to clinch.
Murray tries a knee to the head but Coptor blocks it.
Murray is looking to control Coptor's arms but Coptor gets an underhook and turns him. Now Murray has his back to the ropes.
Coptor wants to break the clinch but can't.
Murray lands a nice elbow from the clinch. #T2#
Murray lands an elbow inside that Coptor shrugs off.
Murray throws an elbow but it misses.
Coptor is trying to force a seperation but Murray has the dominant position.
Murray will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Coptor up against the ropes.
Murray tries to land a knee to the head but Coptor blocks with his arms.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murray prevents Coptor from breaking the clinch.
Coptor can't break the clinch.
Murray connects with a knee to the head.
Murray is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Coptor is defending well for now.
Murray trying to land knees to the body.
Murray throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Murray throws an elbow but it misses.
Coptor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lee Murray dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Helio Coptor's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Murray swings widly with a right hand
and Coptor counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Coptor fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Murray looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Coptor misses with a double jab.
Coptor blocks the body kick.
Murray looks to score with a jab to the body but Coptor is just out of range.
Coptor is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Murray rather than just go for the knockout.
Coptor misses with an attempted mid kick.
Coptor cracks a nice hook into Murray's ribs.
Helio Coptor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Coptor throws a shot to the body.
Murray tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Coptor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murray bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Coptor's head backwards.
Murray misses the shot to the body.
Murray misses with a leg kick.
Murray seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Coptor tries a head kick but it misses. #T1#
Coptor misses with a hook
and Murray counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Murray fails in his attempt to clinch.
Coptor throws a wild body kick that Murray sees coming a mile off.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Murray lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Coptor has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Coptor and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Murray swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Coptor.
A swing and a miss from Murray.
Lee Murray is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Coptor tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Coptor swinging wildly here.
Murray bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Coptor's head backwards.
Murray jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Murray uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Coptor has time to react.#T2#
Coptor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Coptor throws a sloppy head kick and Murray moves out of range easily.
Coptor looks to land a right hand but Murray moved out of range.#CL#
Murray closes the distance and pushes Coptor back into the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coptor wants to get back to striking at distance but Murray won't allow it.
Coptor wants to break free but Murray has control.
Murray throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Murray.
Coptor tries to break free but Murray pushes him back against the ropes.
Coptor tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

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 Lee Murray.
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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lee Murray!
An out of breath Lee Murray thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: STRIKE! 2
Date: Feb 18, 2024

#R1#
Ali'i swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ali'i has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Murray finds it's way round the side to connect with Ali'i's head.
Jab by Ali'i.
Ali'i looks for the body kick but Murray saw that one coming.
Murray shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ali'i is looking to counter punch.
Murray moves out of range as Ali'i strikes.
Murray is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Murray wants to clinch up but Ali'i keeps it at a distance.
Ali'i on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ali'i throws a hook but Murray avoids it easily.
Murray defending well as Ali'i loads up on a big left hand.
Kekoa Ali'i seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ali'i throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murray tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ali'i throws an overhand right that lands on Murray's shoulder, as Murray tries to avoid the shot.
A head kick misses from Murray.
Murray has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Ali'i ducks under a wild hook from Murray.
Ali'i lands a leg kick that knocks Murray off balance momentarily.
Murray throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ali'i cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T1#
Murray scores with a nice head shot.
Ali'i looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Murray ducks under a wild hook from Ali'i.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Murray trying to land knees to the body.
Murray tries to land knees in the clinch but Ali'i avoids the damage to the body.
Murray's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Murray missing with knees to the body.
Murray blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murray blocks an uppercut.
Ali'i lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Murray backwards.
Murray connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ali'i's face.
Murray missing with knees to the body.
Murray throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Murray throws an elbow but it misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Ali'i.
Murray pushes Ali'i back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ali'i managing to block the knees to the body from Murray.
Ali'i lands a hook to the side of the head.#T2#
Ali'i swings wildly with an uppercut but Murray uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murray looking to slow down the pace here.
Murray throws an elbow that misses.
Ali'i digs a right hand underneath Murray's ribcage. Murray let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A nice left hand lands by Ali'i.
Murray looking to throw knees to the head but Ali'i is blocking nicely.
Murray blocks an uppercut.
Ali'i lands a right hand that snaps the head of Murray backwards.
Murray is trying to stall.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Ali'i creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #ROC#Murray is rocked!
Ali'i is leaning against Murray and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Murray is still on wobbly legs! Can Ali'i finish him?
Ali'i lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Ali'i.
Murray looks winded!
Ali'i breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Murray with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Murray looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Murray get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Kekoa Ali'i!
Kekoa Ali'i spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.

Event: STRIKE! 1
Date: Feb 04, 2024

#R1#
Parade closes the distance but Murray moves to the side
and Murray counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Parade misses with a leg kick
letting Murray counter with a right hand. #CUT#It looks like Rage Parade has been cut.
Murray thumps Parade with a low kick.
We've been informed that Parade has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Parade misses with a wild body shot.
Murray swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
The fight stays on the outside here - Parade looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Parade throws the left hand but Murray avoids the punch easily.
Parade throws a wild body kick that Murray sees coming a mile off.
Parade misses with a low kick as Murray jumps back.
A little feinted left hand from Murray on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Murray circles away from the clinch attempt
and Murray counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murray scores with a nice body kick.
Parade misses with an attempted mid kick.
Parade throws a poor cross that misses
and Murray counters with a nice uppercut.
Murray bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Murray throws a nice inside leg kick.
Murray seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
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!
Parade misses with a body shot. #T1#
Murray lands a jab.
Rage Parade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parade get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Parade stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the ropes but Murray runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lee Murray!
After winning the bout, Lee Murray thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: H31
Date: Dec 09, 2023

#R1#
A jab from Murray misses.
Murray looks to throw a body kick
and Demuss counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. #CL#
Murray pushes Demuss up against the ropes in a clinch.
Demuss trying to land knees to the body.
Demuss avoiding damage as Murray throws knees to the body.
Murray lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Murray seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Demuss is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Demuss dodges an elbow strike from Murray.
Demuss is trying to maintain a safe position but Murray gets an underhook and turns Demuss into the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murray tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murray misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Demuss.
Murray blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Demuss prevents a body shot from Murray.
Murray throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Demuss blocks it with crossed arms.
Murray missing with knees to the body. #T1#
Demuss tries to land knees in the clinch but Murray avoids the damage to the body. #BC2#
Demuss breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Murray scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Demuss lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Demuss keeps the fight on the outside.
Demuss wants to counter the offense by Murray and move into the clinch position.
Murray throws a leg kick
and Demuss counters with a slapping leg kick.
Murray scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.#CUT#It looks like Jake Demuss has been cut.
Murray throws a sloppy head kick and Demuss moves out of range easily.
Demuss ducks under a wild hook from Murray.
A telegraphed right hand from Murray misses the target.
Demuss tries a quick counter leg kick but Murray is wise to it.
Murray misses with a jab to the body
letting Demuss counter with a right hand. #T2#
Murray throws a predictable looking body shot
and Demuss counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Murray throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Demuss swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murray swings for the body but Demuss moves out of range.
Murray throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Demuss avoids a kick to the body.
Demuss appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Murray tries to clinch but Demuss moves out of range.
Demuss lands with a nice body punch. #CL#
Murray clinches.
Demuss misses with a punch to the body.
Murray scores a nice knee to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lee Murray dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jake Demuss's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Demuss walks into a stiff left hand from Murray.
Murray throws a wild body kick that Demuss sees coming a mile off.
Demuss raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Demuss defending well as Murray loads up on a big left hand.
Demuss looks like he wants to counter punch here.#CL#
Murray clinches.
Murray throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Demuss is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Murray is keeping busy.
Murray tries to land knees in the clinch but Demuss avoids the damage to the body.
Demuss tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murray's elbow.
Demuss has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Murray seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Demuss can turn it around.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Demuss.
Murray misses with a knee strike.
Our sources have told us that Murray has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Murray lands an elbow just above Demuss 's eye.
Demuss is trying to force a seperation but Murray has the dominant position.
Demuss tries to land a knee to the head but Murray blocks with his arms.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Murray throws an elbow but misses. #T1#
Murray tries to land knees in the clinch but Demuss avoids the damage to the body.
Murray lands an elbow that stopped Demuss in his tracks for a moment.
Demuss lands an elbow that stopped Murray in his tracks for a moment. #CUT2#It looks like Lee Murray has been cut.
Murray's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#ROC2#Murray is rocked!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murray.
Oh Murray is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Murray trying to land knees to the body.
Lee Murray has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murray.
Murray misses with an elbow strike.
Demuss throws a head punch that misses.
Demuss misses with the head strike.
Murray blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Demuss.
Murray trying to stall but Demuss improves his position.
Demuss working aggressively here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Murray blocks an uppercut.
Demuss misses with the head strike.
Demuss misses with the head strike.
Demuss fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Demuss has a couple of punches blocked by Murray.
Demuss smacks Murray right on the bridge of the nose with a massive elbow! Another one lands and Murray goes down! He's clearly dazed - will he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7... up to one knee... 8,9,10! He's not made it! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Elbows). Jake Demuss!
During a confident post fight interview, Jake Demuss thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: ALLSTAR KT: Kerr Vs Guerra
Date: Oct 12, 2023

#R1#
Murray lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Murray thuds his shin into the meat of Erkkila's side.
Murray lands a nice shot that snaps Erkkila's head back.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Murray.
We've been told by Erkkila's head coaches at Tappelukerho that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Erkkila is breathing heavily.
Erkkila doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Erkkila takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Erkkila looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Murray, as that shot connected.
Murray throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#CL2#
Murray clinches with his opponent.
Murray tries to land knees in the clinch but Erkkila avoids the damage to the body.
A hook to the body from Murray. #T1#
Murray creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Erkkila's defenses. #CUT2#It looks like Jorma Erkkila has been cut.
Murray lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Murray landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees to the body from Murray.
Murray lands a good knee to the midsection. Erkkila won't want to take too many of those.
Murray connects with a knee to the head.
Murray lands an elbow inside that Erkkila shrugs off.
Murray lands a knee to the head.
Murray lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murray comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Murray lands a knee to the head. #ROC2#Erkkila is rocked!#CUT2#Jorma Erkkila's cut is getting worse.
Murray digs a right hand into Erkkila's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Erkkila's gas tank.
Nice body punch from Murray - that landed with a thud.
Murray using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Murray lands an elbow just above Erkkila 's eye.
Oh Erkkila is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Murray tries to land knees in the clinch but Erkkila avoids the damage to the body.
Erkkila seems to have got his legs back now.
Murray unloads a knee to the mid-section. Erkkila lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Murray crunches a lovely knee into Erkkila's ribcage.
Murray using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body. #T2#
Murray lands an elbow that stopped Erkkila in his tracks for a moment.
Murray stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Murray lands an elbow just above Erkkila 's eye.
Murray lands a damaging elbow.
Murray landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Murray pushes Erkkila back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Murray lands a nice elbow.
Erkkila takes an elbow to the forehead. #CUT2#Jorma Erkkila's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Murray lands an elbow inside that Erkkila shrugs off.
Murray lands a good knee to the midsection. Erkkila won't want to take too many of those.
Murray putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Erkkila in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Murray lands an elbow just above Erkkila 's eye.
Murray lands an elbow inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Erkkila takes a knee to the side of the body.
Murray lands a knee to the body.
Murray lands a nice elbow. #CUT2#Jeez, Jorma Erkkila's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Murray lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Come on Murray - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lee Murray dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jorma Erkkila's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Murray dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Murray is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Erkkila swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Murray connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Erkkila's hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murray bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Erkkila's head backwards.
Murray lands a body shot.
Murray connects with a single shot there.
Murray is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#CL2#
Murray clinches with his opponent. #T1#
Erkkila takes an elbow to the temple.
Murray lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Murray lands an elbow inside that Erkkila shrugs off.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jorma Erkkila's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Lee Murray!
Lee Murray seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: Ajax Friday Fight Night 9
Date: Aug 11, 2023

#R1#
Murray cracks Buddha with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Buddha scores with a jab to the body.
Murray definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Murray throws a lazy uppercut
and Buddha counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Buddha moves out of range of the leg kick from Murray.#CL#
Murray moves into range and clinches up with Buddha.
Murray scores with a shoulder strike.
Buddha tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murray's elbow.
Murray scores with a nice hook to the head.
Murray goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Buddha working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Buddha can't find room to land a body shot as Murray controls the action.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A short right from Murray on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murray blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Buddha tries to throw a body punch but Murray avoids it by throwing Buddha back against the cage.
Buddha tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murray blocks an uppercut.
Murray scores with a shot to the side of Buddha's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murray. #T1#
Murray swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Buddha misses with a short punch on the inside.
Buddha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murray lands a shoulder strike.
Murray wants to stall.
Buddha blocks a body shot from Murray.
Buddha has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Buddha misses with a punch to the body.
Murray lands a body shot.
Murray misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murray lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Buddha backwards.
Murray throws a head punch that misses.
Murray working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A shot in the inside from Murray.
Murray blocks a body shot from Buddha.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Buddha.
A short right from Murray on the inside. #T2#
Murray dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Murray swings wildly with an uppercut but Buddha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murray can't find room to land a body shot as Buddha controls the action.
Murray trying to stall but Buddha improves his position.
Murray tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Buddha's elbow.
Murray prevents a body shot from Buddha.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Buddha.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murray swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murray blocks a body shot from Buddha.
Murray tries to work over Buddha's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murray tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Buddha's elbow.
Murray tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Buddha's elbow.
Buddha throws a punch but it's blocked by Murray.
Buddha tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Murray.#T3#
Buddha looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Murray lands with a short shot to the head.
Murray works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Murray scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Buddha lands a right hand.
Murray blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Murray.
Murray stalls.
Buddha wants to break the clinch but can't.
Murray scores with a nice hook to the head.
Murray leaning his opponent against the cage.
Buddha blocking some punches.
Murray misses with a body punch.
Buddha misses with a hook to the ribs.
A shot in the inside from Buddha. #T4#
Murray softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Buddha lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Murray backwards.
We've been informed that Buddha has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Buddha throws a head punch that misses.
Murray misses with a punch on the inside.
Murray's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Murray misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A left hand lands to the body for Murray.
Murray tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Murray.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Buddha.
Murray misses with a punch to the body.
Buddha has a couple of punches blocked by Murray.
Buddha fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Murray trying to stall but Buddha improves his position.
Buddha tries to throw a body punch but Murray avoids it by throwing Buddha back against the cage.
Murray blocking some punches.
Murray prevents a body shot from Buddha.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lee Murray dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Murray wants to clinch.
Murray is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Buddha can do to turn this around?
Murray scores with the left hand. Buddha knows he should have avoided that one.
Murray tries to clinch there but Buddha circles away.
Murray fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Murray fails with an attempt to clinch. #CL#
Murray clinches with his opponent.
Murray swings wildly with an uppercut but Buddha uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buddha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Buddha swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Buddha scores with a nice short uppercut.
Murray lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Buddha.#T1#
Murray presses Buddha against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Buddha misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Murray.
Buddha works on Murray's body with a couple of short punches.
Murray struggles to land a body shot inside as Buddha controls his hands.
Murray is trying to stall.
Murray tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murray misses with a punch to the body.
Murray tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lee Murray has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Buddha presses Murray against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Murray leaning against his opponent.
Murray taking a breather.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Murray for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Buddha tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murray's elbow.
Murray blocking some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Murray.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murray. #T2#
Still in the clinch, Murray scores with a nice short uppercut.
Buddha misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murray prevents a body shot from Buddha.
Buddha stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Buddha throws a punch but it's blocked by Murray.
Buddha tries to circle away but Murray has him pinned against the cage.
Murray misses with a hook from the clinch.
Buddha misses with some punches.
Murray misses with a hook to the ribs.
Buddha lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Buddha swings wildly with an uppercut but Murray uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murray throws a punch but it's blocked by Buddha.
Murray lands a nice uppercut.
Buddha goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Murray. #T3#
Murray goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Buddha blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murray.
Buddha can't find room to land a body shot as Murray controls the action.
Buddha lands a body punch in the clinch.
Buddha is trying to break free.
Murray misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Murray.
Murray misses with a body punch.
Murray lands a shot to the body.
Murray makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#BC2#
Buddha's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Buddha misses with a right hand
and Murray counters with a three punch combo that has Buddha backing up. Buddha nods at Murray to acknowledge the strikes.
Buddha throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murray sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murray is looking to counter punch.#CL#
Murray gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Buddha lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #T4#
Buddha blocks a body shot from Murray.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murray lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Murray.
Buddha lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Murray tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Buddha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Buddha misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murray tries to work over Buddha's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murray doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murray tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Buddha's elbow.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Murray.
Murray misses with a body punch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Murray works on Buddha's body with a couple of short punches.
Buddha is breathing heavily.
A short right from Murray on the inside.
Murray effectively controlling the action here.
Buddha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lee Murray dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3##CL#
Murray moves into range and clinches up with Buddha.
Buddha can't find room to land a body shot as Murray controls the action.
Buddha fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Buddha blocking some punches.
Buddha lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Murray backwards. #BC2#
Buddha escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Murray connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Murray tries to close the distance and clinch up but Buddha swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Murray throws a hook to the side of Buddha's head but Buddha sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Buddha circles away from the clinch attempt
and Buddha counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buddha lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Murray tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Buddha paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jab from Buddha.
Buddha throws an off balance right hand
and Murray counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T1#
Buddha fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Murray looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jab Buddha seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Murray throws a hook to the side of Buddha's head but Buddha sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Buddha swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Murray wants to clinch but Buddha slips to the side
and Buddha counters with a left to the body.
Murray looks to clinch
and Buddha counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#ROC2#Murray is rocked!
Buddha shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Murray takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Buddha sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Murray bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jab Buddha!
Jab Buddha took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Champion Apparel for their support in the buildup to the fight.

Event: AFC #9
Date: Jun 10, 2023

#R1#
Pesonen cracks Murray with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pesonen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pesonen throws the left hand but Murray avoids the punch easily.
Murray throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pesonen swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Murray misses with a hook #TD#
and Pesonen counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Murray!
Murray wants to get back to his feet but Pesonen is dominant here and he's now got Murray's back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Pesonen has the hooks in. Murray is starting to panic. He's trying to push off one of the legs but he's left his neck open to attack. Pesonen passes his arm under Murray's neck and tightens up a rear naked choke! This one is surely all over! Yes, Murray taps!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Sinatra Pesonen!

Event: AFC #5
Date: May 06, 2023

#R1#
Szabolcs connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Murray.#CUT2#It looks like Balogh Szabolcs has been cut.
Szabolcs cracks Murray with a right hand to the side of the head.
Szabolcs takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Szabolcs attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Szabolcs blocks the body kick.
Szabolcs moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Murray lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Murray with a hook.
Murray swings away with a body shot that misses
and Szabolcs counters with a nice low kick that buckles Murray's knee momentarily.
Szabolcs throws a leg kick which misses Murray's front leg but catches the back leg as Murray tries to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murray checks a leg kick.
Murray ducks under a wild hook from Szabolcs.
Murray misses with a straight right.
Szabolcs connects with a jab.
Murray drops his hands momentarily and Szabolcs takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Szabolcs throws a chopping leg kick but Murray manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Szabolcs will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Good leg kick by Szabolcs. #T1#
Szabolcs throws the left hand but Murray avoids the punch easily.
Murray throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Szabolcs scoring well with a low kick there.
Szabolcs scores with a crisp jab that stopped Murray in his tracks.
Szabolcs tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murray was well out of range. Poor timing from Szabolcs.
Szabolcs cracks Murray with a good jab.
Murray slips under a jab from Szabolcs.
Szabolcs scores with a kick to the body.
A big right from Szabolcs misses.
Murray throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Szabolcs is looking to score with low kicks.
Murray chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Szabolcs can pounce on him.
Murray blocks the body kick.
Szabolcs with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Murray on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Szabolcs. Szabolcs obviously looking to wear him down.
Murray connects with a right hand. Szabolcs shakes it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Szabolcs throws a big shot that misses.
Murray swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Szabolcs throws a low kick but Murray moves out of range easily.
It seemed like Murray was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#T2##CL2#
Murray clinches with his opponent.
Murray misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Szabolcs fails to land.
Szabolcs lands a body punch in the clinch.
Murray lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Szabolcs backwards.
Murray stalls.
Murray pushes Szabolcs back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Szabolcs tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murray's elbow.
Murray looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nice body punch from Murray.
Murray goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Murray.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Murray lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murray tries a body shot but Szabolcs blocks it.
Szabolcs goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murray's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.#T3#
Murray lands a hook that snaps the head of Szabolcs backwards.
Murray tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murray has Szabolcs pressed against the cage.
Murray blocking some punches.
Murray pushes Szabolcs back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Szabolcs swings wildly with an uppercut but Murray uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murray makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Murray lands a body punch.
Szabolcs scores with a shot to the side of Murray's head.
Murray struggles to land a body shot inside as Szabolcs controls his hands.
Murray blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Szabolcs swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murray lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Murray lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Murray blocks a body shot from Szabolcs.
Szabolcs has a couple of punches blocked by Murray.
Szabolcs lands a left hand that snaps the head of Murray backwards. #T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Szabolcs tries to throw a body punch but Murray avoids it by throwing Szabolcs back against the cage.
Szabolcs swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Szabolcs fails to land.
Szabolcs tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murray's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Murray.
Szabolcs prevents a body shot from Murray.
Szabolcs misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murray throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Szabolcs creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Szabolcs softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Szabolcs blocks a body shot from Murray.
Murray misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murray is leaning against Szabolcs and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Murray can't find room to land a body shot as Szabolcs controls the action.
Murray digs a right hand into Szabolcs's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Szabolcs's gas tank.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Szabolcs doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murray has a couple of punches blocked by Szabolcs.
Murray blocks an uppercut.
Murray lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Balogh Szabolcs will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Balogh Szabolcs's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Murray connects with a body shot that sends Szabolcs's belly button to the back.
Szabolcs pivots, looking for a leg kick but Murray is out of range and Szabolcs settles back down.
Szabolcs tried to score with a low kick but Murray checks it.
Murray moves out of range of the body kick from Szabolcs.
Szabolcs throws a jab when Murray was well out of range.
Szabolcs wants to slow Murray down by chopping away at his legs.
Szabolcs cracks Murray with a right hand to the side of the head.
Szabolcs misses with a low kick.
Murray throws a leg kick but Szabolcs moved away.
Murray dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
An inside leg kick from Szabolcs misses.
Murray throws a hook but Szabolcs avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Szabolcs wants to land a leg kick but Murray is out of range.
Szabolcs throws a leg kick
and Szabolcs takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Szabolcs slips a straight right by Murray.
Szabolcs swings away with a body shot that misses
and Murray counters with a right hand to the body.
Szabolcs misses with a looping left.
Murray throws the left hand but Szabolcs avoids the punch easily.#T1#
Good shot there by Szabolcs.
Szabolcs with a nice calf kick.
Murray tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Szabolcs manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A jab lands there for Murray.
Szabolcs lands with a nice body punch.
Szabolcs misses with a looping left.
Murray misses with a straight right.
Murray connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Szabolcs throws a leg kick
and Szabolcs takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Balogh Szabolcs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Szabolcs takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. #CL2#
Murray moves into the clinch.
Szabolcs struggles to land a body shot inside as Murray controls his hands.
Szabolcs tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murray's elbow.
Murray tries to throw a body punch but Szabolcs avoids it by throwing Murray back against the cage.
A short left from Murray.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Murray on the inside.
Murray misses with a hook to the ribs. #T2#
Szabolcs throws a head punch that misses.
Murray misses with a punch to the body.
Murray misses with the head strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Murray.
Murray swings wildly with an uppercut but Szabolcs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murray lands a nice shot to the body.
Szabolcs blocks a body shot from Murray.
Murray stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Murray is working Szabolcs over against the cage.
Murray is stalling here.
Szabolcs working aggressively here.
Murray digs a right hand into Szabolcs's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Szabolcs's gas tank.
Murray throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Szabolcss head.
Murray tries to work over Szabolcs's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Szabolcs misses with the head strike.
Lee Murray seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Szabolcs digs a right hand into Murray's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Murray's gas tank. #T3#
Murray tries to work over Szabolcs's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murray tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Szabolcs's elbow.
Szabolcs struggles to land a body shot inside as Murray controls his hands.
Murray effectively controlling the action here.
Szabolcs blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murray goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Szabolcs lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Murray is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Murray tries to work over Szabolcs's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murray lands a left hand that snaps the head of Szabolcs backwards.
Murray looking to stall.
Szabolcs struggles to land a body shot inside as Murray controls his hands.
Szabolcs takes a shot to the head.
Murray can't find room to land a body shot as Szabolcs controls the action.
Szabolcs struggles to land a body shot inside as Murray controls his hands. #T4#
Murray is looking to control Szabolcs's arms but Szabolcs gets an underhook and turns him. Now Murray has his back to the cage.
Szabolcs digs a right hand into Murray's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Murray's gas tank.
Szabolcs softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Murray tries to work over Szabolcs's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murray misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murray blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murray tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Murray creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Murray goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Szabolcs misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murray lands a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Szabolcs misses with a punch to the body.
Murray blocks a body shot from Szabolcs.
Murray has a couple of punches blocked by Szabolcs.
Murray misses with some punches.
Murray doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murray.
Murray misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lee Murray showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Balogh Szabolcs's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Szabolcs throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nice straight punches there by Murray. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Murray.
That kick from Szabolcs tenderised Murray's leg. Murray is trying to keep his angry face on.
Szabolcs wants to slow Murray down by chopping away at his legs.
Murray moves out of range of the body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Murray looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Szabolcs missing with a left hand there. Murray was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Murray tries to close the distance and clinch but Szabolcs swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Balogh Szabolcs is winning the standup battle so far.
Szabolcs feints and then cracks Murray's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Murray down.
We've been told by Szabolcs's head coaches at Fist of Fury Training Center that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Szabolcs tries to work over Murray's front leg with a kick but Murray checks it.
Szabolcs tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murray wants to land a leg kick but Szabolcs is out of range.
Murray checks the leg kick.
Murray turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.#CL2#
Murray closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Szabolcs. #T1#
Murray tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Szabolcs's elbow.
Szabolcs misses with a punch on the inside.
Szabolcs scores with a nice hook to the head.
Murray lands with a short shot to the head.
Szabolcs throws a punch but it's blocked by Murray.
Murray lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Szabolcs backwards.
Murray blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murray throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Murray misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murray lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Szabolcs.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Murray creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Murray tries to throw a body punch but Szabolcs avoids it by throwing Murray back against the cage.
Murray tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Szabolcs's elbow.
Good body shot from Murray.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Murray tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Szabolcs prevents a body shot from Murray.
A short uppercut from Murray.
Szabolcs misses with a hook from the clinch. #T2#
Murray lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murray cracks Szabolcs with a nice body shot.
Murray is leaning against Szabolcs and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Murray goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short left from Murray.
Murray misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murray tries to throw a body punch but Szabolcs avoids it by throwing Murray back against the cage.
Murray misses with the head strike.
Murray works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Murray misses with a punch to the body.
Murray misses with a body punch.
Murray lands a left hand that snaps the head of Szabolcs backwards.
Murray cracks Szabolcs with a nice body shot.
Murray lands a body punch in the clinch.
Murray lands a left hand that snaps the head of Szabolcs backwards.
Murray makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Murray scores with a shot to the side of Szabolcs's head.
Szabolcs blocks a body shot from Murray. #T3#
Murray lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Szabolcs or not.
Murray can't find room to land a body shot as Szabolcs controls the action.
Murray lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Szabolcs or not.
Murray cracks Szabolcs with a nice body shot.
Murray digs a right hand into Szabolcs's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Szabolcs's gas tank.
Murray lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Szabolcs backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Murray.
Murray struggles to land a body shot inside as Szabolcs controls his hands.
Szabolcs takes a shot to the head.
Murray lands a body shot.
Murray scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Murray lands a body shot.
Murray struggles to land a body shot inside as Szabolcs controls his hands.
Murray lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Murray has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A bit of stalling here from Murray.
Murray misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murray lands a body shot in the clinch.
Murray tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Szabolcs's elbow. #T4#
Szabolcs misses with a short punch on the inside.
Szabolcs tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murray's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Szabolcs fails to land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murray goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Szabolcs misses with some punches.
Murray lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Szabolcs backwards.
Szabolcs lands a hook that snaps the head of Murray backwards.
Szabolcs misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murray lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Murray lands a body shot in the clinch.
Murray is stalling here.
Szabolcs goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murray throws a head punch that misses.
Szabolcs blocking some punches.
Murray scores with a shoulder strike.
Szabolcs has a couple of punches blocked by Murray.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lee Murray comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Murray 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lee Murray!
A victorious Lee Murray thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: GAMT#93
Date: Apr 08, 2023

#R1#
Murray moves out of range of the strikes.#CL#
Murray gets a clinch.
Peterson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Peterson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Murray blocks it with crossed arms.
Murray on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Murray digs a right hand into Peterson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Peterson's gas tank.
Peterson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murray lands a nice uppercut.
Peterson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Murray is defending well for now.
Murray working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Peterson pushes off an throws an elbow but Murray leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Murray managing to block the knees to the body from Peterson.
Murray lands with a right to the head.
Peterson misses with a knee to the head.
Peterson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Peterson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Murray working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Peterson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Murray lands a body shot in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Murray.
Murray on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Our sources have told us that Murray has been working on his elbows in the gym.#T1#
Murray avoiding damage as Peterson throws knees to the body.
Murray lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Peterson.
Peterson misses with a punch on the inside.
Peterson misses with a punch to the body.
Peterson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Murray.
Peterson misses with a knee to the head.
Murray softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Murray.
Murray dodges an elbow strike from Peterson.
Murray lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Peterson backwards.
Murray lands an uppercut.
Murray dodges an elbow strike from Peterson.
Peterson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Peterson throws an elbow but it misses.
Peterson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Peterson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Murray avoiding damage as Peterson throws knees to the body.
Peterson looking to throw knees to the head but Murray is blocking nicely.
Peterson tries to land a knee to the head but misses. #T2#
Peterson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murray working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Murray lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short left from Murray.
Peterson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Murray is defending well for now.
Murray lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Murray pushes Peterson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murray looking to slow down the pace here.
Murray lands with a left to the head.
A short uppercut from Murray.
Murray lands with a left to the head. #ROC#Peterson is rocked!
Peterson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Murray is defending well for now.
Peterson is still on wobbly legs! Can Murray finish him?
Murray pushes Peterson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Murray will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Peterson up against the cage.
Peterson seems to have recovered his senses.
Peterson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Peterson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Murray is defending well for now.
Murray managing to block the knees to the body from Peterson.
Peterson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Murray dodges an elbow strike from Peterson.
Murray gets through Peterson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#T3#
Peterson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Murray.
Peterson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A short right from Murray.
Murray works on Peterson's body with a couple of short punches.
Murray creates a bit of distance and cracks Peterson with a big uppercut! Peterson goes down! The referee pushes Murray away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Peterson make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Murray takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Lee Murray!
A very excited looking Lee 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.
The defeated Pete Peterson had this to say: 'You picked the wrong peck of pickled peppers, peckerwood!'.

Event: GAMT#91
Date: Mar 11, 2023

#R1#
Rocky needs to keep his hands up - Murray had a free shot at his head there.
Murray throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Murray throws a body punch but Rocky moves out of range.
Rocky tries to clinch but Murray moves away
and Murray connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Murray avoids the head kick by Rocky.
Murray pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rocky is out of range and Murray settles back down.
Rocky uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murray.
Rocky 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.
Rocky throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Murray takes a swing at Rocky's ribcage but misses.
Brocky Rocky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rocky pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Murray misses with a series of wild punches.
Rocky is looking for the big counter here.
Rocky is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rocky wants to clinch.
Rocky blocks a head kick by Murray.
Rocky looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rocky moves in looking to clinch but Murray pushes him off.#T1#
Murray dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rocky checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lee Murray is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rocky ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murray moves away.
Murray lands a two punch combo.
Rocky fails to land with a series of punches.
Murray swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.#CL#
Murray moves into range and clinches up with Rocky.
Rocky is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Murray lands a nice shot to the body.
Rocky tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murray lands a body shot.
A right hand to the body from Murray.
Rocky looks winded!
Murray lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rocky backwards.
Murray digs a right hand into Rocky's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rocky's gas tank.
Murray lands with a right to the head.
Our sources have told us that Murray has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murray lands with a right to the head.
A body shot lands from Murray.
Murray works on Rocky's body with a couple of short punches.
A body shot lands from Murray. #T2#
Murray lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Murray lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Murray lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rocky or not.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Murray creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short left from Murray.
A short right from Murray.
Murray works on Rocky's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Murray.
Good body shot from Murray.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Murray.
A short right from Murray on the inside.
Murray scores with a nice hook to the head.
Murray working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Murray is leaning against Rocky and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Murray lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Murray lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Murray pushes Rocky back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murray lands a nice shot to the body.
Murray lands a shot to the body.
Murray is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. #T3#
Murray lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rocky or not.
Murray lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murray lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Murray.
A nice left hand lands by Murray.
Murray makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Murray working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Murray scores with a nice short uppercut.#ROC#Rocky is rocked!
Murray lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rocky backwards.
Rocky is still on wobbly legs! Can Murray finish him?
Murray lands a body punch.
Murray stalling the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Murray - that landed with a thud.
Rocky seems to have recovered his senses.
Murray stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Murray lands a shoulder strike.
Murray effectively controlling the action here.
Murray is working Rocky over against the cage.
Murray lands with a short head shot on the inside. #T4#
Nice body punch from Murray - that landed with a thud.
A nice right hand lands inside from Murray.
A short body shot lands from Murray as the two fighters clinch.
Murray lands a body punch.
Murray gets through Rocky's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Murray lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rocky or not.
Murray lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Murray lands a nice uppercut.
Murray leaning against his opponent.
Murray lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rocky.
Murray lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Murray.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Murray lands a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Murray scores with a shot to the side of Rocky's head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Murray as Rocky tries to tie him up.
A nice right hand lands inside from Murray.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lee Murray dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Murray scoring well with a low kick there.
Rocky throws a series of punches but Murray avoids them all with ease. #CL#
Murray clinches.
A right handed body shot lands from Murray.
Murray works on Rocky's body with a couple of short punches.
Murray scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rocky letting Murray take a breather here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Murray.
Murray lands with a light punch inside.
Murray digs a right hand underneath Rocky's ribcage. Rocky let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Murray working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Murray cracks Rocky with a nice body shot.
Murray working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice right hand lands inside from Murray.
Murray scores with a nice hook to the head.
Murray lands a shot to the body.
Murray lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rocky or not.
Rocky is breathing heavily.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Murray.
Murray lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rocky.#T1#
Murray pushes Rocky back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Murray lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rocky or not.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Murray lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rocky backwards.
Murray lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Murray as the two fighters clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Murray.
Murray pushes Rocky back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Murray is working Rocky over against the cage.
Nice body punch from Murray.
Nice body punch from Murray - that landed with a thud.
Murray lands a hook that snaps the head of Rocky backwards.
Murray lands a nice shot to the body.
Murray leaning against his opponent.
Murray lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murray lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rocky or not.
Murray digs a right hand underneath Rocky's ribcage. Rocky let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Murray is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rocky can do to turn this around?#T2#
Good body shot from Murray.
Murray lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rocky or not.
Murray pushes Rocky back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Murray creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Murray lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rocky backwards.
Murray lands a body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Murray.
Still in the clinch, Murray scores with a nice short uppercut.
Murray lands a nice uppercut.
Murray lands with a right to the head.
Murray softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#KD#
Murray creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Rocky crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5, yes, he's made it back to his feet. He seems OK so it looks like we're going to continue!
Rocky walks straight into devastating uppercut and drops to the floor, clearly wobbled! Can he beat the count? 4,5,6,7... he's up! And he's down again! The ref steps in and calls an end to the fight! What a punch that was!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Lee Murray!

Event: GAMT #89
Date: Feb 04, 2023

#R1#
Azevedo scores with a kick to the body.
Azevedo digs a good hook to Murray's body.
Murray dodges the punch combination from Azevedo.
A head kick misses from Murray.
Azevedo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Murray checks the leg kick.
It looked like Murray wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#CL#
Murray rushes Azevedo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Azevedo tries to break free but Murray pushes him back against the cage.
Azevedo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Azevedo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Murray misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Murray.
Murray misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murray misses with a body punch.
Azevedo has had enough of the clinch but Murray keeps him there for the moment.
Murray throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Azevedo trying to control the position but instead, Murray has worked for underhooks and has pushed Azevedo into the cage.
Murray looking to slow down the pace here.
Azevedo blocks a body shot from Murray. #T1#
Azevedo tries to circle away but Murray has him pinned against the cage.
Murray tries to throw a body punch but Azevedo avoids it by throwing Murray back against the cage.
Azevedo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Murray avoiding damage as Azevedo throws knees to the body.
Murray doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Azevedo misses with a punch to the body.
Azevedo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murray misses with the head strike.
Murray can't find room to land a body shot as Azevedo controls the action.
Azevedo lands a right hand.
Azevedo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Murray is keeping busy.
Azevedo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Murray is keeping busy.
Murray struggles to land a body shot inside as Azevedo controls his hands.
Azevedo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Azevedo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Azevedo pushes Murray back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#T2#
Murray works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Azevedo throws a head punch that misses. #BC2#
Azevedo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Murray tries to close the distance and clinch up but Azevedo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Azevedo misses with a few strikes there.
Azevedo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Azevedo blocks a jab.
Azevedo looks for the body kick but Murray saw that one coming.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Murray lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Azevedo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Azevedo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Azevedo ducks under a wild hook from Murray.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Azevedo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Azevedo lands with a good body shot.
Murray throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Murray avoids a punch combination nicely. #CL#
Murray clinches. #T3#
Azevedo has a couple of punches blocked by Murray.
Murray tries a body shot but Azevedo blocks it.
Azevedo is trying to maintain a safe position but Murray gets an underhook and turns Azevedo into the cage.
Azevedo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murray tries to work over Azevedo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murray managing to block the knees to the body from Azevedo.
Azevedo tries to work over Murray's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murray throws a head punch that misses. #BC2#
Azevedo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Murray swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Azevedo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Azevedo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Murray.
Azevedo swinging wildly here.
Azevedo staying out of range there.
A slow jab from Azevedo misses its intended target.
A quick step to the side and Murray tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murray cracks Azevedo with a good jab.#T4#
Azevedo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Azevedo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Murray just misses with a punch to the body.
Murray misses with the combination.
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 misses with the combination.
Murray misses with the combination.
Azevedo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Azevedo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Azevedo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Azevedo throws a low kick but Murray avoids it.
A counter left hand to the body from Murray misses its target.
Azevedo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murray.
Murray scores with a jab to the jaw.
Murray avoids the head kick by Azevedo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Lee Murray will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Azevedo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Azevedo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Azevedo moves out of range of the leg kick from Murray.
Azevedo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marcelo Azevedo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circle momentarily. Murray darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Murray throws a jab when Azevedo was well out of range.
Murray throws a looping overhand right but Azevedo ducks down to avoid it.
Azevedo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Murray is looking to counter punch.
Marcelo Azevedo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
An inside leg kick lands from Azevedo. #CL2#
Azevedo has managed to clinch.
Azevedo lands a hook to the side of the head.#BC2#
Azevedo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Murray checks a low kick from Azevedo.
Marcelo Azevedo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A low kick from Murray misses
and Azevedo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murray looks to score with a jab to the body but Azevedo is just out of range.
Murray is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Azevedo. #T1#
Murray misses the jab.
Azevedo cracks Murray with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.#CL2#
Azevedo has closed the distance and engaged Murray in a clinch.
Azevedo stalls.
Murray goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Azevedo looking to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Azevedo fails to land.
Azevedo blocking some punches.
Murray misses with a punch to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Azevedo.
Murray tries a body shot but Azevedo blocks it.
Murray tries to work over Azevedo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Azevedo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Azevedo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Azevedo blocks a body shot from Murray.
Murray's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Murray fails to land. #T2#
A body shot lands from Murray.
Azevedo is breathing heavily.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Azevedo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Murray is keeping busy.
Murray stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Murray tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Azevedo's elbow.
Murray tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murray trying to control the position but instead, Azevedo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Murray into the cage.
Azevedo tries to stall but Murray uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murray.
Murray lands with a short shot to the head.
Murray goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Murray as the two fighters clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murray lands a right hand that snaps the head of Azevedo backwards.
Azevedo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Murray struggles to land a body shot inside as Azevedo controls his hands.
Murray slows down the pace here.
Murray tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T3#
Murray is working Azevedo over against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Murray.
Murray misses with some punches.
Azevedo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Azevedo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Murray manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A short uppercut from Murray.
Azevedo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Azevedo tries to circle away but Murray has him pinned against the cage.#BC2#
Azevedo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Azevedo tries to move into range but Murray moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Murray lunges at Azevedo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Azevedo's hand.
Murray does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Murray tries to clinch up.
Murray dodges the punch combination from Azevedo. #T4#
Murray tries to clinch but Azevedo moves away
and Azevedo counters with a three punch combo that has Murray backing up. Murray nods at Azevedo to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Azevedo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Murray wants to clinch up but Azevedo keeps it at a distance.
Murray wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Azevedo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air. #CL#
Murray gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A frustrated look appears on Azevedo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Murray misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murray tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Murray.
Murray stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Lee Murray will probably get the nod.
That's time! Murray's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R3#
Murray tries to score with a low kick but Azevedo moves his leg out of the way.
A combination from Azevedo does no damage.
Murray swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Azevedo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murray lands with a good body shot.
Azevedo throws a body kick that misses.
Good work by Azevedo as he checks the leg kick.
Azevedo tries to move into range but Murray moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A nice combination there by Murray. #ROC#Azevedo is rocked!
Murray cracks Azevedo with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Azevedo is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Azevedo is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Azevedo could not beat the count!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Lee Murray!

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