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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Finn Murphy (ranked 3267 p4p, 5498 weight class) and Ran Ran (ranked 378 p4p, 537 weight class). Finn Murphy has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Finn Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ran Ran!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Santiago Holmes and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ran defending well as Murphy loads up on a big left hand.
Ran swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ran ducks under a wild hook from Murphy.
Ran let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ran throws a poor cross that misses
and Murphy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Murphy throws a looping overhand right but Ran ducks down to avoid it.
Ran now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Murphy misses with a body shot
and Ran counters with a right hand to the body.
Murphy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters circling - Ran throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ran bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ran throws the left hand but Murphy avoids the punch easily.
A shot to the body from Ran misses
and Murphy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Ran Ran has been cut.
Murphy avoids the body shot from Ran.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ran throws a lazy right hand but Murphy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murphy. Ran does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ran throws out a counter right but Murphy avoids it with no problem.
Ran scores with a body shot.
Ran uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murphy.
Ran throws a lazy uppercut
and Murphy counters with a nice uppercut.
Murphy throws the left hand but Ran avoids the punch easily.
Ran looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ran swings widly with a right hand
and Murphy counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Murphy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murphy throws a hook to the side of Ran's head but Ran sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ran takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ran moves into the clinch successfully.
Ran blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murphy misses with a body punch.
Ran's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ran misses with a hook. Murphy ducked under it nicely.
Ran looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
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!
Murphy lunges at Ran with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ran's hand.
Ran is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murphy.
Murphy swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ran counters with a stiff right hand.
Ran clinches.
Ran lands a hook that snaps the head of Murphy backwards.
Ran lands a shoulder strike.
Murphy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murphy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ran gets through Murphy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ran breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Murphy throws a hook but Ran avoids it easily.
Murphy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ran.
Decent striking displayed by Murphy there.
A big left from Ran misses.
Murphy was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murphy. Ran does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murphy misses the shot to the body.
Ran closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murphy is trying to pull guard but Ran has him pressed against the cage.
Ran effectively controlling the action here.
Ran digs a right hand into Murphy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Murphy's gas tank.
Murphy misses with the head strike.
Murphy fails to pull guard.
Ran blocks an uppercut.
Murphy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murphy tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ran smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Finn Murphy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab from Ran misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Murphy misses its target.
Murphy throws a shot from downtown. Ran moves away and avoids it.
Murphy misses the jab.
Ran is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murphy.
Good standup being displayed there by Ran as he connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ran Ran will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ran Ran's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ran moves into the clinch.
Murphy lands with a light punch inside.
Murphy can't find room to land a body shot as Ran controls the action.
Murphy lands a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Ran.
Murphy misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murphy.
Ran lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Murphy misses with a body punch.
Murphy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murphy can't find room to land a body shot as Ran controls the action.
Ran's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ran blocking some punches.
Ran working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Murphy tries a body shot but Ran blocks it.
Murphy throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Murphy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ran lands with a left to the head.
Murphy misses with a punch on the inside.
Ran can't find room to land a body shot as Murphy controls the action.
Murphy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy jumps guard but Ran turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Ran lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ran manages to break the clinch.
Murphy looks to land a left hand but Ran moved out of range nicely.
Murphy throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Ran to counter with a crisp jab.
Murphy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ran momentarily.
Murphy takes one on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from Ran misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy misses with an uppercut. Ran saw that one coming.
Murphy shoots in for a double leg but Ran sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
It seemed like Ran was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Finn Murphy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Murphy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murphy lands a body shot.
The fighters circling - Murphy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ran misses with a hook
and Murphy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ran changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Murphy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ran counters with a stiff right hand.
The fighters circling - Ran throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Murphy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ran blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ran ducks under a wild hook from Murphy.
Murphy lands with a shot to the body.
Finn Murphy is winning the standup battle so far.
Ran gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ran blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ran breaks the clinch.
Murphy throws a lazy uppercut
and Ran counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Murphy throws a body punch but Ran moves out of range.
Ran darts in and clinches Murphy up against the cage.
Ran stalling.
Ran has Murphy pressed against the cage, preventing Murphy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Murphy swings wildly with an uppercut but Ran uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murphy being controlled against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy misses with a punch to the body.
Ran blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murphy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ran's elbow.
Ran blocking some punches.
Ran manages to break the clinch.
Murphy cracks Ran with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ran slips a straight right by Murphy.
Ran lands with a nice body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ran walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ran thuds a left hand into Murphy's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ran Ran showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ran Ran's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
A lazy left from Murphy finds it's target.
Finn Murphy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Murphy drops Ran with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Ran looks back up at him and smiles so Murphy waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Ran is rocked!
Murphy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ran.
Ran appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ran is still on wobbly legs! Can Murphy finish him?
Ran loads up on a big right hand but Murphy slips the punch.
A little feinted left hand from Murphy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ran glances at the clock... BAM! Murphy nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Ran crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Ran is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Finn Murphy!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Finn Murphy made sure he mentioned EL ZOIDO FEEBLE FIGHTWEAR, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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