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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ispa Murhaa (ranked 119 p4p, 264 weight class) and Quebra Cranio (ranked 17 p4p, 43 weight class). Murhaa comes to the cage accompanied by Wanted Man. Cranio has chosen It's My Life as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 38 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ispa Murhaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Quebra Cranio!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murhaa throws a series of punches but Cranio avoids them all with ease.
Cranio swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Murhaa scores with a shot to the body.
Murhaa lands with a good body shot.
Cranio walks into a stiff left hand from Murhaa.
Cranio digs a good body shot into Murhaa's ribs.
Murhaa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Murhaa throws a hook to the side of Cranio's head but Cranio sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Murhaa has been working on his boxing with his coaches at SYDNEY ELITE GYM in the buildup to the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cranio throws a right and a left that Murhaa avoids nicely.
Murhaa misses with a wild body shot.
Murhaa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Murhaa misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cranio swings for the body but Murhaa moves out of range.
Murhaa looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Good shot there by Cranio.
Murhaa lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Quebra Cranio has been cut.
Jab, jab by Cranio - just one landing.
Cranio lands a glancing blow to the side of Murhaa's head.
Murhaa thows a leg kick but Cranio checks it
and Murhaa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Murhaa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cranio.
Cranio looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cranio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murhaa seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Murhaa lands with an uppercut that bounces Cranio off the cage and back into range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murhaa walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa misses with a low kick.
Murhaa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cranio cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Murhaa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Murhaa thows a leg kick but Cranio checks it
and Cranio counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Murhaa tries to throw a body punch but Cranio avoids it by throwing Murhaa back against the cage.
Cranio throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Murhaas head.
Murhaa looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Murhaa has a couple of punches blocked by Cranio.
Cranio lands a left hand that snaps the head of Murhaa backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Cranio fails to land.
Murhaa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murhaa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murhaa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa avoids the elbow strike from Cranio, against the cage.
Murhaa blocks a body shot from Cranio.
Cranio struggles to land a body shot inside as Murhaa controls his hands.
Murhaa dodges an elbow strike from Cranio.
Cranio makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cranio.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cranio.
Cranio tries to work over Murhaa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murhaa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Murhaa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cranio tries to throw a body punch but Murhaa avoids it by throwing Cranio back against the cage.
Cranio lands a right hand that snaps the head of Murhaa backwards.
Cranio throws an elbow that misses.
A short uppercut from Murhaa.
Cranio tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murhaa.
Cranio lands a shoulder strike.
Cranio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murhaa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cranio missing with a left hand there. Murhaa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa misses with an uppercut.
Cranio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Murhaa.
Murhaa ducks right into an uppercut from Cranio.
Murhaa moves out of range as Cranio strikes.
Cranio throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Murhaa counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cranio's knee momentarily.
Cranio throws a shot to the body.
Cranio is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Murhaa had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Cranio staying out of range there.
Cranio misses with a looping right.
Murhaa scores with the left hand. Cranio knows he should have avoided that one.
Cranio moves forwards but Murhaa connects with a nice, crisp jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Quebra Cranio will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Quebra Cranio'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.
Murhaa jabs at Cranio's body.
Cranio misses with a hook.
Cranio paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Murhaa has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Cranio misses with a hook
and Murhaa counters with a nice leg kick.
Cranio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murhaa was well out of range. Poor timing from Cranio.
Murhaa throwing a counter right hand but Cranio manages to avoid it.
Murhaa takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Murhaa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cranio appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Murhaa.
Cranio throws a lazy uppercut
and Murhaa counters with a nice body shot.
Jab, jab by Murhaa - just one landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhaa throws an off balance right hand
and Cranio counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cranio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murhaa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cranio drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cranio misses the jab.
Murhaa misses with an uppercut. Cranio saw that one coming.
Cranio throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Murhaa connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cranio momentarily.
That has opened up Quebra Cranio's cut even more.
Ispa Murhaa is winning the standup battle so far.
Murhaa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cranio with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cranio misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cranio ducks under a wild hook from Murhaa.
Cranio throws out a counter right but Murhaa avoids it with no problem.
Cranio throws a hook but Murhaa avoids it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cranio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murhaa manages to avoid it.
Murhaa tried to score with a low kick but Cranio checks it.
Murhaa throws a leg kick but Cranio sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cranio throws a shot from downtown. Murhaa moves away and avoids it.
Murhaa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cranio misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cranio loads up on a big right hand but Murhaa slips the punch.
Murhaa is looking to chop away at Cranio's legs.
Cranio is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Murhaa with a body shot.
Murhaa misses with a hook. Cranio ducked under it nicely.
Cranio is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Murhaa tries to clinch there but Cranio circles away.
Cranio throws a body punch but Murhaa moves out of range.
Cranio throws out a loose jab but Murhaa uses good head movement to avoid it.
As Cranio tries to get set, Murhaa tries to push him back and clinch up but Cranio manages to avoid the attempt.
Murhaa misses with a looping left.
Cranio swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Murhaa just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cranio ducks right into an uppercut from Murhaa.
Cranio scores with a jab to the body.
Murhaa looks to score with a jab to the body but Cranio is just out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cranio! But no joy.
Murhaa missing with a left hand there. Cranio was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cranio looks to land a combination but Murhaa avoids it well.
Murhaa lands with a kick to the temple. Cranio shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Cranio looks to score with a jab to the body but Murhaa is just out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cranio throws a hook to the side of Murhaa's head but Murhaa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cranio cracks Murhaa with a good jab.
Murhaa throws an overhand right that lands on Cranio's shoulder, as Cranio tries to avoid the shot.
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 Ispa Murhaa will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Quebra Cranio'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. And we move into the final round!
Murhaa throws a body kick that misses
and Cranio counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A lazy left from Cranio finds it's target.
Murhaa walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cranio checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cranio throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Murhaa was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Cranio.
Cranio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murhaa moves away.
Murhaa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cranio manages to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cranio! But no joy.
Murhaa slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murhaa throws a hook but Cranio blocks it.
Cranio jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Murhaa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cranio stuns Murhaa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Murhaa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murhaa misses the jab.
Cranio throws out a counter right but Murhaa avoids it with no problem.
Cranio looks to land a combination. Murhaa sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nice defenses there by Cranio.
Murhaa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cranio.
Murhaa takes a swing at Cranio's ribcage but misses.
Cranio misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cranio walks into a left hand.
Cranio throws a hook but Murhaa blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Murhaa tests Cranio's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The cut above Quebra Cranio's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cranio has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short right from Murhaa.
Murhaa pushes Cranio back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murhaa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Cranio scores with a nice short uppercut.
Murhaa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murhaa lands a left hand.
Murhaa throws a head punch that misses.
Cranio blocks an uppercut.
Murhaa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cranio works on Murhaa's body with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa takes a shot to the head.
Cranio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Quebra Cranio seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Murhaa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cranio lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murhaa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cranio's corner calls for a 1-2. Cranio obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Murhaa slips a straight right by Cranio.
Cranio misses with a looping left.
Murhaa looks to land a left hand but Cranio moved out of range nicely.
Murhaa loads up on a big right hand but Cranio slips the punch.
Cranio takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cranio looks to land a left hand but Murhaa moved out of range nicely.
Murhaa throws a quick counter head kick but Cranio was just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cranio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Murhaa cracks Cranio with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Murhaa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cranio scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cranio swinging wildly here.
Cranio misses with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Cranio.
Cranio is looking to clinch but Murhaa is avoiding it.
An attempted straight right counter from Murhaa misses the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Quebra Cranio.
I think Cranio 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ispa Murhaa!
Ispa Murhaa took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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hype
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