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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Taj Gibson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barry Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barry Murphy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Taj Gibson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Barry Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Saam Ante and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gibson misses with a wild combination.
Gibson tries to keep at a distance but Murphy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Murphy breaks from the clinch.
Murphy throws a series of punches but Gibson moves out of range.
Murphy moves into the clinch.
Murphy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Murphy.
Murphy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Murphy attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Murphy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gibson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A leg kick checked by Murphy.
Gibson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Murphy goes for a double leg but Gibson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Gibson continues to drive forward.
Murphy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gibson blocks it with crossed arms.
Murphy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gibson has him pressed against the cage.
Murphy stalling in the clinch.
Gibson is trying to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Murphy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Murphy throws a right hand that Gibson ducks under and follows up with a left that Gibson also avoids with ease.
Gibson misses with a few strikes there.
Gibson throws out a leg kick but Murphy moves out of range and Gibson only half commits.
Gibson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Murphy has Gibson up against the cage in a clinch.
Murphy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gibson stalks Murphy and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Murphy's face. Murphy staggers backwards, shaken.
Murphy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Murphy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Barry Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murphy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gibson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gibson throws a series of punches but Murphy avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gibson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gibson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gibson throws a low kick but Murphy moves out of range easily.
Gibson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Horrible takedown by Murphy or perhaps it was just good defense by Gibson which made him look bad.
Taj Gibson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barry Murphy.
Murphy looks winded!
Gibson scores with a hook.
Gibson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Gibson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Murphy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Murphy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Murphy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gibson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gibson throws a low kick but Murphy avoids it.
Murphy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Murphy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gibson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Murphy is pressed up against the cage. Gibson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Murphy down to the mat. Murphy avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gibson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gibson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murphy.
Murphy tries to bum rush Gibson with a series of wild strikes but Gibson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gibson looks for the body kick but Murphy saw that one coming.
Gibson throws a leg kick but Murphy checks it.
Murphy tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Gibson defends well and Murphy ends up having to push Gibson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Gibson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gibson blocks a head kick by Murphy.
Gibson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Murphy has closed the distance and engaged Gibson in a clinch.
Murphy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Murphy shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gibson as he jumps to the side.
Murphy throws a series of punches but Gibson avoids them all with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy fails to land the takedown.
Gibson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Murphy sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Murphy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Murphy looks to land a combination. Gibson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Gibson is looking to land body kicks.
Sloppy strikes from Gibson. Those never looked like landing.
Murphy closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murphy lands with a light punch inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gibson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Murphy is defending well for now.
Murphy has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Gibson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Taj Gibson will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Murphy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gibson moves away.
Good shot there by Murphy.
Gibson misses with a wild combination.
Murphy swinging wildly here.
Murphy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gibson's waist but Gibson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Murphy off to one side.
Left hook, right uppercut from Gibson.
Murphy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Taj Gibson is winning the standup battle so far.
Sloppy strikes from Gibson. Those never looked like landing.
Murphy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gibson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Murphy is breathing heavily.
No joy there for Murphy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Murphy moves in looking to clinch but Gibson pushes him off.
Gibson misses with a two punch combination.
Murphy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Murphy shoots in but no luck this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gibson to score with a decent uppercut.
Gibson throws a series of punches but Murphy moves out of range.
Gibson tests Murphy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A left and a right from Gibson both land. Nice combination.
Murphy throws a right hand that Gibson ducks under and follows up with a left that Gibson also avoids with ease.
Gibson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Gibson swinging wildly here.
Gibson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Murphy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gibson as he avoids it easily.
Taj Gibson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barry Murphy.
Murphy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Taj Gibson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gibson.
Murphy has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Murphy shoots in for a takedown but Gibson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibson throws a leg kick but Murphy moved away.
Murphy throws a nice looking combination but Gibson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gibson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Gibson with a hook.
Murphy clinches with his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gibson manages to break the clinch.
Gibson misses the shot to the body.
Murphy throws a right hand that Gibson ducks under and follows up with a left that Gibson also avoids with ease.
Gibson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Murphy lands a nice shot to the body.
Murphy closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gibson circles away.
Murphy misses with the combination.
Murphy fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Murphy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gibson circles away quickly and effectively.
Gibson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Murphy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gibson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murphy.
Murphy looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gibson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Murphy.
Murphy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gibson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gibson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Murphy goes for a double leg but Gibson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Gibson continues to drive forward.
Murphy breaks the clinch.
Gibson lands with a good body shot.
Murphy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Murphy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gibson counters with a three punch combo that has Murphy backing up. Murphy nods at Gibson to acknowledge the strikes.
Gibson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Murphy.
Murphy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gibson fails to land with a series of punches.
Gibson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murphy.
Murphy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gibson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gibson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Murphy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Murphy shoots in and drives through. Gibson sprawls well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gibson. Murphy does a little dance to reset his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Murphy connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murphy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gibson stalks Murphy and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Murphy's face. Murphy staggers backwards, shaken.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taj Gibson dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Murphy changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gibson tries to avoid it but Murphy manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gibson to the ground. Gibson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Murphy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gibson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gibson dodges the punch combination from Murphy.
Murphy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gibson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Murphy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Murphy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gibson misses with a few strikes there.
Gibson throws a series of strikes that have Murphy backpedaling.
Murphy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gibson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A combination from Murphy does no damage.
Gibson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Good standup being displayed there by Gibson as he connects with a hook.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Murphy throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice takedown defense from Gibson. No joy for Murphy on that attempt.
Murphy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gibson misses with a double jab
and Murphy counters with a two punch combo.
Murphy misses with a double jab.
Murphy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Murphy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gibson.
Murphy is trying desperately to land a takedown but Gibson is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Murphy.
Murphy misses the jab.
Murphy blocks the body kick.
Gibson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Murphy circles away quickly and effectively.
A combination from Murphy does no damage.
Murphy tries to move into range but Gibson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gibson throws a right and a left that Murphy avoids nicely.
Gibson blocks a head kick by Murphy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy throws a combination that misses
and Gibson counters with a one-two to the body.
Murphy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Murphy moves into range and clinches up with Gibson.
Murphy stalling.
Gibson jumps guard and drags Murphy to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Murphy slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Gibson wants to stand and escape but Murphy is having none of it.
Gibson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
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 stands up from Gibson's guard - Murphy perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy connects with a crisp jab.
Murphy tries to bum rush Gibson with a series of wild strikes but Gibson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gibson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Murphy clinches up with Gibson and pushes him back against the cage.
Murphy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Murphy darts in looking for a takedown but Gibson gets double underhooks and turns Murphy into the cage.
Taj Gibson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barry Murphy.
Murphy tries for a takedown but Gibson manages to get underhooks.
Gibson breaks the clinch.
Murphy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Murphy closes the distance and clinches up with Gibson, looking for a takedown. Murphy pushes Gibson against the cage but Gibson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Murphy moves out of range as Gibson throws a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gibson.
Murphy closes the distance and pushes Gibson back into the cage.
Murphy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Murphy tries a head kick but it misses.
Murphy walks into a left hand.
A head kick misses from Murphy.
Murphy throws a series of punches but Gibson avoids them all with ease.
Gibson misses with a double jab.
Gibson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gibson avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gibson moves out of range of the body kick from Murphy.
Barry Murphy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Taj Gibson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gibson fails to land with a series of punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Barry Murphy.
I think Gibson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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