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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brittaney Gipson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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130 lbs
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130 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brittaney Gipson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gipson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Murphy throws a good cross that connects.
Murphy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gipson momentarily.
Gipson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murphy fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gipson on the side of the head.
Murphy slips a jab from Gipson.
Gipson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Murphy jabs at Gipson's body.
Gipson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Murphy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Murphy displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gipson.
A punch combination from Gipson misses.
Murphy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gipson tries to clinch but Murphy moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Murphy.
Gipson takes one on the button.
Murphy looks to land a combination. Gipson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A big right from Gipson misses.
Murphy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brittaney Gipson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murphy moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Murphy. Those never looked like landing.
Gipson misses with a jab to the body
and Murphy counters with a straight right hand.
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!
Gipson fails with a takedown attempt.
Murphy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gipson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Murphy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gipson's head backwards.
Gipson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A head kick misses from Gipson.
Murphy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Murphy scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Murphy cracks Gipson with a good jab.
Murphy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gipson just misses with a punch to the body.
Gipson lands with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gipson is defended easily by Murphy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brittaney Gipson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gipson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murphy was well out of range. Poor timing from Gipson.
Gipson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gipson is looking to wear down Murphy with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd cheers as Murphy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gipson doesn't seem phased though.
Gipson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Murphy.
Jim Murphy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Murphy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gipson's head backwards.
Gipson throws a nice looking combination but Murphy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Murphy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Murphy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Murphy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gipson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Murphy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gipson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Murphy finds it's way round the side to connect with Gipson's head.
Gipson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Murphy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Murphy lands a glancing blow to the side of Gipson's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gipson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Murphy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gipson moves to clinch but Murphy breaks away
enabling Murphy to counter with a crisp jab.
Gipson misses with a low kick.
As Gipson backs off Murphy throws a huge counter combo but Gipson manages to avoid it all.
Gipson misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Murphy dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gipson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gipson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gipson gets a clinch.
Murphy lands a shoulder strike.
Murphy lands an uppercut.
Gipson manages to break the clinch.
Gipson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jim Murphy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gipson throws a lazy uppercut
and Murphy counters with a left and a right that stings Gipson.
Gipson walks into a left hand.
Gipson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Murphy sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gipson throws an off balance right hand
and Murphy counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murphy lunges at Gipson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gipson's hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gipson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Murphy counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brittaney Gipson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gipson misses with a body shot
and Gipson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Murphy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gipson throws a low kick but Murphy avoids it.
Gipson swinging wildly here.
It seemed like Murphy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A combination from Murphy does no damage.
Murphy staying out of range there.
Gipson dodges the punch combination from Murphy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Murphy.
Gipson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Murphy tries to avoid it but Gipson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Murphy to the ground. Murphy escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Murphy cracks Gipson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gipson tried to score with a low kick but Murphy checks it.
Murphy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Murphy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gipson. Murphy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murphy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gipson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Murphy counters with a three punch combo that has Gipson backing up. Gipson nods at Murphy to acknowledge the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Gipson.
Murphy throws out a counter right but Gipson avoids it with no problem.
Murphy feints a jab promting Gipson to slip. Murphy then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Gipson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Gipson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gipson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Murphy cracks Gipson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gipson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Murphy scores with a hook.
Murphy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Murphy clobbers Gipson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gipson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Murphy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gipson misses with the body kick
and Murphy counters with a two punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy scores with a nice head shot.
Murphy connects with the punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murphy lands with a straight right. Gipson didn't see that one coming.
Brittaney Gipson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gipson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Murphy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Good standup being displayed there by Murphy as he connects with a hook.
Gipson tries to close the distance and clinch but Murphy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gipson needs to keep his hands up - Murphy had a free shot at his head there.
Murphy might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Gipson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gipson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Murphy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Murphy connects with a jab.
Gipson throws a lazy head kick
and Murphy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gipson moves forwards but Murphy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gipson misses the body punch
and Murphy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Murphy swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gipson.
Gipson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Murphy counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy tries to keep at a distance but Gipson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Murphy lands a left hand.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Murphy takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Murphy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Murphy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gipson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gipson misses with a two punch combination.
Nice shot by Murphy.
Gipson tries to clinch up but Murphy circles away and keeps his distance.
Murphy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Murphy misses with a two punch combination.
Gipson throws a low kick but Murphy avoids it.
Gipson misses with a combination
and Murphy counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy throws a good cross that connects.
A jab from Murphy does it's job there.
Gipson misses with a hook to the body
and Murphy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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 getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gipson.
Gipson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Murphy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy tests Gipson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Gipson. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Gipson missing with a left hand there. Murphy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Murphy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gipson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gipson is rocked!
Murphy connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Oh Gipson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gipson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murphy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Murphy thuds a left hand into Gipson's body.
Gipson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Murphy lands with an uppercut that bounces Gipson off the cage and back into range.
Murphy fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gipson on the side of the head.
Gipson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Murphy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murphy lands a nice shot that snaps Gipson's head back.
Gipson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Murphy lands a nice shot that snaps Gipson's head back.
Murphy stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Some wild striking there from Murphy.
Murphy lands a jab to Gipson's midsection.
A left lands for Murphy.
Murphy misses with a double jab.
Gipson is looking to counter punch.
Gipson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brittaney Gipson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gipson throws a leg kick
and Murphy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that's the end of the fight!
Jim Murphy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Murphy has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jim Murphy!
Jim Murphy was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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