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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buddy Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Sands (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Buddy Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michael Sands!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Winston Howard and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sands moves into the clinch successfully.
Murphy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sands pushes Murphy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sands lands a left hand that snaps the head of Murphy backwards.
It looks like Buddy Murphy has been cut.
Murphy tries a knee to the head but Sands blocks it.
Sands lands a nice shot to the body.
Murphy keeps control of Sands as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sands tries to break free but Murphy pushes him back against the cage.
Sands lands a nice shot to the body.
Murphy is breathing heavily.
Sands controlling the action here for a moment.
The referee calls for Sands to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sands is looking to break free of the clinch but Murphy has double underhooks.
Sands keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Murphy's efforts to push away.
Murphy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sands has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sands wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sands scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sands just leaning against Murphy, taking a breather.
Sands blocks a body shot from Murphy.
Murphy tries to break free but Sands pushes him back against the cage.
Sands looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sands is trying to break the clinch but Murphy has him pressed against the cage.
Murphy tries to land a knee to the head but Sands blocks with his arms.
A frustrated look appears on Murphy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Murphy pulls guard successfully.
Sands stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Murphy shoots in for a takedown but Sands shows good takedown defense.
Sands gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sands lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sands manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Sands wants to break free but Murphy has control.
Sands tries to break free but Murphy pushes him back against the cage.
Sands is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Murphy is trying to break the clinch but Sands is controlling him.
Murphy could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Murphy tries to break free but Sands pushes him back against the cage.
Sands looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sands throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sands lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sands wants to get back to striking at distance but Murphy won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sands has had enough of the clinch but Murphy keeps him there for the moment.
Murphy prevents Sands from breaking the clinch.
Sands is trying to force a seperation but Murphy has the dominant position.
Sands breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sands with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sands fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Murphy, pushing him back against the cage.
Sands is trying to break the clinch but Murphy is controlling him.
Sands wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Murphy has him pressed against the cage.
Sands avoids a wild elbow strike from Murphy.
Murphy tries for a takedown. No joy.
Sands wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Murphy has had enough of the clinch but Sands keeps him there for the moment.
Murphy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sands's efforts to push away.
Murphy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sands pushes Murphy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sands'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.
Sands is trying to break free.
Murphy tries to circle away but Sands has him pinned against the cage.
Sands wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Murphy has him pressed against the cage.
Murphy wants to take the fight to the mat but Sands manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buddy Murphy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sands's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A head kick misses from Murphy.
Sands throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Murphy.
Michael Sands is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sands takes the fight into the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Sands as the two fighters clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Sands dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Buddy Murphy's cut.
That's time! Murphy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sands jabs Murphy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Murphy connects with a high kick.
Murphy looks to land a body kick but Sands moved away.
Sands gets a clinch.
Sands working hard to break the clinch.
Sands lands a hook that snaps the head of Murphy backwards.
Sands looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Murphy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sands has him pressed against the cage.
Murphy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sands pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sands takes the fight into the clinch.
Murphy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Murphy jumps guard but Sands turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Murphy is trying to break the clinch but Sands has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sands leaning his opponent against the cage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Murphy is looking to break free of the clinch but Sands has double underhooks.
Sands is trying to break the clinch but Murphy is controlling him.
Sands wants to break free but Murphy has control.
Murphy wants to get back to striking at distance but Sands won't allow it.
Sands is trying to break the clinch but Murphy is controlling him.
Murphy prevents a body shot from Sands.
Sands misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murphy throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sands wants to break the clinch but can't.
Murphy tries to land a knee to the head but Sands blocks with his arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Murphy jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sands walks away with a smile on his face. Murphy gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sands looks to land a left hand but Murphy moved out of range nicely.
Murphy appears to be looking for a big counter.
Murphy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sands misses with the combination.
Sands moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Murphy prevents a body shot from Sands.
Sands prevents Murphy from breaking the clinch.
Sands stalling in the clinch.
Murphy manages to pull guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sands is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sands postures up in Murphy's guard and throws a big left but Murphy blocks it.
Sands is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Let's hope that Sands has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Sands is continuing to stall.
Murphy is working an open guard so Sands takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sands fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Murphy, pushing him back against the cage.
Sands has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Murphy wants to break free but Sands has control.
Sands wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Murphy letting Sands take a breather here.
Murphy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sands lands a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A right hook to the body lands for Sands.
Sands lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sands tries to break free but Murphy pushes him back against the cage.
Sands has had enough of the clinch but Murphy keeps him there for the moment.
Murphy fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buddy Murphy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sands tries to break the clinch but Murphy is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Sands showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Buddy Murphy's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Sands will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Murphy shoots for a double leg takedown but Sands sprawls well. He's pushed Murphy's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Murphy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sands.
Sands misses with a wild combination.
Murphy fails to land with a series of punches.
Sands throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sands scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A head kick misses from Murphy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy keeps the fight on the outside.
Buddy Murphy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Murphy tries to keep at a distance but Sands has taken the fight into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sands tries to circle away but Murphy has him pinned against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sands is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sands breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sands lands a jab-cross combination.
Buddy Murphy's cut is getting worse.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sands looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
It looked like Murphy was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Sands misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murphy.
Sands fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sands tries to close the distance and clinch but Murphy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Murphy lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sands takes a step back to recover.
A combination from Sands does no damage.
Murphy shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sands counters with a series of strikes. Murphy will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sands cracks Murphy with a good jab.
Michael Sands is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Buddy Murphy's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sands closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sands stalling.
Murphy is trying to break the clinch but Sands is controlling him.
Sands prevents Murphy from breaking the clinch.
Murphy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Murphy is trying to force a seperation but Sands has the dominant position.
Sands just leaning against Murphy, taking a breather.
Sands is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Murphy has Sands pressed against the cage, preventing Sands from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Murphy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sands is trying to push Murphy away but Murphy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sands is struggling to control the position.
Sands is trying to break the clinch but Murphy is controlling him.
Sands has had enough of the clinch but Murphy keeps him there for the moment.
Murphy manages to pull guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Murphy lands a decent shot there.
Sands lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sands controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Sands wants to pass the guard but Murphy is keeping the position.
Buddy Murphy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sands throws a big right hand that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Murphy can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sands controls the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Sands comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sands winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Sands!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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