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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cedric Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiago Renato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Renato has chosen I Want My Tears Back as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cedric Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tiago Renato!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Renato tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murphy was well out of range. Poor timing from Renato.
A slow jab from Renato misses its intended target.
Murphy throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Murphy misses with a wild combination.
Murphy sizes up Renato with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Some bone on bone action there as Renato checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Renato throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cedric Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murphy loads up on a big right hand but Renato slips the punch.
Renato slips a straight right by Murphy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Renato connects with a good right hand that stumbles Murphy. Murphy circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Murphy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Murphy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Renato is looking to slow Murphy down with leg kicks.
Murphy lands with a good body shot.
Renato throws a leg kick
and Murphy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murphy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Renato counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy throws a jab but it's blocked by Renato.
Murphy connects with a single shot there.
Murphy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Renato.
Renato takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Murphy avoids the body shot from Renato.
Renato bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Renato tries a head kick but it misses.
Murphy misses with a left hand
and Renato counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Renato looks to land a body kick but Murphy moved away.
Murphy misses with a head kick.
It seemed like Renato was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Murphy misses with a looping left.
Renato slips a jab and a cross from Murphy.
A swing and a miss from Murphy.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Murphy. Renato shrugs it off though.
Renato pushes Murphy away with a front kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Renato moves out of range of the body kick from Murphy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Renato moves out of range of the leg kick from Murphy.
Renato tries to work over Murphy's front leg with a kick but Murphy checks it.
Murphy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Renato throws a big shot that misses.
Renato chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Renato digs a good body shot into Murphy's ribs.
A telegraphed right hand from Renato misses the target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Renato lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Murphy has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Murphy and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Renato jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Murphy scoring well with a low kick there.
Murphy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Renato lands with a short shot to the head.
Murphy digs a right hand underneath Renato's ribcage. Renato let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nice body punch from Murphy.
Renato looking to slow down the pace here.
Murphy throws an elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Renato.
Murphy is leaning against Renato and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Renato prevents a body shot from Murphy.
A short body shot lands from Renato as the two fighters clinch.
Murphy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Murphy ducks under a wild hook from Renato.
Renato has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Murphy blocks a jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Murphy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Murphy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Renato.
Good work by Murphy as he checks the leg kick.
Renato uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murphy.
Murphy with a hook.
Murphy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Renato keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
It looks like Cedric Murphy has been cut.
Murphy throws a front kick aimed at Renato's knee but Renato avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Renato keeps the fight on the outside.
Murphy takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Murphy lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Renato has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Renato and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Murphy missing with a left hand there. Renato was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Murphy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Murphy throws a front kick aimed at Renato's knee but Renato avoids it well.
Renato uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murphy.
Nice uppercut there from Renato.
Renato defending well as Murphy loads up on a big left hand.
Murphy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Renato cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Murphy instigates a clinch.
Renato misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Renato softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murphy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Renato lands a nice uppercut.
Murphy misses with some punches.
Renato softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Murphy is rocked!
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 Cedric Murphy will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Cedric Murphy's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Renato gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Murphy misses with an uppercut.
Murphy throws a low kick but Renato moves out of range easily.
Renato throws a big shot that misses.
Renato misses with an uppercut. Murphy saw that one coming.
Murphy wants to clinch up but Renato keeps it at a distance.
Cedric Murphy is winning the standup battle so far.
Murphy scores with a punch to the head.
Renato throws an overhand right that lands on Murphy's shoulder, as Murphy tries to avoid the shot.
Murphy thows a leg kick but Renato checks it
and Renato counters with a low kick, right behind Murphy 's knee.
Murphy misses with a head kick.
Murphy misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Murphy misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Renato! But no joy.
Renato just misses with a punch to the body.
Murphy throwing a counter right hand but Renato manages to avoid it.
Renato throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nice shot lands for Murphy.
A combination from Murphy does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy throws a series of punches but Renato avoids them all with ease.
Renato checks the leg kick nicely there.
Renato scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Murphy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Renato now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Murphy connects with a crisp jab.
Renato lands with a good body shot.
A swing and a miss from Murphy.
Murphy misses with a hook. Renato ducked under it nicely.
Renato misses the shot to the body.
A big left from Murphy misses.
A shot to the liver by Renato. Beautiful body shot.
Murphy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Murphy misses with an uppercut.
Murphy scores with a hook to the body. Renato takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Renato stalks Murphy and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Murphy's face. Murphy staggers backwards, shaken.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murphy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Renato counters with a nice low kick that buckles Murphy's knee momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Renato misses the jab.
Murphy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Renato looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Renato tries to move into range but Murphy moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Renato lands the left hand.
Renato scores with a crisp jab that stopped Murphy in his tracks.
Oh Murphy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Renato feints and then cracks Murphy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Murphy down.
Murphy seems to have got his legs back now.
Murphy throws a hook to the side of Renato's head but Renato sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A looping hook to the body misses from Renato. Murphy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Renato lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Renato stuns Murphy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Murphy rushes Renato and presses him up against the cage.
Renato lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Murphy.
With the fighters up against the cage, Murphy throws an elbow but misses.
Murphy misses with a punch to the body.
Renato lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Murphy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Renato looks to land a left hand but Murphy moved out of range nicely.
Renato stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Murphy.
Murphy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Renato tests Murphy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cedric Murphy's cut is getting worse.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Renato.
Renato jabs Murphy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Renato tries to land a front kick but Murphy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Renato ducks under a wild hook from Murphy.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Renato.
Renato keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murphy.
Murphy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Renato throws out a counter right but Murphy avoids it with no problem.
Renato moves into range and connects with a jab.
Murphy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Murphy misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Renato lands with a nice body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Renato jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Murphy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Renato.
Renato slips a jab and a cross from Murphy.
Renato tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Renato takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Murphy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Renato.
Murphy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Murphy.
Murphy throws out a loose jab but Renato uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Renato fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Murphy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Murphy walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Renato checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Murphy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Renato takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tiago Renato showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Cedric Murphy's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A slapping leg kick lands for Renato.
Murphy tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Murphy throws a low kick but it's checked well by Renato.
Murphy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Renato lands a slapping body shot.
Murphy throws a right and a left that Renato avoids nicely.
Murphy throws a one two combo.
Murphy misses with a hook. Renato ducked under it nicely.
Renato ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Renato lands a jab.
Murphy missing with a left hand there. Renato was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Renato misses with an uppercut.
Renato connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Murphy throws a low kick but Renato avoids it.
Renato missing with a left hand there. Murphy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Murphy appears to be looking for a big counter.
Renato uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murphy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Renato blocks the body kick.
Murphy misses with a looping right.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Renato in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Renato throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Renato throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A clash of legs there as Murphy blocks the low kick.
Renato slips under a jab from Murphy.
Murphy scores with a nice head shot.
Renato moves out of range as Murphy strikes.
Renato just misses with a punch to the body.
Renato scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Murphy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Renato circles away quickly and effectively.
Renato slips under a jab.
Murphy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Renato uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murphy.
Renato throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Renato fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Murphy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Renato counters with a nice body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Renato throws a half hearted mid kick.
Murphy is looking to counter punch.
Murphy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Renato. Renato obviously looking to wear him down.
Murphy misses with a low kick.
Murphy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Murphy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Renato keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Renato lands with an uppercut that bounces Murphy off the cage and back into range.
Renato ducks under a wild hook from Murphy.
Murphy has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Renato.
Murphy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Renato's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Renato duly obliges.
Renato comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Renato.
Murphy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Murphy throws out a loose jab but Renato uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murphy's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Nice defenses there by Murphy.
Murphy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Renato throws a nice outside leg kick.
Murphy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Renato.
Murphy tries to close the distance and clinch but Renato swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Renato swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Murphy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Renato blocks a jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Renato checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Murphy throws a solid leg kick but Renato takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Murphy.
Renato is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Murphy with a body shot.
Murphy scores with a jab. Renato acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Renato misses with a head kick.
Renato lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy misses with a straight left.
Murphy checks the leg kick nicely there.
Murphy misses with a looping right.
Renato scores with a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murphy checks a low kick from Renato.
Murphy tries to land a front kick but Renato steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Murphy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Renato counters with a slapping leg kick.
Renato looks for the body kick but Murphy saw that one coming.
Crunch! Renato slams his shin into Murphy's torso.
Murphy looks for the body kick but Renato saw that one coming.
Murphy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Murphy lands a front kick.
Murphy misses with a straight left.
Renato takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Renato swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tiago Renato really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cedric Murphy's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Renato lands with a nice body punch.
Murphy just misses with a punch to the body.
Renato counters with a body kick.
A big left from Murphy misses.
Renato doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Murphy throws a lazy body kick
and Renato counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Murphy throws a lazy uppercut
and Renato counters with a body kick.
Renato connects with an inside leg kick.
Renato lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Renato uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murphy.
Murphy slips under a jab from Renato.
Murphy cracks Renato with an open hand slap.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Murphy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Renato circles away quickly and effectively.
Renato scores with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murphy throws a series of punches but Renato avoids them all with ease.
Good exchange - Renato coming out on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Renato will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Murphy throws a lazy right hand but Renato sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Murphy thuds his right hand into Renato's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A low kick from Murphy misses
and Renato counters with a nice leg kick.
Renato scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Murphy doesn't seem bothered though.
Murphy looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Murphy lands a nice looking kick to the body. Renato takes a step back to recover.
Renato cracks Murphy with a right hand to the side of the head.
Murphy throws a low kick, looking for Renato's leg but Renato calmly moves out of range.
Renato lands a jab to Murphy's midsection.
A punch combination from Murphy misses.
Renato gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Murphy.
Renato connects with a leg kick. Murphy looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Renato.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Renato misses with a body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murphy throws a lazy uppercut
and Renato counters with a good low kick that Murphy was not able to check.
Murphy misses with a body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Renato, right into the meat.
Renato avoids the body shot from Murphy.
Murphy walks into a stiff left hand from Renato.
Cedric Murphy's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Renato blocks a head kick by Murphy.
Murphy lands with a good body shot.
A head kick misses from Murphy.
Murphy checks a low kick from Renato.
Murphy is looking to clinch but Renato is avoiding it.
Murphy misses with a body kick.
A jab from Murphy misses.
Murphy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy connects with a single shot there.
Both fighters circling a little - Renato finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Renato scores with a nice right hand.
Murphy misses with a looping left.
Murphy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A solid body kick from Renato.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Renato. Murphy shrugs it off though.
Renato feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Murphy's calf.
Murphy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Murphy shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
It seemed like Renato was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Murphy misses with a low kick.
Renato takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Murphy swings away with a body shot that misses
and Renato cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Renato looks to score with a jab to the body but Murphy is just out of range.
Murphy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murphy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Renato crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Murphy - the referee stops the clock and Renato gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Murphy. Renato manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Renato lands a head shot.
Renato connects with a solid leg kick.
Murphy misses with an uppercut. Renato saw that one coming.
Renato connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Murphy tumbling to the canvas! Renato pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Murphy was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tiago Renato!
A less than humble Tiago Renato misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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