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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by Voodoo People. Murphy is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Róisín Murphy - Primitive. Thomas Johnson has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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250 lbs
41 - 37 - 1 |
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188 cm
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213 lbs
37 - 21 - 2 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
41 - 37 - 1, fighting out of London, Thomas Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 21 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Chris Saunders and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Murphy throws a push kick but Johnson slaps the foot to one side.
Murphy lands with a nice body kick.
Murphy throws a looping overhand right but Johnson ducks down to avoid it.
Johnson tries to counter by clinching up but Murphy breaks away and moves out of range.
Johnson wants to clinch up but Murphy keeps it at a distance.
Murphy lands an overhand right.
Murphy takes the fight into the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Murphy.
Murphy lands a body shot.
Murphy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Murphy is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murphy breaks from the clinch.
Johnson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Murphy takes a step back to recover.
Murphy throws a head kick that Johnson semi-blocks.
It looks like Thomas Johnson has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Johnson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Johnson manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Johnson wants to stand and escape but Murphy is having none of it.
Murphy stays in close to Johnson's body and controls the position.
Johnson trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Murphy is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Johnson isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Murphy stacks Johnson on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Murphy!
Murphy decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Murphy throws a head kick that half lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Johnson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A bone on bone clash there as Murphy blocks the leg kick.
Johnson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Johnson misses with a punch to the body.
Murphy is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Brian Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murphy throws out a loose jab but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murphy lands with a slapping head kick.
Murphy throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Murphy moves out of range easily.
Johnson backing away here, and Murphy unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A head kick misses from Murphy.
Johnson is looking for a counter combo.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Murphy, right into the meat.
Murphy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murphy tries to land a leg kick but Johnson saw it coming and moves away.
Murphy has closed the distance and engaged Johnson in a clinch.
Johnson tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson is trying to pull guard but Murphy turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Murphy.
Johnson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Murphy lands a nice shot to the body.
Johnson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Murphy smiles and moves away.
Johnson dives in and scores a takedown into Murphy's guard.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Johnson trying to control but Murphy is working from the bottom.
Murphy has Johnson pulled in close to control his posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Murphy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thomas Johnson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Murphy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Murphy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johnson appears to be looking for a big counter.
Murphy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
As Murphy tries to get set, Johnson tries to push him back and clinch up but Murphy manages to avoid the attempt.
Murphy moves into the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Murphy.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Murphy.
Johnson tries to circle away but Murphy has him pinned against the cage.
Murphy lands with a short shot to the head.
Murphy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Murphy presses Johnson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Murphy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy with a jab.
Murphy connects with a jab.
Murphy clinches up against the cage.
Johnson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Murphy to keep the fight standing.
Johnson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
The referee is keeping an eye on Murphy - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Johnson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Murphy is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Murphy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Still in the clinch, Murphy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Murphy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Murphy is controlling him.
Murphy avoiding damage.
Murphy lands a left hand.
Nice body punch from Murphy.
Murphy gets underhooks to prevent Johnson's takedown attempt.
Murphy manages to break the clinch.
Johnson throws a lazy head kick
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Murphy misses with a body kick.
Johnson tries to counter with a takedown but Murphy is quick to defend against it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy has taken the fight to the clinch.
A body shot lands from Murphy.
Murphy lands a nice shot to the body.
Johnson prevents a body shot from Murphy.
Murphy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murphy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hook to the body lands for Murphy.
Murphy stalling against the cage.
Murphy digs a right hand into Johnson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Johnson's gas tank.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Murphy lands with a right to the head.
Murphy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A hook to the body from Murphy.
Murphy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Murphy manages to break the clinch.
Brian Murphy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Murphy throws a quick head kick that knocks Johnson silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Murphy is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Brian Murphy!
As Brian Murphy got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Good win, nice game plan by my new manager. I'm on to great things. Version 2.0 is here baby!!'.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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