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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Merf Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joost Van Buren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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205 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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206 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Merf Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joost Van Buren!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, John Kavanagh and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A solid leg kick lands there for Van Buren.
Murphy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Van Buren scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Murphy misses with a looping left.
Murphy has closed the distance and engaged Van Buren in a clinch.
Murphy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Van Buren manages to break the clinch.
Van Buren lands with an overhand left.
Murphy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Van Buren sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murphy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Murphy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Van Buren counters with a series of strikes. Murphy will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Buren scores with a leg kick.
Murphy takes one to the side of the head.
Van Buren throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Van Buren throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Van Buren misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Van Buren throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Murphy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Van Buren lets loose with a powerful body kick. Murphy will feel that in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Buren connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A punch lands to the side of Murphy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Murphy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Murphy there as he acknowledges the shot.
Murphy throws a right and a left that both miss.
A solid leg kick lands there for Van Buren.
Murphy tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Van Buren looks to score with a jab to the body but Murphy is just out of range.
Murphy is looking to clinch.
Murphy tries to bum rush Van Buren with a series of wild strikes but Van Buren uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Merf Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Buren misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murphy.
Murphy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Murphy tries to clinch up but Van Buren circles away and keeps his distance.
Murphy tries to close the distance and clinch but Van Buren swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A combination from Murphy does no damage.
A little jabbing left from Van Buren on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Murphy drops his hands momentarily and Van Buren takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Buren uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Murphy fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Buren stuns Murphy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Van Buren is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Murphy had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Murphy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Murphy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murphy has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Van Buren.
That kick from Van Buren tenderised Murphy's leg. Murphy is trying to keep his angry face on.
A good leg kick by Van Buren.
Van Buren looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A punch combination from Murphy misses.
Murphy throws a body punch but Van Buren moves out of range.
Murphy closes the distance and clinches.
I was talking to Murphy's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Murphy working aggressively here.
Van Buren throws a head punch that misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Van Buren takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Murphy misses with some punches.
A right hand to the body from Murphy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Buren.
Murphy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Van Buren prevents a body shot from Murphy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murphy.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Van Buren.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murphy.
Van Buren's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Van Buren tests Murphy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Van Buren!
Murphy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Buren.
Van Buren cracks Murphy with an open hand slap.
Van Buren throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Van Buren lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Murphy at a distance.
Murphy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Murphy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murphy takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murphy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Buren gets through Murphy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Van Buren misses with some punches.
Murphy misses with the head strike.
Murphy has a couple of punches blocked by Van Buren.
Van Buren can't find room to land a body shot as Murphy controls the action.
A short body shot lands from Van Buren as the two fighters clinch.
Van Buren stalling in the clinch.
Van Buren displaying some good clinch control by pressing Murphy up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Buren.
Murphy has a couple of punches blocked by Van Buren.
Van Buren escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters circling - Murphy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Van Buren circles away from the clinch attempt.
Van Buren has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Murphy closes the distance but Van Buren moves to the side
and Van Buren counters with a nice uppercut.
Murphy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Murphy is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joost Van Buren dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Murphy tries to clinch but Van Buren moves out of range.
Murphy tries to clinch there but Van Buren circles away.
Murphy rushes Van Buren and presses him up against the cage.
Van Buren has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Murphy throws a head punch that misses.
Murphy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Van Buren misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murphy blocks a body shot from Van Buren.
Murphy working aggressively here.
Murphy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Van Buren breaks from the clinch.
Murphy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Murphy tries to clinch but Van Buren moves out of range.
Murphy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Buren lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Murphy tries to clinch up but Van Buren circles away and keeps his distance.
Murphy tries to clinch there but Van Buren circles away.
Murphy misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy misses with a few strikes there.
Van Buren sizes up Murphy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Murphy tries to clinch up but Van Buren circles away and keeps his distance.
Van Buren lands a glancing blow to the side of Murphy's head.
No joy there for Murphy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Van Buren ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Murphy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Van Buren stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Murphy tries to clinch there but Van Buren circles away.
Murphy wants to clinch up but Van Buren keeps it at a distance.
Murphy backing away here, and Van Buren unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Van Buren scores with a head kick. Murphy tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Van Buren throws a quick inside leg kick.
Murphy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
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 takes one on the button.
Murphy is rocked!
Murphy walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Murphy limp body while Van Buren jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joost Van Buren!
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FIGHT
RATING
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