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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mick Murphy (ranked 89 p4p, 15 weight class) and Cedric Lancaster (ranked 500 p4p, 71 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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195 lbs
15 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mick Murphy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cedric Lancaster !
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lancaster takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Murphy has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Blake Phoenix's Champion Factory in the buildup to the fight.
Lancaster lands a nice hook to Murphy's body. Murphy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lancaster keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murphy.
Murphy misses with a looping left.
Murphy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lancaster stuns Murphy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lancaster swings for the body but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lancaster .
Murphy scores with a jab. Lancaster acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lancaster scores with a punch to the head.
Lancaster keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murphy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lancaster .
Lancaster lands a nice hook to Murphy's body. Murphy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Murphy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lancaster .
Lancaster lands a jab to Murphy's midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murphy loads up on a big right hand but Lancaster slips the punch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Murphy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lancaster tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Murphy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A big right from Murphy misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Lancaster misses.
Murphy throws a jab when Lancaster was well out of range.
Lancaster on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Murphy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Murphy throws a poor cross that misses
and Lancaster counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lancaster jabs Murphy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lancaster looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Murphy misses with a right hand
and Lancaster counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Murphy is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lancaster throws a body punch but Murphy moves out of range.
Lancaster rushes Murphy and presses him up against the cage.
Murphy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lancaster doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Lancaster .
Murphy throws a head punch that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lancaster .
Lancaster tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lancaster tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murphy's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy prevents a body shot from Lancaster .
Murphy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lancaster tries a body shot but Murphy blocks it.
Lancaster misses with a body punch.
Murphy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lancaster takes a shot to the head.
A body shot lands from Murphy.
Murphy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lancaster s head.
Murphy lands a hook that snaps the head of Lancaster backwards.
Murphy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Murphy misses with a punch on the inside.
Lancaster tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lancaster goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murphy.
Murphy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Lancaster .
Lancaster lands a nice shot to the body.
Lancaster misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy misses with a body punch.
A short right from Murphy on the inside.
Lancaster misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster tries to work over Murphy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lancaster misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murphy tries to stall but Lancaster uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Murphy has a couple of punches blocked by Lancaster .
Murphy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Murphy fails to land.
Lancaster swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murphy.
Lancaster doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murphy throws a head punch that misses.
Lancaster throws a punch but it's blocked by Murphy.
Lancaster can't find room to land a body shot as Murphy controls the action.
Murphy tries to throw a body punch but Lancaster avoids it by throwing Murphy back against the cage.
Murphy digs a right hand into Lancaster 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lancaster 's gas tank.
Lancaster tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murphy's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lancaster .
Murphy throws a punch but it's blocked by Lancaster .
Lancaster misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right handed body shot lands from Lancaster .
Murphy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Murphy.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Murphy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lancaster tries to work over Murphy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lancaster struggles to land a body shot inside as Murphy controls his hands.
Lancaster lands with a right to the head.
Lancaster struggles to land a body shot inside as Murphy controls his hands.
A nice right hand lands inside from Murphy.
Murphy has a couple of punches blocked by Lancaster .
Nice body punch from Lancaster .
A head punch on the inside from Murphy fails to land.
Murphy working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Lancaster .
Lancaster can't find room to land a body shot as Murphy controls the action.
Murphy lands a hook that snaps the head of Lancaster backwards.
A shot in the inside from Murphy.
Lancaster misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A right hook to the body lands for Murphy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murphy.
A hook to the body from Lancaster .
Lancaster scores with a hook to the body.
Lancaster blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mick Murphy dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Murphy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Murphy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lancaster counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lancaster blocks a jab.
Lancaster takes a swing at Murphy's ribcage but misses.
Murphy throws a hook to the side of Lancaster 's head but Lancaster sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Murphy scores with a punch to the head.
Lancaster throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lancaster is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lancaster ducks under a wild hook from Murphy.
It seemed like Lancaster was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mick Murphy is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Murphy misses the target.
A little jabbing left from Lancaster on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lancaster scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Murphy doesn't seem bothered though.
Murphy throws an overhand right that lands on Lancaster 's shoulder, as Lancaster tries to avoid the shot.
Lancaster blocks a jab.
Murphy scores with a decent looking hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy misses with a body shot.
Mick Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murphy misses with a hook
and Lancaster counters with a left to the body.
Lancaster defending well as Murphy loads up on a big left hand.
Lancaster bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lancaster misses the body punch
and Murphy counters with a straight right hand.
Murphy throws a shot to the body.
A big left from Murphy misses.
Murphy rushes Lancaster and presses him up against the cage.
Murphy pushes Lancaster back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murphy working aggressively here.
Murphy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lancaster tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murphy.
Lancaster tries a body shot but Murphy blocks it.
Murphy blocks an uppercut.
Lancaster makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Murphy misses with a punch to the body.
Murphy presses Lancaster against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murphy struggles to land a body shot inside as Lancaster controls his hands.
Lancaster lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lancaster misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murphy misses with the head strike.
Murphy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lancaster blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lancaster can't find room to land a body shot as Murphy controls the action.
Lancaster blocks a body shot from Murphy.
A short right from Murphy on the inside.
Murphy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lancaster lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Murphy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lancaster lands with a right to the head.
Murphy misses with some punches.
Lancaster blocks an uppercut.
Murphy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lancaster misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lancaster misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lancaster scores with a hook to the body.
Lancaster throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lancaster misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Lancaster .
Lancaster lands with a short shot to the head.
Lancaster tries to throw a body punch but Murphy avoids it by throwing Lancaster back against the cage.
Murphy prevents a body shot from Lancaster .
Murphy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lancaster tries to work over Murphy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Lancaster - that landed with a thud.
Lancaster lands a body shot.
Lancaster can't find room to land a body shot as Murphy controls the action.
Lancaster doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murphy throws a head punch that misses.
Lancaster blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Lancaster .
Lancaster goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murphy.
Murphy blocks a body shot from Lancaster .
Lancaster tries to throw a body punch but Murphy avoids it by throwing Lancaster back against the cage.
Murphy prevents a body shot from Lancaster .
A short right from Murphy on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lancaster .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy blocks a body shot from Lancaster .
Lancaster misses with a body punch.
Lancaster presses Murphy against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Murphy prevents a body shot from Lancaster .
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lancaster .
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lancaster lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Lancaster - that landed with a thud.
Mick Murphy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lancaster lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Murphy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murphy.
Murphy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murphy misses with a body punch.
Murphy misses with some punches.
Lancaster tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lancaster is leaning against Murphy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lancaster struggles to land a body shot inside as Murphy controls his hands.
Lancaster misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murphy blocks a body shot from Lancaster .
Murphy prevents a body shot from Lancaster .
Murphy misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Cedric Lancaster will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action!
Murphy misses with a wild body shot.
Murphy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lancaster swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murphy swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lancaster counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Murphy throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Lancaster to counter with a crisp jab.
Murphy missing with a left hand there. Lancaster was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Murphy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lancaster throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lancaster misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murphy.
Murphy throws a jab but it's blocked by Lancaster .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lancaster connects with a body shot that sends Murphy's belly button to the back.
Murphy misses with a hook. Lancaster ducked under it nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Murphy.
Lancaster jabs at Murphy's body.
Murphy throws a hook but Lancaster blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy looks to land a right hand but Lancaster moved out of range.
Murphy throws a lazy right hand but Lancaster sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Murphy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lancaster uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murphy.
Lancaster throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lancaster throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murphy looks to land a right hand but Lancaster moved out of range.
Lancaster lands a nice hook to Murphy's body. Murphy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lancaster looks to land a left hand but Murphy moved out of range nicely.
Murphy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A shot to the liver by Murphy. Beautiful body shot.
Lancaster throws a lazy right hand but Murphy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Murphy was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Lancaster connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Murphy throws out a loose jab but Lancaster uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murphy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lancaster connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lancaster is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Murphy rather than just go for the knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murphy.
Lancaster ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lancaster throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Murphy to counter with a crisp jab.
Lancaster lands a jab.
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 cross to side of his opponent's head.
Murphy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lancaster moves away.
Lancaster looks to score with a jab to the body but Murphy is just out of range.
Murphy misses with a wild body shot.
Lancaster slips a jab from Murphy.
Murphy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Murphy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Murphy connects with a jab.
Lancaster uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy has taken the fight to the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lancaster .
Lancaster doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lancaster .
Murphy lands a body shot in the clinch.
Murphy throws a punch but it's blocked by Lancaster .
Still in the clinch, Lancaster scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lancaster prevents a body shot from Murphy.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lancaster .
Murphy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lancaster can't find room to land a body shot as Murphy controls the action.
Murphy swings wildly with an uppercut but Lancaster uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lancaster .
Lancaster 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lancaster misses with a body punch.
Lancaster has a couple of punches blocked by Murphy.
Good body shot from Lancaster .
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Murphy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lancaster 's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy misses with the head strike.
Lancaster lands a shoulder strike.
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 lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lancaster backwards.
Murphy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Lancaster .
Murphy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lancaster doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Lancaster .
Lancaster can't find room to land a body shot as Murphy controls the action.
Lancaster lands a body shot.
Lancaster misses with a body punch.
Lancaster scores with a shot to the side of Murphy's head.
Lancaster misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lancaster struggles to land a body shot inside as Murphy controls his hands.
Lancaster throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Murphys head.
A head punch on the inside from Lancaster fails to land.
Murphy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lancaster struggles to land a body shot inside as Murphy controls his hands.
Lancaster misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murphy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cedric Lancaster really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lancaster throws out a powerful jab.
A big left from Murphy misses.
Murphy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Murphy throws a hook but Lancaster blocks it.
Lancaster appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Murphy scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Murphy avoids the body shot from Lancaster .
Murphy misses with a hook
and Lancaster counters with a right hand to the body.
Murphy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lancaster counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Murphy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The fighters circling - Lancaster throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lancaster misses with a body shot.
Lancaster looks to score with a jab to the body but Murphy is just out of range.
Murphy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lancaster throws out the jab.
Lancaster moves out of range of the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Lancaster on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A slow jab from Murphy misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Murphy cracks Lancaster with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Murphy misses with a hook to the body
enabling Lancaster to counter with a crisp jab.
Murphy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lancaster sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lancaster digs a good body shot into Murphy's ribs.
Murphy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lancaster moves away.
Murphy misses with an uppercut.
Lancaster has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Murphy finds it's way round the side to connect with Lancaster 's head.
Lancaster throws a big shot that misses.
Murphy misses with a looping right.
Murphy scores with a decent looking hook.
Lancaster lands a nice hook to Murphy's body. Murphy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lancaster ducks under a wild hook from Murphy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy ducks under a wild hook from Lancaster .
It looked like Murphy was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lancaster .
Lancaster swings for the body but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Murphy throws a shot from downtown. Lancaster moves away and avoids it.
Murphy misses with a hook.
A countering left hand to the body from Lancaster misses.
Lancaster lands a slapping body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lancaster ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murphy moves away.
A counter left hand to the body from Murphy misses its target.
Lancaster keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murphy.
Lancaster throws a good cross that connects.
Lancaster looks to land a combination but Murphy avoids it well.
Lancaster keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murphy lands a head shot.
Murphy avoids the body shot from Lancaster .
A looping hook to the body misses from Murphy. Lancaster does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murphy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster ducks under a wild hook from Murphy.
A little jabbing left from Lancaster on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Murphy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lancaster throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murphy misses with an uppercut. Lancaster saw that one coming.
Murphy lands a body shot.
Murphy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lancaster bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Murphy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lancaster manages to avoid it.
Lancaster throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Lancaster finds it's way through Murphy's defenses.
Murphy misses with an uppercut. Lancaster saw that one coming.
Lancaster ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murphy moves away.
Lancaster ducks under a wild hook from Murphy.
Lancaster let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Murphy ducks under a wild hook from Lancaster .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy misses with a looping right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lancaster ! But no joy.
Murphy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lancaster keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lancaster . Murphy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murphy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lancaster .
Murphy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jab, jab by Lancaster - just one landing.
Lancaster throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
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!
Lancaster goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A jab from Murphy misses.
Lancaster tests Murphy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Murphy throws an overhand right that lands on Lancaster 's shoulder, as Lancaster tries to avoid the shot.
Lancaster throws out a loose jab but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Cedric Lancaster will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Nice straight punches there by Murphy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Murphy.
Lancaster uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murphy.
Murphy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Murphy defending well as Lancaster loads up on a big left hand.
Lancaster connects with a body shot.
Murphy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Murphy wants to clinch.
Lancaster displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Murphy throws out the jab.
Lancaster now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lancaster throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murphy connects with a single shot there.
Lancaster wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Murphy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lancaster counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lancaster takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lancaster ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lancaster misses the body punch
and Murphy counters with a right hand to the body.
Murphy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Murphy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Murphy just misses with a punch to the body.
Lancaster has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lancaster with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Murphy to score with a decent uppercut.
Murphy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lancaster .
Nice jab there from Murphy.
Lancaster swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lancaster misses with a looping left.
Murphy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lancaster .
Lancaster slips a straight right by Murphy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lancaster sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lancaster uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Murphy has time to react.
Murphy throws a lazy right hand but Lancaster sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Murphy misses with a lunging right hand
and Lancaster counters with a three punch combo that has Murphy backing up. Murphy nods at Lancaster to acknowledge the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lancaster uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murphy.
Lancaster looks to land a right hand but Murphy moved out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Murphy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Murphy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lancaster .
Lancaster swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lancaster defending well as Murphy loads up on a big left hand.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lancaster ! But no joy.
Murphy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lancaster sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murphy misses with an uppercut
letting Lancaster counter with a right hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Murphy.
Murphy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A big left from Murphy misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lancaster . Murphy does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Murphy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lancaster looks to land a right hand but Murphy moved out of range.
A jab from Lancaster misses.
Lancaster avoids the body shot from Murphy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lancaster ! But no joy.
A shot to the liver by Lancaster . Beautiful body shot.
Murphy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murphy missing with a left hand there. Lancaster was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lancaster slips under a jab.
Murphy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lancaster looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Murphy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lancaster .
Lancaster takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lancaster throws a body punch but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy throws a poor cross that misses
and Lancaster counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mick Murphy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy throws a lazy right hand but Lancaster sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Murphy as he connects with a hook.
Murphy misses with a left hand
and Lancaster counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lancaster lands with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A swing and a miss from Murphy.
Lancaster throws an overhand right that lands on Murphy's shoulder, as Murphy tries to avoid the shot.
Murphy throws a lazy uppercut
and Lancaster counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Murphy misses with a right hand
and Lancaster counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lancaster takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Murphy lands a body shot.
Murphy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lancaster manages to avoid it.
Murphy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Murphy thuds a left hand into Lancaster 's body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mick Murphy.
Well Lancaster 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 47:48
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 46:49
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 47:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cedric Lancaster !
Cedric Lancaster is the new middleweight champion!
After the fight, Cedric Lancaster was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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