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EFA 80 Murphy vs Samuals PBP Commentary |
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garret on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Garret swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Garret misses with a few strikes there.
Garret uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ortaga.
Ortaga misses with a looping right.
Ortaga throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garret throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ortaga.
Garret misses with the combination.
Garret misses with the combination.
Ortaga darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ortaga throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ortaga is thwarting Garret's attempts to control the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ortaga content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Garret is concentrating on defense, preventing Ortaga from advancing position.
Ortaga has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortaga is controlling the pace.
Garret controlling the position well.
Garret is looking to control Ortaga's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Garret avoid being mounted?
Ortaga looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Ortaga prevents Garret from standing back up.
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.
Garret trying to control here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Garret misses with a double jab.
Ortaga misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garret.
Ortaga misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garret.
Garret throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ortaga.
A swing and a miss from Ortaga.
Garret drops down looking for a counter takedown but Ortaga sprawls and moves away.
Garret works over Ortaga's head and body with a nice combination.
Garret lands a jab-cross combination.
Ortaga throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ortaga throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garret uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ortaga.
Ortaga looks to land a left hand but Garret moved out of range nicely.
Garret uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ortaga.
Garret throws a series of punches but Ortaga moves out of range.
Clive Garret is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ortaga looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ortaga misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ortaga scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortaga looks to score with a jab to the body but Garret is just out of range.
Ortaga is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Garret rather than just go for the knockout.
Garret gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Garret throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ortaga.
Ortaga scores with a takedown into Garret's guard.
Ortaga looking to pass the guard.
Garret is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garret is looking to stand up but Ortaga isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ortaga trying to control the position from guard on top but Garret is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ortaga decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Garret avoids the body shot from Ortaga.
Garret lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ortaga backs up against the cage.
Ortaga is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Ortaga throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Ortaga does it's job there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garret misses with a few strikes there.
Garret dodges the punch combination from Ortaga.
Garret tries to counter with a takedown but Ortaga is quick to defend against it.
Ortaga throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ortaga looks to land a right hand but Garret moved out of range.
Garret appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Garret throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ortaga has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
No joy there for Garret, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ortaga swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ortaga misses with a wild body shot.
Garret half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Garret fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ortaga looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Garret swinging wildly here.
Garret throws a right hand that Ortaga ducks under and follows up with a left that Ortaga also avoids with ease.
Ortaga shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Garret's guard.
Garret controls Ortaga momentarily but Ortaga frees himself.
Ortaga wants to control from the top but Garret keeps moving.
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 Clive Garret will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Garret lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ortaga throws a right and a left that both miss.
Garret drops down looking for a counter takedown but Ortaga sprawls and moves away.
Sloppy strikes from Garret. Those never looked like landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ortaga. Garret does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ortaga tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garret was well out of range. Poor timing from Ortaga.
Garret tries to bum rush Ortaga with a series of wild strikes but Ortaga uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ortaga lands a glancing blow to the side of Garret's head.
Garret lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ortaga circles away quickly and effectively.
A big left from Ortaga misses.
Garret half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Garret takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Garret throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Garret tries to bum rush Ortaga with a series of wild strikes but Ortaga uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ortaga throws out a counter right but Garret avoids it with no problem.
A combination from Garret does no damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ortaga misses with a body shot.
Ortaga closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Garret wants to get back to his feet.
Alvaro Ortaga has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ortaga throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortaga is trying to control. Garret wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Garret wants to get back to his feet.
Ortaga is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Ortaga takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Garret is trying to maintain the position but Ortaga is very close to passing his half guard.
Garret is trying to stand.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Garret controlling the position for now.
Garret wants to control but Ortaga is keeping busy.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ortaga throws a lazy right hand but Garret sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Ortaga. Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortaga misses with a two punch combination.
A slow jab from Ortaga misses its intended target.
Ortaga clobbers Garret with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ortaga lands a really nice looking cross but Garret seems unphased.
Jab from Ortaga.
Garret will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ortaga throws out a counter right but Garret avoids it with no problem.
Ortaga looks to land a left hand but Garret moved out of range nicely.
Ortaga throws an overhand right that lands on Garret's shoulder, as Garret tries to avoid the shot.
Ortaga showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Garret.
Garret lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ortaga circles away quickly and effectively.
Garret misses with a few strikes there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sloppy strikes from Garret. Those never looked like landing.
Garret defending well as Ortaga loads up on a big left hand.
Ortaga showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Garret.
Clive Garret is winning the standup battle so far.
Ortaga throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Garret on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garret misses with a few strikes there.
Garret misses with a double jab.
Garret takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Garret throws a series of punches but Ortaga avoids them all with ease.
Garret throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ortaga.
Ortaga looks to land a combination but Garret avoids it well.
Ortaga throws a shot from downtown. Garret moves away and avoids it.
Ortaga looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Garret throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ortaga looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Garret misses with a series of wild punches.
A shot to the liver by Ortaga. Beautiful body shot.
Garret throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ortaga looks to score with a jab to the body but Garret is just out of range.
Garret changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Ortaga throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Garret on the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garret throws a series of punches but Ortaga moves out of range.
Ortaga misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ortaga drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Garret tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garret prevents Ortaga from getting a body triangle.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Will Ortaga go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Garret is trying to get back to his feet but Ortaga has full control of the position and if anything, Garret has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Ortaga missing with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Alvaro Ortaga will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ortaga misses with a straight left.
Garret gets caught flat footed, as Ortaga shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Ortaga trying to control but Garret is working from the bottom.
Garret on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Garret tries to get out of the position.
Ortaga makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Garret wants to stand up but Ortaga is controlling him.
Garret controlling the position.
Ortaga throwing strikes but missing.
Ortaga controls from within his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ortaga working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ortaga looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garret is controlling Ortaga's posture.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Garret misses with a jab, cross combination.
Garret misses with a double jab
enabling Ortaga to counter with a crisp jab.
Ortaga lands a two punch combo.
Garret throws a right and a left that Ortaga avoids nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Garret. Those never looked like landing.
Ortaga connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Garret throws a series of punches but Ortaga avoids them all with ease.
A telegraphed right hand from Ortaga misses the target.
Garret misses with the combination.
Ortaga waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Garret.
Garret misses with a double jab.
Clive Garret is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garret misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garret gets caught napping as Ortaga dives in and scores a takedown. Garret manages to retain guard.
Ortaga is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Garret looking to control.
Ortaga trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Garret wants to get back to his feet but Ortaga is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ortaga stands up from Garret's guard - Ortaga perhaps looking for a knockout.
Ortaga throws a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garret misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ortaga doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Clive Garret seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Garret does no damage.
Garret misses with a double jab
and Ortaga counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ortaga drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Garret is wriggling around but Ortaga manages to pass to half guard.
Ortaga looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Ortaga is keen to just control but Garret is a slippery customer.
Garret wants to control but Ortaga is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ortaga sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Garret defending well though.
Ortaga thows a huge punch but Garret dodges it nicely.
Ortaga wants to pass to mount but Garret is defending the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garret wants to get back to his feet.
Ortaga looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Garret is looking to control Ortaga's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Garret avoid being mounted?
Garret is looking to escape.
Ortaga trying to pass the guard but Garret defending well.
Garret is not content to let Ortaga control the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Ortaga lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Garret circles away quickly and effectively.
Ortaga misses with a looping right.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alvaro Ortaga comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ortaga has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alvaro Ortaga!
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