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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Krystian Soszynski (ranked 219 p4p, 28 weight class) and Mick Murphy (ranked 492 p4p, 78 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Krystian Soszynski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mick Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soszynski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murphy.
Murphy looks to throw the jab but Soszynski is out of range.
Soszynski drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Murphy fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Soszynski on the side of the head.
Murphy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Murphy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Soszynski 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.
It seemed like Murphy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Donk. Murphy catches Soszynski right on the button with a cross.
Nice straight punches there by Murphy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Murphy.
Soszynski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A left and a right from Murphy both land. Nice combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Soszynski takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Soszynski lands a nice shot that snaps Murphy's head back.
A big right from Murphy misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soszynski moves out of range of the strikes.
Soszynski is looking to counter punch.
Soszynski avoids the body shot from Murphy.
Murphy misses with a hook
and Soszynski counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Soszynski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murphy.
Soszynski ducks under a wild hook from Murphy.
And Soszynski counters with a quick kick to the body but Murphy blocks it.
Murphy throws a lazy right hand but Soszynski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mick Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murphy throws a shot from downtown. Soszynski moves away and avoids it.
Soszynski gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Murphy.
Soszynski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murphy manages to avoid it.
Murphy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Murphy keeps the fight on the outside.
Soszynski slips under a jab from Murphy.
Soszynski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Murphy throws out the jab.
Soszynski appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Soszynski on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soszynski buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A big left from Murphy misses.
Murphy lands a slapping body shot.
Murphy's coach down at Blake Phoenix's Champion Factory was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Murphy's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A cross from Soszynski lands.
Murphy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Murphy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Murphy scores with a decent looking hook.
Murphy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Soszynski.
Soszynski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murphy.
Soszynski needs to keep his hands up - Murphy had a free shot at his head there.
Soszynski cracks the inside of Murphy's front leg.
Murphy might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Murphy throws a hook but Soszynski blocks it.
Murphy looks to land a right hand but Soszynski moved out of range.
Soszynski throwing a counter right hand but Murphy manages to avoid it.
Soszynski looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Soszynski looks to score with a jab to the body but Murphy is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soszynski throws a shot from downtown. Murphy moves away and avoids it.
Murphy ducks under a wild hook from Soszynski.
Murphy loads up on a big right hand but Soszynski slips the punch.
Soszynski is looking to counter punch.
Murphy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Soszynski at a distance.
Soszynski slips a straight right by Murphy.
Murphy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Soszynski.
Murphy avoids the body shot from Soszynski.
Murphy is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Soszynski had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Murphy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Soszynski makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Soszynski tries to close the distance and clinch but Murphy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Murphy misses with a hook. Soszynski ducked under it nicely.
Soszynski jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Murphy.
Soszynski ducks under a wild hook from Murphy.
A counter left hand to the body from Soszynski misses its target.
Soszynski slips under a jab.
Soszynski rushes Murphy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murphy.
I was talking to Soszynski's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murphy.
Murphy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy presses Soszynski against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Soszynski struggles to land a body shot inside as Murphy controls his hands.
Soszynski blocking some 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 blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Soszynski.
A short right from Soszynski on the inside.
Soszynski struggles to land a body shot inside as Murphy controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Murphy.
It looks like Krystian Soszynski has been cut.
Soszynski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Murphys head.
Murphy wants to stall.
Soszynski lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Soszynski lands a left hand that snaps the head of Murphy backwards.
Soszynski working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Soszynski lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murphy working aggressively here.
Soszynski misses with some punches.
Murphy has a couple of punches blocked by Soszynski.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mick Murphy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Krystian Soszynski's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Murphy looks to land a right hand but Soszynski moved out of range.
Murphy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Murphy throws a shot from downtown. Soszynski moves away and avoids it.
Soszynski was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Murphy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Soszynski takes a swing at Murphy's ribcage but misses.
Murphy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Murphy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Soszynski throws a jab when Murphy was well out of range.
Murphy checks the leg kick nicely there.
Murphy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Murphy throws a right hand that misses
and Soszynski counters with a nice uppercut.
Murphy throws a lazy right hand but Soszynski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Murphy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Soszynski swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soszynski blocks a jab.
Soszynski appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Soszynski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Soszynski has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Murphy finds it's way round the side to connect with Soszynski's head.
Soszynski takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy misses with a straight right.
Murphy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Soszynski has time to react.
Murphy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Murphy throws a hook but Soszynski blocks it.
Soszynski is looking to counter punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Murphy misses the target.
Soszynski with a jab.
Soszynski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murphy.
Soszynski moves away from the strike by Murphy.
Soszynski fires out a quick counter leg kick but Murphy just manages to avoid it.
Murphy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Soszynski.
A little feinted left hand from Soszynski on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Soszynski's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Murphy connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Soszynski scrambles back to his feet.
Murphy throws the left hand but Soszynski avoids the punch easily.
Murphy avoids the body shot from Soszynski.
Murphy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Murphy throws a hook to the side of Soszynski's head but Soszynski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A telegraphed right hand from Soszynski misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy throws a big shot that misses.
Soszynski connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Murphy momentarily.
A big left from Murphy misses.
Soszynski cracks Murphy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murphy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Murphy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Soszynski doesn't seem bothered though.
Soszynski wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Murphy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Murphy swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Soszynski.
Soszynski throws a jab but it's blocked by Murphy.
Murphy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Soszynski misses with a kick to the body.
Murphy connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Murphy stuns Soszynski with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Murphy throws an off balance right hand
and Soszynski counters with a thumping low kick.
Murphy lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Murphy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Soszynski was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mick Murphy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Murphy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Soszynski.
Soszynski misses the jab.
It seemed like Murphy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Murphy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Murphy digs a good body shot into Soszynski's ribs.
Murphy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Soszynski tries a low kick but Murphy avoids it.
A big left from Soszynski misses.
Murphy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Murphy misses with a hook
letting Soszynski counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murphy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Soszynski thinks about countering with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy throws an off balance right hand
and Soszynski counters with a nice right hand that sends Murphy toppling to the canvas! Murphy scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Soszynski finish him?!
Murphy is rocked!
It looks like Mick Murphy has been cut.
Soszynski buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Murphy is still on wobbly legs! Can Soszynski finish him?
Soszynski clinches with his opponent.
A short uppercut from Soszynski.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Soszynski.
A right hook to the body lands for Soszynski.
A head punch on the inside from Murphy fails to land.
Murphy seems to have recovered his senses.
Murphy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Soszynski lands with a right to the head.
Soszynski looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Soszynski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murphy's elbow.
Murphy swings wildly with an uppercut but Soszynski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murphy scores with a shot to the side of Soszynski's head.
Murphy throws a head punch that misses.
Krystian Soszynski has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Soszynski gets through Murphy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Soszynski.
Soszynski swings wildly with an uppercut but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Murphy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Krystian Soszynski will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Soszynski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murphy.
Soszynski is looking to counter with a body kick.
Murphy tests Soszynski's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Murphy throws a right hand that misses
and Soszynski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Murphy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Soszynski moves away.
Murphy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Soszynski's head.
Soszynski misses the shot to the body.
Murphy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Soszynski slips under a jab from Murphy.
Soszynski feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Murphy avoids a kick to the body.
Murphy blocks the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy moves out of range as Soszynski throws a body kick.
Murphy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Soszynski looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Soszynski.
Soszynski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murphy.
Murphy misses the shot to the body.
A quick step to the side and Soszynski tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Murphy. That snapped Soszynski's head back.
Murphy takes one to the side of the head.
Soszynski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Murphy throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Soszynski on the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Murphy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A telegraphed right hand from Murphy misses the target.
Soszynski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Murphy moves forwards but Soszynski connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Soszynski on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Soszynski on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The fighters circling - Murphy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Soszynski tries to close the distance and clinch but Murphy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Soszynski darts in trying to clinch
letting Murphy counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Soszynski darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murphy scores with a nice strike.
Soszynski blocks a jab.
Murphy slips under a jab from Soszynski.
Murphy scores with a hook to the body. Soszynski takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Soszynski gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Murphy misses with a straight right.
Soszynski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murphy.
Murphy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Soszynski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murphy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Murphy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Soszynski was well out of range. Poor timing from Murphy.
Soszynski jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soszynski ducks under a wild hook from Murphy.
Soszynski swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Murphy works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Murphy swings for the body but Soszynski moves out of range.
Murphy misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Murphy throws a shot from downtown. Soszynski moves away and avoids it.
Murphy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Murphy moves out of range of the leg kick from Soszynski.
Murphy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Soszynski lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Soszynski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Murphy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Soszynski.
Soszynski takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Murphy swings widly with a right hand
and Soszynski counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Murphy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Soszynski is looking to counter with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soszynski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Murphy swings widly with a right hand
and Murphy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murphy misses with a hook. Soszynski ducked under it nicely.
Soszynski half committed to a counter leg kick.
Soszynski instigates a clinch.
Murphy misses with a body punch.
Murphy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Soszynski or not.
A right hand to the body from Soszynski.
Murphy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Murphy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Soszynski lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Soszynski blocking some punches.
Still in the clinch, Soszynski scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murphy.
Soszynski lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Soszynski pushes Murphy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Soszynski pushes Murphy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Soszynski lands a shoulder strike.
Soszynski struggles to land a body shot inside as Murphy controls his hands.
Murphy prevents a body shot from Soszynski.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mick Murphy.
I think Murphy 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Mick Murphy!
After the fight, Mick Murphy 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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