PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Heribert Bosch (ranked 22 p4p, 4 weight class) and Tobias Murphy (ranked 67 p4p, 11 weight class). Bosch comes to the cage accompanied by Oktoberfest. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Bosch
vs
Murphy

182 cm
31
175 lbs
30 - 9 - 1

179 cm
26
170 lbs
13 - 3 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Groove Gear
Zenith Nutrition (160q/$100)

Groove Gear
Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Heribert Bosch!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tobias Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

Bosch instigates a clinch.
Bosch tries to work over Murphy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Bosch breaks from the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murphy. Bosch does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bosch avoids the body shot from Murphy.
Murphy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bosch moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bosch lands with an uppercut that bounces Murphy off the cage and back into range.
Murphy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bosch manages to avoid it.
Murphy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bosch.
Bosch throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Murphy on the side of the head.
Bosch pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Murphy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bosch.
The fighters circling - Bosch throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bosch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murphy moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Murphy! But no joy.
Bosch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murphy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bosch connects with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bosch moves away from the strike by Murphy.
As Murphy backs away, Bosch returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Bosch misses with a low kick.
Bosch slips a jab from Murphy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bosch thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bosch scores with a spinning back kick!
Murphy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bosch throws out the jab.
Murphy steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Murphy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bosch moves away from the strike by Murphy.
Murphy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bosch fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bosch takes a swing at Murphy's ribcage but misses.
Murphy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Murphy connects with a solid leg kick.
Bosch scores with a nice head shot.
Murphy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

Bosch closes the distance and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bosch blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murphy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bosch's elbow.

Murphy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bosch lands with a nice body kick.
Murphy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
It looks like Bosch has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Murphy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bosch throws a chopping leg kick but Murphy manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bosch moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bosch wants to clinch.
Murphy moves out of range of the body kick from Bosch.
Bosch lands a really nice looking cross but Murphy seems unphased.
Bosch listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Murphy misses with a low kick.
Murphy scores with a leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bosch crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Murphy - the referee stops the clock and Bosch gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Murphy. Bosch manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Murphy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bosch avoids a kick to the body.
Bosch tries to land a leg kick but Murphy saw it coming and moves away.
Bosch is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Donk. Murphy catches Bosch right on the button with a cross.
Bosch throws a sloppy head kick and Murphy moves out of range easily.
Bosch swings for the body but Murphy moves out of range.
Bosch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murphy.
Bosch turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bosch. That's going to slow Murphy down.
Bosch misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bosch.
Bosch goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bosch throws a hook but Murphy avoids it easily.
Murphy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bosch does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bosch looks to land a body kick but Murphy moved away.
Murphy scores with a hook to the body. Bosch takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bosch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murphy staying out of range there.
Bosch is looking to land body kicks.
Bosch throws a body shot but no joy.
Murphy defending well as Bosch loads up on a big left hand.
Bosch slips under a jab from Murphy.
Bosch throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bosch looks to score with a jab to the body but Murphy is just out of range.
Murphy tries a low kick but Bosch avoids it.
Bosch fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Murphy is out of range.
Murphy just misses with a punch to the body.
Bosch moves out of range of the body kick from Murphy.
Bosch swings for the body but Murphy moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bosch takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Murphy avoids the body shot from Bosch.
A telegraphed right hand from Murphy misses the target.
Murphy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Murphy.
Murphy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bosch.
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 misses the shot to the body.
Bosch takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bosch lands with a nice body punch.
Murphy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bosch.
A combination from Bosch does no damage.
A good leg kick by Murphy.
Bosch motions for Murphy to come forward. Bosch throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bosch stuns Murphy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bosch dips to his left and cracks Murphy with an uppercut!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bosch tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murphy was well out of range. Poor timing from Bosch.
Murphy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bosch has time to react.
Bosch avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Murphy blocks a jab.
Murphy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Murphy staying out of range there.
Murphy only half commits to the counter leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Heribert Bosch dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Bosch listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Murphy pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bosch is out of range and Murphy settles back down.
Murphy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bosch. Bosch obviously looking to wear him down.
A telegraphed right hand from Bosch misses the target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Murphy.
A good leg kick by Bosch.
Bosch loads up on a big right hand but Murphy slips the punch.
Bosch digs a good body shot into Murphy's ribs.
Murphy misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bosch thinks about countering with a body kick.
Murphy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bosch looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bosch jabs Murphy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bosch with a hook.
Murphy attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Bosch was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Murphy.
Bosch throws a leg kick
enabling Murphy to counter with a crisp jab.
Bosch tries to land a front kick but Murphy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
It seemed like Murphy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murphy with a jab.
Murphy lands a nice looking body shot.
Murphy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bosch counters with a nice uppercut.
Murphy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bosch throws out a loose jab but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murphy lands a jab to the nose.
Murphy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bosch thows a body kick. Murphy tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bosch swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bosch is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Murphy can do to turn this around?
Bosch avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Murphy misses with a kick to the body.
Murphy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bosch.
Murphy loads up on a big right hand but Bosch slips the punch.
Bosch fires out a quick counter leg kick but Murphy just manages to avoid it.
Bosch lands with a nice body punch.
Murphy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murphy misses with a body shot.
Bosch scores with a decent looking hook.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bosch.
Murphy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bosch. That did some damage!
Bosch uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Murphy has time to react.
Murphy misses with a right hand
and Bosch counters with a stiff right hand.
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!
Crunch! Bosch slams his shin into Murphy's torso.
Murphy slips under a jab from Bosch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bosch throws a body kick that misses.
Murphy takes a swing at Bosch's ribcage but misses.
Murphy moves out of range of the body kick from Bosch.
Murphy counters with a body kick.
Bosch cracks the inside of Murphy's front leg.
Heribert Bosch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murphy misses with a wild body shot.
Bosch loads up on a big right hand but Murphy slips the punch.
Murphy looks to land a left hand but Bosch moved out of range nicely.
Bosch lands with an overhand left.
Bosch looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bosch moves out of range as Murphy throws a body kick.
Bosch misses with a right hand
and Murphy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bosch tries to land a front kick but Murphy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Murphy slips a jab from Bosch.
Murphy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Heribert Bosch is winning the standup battle so far.
Bosch misses with a straight left.
Murphy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bosch.
A shot to the body from Murphy misses
and Bosch counters with a head kick.
Murphy scores with a jab to the body.
Murphy blocks a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bosch misses with a body shot.
Bosch throws a low kick but Murphy avoids it.
Bosch throws a lazy right hand but Murphy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Murphy misses with a low kick.
Bosch lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bosch misses with a straight right.
Bosch throws a low kick, looking for Murphy's leg but Murphy calmly moves out of range.
Bosch motions for Murphy to come forward. Bosch throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bosch misses with a looping right.
Murphy scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bosch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murphy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bosch.
Murphy lands with a hook. Bosch tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bosch just misses with a punch to the body.
Bosch throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Murphy tries a quick counter leg kick but Bosch is wise to it.
Bosch throws a low kick but Murphy moves out of range easily.
A little jabbing left from Murphy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bosch keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
It looked like Bosch wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A jab from Murphy does it's job there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Murphy misses.
Murphy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Murphy's corner calls for a 1-2. Murphy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bosch throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bosch missing with a left hand there. Murphy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bosch defending well as Murphy loads up on a big left hand.
Murphy throws out a loose jab but Bosch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murphy fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bosch checks it well.
Murphy scores with a jab.
Murphy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bosch throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Murphy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bosch misses with the body kick
and Murphy counters with a stiff right hand.
A big right from Bosch misses.
Bosch connects with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bosch throws a leg kick but Murphy sees it coming and moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Murphy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Murphy scores with a nice right hand.
Bosch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murphy moves away.
Murphy lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Heribert Bosch dominated that second round.
That's time! Bosch's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Murphy misses with a wild body shot.
Murphy moves out of range of the body kick from Bosch.
Murphy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bosch moves out of range of the leg kick from Murphy.
Bosch dodges the punch combination from Murphy.
Murphy connects with a crisp jab.
Murphy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bosch waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Murphy.
Bosch moves out of range as Murphy throws a body kick.
Murphy swats away the attempt to clinch by Bosch.
Murphy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Murphy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Murphy tests Bosch's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bosch throws a hook but Murphy avoids it easily.
Bosch checks a leg kick.
Bosch throwing a counter right hand but Murphy manages to avoid it.
Bosch digs a good body shot into Murphy's ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Bosch misses.
Murphy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bosch's head backwards.
Bosch lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bosch rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Murphy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Murphy throws a front kick that sends Bosch stumbling back into the cage.
Bosch uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murphy.
Murphy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Murphy throws a lazy right hand but Bosch sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A slow jab from Murphy misses its intended target.
Bosch appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Murphy jabs at Bosch's body.
Murphy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Murphy misses with the combination.
Murphy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bosch moves out of range of the body kick.
Murphy throws a low kick but Bosch moves out of range easily.
Murphy swings for the body but Bosch moves out of range.
Bosch throws a sloppy head kick and Murphy moves out of range easily.
An inside leg kick from Murphy misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bosch connects with an inside leg kick.
Murphy misses the shot to the body.
Murphy has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bosch.
Murphy is looking to score with low kicks.
Murphy motions for Bosch to come forward. Murphy throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bosch lands a nice hook to Murphy's body. Murphy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Good leg kick by Bosch there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bosch fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Murphy checks it well.
Murphy flicks out a counter leg kick but Bosch steps away.
Murphy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bosch half committed to a counter leg kick.
Murphy throws a solid leg kick but Bosch takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Murphy.
Bosch misses with a low kick as Murphy jumps back.
Bosch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murphy misses with a looping left.
Murphy checks a low kick from Bosch.
Murphy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Murphy wants to land a leg kick but Bosch is out of range.
Murphy thumps Bosch with a low kick.
Bosch throws out a loose jab but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bosch bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Murphy's head backwards.
Bosch takes a swing at Murphy's ribcage but misses.
Murphy throws out a counter right but Bosch avoids it with no problem.
Murphy misses with a straight left.
Murphy scores with a decent looking hook.
Bosch misses with a jab to the body
and Murphy counters with a straight right hand.
Bosch moves forwards but Murphy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Murphy misses with a kick to the body.
Murphy swings for the body but Bosch moves out of range.
Murphy looks to land a right hand but Bosch moved out of range.
Murphy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bosch throws a leg kick but Murphy moved away.
Murphy ducks under a wild hook from Bosch.
Murphy walks into a straight right hand from Bosch.
Murphy throws a body punch but Bosch moves out of range.
Bosch connects with a body shot that sends Murphy's belly button to the back.
Bosch throws a predictable looking body shot
and Murphy counters with a one-two to the body.
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!
Bosch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bosch scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy misses with a body kick.
Bosch blocks a low kick nicely.
Bosch throws a leg kick which misses Murphy's front leg but catches the back leg as Murphy tries to avoid it.
Murphy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Murphy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Murphy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Murphy tries to land a leg kick but Bosch saw it coming and moves away.
Bosch throws a hook to the side of Murphy's head but Murphy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Murphy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Murphy throws out a leg kick but Bosch moves out of range and Murphy only half commits.
Murphy defending well as Bosch loads up on a big left hand.
Murphy tries a quick counter leg kick but Bosch is wise to it.
Bosch misses with a kick to the body
and Murphy counters with a solid body kick.
Bosch misses with an uppercut.
Bosch thows a body kick. Murphy tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bosch throws a lazy right hand but Murphy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Murphy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Murphy misses with a wild body shot.
Bosch tried to counter with a leg kick but Murphy avoided it.
Murphy has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bosch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bosch. That's going to slow Murphy down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Tobias Murphy just about did enough to take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Bosch blocks a leg kick.
Bosch jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bosch lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bosch catches Murphy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Murphy connects with a nice looking jab.
Murphy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bosch's calf.
Murphy tries to work over Bosch's front leg with a kick but Bosch checks it.
Bosch is looking to counter punch.
Murphy wants to land a leg kick but Bosch is out of range.
Bosch takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Murphy throws a push kick but Bosch slaps the foot to one side.
Bosch throws a shot to the body.
Murphy throws a body punch but Bosch moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Bosch on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Murphy avoids a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bosch misses with a low kick.
Bosch tries to clinch up
and Murphy makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

Bosch moves into the clinch successfully.

Murphy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy scores with a push kick.
Bosch is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bosch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murphy moves away.
Bosch misses with a looping right.
Bosch moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Murphy misses with a straight left.
Murphy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bosch throws a shot from downtown. Murphy moves away and avoids it.
Bosch throws a body punch but Murphy moves out of range.
Bosch misses with a lunging right hand
and Murphy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bosch walks into a left hand.
Bosch tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murphy was well out of range. Poor timing from Bosch.
Murphy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Murphy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Murphy just misses with a punch to the body.
Bosch was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Murphy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Murphy throws out a loose jab but Bosch uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bosch throws an overhand right that lands on Murphy's shoulder, as Murphy tries to avoid the shot.
Murphy moves out of range as Bosch throws a body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murphy scores with a jab.
Bosch misses with a hook. Murphy ducked under it nicely.
Murphy thuds a left hand into Bosch's body.
Murphy throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bosch throwing a counter right hand but Murphy manages to avoid it.
Bosch cracks a nice hook into Murphy's ribs.
Murphy scoring well with a low kick there.
Bosch drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Murphy misses the jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Murphy.
Murphy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bosch checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bosch lands the left hand.
Murphy throws the kick towards the body but Bosch avoids it.
Murphy throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Murphy lands a right hook to the body.
Bosch misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bosch has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Murphy finds it's way round the side to connect with Bosch's head.
A bone on bone clash there as Bosch blocks the leg kick.
Bosch scores with a nice body kick.
Murphy pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bosch is out of range and Murphy settles back down.
Bosch takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Murphy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Murphy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bosch misses the shot to the body.
Bosch is looking to score with low kicks.
Murphy throws a low kick but Bosch avoids it.
Murphy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bosch was well out of range. Poor timing from Murphy.
Bosch scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Good exchange - Bosch coming out on top.
Murphy dips to his left and cracks Bosch with an uppercut!
Bosch throws a body punch but Murphy moves out of range.
Bosch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murphy moves away.
Bosch misses with a straight left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Bosch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murphy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Murphy slips under a jab from Bosch.

Bosch instigates a clinch.
Bosch throws a head punch that misses.
Murphy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bosch goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bosch tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bosch lands with a light punch inside.
Bosch misses with a punch on the inside.
Bosch tries to throw a body punch but Murphy avoids it by throwing Bosch back against the cage.
Bosch swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bosch.
Bosch throws a punch but it's blocked by Murphy.
Murphy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Murphy can't find room to land a body shot as Bosch controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bosch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Murphy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Heribert Bosch will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Murphy misses with a looping left.
Murphy throws the left hand but Bosch avoids the punch easily.
Murphy looks to throw the jab but Bosch is out of range.
Bosch throws a right hand that misses
and Murphy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bosch avoids the body shot from Murphy.
Bosch throws a sloppy body shot
and Murphy counters with a nice uppercut.
Murphy throws a low kick but Bosch avoids it.
Nice uppercut there from Murphy.
Murphy throws a leg kick but Bosch sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Murphy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bosch.
Bosch dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A leg kick checked by Bosch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy walks into a stiff left hand from Bosch.
Murphy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bosch's calf.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bosch, as that shot connected.
Murphy with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murphy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bosch.
Bosch on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Murphy. Murphy obviously looking to wear him down.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bosch closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bosch tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murphy's elbow.
Bosch lands a right hand.
Bosch lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Murphy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bosch throws a head punch that misses.
Bosch lands with a left to the head.
Bosch working aggressively here.
A body shot lands from Murphy.
Bosch goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murphy misses with a body punch.
Bosch tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murphy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Murphy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Murphy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bosch moves away.
Murphy is looking to chop away at Bosch's legs.
Murphy throws a wild body kick that Bosch sees coming a mile off.
Tobias Murphy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bosch.
Murphy checks a leg kick.
A big right from Murphy misses.
Bosch misses with a hook to the body
and Murphy counters with a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bosch scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bosch misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Murphy makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Bosch misses the target.
Bosch scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Murphy misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Murphy.
Murphy looks to land a left hand but Bosch moved out of range nicely.
Bosch clobbers Murphy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bosch tries to score with a low kick but Murphy moves his leg out of the way.
Murphy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bosch.
Murphy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bosch.
Bosch tries a low kick but Murphy avoids it.
Murphy appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy just misses with a punch to the body.
Murphy throws a big shot that misses.
Murphy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Murphy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bosch connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Murphy, right into the meat.
Murphy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Murphy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Murphy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Murphy there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bosch ducks under a wild hook from Murphy.
It appears Bosch was looking to counter with a kick there.
Murphy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Murphy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bosch.
Murphy feints and then cracks Bosch's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bosch down.
Bosch misses with an uppercut. Murphy saw that one coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murphy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bosch lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Murphy throws a leg kick but Bosch moved away.
Bosch swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bosch swings widly with a right hand
and Murphy counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bosch's knee momentarily.
Bosch lands a jab.
Murphy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bosch connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A swing and a miss from Murphy.
Bosch looks to score with a jab to the body but Murphy is just out of range.
Bosch throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bosch swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bosch thumps Murphy with a low kick.
Bosch avoids a kick to the body.
Bosch throws a shot to the body.
Bosch misses with a low kick.
Murphy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bosch.
Murphy lands with a kick to the ribs.
Murphy connects with a right hand. Bosch shakes it off.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bosch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murphy moves away.

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 Heribert Bosch.
Well Bosch has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 50:45
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 49:46
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Heribert Bosch!
Heribert Bosch retains his welterweight title!
Heribert Bosch really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Reaper Combatwear logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.