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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Peter John Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peter John Murphy is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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170 cm
23
135 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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170 cm
22
139 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Peter John Murphy! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Aldo! The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Seu Braga and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Aldo fails in his attempt to clinch. Aldo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Murphy is fending him off so far but Aldo persists. Nope, Murphy circles away and we're back to standing. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Aldo. Aldo tries to close the distance and clinch but Murphy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Aldo is looking to clinch but Murphy is avoiding it.
Aldo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Peter John Murphy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Aldo. Murphy throws a lazy right hand but Aldo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Aldo fails miserably with a takedown attempt. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Aldo is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Aldo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Aldo wants to clinch. Murphy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Aldo shoots in for a takedown but Murphy shows good takedown defense. Aldo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Aldo is looking to clinch but Murphy is avoiding it.
Peter John Murphy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Murphy throws an overhand right that lands on Aldo's shoulder, as Aldo tries to avoid the shot. Aldo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Murphy is fending him off so far but Aldo persists. Nope, Murphy circles away and we're back to standing. Murphy throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Murphy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Murphy keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round. My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer. Murphy looks to land a left hand but Aldo moved out of range nicely. Aldo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Murphy throws a jab but it's blocked by Aldo. Aldo is looking to clinch but Murphy is avoiding it.
Aldo moves in looking to clinch but Murphy pushes him off. Aldo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Aldo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Murphy paws at him with a jab and circles away. Aldo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Murphy throws a jab when Aldo was well out of range. Aldo throws a head kick but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy throws a hook but Aldo avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Murphy throws a jab but it's blocked by Aldo. Aldo is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Aldo wants to clinch. Aldo shoots for a double leg takedown but Murphy sprawls well. He's pushed Aldo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Aldo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Aldo looks to score with a jab to the body but Murphy is just out of range. Aldo tries to clinch there but Murphy circles away.
Aldo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Murphy circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four 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. Murphy stuffs the takedown attempt from Aldo. Aldo gets slowly back to his feet. Aldo looks gassed! A decent looking cross lands there for Murphy. Murphy misses with a hook. Aldo ducked under it nicely. Aldo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Murphy paws at him with a jab and circles away. Murphy scores with a jab to the head.
The fighters circling - Murphy throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Murphy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Murphy connects with a crisp jab. Murphy swats away the attempt to clinch by Aldo. Murphy misses with an uppercut. Aldo saw that one coming. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter John Murphy 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.
Aldo is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Murphy works the jab nicely. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Aldo. Aldo tries to clinch up. Murphy looks to land a left hand but Aldo moved out of range nicely. Nice sprawl there from Murphy as Aldo shoots in. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Murphy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aldo shoots in but Murphy avoids the takedown attempt easily. Peter John Murphy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Aldo. Aldo swings for the body but Murphy moves out of range.
Jose Aldo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round. Murphy waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Aldo. Aldo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murphy. Aldo tries to clinch up but Murphy circles away and keeps his distance. Aldo tries to clinch there but Murphy circles away.
Murphy throws a jab but it's blocked by Aldo. Aldo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Murphy swats him away and circles back towards the center. Aldo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Murphy keeps the fight on the outside. Aldo fails to land the takedown. Murphy is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. Aldo is breathing heavily. Aldo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round. There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. Aldo fails to land the takedown. Aldo fails with a takedown attempt. Murphy jabs Aldo right on the nose. Aldo blinks but takes it well. Murphy avoids a kick to the body.
Aldo shoots in but no luck this time. Murphy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Aldo momentarily.
Aldo fails with a takedown attempt. Aldo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Aldo tries to clinch up but Murphy circles away and keeps his distance. Aldo is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Aldo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Murphy scores with a jab to the jaw. Aldo slips a straight right by Murphy. Aldo tries to clinch but Murphy moves out of range. Aldo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. Aldo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Murphy throws a big shot that misses. Aldo throws a half hearted mid kick. Aldo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Aldo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Murphy paws at him with a jab and circles away. A telegraphed right hand from Murphy misses the target. Aldo misses the shot to the body. Murphy keeps the fight on the outside. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Murphy lands a really nice looking cross but Aldo seems unphased.
Murphy takes a kick to the side of the head. Aldo is looking to clinch. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter John Murphy dominated that second round. That's time! Murphy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Aldo fails in his attempt to clinch. Aldo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murphy. Aldo looks to land a body kick but Murphy moved away. Aldo misses with a takedown attempt - Murphy sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Aldo wants to clinch. Murphy looks to land a left hand but Aldo moved out of range nicely. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Murphy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Aldo sees it coming and avoids it easily. Murphy with a nice cross.
That's one minute gone in the round. Aldo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Murphy but Murphy pushes him off and we're back to square one. Aldo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Aldo fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Peter John Murphy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Aldo. Nice sprawl there from Murphy as Aldo shoots in. Murphy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Aldo on the wrong end of a nice hook. Murphy moves out of range of the body kick from Aldo.
Murphy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aldo has a takedown stuffed. Murphy misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round. There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. Aldo avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Murphy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Aldo wants to clinch. Aldo looks for a takedown but Murphy sprawls well. Murphy pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Aldo tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Aldo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Murphy finds it's way round the side to connect with Aldo's head. A big right from Murphy misses. Murphy misses with a hook. Aldo ducked under it nicely. Jose Aldo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Aldo walks into a jab. Aldo doesn't manage to clinch there - Murphy circles away.
Murphy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Aldo shoots in but no luck this time. Aldo is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Aldo doesn't manage to clinch there - Murphy circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Murphy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jose Aldo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Murphy throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Aldo ducks right into an uppercut from Murphy. Aldo tries to close the distance and clinch but Murphy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Aldo throws a low kick, looking for Murphy's leg but Murphy calmly moves out of range. Murphy with a hook. Aldo has a takedown stuffed. Aldo throws a push kick but Murphy slaps the foot to one side. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Aldo fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight! Peter John Murphy showed his dominance in that final round. Well Murphy 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27 Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27 Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter John Murphy!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
9% |
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