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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ronnie Hepple (ranked 234 p4p, 442 weight class) and Tobias Murphy (ranked 40 p4p, 66 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Tobias Murphy enters the cage!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Ronnie Hepple!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tobias Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hepple misses with a double jab
and Murphy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hepple throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Murphy lands a body shot.
Hepple throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hepple chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Murphy can pounce on him.
Murphy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Murphy misses with a leg kick
letting Hepple counter with a right hand.
Hepple throws a series of punches but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Murphy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hepple was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Murphy walks into a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed right hand from Murphy misses the target.
It looked like Hepple was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Murphy.
Hepple slips a jab from Murphy.
Hepple jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Murphy connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hepple takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hepple forces Murphy back against the cage and clinches.
Murphy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hepple misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hepple using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Murphy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hepple throws an elbow but misses.
Hepple lands a left hand that snaps the head of Murphy backwards.
Murphy scores with a shoulder strike.
Hepple tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hepple struggles to land a body shot inside as Murphy controls his hands.
Murphy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Murphy throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Murphy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hepple gets a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hepple lands a left hand.
Hepple lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Murphy backwards.
Hepple misses with the head strike.
Murphy breaks the clinch.
Murphy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Murphy is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hepple rather than just go for the knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Murphy misses with a low kick.
Murphy scoring well with a low kick there.
Murphy throws a low kick but Hepple avoids it.
Murphy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hepple was well out of range. Poor timing from Murphy.
Hepple misses with a head kick.
Murphy misses with a looping right.
Murphy with a nice cross.
Tobias Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circle momentarily. Murphy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hepple checks a leg kick.
Murphy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hepple closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hepple blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hepple lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Murphy backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hepple.
Murphy misses with a punch on the inside.
Murphy has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Hepple seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Murphy can turn it around.
Hepple throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Murphy blocks it with crossed arms.
Hepple blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hepple fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hepple throws an elbow but it misses.
Hepple struggles to land a body shot inside as Murphy controls his hands.
Hepple lands with a left to the head.
Murphy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Murphy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murphy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hepple breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hepple connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Murphy momentarily.
Murphy lands a nice looking body shot.
Hepple throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murphy ducks under a wild hook from Hepple.
Hepple throws a head kick but Murphy moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hepple throws a hook to the side of Murphy's head but Murphy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hepple checks the leg kick nicely there.
As Murphy looks to move away, Hepple throws a big counter combo but Murphy just gets out of the way.
Murphy moves out of range of the body kick.
Hepple ducks under a wild hook from Murphy.
Hepple throws a quick counter head kick but Murphy was just out of range.
Hepple fails with an attempt to clinch.
Murphy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hepple tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murphy was well out of range. Poor timing from Hepple.
Murphy throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Murphy looks to score with a jab to the body but Hepple is just out of range.
Murphy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hepple takes one to the side of the head.
Murphy lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Murphy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tobias Murphy dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hepple takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hepple tried to score with a low kick but Murphy checks it.
Murphy misses with a wild combination.
Hepple takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Murphy scores with a push kick.
Ronnie Hepple is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Murphy.
Murphy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hepple at a distance.
Hepple chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Murphy can pounce on him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy misses with a jab to the body
and Hepple counters with a one-two to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hepple. Murphy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murphy connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hepple connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hepple fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Murphy blocks the body kick.
Murphy scores with a leg kick.
Hepple is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hepple tries to clinch but Murphy is having none of it.
Murphy thinks about the counter body kick.
Murphy misses with a straight left.
Murphy just misses with a punch to the body.
Murphy takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Murphy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hepple on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hepple avoids the body shot from Murphy.
Hepple closes the distance but Murphy moves to the side
and Murphy counters with a straight right hand.
Murphy digs a good body shot into Hepple's ribs.
Murphy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hepple throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hepple falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Murphy counter with a right hand.
Murphy swings for the body but Hepple moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hepple stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Murphy.
Hepple misses with a two punch combination.
Murphy scores with a nice right hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Murphy.
Murphy will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Murphy just misses with a punch to the body.
Hepple is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hepple ducks under a wild hook from Murphy.
Hepple cracks Murphy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hepple lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hepple throws out a loose jab but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hepple moves into the clinch.
Hepple using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Murphy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Murphy blocking some punches.
Murphy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tobias Murphy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Murphy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hepple throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A slapping body kick lands there for Murphy.
Murphy punishes Hepple's body with a nice straight punch.
A shot to the body from Murphy misses
and Hepple counters with a right hand to the body.
Hepple throws a leg kick which misses Murphy's front leg but catches the back leg as Murphy tries to avoid it.
Hepple takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hepple takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hepple misses with a jab to the body
and Murphy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murphy scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy throws the kick towards the body but Hepple avoids it.
Hepple takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A nice leg kick from Murphy, right into the meat of the thigh.
Murphy misses with a wild body shot.
Hepple throws a counter high kick but Murphy was just alert enough to avoid it.
Hepple avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A little feinted left hand from Hepple on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hepple punishes Murphy's body with a nice straight punch.
Murphy gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Hepple counters with a one-two to the body.
Murphy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice body kick there by Hepple.
Murphy throws a front kick aimed at Hepple's knee but Hepple avoids it well.
Murphy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A nice leg kick from Murphy, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hepple on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
It looks like Hepple has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
A solid leg kick lands there for Murphy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tobias Murphy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A slapping leg kick lands for Murphy.
Hepple tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murphy was well out of range. Poor timing from Hepple.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Murphy.
Hepple displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Murphy throws out the jab.
A low kick from Murphy is predictable there
enabling Hepple to counter with a crisp jab.
Hepple avoids the body shot from Murphy.
Jab, jab by Murphy - just one landing.
Hepple throws an off balance right hand
and Murphy counters with a leg kick.
Murphy swings for the body but Hepple moves out of range.
Hepple is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy avoids the head kick by Hepple.
It seemed like Murphy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hepple just misses with a punch to the body.
Murphy doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hepple checks a low kick from Murphy.
A nice leg kick lands there from Murphy.
Hepple throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Murphy on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Murphy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hepple will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Hepple ducks right into an uppercut from Murphy.
Murphy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hepple's sensitive parts.
A solid leg kick lands there for Murphy.
Hepple takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hepple scores with a jab.
Murphy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
An attempted straight right counter from Hepple misses the target.
Hepple rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Murphy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A punch lands to the side of Hepple 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Murphy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hepple is out of range.
Murphy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hepple at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hepple is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murphy.
Ronnie Hepple has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hepple ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Murphy wants to land a leg kick but Hepple is out of range.
Murphy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hepple throws a sloppy head kick
and Murphy counters with an inside leg kick.
Murphy misses with a body shot.
Hepple throws a quick counter head kick but Murphy was just out of range.
Murphy walks into a left hand.
Murphy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Murphy throws a leg kick
letting Hepple counter with a right hand.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Murphy.
Hepple gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hepple throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Murphy avoids the head kick by Hepple.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It appears Hepple was looking to counter with a kick there.
Murphy digs a good body shot into Hepple's ribs.
Murphy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hepple on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Murphy lands a jab to Hepple's midsection.
Hepple throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Murphy doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hepple throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Murphy! But no joy.
Murphy scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hepple is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hepple finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Murphy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A low kick lands for Murphy.
Tobias Murphy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Murphy.
Hepple throwing a counter right hand but Murphy manages to avoid it.
Hepple takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murphy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Murphy steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Both fighters circling a little - Hepple finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Hepple tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Murphy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hepple throws a head kick that misses.
Nice straight punches there by Murphy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Murphy.
Hepple misses with an uppercut
and Murphy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hepple connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Murphy momentarily.
Murphy looks to land a right hand but Hepple moved out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Murphy. That's going to slow Hepple down.
Murphy throws a lazy body kick
and Hepple counters with a nice body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tobias Murphy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Murphy winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tobias Murphy!
A relieved looking Tobias Murphy thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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