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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Murphy (ranked 1602 p4p, 23672 weight class) and Henry Hazlitt (ranked 185 p4p, 564 weight class). Patrick Murphy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Patrick Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Henry Hazlitt!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Emerson Jorge and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy shoots in for a double leg but Hazlitt sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Murphy gets a takedown into half guard.
Murphy trying to control from half guard but Hazlitt is working away.
Murphy is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Hazlitt is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Murphy thows a huge punch but Hazlitt dodges it nicely.
Murphy wants to take a breather but Hazlitt is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hazlitt has hold of Murphy's hands but Murphy slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Murphy working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hazlitt tries to get to full guard but Murphy has control of the leg.
Murphy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hazlitt keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Murphy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Murphy has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Murphy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hazlitt avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Murphy.
Hazlitt avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Murphy.
Murphy misses with a head shot. Hazlitt uses the momentum to regain guard.
Murphy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hazlitt works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Murphy makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Murphy is in close to Hazlitt's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Murphy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hazlitt pulls Murphy in to control the position.
Murphy cracks Hazlitt with a solid left hand.
Murphy trying to control but Hazlitt is working from the bottom.
Murphy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hazlitt can do anything to dispel that myth.
Murphy chips away with some ground and pound.
Murphy landing some decent shots from guard.
Murphy throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murphy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy preventing the sweep.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Murphy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Murphy throws a big right hand that misses.
Murphy postures up and lands a big shot to Hazlitt's brow.
Murphy pushing down on Hazlitt's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Hazlitt wants to get back to full guard.
Murphy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hazlitt has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Murphy is working away from the top position though.
Hazlitt wants to sweep but Murphy has passed to side control!
Murphy lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy is chipping away with strikes.
Murphy landing strikes.
Murphy wants to control but Hazlitt is keeping him busy.
Hazlitt takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Hazlitt defending against the ground and pound.
Murphy cracks Hazlitt with a big right hand but Hazlitt just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Murphy postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Murphy tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Murphy trying to control the action but Hazlitt is working from the bottom.
Murphy misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Murphy dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Murphy shoots in looking for a takedown but Hazlitt manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Murphy's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Murphy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Murphy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hazlitt.
Murphy gets a takedown into half guard.
Hazlitt wants to get back to full guard but Murphy has mounted him!
Murphy looking to ground and pound but Hazlitt is blocking nicely.
Hazlitt wants to control but Murphy is having none of it.
Murphy scores with a couple of good head shots there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Hazlitt is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hazlitt blocking the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hazlitt is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Murphy is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Murphy lands a couple of good shots and Hazlitt has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Murphy misses with a punch to the head.
Murphy is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Murphy gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Murphy gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Murphy apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Murphy throws a series of punches but Hazlitt avoids them all with ease.
Hazlitt is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Murphy fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Murphy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hazlitt works Murphy's body with a nice hook.
Murphy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hazlitt is fending him off so far but Murphy persists. Nope, Hazlitt circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patrick Murphy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Murphy misses with a takedown attempt - Hazlitt sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Murphy shoots in for a takedown but Hazlitt shows good takedown defense.
Hazlitt throws out a counter right but Murphy avoids it with no problem.
Patrick Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murphy tries for a takedown but Hazlitt sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hazlitt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Murphy appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Murphy slips under a jab from Hazlitt.
Hazlitt gets caught napping as Murphy dives in and scores a takedown. Hazlitt manages to retain guard.
Murphy wants to pass the guard but Hazlitt is keeping the position.
Hazlitt is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Murphy with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy trying to control the position from guard on top but Hazlitt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Murphy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Murphy here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Murphy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Murphy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hazlitt can do to turn this around?
Hazlitt pulls Murphy in close to prevent any damage.
Hazlitt working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Murphy.
Hazlitt preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hazlitt not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Murphy.
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.
Hazlitt just misses with a punch to the body.
Murphy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hazlitt throws out the jab.
Murphy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Murphy misses with the combination.
Murphy tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hazlitt defends well and Murphy ends up having to push Hazlitt into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Murphy fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hazlitt sprawls well initially but Murphy persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Hazlitt really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Murphy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hazlitt is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Murphy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hazlitt keeps working.
Hazlitt tries to get to full guard but Murphy has control of the leg.
Murphy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Murphy dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Hazlitt fails with a takedown attempt.
Hazlitt misses with a wild body shot.
Hazlitt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hazlitt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hazlitt gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hazlitt needs to keep his hands up - Murphy had a free shot at his head there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Murphy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hazlitt stuffs the takedown attempt from Murphy. Murphy gets slowly back to his feet.
Murphy shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hazlitt defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patrick Murphy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hazlitt throws the left hand but Murphy avoids the punch easily.
Murphy looks to score with a jab to the body but Hazlitt is just out of range.
Murphy shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hazlitt is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Murphy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hazlitt's waist but Hazlitt gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Murphy off to one side.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hazlitt.
Murphy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hazlitt lands a glancing blow to the side of Murphy's head.
Murphy drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Murphy is stalling in the full guard.
Murphy wants to control from the top but Hazlitt keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hazlitt preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Murphy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hazlitt utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hazlitt preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Murphy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Murphy lands a couple of digs.
Murphy with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Murphy tries to free his leg and advance position but Hazlitt is retaining full guard.
Murphy throwing strikes from guard but Hazlitt blocks nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murphy with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy with a flurry of punches that miss.
Murphy with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hazlitt tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Murphy displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hazlitt.
Henry Hazlitt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hazlitt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hazlitt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hazlitt keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Murphy shoots in for a takedown but Hazlitt shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hazlitt throws a hook to the side of Murphy's head but Murphy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Patrick Murphy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hazlitt rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Murphy counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Patrick Murphy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hazlitt being controlled here, momentarily.
Murphy wants to control from the top but Hazlitt keeps moving.
Murphy sitting in guard here, content to control.
Murphy has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hazlitt working a defensive guard here.
Henry Hazlitt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Murphy trying to control but Hazlitt is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick Murphy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Murphy, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Murphy!
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energy
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