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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Murphy (ranked 1436 p4p, 3040 weight class) and Murad Khalimov (ranked 168 p4p, 339 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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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 3 - 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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Murad Khalimov!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Thiago Cunha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy scores with a hook to the body. Khalimov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A lazy left from Khalimov finds it's target.
Khalimov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Murphy lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Khalimov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murphy manages to avoid it.
Murphy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khalimov.
Murphy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Murphy moves into range and connects with a jab.
Murphy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murphy closes this distance looking for a takedown but Khalimov circles away.
Khalimov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Murphy changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Khalimov tries to avoid it but Murphy manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Khalimov to the ground. Khalimov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Khalimov.
Murphy leaves Khalimov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Murphy seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khalimov. Murphy does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Khalimov was covering up waiting for the punch and Murphy finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Khalimov working for a triangle but Murphy defends it easily.
Murphy landing some decent shots from guard.
Murphy preventing the sweep.
Murphy throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khalimov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Murphy landing some decent shots from guard.
Murphy is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Murphy lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Murphy tries to free his leg and advance position but Khalimov is retaining full guard.
Murphy wants to control from the top but Khalimov keeps moving.
Khalimov keeping full guard, as Murphy tries to pass.
Murphy stands up over Khalimov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Murphy postures up.
Murphy postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Murphy is looking to work some ground and pound but Khalimov has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Murphy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Murphy lands a couple of digs.
Murphy advances to half guard.
Khalimov is trying to stand up here but Murphy is controlling him well.
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 controlling the action here.
Khalimov trying to hold on to Murphy's head to control him but Murphy postures up.
Murphy is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khalimov is not content to let Murphy control the position.
Murphy slips a nice elbow through Khalimov's hands, connecting with Khalimov's forehead.
Murphy prevents Khalimov from improving his position.
Khalimov is trying to maintain the position but Murphy is very close to passing his half guard.
Murphy working the head and body with strikes.
Murphy winds up and cracks Khalimov with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Murphy winds up and cracks Khalimov with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
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.
Murphy wants to pass to mount but Khalimov is defending the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Murphy dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Khalimov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murphy moves into range and connects with a jab.
Murphy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Murphy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Khalimov wants to clinch up but Murphy keeps it at a distance.
Murphy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Murphy closes this distance looking for a takedown but Khalimov circles away.
Khalimov feints a counter leg kick.
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.
Khalimov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murphy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Khalimov doesn't seem bothered though.
Murphy scores with a nice head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A jab from Khalimov finds it's way through Murphy's defenses.
Murphy closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Khalimov's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murphy preventing the sweep.
Murphy is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy lands a couple of digs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Murphy with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Murphy looking to pass the guard.
Murphy passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Khalimov tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Murphy wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Murphy moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Murphy's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy in side control lands a decent elbow.
Murphy working away.
Murphy landing a few strikes.
Murphy lands a nice forearm strike.
Murphy lands a few punches from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Khalimov takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Murphy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Khalimov keeps working.
Murphy in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Murphy is chipping away with strikes.
Khalimov taking a bit of punishment here - Murphy scoring with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khalimov takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Murphy is putting a hurting on Khalimov here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy cracks Khalimov with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Khalimov on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Murphy looks up at the clock and then as Khalimov takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Murphy smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Khalimov tries to buck Murphy off but Murphy is having none of it.
Murphy lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Murphy working away.
Murphy working the ground and pound.
Patrick Murphy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Khalimov is trying to control Murphy's posture but Murphy avoids it.
Khalimov is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Khalimov takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Murphy lands a nice forearm strike.
Murphy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Khalimov can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy working the ground and pound from side control.
Murphy working the ground and pound.
Murphy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Khalimov keeps working.
Khalimov is working to avoid the ground and pound but Murphy connects with a decent elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khalimov is looking for a sweep.
Murphy scores with punches from side control.
Murphy grinds an elbow into Khalimov's temple.
Khalimov is working to avoid the ground and pound but Murphy connects with a decent elbow.
You can see the frustration on Khalimov's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Khalimov manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Murphy dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Murphy scores with a hook to the body. Khalimov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Murphy shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Murphy showed some decent athleticism there.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Murphy connects with a nice short shot to Khalimov's temple.
Khalimov wants to control but Murphy is keeping busy.
Murphy is keen to just control but Khalimov is a slippery customer.
Murphy lands strikes from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Murphy working over Khalimov with some ground and pound. Khalimov looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Khalimov is looking for a sweep. Murphy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Murphy lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy is looking to take a break and control but Khalimov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Murphy drops an elbow to the side of Khalimov's head.
Murphy looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Khalimov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Murphy takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Murphy passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Khalimov!
Murphy landing strikes from the mount.
Murphy lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Murphy lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Murphy postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Khalimov looks a forlorn figure.
Murphy unloading with bombs!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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 putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Khalimov is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Murphy raining down hammerfists from mount.
Murphy punishing his opponent with strikes.
Murphy takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Murphy working Khalimov over with strikes here.
A nice elbow there by Murphy.
Khalimov is rocked!
Murphy putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Khalimov is still in real trouble! Can Murphy finish him?
Murphy connects with a bit shot that sees Khalimov covering up! More strikes from Murphy and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Murphy is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Patrick Murphy!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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