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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Keizo Kasai (ranked 1716 p4p, 845 weight class) and Finn Murphy (ranked 213 p4p, 108 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Keizo Kasai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Finn Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, David Hoff and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kasai smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Murphy looks to throw the jab but Kasai is out of range.
Kasai avoids the body shot from Murphy.
Kasai throws a body shot but no joy.
Murphy misses with a body shot.
Nice body punch from Kasai.
Murphy slips a jab and a cross from Kasai.
Sloppy strikes from Kasai. Those never looked like landing.
A little jabbing left from Murphy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kasai lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Murphy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kasai manages to avoid it.
Kasai takes a swing at Murphy's ribcage but misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Murphy misses the target.
Kasai swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Murphy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Kasai finds it's way through Murphy's defenses.
Kasai moves into the clinch successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy misses with a hook to the ribs.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kasai takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kasai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kasai lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kasai.
Murphy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kasai stalling.
Kasai lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Murphy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kasai breaks the clinch.
Murphy looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kasai works Murphy's body with a nice hook.
Keizo Kasai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kasai stuns Murphy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Murphy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murphy cracks Kasai with an open hand slap.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kasai.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kasai scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kasai has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gladius Elite Facilities in the buildup to the fight.
Kasai bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Murphy's head backwards.
Kasai listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
No joy there for Kasai, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kasai lands with a nice combination. Murphy backs away looking to recover.
Murphy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kasai listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kasai digs a good hook to Murphy's body.
Kasai scores with a body shot.
Murphy loads up on a big right hand but Kasai slips the punch.
Kasai misses with a series of wild punches.
Kasai lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasai throws a right hand that misses
and Murphy counters with a left to the body.
Kasai is looking to wear down Murphy with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kasai lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kasai.
Kasai cracks a nice hook into Murphy's ribs.
Kasai swings for the body but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy throws the left hand but Kasai avoids the punch easily.
Kasai clinches up against the cage.
Murphy working aggressively here.
Kasai is pushing Murphy up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kasai's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kasai scores with a body shot.
Murphy loads up on a big right hand but Kasai slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy misses the shot to the body.
Kasai scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Murphy misses.
Kasai changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kasai with a hook.
A punch combination from Kasai misses.
Kasai looks to land a combination but Murphy avoids it well.
Kasai misses with a shot to the body
and Murphy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kasai throws a body punch but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kasai moves into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kasai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kasai lands with a short shot to the head.
Kasai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murphy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keizo Kasai 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.
Kasai throws a leg kick
and Murphy counters with a nice uppercut.
Kasai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kasai takes a swing at Murphy's ribcage but misses.
Kasai misses with a double jab
and Murphy counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Kasai.
Kasai looks to score with a jab to the body but Murphy is just out of range.
Kasai throws a body shot but no joy.
Kasai doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kasai on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kasai lands a nice looking body shot.
Kasai is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Murphy can do to turn this around?
Kasai bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Murphy's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murphy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kasai.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasai tries to bum rush Murphy with a series of wild strikes but Murphy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kasai tries to move into range but Murphy moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
It looks like Keizo Kasai has been cut.
Kasai finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Murphy's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Kasai falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Finn Murphy!
Finn Murphy managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, EL ZOIDO FEEBLE FIGHTWEAR, into his post fight interview.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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