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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Murphy (ranked 1248 p4p, 3031 weight class) and Ultima Kekkonen (ranked 149 p4p, 322 weight class). Patrick Murphy has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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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 5 - 2 - 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ultima Kekkonen!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Topper Green and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy moves out of range as Kekkonen strikes.
We've been hearing reports that Murphy has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Murphy lands a right hook to the body.
Kekkonen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Murphy shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Murphy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Murphy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Murphy trying to control the action but Kekkonen is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murphy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kekkonen has hold of Murphy's hands but Murphy slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Murphy throwing shots but Kekkonen is blocking nicely.
Kekkonen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Murphy is trying to control. Kekkonen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Murphy looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Murphy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kekkonen's head.
Murphy is just content to waste time from the top position. Kekkonen takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kekkonen keeping full guard, as Murphy tries to pass.
Murphy postures up in Kekkonen's guard and throws a big left but Kekkonen blocks it.
Murphy trying to control the position from guard on top but Kekkonen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Murphy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Murphy sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kekkonen's guard.
Murphy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kekkonen's head.
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 sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kekkonen defending well though.
Murphy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Murphy looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy thows a huge punch but Kekkonen dodges it nicely.
Murphy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Murphy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kekkonen defending well though.
Murphy scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Murphy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kekkonen defending well though.
Murphy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Murphy is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Kekkonen has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Kekkonen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Murphy lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Murphy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kekkonen defending well though.
Murphy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Murphy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kekkonen's head.
Kekkonen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Murphy takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kekkonen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Murphy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Murphy lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Murphy takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Murphy dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Murphy lands a jab.
Murphy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Kekkonen lands a left and a right that send Murphy crashing to the mat, dazed. Kekkonen thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Patrick Murphy has been cut.
Murphy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kekkonen manages to avoid it.
Murphy avoids the head kick by Kekkonen.
Murphy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kekkonen can do to turn this around?
Kekkonen misses with an uppercut
and Murphy counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
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 is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Murphy looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kekkonen with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Murphy throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Kekkonen to regain full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Murphy postures up in Kekkonen's guard and throws a big left but Kekkonen blocks it.
Kekkonen is trying to control the position but Murphy postures up.
Kekkonen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Murphy working some strikes from top position.
Murphy throwing strikes from guard but Kekkonen blocks nicely.
Kekkonen seems keen to control Murphy's posture.
Murphy lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's two 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 missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Murphy cracks Kekkonen with a solid left hand.
Kekkonen has momentary wrist control but Murphy slips an elbow through the middle.
Kekkonen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Murphy is looking to work some ground and pound but Kekkonen has wrist control.
Murphy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Murphy trying to control but Kekkonen is working from the bottom.
Murphy with a flurry of punches that miss.
Murphy throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kekkonen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Murphy wants to control from the top but Kekkonen keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kekkonen throws a hook but Murphy avoids it easily.
Kekkonen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Murphy counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Murphy working Kekkonen over with strikes.
Murphy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Murphy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kekkonen defending well though.
Murphy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Murphy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kekkonen defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Murphy lands a nice short elbow.
Murphy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Murphy throwing shots but Kekkonen is blocking nicely.
Murphy slips a nice elbow through Kekkonen's hands, connecting with Kekkonen's forehead.
Murphy lands with a punch from half guard.
Kekkonen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Murphy takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murphy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Murphy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Patrick Murphy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Murphy throws a strike but Kekkonen avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Kekkonen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Murphy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Patrick Murphy's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Murphy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kekkonen shapes to counter with a head kick.
Kekkonen misses with a looping right.
Murphy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kekkonen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kekkonen misses with an uppercut. Murphy saw that one coming.
Murphy appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Kekkonen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kekkonen throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kekkonen scores with a nice head shot.
Kekkonen throws a big shot that misses.
Murphy fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
It seemed like Kekkonen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Kekkonen quickly recovers to half guard.
Nice strikes from Murphy there.
Murphy working the head and body with strikes.
Kekkonen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Murphy.
Murphy wants to pass to mount but Kekkonen is defending the position.
Murphy is trying to control the action in half guard but Kekkonen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Murphy lands a nice short elbow.
Murphy lands strikes from half guard.
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 Kekkonen's temple.
Ultima Kekkonen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kekkonen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kekkonen has hold of Murphy's hands but Murphy slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kekkonen has hold of Murphy's hands but Murphy slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kekkonen wants to control but Murphy is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Murphy working over Kekkonen with some ground and pound. Kekkonen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ground and pound from Murphy.
Kekkonen regains full guard. Nicely done.
Murphy is looking to work some ground and pound but Kekkonen has wrist control.
Murphy scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Murphy with a flurry of punches that miss.
Murphy lands a couple of elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Murphy postures up in Kekkonen's guard and throws a big left but Kekkonen blocks it.
Murphy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Murphy throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Murphy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Murphy content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kekkonen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Murphy manages to get himself to full guard.
Kekkonen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Murphy has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
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.
Patrick Murphy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kekkonen stays in close to Murphy's body and controls the position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Murphy holds on and takes a little breather.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kekkonen stopping the sweep attempt from Murphy.
Murphy seems keen to control Kekkonen's posture.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
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 Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick 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
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