PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mick Murphy (ranked 209 p4p, 502 weight class) and Porthos Knox (ranked 33 p4p, 79 weight class). Knox comes into a darkened arena with his song building. One Step Closer | Linkin Park kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Murphy
vs
Knox

193 cm
39
170
39 - 12 - 0

177 cm
28
175
14 - 9 - 2

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 39 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mick Murphy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 2, fighting out of London, Porthos Knox!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, John Roberts and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy lands a jab to Knox's midsection.
Murphy has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The House Of Pain in the buildup to the fight.
Murphy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Knox.
Knox throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murphy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murphy swings for the body but Knox moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Murphy there.
Murphy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Knox.
Murphy scores with a jab. Knox acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Knox throws a hook but Murphy avoids it easily.

Murphy moves into the clinch.
Knox stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murphy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knox blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murphy letting Knox take a breather here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Knox creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Knox is leaning against Murphy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Murphy misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy tries to work over Knox's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Knox.
Knox goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knox stalling in the clinch but Murphy improves position.
Murphy scores with a hook to the body.
Murphy tries a body shot but Knox blocks it.
Murphy working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murphy.
Murphy really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Murphy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Knox avoiding damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Murphy.
Murphy prevents a body shot from Knox.
Murphy digs a right hand underneath Knox's ribcage. Knox let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch on the inside from Murphy fails to land.
Knox blocking some punches.

Knox breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A cross from Murphy lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy lands a glancing blow to the side of Knox's head.
Nice defenses there by Murphy.
Murphy scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murphy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Knox.
Murphy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Knox! But no joy.
Knox slips a jab from Murphy.
A countering left hand to the body from Knox misses.
Knox tries to clinch but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy is looking to clinch.
Murphy cracks a nice hook into Knox's ribs.
Knox avoids the body shot from Murphy.

Knox gets tackled into the cage by Murphy. Murphy maintains the clinch.
Murphy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murphy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knox tries to work over Murphy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A shot in the inside from Knox.
Knox blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Knox backwards.
Knox blocks a body shot from Murphy.
Murphy throws a punch but it's blocked by Knox.

Knox breaks the clinch.
Murphy cracks Knox with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Murphy throws out a powerful jab.
Knox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murphy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Knox takes a swing at Murphy's ribcage but misses.
Murphy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Murphy throws a good cross that connects.
A big right from Murphy misses.
Murphy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murphy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Murphy wants to slow Knox down by chopping away at his legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox throws a body shot but no joy.
Murphy jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A shot to the liver by Murphy. Beautiful body shot.
Murphy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knox was well out of range. Poor timing from Murphy.
Mick Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Murphy instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murphy.
Murphy misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Knox fails to land.
Murphy throws a punch but it's blocked by Knox.
Knox blocking some punches.
Knox scores with a shoulder strike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Knox taking a breather.
The crowd are getting on Knox's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mick Murphy dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Knox scores with a jab.
Murphy slips under a jab from Knox.
A counter left hand to the body from Murphy misses its target.
Murphy throws a shot to the body.
Murphy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Murphy wants to clinch.
Knox looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox misses with a hook. Murphy ducked under it nicely.
Murphy connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Murphy jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Knox checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Murphy throws a looping overhand right but Knox ducks down to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy misses with a looping left.
Murphy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Murphy has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Knox finds it's way round the side to connect with Murphy's head.
Murphy throws a looping overhand right but Knox ducks down to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Murphy misses the target.
Knox avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A nice side step and Knox releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Knox takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Murphy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Knox has time to react.
Knox misses with a looping right.
Knox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murphy moves away.
Murphy misses with an uppercut.
Knox uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murphy.
Murphy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Knox swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Murphy is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Murphy throws a shot from downtown. Knox moves away and avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy misses with a hook.
Knox gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Murphy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knox throws out the jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knox loads up on a big right hand but Murphy slips the punch.
Knox misses with a body shot.
Murphy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Murphy slips a jab and a cross from Knox.
Murphy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Knox sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Knox in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Knox's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Murphy connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Knox scrambles back to his feet.
Murphy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knox manages to avoid it.
Murphy tries to clinch but Knox moves out of range.
Murphy misses with a right hand
letting Knox counter with a right hand.
Murphy misses with a body punch
and Knox cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murphy. Knox does a little dance to reset his feet.
A countering left hand to the body from Knox misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A swing and a miss from Knox.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Knox swings widly with a right hand
and Murphy counters with a right hand to the body.
Knox moves out of range of the strikes.
Knox takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Murphy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Knox can do to turn this around?
Murphy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murphy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Knox's hands.
A big right from Knox misses.
Knox throws a big shot that misses.
Murphy cracks Knox with an open hand slap.
Knox works the jab nicely.
Murphy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Knox paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Murphy thuds a left hand into Knox's body.
Murphy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox misses with a body shot
and Murphy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knox looks to score with a jab to the body but Murphy is just out of range.
Knox uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murphy.
A telegraphed right hand from Murphy misses the target.
Murphy is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Murphy jabs Knox right on the nose. Knox blinks but takes it well.
Murphy moves to clinch but Knox breaks away
and Murphy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Knox misses with a lunging right hand
and Murphy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Knox lands a slapping body shot.
Murphy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Knox.
Mick Murphy is winning the standup battle so far.
Murphy misses with a hook to the body
letting Knox counter with a right hand.
Knox ducks under a wild hook from Murphy.
Murphy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Knox throws a sloppy body shot
and Murphy counters with a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mick Murphy dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Knox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knox throws a hook but Murphy avoids it easily.
Murphy connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Knox tries to move into range but Murphy moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Murphy digs a good body shot into Knox's ribs.
Murphy misses with a hook. Knox ducked under it nicely.

Murphy moves into the clinch successfully.
A short right from Murphy.
Knox taking a breather.
Knox has a couple of punches blocked by Murphy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Knox pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Knox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knox is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murphy.
A big right from Murphy misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Knox sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murphy lands with a thumping leg kick.
Murphy lands with a straight right. Knox didn't see that one coming.
Murphy tests Knox's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Murphy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knox.
Murphy was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Knox swings for the body but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy takes a swing at Knox's ribcage but misses.
Murphy misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Knox counters with a nice uppercut.
Knox needs to keep his hands up - Murphy had a free shot at his head there.
Knox slips a jab and a cross from Murphy.
Murphy throws out a powerful jab.
Murphy moves away from the strike by Knox.
Murphy jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox avoids the body shot from Murphy.
Some wild striking there from Murphy.
A little jabbing left from Knox on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Knox has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
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 misses with a right hand
and Knox counters with a stiff right hand.
Knox misses with a hook to the body
and Knox takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Murphy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Murphy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Murphy feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Knox throws a series of punches but Murphy avoids them all with ease.
Knox throws a lazy right hand but Murphy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Knox darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Knox uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murphy.
Knox appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Murphy ducks under a wild hook from Knox.
Knox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knox throws a sloppy body shot
and Murphy counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy moves in looking to clinch but Knox pushes him off.
Murphy scores with the left hand. Knox knows he should have avoided that one.
Murphy throws a looping overhand right but Knox ducks down to avoid it.
Murphy slips a jab from Knox.
Knox throws a predictable looking body shot
and Murphy makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Knox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murphy fires out a quick counter leg kick but Knox just manages to avoid it.
Murphy connects with a single shot there.
Murphy throws a leg kick which misses Knox's front leg but catches the back leg as Knox tries to avoid it.
Knox slips a straight right by Murphy.
Murphy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Knox sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Knox appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Knox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murphy.
Knox takes one to the side of the head.
Murphy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Knox.
Knox unleashes a big counter combination but Murphy bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Murphy throws a hook but Knox avoids it easily.
Murphy throws a poor cross that misses
and Knox counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knox. Murphy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murphy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Murphy misses with a straight left.
Knox throws a lazy uppercut
and Murphy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Murphy scores with a jab to the body.
Murphy moves away from the strike by Knox.
A low kick lands for Murphy.
Murphy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knox.
Knox on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Murphy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Knox.
Knox moves out of range as Murphy strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Knox! But no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mick Murphy clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Murphy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Murphy throws a poor cross that misses
and Knox counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Murphy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Knox looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Knox stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Murphy.
Murphy wants to clinch up but Knox keeps it at a distance.
Knox doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Knox connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Murphy momentarily.
Murphy throws a shot from downtown. Knox moves away and avoids it.
Knox throws out a counter right but Murphy avoids it with no problem.
Knox drops his hands momentarily and Murphy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A slow jab from Murphy misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy connects with a good right hand that stumbles Knox. Knox circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A telegraphed right hand from Murphy misses the target.
Knox takes one to the chin there.
Knox's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Good standup being displayed there by Knox as he connects with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murphy fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy moves out of range of the strikes.
Knox takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A big left from Murphy misses.
Murphy looks to land a right hand but Knox moved out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Murphy. That snapped Knox's head back.
Knox loads up on a big right hand but Murphy slips the punch.
Murphy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Murphy moves in looking to clinch but Knox pushes him off.
Knox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knox takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A jab from Knox misses.
Knox misses with a looping right.
Murphy is looking for a counter combo.
Murphy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy misses with a hook
enabling Knox to counter with a crisp jab.
Murphy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Murphy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knox.
An attempted straight right counter from Murphy misses the target.
Knox jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Murphy works the jab nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murphy connects with a jab.
Knox throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Murphy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Murphy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Knox counters with a nice uppercut.
Murphy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Knox slips under a jab from Murphy.
Knox is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Murphy with a body shot.
Murphy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

Murphy gets a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy misses with a punch on the inside.
Murphy misses with a punch on the inside.
Murphy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knox blocks an uppercut.
Murphy has a couple of punches blocked by Knox.
Murphy pushes Knox back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knox pressing his opponent against the cage.
Murphy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Murphy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Murphy working aggressively here.
Knox works on Murphy's body with a couple of short punches.

Knox manages to break the clinch.
Murphy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Knox.
Knox looks to score with a jab to the body but Murphy is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy lands a really nice looking cross but Knox seems unphased.
Knox slips under a jab from Murphy.
Nice defenses there by Murphy.
An attempted straight right counter from Murphy misses the target.
Murphy scores with a nice strike.
Knox misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murphy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Knox.
Murphy throwing a counter right hand but Knox manages to avoid it.
Murphy with a nice cross.
Knox misses with a jab to the body
enabling Murphy to counter with a crisp jab.
Murphy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Knox takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Knox takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mick Murphy had his way with Porthos Knox in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Murphy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Good leg kick by Murphy.
Knox looks to score with a jab to the body but Murphy is just out of range.
Murphy appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Murphy throws out a powerful jab.
Murphy defending well as Knox loads up on a big left hand.
Knox drops his hands momentarily and Murphy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nice shot lands for Murphy.
Murphy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Murphy throws a hook to the side of Knox's head but Knox sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murphy throwing a counter right hand but Knox manages to avoid it.
Murphy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Knox misses with a hook. Murphy ducked under it nicely.
Murphy was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Murphy scores with a jab. Knox acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Murphy to counter with a crisp jab.
Knox moves away from the strike by Murphy.
Murphy feints and then cracks Knox's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Knox down.
Knox uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murphy.
A decent looking cross lands there for Murphy.
Murphy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Knox.
Knox checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jab by Murphy.
Knox lands a right hook to the body.
Knox throws a jab but it's blocked by Murphy.
Murphy darts in trying to clinch
and Knox counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox misses the shot to the body.
Murphy looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Knox fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murphy manages to avoid it.
Murphy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Knox sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murphy lands a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knox misses with a hook.
Murphy is looking to counter punch.
Knox swings for the body but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy tried to counter with a leg kick but Knox avoided it.
Murphy throws a right hand that misses
and Knox counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Knox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murphy moves away.
Murphy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mick Murphy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Knox scores with a nice strike.
Knox throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Murphy on the side of the head.
Murphy connects with a good right hand that stumbles Knox. Knox circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Knox uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murphy.
Knox needs to keep his hands up - Murphy had a free shot at his head there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy wants to clinch.
Knox throws a body shot but no joy.
Murphy scores with a jab to the body.
Murphy throws a leg kick but Knox checks it.
Knox looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Murphy moves out of range of the strikes.
It looked like Murphy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Knox connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Murphy slips a jab from Knox.
Knox scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Murphy doesn't seem bothered though.
Knox takes one to the side of the head.
Knox takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy tries to clinch up but Knox circles away and keeps his distance.
Knox misses with a hook
and Murphy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice uppercut there from Murphy.
A shot to the body from Murphy misses
and Knox counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Porthos Knox has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knox keeps the fight on the outside.
Murphy throws a lazy right hand but Knox sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Knox appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Murphy throws a jab when Knox was well out of range.

Murphy instigates a clinch.
Knox's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Knox struggles to land a body shot inside as Murphy controls his hands.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mick Murphy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Murphy has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 50:45
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 50:45
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mick Murphy!
Mick Murphy retains his welterweight title!
Our winner, Mick Murphy, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Porthos Knox spoke after the fight, saying '"If you haven't lost in this sport, you haven't fought the right guys yet." (Matt Hughes)'.