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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kofi Ousmane (ranked 1420 p4p, 588 weight class) and Liam Murphy (ranked 191 p4p, 82 weight class). Murphy has chosen I'm Shipping Up To Boston- Dropkick Murphy's as his entrance music. Liam Murphy will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Kofi Ousmane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Liam Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ousmane fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Murphy to the ground. Ousmane is now in Murphy's guard.
Ousmane postures up in Murphy's guard and throws a big left but Murphy blocks it.
Murphy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ousmane is one step ahead there.
Murphy escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ousmane gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Murphy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ousmane seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ousmane slips nicely into half guard.
Ousmane sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Murphy defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ousmane thows a huge punch but Murphy dodges it nicely.
Murphy has hold of Ousmane's hands but Ousmane slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ousmane controlling the action here.
Murphy moves into full guard.
Ousmane postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Our spies down at at Defiant inform us that Murphy has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Ousmane trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Murphy manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Murphy won't allow Ousmane to sweep him here.
Ousmane is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ousmane is thwarting Murphy's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ousmane working the head and body with strikes.
Murphy trying to control from the bottom.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ousmane in particular looking to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ousmane is trying to control. Murphy wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ousmane is nestled in close to Murphy, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Murphy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ousmane is working for a kimura but Murphy is defending it quite comfortably.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ousmane looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Murphy with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Murphy is looking for a sweep. Ousmane is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Murphy keeps trying to improve his position.
Ousmane working the head and body with strikes.
Murphy is looking for a sweep. Ousmane is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Murphy has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ousmane is working away from the top position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy looking for submissions off his back.
Murphy trying to control from the bottom.
Murphy is not content to let Ousmane control the position.
Murphy has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Ousmane escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Ousmane!
Ousmane working the body and head with strikes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Murphy is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Ousmane is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Murphy is bucking up trying to escape but Ousmane cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kofi Ousmane dominated that round.
That's time! Ousmane's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Murphy forces Ousmane back against the cage and clinches.
Ousmane misses with a punch to the body.
Ousmane is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Murphy can do to turn this around?
Ousmane tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murphy prevents a body shot from Ousmane.
Ousmane goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murphy drags the fight down to the ground.
Ousmane is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Murphy wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Ousmane slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ousmane is aware though and is defending well.
Ousmane wants to control from the top but Murphy keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ousmane with a nice head shot there.
Ousmane keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Murphy's head.
Murphy working for a triangle but Ousmane defends it easily.
Murphy lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Ousmane working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Murphy doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Murphy manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Murphy wants to control from the top but Ousmane keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy stopping the sweep attempt from Ousmane.
Murphy trying to control the position from guard on top but Ousmane is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ousmane bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Murphy's guard.
Murphy looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ousmane drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ousmane jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Ousmane working some strikes from top position.
Ousmane 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.
Ousmane working some strikes from top position.
Ousmane with a nice head shot there.
Ousmane passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ousmane trying to control the position but Murphy is working away.
Ousmane tries to stand but Murphy is controlling his head.
Ousmane misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Ousmane lands a nice forearm strike.
Ousmane wants to control but Murphy is keeping him busy.
Ousmane is putting a hurting on Murphy here, landing some big shots from side control.
Ousmane is putting a hurting on Murphy here, landing some big shots from side control.
Murphy is rocked!
Murphy is looking for a sweep.
Kofi Ousmane overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ousmane works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Murphy is still in real trouble! Can Ousmane finish him?
Murphy regains half guard there - taking advantage of Ousmane's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Ousmane is looking to take a break and control but Murphy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Murphy seems to have recovered his senses.
Ousmane prevents Murphy from improving his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Murphy is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ousmane scores with a couple of nice shots.
Murphy tries to roll over but Ousmane keeps him under control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kofi Ousmane dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Murphy tries to sprawl but Ousmane drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Murphy wants to improve his position but Ousmane is controlling well.
Ousmane trying to control from half guard but Murphy is working away.
Ousmane throwing shots but Murphy is blocking nicely.
Ousmane working the head and body with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ousmane looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Murphy wants to get back to full guard but Ousmane has mounted him!
Murphy keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Ousmane takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Ousmane! Murphy is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Kofi Ousmane!
Kofi Ousmane thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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