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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Makulu Kiwinda (ranked 4365 p4p, 4254 weight class) and Liam Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Makulu Kiwinda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Liam Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiwinda decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Kiwinda takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Murphy is trying to maintain the position but Kiwinda is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kiwinda content to control rather than advance.
Kiwinda has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Kiwinda throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kiwinda throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiwinda not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Murphy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kiwinda.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Kiwinda prevents Murphy from standing back up.
Kiwinda lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Murphy regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy wants to sweep but no luck.
Kiwinda 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.
Kiwinda connects with a couple of short punches.
Kiwinda trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Murphy is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kiwinda is aware though and is defending well.
Kiwinda working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kiwinda lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kiwinda landing some decent shots from guard.
Kiwinda controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Kiwinda postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Murphy can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kiwinda controls the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Murphy wants to get back to his feet but Kiwinda is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kiwinda scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kiwinda scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kiwinda postures up in Murphy's guard and throws a big left but Murphy blocks it.
Kiwinda makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kiwinda lands a couple of elbows.
Kiwinda sitting in guard here, content to control.
Kiwinda postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kiwinda landing some decent shots from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiwinda thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Murphy throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Murphy has his foot on Kiwinda's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kiwinda works his way back into a safe position though.
Murphy throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Kiwinda wants to control from the top but Murphy keeps moving.
Murphy being controlled here, momentarily.
Kiwinda is working Murphy over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Murphy is looking to stand up but Kiwinda isn't so interested in that idea.
Kiwinda is in close to Murphy's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Murphy wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kiwinda loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Murphy looking to control.
Kiwinda has gone for a leg lock! Murphy slips out almost immediately though and dives into Kiwinda's guard.
Kiwinda is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Murphy defends well.
Murphy stopping the sweep attempt from Kiwinda.
Kiwinda bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Murphy's guard.
Kiwinda with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kiwinda content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Murphy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kiwinda working some strikes from top position.
Kiwinda controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Kiwinda connects with a couple of short punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Makulu Kiwinda dominated that round.
That's time! Kiwinda's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Murphy enables Kiwinda to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Murphy manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Murphy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Murphy has momentary wrist control but Kiwinda slips an elbow through the middle.
Kiwinda is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kiwinda postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kiwinda won't allow Murphy to get back to his feet.
Kiwinda sitting in guard here, content to control.
Murphy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kiwinda is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Murphy can do to turn this around?
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kiwinda's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiwinda is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Kiwinda trying to control the position from guard on top but Murphy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Murphy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kiwinda manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiwinda has his foot on Murphy's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Murphy works his way back into a safe position though.
Kiwinda 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.
Kiwinda is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kiwinda takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kiwinda lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kiwinda wants to take a breather but Murphy is having none of it.
Kiwinda takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Murphy is looking for a sweep. Kiwinda is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kiwinda lands a nice short elbow.
Kiwinda is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kiwinda lands a nice short elbow.
Kiwinda working Murphy over with strikes.
Kiwinda wants to lay and pray for a moment but Murphy keeps working.
Kiwinda looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kiwinda in particular looking to stall.
Kiwinda drops an elbow to the side of Murphy's head.
Murphy has hold of Kiwinda's hands but Kiwinda slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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. Kiwinda connects with a nice short shot to Murphy's temple.
Kiwinda content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Murphy pushes Kiwinda off looking to stand but Kiwinda dives back in and keeps control.
Murphy on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kiwinda with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Kiwinda scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kiwinda 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.
Kiwinda working the head and body with strikes.
Kiwinda is working for a submission of some sort.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kiwinda lands a nice short elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kiwinda lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Murphy pushes Kiwinda off looking to stand but Kiwinda dives back in and keeps control.
Kiwinda lands with a punch from half guard.
Kiwinda is thwarting Murphy's attempts to control the position.
Murphy is staying active underneath Kiwinda, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Murphy is looking for a sweep. Kiwinda is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kiwinda is controlling the pace.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kiwinda is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Makulu Kiwinda dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kiwinda misses with a takedown attempt - Murphy sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Murphy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kiwinda fails to land the takedown.
Murphy drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Kiwinda defends it well.
Kiwinda decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Murphy is refusing to be controlled, as Kiwinda sits in half guard.
Makulu Kiwinda overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kiwinda trying to control the pace.
Kiwinda scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy tries to get to full guard but Kiwinda has control of the leg.
Kiwinda scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Murphy is not content to let Kiwinda control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy is looking to improve his position.
Nice strikes from Kiwinda there.
Murphy is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kiwinda scores with a couple of nice shots.
Murphy with the active half guard here but Kiwinda passes nicely into side control.
Kiwinda moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Kiwinda lands a few punches from side control.
Kiwinda is looking to take a break and control but Murphy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kiwinda taking a breather here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiwinda lands an elbow.
Murphy takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Murphy takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Kiwinda wants to take a breather but Murphy manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Kiwinda.
Kiwinda works over Murphy with some ground and pound from guard.
Kiwinda makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kiwinda throws an elbow that misses. Murphy uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kiwinda's guard. Nice move by Murphy!
Murphy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiwinda is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Murphy trying to control the position from guard on top but Kiwinda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kiwinda working for submissions but it's allowed Murphy to get to half guard.
Kiwinda is looking to improve his position.
Kiwinda pushes Murphy off looking to stand but Murphy dives back in and keeps control.
Kiwinda looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Murphy pushes past his half guard into mount!
Murphy prevents Kiwinda from getting the reversal.
Kiwinda is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy thowing shots but they're missing.
Murphy lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
It looks like Makulu Kiwinda has been cut.
Kiwinda tries to reverse the position but Murphy maintains control.
Kiwinda sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Murphy is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kiwinda has managed to free his arm - good work.
Kiwinda wants to improve his position but Murphy is controlling well.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Makulu Kiwinda.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kiwinda, 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Makulu Kiwinda!
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RATING
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