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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yasuda Takahiro (ranked 2352 p4p, 6627 weight class) and Liam Murphy (ranked 245 p4p, 474 weight class). Takahiro comes to the cage accompanied by Majinahanashi. Liam Murphy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yasuda Takahiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Liam Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takahiro looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Murphy loads up on a big right hand but Takahiro slips the punch.
A head kick by Takahiro misses
and Murphy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Takahiro tries to clinch up but Murphy circles away and keeps his distance.
Takahiro misses with a shot to the body
and Murphy counters with a leg kick.
Murphy lands with a thumping leg kick.
Takahiro tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Murphy counters with a nice body shot.
Takahiro avoids the body shot from Murphy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Takahiro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Takahiro misses with a straight right.
Murphy lands with a hook. Takahiro tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Murphy slips a jab and a cross from Takahiro.
A nice side step and Murphy releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takahiro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Takahiro slips a jab from Murphy.
Takahiro closes the distance and pushes Murphy back into the cage.
Murphy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Murphy on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Takahiro. That snapped Murphy's head back.
Takahiro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murphy moves away.
Takahiro lands a nice shot that snaps Murphy's head back.
Murphy lands a body shot.
Murphy lands a slapping body shot.
Murphy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Takahiro.
Takahiro fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Murphy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takahiro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murphy.
Takahiro drives through and clinches with Murphy against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Takahiro slowing the pace effectively.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Takahiro for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
A bit of stalling here from Murphy.
Takahiro swings wildly with an uppercut but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murphy.
Murphy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Takahiro lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Takahiro looking to slow down the pace here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Takahiro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Murphy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Takahiro.
Murphy lands a right hook to the body.
Takahiro tries to clinch but Murphy is having none of it.
A shot to the liver by Murphy. Beautiful body shot.
Takahiro throws a body shot but no joy.
Takahiro clinches up against the cage.
Murphy manages to break the clinch.
Takahiro wants to clinch.
Takahiro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murphy moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy lands a nice shot that snaps Takahiro's head back.
A low kick lands for Murphy.
Murphy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Takahiro stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
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 lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Takahiro backwards.
Takahiro tries to land a knee to the head but Murphy blocks with his arms.
Murphy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Takahiro backwards.
Takahiro taking a breather.
Takahiro breaks from the clinch.
Murphy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Takahiro.
Murphy swings for the body but Takahiro moves out of range.
Murphy is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Takahiro rather than just go for the knockout.
A low kick lands for Murphy.
Murphy with the inside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Liam Murphy dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Murphy lands a nice hook to Takahiro's body. Takahiro takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Takahiro fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Murphy, pushing him back against the cage.
Murphy working aggressively here.
Takahiro wants to stall.
Murphy taking a breather.
Takahiro misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Murphy.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Murphy'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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takahiro taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Murphy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Murphy breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takahiro gets a clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Takahiro trying to stall but Murphy improves his position.
Takahiro blocks the elbow strike.
Takahiro looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Murphy.
The referee is keeping an eye on Takahiro - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Takahiro misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Takahiro throws an elbow but misses.
Takahiro blocking some punches.
Murphy working aggressively here.
Takahiro looking to stall.
Murphy displaying some good clinch control by pressing Takahiro up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takahiro content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Takahiro is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Murphy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Liam Murphy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Murphy explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Takahiro throws a wild body kick that Murphy sees coming a mile off.
A chopping leg kick lands by Murphy.
Murphy is looking to slow Takahiro down with leg kicks.
Murphy getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Yasuda Takahiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takahiro looks to land a body kick but Murphy moved away.
Murphy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Murphy was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Takahiro. That did some damage!
Murphy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Murphy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Murphy throws out a powerful jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Murphy misses with some punches.
Takahiro stalling against the cage.
Murphy can't find room to land a body shot as Takahiro controls the action.
Takahiro is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Takahiro is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Murphy.
A bit of stalling here from Murphy.
Murphy is pushing Takahiro up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Murphy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Takahiro just leaning against Murphy, taking a breather.
Murphy lands a shoulder strike.
Murphy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Takahiro.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murphy managing to block the knees to the body from Takahiro.
Takahiro stalling against the cage.
Murphy stalling in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Liam Murphy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Murphy scores with a nice right hand.
Takahiro with a hook.
Takahiro misses with a few strikes there.
Murphy delivers a nice body kick.
Takahiro throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Takahiro tries to clinch up but Murphy circles away and keeps his distance.
Murphy connects with a single shot there.
Takahiro is rocked!
Murphy with the inside leg kick.
Donk. Murphy catches Takahiro right on the button with a cross.
Oh Takahiro is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murphy misses with a looping right.
Murphy has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Takahiro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Takahiro seems to have got his legs back now.
Takahiro on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takahiro wants to clinch up but Murphy keeps it at a distance.
Murphy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Takahiro instigates a clinch.
Takahiro looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Murphy has Takahiro pressed against the cage.
Takahiro throws a knee to the head but misses.
Murphy misses with an elbow over the top.
Murphy lands a body punch.
Murphy stalling in the clinch but Takahiro improves position.
Yasuda Takahiro has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Murphy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Takahiro avoiding damage.
Murphy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Murphy cracks Takahiro with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Murphy.
Takahiro missing with a left hand there. Murphy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Murphy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Takahiro takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Murphy staying out of range there.
Takahiro throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Murphy now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Murphy lands with an uppercut that bounces Takahiro off the cage and back into range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murphy lands a slapping body shot.
Murphy jabs Takahiro to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Takahiro takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Murphy misses with a straight right.
Takahiro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Murphy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Takahiro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy lands with a hook. Takahiro tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Takahiro moves forwards but Murphy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Murphy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Murphy! Takahiro is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Liam Murphy!
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