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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Regal Montgomery (ranked 2651 p4p, 2653 weight class) and Liam Murphy (ranked 296 p4p, 297 weight class). Murphy comes into a darkened arena with his song building. I'm Shipping Up To Boston- Dropkick Murphy's kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Regal Montgomery has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
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Decent boxing
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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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Regal Montgomery!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Liam Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy looks to throw the jab but Montgomery is out of range.
Montgomery forces Murphy back against the cage and clinches.
Murphy has a couple of punches blocked by Montgomery.
Murphy misses with the head strike.
Montgomery is trying to pull guard but Murphy has him pressed against the cage.
Murphy tries to work over Montgomery's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Montgomery definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Montgomery fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Murphy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Montgomery jumps guard but Murphy turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Regal Montgomery. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Murphy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murphy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murphy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murphy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Montgomery is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Murphy to keep the fight standing.
Montgomery tries to pull guard but Murphy forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy working aggressively here.
Murphy misses with a punch on the inside.
Murphy pushes Montgomery back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Montgomery fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Murphy presses Montgomery against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Montgomery tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Murphy has a couple of punches blocked by Montgomery.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Montgomery backwards.
Murphy throws a punch but it's blocked by Montgomery.
Montgomery blocks an uppercut.
Montgomery jumps guard but Murphy stands there with Montgomery around his waist. Montgomery gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Montgomery is trying to pull guard but Murphy has him pressed against the cage.
Murphy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Montgomery is trying to pull guard but Murphy has him pressed against the cage.
Murphy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murphy tries to work over Montgomery's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murphy misses with the head strike.
Montgomery tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Murphy smiles and moves away.
Montgomery has managed to clinch.
Murphy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Montgomery backwards.
Montgomery blocking some punches.
Murphy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murphy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montgomery takes a shot to the head.
Murphy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Montgomery has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Montgomery tries to pull guard but Murphy forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Murphy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Montgomery's elbow.
Montgomery fails to pull guard.
A nice left hand lands by Murphy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Montgomery is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Murphy to keep the fight standing.
Montgomery tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Montgomery tries to pull guard but Murphy won't allow it.
Montgomery tries to pull guard but Murphy holds him up against the cage and eventually Montgomery drops back down to his feet.
A nice left hand lands by Murphy.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Murphy.
Montgomery is trying to pull guard but Murphy has him pressed against the cage.
Montgomery jumps guard but Murphy stands there with Montgomery around his waist. Montgomery gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Montgomery.
Murphy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Murphy lands with a short shot to the head.
Murphy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Still in the clinch, Murphy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Montgomery tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montgomery blocks an uppercut.
Murphy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Murphy fails to land.
Murphy working aggressively here.
Montgomery fails to pull guard.
Murphy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Murphy works on Montgomery's body with a couple of short punches.
Murphy lands a shot to the body.
Montgomery is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Murphy to keep the fight standing.
Murphy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Montgomery is trying to pull guard but Murphy has him pressed against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Murphy.
Montgomery blocking some punches.
Montgomery fails to pull guard.
Montgomery fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Murphy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Montgomery tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Murphy just stands there and leans against the cage.
Murphy tries to work over Montgomery's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Montgomery is trying to pull guard but Murphy turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Murphy tries to work over Montgomery's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montgomery tries to pull guard but Murphy won't allow it.
Montgomery jumps guard but Murphy stands there with Montgomery around his waist. Montgomery gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Murphy scores with a shot to the side of Montgomery's head.
Montgomery blocks an elbow strike from Murphy.
Montgomery tries to pull guard but Murphy holds him up against the cage and eventually Montgomery drops back down to his feet.
Murphy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murphy can't find room to land a body shot as Montgomery controls the action.
Montgomery blocks an uppercut.
Montgomery blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Montgomery tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Murphy smiles and moves away.
Murphy tries to keep at a distance but Montgomery has taken the fight into the clinch.
Murphy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Murphy misses with a punch to the body.
Montgomery is trying to pull guard but Murphy has him pressed against the cage.
Montgomery fails to pull guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Liam Murphy dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Montgomery decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Murphy tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Montgomery has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Murphy regains half guard.
Montgomery is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Murphy is just riding it out for now. Montgomery eventually gives up the hold.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Montgomery is working away from the top position though.
Murphy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montgomery is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Murphy is looking to improve his position.
Murphy moves into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Murphy looking for a sweep. Not yet Murphy, not yet.
Murphy keeping moving, preventing Montgomery from controlling successfully.
Murphy working a defensive guard here.
Montgomery working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Murphy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Montgomery passes Murphy's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy is trying to maintain the position but Montgomery is very close to passing his half guard.
Montgomery controlling the action here.
Murphy wants to improve his position but Montgomery is controlling well.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Montgomery moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Montgomery managing to block the knees to the body from Murphy.
Murphy working aggressively here.
Montgomery blocks a body shot from Murphy.
Montgomery tries to pull guard but Murphy won't allow it.
Montgomery tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Murphy just stands there and leans against the cage.
Montgomery is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Murphy to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Regal Montgomery. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Murphy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Murphy.
Murphy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Montgomery prevents a body shot from Murphy.
Montgomery is trying to pull guard but Murphy has him pressed against the cage.
Murphy tries to work over Montgomery's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murphy tries to throw a body punch but Montgomery avoids it by throwing Murphy back against the cage.
Montgomery tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Murphy just stands there and leans against the cage.
Montgomery jumps guard but Murphy turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nice body punch from Murphy.
Murphy throws a punch but it's blocked by Montgomery.
Murphy misses with a body punch.
Liam Murphy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Montgomery has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Murphy uses from the top position.
Murphy works a leg free and moves into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Regal Montgomery will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Montgomery moves out of range of the strikes.
Murphy tries to keep at a distance but Montgomery has taken the fight into the clinch.
Murphy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Murphy.
Montgomery is trying to pull guard but Murphy has him pressed against the cage.
Murphy tries to work over Montgomery's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murphy struggles to land a body shot inside as Montgomery controls his hands.
Montgomery fails to pull guard.
Murphy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from Murphy.
Montgomery is trying to pull guard but Murphy has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Regal Montgomery. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Murphy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Murphy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Montgomery tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Montgomery fails to pull the fight into his guard.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Montgomery just misses with a elbow thrown towards Murphy's brow.
Montgomery blocks an elbow strike.
Montgomery prevents a body shot from Murphy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Montgomery is trying to pull guard but Murphy has him pressed against the cage.
Good body shot from Murphy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Montgomery tries to pull guard but Murphy holds him up against the cage and eventually Montgomery drops back down to his feet.
Murphy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Montgomery backwards.
Murphy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Murphy lands a shoulder strike.
Murphy lands a right hand.
Murphy throws a head punch that misses.
Montgomery takes a shot to the head.
Murphy cracks Montgomery with a nice body shot.
Murphy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Montgomery fails to pull guard.
Murphy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Montgomery tries to pull guard but Murphy holds him up against the cage and eventually Montgomery drops back down to his feet.
Montgomery tries to pull guard but Murphy won't allow it.
Murphy tries to throw a body punch but Montgomery avoids it by throwing Murphy back against the cage.
Murphy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montgomery fails to pull guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murphy lands an uppercut.
Murphy struggles to land a body shot inside as Montgomery controls his hands.
Montgomery fails to pull guard.
Murphy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy cracks Montgomery with a nice body shot.
Murphy lands a shot to the body.
Murphy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Murphy swings wildly with an uppercut but Montgomery uses good head movement to avoid it.
Montgomery fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Montgomery.
A short right from Murphy on the inside.
Murphy cracks Montgomery with a nice body shot.
Montgomery managing to block the knees to the body from Murphy.
Montgomery blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Murphy.
Murphy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy lands with a light punch inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy tries to work over Montgomery's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Montgomery managing to block the knees to the body from Murphy.
Murphy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Montgomery's elbow.
Murphy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Montgomery backwards.
A short body shot lands from Murphy as the two fighters clinch.
Murphy struggles to land a body shot inside as Montgomery controls his hands.
A nice left hand lands by Murphy.
Montgomery jumps guard but Murphy turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Murphy digs a right hand into Montgomery's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Montgomery's gas tank.
Montgomery blocks an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Murphy.
Murphy scores with a shot to the side of Montgomery's head.
Murphy lands with a left to the head.
Murphy tries to work over Montgomery's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Montgomery tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Murphy smiles and moves away.
Nice defenses there by Montgomery.
Montgomery forces Murphy back against the cage and clinches.
Montgomery's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Murphy tries to throw a body punch but Montgomery avoids it by throwing Murphy back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montgomery tries to pull guard but Murphy holds him up against the cage and eventually Montgomery drops back down to his feet.
A head punch on the inside from Murphy fails to land.
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!
Montgomery is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Murphy to keep the fight standing.
Murphy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Montgomery is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Murphy to keep the fight standing.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Montgomery.
Murphy can't find room to land a body shot as Montgomery controls the action.
Murphy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murphy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Murphy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Montgomery or not.
Montgomery takes a shot to the head.
Murphy misses with some punches.
Murphy is working Montgomery over against the cage.
Montgomery tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Murphy just stands there and leans against the cage.
Murphy working aggressively here.
Murphy misses with the head strike.
Murphy working aggressively here.
Murphy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Liam Murphy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Murphy has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 26:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Liam Murphy!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Liam Murphy made sure he mentioned Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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