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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pauke Murhapuro (ranked 1179 p4p, 1864 weight class) and Armand Christophe (ranked 157 p4p, 248 weight class). Christophe is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Shadows. Pauke Murhapuro has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 20 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pauke Murhapuro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Armand Christophe!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Christophe finds it's way through Murhapuro's defenses.
Murhapuro lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Murhapuro, as that shot connected.
Nice body kick from Murhapuro.
Murhapuro buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Murhapuro throws an off balance right hand
and Christophe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Murhapuro goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Christophe was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Murhapuro throws a poor cross that misses
and Christophe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Christophe misses with a straight right.
Christophe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Murhapuro dips to his left and cracks Christophe with an uppercut!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murhapuro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Christophe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhapuro fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Christophe is out of range.
Murhapuro throws a low kick but Christophe avoids it.
Christophe raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Christophe keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A slow jab from Murhapuro misses its intended target.
Murhapuro throws a front kick aimed at Christophe's knee but Christophe avoids it well.
Murhapuro finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A jab from Murhapuro misses.
Christophe looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Murhapuro ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Christophe misses with a right hand
and Murhapuro makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murhapuro. Christophe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Christophe swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Murhapuro lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Christophe has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Christophe and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Murhapuro fakes the leg kick and cracks Christophe in the body.
Murhapuro ducks right into an uppercut from Christophe.
Murhapuro lands with a good body shot.
Murhapuro scores with the left hand. Christophe knows he should have avoided that one.
Christophe feints and then cracks Murhapuro's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Murhapuro down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Christophe. That's going to slow Murhapuro down.
Murhapuro thows a leg kick but Christophe checks it
and Christophe counters with a nice uppercut.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Murhapuro lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Christophe has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Christophe and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Murhapuro misses with a double jab.
A little jabbing left from Christophe on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christophe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murhapuro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murhapuro misses with a low kick.
Christophe appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Murhapuro throws a half hearted mid kick.
Christophe raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Murhapuro fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Christophe has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Murhapuro misses with a straight right.
Christophe looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
A head kick lands from Christophe that sends Murhapuro to the canvas. Murhapuro tries to scramble back to his feet but Christophe brings him back down into side control.
It looks like Pauke Murhapuro has been cut.
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!
Murhapuro wants to control but Christophe postures up.
Christophe is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Murhapuro has escaped the position, nice work there.
Murhapuro prevents Christophe from moving into mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murhapuro is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Christophe's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Murhapuro is pressing down on Christophe's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Murhapuro looking for subs off his back but Christophe has passed one foot through into half guard.
Murhapuro is pressing down on Christophe's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Murhapuro has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Christophe has passed into side control.
My spies in Advanced Fighting Systems inform me that Christophe has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Murhapuro looking for a sweep but Christophe has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Murhapuro keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Christophe is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Murhapuro has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Christophe misses with a head shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Armand Christophe will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pauke Murhapuro's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Christophe takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Murhapuro moves away from the strike by Christophe.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Christophe 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.
Murhapuro throws a big shot that misses.
An inside leg kick from Murhapuro misses.
Christophe avoids the body shot from Murhapuro.
A head kick by Christophe misses
and Murhapuro counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Christophe throws a sloppy body shot
and Murhapuro counters with a thumping low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murhapuro throws a big shot that misses.
Murhapuro scores with a hook to the body. Christophe takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Murhapuro connects with the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhapuro lands with a good body shot.
Murhapuro defending well as Christophe loads up on a big left hand.
Pauke Murhapuro is winning the standup battle so far.
Christophe lands a lovely overhand right.
Murhapuro scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Murhapuro throws a big shot that misses.
Christophe tries a quick counter leg kick but Murhapuro is wise to it.
Murhapuro does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Christophe feints a counter leg kick.
Murhapuro scores with a leg kick.
Murhapuro darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Christophe takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pauke Murhapuro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Christophe fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Murhapuro.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murhapuro misses with a low kick.
Christophe swings away with a leg kick that misses.
It appears Murhapuro was looking to counter with a kick there.
Murhapuro is looking to land body kicks.
Murhapuro scores with a leg kick.
Christophe throws out a loose jab but Murhapuro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Christophe lands a really nice looking cross but Murhapuro seems unphased.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murhapuro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Christophe takes one to the side of the head.
Murhapuro moves out of range as Christophe strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhapuro shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Christophe eats them both and turns towards Murhapuro to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Christophe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A swing and a miss from Christophe.
Christophe avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Murhapuro misses with a right hand
and Christophe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Murhapuro lands the left hand.
A head kick lands from Christophe that sends Murhapuro to the canvas. Murhapuro tries to scramble back to his feet but Christophe brings him back down into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murhapuro tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Murhapuro is working hard here to advance position.
Christophe looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christophe trying to control the action but Murhapuro is working from the bottom.
Murhapuro looks to move to half guard but instead Christophe has passed into mount! Damn!
Christophe is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Murhapuro is in real trouble.
Christophe has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Murhapuro tries to escape the position.
Christophe looking for the choke but no joy.
Christophe looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Murhapuro taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Armand Christophe!
Armand Christophe decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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