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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Micah Hawk (ranked 2994 p4p, 6218 weight class) and Ispa Murhapuro (ranked 369 p4p, 622 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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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 29 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Micah Hawk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ispa Murhapuro!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Wagner Zegers and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murhapuro scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Murhapuro fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hawk blocks a jab.
Hawk throwing a counter right hand but Murhapuro manages to avoid it.
Hawk takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Murhapuro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Murhapuro has Hawk up against the cage in a clinch.
Murhapuro working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Murhapuro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Murhapuro misses with a hook. Hawk ducked under it nicely.
A cross from Murhapuro lands.
Murhapuro shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hawk eats them both and turns towards Murhapuro to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hawk moves out of range of the strikes.
Murhapuro loads up on a big right hand but Hawk slips the punch.
Murhapuro jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhapuro lunges at Hawk with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hawk's hand.
Hawk takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hawk takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Murhapuro throws the left hand but Hawk avoids the punch easily.
Murhapuro cracks Hawk with a good jab.
Murhapuro misses with a body shot.
Murhapuro rushes Hawk and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Murhapuro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Murhapuro tries to clinch up.
Hawk drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murhapuro seems keen to control Hawk's posture.
Hawk trying to control the position from guard on top but Murhapuro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murhapuro tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Murhapuro keeping full guard, as Hawk tries to pass.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Murhapuro holds on and takes a little breather.
Murhapuro wants to stand but Hawk is controlling the position.
Hawk with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hawk slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Hawk trying to control the position but Murhapuro is working away.
Hawk looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Murhapuro is avoiding damage well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Murhapuro knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Hawk wants to lay and pray for a moment but Murhapuro keeps working.
Hawk misses with the ground and pound.
Hawk trying to control the action but Murhapuro is working from the bottom.
Murhapuro really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hawk. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hawk working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
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.
Hawk tries for a kimura but Murhapuro is defending well.
Hawk working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Hawk is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Murhapuro has escaped the position, nice work there.
Hawk swings around for an armbar but Murhapuro sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Hawk's guard.
Hawk is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Murhapuro defends well.
Hawk is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Murhapuro defends well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ispa Murhapuro dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Murhapuro cracks Hawk with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Murhapuro cracks a nice hook into Hawk's ribs.
Murhapuro looks to score with a jab to the body but Hawk is just out of range.
Murhapuro lands a jab-cross combination.
Ispa Murhapuro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hawk slips under a jab from Murhapuro.
A counter left hand to the body from Hawk misses its target.
Murhapuro jabs at Hawk's body.
Murhapuro connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hawk's hands.
Ispa Murhapuro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murhapuro pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hawk back to the cage. Murhapuro follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Hawk needs to keep his hands up - Murhapuro had a free shot at his head there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murhapuro throws a nice looking combination but Hawk bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ispa Murhapuro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhapuro bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hawk's head backwards.
Murhapuro throws the left hand but Hawk avoids the punch easily.
Murhapuro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murhapuro lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Murhapuro misses with a lunging right hand
and Hawk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hawk takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Murhapuro rushes Hawk and presses him up against the cage.
Hawk fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hawk fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Murhapuro lands a body punch.
Murhapuro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hawk uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murhapuro.
Murhapuro punishes Hawk's body with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murhapuro lands a jab-cross combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murhapuro fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hawk looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Murhapuro tries to clinch but Hawk moves out of range.
Hawk throws a counter high kick but Murhapuro was just alert enough to avoid it.
Murhapuro changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Murhapuro has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Murhapuro looks to throw the jab but Hawk is out of range.
Murhapuro scores with a nice right hand.
Murhapuro thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hawk takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Murhapuro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Murhapuro scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hawk in his tracks.
Murhapuro jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hawk takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhapuro ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Murhapuro throws a series of punches but Hawk avoids them all with ease.
Hawk is looking to counter punch.
Murhapuro throws a looping overhand right but Hawk ducks down to avoid it.
Hawk gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Murhapuro.
A swing and a miss from Murhapuro.
Murhapuro lands with a hook. Hawk tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hawk takes one to the chin there.
Hawk is rocked!
Murhapuro misses with an uppercut. Hawk saw that one coming.
An attempted straight right counter from Hawk misses the target.
Murhapuro lands a nice hook to Hawk's body. Hawk takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Murhapuro defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hawk.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Micah Hawk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hawk drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Murhapuro.
Oh Hawk is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murhapuro throws a jab but it's blocked by Hawk.
Hawk seems to have got his legs back now.
Hawk walks into a jab.
Murhapuro lands a nice shot that snaps Hawk's head back.
Murhapuro uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hawk takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hawk with a poor takedown
and Murhapuro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hawk looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hawk slips a jab from Murhapuro.
Hawk is looking to counter punch.
Murhapuro jabs Hawk to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murhapuro jabs Hawk to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Murhapuro loads up on a big right hand but Hawk slips the punch.
Hawk looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ispa Murhapuro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Hawk decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Hawk is trying to control. Murhapuro wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Murhapuro trying to control here.
Micah Hawk overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hawk passes to full mount!
Hawk thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murhapuro holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Hawk tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Hawk controlling the position easily from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk looking to ground and pound but Murhapuro is blocking nicely.
Hawk working for a submission but Murhapuro is keeping him at bay.
Hawk looking to secure an arm triangle but Murhapuro defends it well.
Hawk trying to control but Murhapuro is having none of it.
Hawk looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawk prevents Murhapuro from getting the reversal.
Hawk is working for a guillotine from mount but Murhapuro frees his head quite easily.
Hawk wants to finish this one by submission but Murhapuro is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Hawk.
Murhapuro blocking the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hawk looking to secure an arm triangle but Murhapuro defends it well.
Hawk throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Hawk thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Murhapuro tries to hold on but Hawk postures up.
Poor strikes thrown by Hawk there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Murhapuro working to try and regain half guard.
Hawk looking to secure an arm triangle but Murhapuro defends it well.
Hawk lands a big elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murhapuro is desperately trying to improve his position but Hawk has a good base and remains in mount.
Hawk throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Hawk can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Murhapuro is looking to escape.
Murhapuro is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hawk looking to control but Murhapuro is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hawk unloads with some shots from mount but Murhapuro bucks and avoids them well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Micah Hawk showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Murhapuro has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 27:29
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ispa Murhapuro!
Ispa Murhapuro thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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