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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Murphy (ranked 2070 p4p, 3337 weight class) and Mehdi Alanavi (ranked 275 p4p, 417 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gunnar Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mehdi Alanavi!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alanavi throws the kick towards the body but Murphy avoids it.
Alanavi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A jab from Murphy finds it's way through Alanavi's defenses.
Murphy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Murphy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A punch lands to the side of Alanavi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Alanavi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Alanavi is rocked!
Murphy swats away the attempt to clinch by Alanavi.
Alanavi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Alanavi moves away from the strike by Murphy.
Alanavi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Alanavi gets a clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Murphy wants to break free but Alanavi has control.
Alanavi breaks from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murphy misses with a wild combination.
Despite the aggression on Alanavi's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alanavi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murphy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murphy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alanavi.
Murphy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Murphy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alanavi misses with a few strikes there.
Murphy throws a hook but Alanavi avoids it easily.
Alanavi looks to throw the jab but Murphy is out of range.
Murphy is looking for a counter combo.
Murphy misses with a looping right.
A telegraphed right hand from Murphy misses the target.
Alanavi has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Nice defenses there by Murphy.
Murphy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Alanavi counters with a three punch combo that has Murphy backing up. Murphy nods at Alanavi to acknowledge the strikes.
Left hook, right uppercut from Murphy.
A clash of legs there as Murphy blocks the low kick.
Murphy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Murphy throws a low kick but it's checked well by Alanavi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murphy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Murphy throwing a counter right hand but Alanavi manages to avoid it.
Murphy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Alanavi's hands.
Alanavi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murphy.
Decent striking displayed by Murphy there.
Murphy is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Alanavi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murphy.
Murphy takes one to the chin there.
Gunnar Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alanavi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Murphy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Alanavi blocks a jab.
Alanavi lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Murphy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alanavi.
Alanavi slips a jab from Murphy.
Alanavi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Alanavi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Alanavi staying out of range there.
A solid body kick from Murphy.
Murphy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alanavi tries a quick counter leg kick but Murphy is wise to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy lands a leg kick that knocks Alanavi off balance momentarily.
Alanavi connects with a looping right hand.
Murphy misses with a low kick.
Murphy moves into range and connects with a jab.
Alanavi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Alanavi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Alanavi is still on wobbly legs! Can Murphy finish him?
Murphy lands a leg kick that knocks Alanavi off balance momentarily.
Alanavi scores with a jab to the head.
Alanavi seems to have recovered his senses.
Murphy scores with a punch to the head.
Murphy throws a lazy uppercut
and Alanavi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Murphy is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murphy throws a right hand that misses
enabling Alanavi to counter with a crisp jab.
Murphy cracks Alanavi with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Murphy has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Alanavi to stand back up!
Alanavi has Murphy up against the cage in a clinch.
Murphy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Alanavi prevents a body shot from Murphy.
Alanavi tries to throw a body punch but Murphy avoids it by throwing Alanavi back against the cage.
Murphy is trying to break free.
A hook to the body from Murphy.
Alanavi lands a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alanavi.
Murphy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Alanavi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alanavi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Our sources have told us that Murphy has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Murphy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alanavi lands a left hand.
Murphy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alanavi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Murphy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alanavi swings wildly with an uppercut but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murphy manages to break the clinch.
Murphy blocks a head kick by Alanavi.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gunnar Murphy dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Murphy misses with a hook to the body
and Alanavi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alanavi takes a swing at Murphy's ribcage but misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Murphy misses the target.
Murphy throws a front kick that sends Alanavi stumbling back into the cage.
Jab from Murphy.
Murphy throws out a loose jab but Alanavi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alanavi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Alanavi slips under a jab.
Murphy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alanavi can do to turn this around?
Murphy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Alanavi slips a jab from Murphy.
Alanavi flicks out a counter leg kick but Murphy steps away.
Murphy misses with a right hand
and Alanavi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy misses with an uppercut
and Alanavi counters with a stiff right hand.
Murphy slips a jab from Alanavi.
Murphy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Murphy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Alanavi counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Alanavi.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alanavi slowing the pace effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy lands an uppercut.
Alanavi struggles to land a body shot inside as Murphy controls his hands.
Alanavi blocks an uppercut.
Alanavi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Murphy has a couple of punches blocked by Alanavi.
Alanavi scores with a shot to the side of Murphy's head.
Mehdi Alanavi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Murphy misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Alanavi.
A short left from Murphy.
A right hand to the body from Alanavi.
A nice right hand lands inside from Alanavi.
Murphy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Alanavi backwards.
Alanavi lands a body punch.
Alanavi leaning against his opponent.
Alanavi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alanavi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Murphy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Murphy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Murphy scores with a hook to the body.
Murphy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alanavi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alanavi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A big right from Murphy misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Murphy. That snapped Alanavi's head back.
Alanavi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murphy.
Murphy misses with a series of wild punches.
Murphy lands with a cross.
A big right from Murphy misses.
Murphy throws a big shot that misses.
Alanavi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Murphy tried to counter with a leg kick but Alanavi avoided it.
A slow jab from Murphy misses its intended target.
Alanavi throws out a counter right but Murphy avoids it with no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Murphy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Murphy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alanavi.
Alanavi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murphy throws a counter high kick but Alanavi was just alert enough to avoid it.
Murphy works over Alanavi's head and body with a nice combination.
Murphy scores with a crisp jab that stopped Alanavi in his tracks.
Murphy misses with an attempted mid kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Alanavi! But no joy.
Nice uppercut there from Murphy.
Alanavi tries to close the distance and clinch but Murphy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Murphy looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Murphy throws a looping overhand right but Alanavi ducks down to avoid it.
Alanavi throws out a counter right but Murphy avoids it with no problem.
Alanavi scores with a nice right hand.
Murphy throws out a loose jab but Alanavi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alanavi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Alanavi throws a looping overhand right but Murphy ducks down to avoid it.
Alanavi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Alanavi defending well as Murphy loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murphy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Alanavi! But no joy.
Murphy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alanavi.
Alanavi lands a jab-cross combination.
Murphy looks to land a right hand but Alanavi moved out of range.
Alanavi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Alanavi lands a jab to Murphy's midsection.
Alanavi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Murphy with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Alanavi to score with a decent uppercut.
Murphy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Alanavi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murphy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Alanavi! But no joy.
Alanavi closes the distance and pushes Murphy back into the cage.
Murphy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murphy lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee is keeping an eye on Alanavi - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Murphy swings wildly with an uppercut but Alanavi uses good head movement to avoid it.
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 Gunnar Murphy will probably get the nod.
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!
Murphy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The fighters circle momentarily. Murphy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Murphy misses with a hook. Alanavi ducked under it nicely.
Alanavi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Murphy throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Alanavi colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Murphy as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Alanavi is left battered and dazed whilst Murphy and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gunnar Murphy!
A very excited looking Gunnar Murphy made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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