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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Gunnar Murphy (ranked 2565 p4p, 20909 weight class) and Wesley Taurus (ranked 356 p4p, 574 weight class). Taurus has chosen Country Boy - Aaron Lewis as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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11 - 4 - 0 |
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29 - 32 - 4 |
World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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World class MT
Good gas tank
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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 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gunnar Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 32 - 4, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wesley Taurus!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Felipe Paraventi and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Murphy.
A shot to the liver by Murphy. Beautiful body shot.
Gunnar Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taurus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Taurus looks to land a combination but Murphy avoids it well.
Taurus tests Murphy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Taurus keeps the fight on the outside.
A big right from Murphy misses.
Murphy clinches.
Murphy lands a shoulder strike.
Taurus blocks a body shot from Murphy.
Taurus blocks an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Murphy.
Murphy tries a body shot but Taurus blocks it.
Murphy tries a knee to the head but Taurus blocks it.
Murphy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Wesley Taurus has been cut.
Murphy works on Taurus's body with a couple of short punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murphy lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy lands with a short shot to the head.
Murphy misses with a body punch.
I was talking to Murphy's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Murphy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Murphy pushes Taurus back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Murphy.
Murphy tries to land knees in the clinch but Taurus avoids the damage to the body.
Murphy stalls.
Taurus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murphy pushes Taurus back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Murphy struggles to land a body shot inside as Taurus controls his hands.
Murphy tries to throw a body punch but Taurus avoids it by throwing Murphy back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Murphy.
Murphy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Taurus on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Murphy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Taurus backwards.
Murphy gets through Taurus's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murphy lands a right hand.
Murphy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Taurus takes a shot to the head.
Murphy lands with a right to the head.
Murphy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from Murphy.
Taurus takes a shot to the head.
Murphy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gunnar Murphy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wesley Taurus's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Taurus misses with a body shot.
Murphy moves into the clinch successfully.
Murphy misses with an elbow over the top.
Murphy has Taurus pushed against the cage.
Murphy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Taurus blocks it with crossed arms.
Murphy is struggling to control the position.
A short left from Murphy.
Taurus prevents a body shot from Murphy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy working aggressively here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Murphy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Murphy lands with a left to the head.
Murphy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taurus dodges an elbow strike from Murphy.
Murphy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murphy pushes Taurus back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Murphy.
Gunnar Murphy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Murphy lands a nice uppercut.
Murphy just leaning against Taurus, taking a breather.
Murphy is working Taurus over against the cage.
Murphy lands a right hand.
Murphy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Murphy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Taurus can do to turn this around?
Murphy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Taurus taking a breather.
Murphy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Taurus.
Nice body punch from Murphy - that landed with a thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy misses with a body punch.
Murphy lands a knee to the body.
Taurus is breathing heavily.
Murphy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot in the inside from Murphy.
Murphy lands a nice knee to the body.
Murphy lands with a left to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Murphy.
A shot in the inside from Murphy.
Murphy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Taurus is defending well for now.
Taurus managing to block the knees to the body from Murphy.
Murphy has Taurus pressed against the cage.
Murphy works on Taurus's body with a couple of short punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gunnar Murphy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Wesley Taurus's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Murphy has taken the fight to the clinch.
Murphy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Taurus avoids it.
Murphy pressing his opponent against the cage.
Murphy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Murphy can't find room to land a body shot as Taurus controls the action.
Murphy lands a hook that snaps the head of Taurus backwards.
Wesley Taurus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Murphy.
Taurus is rocked!
Murphy gets through Taurus's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Taurus is still on wobbly legs! Can Murphy finish him?
Murphy creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Taurus crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Taurus face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Murphy takes it with a brutal technical knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Gunnar Murphy!
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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
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