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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Charles Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sammy Stout (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Charles Murphy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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181 lbs
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190 cm
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170 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Charles Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sammy Stout!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stout will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Stout closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Stout lands in his opponent's guard.
Stout being controlled here momentarily.
Stout showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Murphy trying to keep a closed guard but Stout is proving a slippery customer.
Murphy is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Murphy has a closed guard, preventing Stout from standing up.
Stout trying to control but Murphy is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stout tries to stand but Murphy is controlling from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Stout looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Stout is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Stout shoots in and bounces Murphy off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Murphy manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Stout really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Murphy controlling from mount.
Murphy prevents Stout from getting the reversal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Stout is looking to escape.
Murphy controlling the position easily from mount.
Murphy mounts Stout! Really nice guard pass there!
Murphy can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Stout is looking to escape.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Stout tries to hold on but Murphy pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy controlling from mount.
Stout really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Murphy can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Stout is looking to escape.
Murphy is breathing heavily.
Murphy moves to take his opponent's back.
Murphy wants to control but Stout is keeping busy.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Charles Murphy just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
A head kick misses from Stout.
Stout connects with a nice looking jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Murphy misses with a takedown attempt
and Stout counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Stout.
Stout gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Stout is thwarting Murphy's attempts to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murphy on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Stout decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Stout swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stout misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Murphy misses with a takedown
and Stout counters with a nice double leg into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sammy Stout dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Some wild striking there from Stout.
Murphy keeps the fight on the outside.
Murphy looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Murphy trying to control the position from guard on top but Stout is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stout trying to control the position.
Stout keeping moving, preventing Murphy from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stout punching from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy trying to control but Stout is working from the bottom.
Stout manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Murphy manages to get himself to full guard.
Stout wants to stand but Murphy is controlling his posture from full guard.
Stout keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Murphy's head.
Murphy keeping moving, preventing Stout from controlling successfully.
Murphy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Stout postures up.
Stout stopping the sweep attempt from Murphy.
Stout wants to control from the top but Murphy keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Murphy is trying to keep Stout in close.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Stout misses with a head kick.
Sammy Stout seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stout tries for a takedown but Murphy circles away easily
and Murphy counters with a takedown into side control.
Stout tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Murphy wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Stout is trying to escape the position but Murphy is controlling the position.
Stout is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Stout stops Murphy from passing to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stout keeps working.
Stout is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Stout wants to control but Murphy postures up.
Murphy taking a break here but Stout is having none of it and regains half guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Stout tries to close the distance and clinch up but Murphy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Murphy swats away the attempt to clinch by Stout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Stout tries to land a body kick
and Murphy counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Murphy.
Stout is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Stout had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Murphy is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Stout Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Murphy's back instead.
Stout struggling to keep hold of the position.
Murphy tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Murphy tries to hold on but Stout postures up.
Stout lands a nice shot to the head.
Stout controlling the position easily from mount.
Murphy is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Murphy dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Stout drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Stout tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Stout has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Murphy can't do much from the bottom here.
Murphy tries to buck Stout off but Stout is having none of it.
Murphy can't do much from the bottom here.
Stout has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stout throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stout misses with a takedown attempt
and Murphy counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Stout keeping moving, preventing Murphy from controlling successfully.
Stout wants to sweep here but Murphy controlling him for the moment.
Stout working a defensive guard here.
Stout has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Murphy can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Stout throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Sammy Stout has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy trying to control but Stout is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Stout scores a takedown into full mount!
Murphy is wriggling around trying to escape.
Murphy tries to hold on but Stout postures up.
Stout controlling the position easily from mount.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stout landing strikes, looking to finish!
Murphy is looking to improve his position but Stout isn't that keen on the idea.
A nice elbow there by Stout.
Murphy is squirming around, avoiding Stout's attempts to control the action.
Stout raining down shots from the mount!
Murphy tries to hold on but Stout postures up.
Stout tries to control but Murphy wriggling away.
Murphy is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Stout lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Stout connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Stout with the ground and pound from mount.
Stout lands a big shot there that rocks Murphy but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Murphy tries to hold on but Stout pushes him away.
Murphy is looking to get to half guard.
Murphy is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Murphy is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sammy Stout comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Stout 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sammy Stout!
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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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