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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kaven Murphy (ranked 413 p4p, 330 weight class) and Ki Ruyjini (ranked 55 p4p, 45 weight class). Ruyjini has chosen 修羅の花 Shura no hana by Meiko Kaji as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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12 - 9 - 0 |
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Good wrestling
Great elbows
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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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 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kaven Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ki Ruyjini!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruyjini throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ruyjini throws a head kick that misses.
Ki Ruyjini seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruyjini swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murphy closes the distance and clinches.
Murphy blocks a body shot from Ruyjini.
Murphy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Ki Ruyjini has been cut.
Ruyjini misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ruyjini working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Murphy digs a right hand underneath Ruyjini's ribcage. Ruyjini let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ruyjini throws a head punch that misses.
Ruyjini misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice right hand lands inside from Murphy.
Ruyjini lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ruyjini.
Ruyjini working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ruyjini scores with a nice hook to the head.
Murphy tries to work over Ruyjini's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ruyjini misses with a punch to the body.
Our sources have told us that Murphy has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy with a knee to the head.
Ruyjini has a couple of punches blocked by Murphy.
Murphy is leaning against Ruyjini and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ruyjini has Murphy pressed against the cage.
Murphy can't find room to land a body shot as Ruyjini controls the action.
Ruyjini misses with the head strike.
Murphy tries to land knees in the clinch but Ruyjini avoids the damage to the body.
Ruyjini lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Murphy backwards.
Murphy connects with a knee to the head.
Ruyjini misses with a punch on the inside.
Murphy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Murphy tries to land knees in the clinch but Ruyjini avoids the damage to the body.
Ruyjini blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Murphy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ruyjini has a couple of punches blocked by Murphy.
Ruyjini tries to work over Murphy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murphy tries to stall but Ruyjini uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ruyjini tries to throw a body punch but Murphy avoids it by throwing Ruyjini back against the cage.
Murphy digs a right hand into Ruyjini's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ruyjini's gas tank.
Ruyjini misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murphy has a couple of punches blocked by Ruyjini.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murphy.
Murphy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice elbow from Murphy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ruyjini.
A body shot lands from Ruyjini.
Murphy trying to control the position but instead, Ruyjini has worked for underhooks and has pushed Murphy into the cage.
Ruyjini misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murphy.
Murphy lands a left hand.
Ruyjini managing to block the knees to the body from Murphy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murphy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ruyjini backwards.
Ruyjini misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ruyjini goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ruyjini blocks an elbow strike from Murphy.
Ruyjini lands an uppercut.
Ruyjini can't find room to land a body shot as Murphy controls the action.
Murphy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ruyjini has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ruyjini tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murphy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Murphy tries to land a knee to the head but Ruyjini blocks with his arms.
Ruyjini controlling the action here for a moment.
Ruyjini lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ruyjini managing to block the knees to the body from Murphy.
Murphy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ruyjini scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ruyjini blocks it with crossed arms.
Ruyjini looking to slow down the pace here.
Murphy being controlled against the cage.
Murphy lands a hook that snaps the head of Ruyjini backwards.
Ruyjini misses with a punch on the inside.
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!
Murphy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ruyjini backwards.
Murphy tries to work over Ruyjini's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ruyjini prevents a body shot from Murphy.
Murphy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ruyjini works on Murphy's body with a couple of short punches.
Ruyjini misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murphy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ruyjini lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ruyjini lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Murphy backwards.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ruyjini scores with a shoulder strike.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Murphy.
Murphy lands a damaging elbow.
That has opened up Ki Ruyjini's cut even more.
Ruyjini misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ruyjini is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Murphy is keeping busy.
Murphy is leaning against Ruyjini and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ruyjini has a couple of punches blocked by Murphy.
Ruyjini manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Murphy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Murphy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ruyjini is defending well for now.
Murphy works on Ruyjini's body with a couple of short punches.
Murphy missing with knees to the body.
Ruyjini tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ruyjini.
Murphy pushes Ruyjini back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Murphy presses Ruyjini against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Murphy working Ruyjini over with knees to the body.
Ruyjini looks winded!
Murphy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ruyjini.
Ruyjini misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murphy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ruyjini is defending well for now.
Ruyjini lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ruyjini misses with a body punch.
Murphy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ruyjini has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ruyjini can't find room to land a body shot as Murphy controls the action.
Ruyjini throws a head punch that misses.
A hook to the body from Murphy.
A hook to the body from Murphy.
Ruyjini avoiding damage as Murphy throws knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Murphy.
Murphy dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Murphy working Ruyjini over with knees to the body.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Murphy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ruyjini backwards.
Murphy cracks Ruyjini with a nice body shot.
Ruyjini swings wildly with an uppercut but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murphy lands an elbow just above Ruyjini 's eye.
Murphy tries a knee to the head but Ruyjini blocks it.
Murphy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The cut above Ki Ruyjini's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Murphy blocking some punches.
Ruyjini lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Murphy blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ruyjini.
Ruyjini misses with a body punch.
Murphy lands a shoulder strike.
Ruyjini takes an elbow to the forehead.
Murphy landing knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ruyjini takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ki Ruyjini's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ki Ruyjini's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kaven Murphy!
After the fight, Kaven Murphy was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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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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