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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Defoe White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cole Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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135 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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170 cm
18
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter striker
Big heart |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Defoe White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Cole Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Atkins and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy misses with a series of wild punches.
White shoots in for a double leg but Murphy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Murphy misses with a double jab.
White has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
White tries to clinch there but Murphy circles away.
White really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Murphy misses with a series of wild punches.
Murphy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from White.
Murphy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
White will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Murphy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with White, pushing him back against the cage.
Murphy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Murphy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Murphy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Murphy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A combination from Murphy does no damage.
Murphy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Murphy closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Murphy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Murphy throws a jab when White was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White tries to clinch but Murphy moves away
and Murphy moves into the clinch.
White tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Murphy smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Defoe White. That's going to take a lot out of him.
White tries to clinch but Murphy moves away
and Murphy counters with a series of strikes. White will be more careful next time no doubt.
White tries to clinch but Murphy moves away
and Murphy makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Cole Murphy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Murphy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by White.
White misses the jab.
White tries to clinch up but Murphy circles away and keeps his distance.
White shoots in and drives through. Murphy sprawls well.
White scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Murphy doesn't seem bothered though.
Cole Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
White tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Murphy counters with a slapping leg kick.
White misses with a takedown
enabling Murphy to counter with a crisp jab.
No joy there for Murphy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Murphy rushes White and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Murphy breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy throws a nice looking combination but White bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A head kick misses from Murphy.
Murphy throws a head kick that misses.
White shoots in but Murphy avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Murphy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
White tries to clinch but Murphy is having none of it.
Murphy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Murphy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
White doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Murphy counters by clinching up.
Murphy breaks from the clinch.
Murphy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Murphy blocks a head kick by White.
Murphy misses with the combination.
White throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Murphy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Murphy takes the fight into the clinch.
Murphy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Murphy swats away the attempt to clinch by White.
Murphy waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract White.
Murphy falls off balance throwing a combination
and White counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Murphy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A head kick misses from Murphy.
Murphy throws a sloppy head kick and White moves out of range easily.
Murphy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and White counters with a straight right hand.
White closes this distance looking for a takedown but Murphy circles away.
White connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White tries to clinch
and Murphy counters with a series of strikes. White will be more careful next time no doubt.
White misses with a head kick.
Murphy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Murphy misses with a series of wild punches.
Some wild striking there from Murphy.
White tries to keep at a distance but Murphy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Murphy breaks the clinch.
Murphy misses with a double jab
and White counters with a nice uppercut.
Murphy swats away the attempt to clinch by White.
White shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Murphy defends it nicely.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from White lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Murphy has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Murphy and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cole Murphy dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A head kick misses from White.
Murphy throws a head kick that misses.
White shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Murphy counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. White is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A punch combination from Murphy misses.
Murphy throws a left and a right that both miss
and White counters with a takedown into side control.
White has an Americana. Murphy didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! White is delighted and gyrates infront of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if White hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Defoe White!
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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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