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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler durden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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 London, Brandon Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tyler durden!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
durden fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
durden is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
durden blocks a head kick by Murphy.
durden misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Murphy closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
durden is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Murphy is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Murphy is trying to work for a kimura but durden is defending well.
Murphy is pressing down on durden's thigh, looking to free his foot. durden is holding on for now.
Murphy is thwarting durden's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
durden is not content to let Murphy control the position.
durden won't allow Murphy to pass to mount.
durden is concentrating on defense, preventing Murphy from advancing position.
Murphy moves into full mount! durden won't be happy about that!
Murphy content just to control the position here.
durden can't escape the position.
durden is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
durden throwing hammer fists to the chest of Murphy. What's that going to do exactly?
durden is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Murphy looking to control and managing it successfully.
Murphy wants to take durden's back here but durden is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Murphy blocks durden's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
durden is squirming around, avoiding Murphy's attempts to control the action.
Murphy landing strikes from the mount.
Murphy sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
durden tries to lock up and control but Murphy gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
durden is trying desperately to improve position.
Murphy scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish durden?
Murphy with a couple of short strikes.
Murphy looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Murphy trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
durden bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Murphy trying to control the position.
Murphy keeping moving, preventing durden from controlling successfully.
Murphy wants to get back to his feet but durden is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Murphy is breathing heavily.
durden stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Murphy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Murphy keeping moving, preventing durden from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Murphy dominated that round.
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.
Murphy is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in durden's half guard.
durden looking for submissions off his back.
Murphy moves nicely into side control.
durden is not content to let Murphy control the position.
durden wants to control but Murphy postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy advances nicely into full mount.
durden is breathing heavily.
Murphy has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of durden's face.
Murphy looking to control and managing it successfully.
Murphy looking for a guillotine from mount but durden is having none of it.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Murphy cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Murphy throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
durden wants to control but Murphy is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. durden can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Murphy lands a nice shot to the head.
durden is squirming around, avoiding Murphy's attempts to control the action.
durden is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
durden is trying desperately to improve position.
durden is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Murphy swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and durden is now in Murphy's guard. A big mistake from Murphy there, giving up the dominant position!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy keeping moving, preventing durden from controlling successfully.
durden is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
durden drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Murphy manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now durden has Murphy in his guard.
durden keeping moving, preventing Murphy from controlling successfully.
Murphy slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
durden prevents Murphy from moving into mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Murphy trying to control the action but durden is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Murphy dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
durden misses with a takedown
and Murphy counters with a shoot takedown. durden fights it but they end up in guard.
Brandon Murphy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Murphy wants to get up but he can't break durden's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Murphy passes into half guard.
Murphy wants to lay and pray for a moment but durden keeps working.
Murphy prevents durden from improving his position.
Murphy is controlling the pace.
durden is staying active underneath Murphy, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy trying to pass the guard but durden defending well.
durden is trying to maintain the position but Murphy is very close to passing his half guard.
Murphy not doing much here.
Murphy is keen to just control but durden is a slippery customer.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
durden has his takedown stuffed
and Murphy counters with a shoot takedown. durden fights it but they end up in guard.
Murphy might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy drops back looking for a leg! durden is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and durden manages to kick Murphy off! Murphy jumps back into durden's guard.
durden working a defensive guard here.
Murphy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. durden is keeping the position for now.
durden is controlling Murphy's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy works over durden with some ground and pound from guard.
durden has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Murphy has passed into side control.
durden is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
durden is trying to get back to half guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Murphy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Murphy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
durden shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Murphy counters by clinching up.
Brandon Murphy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyler durden.
Murphy pressing his opponent against the cage.
Murphy tightens his grip and picks durden up, before dumping him to the ground. durden manages to land in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
durden is trying to hold Murphy in close to prevent damage but Murphy has managed to pass into half guard.
Murphy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
durden is trying to get back to full guard.
durden trying to control but Murphy postures up.
Tyler durden has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brandon Murphy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brandon Murphy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Murphy has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brandon Murphy!
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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