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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Augustus Cole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derick Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Murphy's choice of entrance music: Go Into The Water. Augustus Cole has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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265 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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245 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Augustus Cole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Derick Murphy!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cole throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cole throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A solid leg kick lands there for Murphy.
Murphy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cole misses with a body shot.
Cole swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murphy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cole takes a swing at Murphy's ribcage but misses.
Murphy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cole.
Cole throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cole.
Murphy wants to clinch up but Cole keeps it at a distance.
Murphy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Murphy throws an overhand right that lands on Cole's shoulder, as Cole tries to avoid the shot.
Cole thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cole uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murphy.
Murphy tries to clinch but Cole moves out of range.
Cole misses with a hook. Murphy ducked under it nicely.
Cole scores with a sloppy right hand. Murphy should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Murphy forces Cole back against the cage and clinches.
Murphy lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Augustus Cole has been cut.
A frustrated look appears on Cole's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Murphy lands an elbow that stopped Cole in his tracks for a moment.
Murphy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cole avoids a wild elbow strike from Murphy.
Cole avoids the elbow strike from Murphy, against the cage.
Come on Murphy - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Murphy lands an elbow that stopped Cole in his tracks for a moment.
Cole wants to get back to striking at distance but Murphy won't allow it.
Murphy misses with a knee strike.
Cole tries to circle away but Murphy has him pinned against the cage.
Murphy landing some nice looking knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Murphy throws an elbow but misses.
Cole working hard to break the clinch.
Murphy creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cole wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Murphy has him pressed against the cage.
Murphy lands an elbow that stopped Cole in his tracks for a moment.
Murphy looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole working hard to break the clinch.
Cole avoiding damage as Murphy throws knees to the body.
Cole blocks an elbow strike.
Murphy scores with a knee to the head.
Augustus Cole's cut is getting worse.
Murphy lands a left hand.
Murphy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Murphy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cole is defending well for now.
Cole can't break the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Murphy.
Murphy trying to land knees to the body.
Murphy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cole avoids it.
Murphy lands a nice elbow.
Murphy lands an elbow inside.
A bit of stalling here from Murphy.
Cole managing to block the knees to the body from Murphy.
Murphy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cole can't break the clinch.
Murphy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Murphy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Murphy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Murphy misses with an elbow over the top.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Murphy just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cole's brow.
Cole wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cole has had enough of the clinch but Murphy keeps him there for the moment.
Cole is looking to break free of the clinch but Murphy has double underhooks.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Murphy.
Murphy prevents Cole from breaking the clinch.
Cole blocks an elbow strike from Murphy.
With the fighters up against the cage, Murphy throws an elbow but misses.
Murphy tries a knee to the head but Cole blocks it.
Murphy throws an elbow that misses.
Cole tries to circle away but Murphy has him pinned against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Murphy obliges.
Murphy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cole in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Murphy looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The referee calls for Cole to work.
Murphy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derick Murphy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Augustus Cole's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cole misses with a body shot
and Murphy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cole circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cole pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cole throws out a loose jab but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cole throws a body punch but Murphy moves out of range.
Cole misses with a body shot
and Murphy counters with a thumping low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy throws a sloppy body shot
and Cole counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Cole blocks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole lands with an overhand left.
It looks like Derick Murphy has been cut.
Cole swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cole throws a predictable looking body shot
and Murphy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cole swings away with a body shot that misses
and Murphy moves into the clinch.
Murphy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cole's efforts to push away.
Murphy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cole has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Murphy lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cole breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cole takes a swing at Murphy's ribcage but misses.
A shot to the body from Cole misses
and Murphy counters with a low kick, right behind Cole 's knee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole misses with a double jab.
Murphy throws a leg kick but Cole checks it.
Murphy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Murphy ducks under a wild hook from Cole.
Cole misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Murphy lands the left hand.
A shot to the body from Cole misses
and Murphy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Murphy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cole.
Augustus Cole seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Murphy counters with a stiff right hand.
Cole ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Murphy works over Cole's head and body with a nice combination.
Murphy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cole digs a good hook to Murphy's body.
Cole misses with a straight left.
Cole staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy blocks a jab.
A shot to the body from Cole misses
and Murphy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cole throws a body punch but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy tries to clinch but Cole is having none of it.
Cole misses with a wild body shot.
Cole misses with a jab to the body
and Murphy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cole throws a hook but Murphy blocks it.
Cole avoids the body shot from Murphy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Derick Murphy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Cole throws a predictable looking body shot
and Murphy counters with a stiff right hand.
Murphy tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cole looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cole circles away from the clinch attempt
and Cole counters with a left to the body.
Murphy moves out of range of the strikes.
Cole misses with a shot to the body
and Murphy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cole.
Cole is looking to wear down Murphy with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cole uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murphy.
The fighters circling - Cole throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cole scores with a three punch combo!
Cole tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murphy was well out of range. Poor timing from Cole.
Cole misses with a body shot.
Cole thows a body shot but no joy.
Cole misses with an uppercut.
Augustus Cole is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy tries to close the distance and clinch but Cole swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Murphy wants to clinch.
Murphy misses with a straight right.
Cole staying out of range there.
Murphy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Murphy blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Cole misses.
Murphy throws a leg kick which misses Cole's front leg but catches the back leg as Cole tries to avoid it.
Cole misses the body punch
and Murphy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Murphy slips a straight right by Cole.
Murphy throws the kick towards the body but Cole avoids it.
Murphy blocks a jab.
Murphy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cole missing with a left hand there. Murphy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cole throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Murphy on the side of the head.
Cole fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murphy manages to avoid it.
Augustus Cole has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Murphy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cole.
Cole steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murphy.
Cole fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murphy manages to avoid it.
Cole misses the body punch
enabling Murphy to counter with a crisp jab.
Murphy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Derick Murphy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Murphy is looking to clinch but Cole is avoiding it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Augustus Cole showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Murphy has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derick 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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RATING
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