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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Manny Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arjay Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murphy comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Feel the Rush kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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140 lbs
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142 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manny Pacquiao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arjay Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pacquiao displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Murphy.
Murphy shoots in for a takedown but Pacquiao shows good takedown defense.
Murphy shoots in looking for a takedown. Pacquiao tries to sprawl out of it but Murphy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pacquiao manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Manny Pacquiao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arjay Murphy.
Pacquiao lands a slapping body shot.
Murphy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Murphy scores with a takedown into Pacquiao's guard.
Murphy postures up in Pacquiao's guard and throws a big left but Pacquiao blocks it.
Murphy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Murphy wants to control from the top but Pacquiao keeps moving.
Pacquiao not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pacquiao wants to sweep here but Murphy controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pacquiao swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Murphy throwing strikes from guard but Pacquiao blocks nicely.
Murphy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pacquiao uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murphy.
Murphy tries to score a power double leg takedown but Pacquiao sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Murphy somewhat.
Murphy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Pacquiao fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Murphy fails with a takedown attempt.
Murphy looks gassed!
Pacquiao scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Murphy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pacquiao pinned against the cage. Pacquiao gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pacquiao stuffs the takedown attempt from Murphy. Murphy gets slowly back to his feet.
Murphy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Murphy.
Murphy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pacquiao lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Arjay Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pacquiao lands a nice hook to Murphy's body. Murphy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Murphy shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pacquiao defends it nicely.
Murphy dodges the punch combination from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Murphy.
Pacquiao digs a good hook to Murphy's body.
Murphy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pacquiao is fending him off so far but Murphy persists. Nope, Pacquiao circles away and we're back to standing.
A shot to de liver by Pacquiao. Beautiful body shot.
Pacquiao scores with a body shot.
Murphy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pacquiao lands a two punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao throws a shot to the body.
Pacquiao lands with an uppercut that bounces Murphy off the cage and back into rage.
Murphy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pacquiao works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Murphy.
Murphy tries to move into range but Pacquiao moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Pacquiao gets the takedown into side control.
Pacquiao tries to score with some ground and pound. Murphy controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Pacquiao throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Murphy is trying to get back to half guard.
Murphy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pacquiao scores with punches from side control.
Murphy tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Pacquiao wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Pacquiao throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Pacquiao dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Murphy misses with a takedown
and Pacquiao counters with a nice uppercut.
Murphy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pacquiao scores with a jab to the body.
Pacquiao stalks Murphy and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Murphy's face. Murphy staggers backwards, shaken.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pacquiao!
Pacquiao lands a with a good body shot.
Murphy misses with a takedown
and Murphy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Murphy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Murphy is breathing heavily.
Murphy fails with the takedown
and Pacquiao counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Murphy thinking.
Manny Pacquiao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arjay Murphy.
Pacquiao uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Murphy has time to react.
Pacquiao lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pacquiao counters with a two punch combo.
Pacquiao scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pacquiao lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Pacquiao cracks a nice hook into Murphy's ribs.
Pacquiao scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pacquiao moves into range and connects with a jab.
Murphy misses with a takedown
and Pacquiao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pacquiao scores with a jab.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pacquiao lands a nice looking body shot.
Murphy shoots and misses
and Pacquiao counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Murphy takes one to the side of the head.
Murphy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Pacquiao to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao lands a nice looking body shot.
Pacquiao with a hook.
Murphy fails with the takedown
and Pacquiao counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pacquiao lands the left hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pacquiao.
Pacquiao lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A punch combination from Pacquiao misses.
Murphy closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pacquiao counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Murphy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pacquiao counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao lands a nice hook to Murphy's body. Murphy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Murphy closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Pacquiao works his way to full guard. Good work.
Murphy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pacquiao looking for a sweep. Not yet Pacquiao, not yet.
Pacquiao managing to control the position.
Murphy is looking to work some ground and pound but Pacquiao has wrist control.
Murphy with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy throws and elbow that misses. Pacquiao uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Murphy's guard. Nice move by Pacquiao!
Murphy is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Pacquiao tries to stand but Murphy is controlling from the bottom.
Murphy has control of Pacquiao's left arm, preventing Pacquiao from doing any damage.
Pacquiao trying to stand up but can't free himself from Murphy's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Pacquiao dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.
Murphy tries for a takedown but Pacquiao circles away easily
and Pacquiao counters with a stiff right hand.
Jab by Pacquiao.
Murphy looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Manny Pacquiao is winning the standup battle so far.
Murphy shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pacquiao but Pacquiao pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Manny Pacquiao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arjay Murphy.
Murphy fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pacquiao fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pacquiao scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Horrible takedown by Murphy or perhaps it was just good defense by Pacquiao which made him look bad.
Murphy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pacquiao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Pacquiao.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pacquiao lands a with a good body shot.
Murphy has his takedown stuffed
and Pacquiao counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pacquiao fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Murphy walks into a stiff left hand from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao sizes up Murphy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Murphy shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Pacquiao counters with a stiff right hand.
Pacquiao scores with a jab to the head.
Pacquiao sizes up Murphy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Pacquiao connects with a right hand. Murphy shakes it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Murphy has his takedown stuffed
letting Pacquiao counter with a right hand.
Murphy takes one to the chin there.
Pacquiao lands a nice shot that snaps Murphy's head back.
Murphy doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Pacquiao counters with a right hand to the body.
Murphy has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pacquiao finds it's way round the side to connect with Murphy's head.
Murphy misses with a takedown attempt
letting Pacquiao counter with a right hand.
A jab lands there for Pacquiao.
Murphy has his takedown stuffed
enabling Pacquiao to counter with a crisp jab.
Murphy closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pacquiao counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy has his takedown stuffed
and Pacquiao counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Murphy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Murphy misses with a takedown
letting Pacquiao counter with a right hand.
Arjay Murphy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Murphy misses with a takedown
letting Pacquiao counter with a right hand.
Pacquiao keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pacquiao wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pacquiao ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Murphy shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Pacquiao counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pacquiao darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Murphy tries for a takedown but Pacquiao circles away easily
and Pacquiao makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pacquiao throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Murphy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Murphy misses with a takedown
and Pacquiao counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Murphy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Murphy misses with a takedown attempt
and Pacquiao counters with a left to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pacquiao scores with a jab to the body.
Pacquiao scores with a crisp jab that stopped Murphy in his tracks.
Murphy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manny Pacquiao showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pacquiao, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manny Pacquiao!
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