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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Hibbert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nathan Hibbert has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jonny Murphy's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jonny Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Nathan Hibbert!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hibbert throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hibbert swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hibbert misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hibbert misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hibbert misses with a series of wild punches.
Hibbert defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Murphy.
Murphy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Murphy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Murphy shoots in for a double leg but Hibbert sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hibbert blocks a head kick by Murphy.
Hibbert throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Murphy.
Hibbert clinches but Murphy breaks the clinch
and Murphy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hibbert wants to clinch.
Hibbert is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hibbert tries to keep at a distance but Murphy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hibbert escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Murphy dodges the punch combination from Hibbert.
Hibbert looks to land a combination but Murphy avoids it well.
Murphy dodges the punch combination from Hibbert.
Hibbert misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Murphy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hibbert has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hibbert is trying to break the clinch but Murphy is controlling him.
Hibbert tries to break free but Murphy pushes him back against the cage.
Hibbert is trying to break the clinch but Murphy has him pressed against the cage.
Hibbert breaks from the clinch.
Murphy drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Hibbert looks gassed!
Murphy is trying to get an arm triangle but Hibbert is defending well.
Hibbert manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hibbert thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Murphy to regain full guard.
Hibbert tries to stand but Murphy is controlling from the bottom.
Hibbert tries to free his leg and advance position but Murphy is retaining full guard.
Murphy has control of Hibbert's left arm, preventing Hibbert from doing any damage.
Hibbert has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Murphy is proving hard to escape from.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Murphy keeping full guard, as Hibbert tries to pass.
Hibbert content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hibbert loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hibbert passes Murphy's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hibbert is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonny Murphy dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Murphy tries to clinch up.
A head kick by Murphy misses
and Hibbert counters with a left and a right that stings Murphy.
Hibbert stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jonny Murphy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hibbert lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hibbert.
Murphy is rocked!
A good leg kick by Hibbert.
Oh Murphy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hibbert misses with a combination
and Murphy counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
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!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Murphy has gone for a leg lock! Hibbert slips out almost immediately though and dives into Murphy's guard.
Murphy seems to have got his legs back now.
Murphy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hibbert with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hibbert throwing strikes but missing.
Hibbert trying to control the position from guard on top but Murphy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hibbert pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Murphy is keeping the position for now.
Hibbert in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hibbert is looking to stand up but Murphy won't let him.
Hibbert stops Murphy from standing up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Murphy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Horrible takedown by Murphy or perhaps it was just good defense by Hibbert which made him look bad.
Hibbert misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hibbert throws a series of strikes that have Murphy backpedaling.
Murphy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hibbert's waist but Hibbert gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Murphy off to one side.
Hibbert throws a series of punches but Murphy avoids them all with ease.
Nice sprawl there from Hibbert as Murphy shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonny Murphy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hibbert avoids the head kick by Murphy.
Hibbert connects with a high kick.
Hibbert looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Murphy looks to clinch
and Hibbert counters with a left and a right that stings Murphy.
Hibbert swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hibbert tries a head kick but it misses.
Hibbert misses with a few strikes there.
Hibbert tries to clinch up
and Murphy moves into the clinch.
Murphy goes for a takedown attempt but Hibbert pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's four 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.
Hibbert lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Nathan Hibbert is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No joy there for Hibbert, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Murphy has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hibbert is looking to break free of the clinch but Murphy has double underhooks.
Murphy is trying to drag Hibbert to the mat but Hibbert just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hibbert is trying to break free.
Murphy changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hibbert fights it off and pushes away nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Hibbert showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Hibbert moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Murphy misses.
Hibbert has managed to clinch.
Hibbert has had enough of the clinch but Murphy keeps him there for the moment.
Murphy is trying to drag Hibbert to the mat but Hibbert just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hibbert manages to break the clinch.
Nathan Hibbert seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hibbert misses with a series of wild punches.
Hibbert works over Murphy's head and body with a nice combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hibbert keeps Murphy at a distance using the push kick.
Hibbert throws a one two combo.
Hibbert sizes up Murphy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hibbert circles away from the clinch attempt.
Murphy fails to land with a series of punches.
Hibbert with a hook.
Hibbert misses with a combination
and Murphy counters with a shoot takedown. Hibbert fights it but they end up in guard.
Murphy looking to pass the guard.
Hibbert wants to stand and escape but Murphy is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hibbert keeping full guard, as Murphy tries to pass.
Murphy passes Hibbert's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Murphy looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Hibbert is trying to stand up here but Murphy is controlling him well.
Murphy is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hibbert is trying to control but can't.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Murphy tries to bum rush Hibbert with a series of wild strikes but Hibbert uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hibbert lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hibbert scores with a one two! Murphy had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Murphy shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hibbert defends it nicely.
Murphy wants to clinch.
Hibbert gets a clinch.
That's four 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.
Hibbert stops a takedown attempt from Murphy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonny Murphy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hibbert breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hibbert misses with a combination
and Murphy counters with a body kick.
Murphy shoots in but no luck this time.
Hibbert fails to land with a series of punches.
Hibbert swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hibbert scores with a sloppy right hand. Murphy should have avoided that one.
Hibbert misses with the combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nathan Hibbert.
I think Hibbert 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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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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