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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dontavious Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Snake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dontavious Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake Snake!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snake throws a hook but Murphy avoids it easily.
Murphy throws a series of punches but Snake avoids them all with ease.
Murphy leaves Snake with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A slow jab from Murphy misses its intended target.
Murphy lands a nice shot to the body.
Murphy misses with a few strikes there.
Murphy 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 cracks the inside of Snake's front leg.
Snake throws a jab but it's blocked by Murphy.
Murphy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Snake.
Murphy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Snake misses with an uppercut.
Murphy feints and then cracks Snake's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Snake down.
Murphy slips under a jab.
Snake misses with a takedown attempt - Murphy sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Murphy throws a head kick but Snake moves out of range.
Murphy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Snake shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Murphy's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murphy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Snake is one step ahead there.
Murphy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Snake on the ground.
Snake wants to stand but Murphy has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Snake looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snake passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Murphy is pushing Snake's head away, looking to escape. Snake manages to hold on to the position though.
Snake tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Snake decides to take the fight back to the feet.
A shot to de liver by Snake. Beautiful body shot.
Murphy punishes Snake's body with a nice straight punch.
Murphy throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snake misses with the combination.
Murphy lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Snake takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Snake shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Snake was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Poor strikes thrown by Snake there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Murphy in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Murphy is trying desperately to improve position.
Snake looking to ground and pound but Murphy is blocking nicely.
Murphy on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Murphy tries to get out of the position.
Snake misses with a head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy is trying to stand up.
Murphy tries to hold on but Snake postures up.
Snake unloading with bombs!
Murphy tries to hold on but Snake postures up.
Snake landing strikes from the mount and Murphy is in trouble!
Snake looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Snake can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Murphy is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snake is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Murphy to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Murphy shrugs it off.
Murphy is desperately trying to improve his position but Snake has a good base and remains in mount.
Murphy wants to hold on but Snake pushes him away.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Snake putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Snake sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Snake trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Snake lands a big shot there that rocks Murphy but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Snake throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Murphy because Snake loaded up on that one.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Snake scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Murphy?
Murphy tries to hold on but Snake pushes him away.
Snake is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Murphy can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Snake is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Murphy can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Snake wants to control the pace but Murphy is squirming around nicely.
Snake looking to finish with strikes here!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Snake working Murphy over with strikes here.
Snake tries to control but Murphy wriggling away.
Murphy is looking to improve his position but Snake isn't that keen on the idea.
Murphy blocking the ground and pound.
Snake misses with a head shot.
Snake lands a big shot there that rocks Murphy but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Snake is working for a guillotine from mount but Murphy frees his head quite easily.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Snake throwing strikes here but Murphy is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Snake gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Snake loads up on a big right hand but Murphy slips the punch.
Snake looks to land a left hand but Murphy moved out of range nicely.
Snake is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Snake fails with an attempt to clinch.
Murphy throws a head kick that misses.
Snake swings for the body but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A head kick misses from Murphy.
Murphy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Murphy throws a head kick that misses.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Murphy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Snake.
Murphy misses with a body punch
and Snake counters with a straight right hand.
Murphy throws a jab but it's blocked by Snake.
Murphy throws a head kick that misses.
Snake misses with a takedown attempt - Murphy sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dontavious Murphy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Snake.
Murphy lands with an overhand left.
Murphy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Murphy lands a high kick!
Snake shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Murphy as he avoids it easily.
Murphy lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Snake throws a jab but it's blocked by Murphy.
Nice body punch from Murphy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crunch! Murphy slams his shin into Snake's torso.
A looping hook to the body misses from Snake. Murphy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Snake takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Snake takes a kick to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Snake dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Snake takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Snake throws a right and a left that Murphy avoids nicely.
Dontavious Murphy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Snake lands with an uppercut that bounces Murphy off the ropes and back into rage.
Murphy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Murphy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Murphy wants it to stay on the feet.
Murphy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Murphy defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Snake.
Murphy throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Murphy slips a straight right by Snake.
Murphy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Murphy wants it to stay on the feet.
Dontavious Murphy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Snake.
Murphy scores with a head kick.
Snake takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Murphy scores with a spinning back kick!
Murphy throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Snake.
Snake shoots in and drives through. Murphy sprawls well.
Murphy throws a head kick that half lands.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Murphy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Murphy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snake has taken the fight to the clinch.
Murphy gets underhooks to prevent Snake's takedown attempt.
Murphy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Snake working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Snake lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Snake breaks from the clinch.
Murphy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Murphy lands a nice shot to the body.
Murphy misses with a head kick.
Snake lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Murphy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Snake lands with a nice combination. Murphy backs away looking to recover.
Dontavious Murphy is winning the standup battle so far.
Snake takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Snake lands a head shot.
Murphy throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Murphy bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snake throws a right and a left that both miss.
Murphy misses with a looping left.
Snake misses with a two punch combination.
Snake looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Murphy throws a head kick but Snake moves out of range.
Snake scores with a nice strike.
Murphy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Snake moves away.
Snake uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murphy.
Murphy blocks a jab.
Snake misses with a two punch combination.
Snake takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd cheers as Snake lands an impressive looking overhand right. Murphy doesn't seem phased though.
Murphy bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Murphy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Snake might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Snake lands a head shot.
Snake cracks Murphy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice sprawl there from Murphy as Snake shoots in.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy throws a head kick that misses.
Snake scores with a takedown into Murphy's guard.
Murphy can't keep his opponent in guard - Snake advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Snake throwing shots but Murphy is blocking nicely.
Murphy is refusing to be controlled, as Snake sits in half guard.
Snake missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Snake is trying to control. Murphy wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snake is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Murphy sees it coming and defends easily.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Murphy scores with a shot to the body.
Crunch! Murphy slams his shin into Snake's torso.
Snake showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Murphy.
Snake avoids the head kick by Murphy.
Murphy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Snake doesn't seem bothered though.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Murphy slips a straight right by Snake.
Murphy is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Snake.
Snake swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murphy lands a nice looking body shot.
Murphy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Murphy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dontavious Murphy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Murphy misses with a head kick.
Murphy lands a high kick!
Snake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murphy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Murphy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Snake lands with a cross.
Murphy scores with a jab to the jaw.
Snake shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Murphy is trying to defend but Snake finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Snake is trying to work for a kimura but Murphy is defending well.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Murphy is trying to stand.
Murphy keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Snake is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Snake is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Murphy defends it well.
Snake throwing shots but Murphy is blocking nicely.
Snake has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Snake decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Murphy throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Snake.
Murphy connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Murphy lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Snake throws a combination that misses
and Murphy counters with a big head kick but Snake shrugs it off.
Snake avoids the head kick by Murphy.
Snake connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A punch combination from Snake misses.
Murphy scores with a head kick.
Snake lands a nice shot that snaps Murphy's head back.
Murphy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Snake's head.
Murphy throws a series of punches but Snake moves out of range.
Murphy is looking to land body kicks.
Snake thows a left - swing and a miss!
Murphy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jab by Snake.
Snake lands with a nice body punch.
Murphy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Snake throws out a powerful jab.
Snake throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Murphy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Snake closes the distance and pushes Murphy back into the ropes.
Murphy has had enough of the clinch but Snake keeps him there for the moment.
Snake escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Snake scores with a three punch combo!
Murphy throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Snake.
Snake shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Murphy manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Snake slips nicely into half guard.
Murphy wants to get back to full guard.
Snake stands up from half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Snake comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Snake 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight for Jake Snake!
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for Jake Snake!
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Jake Snake!
Jake Snake wins by unanimous decision!
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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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