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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Derick Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Mann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murphy kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Dance Hall Days. Mann comes into a darkened arena with his song building. F'd up kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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245 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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229 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
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Decent boxing
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Derick Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Mann!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy scores with a shot to the body.
Mann misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mann dives in and grabs Murphy's left leg, looking for a takedown. Murphy pushes down on Mann's head and hops out.
Mann wants to clinch up but Murphy keeps it at a distance.
Mann shoots in looking for a takedown. Murphy tries to sprawl out of it but Mann keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Murphy manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Murphy misses with a series of wild punches.
Murphy throws a leg kick but Mann sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mann moves in looking to clinch but Murphy pushes him off.
Mann shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Murphy wants to control but Mann is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Murphy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mann thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Murphy to regain full guard.
Mann postures up and lands a big shot to Murphy's brow.
Mann won't allow Murphy to sweep him here.
Mann trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mann missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Murphy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mann is one step ahead there.
Murphy is looking to sweep but instead, Mann has passed into half guard.
Mann takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Mann thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mann has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Murphy trying to control here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Murphy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Murphy wants it to stay on the feet.
Derick Murphy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Mann.
Murphy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mann takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Mann shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Murphy defends it nicely.
Mann looks gassed!
Murphy leaves Mann with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mann has Murphy pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Murphy manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Murphy working Mann over with knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Murphy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mann takes a knee to the side of the body.
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!
Murphy crunches a lovely knee into Mann's ribcage.
Still in the clinch, Murphy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Murphy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Murphy lands an elbow just above Mann 's eye.
Murphy lands an elbow just above Mann 's eye.
Murphy landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Murphy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mann backwards.
Murphy lands a knee to the head.
Murphy scores with a knee to the head.
Murphy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mann drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Murphy gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Murphy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Manns head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Murphy lands a damaging elbow.
Mann is trying to drag Murphy to the mat but Murphy just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Mann tries to pull guard but Murphy won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy slowing the pace effectively.
Murphy misses with a knee to the head.
Murphy is stalling here.
Murphy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Murphy throws an elbow but misses.
Mann takes a knee right on the jaw!
Murphy lands a body punch in the clinch.
Murphy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Murphy obliges.
Murphy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Murphy lands an elbow inside.
Murphy lands an elbow that stopped Mann in his tracks for a moment.
Murphy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Murphy scores with a knee to the head.
Murphy is struggling to control the position.
Murphy misses with an elbow over the top.
Nice elbow from Murphy.
Murphy pushes Mann back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mann tries to pull guard but Murphy won't allow it.
Murphy lands a body punch in the clinch.
Murphy scores with a shoulder strike.
Murphy lands a knee to the head.
Murphy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mann goes for a takedown in the clinch but Murphy prevents it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mann tries to pull guard but Murphy holds him up against the cage and eventually Mann drops back down to his feet.
Murphy lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Murphy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mann looking for a takedown.
Murphy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mann looking for a takedown.
Murphy lands a nice elbow.
Murphy lands a shoulder strike.
Mann takes an elbow to the temple.
Murphy is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Murphy lands an elbow just above Mann 's eye.
Knees to the body from Murphy.
Mann has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Murphy is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Murphy lands a shot to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Murphy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Murphy lands an elbow that stopped Mann in his tracks for a moment.
Murphy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mann has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mann can't get the takedown.
Mann has Murphy pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Murphy manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Murphy connects with a knee to the head.
Murphy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Murphy is pressed up against the cage. Mann has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Murphy down to the mat. Murphy avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Murphy, as that shot connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derick Murphy dominated that round.
That's time! Murphy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mann shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Murphy defends it nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mann.
Mann on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Murphy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mann takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Murphy lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mann backs up against the cage.
Mann wants to clinch
and Murphy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mann takes one to the side of the head.
Murphy lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Murphy scores with a punch to the head.
Murphy connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Murphy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mann is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mann is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Murphy gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Derick Murphy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Mann.
Knees to the body from Murphy.
Murphy lands an elbow inside that Mann shrugs off.
Murphy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mann backwards.
Murphy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Murphy lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Murphy.
Murphy unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Murphy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mann or not.
Murphy lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Murphy.
Murphy crunches a lovely knee into Mann's ribcage.
Murphy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mann takes a knee right on the jaw!
Murphy lands a body punch in the clinch.
Murphy is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mann drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A short right from Murphy.
Murphy looking to slow down the pace here.
Mann jumps guard but Murphy stands there with Mann around his waist. Mann gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Murphy is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Mann wants a takedown but no success here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Murphy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murphy with a knee to the head.
Murphy lands a hook that snaps the head of Mann backwards.
Mann trying to stall but Murphy improves his position.
Mann lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Murphy trying to control here.
Murphy is trying to get back to full guard.
Mann is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Murphy has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mann is working away from the top position though.
Murphy has hold of Mann's hands but Mann slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy is trying to control but can't.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Mann misses with a takedown
and Murphy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mann fails with the takedown
and Murphy counters with a good low kick that Mann was not able to check.
Murphy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Murphy scores with a jab.
Mann with a poor takedown
and Murphy counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Murphy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mann in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Murphy utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Murphy.
Murphy lands an elbow that stopped Mann in his tracks for a moment.
Murphy utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Murphy works on Mann's body with a couple of short punches.
Mann can't get the takedown.
Murphy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mann can do to turn this around?
Knees in the clinch landing for Murphy.
Murphy lands an elbow just above Mann 's eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy lands an elbow just above Mann 's eye.
Murphy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mann takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees to the body from Murphy.
Murphy looking to throw knees to the head but Mann is blocking nicely.
Mann drops down looking for an ankle pick but Murphy pulls his leg out and moves away.
Mann has his takedown stuffed
and Murphy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Murphy pushes Mann up against the cage in a clinch.
Mann tries to pull guard but Murphy holds him up against the cage and eventually Mann drops back down to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mann drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Murphy crunches a lovely knee into Mann's ribcage.
Mann takes an elbow to the temple.
Murphy lands an elbow inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Murphy landing knees to the body.
Mann tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Murphy smiles and moves away.
Murphy lands with a nice body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derick Murphy dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Murphy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mann's sensitive parts.
Mann misses with a takedown attempt
and Murphy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Murphy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Murphy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mann fails with the takedown
and Murphy counters with a right hand to the body.
Murphy cracks Mann with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mann with a lazy takedown attempt
and Murphy counters by clinching up.
Derick Murphy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Mann.
Murphy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mann takes an elbow to the forehead.
Murphy working Mann over with knees to the body.
Murphy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Murphy lands a nice elbow.
Murphy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mann takes an elbow to the temple.
Murphy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Murphy is pressed up against the cage. Mann has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Murphy down to the mat. Murphy avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Mann tries to keep at a distance but Murphy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Murphy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Murphy manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Murphy.
Murphy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Murphy lands a good knee to the midsection. Mann won't want to take too many of those.
Nice elbow from Murphy.
It looks like Mike Mann has been cut.
Murphy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Murphy using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mann takes a knee to the side of the body.
Murphy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Murphy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mann has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Murphy lands a nice elbow.
Derick Murphy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Murphy misses with a body punch.
Murphy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mann fails to pull guard.
Murphy taking a breather.
Mann drops down looking for an ankle pick but Murphy pulls his leg out and moves away.
Mann shoots and misses
and Murphy holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Come on Murphy - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
With the fighters up against the cage, Murphy throws an elbow but misses.
Mann blocking some punches.
Mann lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Mann is trying to control. Murphy wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mann lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murphy wants to improve his position but Mann is controlling well.
Murphy is concentrating on defense, preventing Mann from advancing position.
Murphy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mann scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Mann looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A cross from Murphy lands.
Mann with a poor takedown
and Murphy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Murphy is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Murphy lands a jab to the head.
A jab from Murphy finds it's way through Mann's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Mann misses its intended target.
Murphy with a nice cross.
Mann shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Murphy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mann with a lazy takedown attempt
and Murphy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Murphy does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Mike Mann is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mann tries to keep at a distance but Murphy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Murphy misses with a knee strike.
Mann has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Murphy avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Mann takes an elbow to the temple.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Murphy obliges.
Mann taking a breather.
Murphy lands an elbow inside.
Murphy connects with a knee to the head.
Murphy lands a damaging elbow.
Murphy scores a nice knee to the body.
Murphy lands a nice shot to the body.
Murphy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mann in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Murphy tries to land knees in the clinch but Mann avoids the damage to the body.
Mann blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mann lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Mann is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Murphy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mann.
Murphy is looking to improve his position.
Murphy keeping hold of Mann's head, controlling as best he can.
Mike Mann has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Murphy wants to control but Mann is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mann lands a nice short elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mann is trying to work for a kimura but Murphy is defending well.
Mann prevents Murphy from improving his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Derick Murphy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Murphy, 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
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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