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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mark Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kelsey Curtis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murphy comes into the arena with Lose Yourself - Eminem blaring out of the sound system. Kelsey Curtis is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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171 cm
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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BJJ Purple 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 Sydney, Mark Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kelsey Curtis!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Summer Carpenter and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Murphy misses.
Murphy slaps away a takedown attempt from Curtis, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Murphy lands with a thumping leg kick.
Murphy just misses with a punch to the body.
Murphy cracks Curtis with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Curtis will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Curtis is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Murphy's half guard.
Murphy keeping hold of Curtis's head, controlling as best he can.
Murphy is looking to control Curtis's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Murphy avoid being mounted?
Curtis passes to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Murphy trying to control but Curtis postures up.
Curtis throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Curtis controlling the pace.
Curtis is nestled in close to Murphy, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Curtis not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Murphy wants to control but Curtis is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Murphy is trying to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Curtis shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Murphy is trying desperately to improve position.
Murphy is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy wants to hold on but Curtis pushes him away.
BOOM! Curtis connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Curtis cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Curtis lands a big elbow.
Curtis landing shots from mount.
Murphy wants to hold on but Curtis pushes him away.
Murphy keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Curtis wants to control the pace but Murphy is squirming around nicely.
Murphy tries to lock up and control but Curtis gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Murphy takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Murphy tries to lock up and control but Curtis gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Curtis scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Murphy?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curtis lands a nice shot to the head.
Curtis breaks from Murphy's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The referee warns Murphy that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Curtis looking to finish Murphy with some ground and pound. This is bad for Murphy!
Curtis in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Curtis is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Curtis blocks Murphy's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Curtis goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Murphy is on top in guard.
Murphy trying to control the position from guard on top but Curtis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Curtis trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murphy slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curtis is trying to keep Murphy in close.
Curtis keeping moving, preventing Murphy from controlling successfully.
Curtis is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Murphy has Curtis up against the cage in a clinch.
Curtis drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Murphy gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Murphy drags the fight down to the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kelsey Curtis dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Curtis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Curtis looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Curtis closes the distance looking to clinch
and Murphy counters with a two punch combo.
Murphy tries to score with a low kick but Curtis moves his leg out of the way.
Curtis has his takedown stuffed
and Murphy counters with a takedown into side control.
Murphy working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Murphy tries to score with some ground and pound. Curtis controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Curtis is looking to regain half guard here but Murphy keeps moving and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Curtis has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Murphy but great work by Curtis.
Curtis scoring with punches and elbows.
Murphy is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Curtis off and has taken his back!
Murphy doesn't have the hooks in and Curtis manages to turn into his guard.
Murphy looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Curtis passes into side control.
Murphy takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Murphy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Curtis lands some shots froms side control.
You can see the frustration on Murphy's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Curtis tries for a kimura but Murphy is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curtis is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Murphy knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Murphy is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Curtis cracks Murphy with a big elbow.
Murphy is working to avoid the ground and pound but Curtis connects with a decent elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Murphy tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Curtis wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Murphy taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curtis is looking to take a break and control but Murphy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Curtis creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Curtis clinches but Murphy breaks the clinch
and Murphy counters with a shoot takedown. Curtis fights it but they end up in guard.
Curtis striking off his back, scoring a few points.
Curtis is trying to keep Murphy in close.
Curtis keeping moving, preventing Murphy from controlling successfully.
Murphy drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Curtis manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Murphy has Curtis in his guard.
Curtis landing with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curtis trying to control but Murphy is working from the bottom.
Curtis is in close to Murphy's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Curtis drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Curtis jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Murphy is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Murphy keeping moving, preventing Curtis from controlling successfully.
Murphy is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Murphy dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Curtis misses with a takedown attempt
so Murphy counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Murphy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Curtis throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Murphy drops back looking for a leg! Curtis is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Curtis manages to kick Murphy off! Murphy jumps back into Curtis's guard.
Curtis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Murphy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Murphy trying to control the position from guard on top but Curtis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Murphy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Curtis is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Curtis doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Murphy counters with a two punch combo.
Curtis blocks a head kick by Murphy.
Curtis tries to close the distance and clinch but Murphy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Curtis doesn't manage to clinch there - Murphy circles away.
Kelsey Curtis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Curtis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Murphy gets a takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy is trying to control the action in half guard but Curtis is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Curtis controlling the position for now.
Curtis moves into full guard.
Curtis keeping moving, preventing Murphy from controlling successfully.
Mark Murphy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Murphy throwing strikes from guard but Curtis blocks nicely.
Curtis manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Murphy tries to hold on but Curtis postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curtis pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Murphy is working to get back to half guard.
Curtis has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Murphy is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kelsey Curtis!
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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
64% |
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