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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Bang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raheem Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murphy has chosen hilo as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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185 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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188 cm
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193 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Prefers standup |
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Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ryan Bang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Raheem Murphy!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murphy tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murphy.
Murphy blocks a leg kick.
Bang misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Murphy is defended easily by Bang.
Ryan Bang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bang dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Murphy. That did some damage!
Bang throws a quick inside leg kick.
Murphy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bang sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bang displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Murphy.
Ryan Bang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raheem Murphy.
Bang moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bang connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Murphy momentarily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bang.
Bang throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Murphy drops his hands momentarily and Bang takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murphy manages to avoid it.
Murphy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bang moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Murphy looks gassed!
Murphy tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice cross by Bang.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murphy just misses with a punch to the body.
Murphy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bang is looking to wear down Murphy with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Murphy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bang scores with the left hand. Murphy knows he should have avoided that one.
Bang fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Murphy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bang.
Bang feints and then cracks Murphy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Murphy down.
Bang thumps Murphy with a low kick.
Murphy drops his hands momentarily and Bang takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Murphy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Murphy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bang connects with a crisp jab.
Bang thows a body kick. Murphy tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bang wants to slow Murphy down by chopping away at his legs.
Good standup being displayed there by Bang as he connects with a hook.
Bang scoring well with a low kick there.
Bang with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bang is looking to slow Murphy down with leg kicks.
Bang throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bang with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bang changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bang connects with a solid leg kick.
Murphy takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A good leg kick by Bang.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bang scores with a leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bang darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bang lands with a good body shot.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Murphy crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bang - the referee stops the clock and Murphy gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bang. Murphy manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bang.
Jab, jab by Bang - just one landing.
Bang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murphy checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bang lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Murphy circles away quickly and effectively.
Bang keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bang.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Bang dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Good leg kick by Bang there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bang displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Murphy.
Murphy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bang digs a good body shot into Murphy's ribs.
Bang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice takedown defense from Bang. No joy for Murphy on that attempt.
Bang lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Murphy is trying desperately to land a takedown but Bang is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Murphy.
Bang throws a shot to the body.
Bang lands with a good body shot.
Bang lands a nice looking body shot.
Murphy is breathing heavily.
Bang lands a nice shot to the body.
Ryan Bang is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bang misses with a wild body shot.
Bang scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Murphy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bang.
Bang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murphy was well out of range. Poor timing from Bang.
Bang throws a head kick but Murphy moves out of range.
Bang digs a good hook to Murphy's body.
Bang looks to land a combination but Murphy avoids it well.
Raheem Murphy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Murphy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bang lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Murphy at a distance.
Bang connects with a right hand. Murphy shakes it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Bang actively working from the bottom here.
Bang has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Murphy is working away from the top position though.
Bang is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Murphy can do to turn this around?
Murphy seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bang does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bang is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Murphy's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Murphy's back!
Murphy is trapped and Bang is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Murphy just trying to survive but Bang is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bang lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Murphy hold on?!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bang struggling to keep hold of the position.
Bang is landing with strikes from the back.
Bang is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Bang connects with a big shot to the side of Murphy's head.
Bang punches the canvas rather than the man.
Murphy is keeping busy.
Bang missing with strikes from the back.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Bang's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Bang is landing with strikes from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Bang dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Bang takes a swing at Murphy's ribcage but misses.
Good leg kick by Bang there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Murphy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bang counters with a straight right hand.
Good shot there by Bang.
Bang throws a leg kick but Murphy moved away.
Murphy with a poor takedown
and Bang cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Murphy checks a leg kick.
Bang is looking to score with low kicks.
Murphy scores a takedown into full mount!
Murphy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bang wants to control but Murphy is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bang is looking to improve his position but Murphy isn't that keen on the idea.
Bang is working hard here to advance position.
That's two 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.
Bang tries to hold on but Murphy postures up.
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.
Bang is squirming around, avoiding Murphy's attempts to control the action.
Ryan Bang is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bang tries to lock up and control but Murphy gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
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.
Murphy with shots to the head and body - Bang looks very uncomfortable down there.
Bang tries to lock up and control but Murphy gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Raheem Murphy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Raheem Murphy.
Well Bang has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight for Ryan Bang!
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight for Ryan Bang!
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight for Ryan Bang!
Ryan Bang 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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