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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between JW Alonso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nobu Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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168 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, JW Alonso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nobu Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Bruno Hogan and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy throws a lazy right hand but Alonso sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alonso clinches with his opponent.
Murphy is trying to stall.
Alonso is pushing Murphy up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Alonso digs a right hand into Murphy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Murphy's gas tank.
Murphy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Alonso has him pressed against the cage.
Alonso digs a right hand into Murphy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Murphy's gas tank.
Murphy takes a knee to the side of the body.
A hook to the body from Alonso.
Alonso dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Alonso lands a right hand that snaps the head of Murphy backwards.
Alonso breaks from the clinch.
Alonso has taken the fight to the clinch.
Alonso prevents the takedown attempt.
Murphy looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murphy has Alonso pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Alonso manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Murphy jumps into guard, dragging Alonso to the mat.
Alonso trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Alonso knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Murphy on the ground.
Alonso wants to control from the top but Murphy keeps moving.
Murphy is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Alonso defends well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alonso is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Alonso has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Alonso got a little sloppy there for a moment and Murphy has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Alonso has managed to get both his arms back between Murphy's legs - danger averted.
Alonso trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Alonso trying to control but Murphy is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Alonso accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
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.
Murphy keeping moving, preventing Alonso from controlling successfully.
JW Alonso has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Alonso gets a clinch.
Alonso stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Alonso is stalling here.
Good body shot from Alonso.
Alonso pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Alonso scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Alonso moves into the clinch.
Alonso is stalling here.
Alonso lands a good knee to the midsection. Murphy won't want to take too many of those.
Alonso unloads a knee to the mid-section. Murphy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Alonso lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Alonso escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alonso clinches up against the cage.
Alonso landing knees to the head.
Murphy takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nice body punch from Alonso - that landed with a thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Alonso.
Alonso lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Alonso breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alonso closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Murphy tries to circle away but Alonso has him pinned against the cage.
Alonso leaning against his opponent.
Alonso presses Murphy against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Alonso cracks Murphy with a nice body shot.
Alonso scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Alonso pushes Murphy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alonso works on Murphy's body with a couple of short punches.
Alonso breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Alonso gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Murphy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Alonso breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alonso swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Murphy misses with a wild combination.
Alonso fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Murphy, pushing him back against the cage.
Murphy takes a shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Alonso.
Alonso breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alonso fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Murphy, pushing him back against the cage.
Murphy changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Alonso fights it off and pushes away nicely.
JW Alonso has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nobu Murphy.
Murphy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Alonso throws a series of strikes that have Murphy backpedaling.
JW Alonso is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alonso tries to clinch up but Murphy circles away and keeps his distance.
Murphy circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Alonso.
Alonso lands with a right to the head.
Alonso lands with a left to the head.
Alonso landing knees to the head.
Alonso working some nice short punches in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alonso landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Murphy is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Alonso gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Murphy has had enough of the clinch but Alonso keeps him there for the moment.
Alonso breaks from the clinch.
Alonso misses with a wild combination.
Alonso wants to clinch up but Murphy keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JW Alonso dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Murphy tries to clinch but Alonso moves out of range.
Alonso throws a jab but it's blocked by Murphy.
Alonso scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Murphy misses with a double jab.
Alonso 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!
Alonso has closed the distance and engaged Murphy in a clinch.
Alonso presses Murphy against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Alonso.
Alonso pushes Murphy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alonso lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Murphy is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Alonso lands a nice knee to the body.
Alonso cracks Murphy with a nice body shot.
Alonso breaks the clinch.
Murphy swats away the attempt to clinch by Alonso.
Murphy misses with a combination
letting Alonso counter with a right hand.
Alonso rushes Murphy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Alonso.
Murphy tries to break free but Alonso pushes him back against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Murphy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alonso manages to break the clinch.
Alonso misses with a two punch combination.
Alonso fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alonso gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Alonso lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Alonso.
Murphy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alonso is working Murphy over against the cage.
Murphy has had enough of the clinch but Alonso keeps him there for the moment.
Murphy is trying to break the clinch but Alonso has him pressed against the cage.
Alonso lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Murphy or not.
Alonso breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Murphy swinging wildly here.
Alonso tries to clinch up but Murphy circles away and keeps his distance.
Murphy shoots in but Alonso avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Alonso looks to land a combination. Murphy sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Murphy shoots in for a double leg but Alonso sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
JW Alonso has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nobu Murphy.
A nice inside leg kick there by Alonso. That's going to slow Murphy down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alonso moves into the clinch successfully.
Alonso controlling the action here for a moment.
Alonso scores with a hook to the body.
Murphy gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Murphy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Murphy seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Alonso does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Murphy is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Alonso has managed to free his arm - good work.
Alonso is staying active underneath Murphy, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alonso trying to control but Murphy postures up.
Alonso is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Murphy can do to turn this around?
Alonso is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Murphy jumps into side control!
Murphy is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Alonso is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Murphy tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Murphy has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alonso is trying to control Murphy's posture but Murphy avoids it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alonso controls the position for a moment.
Alonso tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JW Alonso dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Alonso swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Murphy counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Murphy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Alonso might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Alonso utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Murphy throwing strikes but missing.
Alonso on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Alonso tries to get out of the position.
Murphy is pushing down on Alonso's leg trying to pass to half guard. Alonso is fighting to maintain full guard but Murphy has managed to sneak the leg through.
Alonso is defending against the submission attempts here by Murphy.
Alonso keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Alonso tries to roll over but Murphy keeps him under control.
Murphy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Murphy wants to free his trapped foot but Alonso is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Murphy has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Alonso defend it? Murphy steps over the head and cranks it - Alonso is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Murphy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Nobu Murphy!
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energy
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hype
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