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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alan Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Norey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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157 lbs
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159 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alan Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Derek Norey!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy misses with a takedown attempt - Norey sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Norey darts in and clinches Murphy up against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Murphy looking for a takedown.
Norey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Murphy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alan Murphy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Murphy misses with a body kick.
Murphy looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Murphy seems to be working for a kimura but Norey defends the submission attempt.
Norey is defending against the submission attempts here by Murphy.
Norey preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Murphy is working for a kimura but Norey is defending it quite comfortably.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norey is looking to improve his position.
Murphy is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Murphy is breathing heavily.
Norey is positioning himself well to prevent Murphy advancing to mount.
Murphy moves into full mount! Norey won't be happy about that!
Norey is in a horrible position here. Murphy smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Norey keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Norey is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Murphy throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Norey prevents Murphy from taking his back.
Murphy working the ground and pound effectively.
Norey is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Norey manages to regain half guard whilst avoiding the strikes.
Norey avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Murphy.
Norey regains full guard. Nicely done.
Murphy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Norey is pulling down on Murphy's head. It's preventing any offense from Murphy, at least for the moment.
Norey manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Murphy manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy wants to sweep but no luck.
Murphy escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Norey gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Murphy is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Murphy looking for a sweep. Not yet Murphy, not yet.
Murphy with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Norey can't handle though.
Murphy is looking for a triangle but Norey pushes his legs off easily.
Murphy working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Norey doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Norey manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Norey is looking to stand up but Murphy won't let him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy 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.
Murphy looking for a guillotine here but Norey defends easily.
Murphy had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Norey is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Murphy Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Norey's back instead.
Murphy working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Murphy keeps control of the position as Norey tries to break free.
Norey manages to escape to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alan Murphy 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.
Norey clinches up against the cage.
Norey's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Norey lands with a short shot to the head.
Norey prevents the takedown attempt.
Norey lands a right hand that snaps the head of Murphy backwards.
Murphy has Norey pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Norey manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Norey breaks the clinch.
Norey misses with a hook. Murphy ducked under it nicely.
Norey blocks a head kick by Murphy.
Alan Murphy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Murphy shoots in looking for a takedown. Norey tries to sprawl out of it but Murphy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Norey manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alan Murphy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Norey scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Norey lands a lovely overhand right.
Nice body punch from Norey.
Murphy has a takedown stuffed.
Nice sprawl there from Norey as Murphy shoots in.
Murphy fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Norey stuffs the takedown attempt from Murphy. Murphy gets slowly back to his feet.
An inside leg kick lands from Murphy.
Norey lands a head shot.
Norey is breathing heavily.
Nice takedown defense from Norey. No joy for Murphy on that attempt.
Murphy shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Norey but Norey pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norey tries to close the distance and clinch up but Murphy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Norey throws a body punch but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy walks into a jab.
Murphy looks to land a combination but Norey avoids it well.
Norey lands a glancing blow to the side of Murphy's head.
Derek Norey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Murphy shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Murphy showed some decent athleticism there.
Murphy looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Murphy passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Norey!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Norey defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Murphy.
Norey is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Murphy has taken his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy looking to finish the fight with a rear naked choke. Norey is controlling Murphy 's left arm and he spins nicely into guard.
Murphy has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Norey can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Norey must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Murphy trying to strike off his back.
Norey won't allow Murphy to sweep him here.
Murphy will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Murphy wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy wants to hit a switch here but Norey passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Murphy there!
Murphy is trying desperately to improve position.
Norey sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Murphy looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Murphy tries to roll but Norey sticks to his back.
Murphy turns into Norey and is now in his guard.
Norey has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Murphy can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Norey looking for a guillotine here but Murphy defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Norey swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Murphy is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Norey working for a triangle but Murphy defends it easily.
Murphy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Norey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Murphy misses with a head kick.
Norey fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Norey throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Norey dodges the punch combination from Murphy.
Norey closes the distance and clinches.
Murphy tries to pull guard but Norey holds him up against the cage and eventually Murphy drops back down to his feet.
Norey scores with a shoulder strike.
Norey wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Murphy tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Murphy wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alan Murphy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Norey gets through Murphy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Murphy can't get the takedown.
Norey gets through Murphy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Norey breaks the clinch.
Norey's corner calls for a 1-2. Norey obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Murphy doesn't manage to clinch there - Norey circles away.
Murphy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Norey wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Norey lands with a right hand.
Derek Norey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Norey scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Horrible takedown by Murphy or perhaps it was just good defense by Norey which made him look bad.
Murphy shoots in for a takedown but Norey shows good takedown defense.
Norey uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Murphy has time to react.
Norey keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Norey rushes Murphy and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy tries for a takedown but Norey manages to get underhooks.
Norey lands a nice shot to the body.
Murphy jumps guard and drags Norey to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Norey trying to stand up but can't free himself from Murphy's guard.
Norey takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Murphy looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Murphy lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Norey!
Murphy goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Norey turns into him and now he's in Murphy's guard.
Norey wants to pass the guard but Murphy is keeping the position.
Murphy throws his legs up looking for a submission but Norey uses it to pass to side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norey avoids the strikes from the bottom by Murphy.
Norey is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Murphy has escaped the position, nice work there.
Murphy is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Norey's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Murphy actively working from the bottom here.
Murphy looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Norey pushes past his half guard into mount!
Alan Murphy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Murphy is trying to escape the mount.
Murphy slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Murphy regains full guard. Nicely done.
Murphy looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Norey passes into half guard.
Murphy is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy wants to get back to full guard but Norey has mounted him!
Norey looking to control but Murphy is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Murphy sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Norey wants to lay and pray for a moment but Murphy keeps working.
Murphy looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Murphy actively working from the bottom here.
Norey controlling the pace.
Murphy manages to get to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norey won't allow Murphy to sweep him here.
Murphy throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Murphy working for a triangle but Norey defends it easily.
Norey stopping the sweep attempt from Murphy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murphy had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Norey is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Murphy Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Norey's back instead.
Murphy has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Norey has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
And that's the end of the fight!
Derek Norey comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Norey 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derek Norey!
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FIGHT
RATING
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