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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Klaus Kleber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arjay Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murphy comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Feel the Rush kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Arjay Murphy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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140 lbs
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142 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Klaus Kleber!
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, Arjay Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Murphy tries for a takedown but Kleber sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Murphy throws a jab when Kleber was well out of range.
Kleber really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Murphy darts in and clinches Kleber up against the cage.
Murphy has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kleber avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kleber lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Murphy prevents Kleber from breaking the clinch.
Kleber breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Murphy takes a swing at Kleber's ribcage but misses.
Klaus Kleber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murphy forces Kleber back against the cage and clinches.
Murphy jumps guard but Kleber stands there with Murphy around his waist. Murphy gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Klaus Kleber has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arjay Murphy.
Kleber breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kleber throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kleber tries to clinch up but Murphy circles away and keeps his distance.
Murphy wants to clinch
and Kleber counters with a nice leg kick.
Murphy sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A punch combination from Kleber misses.
Kleber gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy lands a takedown into guard.
Murphy looks gassed!
Kleber working for a triangle but Murphy defends it easily.
Kleber is trying to control the position but Murphy postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kleber is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kleber is thwarting Murphy's attempts to control the position.
Kleber throwing shots but Murphy is blocking nicely.
Kleber thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Murphy tries to roll over but Kleber keeps him under control.
Kleber thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kleber is thwarting Murphy's attempts to control the position.
Murphy is trying to get back to full guard.
Murphy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kleber will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kleber looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kleber throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Murphy fails with a takedown attempt.
Murphy doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kleber counters with a good, hard body kick but Murphy shrugs it off.
Murphy takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kleber tries to clinch but Murphy moves out of range.
Kleber shoots in and drives through. Murphy sprawls well.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Murphy. Kleber shrugs it off though.
Murphy looks to clinch
and Kleber counters by moving into the clinch.
Murphy is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kleber gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Murphy manages to pull guard.
Kleber wants to stand but Murphy is controlling his posture from full guard.
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.
Kleber looks like he's trying to stand up.
Murphy wants to pass the guard but Kleber is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kleber is trying to maintain the position but Murphy is very close to passing his half guard.
Kleber is staying active underneath Murphy, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Murphy stalling.
Murphy stops Kleber from getting back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kleber knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Murphy on the ground.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kleber tries to clinch but Murphy moves away
and Murphy counters by clinching up.
Kleber wants to break free but Murphy has control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Klaus Kleber dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kleber shoots in looking for a takedown. Murphy tries to sprawl out of it but Kleber 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.
Kleber closes the distance but Murphy moves to the side
and Murphy counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Kleber!
Murphy blocks Kleber's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Murphy wants to control the pace but Kleber is squirming around nicely.
Kleber throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Murphy looking to control and managing it successfully.
Murphy manages to capitalize on a mistake by Kleber to take his back!
Kleber prevents Murphy from getting a body triangle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kleber trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Kleber trying to get back to his feet but Murphy is in full control for now.
Kleber prevents Murphy from getting a body triangle.
Murphy is working for a rear naked choke. Kleber is not defending it well and Murphy has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Kleber refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Kleber's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Arjay Murphy!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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