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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scruffy Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Connely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murphy comes to the cage accompanied by I'm Shipping Up to Boston by Dropkick Murphy's. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Dan Connely enters the cage!
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270 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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195 cm
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275 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Scruffy Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dan Connely!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Connely scores with a crisp jab that stopped Murphy in his tracks.
Murphy tries to clinch up.
Murphy tries to close the distance and clinch but Connely swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Murphy tries to close the distance and clinch but Connely swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A shot to de liver by Connely. Beautiful body shot.
Murphy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Murphy tries to clinch but Connely moves out of range.
Connely throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Connely scores with a body shot.
Connely cracks Murphy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murphy gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Connely sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Murphy has momentary wrist control but Connely slips an elbow through the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connely landing with the ground and pound.
Connely passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Connely happy to just control the position for now.
Connely working the body and head with strikes.
Murphy tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Connely controlling the pace for now.
Connely dominating with strikes here.
Murphy tries to hold on but Connely postures up.
Connely lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Murphy hang on?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connely avoids the attempt from Murphy to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Connely controlling from the full mount.
Connely landing shots from mount.
Connely punishing his opponent with strikes.
Murphy is trying to escape the mount.
Murphy takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Connely raining down shots from the mount!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Connely lands with some strikes.
Murphy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Connely on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connely connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Connely controlling from the full mount.
Murphy on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Murphy tries to get out of the position.
Connely unloading with bombs!
Connely has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Connely tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Connely lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Murphy hang on?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Connely content just to control the position here.
Murphy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Connely working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Connely is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Murphy can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Connely dominating with strikes here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Connely lands a big shot there that rocks Murphy but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Murphy is in a horrible position here. Connely smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Murphy is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Connely dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Connely fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Connely fails to land the takedown.
Murphy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Murphy gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Connely advances position into side control!
Murphy is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Connely is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Connely controlling from mount.
Murphy is trying to escape the mount.
Murphy is bucking up trying to escape but Connely cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BOOM! Connely connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Connely dominating with strikes here.
Connely scoring with strikes but Murphy is staying in there.
Murphy swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Connely unloading with bombs!
Murphy is looking to improve his position but Connely isn't that keen on the idea.
Connely controlling from the full mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Connely cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Connely tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Murphy tries to hold on but Connely pushes him away.
Murphy tries to buck Connely off but he can't manage it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connely content just to control the position here.
Murphy tries to lock up and control but Connely gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Connely fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Dan Connely has got the better of the ground game so far.
Connely tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Murphy wants to control but Connely is having none of it.
Connely is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Murphy can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Murphy is trying desperately to improve position.
Connely with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connely takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Connely working for a submission but Murphy is keeping him at bay.
Murphy is in a horrible position here. Connely smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Connely working Murphy over with strikes here.
Connely takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Connely has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Connely lands with some strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy can't escape the position.
Murphy is working hard here to advance position.
Connely in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
BOOM! Connely connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Connely landing strikes from the mount.
Connely landing punches.
Connely scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Connely lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Connely pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Connely landing strikes, looking to finish!
Connely is landing with some decent strikes but Murphy is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Connely pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Connely landing strikes from the mount and Murphy is in trouble!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Connely showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
A punch combination from Connely misses.
Connely drives through with a takedown into guard.
Connely lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Connely passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Murphy looks to move to half guard but instead Connely has passed into mount! Damn!
Connely avoids the attempt from Murphy to control.
Murphy is bucking up trying to escape but Connely cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Connely fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Connely sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Connely working Murphy over with strikes here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connely trying to control but Murphy is having none of it.
The referee warns Murphy that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Murphy wants to control but Connely is having none of it.
Murphy squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Murphy is in a horrible position here. Connely smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Connely controlling from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy throwing hammer fists to the chest of Connely. What's that going to do exactly?
Murphy is looking to improve his position but Connely isn't that keen on the idea.
Connely takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Murphy takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Connely tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Despite being in the dominant position, Dan Connely just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Connely lands a nice shot that snaps Murphy's head back.
Murphy tries to clinch up but Connely circles away and keeps his distance.
Murphy shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Murphy tries to clinch there but Connely circles away.
Connely works Murphy's body with a nice hook.
Connely stuns Murphy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Murphy wants to clinch up but Connely keeps it at a distance.
Murphy doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Connely cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Connely is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Murphy rather than just go for the knockout.
The crowd cheers as Connely lands an impressive looking overhand right. Murphy doesn't seem phased though.
Scruffy Murphy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy clinches but Connely breaks the clinch
and Connely counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Connely trying to control the position from guard on top but Murphy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Murphy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Connely distracts Murphy with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Connely wants to control from the top but Murphy keeps moving.
Murphy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Murphy with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Connely can't handle though.
Murphy tries to strike from the bottom.
Connely trying to control the position from guard on top but Murphy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Murphy with a lazy takedown attempt
and Murphy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scruffy Murphy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A punch lands to the side of Murphy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Connely comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Connely has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 25:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 25:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Connely!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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