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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Louey Draft (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kirk Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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215 lbs
13 - 8 - 0 |
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222 lbs
14 - 14 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Louey Draft!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kirk Murphy!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Draft uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murphy.
Murphy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Draft.
Nice body punch from Murphy.
Murphy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Draft as he avoids it easily.
Draft looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Draft trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Draft stops Murphy from standing up.
Murphy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Murphy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Draft.
Murphy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Draft distracts Murphy with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Draft stopping the sweep attempt from Murphy.
Murphy is trying to keep Draft in close.
Draft working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Murphy's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Draft manages to get himself to full guard.
Draft looking to hit a scissor sweep but Murphy is one step ahead there.
Draft is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Draft will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Murphy lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Draft is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Murphy working some strikes from top position.
Murphy is looking to work some ground and pound but Draft has wrist control.
Murphy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Draft works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Murphy sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Draft's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draft 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!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Draft is trying to stick to Murphy's back but Murphy is turning into Draft. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Draft's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Murphy.
Draft wants to sweep but no luck.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Draft utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Draft wants to sweep but no luck.
Draft looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Draft wants to sweep but no luck.
Murphy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Murphy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Draft swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Murphy throwing strikes from guard but Draft blocks nicely.
Murphy avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draft tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Draft trying to keep a closed guard but Murphy is proving a slippery customer.
Murphy with a nice head shot there.
Murphy scoring with punches to the head and body.
Murphy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Draft is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Murphy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Murphy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Murphy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Murphy advances position into side control!
Murphy scoring with punches from side control.
Murphy throws a strike aimed at the side of Draft's head but Draft avoids it well.
Draft regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draft tries to roll over but Murphy keeps him under control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Draft regains full guard. Nicely done.
Draft wants to sweep here but Murphy controlling him for the moment.
Murphy works over Draft with some ground and pound from guard.
Draft has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Murphy off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Murphy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Draft's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Murphy connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Draft scrambles back to his feet.
Murphy swats away the attempt to clinch by Draft.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Murphy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Draft misses with a wild body shot.
Murphy misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kirk Murphy will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Murphy scores a takedown into full mount!
Draft slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Draft has one foot on Murphy's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Murphy throws an overhand right that lands on Draft's shoulder, as Draft tries to avoid the shot.
Sloppy strikes from Murphy. Those never looked like landing.
No luck for Murphy with that takedown attempt.
No luck for Draft with that takedown attempt.
Kirk Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Draft throws out a powerful jab.
It looks like Kirk Murphy has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murphy shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Draft manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Murphy is working Draft over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Murphy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Draft's head.
Murphy looking to pass the guard.
Murphy prevents Draft from getting back to his feet.
Murphy lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Murphy passes easily into side control. Nice work.
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!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murphy is breathing heavily.
Draft sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Murphy prevents Draft from improving his position.
Draft looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Murphy stops Draft from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Draft is looking to improve his position.
Draft is looking to escape.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Draft is trying to get back to full guard.
Murphy wants to free his trapped foot but Draft is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Draft is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Murphy lands strikes from half guard.
Draft moves into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy trying to control but Draft is working from the bottom.
Murphy landing some decent shots from guard.
Draft working a defensive guard here.
Draft looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Murphy has picked Draft up and slammed him! Draft can't keep hold of the triangle and Murphy manages to pass to side control!
Murphy working the ground and pound.
Draft is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Murphy working the ground and pound.
Draft wants to get back to his feet but Murphy drags him back down.
Murphy tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Murphy working the ground and pound.
Kirk Murphy has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murphy lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Draft sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Draft trying to control here.
Draft is looking to escape.
Murphy scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Draft moves into full guard.
Murphy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Murphy works over Draft with some ground and pound from guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Murphy throwing strikes from guard but Draft blocks nicely.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Murphy's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Draft keeping moving, preventing Murphy from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kirk Murphy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kirk Murphy's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Draft throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Draft bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Draft slips under a jab.
Draft moves forwards but Murphy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Murphy shoots in and gets a takedown into Draft's guard.
Draft controls Murphy momentarily but Murphy frees himself.
Murphy working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Draft's head.
Murphy sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Draft's guard.
Draft regains full guard. Nicely done.
Draft manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Murphy keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Murphy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draft scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Murphy is in a horrible position here. Draft smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Draft looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Draft lands with some strikes.
Murphy tries to reverse the position but Draft maintains control.
Murphy wants to control but Draft is having none of it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murphy is looking to get to half guard.
Draft lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That has opened up Kirk Murphy's cut even more.
Draft lands a heavy elbow.
Kirk Murphy's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kirk Murphy's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Louey Draft!
After the big win, Louey Draft made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors BALCO UNIFORM and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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