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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Arjay Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gendut Babi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murphy comes to the cage accompanied by 4 Minutes to Lockdown by Redman & Method Man. Gendut Babi has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Arjay Murphy's chin.
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142 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
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165 cm
21
140 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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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
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arjay Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gendut Babi!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Babi.
Babi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Murphy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Murphy shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Babi but Babi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Babi looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Murphy!
Babi working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Murphy wants to control but Babi is having none of it.
Babi landing shots from mount.
Babi working the ground and pound effectively.
Murphy is desperately trying to improve his position but Babi has a good base and remains in mount.
Murphy manages to regain half guard. Good work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murphy is looking for a sweep. Babi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Babi is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murphy is defending against the submission attempts here by Babi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy taking some punishment here, with Babi in his half guard.
Babi prevents Murphy from improving his position.
Babi lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Murphy wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Murphy manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Murphy looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Babi puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Murphy won't allow Babi to pass to mount.
Murphy tries to get to full guard but Babi has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Murphy wants to improve his position but Babi is controlling well.
Murphy is refusing to be controlled, as Babi sits in half guard.
Murphy has hold of Babi's hands but Babi slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Murphy makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Murphy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Babi trying to control but Murphy is working from the bottom.
Murphy bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Babi's guard.
Babi wants to improve his position here. There's a bit of a scramble and Murphy has taken Babi's back! He's locked on a rear naked choke here and Babi has been forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Arjay Murphy!
An out of breath Arjay Murphy thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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