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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Erick Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sexton Hardcastle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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170 lbs
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185 cm
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177 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Erick Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sexton Hardcastle!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left lands for Hardcastle.
Hardcastle showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Murphy.
Murphy loads up on a big right hand but Hardcastle slips the punch.
Murphy's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hardcastle connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Murphy scrambles back to his feet.
Murphy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hardcastle makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Murphy throws a nice looking combination but Hardcastle bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Murphy lands a really nice looking cross but Hardcastle seems unphased.
Hardcastle shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Murphy as he jumps to the side.
Murphy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hardcastle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy misses with an uppercut
enabling Hardcastle to counter with a crisp jab.
Murphy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hardcastle moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Murphy misses with a series of wild punches.
Hardcastle shoots in looking for a takedown but Murphy manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hardcastle's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hardcastle avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hardcastle.
Murphy throws an overhand right that lands on Hardcastle's shoulder, as Hardcastle tries to avoid the shot.
Murphy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hardcastle.
Donk. Hardcastle catches Murphy right on the button with a cross.
Hardcastle closes the distance and clinches up with Murphy, looking for a takedown. Hardcastle pushes Murphy against the cage but Murphy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Erick Murphy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sexton Hardcastle.
Hardcastle misses with a body punch
and Murphy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Erick Murphy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Murphy moves away from the strike by Hardcastle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hardcastle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Murphy throws a right hand that Hardcastle ducks under and follows up with a left that Hardcastle also avoids with ease.
Sloppy strikes from Murphy. Those never looked like landing.
Murphy lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
No joy there for Murphy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hardcastle shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Murphy keeping moving, preventing Hardcastle from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardcastle passes Murphy's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hardcastle wants to free his trapped foot but Murphy is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Hardcastle wants to take a breather but Murphy is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hardcastle is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hardcastle is looking to advance position but Murphy won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Erick Murphy will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Murphy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Murphy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hardcastle counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Hardcastle is taking a breather. Murphy says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Hardcastle moves nicely into side control.
Hardcastle misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Hardcastle trying to control the action but Murphy is working from the bottom.
Murphy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hardcastle on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardcastle advances to full mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hardcastle throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Hardcastle throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Hardcastle controlling the position easily from mount.
Hardcastle can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Murphy is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardcastle throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Hardcastle can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Murphy is looking to escape.
Murphy defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Hardcastle.
Murphy is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Hardcastle there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Hardcastle wants to control the pace but Murphy is squirming around nicely.
Murphy avoids a series of strikes thrown by Hardcastle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Hardcastle.
Hardcastle can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Murphy is looking to escape.
Hardcastle throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sexton Hardcastle showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Hardcastle misses with the combination.
Hardcastle misses with a wild body shot.
Hardcastle throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Murphy's waist but Murphy gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hardcastle off to one side.
Hardcastle throws an off balance right hand
and Murphy counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Hardcastle! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Murphy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Erick Murphy!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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