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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lyoto Chris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ainle Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murphy is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Break Stuff - limp bizkit. Ainle Murphy looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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132 lbs
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130 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lyoto Chris !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ainle Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Eliza Hachem and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chris takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Murphy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chris circles away quickly and effectively.
Chris 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 ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chris moves away.
Chris shoots in looking for a takedown but Murphy manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Chris 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Chris is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Murphy's half guard.
Chris wants to take a breather but Murphy is having none of it.
Murphy kicks off Chris and gets to his feet.
Murphy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Chris tries for a takedown but Murphy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lyoto Chris . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chris shoots in and gets a takedown into Murphy's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murphy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chris .
Chris gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Murphy looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chris will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Chris closes this distance looking for a takedown but Murphy circles away.
Murphy avoids the head kick by Chris .
Murphy moves into the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Chris just misses with a elbow thrown towards Murphy's brow.
Chris manages to break the clinch.
Chris fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chris shoots in but no luck this time.
Chris tries to clinch there but Murphy circles away.
Murphy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Murphy tries to clinch there but Chris circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chris shoots in and drives through. Murphy sprawls well.
Murphy jabs Chris to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Murphy clinches.
Chris keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Murphy's efforts to push away.
Murphy tries to break free but Chris pushes him back against the cage.
Murphy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Chris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chris thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Murphy if he has to take too many more of those.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Murphy stalks Chris and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Chris 's face. Chris staggers backwards, shaken.
Murphy throws a body kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy tries to close the distance and clinch but Chris swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chris tries to score a power double leg takedown but Murphy sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Chris somewhat.
Murphy tries to bum rush Chris with a series of wild strikes but Chris uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chris looks for a takedown but Murphy sprawls well.
Murphy scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Murphy fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chris looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chris looks for a takedown but Murphy sprawls well.
Chris has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Murphy swats away the attempt to clinch by Chris .
Chris loads up on a big right hand but Murphy slips the punch.
Murphy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chris prevents Murphy from breaking the clinch.
Murphy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Chris has Murphy pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Murphy manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ainle Murphy will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Chris shoots in looking for a takedown but Murphy manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Chris 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Murphy forces Chris back against the cage and clinches.
Murphy tries to circle away but Chris has him pinned against the cage.
Murphy is trying to break the clinch but Chris has him pressed against the cage.
Chris prevents Murphy from breaking the clinch.
Chris 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chris looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Chris gets a clinch.
Murphy is breathing heavily.
Chris can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lyoto Chris . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chris drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Chris tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chris is trying to pull guard but Murphy turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Murphy tries to break free but Chris pushes him back against the cage.
Murphy is trying to break the clinch but Chris has him pressed against the cage.
Murphy is trying to break free.
Murphy has had enough of the clinch but Chris keeps him there for the moment.
Murphy wants to get back to striking at distance but Chris won't allow it.
Murphy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Murphy tries to circle away but Chris has him pinned against the cage.
Chris tries to pull guard but Murphy forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy wants to get back to striking at distance but Chris won't allow it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Murphy gets underhooks to prevent Chris 's takedown attempt.
Murphy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Murphy is trying to break the clinch but Chris is controlling him.
Chris breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chris misses with a takedown attempt - Murphy sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lyoto Chris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Murphy clinches up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy is trying to break the clinch but Chris has him pressed against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Murphy is trying to break the clinch but Chris has him pressed against the cage.
Chris tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Murphy smiles and moves away.
Chris shoots in but no luck this time.
Murphy clinches up with Chris and pushes him back against the cage.
Murphy is trying to break free.
Murphy can't break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chris jumps guard but Murphy turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Chris tries to pull guard but Murphy forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Chris tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Murphy just stands there and leans against the cage.
Murphy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Chris has him pressed against the cage.
Murphy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Chris fails to pull guard.
Murphy wants to get back to striking at distance but Chris won't allow it.
Murphy is trying to break free.
Murphy prevents Chris from breaking the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murphy is trying to push Chris away but Chris has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Chris wants a takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ainle Murphy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Murphy closes the distance and clinches.
Chris is trying to maintain a safe position but Murphy gets an underhook and turns Chris into the cage.
Chris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Murphy moves into the clinch.
Chris content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Chris is working for takedown but Murphy is calmly controlling the position for now.
Chris taking a breather.
Chris tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Murphy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Chris has him pressed against the cage.
Murphy working hard to break the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chris is looking to control Murphy's arms but Murphy gets an underhook and turns him. Now Chris has his back to the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chris has Murphy pressed against the cage, preventing Murphy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Chris jumps guard but Murphy stands there with Chris around his waist. Chris gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lyoto Chris . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chris leaning against his opponent.
Chris tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Murphy tries to break free but Chris pushes him back against the cage.
Chris is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Murphy to keep the fight standing.
Murphy has had enough of the clinch but Chris keeps him there for the moment.
Murphy wants to get back to striking at distance but Chris won't allow it.
Chris has Murphy pressed against the cage, preventing Murphy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Chris tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Murphy smiles and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chris lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Murphy circles away quickly and effectively.
Murphy doesn't manage to clinch there - Chris circles away.
Chris dodges the punch combination from Murphy.
Murphy forces Chris back against the cage and clinches.
Chris working Murphy over with knees to the body.
Murphy prevents a takedown attempt there.
A frustrated look appears on Murphy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy prevents the takedown attempt.
Chris prevents Murphy from breaking the clinch.
Murphy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Chris goes for a takedown attempt but Murphy pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Murphy stalks Chris and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Chris 's face. Chris staggers backwards, shaken.
Murphy tries to clinch but Chris moves out of range.
Murphy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Murphy is looking to clinch but Chris is avoiding it.
Chris shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Murphy but Murphy pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy tries to clinch but Chris is having none of it.
Murphy lands with a right hand.
Murphy's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Murphy duly obliges.
Murphy has managed to clinch.
Chris tries to score a body lock takedown but Murphy shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Murphy is trying to force a seperation but Chris has the dominant position.
Chris manages to pull guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murphy gets to his feet - Chris follows without any prompting.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Murphy!
Lyoto Chris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ainle Murphy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Murphy tries to close the distance and clinch but Chris swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ainle Murphy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Murphy winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ainle Murphy!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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