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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Abel Vasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cedric Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murphy has chosen Fight To Survive by Stan Bush as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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210 lbs
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215 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Very quick
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Abel Vasquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cedric Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Russell Pearce and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy looks to land a left hand but Vasquez moved out of range nicely.
Murphy misses the shot to the body.
Murphy avoids the body shot from Vasquez.
Murphy misses the shot to the body.
Vasquez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
It looks like Abel Vasquez has been cut.
Vasquez takes a swing at Murphy's ribcage but misses.
Vasquez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Murphy misses with a hook
and Vasquez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Cedric Murphy has been cut.
Murphy lands a right hook to the body.
Murphy misses the shot to the body.
Vasquez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murphy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Murphy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Vasquez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murphy.
The fighters circling - Vasquez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasquez slips a straight right by Murphy.
The fighters circling - Murphy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Murphy scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Vasquez avoids the body shot from Murphy.
Vasquez throws an overhand right that lands on Murphy's shoulder, as Murphy tries to avoid the shot.
Vasquez misses with a looping right.
Murphy swings for the body but Vasquez moves out of range.
Vasquez throws a big shot that misses.
Murphy misses the shot to the body.
Murphy swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Vasquez counter with a right hand.
Murphy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vasquez avoids the body shot from Murphy.
Murphy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vasquez.
Cedric Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy moves out of range as Vasquez strikes.
Murphy uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murphy throws a nice looking combination but Vasquez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vasquez just misses with a punch to the body.
Murphy misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Vasquez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Vasquez jabs Murphy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Vasquez lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Murphy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vasquez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murphy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Murphy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vasquez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Vasquez just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Cedric Murphy will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Vasquez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Murphy digs a good body shot into Vasquez's ribs.
Vasquez misses with a straight left.
Murphy is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Vasquez rather than just go for the knockout.
Murphy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cedric Murphy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vasquez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murphy moves away.
Murphy throws a series of punches but Vasquez avoids them all with ease.
Vasquez defending well as Murphy loads up on a big left hand.
Vasquez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murphy.
Murphy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vasquez manages to avoid it.
Murphy looks to throw the jab but Vasquez is out of range.
A shot to the body from Vasquez misses
and Murphy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Murphy scores with a three punch combo!
Vasquez blocks a jab.
Vasquez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasquez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Murphy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Vasquez's head backwards.
Murphy lands with an overhand left.
Abel Vasquez's cut is getting worse.
Vasquez misses with a wild body shot.
Vasquez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Vasquez throws a series of strikes that have Murphy backpedaling.
Murphy misses with a shot to the body
and Vasquez counters with a left to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murphy throws a jab when Vasquez was well out of range.
Vasquez walks into a jab.
Murphy looks to score with a jab to the body but Vasquez is just out of range.
Murphy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vasquez defending well as Murphy loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez moves forwards but Murphy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Murphy blocks a jab.
Vasquez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Vasquez blocks a jab.
Vasquez throws a body punch but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy sizes up Vasquez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Murphy throws a right hand that misses
and Vasquez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Murphy works the jab nicely.
The crowd cheers as Murphy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Vasquez doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A big right from Vasquez misses.
Murphy jabs Vasquez right on the nose. Vasquez blinks but takes it well.
Vasquez thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cedric Murphy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Vasquez takes a swing at Murphy's ribcage but misses.
Vasquez cracks Murphy with a good jab.
Vasquez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Murphy slips a jab and a cross from Vasquez.
Murphy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Vasquez doesn't seem bothered though.
Vasquez avoids the body shot from Murphy.
Vasquez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Murphy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vasquez moves away.
Murphy throws an off balance right hand
and Murphy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vasquez misses the jab.
Murphy throws a body punch but Vasquez moves out of range.
A left and a right from Murphy both land. Nice combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murphy misses with a right hand
and Vasquez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasquez misses with a body shot.
Murphy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vasquez.
Vasquez throws a poor cross that misses
and Murphy counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Vasquez throws a looping overhand right but Murphy ducks down to avoid it.
Murphy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A swing and a miss from Murphy.
Murphy throws a series of punches but Vasquez avoids them all with ease.
Murphy's corner calls for a 1-2. Murphy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Murphy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Murphy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murphy throws an off balance right hand
and Vasquez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vasquez takes a swing at Murphy's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy lands a nice hook to Vasquez's body. Vasquez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Vasquez thows a body shot but no joy.
Murphy takes a swing at Vasquez's ribcage but misses.
Vasquez misses with an uppercut.
Vasquez looks to land a left hand but Murphy moved out of range nicely.
Vasquez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murphy moves away.
Murphy lands a jab to the nose.
Nice cross by Vasquez.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Murphy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vasquez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murphy.
Murphy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Abel Vasquez did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Vasquez ducks right into an uppercut from Murphy.
Murphy misses with a hook
enabling Vasquez to counter with a crisp jab.
Vasquez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Murphy dodges the punch combination from Vasquez.
Vasquez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vasquez cracks Murphy with a good jab.
Vasquez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Murphy scores with a nice strike.
Murphy swings for the body but Vasquez moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Murphy.
Murphy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasquez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Murphy lands with a straight right. Vasquez didn't see that one coming.
Murphy lands with a right hand.
Murphy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vasquez moves away.
Vasquez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murphy was well out of range. Poor timing from Vasquez.
Murphy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vasquez manages to avoid it.
Murphy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Murphy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Murphy scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Abel Vasquez's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vasquez walks into a left hand.
Vasquez throws a hook but Murphy avoids it easily.
Murphy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vasquez moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Vasquez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Murphy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vasquez.
Murphy lands a nice looking body shot.
Murphy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vasquez moves away.
Murphy scores with a jab to the body.
A shot to the body from Murphy misses
and Vasquez counters with a two punch combo.
Murphy misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Vasquez counters with a nice uppercut.
Murphy moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Murphy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vasquez.
Vasquez avoids the body shot from Murphy.
Vasquez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Murphys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cedric Murphy dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!
Vasquez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Abel Vasquez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A swing and a miss from Murphy.
Sloppy strikes from Murphy. Those never looked like landing.
Murphy looks to land a left hand but Vasquez moved out of range nicely.
Vasquez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murphy.
Murphy misses with a body shot.
Vasquez throws a lazy right hand but Murphy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Murphy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vasquez thows a body shot but no joy.
Murphy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Vasquez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Murphy.
Murphy slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasquez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Murphy throws a sloppy body shot
and Vasquez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Murphy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Murphy catches Vasquez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Murphy throws a body punch but Vasquez moves out of range.
Murphy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Vasquez momentarily.
Murphy misses with an uppercut. Vasquez saw that one coming.
Murphy ducks into a a hook from Vasquez and goes down! He looks in a bit of a mess; will he beat the count?! 4,5,6,7,8 - he's up and looking to carry on! The referee looks into his eyes and sees that he's OK to continue!
That has opened up Cedric Murphy's cut even more.
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 fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vasquez manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vasquez. Murphy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vasquez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Murphy doesn't seem bothered though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vasquez moves out of range of the strikes.
Murphy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vasquez.
Murphy throws a hook but Vasquez avoids it easily.
Murphy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cedric Murphy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murphy. Vasquez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murphy slips under a jab from Vasquez.
Murphy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vasquez misses with a two punch combination.
Vasquez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vasquez throws a lazy uppercut
and Murphy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that's the end of the fight!
Abel Vasquez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Murphy 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 47:47
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 47:48
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 47:47
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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hype
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