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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Avery Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donald Mcdonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mcdonald has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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157 cm
19
214 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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185 cm
20
200 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Avery Murphy! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Donald Mcdonald! The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Mcdonald moves to clinch but Murphy breaks away and Murphy counters by moving into the clinch. Murphy drags the fight down to the ground.
Murphy really is a fat lump. It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup. Murphy seems keen to control Mcdonald's posture. Mcdonald prevents Murphy from getting back to his feet. Murphy striking off his back but it's not causing Mcdonald any problems. Murphy wants to sweep but no luck. Murphy is pulling down on Mcdonald's head. It's preventing any offense from Mcdonald, at least for the moment.
Avery Murphy has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet. No luck for Mcdonald with that takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mcdonald moves to clinch but Murphy breaks away and Murphy counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Mcdonald! Mcdonald taking a bit of punishment here - Murphy scoring with strikes. Mcdonald looks winded! Murphy controls the position. Murphy wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Mcdonald, who protects the arm well. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Murphy working the ground and pound from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Mcdonald gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there! Murphy looking to control and managing it successfully. Murphy working for a submission but Mcdonald is keeping him at bay. Murphy controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mcdonald tries to reverse the position but Murphy maintains control. Murphy pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage. Murphy scoring with strikes but Mcdonald is staying in there. Murphy looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead. A nice elbow there by Murphy. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Murphy scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Murphy has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Murphy cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Murphy working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Mcdonald is rocked! Murphy landing shots from mount. Mcdonald is still in real trouble! Can Murphy finish him? Murphy has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Mcdonald's face.
Murphy content just to control the position here. Murphy is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Mcdonald can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Murphy drops a big elbow. That's hurt Mcdonald! More shots from Murphy and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Avery Murphy!
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C
A |
G |
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B |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
46% |
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