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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josip Ruzic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruzic has chosen Kid N Play - Gettin' Funky as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charlie Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
39 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Josip Ruzic!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy throws the kick towards the body but Ruzic avoids it.
Ruzic works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Murphy moves in looking to clinch but Ruzic pushes him off.
Murphy swings for the body but Ruzic moves out of range.
Ruzic lands a leg kick that knocks Murphy off balance momentarily.
Murphy feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ruzics jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ruzic misses with a straight right.
Murphy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ruzic.
Murphy has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Restricted area in the buildup to the fight.
A big right from Murphy misses.
Murphy tries a head kick but it misses.
Charlie Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murphy lands a jab.
Murphy checks a leg kick.
Murphy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ruzic was well out of range. Poor timing from Murphy.
Ruzic lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slow jab from Ruzic misses its intended target.
Murphy is looking to clinch but Ruzic is avoiding it.
Murphy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Murphy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ruzic.
Ruzic has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Murphy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Charlie Murphy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ruzic is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Murphy takes a swing at Ruzic's ribcage but misses.
Ruzic moves out of range of the strikes.
Murphy throws a leg kick but Ruzic checks it.
Ruzic slips a jab and a cross from Murphy.
Murphy tries to clinch up but Ruzic circles away and keeps his distance.
Ruzic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murphy.
Murphy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ruzic jabs at Murphy's body.
Murphy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ruzic lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ruzic throws a sloppy head kick and Murphy moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ruzic throws out a powerful jab.
Ruzic is looking to chop away at Murphy's legs.
Ruzic scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Murphy misses with a body kick.
Ruzic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ruzic throws a big shot that misses.
Ruzic connects with a looping right hand.
Ruzic feints and then cracks Murphy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Murphy down.
Ruzic throws a push kick but Murphy slaps the foot to one side.
Ruzic with a nice cross.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ruzic.
Ruzic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Murphy circles away quickly and effectively.
Ruzic cracks a nice hook into Murphy's ribs.
Ruzic takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ruzic misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy misses with a looping right.
Murphy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ruzic.
Ruzic throws a chopping leg kick but Murphy manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Murphy missing with a left hand there. Ruzic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ruzic scores with a head kick.
Ruzic circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ruzic counters with a nice leg kick.
Ruzic steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Murphy. That one must have hurt.
Murphy throws a leg kick
and Ruzic counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Murphy punishes Ruzic's body with a nice straight punch.
Ruzic throws a series of punches but Murphy moves out of range.
No joy there for Ruzic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ruzic lands with a kick to the temple. Murphy shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murphy swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy rushes Ruzic and presses him up against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Murphy.
Murphy misses with a knee to the head.
Murphy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Murphy is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Ruzic cracks Murphy with a nice body shot.
Ruzic can't break the clinch.
Ruzic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murphy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ruzic stalling in the clinch.
Murphy lands with a light punch inside.
A short body shot lands from Ruzic as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Murphy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy wants to stall.
Ruzic is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Murphy is defending well.
Ruzic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josip Ruzic dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ruzic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murphy.
Murphy throws a lazy right hand but Ruzic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Murphy looks to land a right hand but Ruzic moved out of range.
Murphy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ruzic.
Ruzic connects with the punch.
Ruzic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murphy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ruzic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Murphy checks a low kick from Ruzic.
Ruzic throws a leg kick
and Murphy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ruzic thinking.
Ruzic tries a head kick but it misses.
Ruzic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ruzic ducks under a wild hook from Murphy.
Murphy misses the shot to the body.
Charlie Murphy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ruzic with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ruzic throws a right and a left that Murphy avoids nicely.
Ruzic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruzic scores with a shot to the body.
Ruzic fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Murphy has Ruzic up against the cage in a clinch.
Murphy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ruzic in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ruzic misses with the head strike.
Murphy lands a left hand.
Murphy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ruzic looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ruzic throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ruzic looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
With the fighters up against the cage, Murphy throws an elbow but misses.
Murphy trying to control the position but instead, Ruzic has worked for underhooks and has pushed Murphy into the cage.
Ruzic blocks an elbow strike.
Murphy working Ruzic over with knees to the body.
Ruzic is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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 tries a knee to the head but Ruzic blocks it.
Ruzic takes a shot to the head.
Murphy landing knees to the head.
It looks like Josip Ruzic has been cut.
Ruzic has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Murphy after a bit of a struggle.
Ruzic takes a shot to the head.
Murphy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ruzic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murphy misses with a knee to the head.
Ruzic is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Charlie Murphy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Murphy gets through Ruzic's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Murphy misses with an elbow over the top.
Come on Murphy - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ruzic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murphy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Murphy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ruzic is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruzic has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Murphy is trying to keep an underhook but Ruzic manages to get the takedown into half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Murphy is trying to stand up here but Ruzic is controlling him well.
The fighters are battling for position here. Murphy manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Ruzic is looking to advance position but Murphy has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Murphy can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ruzic is looking to escape.
Ruzic tries to reverse the position but Murphy maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy trying to control but Ruzic is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Murphy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Josip Ruzic's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Ruzic does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ruzic scores with a push kick.
Murphy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murphy's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ruzic under the eye.
Murphy lands a jab to the head.
Ruzic closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Murphy thumps Ruzic with a low kick.
Murphy walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ruzic checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ruzic throws a shot to the body.
Good leg kick by Murphy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murphy lands an overhand right.
Murphy throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ruzic misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy misses with a series of wild punches.
Ruzic shoots in for a double leg but Murphy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Murphy misses with a wild body shot.
Murphy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Murphy misses with a jab to the body
and Ruzic counters with a head kick.
Ruzic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ruzic blocks the body kick.
Murphy misses with a looping left.
Ruzic comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jab by Ruzic.
Murphy throws a nice head kick!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ruzic.
Ruzic fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruzic lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murphy drives through and clinches with Ruzic against the cage.
Murphy is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Murphy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ruzic's elbow.
Ruzic wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Murphy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short left from Ruzic.
Ruzic fails to pull guard.
Charlie Murphy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josip Ruzic.
Murphy scores with a knee to the head.
Murphy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Murphy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Murphy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murphy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruzic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Murphy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ruzic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ruzic swats away the attempt to clinch by Murphy.
Ruzic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ruzic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Murphy checks a low kick from Ruzic.
Murphy just misses with a punch to the body.
Murphy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ruzic comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Murphy throws a sloppy head kick and Ruzic moves out of range easily.
Murphy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ruzic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Murphy misses with a straight left.
Murphy misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruzic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ruzic walks into a stiff left hand from Murphy.
Murphy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ruzic lands with a shot to the body.
Murphy ducks under a wild hook from Ruzic.
Ruzic lands a nice hook to Murphy's body. Murphy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ruzic takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ruzic is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Murphy rather than just go for the knockout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ruzic is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Murphy's half guard.
Murphy is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Murphy wants to control but Ruzic is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ruzic not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charlie Murphy showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Murphy has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charlie Murphy!
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hype
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pop
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