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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ejnar Thorsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ejnar Thorsen could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Charlie Murphy's chin.
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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 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ejnar Thorsen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charlie Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thorsen.
Murphy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Murphy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Thorsen's calf.
Murphy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Murphy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thorsen.
Murphy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thorsen throws out the jab.
Murphy throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Murphy misses with an uppercut
and Thorsen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Murphy moves in looking to clinch but Thorsen pushes him off.
Murphy throws a series of punches but Thorsen avoids them all with ease.
Thorsen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thorsen throws a good cross that connects.
Thorsen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Thorsen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murphy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thorsen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Murphy misses with a hook. Thorsen ducked under it nicely.
Thorsen lands a nice looking kick to the body. Murphy takes a step back to recover.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Thorsen.
Murphy throws a right and a left that Thorsen avoids nicely.
Murphy throws a leg kick but Thorsen moved away.
Murphy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Thorsen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thorsen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Murphy has him pressed against the cage.
Thorsen tries to throw a body punch but Murphy avoids it by throwing Thorsen back against the cage.
Thorsen is trying to push Murphy away but Murphy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Thorsen blocks an elbow strike.
Thorsen breaks the clinch.
Murphy blocks a head kick by Thorsen.
Thorsen definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Thorsen takes a swing at Murphy's ribcage but misses.
Thorsen lands with a nice body kick.
Thorsen tries to land a front kick but Murphy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Thorsen avoids the head kick by Murphy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy lands with a cross.
Charlie Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murphy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Murphy connects with a crisp jab.
Murphy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Murphy connects with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Thorsen misses.
Thorsen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murphy manages to avoid it.
Murphy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thorsen.
Murphy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Murphy looks to land a left hand but Thorsen moved out of range nicely.
Murphy has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Murphy throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Thorsen pushes Murphy away with a front kick.
Murphy throws a leg kick that misses.
A head kick from Murphy lands but Thorsen takes it in his stride.
Jab from Thorsen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thorsen throws a solid leg kick but Murphy takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Thorsen.
Murphy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thorsen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Murphy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Murphy. Those never looked like landing.
Murphy throws a head kick that misses
and Thorsen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Murphy will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A head kick by Murphy misses
and Thorsen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Murphy scores with a body shot.
Murphy misses with a lunging right hand
and Thorsen counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Murphy throws a body punch but Thorsen moves out of range.
Murphy checks the leg kick.
Murphy rushes Thorsen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Thorsen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A slapping leg kick lands for Thorsen.
That's four 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 connects with a body shot.
Thorsen cracks Murphy with a right hand to the side of the head.
Murphy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Murphy tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Thorsen is able to avoid easily.
Thorsen slips a straight right by Murphy.
Murphy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Thorsen throws a body punch but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy thows a body shot but no joy.
Murphy gets a clinch.
A body shot lands from Thorsen.
Murphy scores with a shot to the side of Thorsen's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thorsen tries to stall but Murphy uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Murphy lands a shot to the body.
Thorsen tries to work over Murphy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murphy cracks Thorsen with a nice body shot.
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 Ejnar Thorsen will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Thorsen throws out a loose jab but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murphy scoring well with a low kick there.
Thorsen lands a glancing blow to the side of Murphy's head.
Thorsen connects with a crisp jab.
Murphy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thorsen throws out the jab.
Thorsen takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Murphy misses with a combination
and Thorsen counters with a straight right hand.
Murphy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Thorsen defending well as Murphy loads up on a big left hand.
Murphy wants to slow Thorsen down by chopping away at his legs.
A jab from Murphy misses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Murphy in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Thorsen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thorsen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Murphy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Murphy tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorsen lands a right hook to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Murphy. That's going to slow Thorsen down.
Thorsen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Thorsen moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Thorsen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Murphy.
It looks like Ejnar Thorsen has been cut.
Murphy lands with a good body shot.
Murphy throws an overhand right that lands on Thorsen's shoulder, as Thorsen tries to avoid the shot.
Murphy throws a front kick aimed at Thorsen's knee but Thorsen avoids it well.
Thorsen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Murphy finds it's way round the side to connect with Thorsen's head.
Thorsen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thorsen just misses with a punch to the body.
Murphy tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Thorsen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murphy misses with a body punch
and Thorsen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Murphy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Murphy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thorsen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ejnar Thorsen is winning the standup battle so far.
Murphy ducks under a wild hook from Thorsen.
Murphy misses with a body kick.
Murphy takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Thorsen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Murphy is rocked!
Murphy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Murphy is still on wobbly legs! Can Thorsen finish him?
Thorsen scores with a spinning back kick!
Thorsen cracks Murphy with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Thorsen has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Murphy to stand back up!
Murphy missing with a left hand there. Thorsen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy rushes Thorsen and presses him up against the cage.
Murphy blocks a body shot from Thorsen.
Thorsen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thorsen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Murphy throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Murphy fails to land.
Murphy is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Murphy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thorsen avoids it.
Thorsen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy seems to have recovered his senses.
Stalling in the clinch from Thorsen.
Thorsen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thorsen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Murphy throws a head punch that misses.
Thorsen misses with a punch to the body.
Thorsen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Murphy misses with some punches.
Murphy swings wildly with an uppercut but Thorsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy takes a shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thorsen tries to throw a body punch but Murphy avoids it by throwing Thorsen back against the cage.
Murphy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Murphy has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Thorsen seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Murphy can turn it around.
Thorsen is trying to maintain a safe position but Murphy gets an underhook and turns Thorsen into the cage.
Thorsen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Murphy lands a nice knee to the body.
Murphy is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Murphy misses with a punch on the inside.
Murphy throws an elbow that misses.
Ejnar Thorsen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Thorsen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The referee is keeping an eye on Murphy - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thorsen manages to break the clinch.
Thorsen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Murphy.
Thorsen walks into a stiff left hand from Murphy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ejnar Thorsen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ejnar Thorsen's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A lazy body kick from Murphy
and Thorsen counters with a nice right hand that sends Murphy toppling to the canvas! Murphy scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Thorsen finish him?!
Murphy has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Thorsen.
Murphy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thorsen.
Thorsen misses with a hook.
Murphy blocks a head kick by Thorsen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murphy misses with a wild body shot.
Murphy lands a nice looking kick to the body. Thorsen takes a step back to recover.
Murphy throws a jab when Thorsen was well out of range.
Murphy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thorsen lands a jab.
Murphy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Murphy looks to score with a jab to the body but Thorsen is just out of range.
Murphy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thorsen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorsen lands a hook that stumbles Murphy back into the cage. Thorsen follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Murphy to the canvas! Thorsen pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Murphy has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Ejnar Thorsen!
Ejnar Thorsen retains his middleweight title!
Ejnar Thorsen really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Fury Nutrition Inc. logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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