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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Tamad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tamad is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Joker. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
19 - 10 - 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
21 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Juan Tamad!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy connects with a looping right hand.
Murphy blocks a head kick by Tamad.
Murphy moves out of range of the leg kick from Tamad.
Murphy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tamad paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Murphy is looking to clinch but Tamad is avoiding it.
Murphy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tamad connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Murphy wants to clinch.
Murphy lands a lovely overhand right.
Murphy checks a low kick from Tamad.
Charlie Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murphy wants to clinch up but Tamad keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Murphy lands the left hand.
Murphy staying out of range there.
Murphy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
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 instigates a clinch.
A short uppercut from Murphy.
A short right from Tamad on the inside.
Tamad managing to block the knees to the body from Murphy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy stalling in the clinch but Tamad improves position.
Tamad escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tamad is looking to chop away at Murphy's legs.
Murphy wants to slow Tamad down by chopping away at his legs.
Tamad shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Murphy is trying to defend but Tamad finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Murphy trying to control here.
Murphy wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tamad wants to pass to mount but Murphy is defending the position.
Murphy tries to roll over but Tamad keeps him under control.
Tamad prevents Murphy from standing back up.
Murphy controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tamad throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tamad wants to free his trapped foot but Murphy is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Tamad is thwarting Murphy's attempts to control the position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Tamad connects with a nice short shot to Murphy's temple.
Tamad thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Murphy's head.
Tamad is trying to control. Murphy wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Murphy is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Murphy with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tamad to score with a decent uppercut.
Murphy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tamad manages to avoid it.
Tamad thows a left - swing and a miss!
Murphy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Murphy defending well as Tamad loads up on a big left hand.
Murphy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Murphy checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tamad cracks Murphy with an open hand slap.
A head kick from Murphy lands but Tamad takes it in his stride.
Charlie Murphy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tamad tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tamad.
Tamad misses with a low kick.
Murphy fails to land with a series of punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murphy misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Tamad.
Tamad looks to score with a jab to the body but Murphy is just out of range.
Tamad ducks right into an uppercut from Murphy.
Tamad scores with a nice head shot.
Nice body punch from Murphy.
Murphy plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Tamad throws a quick inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tamad.
Murphy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Murphy tries to clinch up.
Murphy tries to close the distance and clinch but Tamad swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Murphy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Murphy moves away from the strike by Tamad.
Murphy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Murphy takes a swing at Tamad's ribcage but misses.
Murphy clinches with his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Juan Tamad will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tamad moves out of range of the strikes.
Murphy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Murphy lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Charlie Murphy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tamad throws a leg kick that misses.
Tamad takes a jab right on the kisser.
Murphy connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Murphy tries to clinch but Tamad is having none of it.
Murphy's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Murphy duly obliges.
Murphy loads up on a big right hand but Tamad slips the punch.
Tamad ducks under a wild hook from Murphy.
Tamad shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tamad slips under a jab.
Tamad throws a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tamad swings for the body but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy misses with a wild body shot.
Murphy throws a leg kick that misses.
Murphy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Murphy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tamad keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tamad throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Murphy misses with a head kick.
Tamad swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Murphy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tamad manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Some bone on bone action there as Tamad checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Murphy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Murphy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Murphy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tamad takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tamad takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tamad lands a leg kick that knocks Murphy off balance momentarily.
Tamad uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murphy.
Murphy shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murphy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Murphy tries to clinch but Tamad moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tamad.
Tamad misses with the combination.
Murphy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tamad was well out of range. Poor timing from Murphy.
Tamad needs to keep his hands up - Murphy had a free shot at his head there.
A solid body kick from Murphy.
Tamad pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tamad avoids the head kick by Murphy.
Tamad throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Murphy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Murphy throws a leg kick which misses Tamad's front leg but catches the back leg as Tamad tries to avoid it.
Murphy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nice body punch from Tamad.
Tamad buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tamad avoids the body shot from Murphy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy closes the distance but Tamad moves to the side
and Tamad counters with a single leg into guard. Murphy didn't expect that.
Murphy trying to control the position.
Murphy is pulling down on Tamad's head to control his posture.
Tamad has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Murphy working a defensive guard here.
Tamad loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Murphy wants to get back to his feet but Tamad is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Tamad trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tamad loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Murphy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy ducks under a wild hook from Tamad.
Murphy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tamad.
Tamad changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Murphy thows a leg kick but Tamad checks it
and Tamad counters with a shoot takedown. Murphy fights it but they end up in guard.
Murphy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tamad.
Tamad wants to control from the top but Murphy keeps moving.
Murphy seems keen to control Tamad's posture.
Murphy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tamad is one step ahead there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tamad looking to pass the guard.
Tamad with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Juan Tamad will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Murphy with a hook.
Murphy looks to score with a jab to the body but Tamad is just out of range.
Murphy misses with a body shot.
Tamad shoots in and bounces Murphy off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Murphy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Murphy keeping moving, preventing Tamad from controlling successfully.
Murphy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tamad wants to pass the guard but Murphy is keeping the position.
Juan Tamad has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tamad working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tamad stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Murphy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tamad is pushing down on Murphy's leg trying to pass to half guard. Murphy is fighting to maintain full guard but Tamad has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy wants to improve his position but Tamad is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tamad thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Murphy's head.
Murphy tries to kick Tamad off but Tamad keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Murphy is trying to get back to full guard.
Tamad seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Murphy does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Tamad working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Tamad throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tamad not doing much here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Murphy doesn't manage to clinch there - Tamad circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Murphy tries to clinch there but Tamad circles away.
Tamad with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Charlie Murphy is winning the standup battle so far.
A head kick misses from Murphy.
Murphy tries to clinch but Tamad moves out of range.
Tamad misses with a head kick.
Tamad fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tamad throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Murphy looks to land a combination but Tamad avoids it well.
Murphy throws a sloppy head kick and Tamad moves out of range easily.
Murphy throws a nice looking combination but Tamad bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tamad tries to score with a low kick but Murphy moves his leg out of the way.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tamad.
Murphy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tamad avoids the head kick by Murphy.
Tamad uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murphy.
Tamad attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tamad was well out of range. Poor timing from Murphy.
Murphy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tamad fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Murphy is out of range.
Tamad circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tamad counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Murphy!
Tamad throws an elbow but Murphy slips to the side and avoids it well.
Tamad is looking to take a break and control but Murphy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tamad in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Murphy is looking for a sweep.
Murphy is trying to control Tamad's posture but Tamad avoids it.
Murphy takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tamad lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Murphy down.
Tamad throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Tamad working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Murphy is rocked!
Murphy is trying to get back to half guard.
Oh Murphy is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Murphy managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Tamad.
Juan Tamad is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Murphy wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Murphy seems to have got his legs back now.
Tamad moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Murphy struggling a bit here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Tamad comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tamad 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Tamad!
A very excited looking Juan Tamad made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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hype
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