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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brian Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Salim Al Muri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murphy comes to the cage accompanied by Róisín Murphy - Primitive. The key to victory for Brian Murphy has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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213 lbs
30 - 15 - 1 |
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219 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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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
30 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Brian Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Salim Al Muri!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Al Muri.
Nice takedown defense from Murphy. No joy for Al Muri on that attempt.
Salim Al Muri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Al Muri looks to throw the jab but Murphy is out of range.
Al Muri shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Murphy but Murphy pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Murphy blocks a leg kick.
Murphy gets tackled into the cage by Al Muri. Al Muri maintains the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Al Muri throws a punch but it's blocked by Murphy.
Al Muri lands a right hand.
Al Muri is looking to take this one to the mat.
Brian Murphy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Salim Al Muri.
Murphy manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Al Muri scores with a jab.
Brian Murphy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Al Muri scores with a push kick.
Al Muri connects with a body shot.
Al Muri fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Murphy has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Al Muri tries to clinch but Murphy is having none of it.
Al Muri throws a leg kick
and Murphy counters with a good, hard body kick but Al Muri shrugs it off.
Murphy avoids a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy needs to keep his hands up - Al Muri had a free shot at his head there.
Al Muri lands a nice shot that snaps Murphy's head back.
Al Muri scores with a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Al Muri scores with a spinning back kick!
Murphy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Al Muri tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Al Muri throws a hook but Murphy blocks it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Murphy crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Al Muri - the referee stops the clock and Murphy gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Al Muri. Murphy manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Muri throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Murphy walks forward, straight into a front kick from Al Muri.
Al Muri throws a leg kick
and Murphy counters with a body kick that stops Al Muri in his tracks momentarily.
Murphy checks the leg kick.
Al Muri scores with a nice right hand.
Al Muri scores with a crisp jab that stopped Murphy in his tracks.
Al Muri jabs Murphy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy ducks under a wild hook from Al Muri.
Murphy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Al Muri.
Al Muri tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Murphy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A thudding body kick lands there by Al Muri!
No luck for Al Muri with that takedown attempt.
Murphy with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Al Muri to score with a decent uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Al Muri.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Salim Al Muri dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Al Muri misses with a wild body shot.
Murphy will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A low kick from Al Muri misses
and Murphy counters with a solid body kick.
Murphy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A decent looking cross lands there for Al Muri.
Al Muri throws a sloppy head kick and Murphy moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Al Muri walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Murphy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Al Muri throws a low kick but Murphy moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Muri tries for a takedown but Murphy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Al Muri closes the distance and clinches up with Murphy, looking for a takedown. Al Muri pushes Murphy against the cage but Murphy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Al Muri gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Al Muri tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murphy's elbow.
Al Muri misses with the head strike.
Murphy taking a breather.
Murphy is trying to break the clinch but Al Muri is controlling him.
Al Muri looking to throw knees to the head but Murphy is blocking nicely.
Murphy managing to block the knees to the body from Al Muri.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Al Muri.
Al Muri leaning against his opponent.
Murphy blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Al Muri fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murphy.
Al Muri trying to stall but Murphy improves his position.
Al Muri lands a shot to the body.
Al Muri lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Al Muri misses with a knee strike.
Al Muri trying to control the position but instead, Murphy has worked for underhooks and has pushed Al Muri into the cage.
Murphy breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Al Muri misses.
Al Muri lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Salim Al Muri seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A cross from Al Muri lands.
Murphy avoids a kick to the body.
Al Muri wants to clinch up but Murphy keeps it at a distance.
Al Muri misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Muri throws a leg kick
and Murphy counters with a good, hard body kick but Al Muri shrugs it off.
A chopping leg kick lands by Al Muri.
Al Muri looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Al Muri throws a leg kick
and Murphy counters with a good, hard body kick but Al Muri shrugs it off.
Al Muri will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Brian Murphy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Salim Al Muri.
Al Muri throws a low kick but Murphy moves out of range easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Al Muri moves into range and clinches up with Murphy.
Al Muri swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Salim Al Muri showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Al Muri misses with a body kick.
Al Muri fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murphy manages to avoid it.
Al Muri connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Al Muri shoots in for a takedown but Murphy shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A jab from Al Muri misses.
Al Muri has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
An inside leg kick from Al Muri misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Al Muri tries to clinch up but Murphy circles away and keeps his distance.
Al Muri throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Muri closes this distance looking for a takedown but Murphy circles away.
Al Muri fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murphy manages to avoid it.
Al Muri throws the kick towards the body but Murphy avoids it.
Al Muri finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Al Muri looks for a takedown but Murphy sprawls well.
Brian Murphy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Salim Al Muri.
Al Muri throws a series of punches but Murphy avoids them all with ease.
Al Muri throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Muri throws a shot from downtown. Murphy moves away and avoids it.
Al Muri wants to slow Murphy down by chopping away at his legs.
Al Muri misses the shot to the body.
Al Muri throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Al Muri looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Al Muri is looking to clinch but Murphy is avoiding it.
Al Muri thows a leg kick but Murphy checks it
and Murphy finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Muri throws the kick towards the body but Murphy avoids it.
Salim Al Muri is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Al Muri throws a series of punches but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Murphy blocks the leg kick.
Al Muri swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A low kick from Al Muri is predictable there
and Murphy counters with a good, hard body kick but Al Muri shrugs it off.
Al Muri tries to clinch up.
Al Muri looks to land a body kick but Murphy moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy moves out of range of the body kick from Al Muri.
Al Muri cracks Murphy with a good jab.
Al Muri tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Murphy defends well and Al Muri ends up having to push Murphy into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Murphy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Murphy tries to break the clinch but Al Muri is controlling the position.
Murphy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Al Muri throws a punch but it's blocked by Murphy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Salim Al Muri comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Al Muri 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Salim Al Muri!
Brian Murphy spoke after the fight, saying 'I want to say to my fans that I'm sorry.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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