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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Cris Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown comes to the cage accompanied by Fort Minor - Remember The Name. On his way into the cage it seems that Cris Brown has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Cris Brown seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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140 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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162 cm
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130 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cris Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim Murphy!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown looks to clinch
and Murphy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brown clinches up with Murphy and pushes him back against the cage.
Murphy throws a head punch that misses.
Murphy gets through Brown's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Brown lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Murphy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Murphy breaks from the clinch.
Murphy missing with a left hand there. Brown was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brown drives through and clinches with Murphy against the cage.
Murphy manages to break the clinch.
Murphy throws a right hand that misses
and Brown counters with a stiff right hand.
Brown looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Brown bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Murphy with a nice cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown tries to clinch up
and Murphy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Brown lands with a nice body punch.
Brown gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Brown tries to throw a body punch but Murphy avoids it by throwing Brown back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Murphy fails to land.
Murphy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A short right from Murphy on the inside.
Murphy effectively controlling the action here.
Murphy wants to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Brown.
Brown's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murphy.
Brown lands a shoulder strike.
Murphy misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Brown fails to land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Still in the clinch, Brown scores with a nice short uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Murphy - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Murphy swings wildly with an uppercut but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murphy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murphy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murphy blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown scores with a shoulder strike.
Murphy just leaning against Brown, taking a breather.
Brown throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brown.
Murphy tries to break free but Brown pushes him back against the cage.
Brown works on Murphy's body with a couple of short punches.
Murphy is trying to break the clinch but Brown has him pressed against the cage.
Murphy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Brown is stalling here.
Brown fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brown.
Brown misses with some punches.
Brown has Murphy pressed against the cage, preventing Murphy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Murphy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murphy lands with a light punch inside.
Murphy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Brown.
Brown fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy working aggressively here.
Murphy looking to slow down the pace here.
Murphy is trying to stall.
Murphy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Brown scores with a nice short uppercut.
Brown takes a shot to the head.
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!
Brown taking a breather.
Murphy misses with a punch on the inside.
Brown throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Murphys head.
Murphy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Brown takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
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 Cris Brown will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Brown wants to clinch but Murphy slips to the side
and Murphy counters with a nice uppercut.
Brown tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brown wants to clinch up but Murphy keeps it at a distance.
Murphy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Brown closes the distance looking to clinch
and Murphy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brown blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brown looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Murphy misses with an uppercut.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Murphy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A little jabbing left from Murphy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brown tries to clinch
and Murphy counters with a nice uppercut.
Brown steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murphy.
Murphy with a hook.
Murphy throws a hook but Brown blocks it.
Brown swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cris Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown is looking to clinch.
It seemed like Murphy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Murphy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Brown doesn't manage to clinch there - Murphy circles away.
Murphy throws out a counter right but Brown avoids it with no problem.
Murphy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Brown fails with an attempt to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Murphy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown darts in trying to clinch
and Murphy counters with a straight right hand.
Jim Murphy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brown closes the distance looking to clinch
and Brown takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice straight punches there by Murphy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Murphy.
Murphy has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Murphy misses with a straight right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Murphy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown closes the distance and pushes Murphy back into the cage.
Murphy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Brown misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Murphy.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Murphy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Murphy fails to land.
A short right from Murphy on the inside.
Murphy misses with some punches.
A short right from Murphy on the inside.
Brown working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Brown misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murphy tries to break the clinch but Brown is controlling the position.
Murphy has Brown pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Brown looking to slow down the pace here.
Murphy scores with a shoulder strike.
Murphy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murphy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murphy blocking some punches.
Cris Brown has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Murphy is trying to break the clinch but Brown is controlling him.
Murphy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murphy trying to stall but Brown improves his position.
Brown lands a left hand that snaps the head of Murphy backwards.
Brown swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murphy lands with a light punch inside.
Brown swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Murphy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Brown tries to clinch up but Murphy circles away and keeps his distance.
Brown gets a clinch.
Murphy can't find room to land a body shot as Brown controls the action.
Murphy can't break the clinch.
Brown misses with some punches.
Brown keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Murphy's efforts to push away.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Murphy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Murphy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brown misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A big left from Murphy misses.
Brown seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Brown fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brown looks to clinch
and Murphy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown tries to clinch but Murphy is having none of it.
Murphy unleashes a big counter combination but Brown bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Murphy swats away the attempt to clinch by Brown.
Brown tries to clinch but Murphy moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Murphy! But no joy.
Brown tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Murphy counters with a stiff right hand.
Brown staying out of range there.
Brown tries to clinch up.
Brown throws a hook but Murphy avoids it easily.
Murphy moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Brown fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch up but Murphy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It seemed like Murphy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Brown fails in his attempt to clinch.
Murphy misses with an uppercut
and Brown counters with a nice body shot.
Brown gets a clinch.
Murphy throws a punch but it's blocked by Brown.
Murphy swings wildly with an uppercut but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murphy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brown has Murphy pushed against the cage.
Murphy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Brown lands a shoulder strike.
Brown fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy is trying to break the clinch but Brown has him pressed against the cage.
Brown fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brown tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brown is trying to maintain a safe position but Murphy gets an underhook and turns Brown into the cage.
Brown misses with the head strike.
Murphy lands with a short shot to the head.
Murphy pressing his opponent against the cage.
Murphy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brown looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brown tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Murphy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Murphy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Brown darts in trying to clinch
and Brown takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brown is looking to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Murphy! But no joy.
Brown slips a jab from Murphy.
Brown throwing a counter right hand but Murphy manages to avoid it.
Brown tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Murphy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Murphy! But no joy.
Murphy throws an overhand right that lands on Brown's shoulder, as Brown tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Murphy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Murphy keeps the fight on the outside.
Brown tries to clinch up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jim Murphy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Murphy has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jim Murphy!
Jim Murphy decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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