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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Troy Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Ciz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as George Ciz enters the cage!
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140 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Troy Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, George Ciz!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy has taken the fight to the clinch.
Murphy wants a takedown.
Murphy has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Ciz uses from the top position.
Murphy keeping moving, preventing Ciz from controlling successfully.
Ciz passes Murphy's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Murphy tries to kick Ciz off but Ciz keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Ciz trying to control from half guard but Murphy is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Murphy throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ciz frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Ciz is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Murphy can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
A nice elbow there by Ciz.
Murphy is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ciz is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Murphy can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Murphy is squirming around, avoiding Ciz's attempts to control the action.
Murphy is in a horrible position here. Ciz smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Ciz lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Murphy defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Ciz.
Ciz lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Ciz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Murphy tries to hold on but Ciz postures up.
Ciz scoring with strikes but Murphy is staying in there.
Ciz trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ciz controlling his opponent.
Ciz cracks Murphy with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Murphy wants to control but Ciz is having none of it.
Murphy in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Ciz lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murphy has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Ciz's lack of action.
Ciz seems to be working for a kimura but Murphy defends the submission attempt.
Murphy throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy missing with punches from the bottom.
Murphy is staying active underneath Ciz, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Murphy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Murphy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ciz is trying to control. Murphy wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Murphy flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Ciz not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ciz 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.
Ciz controlling the pace.
That's four 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.
Ciz is looking for a kimura but Murphy is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ciz to get the leverage.
Murphy landing small, sideways elbows.
Murphy looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Murphy is looking to improve his position.
Murphy is breathing heavily.
Ciz slips a nice elbow through Murphy's hands, connecting with Murphy's forehead.
My spies in Werewolf's cave inform me that Ciz has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Ciz content to control rather than advance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ciz is keen to just control but Murphy is a slippery customer.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Ciz dominated that round.
That's time! Murphy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Murphy wants to clinch up but Ciz keeps it at a distance.
Murphy fails with a takedown attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Murphy is defended easily by Ciz.
Troy Murphy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ciz is defended easily by Murphy.
Murphy half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Ciz fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
so Ciz counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ciz trying to control but Murphy is working from the bottom.
Murphy seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Murphy tries to strike from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy keeping moving, preventing Ciz from controlling successfully.
Murphy wants to improve his position but instead Ciz has moved into half guard.
Murphy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ciz.
George Ciz has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ciz prevents Murphy from improving his position.
Murphy is staying active underneath Ciz, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Murphy is trying to get back to full guard.
Ciz is trying to control. Murphy wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ciz is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Murphy tries to get to full guard but Ciz has control of the leg.
Ciz is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Murphy has managed to free his arm - good work.
Ciz wants to pass the guard but Murphy is defending well.
Ciz winds up and cracks Murphy with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Murphy wants to get back to full guard.
Murphy is working hard here to advance position.
Ciz blocks the strikes from Murphy.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ciz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Murphy shoots and misses
and Ciz counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Troy Murphy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ciz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ciz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murphy was well out of range. Poor timing from Ciz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ciz scores with a leg kick.
Ciz closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Murphy tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ciz wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ciz is looking to take a break and control but Murphy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ciz remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Ciz working the ground and pound.
Murphy is trying to get back to half guard.
Ciz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Murphy keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ciz working the body and head with strikes.
Ciz tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ciz has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Ciz advances to mount.
Ciz wants to control the pace but Murphy is squirming around nicely.
Murphy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ciz landing strikes from the mount and Murphy is in trouble!
Murphy tries to hold on but Ciz pushes him away.
Murphy swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Ciz lands a nice shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Ciz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Ciz misses with the combination.
Murphy wants to clinch.
Ciz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Murphy's waist but Murphy gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ciz off to one side.
Troy Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ciz lands a jab-cross combination.
Ciz darts in looking for a takedown but Murphy gets double underhooks and turns Ciz into the cage.
Murphy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ciz, pushing him back against the cage.
Murphy ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Murphy no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ciz cracks Murphy with a solid left hand.
Ciz slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Ciz avoids the strikes from the bottom by Murphy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Murphy is looking for a sweep.
Ciz looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Murphy is looking to reverse the position.
Ciz trying to control the action but Murphy is working from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Murphy's face as Ciz controls the position.
Ciz has control of an arm but Murphy manages to advance to Ciz's back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy has the hooks in. Ciz is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Ciz is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Murphy is working the ground and pound. Can Ciz escape?
Murphy looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Murphy softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Ciz is really stuck here.
Murphy is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Murphy controlling well, preventing Ciz from escaping the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy is persistently looking for the submission but Ciz is defending it well.
Murphy lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Ciz hold on?!
Murphy is striking from the back but Ciz escapes and manages to recover to half guard.
Ciz wants to get back to his feet.
Ciz wants to get back to full guard.
Murphy is thwarting Ciz's attempts to control the position.
It looks like Murphy is going to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ciz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Murphy.
Ciz works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ciz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ciz wants to sweep here but Murphy controlling him for the moment.
Troy Murphy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Murphy is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Murphy throwing strikes from guard but Ciz blocks nicely.
George Ciz is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Murphy postures up in Ciz's guard and throws a big left but Ciz blocks it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Troy Murphy showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ciz 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Ciz!
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energy
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