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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lawrence Finley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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278 lbs
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240 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Lawrence Finley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jim Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finley moves into the clinch.
Murphy jumps into guard, dragging Finley to the mat.
Murphy has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Finley has passed into side control.
Murphy struggling a bit here.
Finley in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Murphy is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finley avoids the strikes from the bottom by Murphy.
Murphy tries to improve position but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Murphy is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finley looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Murphy is avoiding damage well.
Murphy is trying to work for a sweep but Finley has mounted him!
Finley moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Murphy has worked his arm free - good work by Murphy!
Murphy manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Murphy is thwarting Finley's attempts to control the position.
Murphy controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy wants to take a breather but Finley is having none of it.
Finley really is a fat lump.
Murphy passes into side control, despite Finley's attempt to control the position.
Finley wants to control but Murphy postures up.
Murphy tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Murphy trying to control the action but Finley is working from the bottom.
Finley manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy is pressing down on Finley's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Murphy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Murphy is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Finley throws an elbow that misses. Murphy uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Finley's guard. Nice move by Murphy!
Finley has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Murphy has passed into side control.
Murphy wants to stand but Finley has his arm trapped.
Murphy decides to stand up, so the ref orders Finley to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy's jab looks to have found its range, popping Finley under the eye.
It looks like Lawrence Finley has been cut.
Murphy shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Murphy looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Finley has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Murphy can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Murphy passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Murphy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lawrence Finley's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Murphy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Finley counters with a nice uppercut.
Murphy moves into the clinch.
Nice elbow from Finley.
Murphy trying to stall but Finley improves his position.
Finley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Murphy throws a sloppy body shot
and Finley counters with a two punch combo.
Murphy closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Murphy wants to stand but Finley is controlling his arm.
Murphy taking a breather here.
Finley is trying to control Murphy's posture but Murphy avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finley is trying to improve his position.
Finley managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Murphy.
Murphy working away.
Finley prevents Murphy from moving into mount.
Finley is trying to improve his position.
Finley dodges the ground and pound from Murphy.
Finley is trying to control Murphy's posture but Murphy avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Murphy misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Finley misses with an elbow from the bottom.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Murphy working away.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Murphy gets a takedown into half guard.
Finley moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Murphy working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Finley's head.
Finley trying to keep a closed guard but Murphy is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy trying to control but Finley is working from the bottom.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Murphy. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Finley wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Murphy is now in half guard.
Murphy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Finley makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Finley.
Finley is pulling down on Murphy's head. It's preventing any offense from Murphy, at least for the moment.
Finley is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Finley is looking to sweep but instead, Murphy has passed into half guard.
Finley trying to control but Murphy postures up.
Murphy wants to control but Finley is keeping him busy.
Finley trying to control from the bottom.
Finley regains full guard. Nicely done.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Finley looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Murphy trying to control but Finley is working from the bottom.
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 cut man is working on Lawrence Finley's cut.
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 get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Finley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Murphy drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Finley defends it well.
Murphy drives through and clinches with Finley against the cage.
Finley'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.
Finley is trying to push Murphy away but Murphy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot in the inside from Murphy.
Finley is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Murphy content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Finley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finley wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Murphy shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Murphy was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Finley gets back to half guard.
Murphy is controlling the pace.
Murphy passes into side control, despite Finley's attempt to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Finley keeps working.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Murphy decides to stand up, so the ref orders Finley to his feet.
Murphy shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Finley flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finley trying to control here.
Finley keeping control of the position.
Murphy trying to mount his opponent but Finley defends it.
Finley is pressing down on Murphy's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Finley trying to keep a closed guard but Murphy is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Finley pulls Murphy in close to prevent any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Murphy rushes Finley and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Finley wants to break the clinch but can't.
Murphy jumps into guard, dragging Finley to the mat.
Murphy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Murphy working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Finley doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Finley manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jim Murphy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Murphy 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jim Murphy!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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