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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Money (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Troy Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Money comes to the cage accompanied by Scarface - Dollar. Troy Murphy struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 136.5lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Troy Murphy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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140 lbs
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140 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Brawler
Good in bed |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eddie Money!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Troy Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Money tries to land a front kick but Murphy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Murphy looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Murphy fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Money lands a body shot.
Money bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Murphy's head backwards.
It looks like Troy Murphy has been cut.
Money throws a shot to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Money throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Money digs a good body shot into Murphy's ribs.
Money scores with a leg kick.
Money drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Money trying to control the position from guard on top but Murphy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Money makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Money slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Money lands a nice forearm strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Money grinds an elbow into Murphy's temple.
Money working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Money knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Murphy on the ground.
Money trying to control the position but Murphy is working away.
Money landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Murphy is rocked!
Money is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Murphy knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Murphy is still in real trouble! Can Money finish him?
Money trying to control the position but Murphy is working away.
Money in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Money scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Murphy to see if he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Money in side control lands a decent elbow.
You can see the frustration on Murphy's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
A lull in the action here as Money stalls from top position.
Money wants to lay and pray for a moment but Murphy keeps working.
We've been hearing good reports from Money's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Money in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Money is trying to get an arm triangle but Murphy is defending well.
Murphy on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Money tries to move to mount but Murphy blocks the move with his legs.
Money takes a little break here. Murphy wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Money seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Murphy for as long as he can get away with.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Money is working Murphy over with some ground and pound from side control.
Check out the look on Money's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Money trying to control the position but Murphy is working away.
Money advances to full mount.
Money controlling from mount.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Money! Murphy is hurt baaadly! Money is firing away with more strikes - Murphy is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eddie Money!
A very excited looking Eddie Money rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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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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