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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between nn nn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Caimin Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). nn nn looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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185 lbs
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186 cm
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185 lbs
0 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, nn nn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Caimin Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Sandra Marshall and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
nn changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Murphy tries to avoid it but nn manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Murphy to the ground. Murphy escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
nn looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
nn shoots in but Murphy avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Murphy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
nn looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from nn.
It seemed like Murphy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Murphy clinches with his opponent.
Murphy is struggling to control the position.
Murphy controlling the action here for a moment.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Murphy misses.
nn throws a big counter combination but Murphy scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Murphy shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Murphy scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murphy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Murphy is stalling in the full guard.
Murphy looking to pass the guard.
nn is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Murphy with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Murphy's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy is working nn over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Murphy stands up from nn's guard - Murphy perhaps looking for a knockout.
Murphy throws a looping overhand right but nn ducks down to avoid it.
Murphy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
nn moves away from the strike by Murphy.
nn is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Murphy.
Murphy tries to bum rush nn with a series of wild strikes but nn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And nn counters with a quick kick to the body but Murphy blocks it.
Murphy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. nn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
nn looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Nice cross by Murphy.
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!
Murphy throws a good cross that connects.
nn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Murphy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Murphy throws a jab when nn was well out of range.
Murphy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy throws an overhand right that lands on nn's shoulder, as nn tries to avoid the shot.
Murphy closes the distance and clinches.
Murphy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Murphy misses with a hook. nn ducked under it nicely.
nn seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Murphy throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. nn tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Murphy is in nn's guard.
Murphy is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Murphy cracks nn with a solid left hand.
nn is trying to control the position but Murphy postures up.
Murphy landing with the ground and pound.
Murphy postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy is working nn over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Murphy's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Murphy wants to control from the top but nn keeps moving.
Murphy is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Murphy throwing strikes from guard but nn blocks nicely.
Murphy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Murphy stands up and waves to nn to follow him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Murphy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Murphy throws a shot from downtown. nn moves away and avoids it.
nn on the wrong end of a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Caimin Murphy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Caimin Murphy's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
nn moves out of range as Murphy strikes.
Murphy stuffs the takedown attempt from nn. nn gets slowly back to his feet.
Murphy jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
nn blocks a jab.
nn appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
nn nn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
nn takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Murphy scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
nn taking punishment in the form of punches.
Murphy wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by nn, who protects the arm well.
nn takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Caimin Murphy has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy working the head and body with strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Murphy working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
nn is looking for a sweep.
Murphy stands up and beckons nn to his feet.
Murphy swings for the body but nn moves out of range.
Murphy missing with a left hand there. nn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Murphy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Murphy loads up on a big right hand but nn slips the punch.
Murphy throws a wild body kick that nn sees coming a mile off.
Murphy misses with a looping right.
nn appears to be looking for a big counter.
Murphy shoots in but no luck this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy swings widly with a right hand
so nn counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Murphy has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes nn off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murphy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Murphy drives through and clinches with nn against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Murphy - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Murphy tries to pull guard but nn holds him up against the cage and eventually Murphy drops back down to his feet.
nn nn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Caimin Murphy.
Murphy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy misses with a series of wild punches.
As Murphy looks to move away, nn throws a big counter combo bu Murphy just gets out of the way.
nn tries to keep at a distance but Murphy has taken the fight into the clinch.
nn being controlled against the cage.
Murphy lands a left hand that snaps the head of nn backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy is struggling to control the position.
Murphy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
nn staying out of range there.
Murphy throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
nn gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Murphy feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits nns jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Caimin Murphy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
nn shoots in but Murphy avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Murphy throws out a counter right but nn avoids it with no problem.
Murphy connects with a looping right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Caimin Murphy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Caimin Murphy's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Murphy changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. nn tries to avoid it but Murphy manages to keep hold of a leg and drag nn to the ground. nn escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Murphy cracks nn with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Murphy might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
nn throws a head kick but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Murphy.
Murphy throws a body punch but nn moves out of range.
Murphy misses the shot to the body.
Murphy tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but nn defends well and Murphy ends up having to push nn into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Murphy gets the takedown into side control.
Murphy landing strikes.
nn stops Murphy from passing to mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murphy lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Murphy scoring with punches and elbows.
nn takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
nn might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Murphy working the ground and pound.
Murphy looks up at the clock and then as nn takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Murphy smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Murphy tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Murphy trying to control the position but nn is working away.
nn struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
nn takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Murphy is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. nn knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Murphy cracks nn with a big right hand but nn just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Murphy is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Murphy working the ground and pound.
Murphy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy stands up.
Murphy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but nn was well out of range. Poor timing from Murphy.
Nice defenses there by nn.
nn on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from nn.
nn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murphy.
nn nn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice straight punches there by Murphy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Murphy.
Murphy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Murphy works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
nn takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
nn is rocked!
Murphy is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy clinches up against the cage.
Oh nn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A shot in the inside from Murphy.
Murphy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murphy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Murphy rushes nn and presses him up against the cage.
nn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Murphy scores with a hook.
Murphy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Murphy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Murphy pounces like a tiger and cracks nn with a vicious hook! nn is down but not out! Murphy follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Caimin 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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