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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Oke Yagin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yagin comes to the cage accompanied by Red Hot Chilli Peppers - Higher Ground . Jim Murphy is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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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, Oke Yagin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy throws the left hand but Yagin avoids the punch easily.
Yagin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Yagin has managed to clinch.
Murphy prevents a takedown attempt there.
Yagin tries for a takedown but Murphy manages to get underhooks.
Yagin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yagin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murphy stops a takedown attempt from Yagin.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oke Yagin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yagin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Murphy.
Yagin has clasped his hands together around Murphy's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yagin tries to advance to mount but can't.
Yagin working the ground and pound but Murphy is defending the strikes.
Yagin is putting a hurting on Murphy here, landing some big shots from side control.
Murphy wants to control but Yagin postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Who's going to make the next move?
Murphy sneaks back into half guard.
Murphy is looking to improve his position.
Yagin working over Murphy with some ground and pound. Murphy looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Murphy holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Yagin has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Yagin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Murphy has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Yagin lands strikes from half guard.
Yagin winds up and cracks Murphy with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Murphy trying to hold on to Yagin's head to control him but Yagin postures up.
Yagin is nestled in close to Murphy, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Yagin.
Yagin working the head and body with strikes.
Yagin scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Yagin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Murphy's head.
Murphy is trying to get back to full guard.
Murphy trying to hold on to Yagin's head to control him but Yagin postures up.
Yagin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Yagin lands strikes from half guard.
Yagin lands strikes from half guard.
Murphy is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yagin wants to pass the guard but Murphy is defending well.
Yagin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy is looking to control Yagin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Murphy avoid being mounted?
Murphy is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Yagin scores with a couple of nice shots.
Murphy wants to control but Yagin is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Murphy is looking for a sweep. Yagin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Murphy wants to control but Yagin is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Murphy taking some punishment here, with Yagin in his half guard.
Yagin looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Murphy on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy wants to get back to full guard.
Yagin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Murphy gets full guard.
Yagin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Yagin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Murphy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Yagin is one step ahead there.
Murphy has control of Yagin's left arm, preventing Yagin from doing any damage.
Murphy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Murphy escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Yagin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yagin chips away with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oke Yagin dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Yagin lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Murphy staying out of range there.
Yagin looks to land a left hand but Murphy moved out of range nicely.
Yagin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Murphy.
Yagin misses with a right hand
and Murphy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A punch lands to the side of Murphy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Murphy throws a hook to the side of Yagin's head but Yagin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yagin throws a shot from downtown. Murphy moves away and avoids it.
Yagin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Yagin presses Murphy against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Murphy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yagin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A swing and a miss from Yagin.
Murphy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Yagin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murphy.
Yagin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Murphy doesn't seem bothered though.
Oke Yagin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murphy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yagin.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Murphy! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yagin looks to clinch
and Murphy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yagin darts in and clinches Murphy up against the cage.
Yagin breaks from the clinch.
Yagin misses with a two punch combination.
Yagin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murphy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It seemed like Murphy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Murphy lands with a right hand.
The fighters circling - Yagin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Murphy is trying to counter with his kicks.
Murphy moves away from the strike by Yagin.
Murphy flicks out a counter leg kick but Yagin steps away.
Yagin with a lazy takedown attempt
and Murphy counters with a nice uppercut.
Murphy looks to land a left hand but Yagin moved out of range nicely.
Murphy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yagin.
Murphy tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yagin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Murphy is fending him off so far but Yagin persists. Nope, Murphy circles away and we're back to standing.
Yagin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yagin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yagin misses with a leg kick
and Murphy counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yagin moves in looking to clinch but Murphy pushes him off.
Yagin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Murphy.
Yagin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Yagin - that will leave a mark!
Yagin slips a straight right by Murphy.
Yagin clobbers Murphy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Yagin throws an off balance right hand
letting Murphy counter with a right hand.
Yagin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Murphy misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy misses with a straight right.
Murphy lands with a right hand.
Yagin drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murphy controls Yagin momentarily but Yagin frees himself.
Yagin is working Murphy over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Yagin looking to pass the guard.
Murphy looking for a guillotine here but Yagin defends easily.
Yagin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yagin stopping the sweep attempt from Murphy.
Yagin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Yagin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Murphy's head.
Yagin trying to control but Murphy is working from the bottom.
Murphy looking to control.
Oke Yagin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Yagin lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Yagin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Murphy's head.
Yagin is working Murphy over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Murphy is still in real trouble! Can Yagin finish him?
Yagin scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
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 keeping moving, preventing Yagin from controlling successfully.
Yagin gets to his feet and stands over Murphy, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Murphy felt that one! Yagin unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Murphy from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oke Yagin!
Oke Yagin gave a mention to Vikai Gear in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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energy
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hype
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