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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Psycho Russell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brendan Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Russell comes to the cage accompanied by Encore Jay z and Lincoln Park. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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195 lbs
7 - 5 - 1 |
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189 cm
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182 lbs
7 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Psycho Russell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brendan Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy dives in and scores a takedown into Russell's guard.
Murphy scoring with some ground and pound.
Russell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Murphy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Murphy postures up and lands a big shot to Russell's brow.
Russell wants to stand up but Murphy is controlling him.
Russell looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Russell tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Murphy trying to control but Russell is working from the bottom.
Murphy advances to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Russell is trying to stand up here but Murphy is controlling him well.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Murphy connects with a nice short shot to Russell's temple.
Murphy landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Murphy trying to control the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russell tries to kick Murphy off but Murphy keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Russell looking for submissions off his back.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Murphy connects with a nice short shot to Russell's temple.
Murphy not doing much here.
Russell looking for submissions off his back.
Murphy working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Murphy looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Russell with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Murphy throwing shots but Russell is blocking nicely.
Murphy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Russell keeps working.
Russell tries to roll over but Murphy keeps him under control.
Russell wants to get back to his feet.
Russell trying to control but Murphy postures up.
Murphy landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Murphy wants to take a breather but Russell is having none of it.
Russell is trying to stand.
Russell wants to improve his position but Murphy is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russell pushes Murphy off but Murphy dives into side control.
Russell takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Murphy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Russell keeps working.
Murphy working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Murphy prevents Russell from escaping the position.
Murphy is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Russell will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Murphy trying to control the action but Russell is working from the bottom.
Russell tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Murphy wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Russell managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Murphy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy scoring with punches from side control.
Murphy working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Murphy controls the position.
Russell is trying to control Murphy's posture but Murphy avoids it.
Murphy prevents Russell from escaping the position.
Russell struggling a bit here.
Russell is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Murphy lands a nice forearm strike.
Murphy trying to control the position but Russell is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brendan Murphy dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Russell shoots in and drives through. Murphy sprawls well.
Murphy cracks the inside of Russell's front leg.
Murphy slips a jab and a cross from Russell.
Murphy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Russell throws out the jab.
Murphy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Murphy.
Russell keeps Murphy at a distance using the push kick.
Murphy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Russell moves out of range as Murphy strikes.
Russell swings widly with a right hand
and Murphy counters with a straight right hand.
Murphy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Brendan Murphy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Russell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A low kick from Russell misses
and Murphy counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murphy bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Murphy trying to control the action but Russell is working from the bottom.
Russell is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russell trying to control but Murphy postures up.
Russell is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Russell is not content to let Murphy control the position.
Russell controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Murphy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Russell keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Murphy working over Russell with some ground and pound. Russell looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Murphy moves nicely into side control.
Murphy misses with the ground and pound.
Russell is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Murphy works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Murphy moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
You can see the frustration on Russell's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Russell is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Murphy scoring with punches from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Murphy crashes against the mat.
Murphy scores with punches from side control.
Murphy tries for a kimura but Russell is defending well.
Murphy lands a decent elbow from side control.
Russell is rocked!
Murphy in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Russell looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Murphy turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brendan Murphy!
A relieved looking Brendan Murphy thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Psycho Russell had this to say: 'Got to train harder and get more focus'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
36% |
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