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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jameson Connemara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Corbin Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murphy is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: I'm Shipping Up To Boston. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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156 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
42 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jameson Connemara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Corbin Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Connemara connects with a solid leg kick.
Murphy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Connemara doesn't seem bothered though.
Murphy blocks a jab.
Murphy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Connemara stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Connemara throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Murphy misses with a body punch
and Connemara counters with a straight right hand.
Murphy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Murphy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Connemara misses with a hook. Murphy ducked under it nicely.
Murphy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Connemara scores with a nice right hand.
Corbin Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Connemara misses with a body shot
and Connemara takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murphy misses with a right hand
and Connemara counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Murphy thinking.
Murphy misses with the combination.
Murphy throws a hook to the side of Connemara's head but Connemara sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Murphy checks the leg kick.
Connemara takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Murphy moves out of range of the body kick from Connemara.
Murphy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Murphy misses with a shot to the body
and Connemara counters with an inside leg kick.
Murphy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Murphy scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Murphy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Connemara appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A head kick misses from Connemara.
Connemara misses with a hook
enabling Murphy to counter with a crisp jab.
Connemara throws a series of punches but Murphy moves out of range.
Connemara throws out a loose jab but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murphy lands a nice shot to the body.
Connemara getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Murphy lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Connemara tries to clinch up but Murphy circles away and keeps his distance.
A low kick from Connemara misses
enabling Murphy to counter with a crisp jab.
Connemara lands a nice leg kick that just misses Murphy's sensitive parts.
Murphy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Connemara moves away.
Murphy ducks under a wild hook from Connemara.
Connemara slips a straight right by Murphy.
It appears Connemara was looking to counter with a kick there.
Connemara just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice jab there from Murphy.
Connemara misses with a looping left.
Murphy misses the body punch
and Connemara counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Murphy throws a hook but Connemara blocks it.
Connemara is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Murphy scores with a jab. Connemara acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Connemara thuds his shin into the meat of Murphy's side.
Murphy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Connemara with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Connemara 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 just misses with a punch to the body.
Connemara is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Murphy just misses with a punch to the body.
Connemara moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy throws a jab when Connemara was well out of range.
Murphy checks a leg kick.
Murphy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Murphy is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Connemara had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Connemara paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Murphy misses with a wild body shot.
Murphy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Connemara misses with a body shot.
Murphy fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Connemara on the side of the head.
Connemara tries a head kick but it misses.
Murphy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Connemara throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Murphy to counter with a crisp jab.
Connemara misses the shot to the body.
Connemara throws a leg kick
and Murphy counters with a nice body shot.
Murphy misses with a straight left.
Connemara does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A shot to the body from Connemara misses
and Murphy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murphy blocks the body kick.
Murphy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jab, jab by Murphy - just one landing.
Murphy loads up on a big right hand but Connemara slips the punch.
Connemara walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Murphy has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Connemara finds it's way round the side to connect with Murphy's head.
Connemara throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Murphy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Connemara swings away with a body shot that misses
and Murphy counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Connemara uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Connemara moves into range and connects with a jab.
Connemara misses with a straight left.
Murphy is looking for the big counter here.
Connemara pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murphy takes a swing at Connemara's ribcage but misses.
Connemara misses with a hook
and Murphy counters with a right hand to the body.
Murphy loads up on a big right hand but Connemara slips the punch.
An attempted straight right counter from Connemara misses the target.
Murphy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Connemara has time to react.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Corbin Murphy will probably get the nod.
That's time! Connemara's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Connemara throws a leg kick but Murphy moved away.
Connemara takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Connemara throws a half hearted mid kick.
Murphy with a jab.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Connemara might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Murphy takes one on the button.
Murphy drops his hands momentarily and Connemara takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Murphy throws a series of punches but Connemara avoids them all with ease.
Murphy misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters circling - Murphy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Connemara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Some wild striking there from Murphy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy throws a jab but it's blocked by Connemara.
Murphy misses with a left hand
and Connemara counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Murphy misses with a straight left.
Murphy takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connemara scores with a kick to the body.
Connemara blocks a jab.
Murphy misses with a hook. Connemara ducked under it nicely.
Connemara ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Murphy avoids the head kick by Connemara.
A countering left hand to the body from Murphy misses.
Connemara scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A solid body kick from Connemara.
A low kick from Murphy misses
and Connemara makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Murphy throws a right hand that misses
and Connemara makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Murphy misses with a hook.
Connemara feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Murphy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Murphy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Murphy throws a series of punches but Connemara moves out of range.
Murphy avoids a kick to the body.
Murphy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Murphy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Connemara has time to react.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Connemara is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murphy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Connemara misses
and Murphy counters with a right hand to the body.
Murphy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Connemara sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murphy throws a hook but Connemara blocks it.
As Murphy backs away, Connemara returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Connemara throws a push kick but Murphy slaps the foot to one side.
Murphy tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Murphy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Connemara takes one on the button.
Murphy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Connemara.
Murphy connects with a nice looking jab.
Murphy scores with a sloppy right hand. Connemara should have avoided that one.
Connemara throws the kick towards the body but Murphy avoids it.
Corbin Murphy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Murphy with a hook.
Murphy slips under a jab from Connemara.
Murphy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Murphy takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy digs a good hook to Connemara's body.
Connemara throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Murphy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Connemara looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Murphy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Murphy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Connemara.
A big left from Connemara misses.
Murphy throws a hook but Connemara avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Murphy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It looked like Connemara wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Murphy misses with a hook.
Connemara throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Murphy to counter with a crisp jab.
Connemara misses with a looping right.
Connemara bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Connemara uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murphy.
Connemara throws a head kick that half lands.
Murphy misses with an uppercut. Connemara saw that one coming.
Connemara attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Connemara moves out of range as Murphy strikes.
A shot to the liver by Murphy. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Connemara looks to throw the jab but Murphy is out of range.
Murphy misses with a looping right.
Connemara jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Murphy swings for the body but Connemara moves out of range.
Connemara changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Murphy misses the shot to the body.
Connemara pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Murphy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Connemara doesn't seem bothered though.
Murphy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Connemara takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Murphy throws the left hand but Connemara avoids the punch easily.
A big left from Connemara misses.
Connemara throws a jab but it's blocked by Murphy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Corbin Murphy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A nice combination there by Murphy.
Connemara looks to land a right hand but Murphy moved out of range.
Murphy blocks the body kick.
Murphy throws out a loose jab but Connemara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murphy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Connemara.
Murphy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Connemara manages to avoid it.
Connemara slips a jab from Murphy.
Good exchange - Murphy coming out on top.
Connemara uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murphy.
Connemara throwing a counter right hand but Murphy manages to avoid it.
Connemara explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Connemara misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Connemara throws an off balance right hand
letting Murphy counter with a right hand.
Murphy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Connemara can pounce on him.
Connemara throws a wild body kick that Murphy sees coming a mile off.
Murphy loads up on a big right hand but Connemara slips the punch.
Murphy misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy misses the shot to the body.
Connemara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murphy moves away.
Connemara throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Murphy counters with a nice body shot.
Murphy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Murphy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Connemara throws a body shot but no joy.
Connemara wants to land a leg kick but Murphy is out of range.
A jab from Murphy misses.
Connemara misses with a head kick.
Connemara slips a straight right by Murphy.
Connemara is looking for a counter combo.
Connemara lands a jab to the head.
Connemara misses with a leg kick.
Connemara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murphy was well out of range. Poor timing from Connemara.
Murphy throws out a counter right but Connemara avoids it with no problem.
Murphy tries to bum rush Connemara with a series of wild strikes but Connemara uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Murphy throws a hook to the side of Connemara's head but Connemara sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Connemara to counter with a crisp jab.
Murphy misses with a hook to the body
and Connemara counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murphy misses with a hook. Connemara ducked under it nicely.
Murphy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Connemara was well out of range. Poor timing from Murphy.
Connemara looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Murphy misses with a looping right.
Connemara cracks Murphy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Connemara throws a leg kick which misses Murphy's front leg but catches the back leg as Murphy tries to avoid it.
Connemara tries a low kick but Murphy avoids it.
Murphy throws an overhand right that lands on Connemara's shoulder, as Connemara tries to avoid the shot.
Connemara misses the shot to the body.
Connemara moves away from the strike by Murphy.
Murphy thuds his right hand into Connemara's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Murphy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Connemara.
No joy there for Murphy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy misses with a low kick.
Connemara half committed to a counter leg kick.
Murphy lands with a right hand.
Jab by Murphy.
Connemara misses with a wild body shot.
Connemara lands a nice hook to Murphy's body. Murphy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Murphy looks to throw the jab but Connemara is out of range.
Connemara slips a jab from Murphy.
Murphy's jab looks to have found its range, popping Connemara under the eye.
Murphy checks a low kick from Connemara.
Murphy missing with a left hand there. Connemara was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Connemara wants to clinch but Murphy slips to the side
and Murphy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Good standup being displayed there by Murphy as he connects with a hook.
Connemara moves in looking to clinch but Murphy pushes him off.
Murphy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Connemara tries to close the distance and clinch but Murphy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Murphy misses
and Connemara counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Connemara throws a body kick that misses
and Murphy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Murphy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Connemara throws out the jab.
A slow jab from Connemara misses its intended target.
Connemara cracks Murphy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Connemara tried to score with a low kick but Murphy checks it.
Connemara lands a nice shot to the body.
Murphy misses with a hook to the body
and Connemara counters with a nice leg kick.
Murphy throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Connemara to counter with a crisp jab.
Murphy misses with a lunging right hand
and Connemara counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Murphy slips a jab from Connemara.
Murphy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Murphy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Connemara is looking to chop away at Murphy's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Jameson Connemara did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Connemara throws a leg kick which misses Murphy's front leg but catches the back leg as Murphy tries to avoid it.
Connemara throws a solid leg kick but Murphy takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Connemara.
Murphy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Connemara closes the distance and clinches.
Murphy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Connemara ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Murphy lands with an overhand left.
Connemara throws a nice inside leg kick.
Murphy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Connemara. Connemara obviously looking to wear him down.
Connemara throws a leg kick
and Murphy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Murphy.
Connemara fires out a quick counter leg kick but Murphy just manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Murphy throws a poor cross that misses
and Connemara connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Connemara slips a jab from Murphy.
Murphy throws an overhand right that lands on Connemara's shoulder, as Connemara tries to avoid the shot.
Connemara looks to land a combination but Murphy avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Connemara lands an impressive looking overhand right. Murphy doesn't seem phased though.
Murphy slips a straight right by Connemara.
Murphy throws out a counter right but Connemara avoids it with no problem.
Murphy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Connemara stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Connemara on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Connemara throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Connemara cracks a nice hook into Murphy's ribs.
Murphy avoids the head kick by Connemara.
Murphy misses with a series of wild punches.
Connemara misses with a body kick.
Murphy throws a body shot but no joy.
Connemara feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Murphy throws a hook but Connemara avoids it easily.
Murphy throws a hook to the side of Connemara's head but Connemara sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Murphy swings for the body but Connemara moves out of range.
Connemara seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy swings for the body but Connemara moves out of range.
Murphy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Connemara is looking to counter with a body kick.
Murphy throws the left hand but Connemara avoids the punch easily.
Murphy misses with a body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Connemara on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Murphy scores with a hook to the body. Connemara takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Connemara just misses with a punch to the body.
A little jabbing left from Murphy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Connemara throws out a loose jab but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murphy scores with a one two! Connemara had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Murphy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Connemara manages to avoid it.
Connemara moves into range and clinches up with Murphy.
Murphy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Connemara backwards.
Connemara lands an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Connemara.
Connemara misses with the head strike.
Connemara lands a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connemara misses with a knee strike.
Murphy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Connemara is looking to control Murphy's arms but Murphy gets an underhook and turns him. Now Connemara has his back to the cage.
A short uppercut from Murphy.
A nice left hand lands by Connemara.
Connemara scores with a shot to the side of Murphy's head.
Murphy scores with a hook to the body.
Connemara with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Connemara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murphy tries a body shot but Connemara blocks it.
Connemara throws a head punch that misses.
Murphy blocks a body shot from Connemara.
Connemara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Connemara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murphy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jameson Connemara has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Murphy tries a body shot but Connemara blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Connemara throws an off balance right hand
and Murphy counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Connemara misses with a body kick.
Murphy scores with a nice head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Connemara lands a jab to the nose.
Connemara throws a leg kick
and Murphy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Murphy throws a hook but Connemara avoids it easily.
Murphy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Connemara doesn't seem bothered though.
Murphy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Connemara manages to avoid it.
Jab, jab by Connemara - just one landing.
Murphy misses with a wild body shot.
Murphy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
As Murphy backs away, Connemara returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Murphy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Connemara.
Murphy moves out of range of the body kick.
Connemara throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Murphy! But no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Corbin Murphy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Murphy throws a lazy right hand but Connemara sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Connemara takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Murphy slips a straight right by Connemara.
Murphy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murphy misses the jab.
Connemara swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Murphy misses with a wild body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Connemara 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Connemara misses with a hook.
Murphy cracks Connemara with a good jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy avoids a kick to the body.
Connemara throws a low kick but Murphy avoids it.
Murphy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Connemara's head.
Murphy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Connemara sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Connemara scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Connemara. Beautiful body shot.
Connemara uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murphy.
Connemara scores with a nice head shot.
Nice defenses there by Connemara.
Murphy throws a sloppy body shot
letting Connemara counter with a right hand.
Connemara misses with a lunging right hand
and Murphy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Connemara misses with a wild combination.
Connemara thows a leg kick but Murphy checks it
and Murphy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Murphy misses with a looping left.
Connemara cracks a nice hook into Murphy's ribs.
Murphy has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Connemara.
Murphy avoids the body shot from Connemara.
Murphy with a jab.
Murphy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jameson Connemara has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Connemara's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Murphy connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Connemara scrambles back to his feet.
Murphy scores with a shot to the body.
A jab from Murphy misses.
Connemara throws a leg kick that is checked
and Murphy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Murphy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murphy swings widly with a right hand
and Connemara counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Connemara throws a lazy uppercut
and Murphy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Murphy looks to score with a jab to the body but Connemara is just out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Murphy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Connemara throws a leg kick but Murphy checks it.
Murphy checks a leg kick.
Connemara throws an off balance right hand
and Murphy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Connemara takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Murphy throws a jab but it's blocked by Connemara.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Murphy.
Murphy fails to land with a series of punches.
Murphy throws a hook to the side of Connemara's head but Connemara sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Murphy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Connemara fails in his attempt to clinch.
Connemara misses with a body shot.
Murphy just misses with a punch to the body.
Good work by Murphy as he checks the leg kick.
Murphy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Murphy throws a shot from downtown. Connemara moves away and avoids it.
Murphy swings for the body but Connemara moves out of range.
Connemara tries to clinch but Murphy is having none of it.
A left and a right from Murphy both land. Nice combination.
Connemara wants to clinch
and Murphy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Connemara, right into the meat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Connemara ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Connemara ducks under a wild hook from Murphy.
Connemara lands a front kick.
Murphy is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Connemara throws a shot to the body.
Murphy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Connemara throws out the jab.
Connemara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Connemara wants to clinch up but Murphy keeps it at a distance.
Connemara uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murphy.
Connemara takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Connemara lands a nice looking kick to the body. Murphy takes a step back to recover.
Connemara lands a nice looking kick to the body. Murphy takes a step back to recover.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Corbin Murphy.
I think Murphy has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 46:49
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 46:49
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Corbin Murphy!
A victorious Corbin Murphy thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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