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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ulrik Meyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murphy comes to the cage accompanied by Hot Rod. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Brandon Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ulrik Meyer!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meyer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Meyer misses with the combination.
Murphy definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Meyer digs a good hook to Murphy's body.
Murphy sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Murphy throws a sloppy body shot
and Meyer holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Meyer lands a right hand.
Meyer scores with a shoulder strike.
Meyer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Meyer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Murphy backwards.
Murphy drops down looking for an ankle pick but Meyer pulls his leg out and moves away.
Meyer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Murphy.
Meyer misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyer cracks the inside of Murphy's front leg.
Meyer lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Meyer takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Meyer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Murphy.
Murphy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Murphy. Those never looked like landing.
Murphy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Meyer punishes Murphy's body with a nice straight punch.
Meyer looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Meyer connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Murphy momentarily.
Meyer takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Meyer.
Meyer lands a jab to the nose.
Ulrik Meyer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murphy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Murphy on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Murphy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Meyer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Meyer throws a low kick but Murphy moves out of range easily.
Meyer throws a body punch but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy throws a big counter combination but Meyer scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Murphy throws a combination that misses
and Meyer counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Meyer.
Meyer has Murphy pressed against the cage, preventing Murphy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Murphy is trying to break the clinch but Meyer has him pressed against the cage.
Meyer lands a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meyer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Meyer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Murphy or not.
A short uppercut from Meyer.
Murphy tries to circle away but Meyer has him pinned against the cage.
Meyer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Meyer throws a body punch but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Meyer.
Murphy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Meyer. Meyer obviously looking to wear him down.
Murphy walks into a left hand.
Meyer fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Murphy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Murphy swinging wildly here.
Meyer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meyer looks to score with a jab to the body but Murphy is just out of range.
Murphy is looking for a counter combo.
Meyer scores with a three punch combo!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murphy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Meyer circles away quickly and effectively.
Meyer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Murphy.
Meyer fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Murphy on the side of the head.
Murphy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Meyer manages to avoid it.
A nice side step and Meyer releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Murphy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Meyer was well out of range. Poor timing from Murphy.
Meyer looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Meyer connects with a body shot.
Meyer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Meyer swings widly with a right hand
and Meyer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ulrik Meyer dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Meyer thumps Murphy with a low kick.
Murphy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Meyer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Murphy misses with a two punch combination.
Meyer ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Meyer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murphy.
Ulrik Meyer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Meyer lands with a good body shot.
Murphy lands a nice looking body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Meyer.
A chopping leg kick lands by Meyer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meyer moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Nice body punch from Meyer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Meyer.
Meyer lands with an uppercut that bounces Murphy off the cage and back into range.
Meyer scores with a push kick.
Meyer throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Murphy walks into a left hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Meyer.
A left lands for Meyer.
Meyer lands with a right hand.
Murphy drops his hands momentarily and Meyer takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Murphy is rocked!
Meyer misses with a head kick.
Meyer explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Murphy is looking to wear down Meyer with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Meyer cracks Murphy with an open hand slap.
Meyer has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meyer swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Murphy counters with a stiff right hand.
Meyer throws a front kick that sends Murphy stumbling back into the cage.
Meyer fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Murphy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Murphy misses with the combination.
Meyer swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Meyer scores with a head kick.
Murphy fails to land with a series of punches.
Meyer feints a counter leg kick.
Murphy lands with a nice combination. Meyer backs away looking to recover.
Meyer fails to land with a series of punches.
As Meyer looks to move away, Murphy throws a big counter combo but Meyer just gets out of the way.
Meyer lands the left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meyer lands with a nice body kick.
Murphy connects with a nice looking jab.
Meyer slips a jab and a cross from Murphy.
Meyer cracks Murphy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Meyer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Meyer lands a front kick.
Meyer swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Murphy counters with a three punch combo that has Meyer backing up. Meyer nods at Murphy to acknowledge the strikes.
Murphy takes a jab right on the kisser.
Murphy will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Meyer scores with a nice body kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Meyer. Murphy shrugs it off though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Meyer connects with an inside leg kick.
Meyer turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jab by Meyer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meyer lands a nice looking kick to the body. Murphy takes a step back to recover.
Murphy ducks right into an uppercut from Meyer.
Meyer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Murphy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Murphy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Meyer throws a hook to the side of Murphy's head but Murphy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Murphy is looking for a counter combo.
Meyer thuds his right hand into Murphy's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A low kick from Meyer is predictable there
and Murphy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Meyer connects with a body shot.
Meyer lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ulrik Meyer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Meyer cracks Murphy with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Murphy tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Meyer pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Murphy is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ulrik Meyer!
In his post fight interview, Ulrik Meyer gave a big smile as he said 'Stunned, thought he would kick my butt again.'.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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