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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Otha Roman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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279 lbs
1 - 4 - 0 |
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225 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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Solid Muay Thai
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Otha Roman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy throws a sloppy head kick and Roman moves out of range easily.
It looked like Roman was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Murphy shoots in for a takedown but Roman shows good takedown defense.
Horrible takedown attempt by Murphy or perhaps it was just good defense by Roman, which made it look bad.
Roman appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Murphy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Otha Roman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Murphy.
Murphy tries to clinch but Roman is having none of it.
Roman looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Murphy is fending him off so far but Roman persists. Nope, Murphy circles away and we're back to standing.
Tony Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murphy fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roman shoots for a takedown but Murphy saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Murphy is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Murphy fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Roman avoids it really well and circles away.
Roman tries to counter with a takedown but Murphy is quick to defend against it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Murphy is defended easily by Roman.
Roman is looking for a counter combo.
Murphy throws a body punch but Roman moves out of range.
Murphy scores with a hook to the body. Roman takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Murphy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Murphy landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Murphy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Roman blocks it with crossed arms.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Murphy has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Roman after a bit of a struggle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roman tries to land knees in the clinch but Murphy avoids the damage to the body.
Murphy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Roman shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Murphy but Murphy pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Roman moves in looking to clinch but Murphy pushes him off.
Murphy tries for a takedown but Roman sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Murphy gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Roman could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Murphy is trying to pull guard but Roman turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Roman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Murphy fails with a takedown attempt.
Murphy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roman is trying to force a seperation but Murphy has the dominant position.
Roman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Roman gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Murphy.
Murphy is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Roman tries to land knees in the clinch but Murphy avoids the damage to the body.
Roman taking a breather.
Roman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Murphy looks winded!
Roman lands a body punch in the clinch.
Murphy is looking to control Roman's arms but Roman gets an underhook and turns him. Now Murphy has his back to the cage.
Murphy tries to land a knee to the head but Roman blocks with his arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roman tries to throw a body punch but Murphy avoids it by throwing Roman back against the cage.
Roman gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Murphy.
Roman tries a knee to the head but Murphy blocks it.
Roman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Murphy.
Roman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Murphy shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Roman sprawls well. Roman wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Murphy gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice sprawl there from Murphy as Roman shoots in.
Murphy tries for a takedown but Roman circles away easily
and Roman counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Otha Roman will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Roman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Murphy with the counter takedown but Roman avoids it easily.
Murphy shoots for a takedown but Roman saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Murphy has managed to clinch.
Roman misses with a body punch.
Roman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Roman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Roman can't find room to land a body shot as Murphy controls the action.
Murphy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Murphy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Murphy taking a breather.
Roman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Roman sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Murphy moves into range and clinches up with Roman.
Roman can't break the clinch.
Roman tries to work over Murphy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murphy's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Murphy connects with a knee to the head.
Roman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Murphy.
Roman stops a takedown attempt from Murphy.
Otha Roman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Murphy.
Murphy landing knees to the body.
Murphy using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Murphy fails to pull guard.
Murphy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Roman's efforts to push away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy successfully pulls guard.
Murphy is breathing heavily.
Roman scoring with some ground and pound.
Roman gets to his feet. Murphy looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Roman fails with the takedown
and Roman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fight stays on the outside here - Murphy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Murphy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Roman is fending him off so far but Murphy persists. Nope, Roman circles away and we're back to standing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murphy cracks Roman with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy shoots for a takedown but Roman saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
It looked like Roman was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Roman scores with a takedown into Murphy's guard.
Roman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Roman throwing strikes from guard but Murphy blocks nicely.
Roman trying to control but Murphy is working from the bottom.
Roman stopping the sweep attempt from Murphy.
Murphy trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roman not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Murphy had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Roman defends it easily.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Murphy fails to land the takedown.
Murphy tries to clinch but Roman moves out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Murphy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Roman fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Murphy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Murphy instigates a clinch.
Murphy avoiding damage as Roman throws knees to the body.
Roman jumps guard and drags Murphy to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Murphy gets to his feet. Roman looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Murphy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Roman, pushing him back against the cage.
Murphy keeps control of Roman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Murphy is looking for a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roman can't find room to land a body shot as Murphy controls the action.
Murphy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Roman swats away the attempt to clinch by Murphy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Roman tries to counter with a takedown but Murphy is quick to defend against it.
Murphy shoots in and drives through. Roman sprawls well.
Otha Roman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Murphy.
Murphy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Roman darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Roman seems to be working for a kimura but Murphy defends the submission attempt.
Roman tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roman is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Murphy has managed to free his arm - good work.
Murphy trying to hold on to Roman's head to control him but Roman postures up.
Roman is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Roman is keen to just control but Murphy is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roman with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Murphy wants to improve his position but Roman is controlling well.
Roman prevents Murphy from standing back up.
Murphy wants to improve his position but Roman is controlling well.
Murphy has one foot on Roman's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Murphy connects with a body shot that sends Roman's belly button to the back.
Nice takedown defense from Murphy. No joy for Roman on that attempt.
Murphy throws a series of punches but Roman moves out of range.
Murphy tries to close the distance and clinch but Roman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Roman shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Murphy pinned against the cage. Murphy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Murphy feints a jab promting Roman to slip. Murphy then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Roman slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Murphy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony 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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RATING
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