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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Merf Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carey Mahoney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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205 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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200 cm
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206 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Merf Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carey Mahoney!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy moves into range and clinches up with Mahoney.
Mahoney changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Murphy fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Murphy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Murphy misses with some punches.
Mahoney blocking some punches.
Mahoney blocks an uppercut.
Murphy can't find room to land a body shot as Mahoney controls the action.
Murphy has a couple of punches blocked by Mahoney.
Murphy misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mahoney has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Murphy after a bit of a struggle.
Murphy swings wildly with an uppercut but Mahoney uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Murphy fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahoney blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murphy digs a right hand underneath Mahoney's ribcage. Mahoney let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mahoney.
Mahoney blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murphy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mahoney's elbow.
Mahoney blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murphy.
Murphy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murphy working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murphy.
Mahoney blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy scores with a shot to the side of Mahoney's head.
Murphy tries to work over Mahoney's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murphy can't find room to land a body shot as Mahoney controls the action.
Murphy has a couple of punches blocked by Mahoney.
Murphy throws a head punch that misses.
Murphy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murphy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Murphy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy misses with some punches.
Murphy tries a body shot but Mahoney blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Murphy fails to land.
Murphy lands a body shot in the clinch.
Murphy misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahoney is looking for a takedown.
I was talking to Murphy's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Merf Murphy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carey Mahoney.
Murphy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mahoneys head.
Mahoney blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murphy misses with some punches.
Murphy misses with some punches.
Murphy throws a punch but it's blocked by Mahoney.
Mahoney blocks an uppercut.
Mahoney changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Murphy fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Murphy has managed to clinch.
Mahoney blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murphy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy misses with a body punch.
Murphy misses with a punch to the body.
Murphy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murphy throws a head punch that misses.
Murphy swings wildly with an uppercut but Mahoney uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murphy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murphy swings wildly with an uppercut but Mahoney uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murphy swings wildly with an uppercut but Mahoney uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Murphy misses with the head strike.
Murphy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Merf Murphy dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Murphy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Murphy has a couple of punches blocked by Mahoney.
Murphy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mahoney blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mahoney wants a takedown but no success here.
Mahoney tries to score a body lock takedown but Murphy shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Murphy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy lands a body shot in the clinch.
Murphy misses with a punch on the inside.
Murphy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mahoney can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy has a couple of punches blocked by Mahoney.
Murphy lands a shot to the body.
Mahoney blocking some punches.
Murphy scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahoney is trying to drag Murphy to the mat but Murphy just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Merf Murphy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carey Mahoney.
Murphy throws a punch but it's blocked by Mahoney.
Murphy tries to work over Mahoney's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murphy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mahoney's elbow.
Murphy throws a punch but it's blocked by Mahoney.
A head punch on the inside from Murphy fails to land.
Murphy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Murphy working aggressively here.
A body shot lands from Murphy.
Mahoney tries for a takedown. No joy.
Murphy throws a punch but it's blocked by Mahoney.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahoney wants a takedown but no success here.
Murphy tries to throw a body punch but Mahoney avoids it by throwing Murphy back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Murphy.
Mahoney is breathing heavily.
Murphy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Merf Murphy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Murphy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mahoneys head.
Murphy gets through Mahoney's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Murphy misses with the head strike.
Murphy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mahoney blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mahoney wants to take the fight to the mat but Murphy manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Murphy throws a punch but it's blocked by Mahoney.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murphy prevents a takedown attempt there.
Mahoney blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mahoney.
Murphy scores with a shot to the side of Mahoney's head.
Still in the clinch, Murphy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Murphy can't find room to land a body shot as Mahoney controls the action.
Murphy tries to throw a body punch but Mahoney avoids it by throwing Murphy back against the cage.
Murphy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murphy lands with a light punch inside.
Murphy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murphy has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Murphy working aggressively here.
Murphy misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Murphy misses with the head strike.
Mahoney blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murphy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murphy.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Murphy.
A short right from Murphy.
A right handed body shot lands from Murphy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murphy tries to work over Mahoney's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murphy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Murphy - that landed with a thud.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mahoney.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Merf Murphy dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Murphy moves into the clinch successfully.
Murphy misses with a punch on the inside.
Murphy is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Murphy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murphy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mahoney is trying to drag Murphy to the mat but Murphy just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Murphy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good body shot from Murphy.
Murphy cracks Mahoney with a nice body shot.
Murphy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mahoney blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Murphy.
Mahoney blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mahoney blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Murphy.
Murphy throws a punch but it's blocked by Mahoney.
A head punch on the inside from Murphy fails to land.
Murphy scores with a shot to the side of Mahoney's head.
Mahoney blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murphy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murphy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mahoney's elbow.
Murphy misses with a punch to the body.
Murphy misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Murphy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy misses with the head strike.
Murphy misses with a body punch.
Murphy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murphy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mahoney wants a takedown but no success here.
Merf Murphy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carey Mahoney.
Mahoney has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Murphy is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A head punch on the inside from Murphy fails to land.
Murphy tries to throw a body punch but Mahoney avoids it by throwing Murphy back against the cage.
Murphy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mahoney's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy misses with a punch to the body.
Murphy swings wildly with an uppercut but Mahoney uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mahoney blocks an uppercut.
Murphy misses with a body punch.
Murphy misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murphy.
Murphy is pressed up against the cage. Mahoney has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Murphy down to the mat. Murphy avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Murphy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Murphy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mahoney blocks a body shot from Murphy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murphy.
Nice body punch from Murphy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy throws a head punch that misses.
Murphy can't find room to land a body shot as Mahoney controls the action.
Murphy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mahoney is looking for a takedown.
Murphy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Carey Mahoney has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Merf Murphy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mahoney blocks an uppercut.
Murphy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Murphy misses with the head strike.
Murphy swings wildly with an uppercut but Mahoney uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murphy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Merf Murphy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Murphy has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:24
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:24
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Merf Murphy!
Merf Murphy tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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