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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roman Sionis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murphy is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Róisín Murphy - Primitive. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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245 lbs
26 - 8 - 0 |
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188 cm
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213 lbs
42 - 26 - 2 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roman Sionis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
42 - 26 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Murphy!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Murphy throws a poor cross that misses
and Sionis counters with a slapping leg kick.
Murphy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
As Murphy tries to get set, Sionis tries to push him back and clinch up but Murphy manages to avoid the attempt.
Murphy takes a kick to the side of the head.
Murphy connects with a solid leg kick.
Murphy throws a right hand that misses
and Sionis counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Sionis scores with a nice head shot.
Sionis has closed the distance and engaged Murphy in a clinch.
Murphy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Murphy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sionis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Murphy backwards.
Murphy struggles to land a body shot inside as Sionis controls his hands.
Sionis trying to land knees to the body.
Murphy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murphy struggles to land a body shot inside as Sionis controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Sionis.
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!
A right hook to the body lands for Sionis.
Murphy looks winded!
Sionis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
I was talking to Sionis's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A right hand to the body from Sionis.
Murphy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sionis's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sionis lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sionis works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sionis scores with a hook to the body.
A short right from Sionis on the inside.
Sionis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sionis misses with a punch to the body.
Sionis working Murphy over with knees to the body.
Sionis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
It looks like Brian Murphy has been cut.
Sionis pushes Murphy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sionis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sionis lands a good knee to the midsection. Murphy won't want to take too many of those.
Sionis is leaning against Murphy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knees to the body from Sionis.
Sionis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Murphy backwards.
Sionis lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sionis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sionis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sionis scores with a shot to the side of Murphy's head.
Sionis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sionis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sionis lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sionis is working Murphy over against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Sionis.
Sionis lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sionis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sionis putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Murphy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sionis lands a body shot in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sionis.
Sionis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sionis has Murphy pushed against the cage.
Sionis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sionis scores with a shot to the side of Murphy's head.
Sionis lands a right hand.
Sionis landing knees to the body.
Sionis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sionis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Murphy is rocked!
Sionis missing with knees to the body.
A short left from Sionis.
Murphy is still on wobbly legs! Can Sionis finish him?
Sionis misses with a punch to the body.
Murphy seems to have recovered his senses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sionis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sionis creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Murphy's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Murphy drops to his knees and Sionis pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roman Sionis!
Roman Sionis 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.
The defeated Brian Murphy had this to say: 'Can I still cut it?'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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