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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Murphy Leonard (ranked 6444 p4p, 529 weight class) and Egyptian Embalmer (ranked 3769 p4p, 372 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Embalmer's choice of entrance music: Katy Perry - Dark Horse ft. Juicy J. Egyptian Embalmer is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Good takedowns
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Murphy Leonard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Egyptian Embalmer!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Dirk Anderson and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Embalmer drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Leonard's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Embalmer tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Embalmer has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leonard can't do much from the bottom here.
Leonard wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leonard is trying to escape the position but Embalmer is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonard is trying to control Embalmer's posture but Embalmer avoids it.
Leonard tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Leonard trying to remain calm as Embalmer controls from the top position.
Leonard struggling a bit here.
Leonard is looking for a sweep.
Leonard struggling a bit here.
Leonard is looking for a sweep.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Embalmer dives in and scores a takedown into Leonard's guard.
Embalmer looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Leonard is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Leonard is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Embalmer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Leonard swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Embalmer's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Leonard is trying to hold Embalmer in close to prevent damage but Embalmer has managed to pass into half guard.
Embalmer moves nicely into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Embalmer just content to control the position.
Let's hope that Embalmer has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Leonard is trying to control Embalmer's posture but Embalmer avoids it.
Leonard manages to get back to half guard.
Embalmer really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Leonard. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Leonard works his way to full guard. Good work.
Embalmer preventing the sweep.
Embalmer not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Embalmer.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Embalmer drives through with a takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Egyptian Embalmer dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Embalmer fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Embalmer shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Leonard is trying to defend but Embalmer finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Leonard pushes Embalmer off looking to stand but Embalmer dives back in and keeps control.
Embalmer slows the pace down in half guard.
Leonard looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leonard tries to roll over but Embalmer keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonard looks like he's trying to stand up.
Embalmer looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Embalmer content to control rather than advance.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Embalmer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Embalmer shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Embalmer prevents Leonard from getting back to his feet.
Leonard controls Embalmer momentarily but Embalmer frees himself.
Embalmer sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Embalmer must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Leonard is looking to stand up but Embalmer isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Embalmer is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Leonard looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Embalmer stays in close to Leonard's body and controls the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Leonard wants to clinch
and Embalmer counters with a single leg into guard. Leonard didn't expect that.
Leonard manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Embalmer manages to get himself to full guard.
Leonard trying to control the position from guard on top but Embalmer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonard won't allow Embalmer to sweep him here.
Embalmer keeping moving, preventing Leonard from controlling successfully.
Leonard pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Embalmer is keeping the position for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Leonard with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Leonard accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Egyptian Embalmer 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! This is the final round!
Embalmer shoots in looking for a takedown. Leonard tries to sprawl out of it but Embalmer keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Leonard manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Embalmer dives in and grabs Leonard's left leg, looking for a takedown. Leonard pushes down on Embalmer's head and hops out.
Embalmer scores with a takedown into Leonard's guard.
Egyptian Embalmer has got the better of the ground game so far.
Embalmer content to stall in guard here.
Leonard looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Embalmer seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Leonard looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Embalmer is stalling in the full guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Leonard looking to control but Embalmer passes into half guard.
Leonard might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Leonard trying to control here.
Embalmer winds up and cracks Leonard with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Embalmer performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Leonard is trying to maintain the position but Embalmer is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Embalmer tries for a takedown but Leonard sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Leonard swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Murphy Leonard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Egyptian Embalmer.
Leonard drives through with a takedown into Embalmer's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Leonard preventing the sweep.
Leonard trying to control but Embalmer is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Embalmer looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Leonard puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Leonard is keen to just control but Embalmer is a slippery customer.
Leonard wants to pass the guard but Embalmer is defending well.
Embalmer is concentrating on defense, preventing Leonard from advancing position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Embalmer gets a takedown into half guard.
Leonard trying to control here.
Egyptian Embalmer is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Embalmer trying to control the pace.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Leonard is trying to maintain the position but Embalmer is very close to passing his half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Egyptian Embalmer.
I've got Embalmer winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight 28:30
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Egyptian Embalmer!
Egyptian Embalmer managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Transform Supplements , into his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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