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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ispa Murhaa (ranked 1275 p4p, 177 weight class) and Terry Bogard (ranked 1123 p4p, 159 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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185 cm
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192 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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182 cm
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179 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ispa Murhaa! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Terry Bogard! The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Murhaa takes a swing at Bogard's ribcage but misses. Murhaa lands a nice shot to the body.
Bogard throws a hook but Murhaa avoids it easily. Bogard takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Murhaa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bogard. Sloppy strikes from Bogard. Those never looked like landing. Murhaa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Murhaa avoids the head kick by Bogard.
Murhaa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bogard counters with a straight right hand. Murhaa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bogard manages to avoid it. Murhaa lands a lovely overhand right. Murhaa throws a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Murhaa lands an overhand right. Murhaa clinches up with Bogard and pushes him back against the cage. Both guys are working to get underhooks. Bogard lands a hook that snaps the head of Murhaa backwards. Bogard is looking to break free of the clinch but Murhaa has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bogard is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Bogard takes a shot to the head. Bogard is trying to break the clinch but Murhaa is controlling him. Bogard blocks a body shot from Murhaa. Murhaa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murhaa effectively controlling the action here. Bogard throws a punch but it's blocked by Murhaa. Murhaa lands a nice uppercut. Bogard is trying to break free. Murhaa keeps control of Bogard as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. A right hand to the body from Murhaa.
Murhaa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Bogard looks to score with a jab to the body but Murhaa is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bogard tries a low kick but Murhaa avoids it. Murhaa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bogard. Bogard tries a head kick but it misses.
Bogard gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Murhaa. Bogard throws a head kick but Murhaa moves out of range.
Murhaa is looking to counter the offense by Bogard and move into the clinch. Murhaa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murhaa connects with a looping right hand.
Murhaa definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Bogard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Murhaa moves out of range and avoids them all easily. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Bogard moves out of range of the body kick. Murhaa lands a slapping body shot.
Murhaa takes a swing at Bogard's ribcage but misses. Bogard throws a counter combo. Murhaa swings for the body but Bogard moves out of range.
Bogard throws a big counter head kick but Murhaa avoids it with no problem. Murhaa scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. An inside leg kick from Bogard misses. Murhaa lands a nice hook to Bogard's body. Bogard takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. A low kick from Bogard is predictable there and Murhaa counters with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bogard walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Murhaa takes a swing at Bogard's ribcage but misses. Murhaa looks to land a left hand but Bogard moved out of range nicely. Bogard tries a head kick but it misses.
Murhaa looks to score with a jab to the body but Bogard is just out of range. Murhaa throws a hook but Bogard avoids it easily. Bogard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murhaa moves away. Bogard looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nice cross by Murhaa. Bogard moves away from the strike by Murhaa. Bogard with a body punch. A glancing blow. Murhaa misses with an uppercut. Bogard saw that one coming. Murhaa lands a lovely overhand right. Bogard throws a low kick but it's checked well by Murhaa. Murhaa scores with a hook to the body. Bogard takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Good shot there by Murhaa. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Murhaa has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bogard finds it's way round the side to connect with Murhaa's head. Murhaa throws a body shot but no joy. A big left from Bogard misses. Murhaa tries to counter by clinching up but Bogard breaks away and moves out of range. Murhaa lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bogard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Murhaa blocks the body kick.
Nice jab there from Murhaa. Murhaa closes the distance and clinches. Bogard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. The fighters circling - Murhaa throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Bogard misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ispa Murhaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Murhaa moves into range and connects with a jab. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Murhaa. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ispa Murhaa dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Murhaa throws a body kick despite being completely out of range and Bogard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Bogard avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Murhaa works over Bogard's head and body with a nice combination. Murhaa lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nice defenses there by Murhaa. Bogard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murhaa. Bogard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Bogard throws a leg kick but Murhaa checks it. Murhaa throws a series of punches but Bogard avoids them all with ease. Murhaa slips under a jab from Bogard. Bogard throws a half hearted mid kick. Murhaa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Murhaa dodges the punch combination from Bogard.
Ispa Murhaa is winning the standup battle so far. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Bogard misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nice body kick there by Bogard. Bogard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murhaa. Murhaa lands a lovely overhand right. Bogard lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Ispa Murhaa has been cut. Murhaa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bogard can do to turn this around? Bogard lands a jab-cross combination. A looping hook to the body misses from Murhaa. Bogard does a little dance to reset his feet. Murhaa thuds his right hand into Bogard's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Murhaa with a jab. Bogard misses with a body kick. Murhaa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bogard was well out of range. Poor timing from Murhaa. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Murhaa throws an overhand right that lands on Bogard's shoulder, as Bogard tries to avoid the shot. Murhaa lands a jab-cross combination. Murhaa looks to score with a jab to the body but Bogard is just out of range. Bogard has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Murhaa. Bogard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bogard misses with an uppercut. Murhaa saw that one coming. Bogard has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Bogard throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. Murhaa missing with a left hand there. Bogard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Murhaa slips a jab and a cross from Bogard.
Murhaa connects with a crisp jab. Bogard checks the leg kick. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bogard! But no joy. Bogard takes a shot right to the bread basket. Bogard checks a low kick from Murhaa. Murhaa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bogard moves away. Nice cross by Murhaa. Bogard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murhaa. Bogard slips a straight right by Murhaa. Bogard scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. A jab from Bogard does it's job there.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Murhaa throws out a powerful jab. Murhaa has Bogard up against the cage in a clinch.
Murhaa throws a head punch that misses. Still in the clinch, Murhaa scores with a nice short uppercut. Bogard scores with a nice hook to the head. Murhaa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. A short right from Murhaa on the inside. Murhaa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Murhaa has closed the distance and engaged Bogard in a clinch.
Bogard blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Murhaa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Murhaa manages to break the clinch.
Bogard looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bogard throws a push kick but Murhaa slaps the foot to one side. This has been an exciting period of action! Bogard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Murhaa walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bogard checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Murhaa drives through and clinches with Bogard against the cage.
Murhaa prevents Bogard from breaking the clinch. Bogard's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. Bogard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Bogard throws a leg kick but Murhaa sees it coming and checks it nicely. Bogard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Murhaa is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Bogard. Bogard on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Murhaa tries a low kick but Bogard avoids it. Murhaa moves into range and connects with a jab. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ispa Murhaa dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Ispa Murhaa's cut. That's time! Murhaa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Murhaa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Murhaa connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Bogard looks for the body kick but Murhaa saw that one coming. Murhaa lands a nice looking body kick. Bogard misses with a low kick as Murhaa jumps back. Murhaa connects with a body shot that sends Bogard's belly button to the back. A jab from Murhaa misses. Murhaa lands the left hand. Murhaa cracks Bogard with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Murhaa throws an off balance right hand
and Bogard finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body. Bogard throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Murhaa takes a swing at Bogard's ribcage but misses. Murhaa lands with a thumping leg kick.
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! Murhaa moves out of range of the body kick from Bogard.
Bogard throws a looping overhand right but Murhaa ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bogard throws a right and a left that Murhaa avoids nicely. Murhaa lands a jab to the head.
Murhaa avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Murhaa tries to clinch but Bogard is having none of it. A telegraphed right hand from Murhaa misses the target. A punch combination from Murhaa misses. Bogard looking to land some kicks to the body here.
It looked like Murhaa was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bogard. Murhaa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bogard manages to avoid it. Bogard takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Murhaa throws a push kick but Bogard slaps the foot to one side. Bogard throws a fast counter high kick but Murhaa manages to duck under it in time. Murhaa tries to clinch there but Bogard circles away.
Terry Bogard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Bogard scores with a three punch combo!
Bogard takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bogard takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Murhaa tries to close the distance and clinch but Bogard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Murhaa scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Murhaa getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Murhaa looks to score with a jab to the body but Bogard is just out of range. Bogard throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Nice cross by Bogard. Murhaa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bogard gets off balance looking for a body kick and Murhaa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Murhaa scores with a nice strike. Murhaa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bogard is looking for the big counter here. Murhaa misses with a lunging right hand
and Bogard counters with a nice uppercut. Murhaa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bogard throws out the jab. Murhaa misses with a hook
and Bogard counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bogard throws a shot from downtown. Murhaa moves away and avoids it. Murhaa throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Bogard fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Murhaa throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Bogard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bogard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Murhaa scores with a sloppy right hand. Bogard should have avoided that one. Bogard lands a jab. Murhaa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bogard throws out the jab. Murhaa misses with a body kick. Bogard blocks a jab. Murhaa avoids the head kick by Bogard.
Bogard throws a wild body kick that Murhaa sees coming a mile off. Bogard looks to land a body kick but Murhaa moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The fighters circling - Bogard throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Murhaa cracks Bogard with an open hand slap. Murhaa pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Bogard swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Murhaa lands a glancing blow to the side of Bogard's head. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Bogard 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. A solid leg kick lands there for Bogard.
Bogard throws a sloppy head kick and Murhaa moves out of range easily. Terry Bogard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Murhaa throws a front kick that sends Bogard stumbling back into the cage. Bogard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Murhaa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Murhaa digs a right hand into Bogard's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bogard's gas tank. Murhaa struggles to land a body shot inside as Bogard controls his hands.
Murhaa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Bogard takes a shot to the head. Murhaa breaks from the clinch.
Murhaa misses with an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight! Ispa Murhaa showed his dominance in that final round. Well Murhaa 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27 Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27 Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ispa Murhaa!
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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
78% |
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