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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Paul Murhaa (ranked 526 p4p, 66 weight class) and Ricky Monroe (ranked 439 p4p, 56 weight class). Monroe has chosen Deep Ocean - Island drumming as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 3 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Paul Murhaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Ricky Monroe!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paul Aken and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monroe walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
We've been told by Murhaa's head coaches at Gymi that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Monroe.
Murhaa finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Monroe throws out a counter right but Murhaa avoids it with no problem.
Murhaa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Monroe.
Murhaa cracks the inside of Monroe's front leg.
Monroe takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Murhaa cracks the inside of Monroe's front leg.
Murhaa on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Monroe connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A slow jab from Monroe misses its intended target.
Murhaa cracks Monroe with a right hand to the side of the head.
Monroe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Monroe takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Murhaa misses with a head kick.
Murhaa slips under a jab.
Murhaa works the jab nicely.
Murhaa looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Murhaa swats away the attempt to clinch by Monroe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhaa connects with a leg kick. Monroe looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Monroe checks a leg kick nicely.
Paul Murhaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murhaa cracks Monroe with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Monroe shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Monroe showed some decent athleticism there.
Monroe missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Murhaa is trying to stand.
Murhaa is trying to control but can't.
Murhaa kicks off Monroe and gets to his feet.
Murhaa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Monroe checks a leg kick.
Murhaa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Monroe.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murhaa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Monroe's sensitive parts.
Monroe throws a shot from downtown. Murhaa moves away and avoids it.
Monroe misses with a two punch combination.
Monroe swings widly with a right hand
and Murhaa counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Monroe has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Murhaa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Murhaa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Monroe.
Murhaa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Monroe.
Monroe misses with a double jab
and Murhaa counters with a slapping leg kick.
Murhaa throws a body kick that misses.
Monroe tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Monroe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Monroe tries to clinch there but Murhaa circles away.
Murhaa slips a jab from Monroe.
Murhaa throws a big counter combination but Monroe scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Murhaa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Paul Murhaa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Monroe throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Murhaa on the side of the head.
Murhaa tries to sprawl but Monroe drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murhaa wants to get back to his feet.
Murhaa is looking to get back to is feet but Monroe passes into side control.
Monroe in the domination position with Murhaa hanging on.
Monroe lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa is trying to get back to his feet.
Monroe tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Murhaa is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Monroe lands a few punches from side control.
Monroe throws an elbow but Murhaa slips to the side and avoids it well.
Murhaa defending against the ground and pound.
The ground and pound from Monroe seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Monroe sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Murhaa is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa taking a bit of punishment here - Monroe scoring with strikes.
Monroe is looking to take a break and control but Murhaa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Murhaa is looking to reverse the position.
Murhaa is trying to get back to his feet.
Murhaa isn't going anywhere.
Monroe misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Monroe misses with the ground and pound.
An elbow from Monroe crashes against the mat.
Murhaa regains half guard.
Murhaa wants to get back to his feet.
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 Paul Murhaa will probably get the nod.
That's time! Murhaa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Monroe chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Murhaa can pounce on him.
Murhaa delivers a nice body kick.
Murhaa on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Monroe misses with the combination.
Paul Murhaa is winning the standup battle so far.
Monroe throws a shot from downtown. Murhaa moves away and avoids it.
Murhaa works Monroe's body with a nice hook.
Monroe moves out of range as Murhaa throws a body kick.
Monroe misses with a straight left.
Monroe 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.
Monroe 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.
Murhaa staying out of range there.
Murhaa wants to slow Monroe down by chopping away at his legs.
Murhaa will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Murhaa scores with a nice strike.
Monroe's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Monroe tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Murhaa swivels and escapes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murhaa feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Monroe's calf.
Murhaa throws a half hearted mid kick.
It seemed like Monroe was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monroe scores with a body shot.
Monroe's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Murhaa connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Monroe scrambles back to his feet.
Murhaa throws a sloppy head kick and Monroe moves out of range easily.
Murhaa throws a leg kick that is checked
and Monroe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A jab from Murhaa finds it's way through Monroe's defenses.
Murhaa staying out of range there.
Murhaa looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Murhaa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Murhaa attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Murhaa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A solid body kick from Murhaa.
Murhaa ducks under a wild hook from Monroe.
Monroe avoids a kick to the body.
Monroe drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Murhaa defends it well.
A solid body kick from Murhaa.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murhaa throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Monroe smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Murhaa takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Murhaa throws a leg kick that is checked
and Monroe counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Murhaa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Monroe checks a leg kick nicely.
Monroe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murhaa moves away.
Monroe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Monroe!
Murhaa misses with a body shot.
Monroe chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Murhaa can pounce on him.
Monroe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murhaa was well out of range. Poor timing from Monroe.
Murhaa slips a jab from Monroe.
Monroe works Murhaa's body with a nice hook.
A slow jab from Monroe misses its intended target.
Murhaa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Murhaa lands with a shot to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Murhaa.
Monroe throws a body shot but no joy.
Murhaa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Monroe avoids the head kick by Murhaa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monroe misses with a right hand
and Murhaa counters with an outside leg kick.
Monroe changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Monroe lands a two punch combo.
Monroe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Murhaa.
Murhaa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Monroe. That did some damage!
A solid leg kick lands there for Murhaa.
Murhaa misses with a straight left.
Monroe tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Monroe blocks a head kick by Murhaa.
Murhaa avoids the body shot from Monroe.
Murhaa throws a quick counter kick to the body but Monroe avoids it.
Monroe tries to bum rush Murhaa with a series of wild strikes but Murhaa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Murhaa quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Murhaa throws a leg kick that misses.
Murhaa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
An inside leg kick lands from Murhaa.
Murhaa throws a nice head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murhaa ducks under a wild hook from Monroe.
Monroe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monroe drops his hands momentarily and Murhaa takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Monroe misses with a few strikes there.
Monroe 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.
Monroe misses with a looping left.
Murhaa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Monroe throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Murhaa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Murhaa scores with a punch to the head.
Murhaa does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Murhaa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Monroe throws out the jab.
A slow jab from Monroe misses its intended target.
Murhaa thuds a left hand into Monroe's body.
Nice defenses there by Murhaa.
Jab from Murhaa.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murhaa scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice defenses there by Murhaa.
Murhaa wants to land a leg kick but Monroe is out of range.
Murhaa shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A little jabbing left from Monroe on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Murhaa dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Monroe slips under a jab from Murhaa.
Murhaa tries a head kick but it misses.
And Monroe tries to counter it with a takedown but Murhaa pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Murhaa cracks Monroe with a right hand to the side of the head.
Monroe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Monroe misses the shot to the body.
Murhaa scores with a kick to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Monroe checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Monroe looks to throw the jab but Murhaa is out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Monroe checks a leg kick.
Monroe doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Monroe with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Murhaa to score with a decent uppercut.
Murhaa moves out of range as Monroe strikes.
Murhaa lands with a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monroe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murhaa.
Murhaa lands a head shot.
Monroe blocks a leg kick.
Murhaa throws out a leg kick but Monroe moves out of range and Murhaa only half commits.
Monroe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murhaa was well out of range. Poor timing from Monroe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhaa scores with a crisp jab that stopped Monroe in his tracks.
Murhaa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Monroe throws a right hand that Murhaa ducks under and follows up with a left that Murhaa also avoids with ease.
Murhaa throws a quick counter head kick but Monroe was just out of range.
Monroe lands a right hook to the body.
Murhaa ducks under a wild hook from Monroe.
Murhaa scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Monroe doesn't seem bothered though.
Monroe avoids the head kick by Murhaa.
Murhaa takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Monroe misses with a straight left.
Murhaa wants to slow Monroe down by chopping away at his legs.
Monroe chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Murhaa can pounce on him.
Monroe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murhaa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Monroe misses with a wild body shot.
Murhaa connects with the punch.
Monroe connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murhaa wants to slow Monroe down by chopping away at his legs.
Monroe has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Murhaa.
Murhaa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Murhaa throws the kick towards the body but Monroe avoids it.
And Monroe tries to counter it with a takedown but Murhaa pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Monroe misses with a series of wild punches.
Monroe checks a leg kick.
Monroe changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Monroe keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Monroe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Monroe misses with a series of wild punches.
Monroe misses the shot to the body.
Murhaa pivots, looking for a leg kick but Monroe is out of range and Murhaa settles back down.
Murhaa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Murhaa feints and then cracks Monroe's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Monroe down.
Monroe avoids a kick to the body.
Monroe appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Murhaa ducks under a wild hook from Monroe.
Monroe scores with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monroe tries to bum rush Murhaa with a series of wild strikes but Murhaa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Murhaa lands a jab to the head.
Monroe moves out of range as Murhaa throws a body kick.
Monroe with the counter takedown but Murhaa avoids it easily.
Nice uppercut there from Monroe.
Monroe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Monroe shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Murhaa as he jumps to the side.
Ricky Monroe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Murhaa connects with an inside leg kick.
Murhaa misses with a body shot
and Monroe counters with a nice uppercut.
Monroe displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Monroe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murhaa is looking to counter with head kicks.
A leg kick checked by Monroe.
And Monroe tries to counter it with a takedown but Murhaa pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Murhaa thows a body kick. Monroe tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Murhaa lands a high 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!
A clash of legs there as Monroe blocks the low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Monroe.
Murhaa is looking to counter punch.
Monroe takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Murhaa misses with a low kick.
Murhaa misses with a leg kick.
Monroe checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A head kick misses from Murhaa.
Monroe looks to land a left hand but Murhaa moved out of range nicely.
Murhaa throws a body kick that misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Murhaa, right into the meat.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Murhaa, right into the meat.
Murhaa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Monroe.
Monroe let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Monroe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Murhaa appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Murhaa slips under a jab.
Nice defenses there by Murhaa.
Monroe scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Monroe missing with a left hand there. Murhaa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Paul Murhaa.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Murhaa, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Paul Murhaa!
An out of breath Paul Murhaa thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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