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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mick Murphy (ranked 31 p4p, 4 weight class) and Risto Rautio (ranked 68 p4p, 10 weight class). Rautio has chosen mickey avalon as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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214 lbs
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189 cm
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210 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
25 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mick Murphy! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Risto Rautio! The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Daniel Bishop and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Rautio uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murphy. Rautio swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Murphy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rautio. Rautio staying out of range there. Mick Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Murphy throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. Murphy throws a looping overhand right but Rautio ducks down to avoid it. Murphy throws a big shot that misses. Rautio takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Rautio staying out of range there. Rautio appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body. Rautio misses with a body punch
and Murphy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Rautio scores with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A leg kick checked by Rautio. Rautio takes one on the button. Rautio has closed the distance and engaged Murphy in a clinch.
Murphy working aggressively here.
Murphy working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Rautio misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Murphy.
A body shot lands from Murphy.
Murphy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rautio backwards. Rautio misses with some punches.
Murphy is working Rautio over against the cage. Rautio misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rautio can't find room to land a body shot as Murphy controls the action.
Rautio lands with a light punch inside. Rautio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Rautio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. A short uppercut from Rautio. Murphy scores with a shot to the side of Rautio's head. A right handed body shot lands from Rautio.
A shot in the inside from Rautio. Rautio pushes Murphy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. This has been an exciting period of action! Murphy prevents a body shot from Rautio. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Murphy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Murphy misses with a short punch on the inside. Murphy lands a hook that snaps the head of Rautio backwards. Rautio misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Murphy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rautio struggles to land a body shot inside as Murphy controls his hands.
Rautio lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Murphy backwards. Murphy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rautios head. Rautio is leaning against Murphy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Rautio swings wildly with an uppercut but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it. Still in the clinch, Murphy scores with a nice short uppercut. Murphy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rautio misses with some punches.
A right hand to the body from Rautio.
Rautio digs a right hand underneath Murphy's ribcage. Murphy let out a lung full of air as it connected. Rautio lands on the inside with an uppercut. Murphy blocks a body shot from Rautio. Rautio can't find room to land a body shot as Murphy controls the action.
Rautio lands a right hand. Rautio tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Rautio tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murphy's elbow. Rautio swings wildly with an uppercut but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it. Murphy lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Rautio blocking some punches.
Murphy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Rautio stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Rautio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Murphy uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. A jab from Rautio misses. Rautio moves out of range as Murphy strikes. It seemed like Rautio was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Rautio avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Murphy swings for the body but Rautio moves out of range.
Murphy throws a chopping leg kick but Rautio manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Rautio misses with an uppercut
and Murphy counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rautio's knee momentarily. Murphy connects with a leg kick. Rautio looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Rautio ducks under a wild hook from Murphy. Murphy throws a sloppy body shot
and Rautio counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Murphy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Rautio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murphy. Murphy throws the left hand but Rautio avoids the punch easily. Rautio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murphy was well out of range. Poor timing from Rautio. Murphy avoids a lazy jab quite easily. 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! Murphy jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rautio scores with a shot to the body.
Rautio scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Rautio connects with a single shot there. Rautio with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murphy. Rautio does a little dance to reset his feet. Murphy cracks the inside of Rautio's front leg. Rautio ducks under a wild hook from Murphy. 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 Mick Murphy will probably get the nod. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rautio moves away from the strike by Murphy. Murphy lands an overhand right. Murphy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rautio. Rautio keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murphy. Rautio misses with a body kick. Murphy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Rautio tries to work over Murphy's front leg with a kick but Murphy checks it. Rautio steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murphy. Rautio takes one to the chin there. Murphy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rautio looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Murphy jabbing away but nothing is landing. Some bone on bone action there as Murphy checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Rautio in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off. Murphy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Murphy lands a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round. Rautio fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Rautio walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Murphy digs a good hook to Rautio's body.
Murphy slips a straight right by Rautio. A nice inside leg kick there by Murphy. That's going to slow Rautio down. Murphy misses with a hook. Rautio appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick. Rautio has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight. A slow jab from Murphy misses its intended target. Murphy throws an overhand right that lands on Rautio's shoulder, as Rautio tries to avoid the shot. Murphy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rautio throws out the jab. Murphy slips a jab from Rautio. Murphy avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Rautio staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Murphy scoring well with a low kick there.
Murphy blocks a jab. Murphy scores with a shot to the body.
Murphy avoids the body shot from Rautio.
Murphy scores with a jab to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Murphy ducks under a wild hook from Rautio. Murphy throws a nice outside leg kick. Rautio gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Murphy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rautio. Murphy throws a jab when Rautio was well out of range. Murphy scores with a punch to the head. Murphy throws a nice inside leg kick. Murphy scores with a sloppy right hand. Rautio should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Rautio takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Murphy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rautio can do to turn this around? Murphy throws a poor cross that misses
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. and Rautio counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters. Murphy connects with a looping right hand.
Murphy connects with a nice looking jab.
A jab from Murphy misses. Murphy lands with a good body shot. Murphy connects with an inside leg kick. Murphy lands the left hand. Rautio's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Murphy misses with a hook
and Rautio counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Murphy misses with a looping right. Rautio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murphy. Rautio keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murphy.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Rautio moves out of range of the body kick. Murphy lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. 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! Rautio tries to clinch up and Murphy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Rautio ducks under a wild hook from Murphy. Murphy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. A big left from Murphy misses. Rautio loads up on a big right hand but Murphy slips the punch. Murphy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rautio's head. Murphy loads up on a big right hand but Rautio slips the punch. Rautio doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter. Rautio throws a hook but Murphy avoids it easily. Rautio blocks a jab. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mick Murphy dominated that second round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Murphy throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rautio on the side of the head. Murphy moves out of range as Rautio strikes. Mick Murphy is winning the standup battle so far. Murphy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Rautio misses with a body kick. Murphy lands with a shot to the body. A solid leg kick lands there for Murphy.
Murphy stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Murphy misses with a low kick.
Murphy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Murphy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Murphy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Murphy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Rautio lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Murphy misses with a left hand letting Rautio counter with a right hand. Rautio takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Rautio has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Murphy throws a quick inside leg kick. Rautio throws the kick towards the body but Murphy avoids it. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Murphy checks a leg kick. Rautio displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Murphy throws out the jab. Murphy misses with a hook
and Rautio counters with a body kick that stops Murphy in his tracks momentarily. Murphy checks a leg kick. Murphy misses with a hook
and Rautio cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Murphy lands with a right hand. Rautio thows a left - swing and a miss! Murphy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rautio.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Murphy misses with an uppercut
and Rautio counters with a lovely shot to the body. Rautio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murphy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rautio misses with a looping right. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Murphy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Murphy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rautio.
Murphy lands with a straight right. Rautio didn't see that one coming. Murphy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rautio sees it coming and avoids it easily. Murphy blocks the body kick.
Rautio defending well as Murphy loads up on a big left hand. A cross from Murphy lands. Rautio closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Rautio throws a push kick but Murphy slaps the foot to one side. Rautio misses with a body shot
and Murphy makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Murphy connects with a nice looking jab.
Nice jab there from Murphy. Rautio tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Murphy is able to avoid easily. Murphy shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Rautio walks into a left hand. Murphy slips a straight right by Rautio. Murphy misses with a left hand and Rautio counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Murphy misses the shot to the body. A cross from Murphy lands. Rautio cracks Murphy with an open hand slap.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Rautio tries to clinch up. Rautio moves in looking to clinch but Murphy pushes him off. Rautio throws a solid leg kick but Murphy takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rautio. Murphy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rautio misses with a body shot.
Murphy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. This has been an exciting period of action! Rautio has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rautio there as he acknowledges the shot. Murphy throws a hook but Rautio avoids it easily. Rautio lands the left hand. Murphy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Rautio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murphy misses with a body shot.
Murphy throws a big shot that misses. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mick Murphy clearly takes that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rautio loads up on a big right hand but Murphy slips the punch. Rautio throws a hook but Murphy avoids it easily. Murphy swings for the body but Rautio moves out of range.
Murphy backing away here, and Rautio unleashes a leg kick that just misses. Murphy takes a body punch but keeps moving. Rautio tries to clinch but Murphy is having none of it. It looked like Murphy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Murphy jabs at Rautio's body. Murphy works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Murphy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Rautio connects with a body shot. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Rautio pivots, looking for a leg kick but Murphy is out of range and Rautio settles back down. Murphy scoring well with a low kick there.
Rautio slips a jab from Murphy. Murphy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Murphy connects with a jab. Murphy throws a head kick that misses. Murphy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Murphy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rautio momentarily.
Rautio is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murphy. Murphy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Murphy misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rautio counters with a straight right hand. Murphy throws a nice outside leg kick. Murphy throws a hook but Rautio avoids it easily. Rautio scores with a nice body kick.
Murphy throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Murphy defending well as Rautio loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Murphy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Rautio digs a good body shot into Murphy's ribs. Murphy walks into a jab. This has been an exciting period of action! Murphy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Rautio misses with a hook. Murphy throws an overhand right that lands on Rautio's shoulder, as Rautio tries to avoid the shot. Rautio swings away with a body shot that misses
and Murphy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Rautio misses with a hook. Murphy ducked under it nicely. Rautio uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murphy. Murphy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Murphy lands a nice looking body shot.
Rautio throws an overhand right that lands on Murphy's shoulder, as Murphy tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Murphy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rautio throws out a leg kick but Murphy moves out of range and Rautio only half commits. Murphy scores with a jab to the body. Rautio has closed the distance and engaged Murphy in a clinch.
Murphy blocking some punches.
Rautio misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murphy. Rautio lands a shot to the body. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rautio. Murphy throws a head punch that misses. Rautio misses with a punch to the body.
Murphy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murphy misses with a short punch on the inside. Rautio tries to work over Murphy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. A shot in the inside from Rautio. Rautio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Rautio throws a head punch that misses. Rautio lands with a light punch inside. Murphy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murphy misses with a hook from the clinch. Murphy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rautio tries to work over Murphy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Murphy lands an uppercut. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Rautio misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murphy blocks a body shot from Rautio. Rautio's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Murphy struggles to land a body shot inside as Rautio controls his hands.
Murphy misses with a hook from the clinch. Rautio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murphy misses with a punch on the inside.
Rautio working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Murphy misses with the head strike.
Rautio blocking some punches.
Murphy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Murphy throws a head punch that misses. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Mick Murphy will probably get the nod. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Rautio scores with a shot to the body.
Rautio throws a body kick, spinning off balance and Murphy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Rautio checks a leg kick nicely. Rautio avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Murphy misses with a body shot.
Rautio avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Murphy sizes up Rautio with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Both fighters circling a little - Murphy finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Rautio looks to score with a jab to the body but Murphy is just out of range. Murphy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rautio. Rautio throws a body punch but Murphy moves out of range. Murphy is looking to counter punch. Murphy cracks Rautio with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round. Rautio takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Murphy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Rautio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. A nice side step and Rautio releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home. Rautio throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. Murphy scores with a decent looking hook. Murphy throws out a token jab with nothing on it. A big right from Murphy misses. Rautio avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Rautio now looks to counter with a shot at the body. Murphy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Rautio thows a leg kick but Murphy checks it and Murphy counters with a straight right hand. Murphy misses with a wild body shot. Rautio swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Murphy looks to land a right hand but Rautio moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Murphy misses the jab. Murphy lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Murphy scoring well with a low kick there.
Rautio lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Murphy swings widly with a right hand
and Rautio connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Murphy dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Murphy's corner calls for a 1-2. Murphy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Mick Murphy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Murphy darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Rautio misses with an uppercut. Murphy misses with a straight left. Murphy throws a poor cross that misses
and Rautio cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Risto Rautio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Rautio throws a push kick but Murphy slaps the foot to one side. Rautio is looking to land body kicks. Murphy misses with an uppercut. Murphy misses with a wild body shot. Rautio looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Rautio avoids the body shot from Murphy.
Rautio misses with a body kick. Murphy looks to land a left hand but Rautio moved out of range nicely. Murphy cracks Rautio with an open hand slap. Murphy throws a hook to the side of Rautio's head but Rautio sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Murphy misses with a wild body shot. Murphy connects with a looping right hand.
Rautio misses with a jab to the body
and Murphy counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Rautio on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Rautio bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Rautio appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body. Rautio blocks a jab. Rautio moves forwards but Murphy connects with a nice, crisp jab. Murphy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Rautio thinks about the counter body kick. Crunch! Rautio slams his shin into Murphy's torso. This has been an exciting period of action! Rautio misses with a lunging right hand
and Murphy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Murphy connects with a body shot that sends Rautio's belly button to the back. Rautio misses with a looping right. Rautio throws a predictable looking body shot
and Murphy counters with a low kick, right behind Rautio 's knee. Murphy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that's the end of the fight! Mick Murphy showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Murphy, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 50:45 Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 50:45 Judge James Glass scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mick Murphy! Mick Murphy retains his light heavyweight title! Mick Murphy made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Give me the winner of Correira and Marciano. I don't give a fuck about weight classes. I'll beat either one of their prissy asses!'.
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