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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Hall (ranked 3568 p4p, 380 weight class) and Dale Murphy (ranked 3875 p4p, 407 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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220 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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215 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Great elbows
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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charlie Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dale Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall works the jab nicely.
Hall throws a lazy right hand but Murphy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters circling - Hall throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Murphy slips under a jab from Hall.
Hall feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Murphys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Murphy closes the distance and pushes Hall back into the cage.
Murphy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hall is trying to break the clinch but Murphy has him pressed against the cage.
Hall blocks a body shot from Murphy.
A frustrated look appears on Hall's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Murphy throws a head punch that misses.
Murphy can't find room to land a body shot as Hall controls the action.
Hall misses with the head strike.
Hall blocks an uppercut.
Hall's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hall looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Murphy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hall's efforts to push away.
Hall has had enough of the clinch but Murphy keeps him there for the moment.
Hall pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hall throws out a loose jab but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hall throws a hook to the side of Murphy's head but Murphy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Murphy is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hall paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dale Murphy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hall throws the left hand but Murphy avoids the punch easily.
Hall throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Murphy on the side of the head.
Hall turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hall looks to land a left hand but Murphy moved out of range nicely.
Murphy steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Hall.
Hall misses with a series of wild punches.
Murphy throws an overhand right that lands on Hall's shoulder, as Hall tries to avoid the shot.
Hall scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Murphy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hall shoots in for a double leg but Murphy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hall throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hall lands with an uppercut that bounces Murphy off the cage and back into range.
Hall misses with a series of wild punches.
Murphy tries to counter by closing the distance.
Murphy scores with the left hand. Hall knows he should have avoided that one.
It looks like Charlie Hall has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murphy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hall throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hall connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Murphy tries to clinch there but Hall circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy cracks Hall with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Murphy moves into the clinch successfully.
Hall can't break the clinch.
Hall wants to break free but Murphy has control.
Hall scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A frustrated look appears on Hall's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hall breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Murphy misses the target.
Nice shot by Hall.
Murphy forces Hall back against the cage and clinches.
Murphy is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hall to keep the fight standing.
Murphy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Murphy has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Hall seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Murphy can turn it around.
Hall lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Murphy backwards.
Hall working hard to break the clinch.
Murphy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Murphy keeps control of Hall as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hall wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nice body punch from Murphy - that landed with a thud.
A short uppercut from Murphy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hall breaks from the clinch.
Murphy jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Murphy connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Murphy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hall throws out the jab.
A swing and a miss from Murphy.
Charlie Hall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hall clobbers Murphy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Danga de danga de dang - Murphy scores with a four punch combination!
Murphy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Murphy has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Murphy throws a looping overhand right but Hall ducks down to avoid it.
Murphy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hall manages to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hall attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A lazy left from Hall finds it's target.
Hall circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hall looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Hall swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Murphy moves away from the strike by Hall.
Hall looks to throw the jab but Murphy is out of range.
Murphy tries to counter with a clinch but Hall shakes him off and moves away.
Murphy is looking to clinch but Hall is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hall.
Murphy doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Murphy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A jab from Hall misses.
Hall lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hall misses with a wild body shot.
Murphy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hall was well out of range. Poor timing from Murphy.
Murphy moves out of range as Hall strikes.
Murphy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Murphy is looking to clinch.
Murphy tries to move into range but Hall moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murphy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murphy drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hall defends it well.
Murphy instigates a clinch.
Murphy works on Hall's body with a couple of short punches.
Murphy cracks Hall with a nice body shot.
Hall lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hall tries to pull guard but Murphy holds him up against the cage and eventually Hall drops back down to his feet.
Murphy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hall backwards.
Hall pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
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 Charlie Hall will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Charlie Hall's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hall gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hall lands a lovely overhand right.
Murphy scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hall in his tracks.
Charlie Hall's cut is getting worse.
Hall looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Murphy is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Murphy clinches.
Murphy tries to work over Hall's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dale Murphy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Murphy tries to land a knee to the head but Hall blocks with his arms.
Murphy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hall's efforts to push away.
Murphy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murphy prevents Hall from breaking the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Hall's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Murphy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Murphy creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hall is looking to break free of the clinch but Murphy has double underhooks.
Hall tries a body shot but Murphy blocks it.
Hall tries to break free but Murphy pushes him back against the cage.
Murphy lands a nice uppercut.
Hall breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall misses with a few strikes there.
Hall thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hall throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Murphy throws a series of punches but Hall avoids them all with ease.
Murphy throws the left hand but Hall avoids the punch easily.
Hall seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hall!
Hall connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Murphy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hall momentarily.
Hall lands a really nice looking cross but Murphy seems unphased.
Hall connects with a crisp jab.
Murphy displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hall.
Murphy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hall.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murphy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Murphy slips under a jab.
A slow jab from Hall misses its intended target.
Hall throws a hook but Murphy blocks it.
Murphy clinches.
Hall is trying to break the clinch but Murphy is controlling him.
Hall is trying to force a seperation but Murphy has the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy tries to pull guard but Hall won't allow it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Murphy.
Charlie Hall's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Hall breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Murphy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jeez, Charlie Hall's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Murphy instigates a clinch.
Hall can't break the clinch.
Hall has had enough of the clinch but Murphy keeps him there for the moment.
Murphy throws a punch but it's blocked by Hall.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Murphy.
Murphy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Halls head.
Murphy keeps control of Hall as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Murphy misses with an elbow strike.
Hall fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Murphy on the inside.
Hall tries to break free but Murphy pushes him back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Murphy as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Murphy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murphy has Hall pressed against the cage, preventing Hall from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall is looking to break free of the clinch but Murphy has double underhooks.
Murphy works on Hall's body with a couple of short punches.
Murphy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hall backwards.
Murphy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hall backwards.
Hall has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Murphy has a couple of punches blocked by Hall.
Murphy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hall.
Murphy lands an uppercut.
Hall is trying to break free.
Murphy misses with some punches.
Murphy scores with a hook to the body.
Murphy works on Hall's body with a couple of short punches.
Hall prevents a body shot from Murphy.
Murphy is trying to pull guard but Hall has him pressed against the cage.
Hall's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hall shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Murphy pinned against the cage. Murphy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Murphy scores with a jab to the jaw.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Charlie Hall's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dale Murphy!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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