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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ejnar Thorsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ejnar Thorsen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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200 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ejnar Thorsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charlie Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Murphy.
Murphy walks into a stiff left hand from Thorsen.
Thorsen scores with a jab to the body.
Murphy doesn't manage to clinch there - Thorsen circles away.
Murphy connects with a solid leg kick.
Thorsen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murphy manages to avoid it.
Murphy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Thorsen, pushing him back against the cage.
Thorsen lands an uppercut.
Murphy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Murphy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thorsen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Murphy misses with a knee strike.
Murphy lands a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thorsen is trying to break the clinch but Murphy has him pressed against the cage.
Murphy misses with a knee to the head.
Murphy throws an elbow but it misses.
Murphy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Thorsen blocks an elbow strike from Murphy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Murphy.
It looks like Ejnar Thorsen has been cut.
Murphy scores with a knee to the head.
Murphy connects with a nasty looking knee right to Thorsen's face.
Murphy blocking some punches.
Murphy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Thorsen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Thorsen swings wildly with an uppercut but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murphy lands a nice elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Murphy.
Murphy landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Murphy lands an elbow inside.
Thorsen tries a body shot but Murphy blocks it.
Murphy takes a shot to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Thorsen.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thorsen misses with a punch on the inside.
Murphy tries to land a knee to the head but Thorsen blocks with his arms.
Murphy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thorsen digs a right hand into Murphy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Murphy's gas tank.
Murphy looks winded!
Murphy landing knees to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorsen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Thorsen tries to break the clinch but Murphy is controlling the position.
Thorsen breaks the clinch.
Thorsen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Thorsen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Murphy counters with a body kick that stops Thorsen in his tracks momentarily.
Murphy has managed to clinch.
Murphy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Thorsen's efforts to push away.
Thorsen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thorsen misses with a wild body shot.
Nice shot by Thorsen.
Murphy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Murphy misses the shot to the body.
Murphy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Murphy tries to land a leg kick but Thorsen saw it coming and moves away.
Thorsen takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorsen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Murphy lands a leg kick that knocks Thorsen off balance momentarily.
Thorsen swats away the attempt to clinch by Murphy.
Thorsen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thorsen misses the shot to the body.
Murphy misses with a low kick.
Thorsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murphy moves away.
Thorsen misses the shot to the body.
Murphy misses with a body kick.
Thorsen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice cross by Murphy.
Murphy lands with a kick to the temple. Thorsen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorsen thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murphy wants to clinch up but Thorsen keeps it at a distance.
Thorsen thows a body shot but no joy.
Murphy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Thorsen has time to react.
Murphy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thorsen moves out of range of the body kick.
Thorsen looks to throw the jab but Murphy is out of range.
Murphy walks into a jab.
Thorsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murphy moves away.
Murphy moves out of range as Thorsen strikes.
Murphy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Murphy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Murphy is looking to clinch.
A head kick from Murphy lands but Thorsen takes it in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Charlie Murphy will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ejnar Thorsen's cut.
That's time! Thorsen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Murphy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Murphy pivots, looking for a leg kick but Thorsen is out of range and Murphy settles back down.
Thorsen blocks a head kick by Murphy.
Murphy throws a leg kick that misses.
Thorsen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murphy moves in looking to clinch but Thorsen pushes him off.
A slapping leg kick lands for Murphy.
Charlie Murphy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice uppercut lands for Murphy. That snapped Thorsen's head back.
Murphy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Murphy throws a hook to the side of Thorsen's head but Thorsen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thorsen is looking to wear down Murphy with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A jab lands there for Murphy.
Murphy throws a head kick that misses.
Murphy has Thorsen up against the cage in a clinch.
Murphy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thorsen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thorsen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Murphy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Thorsen misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Thorsen fails to land.
Murphy has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Thorsen blocks an elbow strike.
Thorsen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Thorsen lands a hook that snaps the head of Murphy backwards.
Charlie Murphy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Thorsen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murphy taking a breather.
Thorsen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Murphy.
Thorsen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Murphy backwards.
A shot in the inside from Murphy.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Murphy just misses with a elbow thrown towards Thorsen's brow.
Thorsen misses with a body punch.
Murphy landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Thorsen as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knees to the body from Murphy.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Murphy.
Murphy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thorsen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Murphy is trying to maintain a safe position but Thorsen gets an underhook and turns Murphy into the cage.
Thorsen tries to throw a body punch but Murphy avoids it by throwing Thorsen back against the cage.
Thorsen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murphy stalling the fight.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Murphy 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 lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Murphy looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Thorsen tries to work over Murphy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murphy lands with a short shot to the head.
Murphy scores with a knee to the head.
Thorsen throws a head punch that misses.
Thorsen misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thorsen.
Murphy looking to throw knees to the head but Thorsen is blocking nicely.
Murphy blocks a body shot from Thorsen.
Thorsen struggles to land a body shot inside as Murphy controls his hands.
Thorsen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorsen misses with a punch to the body.
Murphy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Murphy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Murphy connects with a nasty looking knee right to Thorsen's face.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thorsen.
Thorsen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Murphy is breathing heavily.
Thorsen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Murphy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thorsen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thorsen misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thorsen.
Thorsen misses with a body punch.
Murphy tries to land knees in the clinch but Thorsen avoids the damage to the body.
Thorsen struggles to land a body shot inside as Murphy controls his hands.
Thorsen misses with a body punch.
Thorsen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thorsen is trying to push Murphy away but Murphy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Murphy throws a punch but it's blocked by Thorsen.
Murphy is trying to maintain a safe position but Thorsen gets an underhook and turns Murphy into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Thorsen fails to land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thorsen lands a right hand.
Murphy using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Murphy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Thorsen's defenses.
Thorsen can't find room to land a body shot as Murphy controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murphy.
Murphy lands with a left to the head.
Thorsen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murphy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Murphy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ejnar Thorsen's cut is getting worse.
Thorsen breaks the clinch.
Murphy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Charlie Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thorsen misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Murphy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thorsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murphy moves away.
Murphy tries to land a front kick but Thorsen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Murphy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ejnar Thorsen's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Thorsen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murphy manages to avoid it.
Murphy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Thorsen.
Thorsen misses the shot to the body.
Murphy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Thorsen misses with an uppercut. Murphy saw that one coming.
Thorsen scores with a decent looking hook.
Murphy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thorsen misses with an uppercut. Murphy saw that one coming.
A jab from Thorsen misses.
Thorsen swings widly with a right hand
and Murphy counters by clinching up.
Thorsen wants to break free but Murphy has control.
A hook to the body from Thorsen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murphy tries to land a knee to the head but Thorsen blocks with his arms.
Murphy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Murphy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Murphy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorsen breaks the clinch.
Thorsen misses with a double jab.
Murphy throws a poor cross that misses
and Thorsen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Murphy thinking.
Thorsen punishes Murphy's body with a nice straight punch.
Murphy misses with a leg kick
and Thorsen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Thorsen misses with a hook.
Thorsen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Thorsen tests Murphy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Murphy cracks a nice hook into Thorsen's ribs.
Murphy looks for the body kick but Thorsen saw that one coming.
Thorsen lands a lovely overhand right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thorsen throws the left hand but Murphy avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorsen misses with a hook.
Murphy throws a push kick but Thorsen slaps the foot to one side.
Murphy throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Murphy misses with the combination.
Murphy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Murphy tries to close the distance and clinch but Thorsen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thorsen slips a jab from Murphy.
Thorsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Thorsen with a jab.
Thorsen misses with a body shot.
Ejnar Thorsen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Murphy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Thorsen misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Murphy pivots, looking for a leg kick but Thorsen is out of range and Murphy settles back down.
Murphy staying out of range there.
Murphy looks to score with a jab to the body but Thorsen is just out of range.
Thorsen looks to score with a jab to the body but Murphy is just out of range.
Thorsen throws a right and a left that Murphy avoids nicely.
Thorsen blocks a head kick by Murphy.
Murphy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Murphy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thorsen.
Thorsen just misses with a punch to the body.
Murphy tries to close the distance and clinch but Thorsen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Murphy throws a series of punches but Thorsen moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thorsen. Murphy does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorsen digs a good body shot into Murphy's ribs.
Thorsen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Murphy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That kick from Murphy tenderised Thorsen's leg. Thorsen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Thorsen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Murphy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Murphy scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Murphy goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thorsen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murphy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Murphy lands a high kick!
A head kick misses from Murphy.
Murphy misses with a low kick.
Charlie Murphy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Thorsen lands with a good body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ejnar Thorsen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Murphy has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Charlie Murphy!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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