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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chad Herbstreit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Murphy might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Big pimpin Jay-Z. Herbstreit comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Herb Alpert - Street Life kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Chad Herbstreit struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 206.4lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Eric Murphy is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eric Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chad Herbstreit!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Edson Gomes and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Danga de danga de dang - Murphy scores with a four punch combination!
Murphy throws a series of punches but Herbstreit moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Murphy's jab looks to have found its range, popping Herbstreit under the eye.
Herbstreit tries to clinch up.
Murphy lands with a nice combination. Herbstreit backs away looking to recover.
Herbstreit looks winded!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Herbstreit avoids the head kick by Murphy.
Murphy misses with a two punch combination.
Herbstreit sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Herbstreit tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Murphy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Herbstreit takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Murphy misses with a kick to the body.
Herbstreit tries to clinch but Murphy moves away
and Murphy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Murphy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Herbstreit takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Murphy fails to land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Murphy misses.
Murphy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Herbstreit has time to react.
Murphy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Murphy jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Herbstreit is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Herbstreit crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Murphy - the referee stops the clock and Herbstreit gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Murphy. Herbstreit manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Herbstreit is still on wobbly legs! Can Murphy finish him?
Herbstreit takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Murphy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Herbstreit slips a jab and a cross from Murphy.
Herbstreit seems to have recovered his senses.
Herbstreit wants to clinch.
Murphy feints and then cracks Herbstreit's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Herbstreit down.
Murphy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Murphy lands a slapping body shot.
Herbstreit steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Murphy. That one must have hurt.
Murphy delivers a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murphy looks to land a combination but Herbstreit avoids it well.
Murphy sizes up Herbstreit with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Herbstreit tries to clinch up but Murphy circles away and keeps his distance.
Murphy misses with a head kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Murphy.
Murphy throws a series of punches but Herbstreit avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Murphy.
Herbstreit avoids a punch combination nicely.
Murphy jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Murphy lands a jab.
Murphy throws a series of punches but Herbstreit avoids them all with ease.
Murphy thows a body kick. Herbstreit tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Nice shot by Murphy.
Murphy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Murphy drops Herbstreit with a beautiful combination! Herbstreit stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Murphy is looking for the KO!
Murphy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Murphy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Murphy connects with a body shot that sends Herbstreit's belly button to the back.
Murphy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Murphy thuds his shin into the meat of Herbstreit's side.
Herbstreit has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Murphy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Murphy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Murphy moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Herbstreit avoids a punch combination nicely.
Murphy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Herbstreit takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Murphy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Murphy lands a front kick.
Murphy fakes the leg kick and cracks Herbstreit in the body.
Murphy works over Herbstreit's head and body with a nice combination.
Murphy connects with a body shot.
Murphy throws a right and a left that Herbstreit avoids nicely.
Murphy throws a right and a left that Herbstreit avoids nicely.
Murphy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murphy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Murphy.
Herbstreit takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Herbstreit is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Murphy.
Murphy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Murphy throws a leg kick which misses Herbstreit's front leg but catches the back leg as Herbstreit tries to avoid it.
Murphy thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Herbstreit if he has to take too many more of those.
A nice combination there by Murphy.
Murphy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Murphy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Murphy moves into range and connects with a jab.
Murphy moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Murphy misses with the combination.
Herbstreit rushes Murphy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Murphy dominated that round.
That's time! Murphy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Murphy scores with a three punch combo!
Murphy fails to land with a series of punches.
Herbstreit tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Murphy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Murphy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Murphy jabs Herbstreit to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Murphy throws a half hearted mid kick.
Eric Murphy is winning the standup battle so far.
Murphy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Murphy throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Murphy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Murphy scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Murphy.
Herbstreit is looking to clinch.
Murphy misses with a two punch combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Herbstreit tries to clinch but Murphy moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murphy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Murphy keeps Herbstreit at a distance using the push kick.
Murphy scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Murphy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Murphy throws a series of punches but Herbstreit moves out of range.
Murphy is working the combinations to good effect here.
Murphy scores with a leg kick.
Murphy stalks Herbstreit and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Herbstreit's face. Herbstreit staggers backwards, shaken.
Herbstreit has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Murphy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Herbstreit circles away quickly and effectively.
Murphy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Herbstreit can do to turn this around?
Murphy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Murphy lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Murphy scores with a nice right hand.
Murphy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Murphy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Herbstreit.
Herbstreit tries to clinch but Murphy moves out of range.
Herbstreit moves in looking to clinch but Murphy pushes him off.
Murphy connects with a crisp jab.
Murphy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murphy connects with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herbstreit showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Murphy.
Murphy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Murphy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Herbstreit has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Murphy misses with a wild combination.
Murphy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Herbstreit closes the distance and clinches.
Herbstreit misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murphy wants to break free but Herbstreit has control.
Murphy breaks from the clinch.
Danga de danga de dang - Murphy scores with a four punch combination!
Herbstreit tries to clinch up.
Murphy lands a jab-cross combination.
Herbstreit moves into range and clinches up with Murphy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herbstreit lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Murphy backwards.
Herbstreit swings wildly with an uppercut but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Herbstreit keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Murphy's efforts to push away.
Herbstreit misses with a punch on the inside.
Murphy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Herbstreit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Herbstreit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murphy tries to break the clinch but Herbstreit is controlling the position.
Herbstreit misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Herbstreit.
Murphy has had enough of the clinch but Herbstreit keeps him there for the moment.
Murphy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Herbstreit takes a shot to the head.
Herbstreit's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy is trying to break the clinch but Herbstreit is controlling him.
Herbstreit working aggressively here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Murphy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Murphy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Herbstreit tries to close the distance and clinch but Murphy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Murphy cracks Herbstreit with an open hand slap.
Murphy thuds a left hand into Herbstreit's body.
Murphy throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murphy throws a head kick that misses.
Murphy misses with a double jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Herbstreit tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Murphy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Murphy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Murphy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Murphy dominated that second round.
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!
Murphy scores with a shot to the body.
Herbstreit is looking to clinch but Murphy is avoiding it.
Herbstreit tries to close the distance and clinch but Murphy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Murphy throws a one two combo.
Herbstreit avoids a punch combination nicely.
Murphy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Herbstreit takes one on the button.
Murphy throws a body kick that misses.
Murphy lands with a nice combination. Herbstreit backs away looking to recover.
Herbstreit tries to clinch but Murphy moves out of range.
Herbstreit avoids a punch combination nicely.
Herbstreit doesn't manage to clinch there - Murphy circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Herbstreit checks the leg kick nicely there.
Herbstreit tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Murphy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Herbstreit tries to clinch but Murphy moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Murphy.
Murphy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Murphy swings for the body but Herbstreit moves out of range.
Murphy tries to bum rush Herbstreit with a series of wild strikes but Herbstreit uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Murphy connects with a body shot that sends Herbstreit's belly button to the back.
Murphy uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A cross from Murphy lands.
Murphy feints a jab promting Herbstreit to slip. Murphy then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Herbstreit slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Murphy works Herbstreit's body with a nice hook.
Herbstreit darts in trying to clinch
and Murphy finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Herbstreit fails in his attempt to clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by Murphy as he connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Murphy misses with a kick to the body
and Herbstreit moves into the clinch.
Murphy tries to break the clinch but Herbstreit is controlling the position.
Murphy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Murphy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Herbstreit pushes Murphy up against the cage in a clinch.
Herbstreit lands a nice uppercut.
Murphy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Herbstreit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Murphy is trying to break the clinch but Herbstreit is controlling him.
Herbstreit has a couple of punches blocked by Murphy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Herbstreit.
Murphy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Murphy lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herbstreit takes one to the chin there.
Murphy connects with a body shot that sends Herbstreit's belly button to the back.
Herbstreit thows a body shot but no joy.
A combination from Murphy does no damage.
Murphy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Herbstreit stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A slapping leg kick lands for Murphy.
Murphy scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Eric Murphy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Murphy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Herbstreit sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Murphy lands a jab to Herbstreit's midsection.
Herbstreit blocks the body kick.
Murphy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Herbstreit dodges the punch combination from Murphy.
Murphy slips a jab from Herbstreit.
Murphy clobbers Herbstreit with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy throws a head kick that misses.
Chad Herbstreit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Herbstreit checks the leg kick.
Murphy lands a nice shot that snaps Herbstreit's head back.
Herbstreit is looking to clinch.
Nice shot lands for Murphy.
Herbstreit is looking to clinch but Murphy is avoiding it.
Murphy throws a head kick that misses.
Murphy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Murphy throws a head kick that half lands.
Murphy lands the left hand.
Murphy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Herbstreit stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Herbstreit on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Herbstreit tries to clinch up
and Murphy counters with a three punch combo that has Herbstreit backing up. Herbstreit nods at Murphy to acknowledge the strikes.
Murphy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eric 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:26
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:26
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Murphy!
Eric Murphy decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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