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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Xavier White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brendan Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Good wrestling
Excellent 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 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Xavier White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brendan Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White throws a right hand that Murphy ducks under and follows up with a left that Murphy also avoids with ease.
Murphy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Murphy.
Murphy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
White misses with the combination.
Murphy throws the kick towards the body but White avoids it.
And White counters with a quick kick to the body but Murphy blocks it.
White wants to clinch
and Murphy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Murphy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Murphy works White's body with a nice hook.
White walks into a left hand.
White misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
White takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Murphy has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as White is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good shot there by Murphy.
Murphy throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck White on the side of the head.
White looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
White fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy throws a half hearted mid kick.
Murphy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but White manages to avoid it.
White fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murphy manages to avoid it.
A punch lands to the side of White 's head but he takes it in his stride.
White closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
White lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Murphy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Murphy manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Murphy throws an elbow but it misses.
White using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Murphy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Murphy avoiding damage.
White doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murphy misses with some punches.
Murphy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White scores with a shot to the side of Murphy's head.
White lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Murphy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
White throws an elbow but it misses.
Murphy tries for a takedown but White manages to get underhooks.
Murphy pressing his opponent against the cage.
Murphy scores with a shot to the side of White's head.
White manages to break the clinch.
Murphy scores with a hook.
Murphy throws a head kick that half lands.
White swinging wildly here.
It seemed like Murphy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
White pushes Murphy away with a front kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Murphy looks to throw a body kick
and White counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Murphy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Murphy is rocked!
Murphy is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. White Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Murphy is out cold, face down on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Xavier White!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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