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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Zachery Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Murphy's choice of entrance music: Sinead O'connor The foggy Dews. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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151 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
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177 cm
25
151 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zachery Guy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guy drops his hands momentarily and Murphy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Murphy scores with a nice right hand.
Guy manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Murphy on his heels. He'll look to pass Murphy's guard now, I'm sure.
Murphy wants to get back to his feet but Guy is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Guy passes Murphy's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Murphy wants to improve his position but Guy is controlling well.
Guy looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Guy really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Murphy manages to get to full guard.
Murphy manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murphy gets underhooks to prevent Guy's takedown attempt.
Murphy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Murphy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Guy's head backwards.
Murphy misses with a looping left.
Guy tries to counter by clinching up but Murphy breaks away and moves out of range.
Guy shoots in for a takedown but Murphy shows good takedown defense.
Murphy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
An inside leg kick lands from Murphy.
Murphy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Guy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Guy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Murphy gets a clinch.
Guy has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Murphy after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zachery Guy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Murphy stops a takedown attempt from Guy.
Murphy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Murphy with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murphy has a takedown stuffed.
Guy lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Murphy misses with a wild combination.
Guy thinks about countering with a head kick.
Murphy misses with a hook
and Guy counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Murphy!
Murphy tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Guy will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Guy raining down shots from the mount!
Guy is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Murphy is in a horrible position here. Guy smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Murphy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Guy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy is in all sorts of trouble here.
Murphy is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Murphy is trying to escape the mount.
You get the feeling that Murphy really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Murphy manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Murphy on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Guy lands strikes from half guard.
Murphy pushes Guy off and gets back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Murphy digs a good hook to Guy's body.
Murphy misses with a straight right.
Murphy moves into the clinch.
Murphy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Guy changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Murphy tries to avoid it but Guy manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Murphy to the ground. Murphy escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Guy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Murphy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Guy slips a jab and a cross from Murphy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Guy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Murphy.
Guy dives in for a single leg takedown but Murphy sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Murphy.
Guy staying out of range there.
Murphy misses with a hook
and Guy counters with a single leg into guard. Murphy didn't expect that.
Guy lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Murphy dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Guy slips under a jab.
Murphy misses with an uppercut.
Murphy connects with a body shot.
Murphy connects with a crisp jab.
Guy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Murphy.
Murphy misses with a body shot.
Murphy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Guy doesn't seem bothered though.
Murphy with a hook.
Murphy lands a slapping body shot.
Guy defending well as Murphy loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guy fails with a takedown attempt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Murphy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy throws a leg kick
and Guy counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Murphy!
Zachery Guy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Guy stands up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Murphy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Guy drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Murphy gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A body shot lands from Murphy.
Murphy drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Guy gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Guy jumps into guard, dragging Murphy to the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Guy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Murphy trying to move into half guard but instead Guy has managed to sweep!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murphy is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Murphy has Guy pulled in close to control his posture.
Murphy wants to stand up but Guy is controlling him.
Murphy working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Guy is controlling him.
Murphy is trying to control the position but Guy postures up.
Guy trying to control the position from guard on top but Murphy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Guy seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Guy lands a couple of elbows.
Guy wants to get up but he can't break Murphy's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Guy won't allow Murphy to sweep him here.
Guy throws an elbow that misses. Murphy uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Guy's guard. Nice move by Murphy!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guy bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Murphy's guard.
Guy wants to pass the guard but Murphy is keeping the position.
Murphy wants to get back to his feet but Guy passes into half guard.
Guy stops Murphy from getting back to his feet.
Murphy on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Murphy wants to sweep but Guy has passed to side control!
Guy staying calm.
Murphy is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Guy is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Michael Murphy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Murphy throws a leg kick but Guy sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Murphy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Guy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A punch lands to the side of Guy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Murphy misses with an uppercut. Guy saw that one coming.
Murphy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Guy's calf.
Guy shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Murphy sprawls well. Murphy wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Guy gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Guy at a distance.
Michael Murphy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Murphy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Murphy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Guy counters by moving into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy goes for a takedown in the clinch but Murphy prevents it.
Murphy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Murphy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murphy misses with a punch to the body.
Guy drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Murphy gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zachery Guy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Murphy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Murphy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Guy tries to pull guard but Murphy won't allow it.
Murphy lands with a right to the head.
Guy is rocked!
Murphy creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Guy with a big uppercut! Guy tries to clinch up but Murphy pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Guy to the mat! Guy covers up and Murphy unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Michael Murphy!
Michael Murphy bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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