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Event:
OFC 288: Trees
Date: May 31, 2017 |
#R1#
Silvennoinen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silvennoinen scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
#CUT#
It looks like Cedric Murphy has been cut.
Silvennoinen tries to score a power double leg takedown but Murphy sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Silvennoinen somewhat.
Silvennoinen misses with a takedown attempt - Murphy sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Silvennoinen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seppo Silvennoinen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Murphy connects with a solid leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Silvennoinen.
Murphy scores with a punch to the head.#CUT2#
It looks like Seppo Silvennoinen has been cut.#T1#
Silvennoinen fails with a takedown attempt.
Murphy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Murphy tries to land a leg kick but Silvennoinen saw it coming and moves away.
Silvennoinen tries to counter with a takedown but Murphy is quick to defend against it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Silvennoinen.
Silvennoinen throws a jab when Murphy was well out of range.
Silvennoinen has his takedown stuffed
and Murphy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#KD2#
Murphy sends Silvennoinen crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Murphy is motioning to the referee to let Silvennoinen up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!#ROC2#
Silvennoinen is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silvennoinen fails with the takedown
and Murphy counters with a nice body shot.
Silvennoinen is breathing heavily.
Murphy connects with a solid leg kick.
Murphy's coach down at Jacks Fight Club was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Murphy's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Murphy lands a jab to Silvennoinen's midsection.#T2#
Murphy cracks the inside of Silvennoinen's front leg.
Silvennoinen tries for a takedown but Murphy circles away easily
and Murphy scores with a counter punch that sends Silvennoinen to the canvas! Murphy smells blood - he's punishing Silvennoinen with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Silvennoinen has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cedric Murphy!
An out of breath Cedric Murphy thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Seppo Silvennoinen spoke after the fight, saying 'Shut the fuck up'.
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Event:
OFC 280: Rio
Date: Apr 29, 2017 |
#R1#
Murphy slips under a jab.
Steel's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Murphy connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Steel scrambles back to his feet.
Steel moves out of range as Murphy strikes.
Steel looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Murphy scores with a jab.
Murphy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Steel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Murphy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Steel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Steel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murphy.
Steel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Steel throws a jab when Murphy was well out of range.
Murphy was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Steel connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Murphy's hands.
Steel misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice jab there from Steel.
Steel looks to land a combination but Murphy avoids it well.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Murphy! But no joy.
Murphy avoids the body shot from Steel.
#CL#
Steel clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Steel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #T1#
A head punch on the inside from Murphy fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Steel.
Murphy lands a right hand.
Murphy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Steel blocks a body shot from Murphy.
Murphy throws a punch but it's blocked by Steel.
A short left from Steel.
Murphy prevents a body shot from Steel.
Steel misses with a punch to the body.
Steel taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Murphy tries to throw a body punch but Steel avoids it by throwing Murphy back against the cage.
Steel has Murphy pushed against the cage.
Murphy misses with a punch on the inside.
Steel is leaning against Murphy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right from Steel.
Steel throws a head punch that misses.
Murphy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#T2#
Steel taking a breather.
Murphy is trying to break the clinch but Steel is controlling him.
Steel scores with a shot to the side of Murphy's head.
Murphy misses with a body punch.
Steel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Steel pressing his opponent against the cage.
Steel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steel lands an uppercut.#CUT#
It looks like Cedric Murphy has been cut.#BC2#
Murphy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Murphy swings widly with a right hand
and Steel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Murphy dodges the punch combination from Steel.
Murphy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steel.
Murphy walks into a jab.#T3#
Steel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murphy.
Murphy slips a straight right by Steel.
Steel cracks Murphy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Steel paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Steel throws a nice looking combination but Murphy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Murphy connects with a body shot that sends Steel's belly button to the back.
Steel throws a lazy head kick
letting Murphy counter with a right hand.
Murphy throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Murphy misses with a body punch
and Steel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Steel scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Steel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A jab from Murphy misses.
Steel just misses with a punch to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Steel checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murphy staying out of range there.#T4#
No joy there for Steel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Murphy scores with a jab. Steel acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Murphy clobbers Steel with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steel.
Steel tries a body shot but Murphy blocks it.
Steel blocking some punches.
Steel working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Steel misses with a punch on the inside.
Steel lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Murphy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steel.
Murphy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murphy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Steel has Murphy pushed against the cage.
Murphy misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Butch Steel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cedric Murphy's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Steel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Murphy blocks the leg kick.
Murphy misses with a looping right.
Steel slips a straight right by Murphy.
Steel misses with a low kick.
Steel with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Steel throws a body shot but no joy.
Murphy feints a counter leg kick.
Butch Steel is winning the standup battle so far.
Steel uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Steel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Murphy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A jab from Steel finds it's way through Murphy's defenses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steel takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Murphy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steel.
Steel swings for the body but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Murphy connects with a looping right hand.
#T1#
Steel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murphy sees it coming and avoids it easily.#CL2#
Murphy takes the fight into the clinch.
Murphy has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Murphy throws a punch but it's blocked by Steel.
Murphy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Steel stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Steel looking to slow down the pace here.
Steel lands a nice uppercut.
Murphy lands a body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steel.
Murphy swings wildly with an uppercut but Steel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steel taking a breather.
Murphy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Steel keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Murphy's efforts to push away.#T2#
Murphy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Steel lands with a light punch inside.
Murphy misses with some punches.
Murphy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Steel's elbow.
Butch Steel has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Steel has Murphy pressed against the cage, preventing Murphy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A right hand to the body from Steel.
Murphy throws a head punch that misses. #BC2#
Murphy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Murphy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Steel takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Steel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Steel slips a jab from Murphy.
Steel throws a hook but Murphy blocks it.
Murphy connects with the punch.
Steel throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Murphy on the side of the head. #T3#
Steel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Murphy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Steel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murphy moves away.
Steel loads up on a big right hand but Murphy slips the punch.
Steel connects with a body shot.
Steel throws a hook but Murphy avoids it easily.
Steel just misses with a punch to the body.
Steel throws a big shot that misses.
Steel has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Steel there as he acknowledges the shot.
Steel walks into a stiff left hand from Murphy.
A good leg kick by Steel.
Steel wants to clinch.
Murphy flicks out a counter leg kick but Steel steps away.#T4#
Steel closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Steel scores with the left hand. Murphy knows he should have avoided that one.
Steel connects with a solid leg kick.
Steel has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murphy throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Steel fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Murphy looks to score with a jab to the body but Steel is just out of range.
Murphy thows a leg kick but Steel checks it
and Steel counters with a nice uppercut.
Murphy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Steel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Murphy counters with a stiff right hand.
Murphy cracks Steel with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Steel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murphy.
Murphy tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Cedric Murphy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Cedric Murphy's cut.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3#
Murphy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Steel misses the shot to the body.
Murphy lands with an uppercut that bounces Steel off the cage and back into range.
Steel throws an off balance right hand
and Murphy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Murphy takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Murphy misses with a straight left.
Murphy misses with a looping left.#CL#
Steel clinches up against the cage.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Steel here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Murphy as Steel tries to tie him up.
Murphy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Steel's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stalling in the clinch from Steel.
A short right from Murphy on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Steel throws a head punch that misses. #T1#
Murphy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Steel throws a head punch that misses. #BC2#
Murphy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Steel connects with an inside leg kick.
Murphy lands a nice shot to the body.
Steel avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Steel is looking to counter punch.
Steel throws a low kick, looking for Murphy's leg but Murphy calmly moves out of range.
Murphy throws a body punch but Steel moves out of range.
Steel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Murphy swings for the body but Steel moves out of range.
Murphy is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Murphy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Steel throws out the jab.
Murphy blocks a jab.
Steel misses with a body shot
and Murphy counters with a stiff right hand.
Murphy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steel moves away.
It looked like Steel was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Murphy.#T2#
Murphy throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Steel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Steel throws a hook but Murphy avoids it easily.
Murphy scores with a jab to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steel throws a jab but it's blocked by Murphy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Murphy! But no joy.
Murphy dodges the punch combination from Steel.
Steel is looking to clinch.
Steel blocks the body kick.
Murphy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Steel.
Murphy takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Steel misses with a jab to the body
and Murphy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Murphy throws a looping overhand right but Steel ducks down to avoid it.
Steel avoids the body shot from Murphy.
Steel tries to close the distance and clinch but Murphy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #T3#
The fight stays on the outside here - Steel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Murphy throws a body punch but Steel moves out of range.
Murphy avoids the body shot from Steel.
Murphy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Murphy takes one to the chin there.
Steel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Murphy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Steel throws a head kick that Murphy semi-blocks.
Steel blocks a jab.
Murphy connects with an inside leg kick.
Steel 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.
Nice cross by Steel.
A big left from Steel misses. #T4#
Nice uppercut lands for Steel. That snapped Murphy's head back.
Steel lands a nice shot that snaps Murphy's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murphy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Steel looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Murphy misses with a looping left.
Murphy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Steel looks to land a left hand but Murphy moved out of range nicely.#CL2#
Murphy pushes Steel up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murphy.
Murphy takes a shot to the head.
Murphy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Steel tries to throw a body punch but Murphy avoids it by throwing Steel back against the cage.
Murphy blocks a body shot from Steel.
Steel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Steel stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Steel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Butch Steel.
Well Steel has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Butch Steel!
Butch Steel spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
Cedric Murphy spoke after the fight, saying 'fuck off... i am the best. next time i will kick his head off..'.
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Event:
OFC 269: Dilapidated Ribcage
Date: Mar 19, 2017 |
#R1#
White lands a right hook to the body.
Murphy looks to land a right hand but White moved out of range.
Murphy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Murphy tries to close the distance and clinch up but White swats him away and circles back towards the center.
White fires out a quick counter leg kick but Murphy just manages to avoid it.
Murphy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
White missing with a left hand there. Murphy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
White definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
White takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
White changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Murphy misses with a leg kick
and White counters with an inside leg kick.
White swings away with a body shot that misses
and Murphy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CL2#
Murphy clinches up against the cage.
Murphy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Murphy misses with a hook from the clinch.
White stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White misses with some punches.
White digs a right hand into Murphy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Murphy's gas tank.
White tries to throw a body punch but Murphy avoids it by throwing White back against the cage.
White tries to work over Murphy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
White lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Murphy backwards. #T1#
White lands a nice uppercut.#BC#
White manages to break the clinch.
Murphy avoids a kick to the body.
Murphy tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Murphy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but White manages to avoid it.
White throwing a counter right hand but Murphy manages to avoid it.
Murphy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract White.
White throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
White throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
White slips a straight right by Murphy.
White throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Murphy throws a hook but White avoids it easily.
White lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
White walks into a jab.
Murphy lunges at White with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by White's hand.
White bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Murphy's head.#T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murphy throws out a loose jab but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
White is looking to counter punch.
A slapping leg kick lands for White.
Murphy checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
White pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Murphy was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
White lands a jab.
White swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
White goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Murphy swings for the body but White moves out of range.
White tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Murphy is able to avoid easily.
Murphy doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
White avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Murphy connects with a good right hand that stumbles White. White circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
White misses with a right hand
and Murphy counters with a slapping leg kick.
White defending well as Murphy loads up on a big left hand.
White will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Murphy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Murphy uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.#T3#
Murphy lands with a right hand.
White scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Murphy throws a chopping leg kick but White manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Murphy throws a leg kick but White checks it.
Murphy throws a good cross that connects.
White scores with a hook.
Murphy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Murphy throws a low kick but White avoids it.
White appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Murphy throws a body shot but no joy.
White looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
White swings away with a leg kick that misses.
White throws a lazy right hand but Murphy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
White dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Murphy. That did some damage!
White takes one on the chin but seems OK.
White throws a lazy uppercut
and Murphy counters with a stiff right hand. #T4#
White throws a jab when Murphy was well out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White looks to score with a jab to the body but Murphy is just out of range.
Murphy swings for the body but White moves out of range.
Murphy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by White. White obviously looking to wear him down.
Murphy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
White tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That kick from Murphy tenderised White's leg. White is trying to keep his angry face on.
A big right from Murphy misses.
Murphy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Murphy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by White.
Murphy tries to clinch but White moves out of range. #CL2#
Murphy moves into the clinch.
Murphy has a couple of punches blocked by White.
White lands a hook that snaps the head of Murphy backwards.
Murphy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
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 Cruz White will probably get the nod.
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.
#R2#
White connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Murphy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
White with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Murphy wants to clinch but White slips to the side
and White makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
White lands a nice leg kick that just misses Murphy's sensitive parts.
White scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
White throws a half hearted mid kick.
White thows a leg kick but Murphy checks it
and Murphy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
White ducks under a wild hook from Murphy.
An attempted straight right counter from White misses the target.
Murphy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by White.
White scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
White punishes Murphy's body with a nice straight punch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
White lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
White dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Murphy. That did some damage!
Murphy blocks a low kick nicely.#T1#
Murphy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Murphy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. White doesn't seem bothered though.
Murphy connects with a solid leg kick.
White swings widly with a right hand
and Murphy counters with an inside leg kick.
Murphy stuns White with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
White misses with a low kick.
White thows a leg kick but Murphy checks it
and Murphy counters with a nice body shot.
White throws a poor cross that misses
and Murphy counters with a right hand to the body.
Murphy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Murphy misses with a lunging right hand
and White counters with a low kick, right behind Murphy 's knee.
White misses with a kick to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Murphy! But no joy.
White has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from White there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murphy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Murphy throws a right hand that misses
and White counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T2#
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Murphy, as that shot connected.
#CL#
White moves into range and clinches up with Murphy.
Murphy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, White creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for White.
White has a couple of punches blocked by Murphy.
Murphy blocks a body shot from White. #BC#
White breaks from the clinch.
White uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murphy.
White throws a push kick but Murphy slaps the foot to one side.
White looks to score with a jab to the body but Murphy is just out of range.
White tries to land a leg kick but Murphy saw it coming and moves away.
White scores with a body shot.
Murphy throws a body kick that misses.
White throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Murphy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#T3##CL#
White pushes Murphy up against the cage in a clinch.#BC#
White breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
White wants to clinch but Murphy slips to the side
and Murphy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Murphy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Murphy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Murphy keeps the fight on the outside.
A slow jab from Murphy misses its intended target.
Cedric Murphy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
White uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murphy.
White throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
White lands a nice hook to Murphy's body. Murphy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
White scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Murphy doesn't seem bothered though.
Murphy is looking to clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for White.
White scores with a slapping inside leg kick.#T4#
Murphy tries to close the distance and clinch but White swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Murphy connects with a leg kick. White looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
White throws a leg kick but Murphy checks it.
White keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
White fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murphy manages to avoid it.
White fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Murphy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Murphy throws the left hand but White avoids the punch easily.
White staying out of range there.
White throws a front kick that sends Murphy stumbling back into the cage.
Murphy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from White.
Nice body punch from Murphy.
White has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A low kick from White misses
and Murphy counters with a low kick, right behind White 's knee.
Murphy fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches White on the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Cruz White will probably get the nod.
That's time! White's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3#
White checks the leg kick nicely there.
White throws a low kick but it's checked well by Murphy.
White walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Murphy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
White tried to score with a low kick but Murphy checks it.
White connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Murphy scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
White fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Murphy is out of range.
White takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Murphy misses with a low kick.
It looked like White wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A jab from White does it's job there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murphy manages to avoid it.
White misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Murphy counters with a nice low kick that buckles White's knee momentarily.
Murphy lands a head shot.
Murphy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
#T1#
No joy there for White, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
White darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
White misses with a leg kick
and Murphy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
White on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Murphy wants to clinch up but White keeps it at a distance.
Good work by Murphy as he checks the leg kick.
A low kick from Murphy is predictable there
and White counters with a straight right hand.
White looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Murphy misses with a looping right.
Murphy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Murphy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jab from White.
Murphy misses with a straight left.
A jab from Murphy finds it's way through White's defenses. #T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murphy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
White misses with a wild combination.
White tests Murphy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
White takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Murphy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as White throws out the jab.
White finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
White swings for the body but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
White pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
White fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Murphy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
White misses with a low kick.
#T3#
Murphy lands a leg kick that knocks White off balance momentarily.
Murphy moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Murphy throws a looping overhand right but White ducks down to avoid it.
Murphy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Murphy throws a low kick but White avoids it.
White scores with a jab. Murphy acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A jab from Murphy misses.
Murphy misses with a body shot.
White takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Murphy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Murphy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Murphy looks to land a right hand but White moved out of range.
Murphy tries to close the distance and clinch but White swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #CL#
White closes the distance and clinches.#T4#
A shot in the inside from Murphy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Still in the clinch, White scores with a nice short uppercut.
White misses with some punches.
Murphy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murphy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
White misses with some punches.
Murphy throws a punch but it's blocked by White.
White misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy blocks an uppercut.
Murphy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
White lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Murphy misses with a body punch.
Murphy misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, White creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #CUT#
It looks like Cedric Murphy has been cut.
White working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from White fails to land.
Cedric Murphy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
White misses with a short punch on the inside.
White lands with a right to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Cruz White.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for White, 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 William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Cruz White!
Cruz White made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Was that enough of a challenge for you?'.
The defeated Cedric Murphy had this to say: 'fuck off... i am the best. next time i will kick his head off..'.
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Event:
OFC 261: Obey
Date: Feb 22, 2017 |
#R1#
Murphy tries to clinch but Young moves away
and Young counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Murphy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Young manages to avoid it.
Young throws a nice outside leg kick.
Young misses with an uppercut.
Young misses with a wild body shot.
Murphy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Murphy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Young looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Young takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Murphy checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Murphy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slapping leg kick lands for Murphy.
Murphy jabs Young right on the nose. Young blinks but takes it well.
Young tries to land a leg kick but Murphy saw it coming and moves away.
A good leg kick by Murphy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Young moves into range and connects with a jab. #T1#
Young comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Young swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ernst Young seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Young throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Young is looking to slow Murphy down with leg kicks.
Murphy scores with a decent looking hook.
A swing and a miss from Murphy.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Young checks a leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Young.
Murphy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Young.
Young scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Murphy throws a good cross that connects.
Murphy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Murphy drops his hands momentarily and Young takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Murphy throws the left hand but Young avoids the punch easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A swing and a miss from Young.
Young throws a leg kick which misses Murphy's front leg but catches the back leg as Murphy tries to avoid it.
Murphy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#T2#
Young circles away from the clinch attempt.
Murphy misses with an uppercut.
Murphy scores with a leg kick.
Young misses with a hook.
Murphy feints and then cracks Young's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Young down.
Young throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Murphy.
Young is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Murphy doesn't manage to clinch there - Young circles away.
Young misses with an uppercut. Murphy saw that one coming.
Young throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Murphy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Decent striking displayed by Murphy there.
Young feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Murphys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Young throws the left hand but Murphy avoids the punch easily.
Murphy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#T3#
Murphy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Young on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Murphy.
Young throws out a loose jab but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murphy motions for Young to come forward. Murphy throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Young sizes up Murphy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Young throws a hook but Murphy blocks it.
A big left from Young misses.
Young scores with a leg kick.
Young lands with a straight right. Murphy didn't see that one coming.
Young moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Murphy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Murphy throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Young takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Young is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Young attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Murphy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Young.
Murphy counters with a body kick.
Young does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Murphy! But no joy.#T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murphy loads up on a big right hand but Young slips the punch.
Murphy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Young lands with an uppercut that bounces Murphy off the cage and back into range.
Young misses with a hook. Murphy ducked under it nicely.
Murphy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Murphy lands a nice shot that snaps Young's head back.
Young cracks Murphy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Murphy ducks under a wild hook from Young.
Young misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Young misses the jab.
Murphy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Young throws out the jab.
Young throws a jab when Murphy was well out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murphy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Young.
Young is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murphy.
Young throws a low kick but Murphy avoids it.
Young jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ernst Young dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Murphy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Young.
#CUT#
It looks like Cedric Murphy has been cut.
Young throws a shot from downtown. Murphy moves away and avoids it.
Murphy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Young.
Murphy walks into a straight right hand from Young.
A slapping leg kick lands for Young.
Murphy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Murphy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Young.
A jab from Murphy misses.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Murphy might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Young has got the better of the exchanges.
Young blocks a low kick nicely.
Murphy tries to move into range but Young moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Young wants to slow Murphy down by chopping away at his legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Murphy misses with a looping right.
Murphy throws an overhand right that lands on Young's shoulder, as Young tries to avoid the shot.
Murphy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Young.
Young is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Murphy can do to turn this around?
Young catches Murphy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ernst Young is winning the standup battle so far.
Young throws a lazy uppercut
letting Murphy counter with a right hand. #T1#
Young cracks Murphy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Murphy is looking to clinch.
Young throws a hook to the side of Murphy's head but Murphy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Young misses with an uppercut. Murphy saw that one coming.
Young bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Young misses with a wild body shot.
Young throws out a loose jab but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Young lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Young looks to land a left hand but Murphy moved out of range nicely.
Murphy lands with a hook. Young tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Murphy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Young.
Young throws a hook but Murphy blocks it.
A slow jab from Murphy misses its intended target.
Murphy misses with a body shot.
Young misses with a right hand
and Murphy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Young thinking. #T2#
Murphy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Murphy misses with a jab to the body
and Young counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Young throws a low kick but Murphy avoids it.
Murphy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Good shot there by Young.
Murphy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Young.
Young throws a quick inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Young. Murphy does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters circling - Young throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Murphy throws out a counter right but Young avoids it with no problem.
Murphy drops his hands momentarily and Young takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Murphy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Young does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Murphy is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Young with a body shot.
Murphy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Young.
Young clobbers Murphy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Murphy looks to land a right hand but Young moved out of range.
Young swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Murphy.#T3#
Murphy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Young.
Murphy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Young looks to throw the jab but Murphy is out of range.
Murphy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Young.
Murphy is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Young with a body shot.
Young bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Murphy misses the shot to the body.
A good leg kick by Young.
Murphy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Young throws out the jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Young.
Young misses with a right hand
and Murphy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Young throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murphy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Young with a hook.
Young connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Young takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Young throws a series of punches but Murphy avoids them all with ease.
Murphy looks like he wants to counter punch here.#T4#
Young moves out of range as Murphy strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murphy misses with a wild body shot.
Young misses the shot to the body.
Murphy looks to land a left hand but Young moved out of range nicely.
Murphy missing with a left hand there. Young was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Murphy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Murphy lands a nice looking body shot.
Young staying out of range there.
Murphy connects with a body shot.
Murphy tries to clinch but Young moves out of range.
Murphy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Young misses with a lunging right hand
and Murphy counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Young lands with a cross.
A jab from Young does it's job there.
Young throws a hook but Murphy avoids it easily.
Young walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ernst Young dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Cedric Murphy'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!
#R3#
Murphy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murphy. Young does a little dance to reset his feet.
Young fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Murphy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The fighters circling - Young throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Young swings widly with a right hand
and Murphy counters with a good low kick that Young was not able to check.
Young thows a left - swing and a miss!
Young throws a hook but Murphy blocks it.
Young throws a low kick, looking for Murphy's leg but Murphy calmly moves out of range.
Murphy swings for the body but Young moves out of range.
Murphy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young with a nice cross.
Young misses with a two punch combination.
Murphy lands with a cross.
Murphy looks to score with a jab to the body but Young is just out of range.
Young moves out of range as Murphy strikes.#T1#
Murphy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Young manages to avoid it.
Young misses with an uppercut. Murphy saw that one coming.
Young pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Young connects with a solid leg kick.
Murphy thuds a left hand into Young's body.
Murphy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Murphy slips under a jab from Young.
Young connects with a looping right hand.
Young misses with a straight right.
Murphy misses with a looping left.
Young is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Young pivots, looking for a leg kick but Murphy is out of range and Young settles back down.
Young scores with a shot to the body.
Murphy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Murphy lands with a good body shot.#T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Young cracks Murphy with an open hand slap.
Nice defenses there by Young.
Young throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Murphy tries to clinch up but Young circles away and keeps his distance.
Young takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Murphy throws a lazy right hand but Young sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Murphy tests Young's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Murphy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Young.
Murphy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Young throws a body shot but no joy.
Young misses with the combination.
Murphy scores with a sloppy right hand. Young should have avoided that one. #T3#
Young throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Young takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Murphy cracks Young with a good jab.
Murphy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Young.
Young throws out a loose jab but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Young misses with a straight left.
Young throws a hook to the side of Murphy's head but Murphy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Murphy staying out of range there.#CL2#
Murphy clinches.
Murphy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Young.
A short body shot lands from Young as the two fighters clinch.
Murphy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murphy prevents a body shot from Young.
Young tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murphy's elbow.
Young tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC2#
Murphy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Murphy's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Young connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Murphy scrambles back to his feet.#T4#
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Murphy, as that shot connected.
Murphy ducks under a wild hook from Young.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murphy throws a chopping leg kick but Young manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Young circles away from the clinch attempt.
Young looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Murphy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.#CL2#
Murphy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Young, pushing him back against the cage.
Young prevents a body shot from Murphy.
Young throws a head punch that misses.
Murphy has a couple of punches blocked by Young.
Young misses with the head strike.
Young scores with a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Murphy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Murphy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Young backwards.
Cedric Murphy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Young tries a body shot but Murphy blocks it.
Murphy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Cedric Murphy.
I think Young has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ernst Young!
Ernst Young seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Cedric Murphy was interviewed post fight and said 'fuck off... i am the best. next time i will kick his head off..'.
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Event:
Ascension 0128
Date: Jan 28, 2017 |
#R1#
Murphy connects with a single shot there.#CUT2#
It looks like Coke Montana has been cut.
Murphy misses with a looping left.
Montana throws a half hearted mid kick.
Montana throws a looping overhand right but Murphy ducks down to avoid it.
Murphy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Murphy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Montana counters with a nice uppercut. #CUT#
It looks like Cedric Murphy has been cut.
Montana misses with a looping left.
Montana takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Montana throws a shot to the body.
Montana lands a body shot.
Murphy throws a hook but Montana avoids it easily.
Murphy scores with a head kick.
Murphy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Montana throws out the jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Montana misses with a hook to the body
and Murphy counters with a head kick. #T1#
Murphy tests Montana's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Montana ducks under a wild hook from Murphy.
A bone on bone clash there as Murphy blocks the leg kick.
Montana connects with a single shot there.
Montana clobbers Murphy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cedric Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A cross from Montana lands.
Murphy misses with a body punch
and Montana counters with a nice body kick.
Murphy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A left lands for Montana.
Montana scores with a slapping inside leg kick.#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murphy misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Murphy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Murphy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Montana counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#ROC#
Murphy is rocked!
Good leg kick by Montana there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Murphy is still on wobbly legs! Can Montana finish him?
Montana seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Murphy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Montana keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Montana fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Murphy out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Coke Montana!
A relieved looking Coke Montana thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Cedric Murphy spoke after the fight, saying 'fuck off... i am the best. next time i will kick his head off..'.
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Event:
Ascension 1231
Date: Dec 31, 2016 |
#R1#
Murphy connects with a high kick.
Cedric Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daley sizes up Murphy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Daley thuds a left hand into Murphy's body.
Murphy with a jab.
Good exchange - Murphy coming out on top.#CUT2#
It looks like Denton Daley has been cut.
Daley gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Murphy.
Murphy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Murphy misses the shot to the body.
Daley was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Murphy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Murphy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Daley's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daley blocks a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Murphy misses the target.
Daley throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Murphy on the side of the head. #CUT#
It looks like Cedric Murphy has been cut.#T1##CL2#
Murphy has Daley up against the cage in a clinch.
Murphy lands a knee to the body.
Daley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Daley lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Murphy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Daley lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Daley misses with the head strike.
Murphy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Daley stalls.
Daley can't find room to land a body shot as Murphy controls the action.
Daley stalling.
Murphy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Murphy.
Daley swings wildly with an uppercut but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murphy.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Murphy.
This has been an exciting period of action!#BC2#
Murphy breaks from the clinch.
Daley takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
#T2#
A slapping body kick lands there for Murphy.
A head kick from Murphy lands but Daley takes it in his stride.
Daley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Murphy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Daley steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Murphy. That one must have hurt.
A head kick from Murphy lands but Daley takes it in his stride.
Jab, jab by Murphy - just one landing. #CUT2#
Denton Daley's cut is getting worse.
Daley moves forwards but Murphy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Murphy connects with the punch.
Daley takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A shot to the liver by Murphy. Beautiful body shot.#T3#
Daley avoids the body shot from Murphy.
Murphy dodges the punch combination from Daley.
Daley walks into a left hand.
Daley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Daley with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Murphy to score with a decent uppercut.
Daley sizes up Murphy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Murphy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Murphy tries to clinch but Daley is having none of it.
Sloppy strikes from Daley. Those never looked like landing. #T4#
Good leg kick by Murphy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Murphy throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Daley circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Daley to counter with a crisp jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Murphy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice uppercut lands for Daley. That snapped Murphy's head back.
Daley throws a jab when Murphy was well out of range.
Murphy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Daley was well out of range. Poor timing from Murphy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murphy misses with a looping left.
Daley slips under a jab from Murphy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cedric Murphy dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
#R2#
Murphy lands a glancing blow to the side of Daley's head.#CL2#
Daley gets tackled into the cage by Murphy. Murphy maintains the clinch.
Daley stalling in the clinch but Murphy improves position.
A short uppercut from Murphy.
Murphy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Murphy misses with a punch on the inside.
Daley blocks a body shot from Murphy.
Murphy scores with a shoulder strike.
Daley is working Murphy over against the cage.
Murphy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Daley or not.
Murphy throws a head punch that misses.
Daley wants to stall.
Murphy lands a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Daley.
Daley's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#CUT2#
Denton Daley's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Murphy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice left hand lands by Murphy.
Cedric Murphy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Murphy presses Daley against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Daley misses with a hook from the clinch. #T1#
Murphy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Daley blocks it with crossed arms.
Murphy working some nice short punches in the clinch.#BC2#
Murphy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Murphy feints a jab and as Daley dips his head, Murphy unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Daley right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Daley falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Murphy smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Cedric Murphy!
Cedric Murphy decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
Ascension 1203
Date: Dec 03, 2016 |
#R1#
Molski throws a right and a left that Murphy avoids nicely.
Molski looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Murphy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Murphy moves out of range as Molski strikes.
A swing and a miss from Molski.
A jab from Murphy misses. #CL#
Molski takes the fight into the clinch.
Molski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Molski working aggressively here.
Molski misses with the head strike.
Molski is leaning against Murphy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Murphy scores with a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Molski lands a nice uppercut.
Molski can't find room to land a body shot as Murphy controls the action.
A right hook to the body lands for Murphy.
A body shot lands from Molski.
Murphy looks winded!
Murphy lands with a short shot to the head.
Murphy throws a punch but it's blocked by Molski. #T1#
Molski pushes Murphy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Molski.
Molski lands a body shot in the clinch.
Molski scores with a hook to the body.
Molski scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A shot in the inside from Molski.
A short body shot lands from Molski as the two fighters clinch.
Molski gets through Murphy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Molski. #CUT#
It looks like Cedric Murphy has been cut.#BC#
Molski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Molski looks to land a combination but Murphy avoids it well.
Molski feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Murphy's calf.
Murphy swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Molski throws a chopping leg kick but Murphy manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Molski lands a nice shot that snaps Murphy's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murphy misses with a hook
#CL#
and Molski counters by moving into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Molski. #T2#
Murphy tries to land a knee to the head but Molski blocks with his arms.
Molski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murphy's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murphy.
A nice left hand lands by Molski.
Molski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Molski tries to throw a body punch but Murphy avoids it by throwing Molski back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Murphy fails to land.
Molski lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Murphy.
Molski lands a shoulder strike. #BC#
Molski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Molski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murphy moves away.
Murphy is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Molski misses with a straight left.
Molski throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Molski tries to score with a low kick but Murphy moves his leg out of the way.
Molski dives in for a single leg takedown but Murphy sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A little jabbing left from Murphy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#T3#
Molski throws a right and a left that both miss.
Murphy appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Murphy lands a slapping body shot.
Nice shot lands for Molski.
Murphy throws a solid leg kick but Molski takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Murphy.
Murphy lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Murphy throws a jab when Molski was well out of range.
Murphy thuds his right hand into Molski's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Molski fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Murphy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murphy blocks a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murphy. Molski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murphy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Molski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#T4#
Murphy misses with a right hand
and Molski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Molski wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Molski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Murphy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Molski clobbers Murphy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Molski lands a slapping body shot.
#CL2#
Murphy has managed to clinch.
Molski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murphy takes a shot to the head. #BC2#
Murphy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Molski misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murphy looks to score with a jab to the body but Molski is just out of range.
Molski slips a jab from Murphy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martti Molski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cedric Murphy'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.
#R2#
Molski scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Molski. Murphy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murphy lands with an overhand left.
Molski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A little jabbing left from Murphy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Molski throws a nice outside leg kick.
Molski doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Molski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Molski takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Murphy misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Molski closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Murphy's guard.
Molski working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Murphy's head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Molski accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Molski slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #T1#
Molski missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Molski sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Murphy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Molski wants to pass the guard but Murphy is keeping the position.
Molski working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Murphy's head.
Murphy is trying to keep Molski in close.
#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Molski trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Molski throwing strikes from guard but Murphy blocks nicely.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Molski's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Murphy has momentary wrist control but Molski slips an elbow through the middle.
Murphy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Molski scoring with some ground and pound.
Molski working some strikes from top position.
Molski throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Murphy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Molski lands a couple of digs.
Murphy keeping moving, preventing Molski from controlling successfully. #T3#
Molski postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Molski throws a big elbow that misses.
Molski postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Murphy can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Molski controls the pace.
Molski throws a big elbow that misses.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Molski's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Molski engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Murphy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Molski chips away with some ground and pound.
Molski trying to control but Murphy is working from the bottom.
Murphy controls Molski momentarily but Molski frees himself.
Molski wants to pass the guard but Murphy is keeping the position.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Murphy thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like Molski wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Molski tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Molski is looking to chop away at Murphy's legs.
Murphy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A jab from Murphy misses.
Murphy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It seemed like Murphy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martti Molski dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Cedric Murphy's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
The fighters circling - Molski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Murphy throws a body punch but Molski moves out of range.
Murphy misses with an uppercut
and Molski makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Molski lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Murphy at a distance.
Murphy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Molski.
Decent striking displayed by Molski there.
Molski shoots in for a takedown but Murphy shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Molski moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Cedric Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Molski looks for a takedown but Murphy sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy tries to clinch up.
Molski shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Murphy pinned against the cage. Murphy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Martti Molski. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T1#
Murphy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Murphy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#TD#
Molski looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Molski with a nice head shot there.
Murphy trying to control the position.
Molski is in close to Murphy's body, working some short punches and elbows.#T2#
Molski postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Molski trying to control the position from guard on top but Murphy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Molski postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Molski content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Murphy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Molski not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Molski lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Molski throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Murphy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #T3#
Molski slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Molski with a flurry of punches that miss.
Molski keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Murphy's head.
Molski working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Molski works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Murphy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Molski is looking to take a break and control but Murphy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Molski sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Murphy defending well though.
Molski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Murphy can do to turn this around?
Murphy trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Molski manages to pass to mount!
Molski raining down shots from the mount!
Martti Molski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#ROC#
Murphy is rocked!#T4#
Molski unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Murphy wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Molski celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Martti Molski!
A very excited looking Martti Molski made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
In defeat, Cedric Murphy stepped up to the mic, saying 'fuck off... i am the best. next time i will kick his head off..'.
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Event:
Ascension 1102
Date: Nov 02, 2016 |
#R1#
Arrol swings away with a leg kick that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Murphy! But no joy.
Arrol scores with the left hand. Murphy knows he should have avoided that one. #CUT#
It looks like Cedric Murphy has been cut.
Murphy connects with a crisp jab.
Murphy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Arrol manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Murphy swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Arrol.
Arrol takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Murphy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Arrol cracks Murphy with a good jab.
A jab from Arrol misses.
Arrol takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Murphy looks to throw a body kick
and Arrol counters with a stiff right hand.
Arrol scores with a body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Murphy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Arrol.
Arrol throws a shot from downtown. Murphy moves away and avoids it.#T1#
Murphy lands a really nice looking cross but Arrol seems unphased.
Murphy's jab looks to have found its range, popping Arrol under the eye.
Murphy checks a low kick from Arrol.
Murphy on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Arrol throws a head kick that Murphy semi-blocks.
Murphy works Arrol's body with a nice hook.
William Arrol seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murphy tests Arrol's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Murphy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Arrol.
Arrol lands a glancing blow to the side of Murphy's head.#CUT#
That has opened up Cedric Murphy's cut even more.
Murphy walks into a stiff left hand from Arrol.#ROC#
Murphy is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murphy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Murphy is still on wobbly legs! Can Arrol finish him?
Arrol uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murphy.
Murphy darts in trying to clinch
and Arrol rattles Murphy with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Murphy tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Arrol dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Murphy stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). William Arrol!
William Arrol gave a mention to Lion Fightwear in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
Cedric Murphy spoke after the fight, saying 'fuck off... i am the best. next time i will kick his head off..'.
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Event:
Ascension 1005
Date: Oct 05, 2016 |
#R1#
A looping hook to the body misses from Murphy. Judea does a little dance to reset his feet.
Judea has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Murphy.
Good shot there by Judea.#CUT#
It looks like Cedric Murphy has been cut.
Jab by Judea.
Murphy drops his hands momentarily and Judea takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Murphy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Judea.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Murphy.
Murphy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Judea connects with a single shot there.
Judea looks to land a right hand but Murphy moved out of range.
Murphy tries to land a leg kick but Judea saw it coming and moves away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Murphy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Judea ducks down and throws a hook to the body.#TD#
Judea gets a takedown into half guard.
Judea lands with a punch from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
Murphy is trying to control but can't.
Murphy tries to roll over but Judea keeps him under control.
Judea tries to pass the half guard into mount. Murphy knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Murphy is controlling Judea's trapped leg to prevent Judea from advancing to side control.
Judea perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Judea thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Murphy tries to roll over but Judea keeps him under control.
Judea trying to pass the guard but Murphy defending well.
Judea thows a huge punch but Murphy dodges it nicely.
Judea scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Murphy looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Judea thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Murphy's head.
Judea thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Judea is looking to take a break and control but Murphy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T3#
Murphy is trying to maintain the position but Judea is very close to passing his half guard.
Murphy is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Judea jumps into side control!
Judea advances to full mount.
Judea looking to finish with strikes here!
Judea raining down shots from the mount!
Murphy is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Judea is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Murphy can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
#CUT#
That has opened up Cedric Murphy's cut even more.#T4#
Judea throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Judea unloads with some shots from mount but Murphy bucks and avoids them well.
Murphy is desperately trying to improve his position but Judea has a good base and remains in mount.
Murphy is in a horrible position here. Judea smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
#CUT#
The cut above Cedric Murphy's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Cedric Murphy's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Stan Judea!
Stan Judea thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Event:
EVO 265: Hess vs Parker
Date: Sep 03, 2016 |
#R1#
Murphy pivots, looking for a leg kick but Reznick is out of range and Murphy settles back down.
Murphy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cedric Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murphy throws a hook but Reznick avoids it easily.
Good leg kick by Murphy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Reznick tests Murphy's chin there with a solid looking shot.#CUT2#
It looks like Cedric Murphy has been cut.
Murphy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Murphy tries to clinch but Reznick is having none of it.
Murphy tries to score with a low kick but Reznick moves his leg out of the way.
Murphy is looking to clinch but Reznick is avoiding it.
Murphy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reznick swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Murphy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Reznick has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Murphy throws a right hand that Reznick ducks under and follows up with a left that Reznick also avoids with ease.
The fighters circling - Reznick throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Murphy definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Murphy avoids a kick to the body.
#T1#
Reznick just misses with a punch to the body.
Reznick throws the left hand but Murphy avoids the punch easily.
Murphy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Murphy as he connects with a hook.
Reznick throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Murphy digs a good body shot into Reznick's ribs.
Murphy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murphy slips under a jab from Reznick.
Murphy throws a low kick but it's checked well by Reznick.
Reznick 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.
Reznick moves into range and connects with a jab.
Reznick drops his hands momentarily and Murphy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Reznick throws out a leg kick but Murphy moves out of range and Reznick only half commits.
Murphy lands a jab to Reznick's midsection.#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reznick fails to land with a series of punches.
Reznick connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Murphy momentarily.
Murphy lands with a nice body punch.
Murphy is looking to wear down Reznick with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Murphy lands a nice looking body shot.
Reznick throws a lazy uppercut
and Murphy counters with a nice kick to the body.
A left lands for Murphy.
Murphy misses with a body shot.
Murphy fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Reznick on the side of the head.
Murphy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Reznick throws out the jab.
Reznick does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Murphy throwing a counter right hand but Reznick manages to avoid it.
Murphy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murphy misses the shot to the body.
Murphy misses with a wild body shot.
Reznick lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A slapping leg kick lands for Reznick.
#T3#
A combination from Reznick does no damage.
A low kick from Murphy misses
and Reznick counters with a leg kick.
Reznick lands a right hook to the body.
Reznick cracks Murphy with an open hand slap.
Reznick fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Murphy is out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Murphy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Reznick takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Reznick throws a sloppy head kick
and Murphy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Murphy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Murphy attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Murphy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Reznick's hands.
Murphy works the jab nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murphy thows a body kick. Reznick tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Murphy lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice cross by Murphy.#T4#
Reznick takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Murphy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Murphy's jab looks to have found its range, popping Reznick under the eye.
Murphy scores with a jab to the head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Murphy.
Reznick has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Murphy.
Reznick blocks a head kick by Murphy.
Reznick waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Murphy.
Reznick misses with a kick to the body
and Murphy counters with an inside leg kick.
Murphy is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.#CL#
Reznick gets tackled into the cage by Murphy. Murphy maintains the clinch.
Murphy is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reznick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murphy can't find room to land a body shot as Reznick controls the action.
Murphy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cedric Murphy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cedric Murphy's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
A left lands for Reznick.
Reznick connects with a solid leg kick.
Reznick scores with a nice body kick.
Murphy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Reznick doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Murphy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cedric Murphy is winning the standup battle so far.
A shot to the liver by Reznick. Beautiful body shot.
Reznick takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Murphy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Reznick! But no joy.
Reznick with a nice cross.#CUT2#
Cedric Murphy's cut is getting worse.
Reznick is looking to score with low kicks.
Reznick takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.#T1#
A jab from Murphy does it's job there.
Reznick's corner calls for a 1-2. Reznick obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Reznick misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice body punch from Murphy.
Reznick avoids the head kick by Murphy.
It seemed like Reznick was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Murphy takes a swing at Reznick's ribcage but misses.
Reznick swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Reznick looks to move away, Murphy throws a big counter combo but Reznick just gets out of the way.
Reznick fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A decent looking cross lands there for Reznick.
Reznick misses with a hook. Murphy ducked under it nicely.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Reznick 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.
Reznick checks a low kick from Murphy.
Reznick uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murphy.
Reznick tries to move into range but Murphy moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Reznick throws a hook but Murphy blocks it.#T2#
Murphy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Reznick is out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murphy throws a push kick but Reznick slaps the foot to one side.
Reznick has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Murphy.
Murphy throws a low kick but Reznick avoids it.
Murphy misses the jab.
Murphy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Reznick avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Murphy throws a combination. Reznick tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Murphy tries to score with a low kick but Reznick moves his leg out of the way.
Murphy lands with a straight right. Reznick didn't see that one coming.
Reznick misses with a left hand
and Murphy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Murphy is looking to chop away at Reznick's legs.
Murphy misses with a wild body shot. #T3#
Reznick connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Reznick throws a right hand that misses
and Murphy counters with a stiff right hand.
Reznick thuds his shin into the meat of Murphy's side.
Reznick lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Reznick throws a leg kick but Murphy sees it coming and moves out of range.
Reznick checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A lazy body kick from Reznick
and Murphy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Murphy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Murphy lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Reznick lands a really nice looking cross but Murphy seems unphased.
A big left from Reznick misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Murphy will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Reznick, right into the meat.
#T4#
Reznick dodges the punch combination from Murphy.
Murphy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Murphy misses with a body shot.
Reznick misses with a jab to the body
and Murphy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Reznick thinking.
Reznick misses with a straight right.
Murphy shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Reznick eats them both and turns towards Murphy to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Murphy lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Reznick has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Reznick and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Reznick avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Reznick only half commits to the counter leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Murphy.
A telegraphed right hand from Reznick misses the target.
Murphy avoids the body shot from Reznick.
Murphy lands a jab to Reznick's midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cedric Murphy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Cedric Murphy's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R3#
Murphy thumps Reznick with a low kick.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Murphy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Murphy getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Reznick rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Murphy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Murphy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Murphy does it's job there.
Murphy with a jab.
Murphy misses with a head kick.
Murphy throws a nice head kick!
Murphy is looking to clinch.
Reznick now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Reznick's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Reznick tries a head kick but it misses.
Reznick has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Reznick looks for the body kick but Murphy saw that one coming.
Murphy just misses with a punch to the body.
Reznick flicks out a counter leg kick but Murphy steps away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reznick throws a low kick but Murphy avoids it.#T1#
Murphy checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Murphy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Reznick swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A quick step to the side and Murphy tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reznick feints and then cracks Murphy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Murphy down.
Murphy looks to score with a jab to the body but Reznick is just out of range.
Murphy misses with an attempted mid kick.
The fighters circling - Reznick throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice defenses there by Murphy.
Reznick cracks a nice hook into Murphy's ribs.
Reznick pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Reznick will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Murphy misses with a body shot.
#T2#
Murphy lands with a thumping leg kick.
Reznick misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murphy.
Murphy connects with a nice looking jab.
Murphy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Reznick misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Murphy doesn't manage to clinch there - Reznick circles away.
Reznick uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murphy.
Murphy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Reznick's hands.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A swing and a miss from Reznick.
Murphy takes a swing at Reznick's ribcage but misses.
Murphy lands a head kick. Reznick smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Reznick uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murphy.
Nice uppercut there from Murphy.#T3#
Reznick dips to his left and cracks Murphy with an uppercut!
Reznick misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Murphy staying out of range there.
Reznick lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Reznick jabs Murphy right on the nose. Murphy blinks but takes it well.
A jab from Murphy does it's job there.
Reznick throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Murphy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Reznick is looking to chop away at Murphy's legs.
Reznick walks into a jab.
Murphy dips to his left and cracks Reznick with an uppercut!
Murphy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reznick manages to avoid it.
Reznick throws a jab but it's blocked by Murphy. #T4#
Murphy lands a really nice looking cross but Reznick seems unphased.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Murphy moves away from the strike by Reznick.
Murphy checks the leg kick.
Murphy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Reznick counters with an outside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murphy. Reznick does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice shot lands for Murphy.
Reznick fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A swing and a miss from Reznick.
Murphy lands a nice hook to Reznick's body. Reznick takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Reznick fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Reznick throws a hook but Murphy blocks it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Murphy.
Murphy throws the kick towards the body but Reznick avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cedric Murphy clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Cedric Murphy's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R4#
Reznick misses with a two punch combination.
Murphy throwing a counter right hand but Reznick manages to avoid it.
Murphy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Reznick can do to turn this around?
Reznick keeps the fight on the outside.#CL#
Murphy darts in and clinches Reznick up against the cage.
Murphy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Reznick avoids a wild elbow strike from Murphy.
Reznick misses with some punches.
Murphy is struggling to control the position.
Murphy swings wildly with an uppercut but Reznick uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reznick blocks an elbow strike from Murphy.
Reznick working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Murphy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#T1#
Reznick works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch on the inside from Reznick fails to land. #BC2#
Reznick breaks the clinch.
Murphy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Reznick counters with a straight right hand.
Murphy misses with a body shot.
Murphy looks to throw the jab but Reznick is out of range.
Reznick throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Murphy on the side of the head.
Murphy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Murphy uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nice defenses there by Murphy.
Reznick is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murphy.
Murphy looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Murphy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reznick moves away.
Murphy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#T2#
Reznick throws a solid leg kick but Murphy takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Reznick.
Reznick misses with a straight left.
Nice body punch from Murphy.
Murphy steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Reznick. That one must have hurt.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Reznick lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Murphy has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Murphy and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Reznick bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Murphy's head backwards.
A jab from Reznick misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Murphy misses the target.
Murphy moves in looking to clinch but Reznick pushes him off.
Reznick counters with a body kick.
Murphy throws a low kick but Reznick avoids it.
Reznick takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Murphy looks to score with a jab to the body but Reznick is just out of range.
Reznick throws an overhand right that lands on Murphy's shoulder, as Murphy tries to avoid the shot. #T3#
Murphy scores with a shot to the body.
Murphy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Murphy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Reznick.
Reznick tests Murphy's chin there with a solid looking shot.#CUT2#
Cedric Murphy's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A bone on bone clash there as Murphy blocks the leg kick.
Murphy lands a jab to Reznick's midsection.
Reznick fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Murphy checks it well.
Reznick avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Murphy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Murphy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reznick was well out of range. Poor timing from Murphy.
Reznick lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Reznick uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murphy.
A slow jab from Murphy misses its intended target. #T4#
Murphy is looking to clinch.
Murphy throws a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reznick tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Murphy slips under a jab.
Reznick on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Murphy throws the kick towards the body but Reznick avoids it.
Murphy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Reznick bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Murphy connects with the punch.
Murphy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reznick.
Murphy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murphy looks to score with a jab to the body but Reznick is just out of range.
Murphy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.#ROC2#
Murphy is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Cedric Murphy will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Cedric Murphy's cut.
That's time! Murphy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R5#
Reznick scores with a jab.
Oh Murphy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Murphy tries to clinch but Reznick is having none of it.
Reznick looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Murphy throws a lazy right hand but Reznick sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Reznick lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Murphy falls backwards - clearly groggy! Reznick dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Trevor Reznick!
Trevor Reznick bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Event:
EVO 262: Luzhin vs Taisto
Date: Aug 11, 2016 |
#R1#
Murphy takes one on the button.#CUT2#
It looks like Cedric Murphy has been cut.
A big left from Seia misses.
Murphy takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Seia moves out of range as Murphy strikes.
A bone on bone clash there as Murphy blocks the leg kick.
Murphy has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Coffee Shop in the buildup to the fight.
Seia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Seia fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Murphy checks it well.
Murphy clobbers Seia with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. #CL#
Murphy rushes Seia and presses him up against the cage.
Seia lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Murphy.
Murphy throws an elbow that misses.
Seia misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murphy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Seia misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Seia.
Seia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Seia misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Seia misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Seia.
Seia scores with a shoulder strike. #T1#
Seia pushes Murphy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#BC2#
Seia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Murphy misses with a body punch
and Seia counters with a nice low kick that buckles Murphy's knee momentarily.
Murphy throws a right hand that misses
enabling Seia to counter with a crisp jab.
Seia jabs at Murphy's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Seia. Murphy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murphy throws the left hand but Seia avoids the punch easily.
Murphy is looking to clinch but Seia is avoiding it.
Seia darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Seia ducks under a wild hook from Murphy.
Murphy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Seia connects with a jab.
A shot to the liver by Murphy. Beautiful body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Murphy throws a jab but it's blocked by Seia.
Seia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Seia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murphy tries to move into range but Seia moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.#T2#
Seia scoring well with a low kick there.
Murphy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Seia is looking to land body kicks.
Murphy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Seia moves away.
Murphy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Seia is out of range.
Seia throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Murphy's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Seia connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Murphy scrambles back to his feet.
Seia fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Murphy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Seia throws a quick inside leg kick.
Murphy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Seia lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Murphy lands with a right hand.
Murphy checks a leg kick.
Seia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murphy misses with a straight right. #T3#
Murphy with a jab.
Murphy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Seia.
Seia misses the shot to the body.
Murphy throwing a counter right hand but Seia manages to avoid it.
Seia fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Seia stuns Murphy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A clash of legs there as Seia blocks the low kick.
A nice side step and Seia releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Seia with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A clash of legs there as Seia blocks the low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Seia.
Murphy lands a nice hook to Seia's body. Seia takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Murphy looks to score with a jab to the body but Seia is just out of range.
A little jabbing left from Seia on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Murphy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Murphy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Seia.
Seia checks a low kick from Murphy.
A head kick misses from Murphy.
Murphy lands a jab to Seia's midsection.#T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murphy throws a head kick that misses
and Seia counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Seia takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Seia cracks Murphy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Seia is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Murphy had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Murphy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Seia thumps Murphy with a low kick.
Murphy throws a jab but it's blocked by Seia.
Murphy throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Seia on the side of the head.
Seia checks a leg kick.
Seia appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Murphy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Both fighters circling a little - Seia finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Seia scores with a hook to the body. Murphy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murphy avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Murphy swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Murphy motions for Seia to come forward. Murphy throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Seia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murphy.
Seia scores with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kelemi Seia dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cedric Murphy's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Seia scores with a nice head shot.
Murphy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kelemi Seia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Murphy misses with a lunging right hand
and Seia counters with a stiff right hand.
Seia misses with an uppercut. Murphy saw that one coming.
Seia bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Murphy's head backwards.
Murphy cracks Seia with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Seia checks the leg kick.
Seia connects with a solid leg kick.
Seia jabs at Murphy's body.
Murphy throws a leg kick that is checked
and Seia counters with a thumping low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murphy. Seia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good shot there by Seia.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Seia throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Murphy clobbers Seia with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Seia clobbers Murphy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. #ROC2#
Murphy is rocked!#CUT2#
Cedric Murphy's cut is getting worse.
Murphy takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Murphy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.#T1#
Seia throws a quick inside leg kick.
Murphy throws a head kick that misses.
Seia has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Seia ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Seia scores with a nice right hand.
Oh Murphy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice body kick there by Seia.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Seia scores with a leg kick.
Murphy seems to have got his legs back now.
Seia lands with a nice body kick.
Seia lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Seia lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Seia goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Seia digs a good body shot into Murphy's ribs.
Jab from Seia.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Seia changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Murphy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Seia avoids the body shot from Murphy.
Seia ducks under a wild hook from Murphy.#T2#
Murphy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Seia shapes to counter with a head kick.
Seia throws an overhand right that drops Murphy like a sack of potatoes! Seia dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kelemi Seia!
A victorious Kelemi Seia thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Event:
EVO 259: Kakoullis vs Murphy
Date: Jul 30, 2016 |
#R1#
Murphy tries a head kick but it misses.
Kakoullis looks to land a body kick but Murphy moved away.
Murphy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice uppercut there from Kakoullis.#CUT#
It looks like Cedric Murphy has been cut.
That kick from Kakoullis tenderised Murphy's leg. Murphy is trying to keep his angry face on.
Murphy feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kakoulliss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!#CUT2#
It looks like Sotiris Kakoullis has been cut.
Kakoullis has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gym Beam in the buildup to the fight.
Kakoullis misses with a straight left.
Murphy looks to score with a jab to the body but Kakoullis is just out of range.
Kakoullis tried to counter with a leg kick but Murphy avoided it.#KD#
Kakoullis drops Murphy with a beautiful combination! Murphy stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Kakoullis is looking for the KO!#ROC#
Murphy is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kakoullis lands a nice shot to the body.
Murphy is still on wobbly legs! Can Kakoullis finish him?
Murphy is looking to clinch but Kakoullis is avoiding it.
Murphy seems to have recovered his senses.
Kakoullis pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kakoullis takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Murphy takes a swing at Kakoullis's ribcage but misses.
Kakoullis tries to work over Murphy's front leg with a kick but Murphy checks it.
Kakoullis swings widly with a right hand
and Kakoullis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kakoullis avoids the body shot from Murphy.
Murphy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kakoullis looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cedric Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kakoullis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Murphy scores with a sloppy right hand. Kakoullis should have avoided that one. #T1#
Both fighters circling a little - Murphy finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kakoullis throws out a leg kick but Murphy moves out of range and Kakoullis only half commits.
Kakoullis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Murphy can pounce on him.
Murphy lands with a kick to the ribs.
Murphy just misses with a punch to the body.
Murphy moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Murphy misses the shot to the body.
Murphy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kakoullis throws a nice inside leg kick.
Murphy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Murphy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kakoullis was well out of range. Poor timing from Murphy.
Murphy throws a series of punches but Kakoullis moves out of range.
Murphy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kakoullis counters with a body kick that stops Murphy in his tracks momentarily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Murphy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Murphy throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kakoullis appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Murphy has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Murphy is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kakoullis rather than just go for the knockout.
Murphy throws a body shot but no joy. #T2#
Murphy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kakoullis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kakoullis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kakoullis throws a big shot that misses.
Murphy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kakoullis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murphy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kakoullis tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Murphy is able to avoid easily.
Murphy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kakoullis moves away.
Murphy missing with a left hand there. Kakoullis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kakoullis's jab looks to have found its range, popping Murphy under the eye.
Kakoullis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murphy was well out of range. Poor timing from Kakoullis.
Kakoullis checks the leg kick.
Kakoullis misses with a wild body shot.
Kakoullis comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kakoullis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kakoullis keeps the fight on the outside.
Murphy looks to land a body kick but Kakoullis moved away.
As Murphy backs away, Kakoullis returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A big left from Murphy misses. #T3#
Kakoullis throws an overhand right that lands on Murphy's shoulder, as Murphy tries to avoid the shot.
Murphy only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Murphy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kakoullis manages to avoid it.
Kakoullis moves out of range of the leg kick from Murphy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murphy. Kakoullis does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd cheers as Murphy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kakoullis doesn't seem phased though.
Murphy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Murphy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.#KD#
Kakoullis drops Murphy with a beautiful combination! Murphy stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Kakoullis is looking for the KO!#CUT#
That has opened up Cedric Murphy's cut even more.
Murphy throws a body shot but no joy.
Murphy throws a poor cross that misses
and Kakoullis scores with a counter punch that sends Murphy to the canvas! Kakoullis smells blood - he's punishing Murphy with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Murphy has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sotiris Kakoullis!
Sotiris Kakoullis retains his light heavyweight title!
Sotiris Kakoullis thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Event:
EVO 255: Shillings vs Hardman
Date: Jul 13, 2016 |
#R1#
Wisk throws a leg kick but Murphy sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cedric Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wisk throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Murphy counters with a straight right hand.
Murphy lands a leg kick that knocks Wisk off balance momentarily.
Wisk thows a left - swing and a miss!
Murphy has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Murphy connects with a body shot that sends Wisk's belly button to the back.
Murphy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wisk connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.#CUT#
It looks like Cedric Murphy has been cut.
Wisk has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Danga de danga de dang - Murphy scores with a four punch combination!#CL#
Wisk gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Murphy misses with a knee to the head.
Murphy throws a punch but it's blocked by Wisk.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wisk lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Murphy backwards.
Murphy controlling the action here for a moment.
Murphy blocks an uppercut.
Wisk blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wisk creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wisk misses with a punch on the inside.
Wisk tries a body shot but Murphy blocks it.
#T1#
Murphy misses with a knee to the head.
Wisk's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wisk misses with the head strike.
A right hand to the body from Murphy.
Murphy wants to break free but Wisk has control.
Wisk misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wisk.
Wisk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murphy's elbow.
Wisk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#BC2#
Murphy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wisk looks for the body kick but Murphy saw that one coming.
Wisk moves in looking to clinch but Murphy pushes him off.
Wisk blocks a leg kick.
Murphy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Murphy lands a slapping body shot.
Murphy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Murphy just leaning against Wisk, taking a breather. #T2#
Murphy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wisk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy can't break the clinch.
#BC2#
Murphy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Murphy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wisk swings for the body but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy moves out of range of the body kick from Wisk.
Murphy ducks under a wild hook from Wisk.
Murphy appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Murphy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wisk is looking to clinch but Murphy is avoiding it.
Wisk tries to clinch up.
It seemed like Murphy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Murphy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Murphy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wisk on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Wisk avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Wisk misses its target.#CL2#
Murphy takes the fight into the clinch.
Wisk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T3#
Wisk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#BC2#
Murphy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wisk tries to clinch there but Murphy circles away.
Wisk will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
#CL#
Murphy gets tackled into the cage by Wisk. Wisk maintains the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Wisk fails to land.
Murphy lands a body shot.
Murphy gets through Wisk's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Murphy.
Wisk can't find room to land a body shot as Murphy controls the action.
Wisk throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wisk.
Wisk misses with a body punch.
Wisk swings wildly with an uppercut but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murphy taking a breather.#BC2#
Murphy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Murphy is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Wisk rather than just go for the knockout.#T4#
Murphy does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Wisk is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Murphy lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Murphy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wisk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murphy.
Murphy scores with a leg kick.
Murphy lands a right hook to the body.
Murphy wants to clinch.
Wisk is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Murphy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wisk.
Wisk pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A big left from Wisk misses.
A combination from Murphy does no damage.
Murphy throws a body kick that misses
and Wisk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wisk takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wisk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cedric Murphy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cedric Murphy's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
A shot to the liver by Murphy. Beautiful body shot.
Wisk throws a jab but it's blocked by Murphy.
Murphy walks into a jab.
Murphy defending well as Wisk loads up on a big left hand.
Murphy lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wisk connects with an inside leg kick.
Murphy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Murphy connects with a body shot.
Wisk on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wisk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murphy lands a nice looking kick to the body. Wisk takes a step back to recover.
Cedric Murphy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murphy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Murphy scores with a jab to the body.
Murphy lands a right hook to the body.
#CL2#
Murphy moves into the clinch.
Murphy lands a left hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T1#
With the fighters up against the cage, Murphy throws an elbow but misses.
Murphy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wisk or not.
Murphy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wisks head.
Murphy trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wisk.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Murphy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #BC2#
Murphy breaks from the clinch.
Wisk pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wisk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murphy.
Wisk has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Murphy.
Murphy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wisk.
Nice body kick from Murphy.
Murphy throws a shot to the body.
Wisk throws a push kick but Murphy slaps the foot to one side.
Murphy scores with a body shot.
Wisk with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Murphy to score with a decent uppercut.#CUT2#
It looks like MC Wisk has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murphy lands a body shot.
#T2##CL2#
Murphy clinches.
Murphy blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Murphy.
Murphy stalling in the clinch but Wisk improves position.
Wisk tries to throw a body punch but Murphy avoids it by throwing Wisk back against the cage.
Murphy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wisk scores with a shot to the side of Murphy's head.
A head punch on the inside from Wisk fails to land.
Nice body punch from Murphy - that landed with a thud.
Murphy landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Murphy.#BC2#
Murphy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Murphy scores with a nice strike.
Murphy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wisk moves in looking to clinch but Murphy pushes him off.
The crowd cheers as Murphy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wisk doesn't seem phased though.
Wisk circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wisk throws a body punch but Murphy moves out of range. #T3#
Wisk takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.#CL2#
Murphy darts in and clinches Wisk up against the cage.
Murphy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wisk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murphy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wisk misses with the head strike.
Wisk takes an elbow to the forehead.
Murphy looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Murphy lands a left hand.
Murphy scores with a shot to the side of Wisk's head.
Wisk misses with a body punch.
Murphy lands a knee to the head.
Murphy lands with a right to the head. #ROC2#
Wisk is rocked!
Murphy holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Oh Wisk is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wisk avoids a wild elbow strike from Murphy.
Murphy lands a nice elbow from the clinch. #BC2#
Murphy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Murphy closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Wisk! Murphy dives in looking to finish! Wisk is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cedric Murphy!
An out of breath Cedric Murphy thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Event:
EVO 253: SummerSlam
Date: Jul 02, 2016 |
#R1#
Beast connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Beast has been working on his boxing with his coaches at GWad's Playpen in the buildup to the fight.
Murphy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murphy tries to bum rush Beast with a series of wild strikes but Beast uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Beast uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murphy.
Murphy looks to score with a jab to the body but Beast is just out of range.
Beast on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Murphy connects with a body shot that sends Beast's belly button to the back.
Murphy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Murphy misses with a few strikes there.
Beast appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Beast avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Murphy throws a right hand that misses
and Beast counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Murphy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Murphy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murphy misses with a body punch
and Beast counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CUT#
It looks like Cedric Murphy has been cut.
Beast dodges the punch combination from Murphy.
Murphy blocks a head kick by Beast.
#T1#
Murphy tests Beast's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Murphy throws an off balance right hand
and Beast counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Murphy will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Murphy throws a half hearted mid kick.
Murphy cracks Beast with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Beast swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Beast swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Murphy.
Murphy throws a head kick but Beast moves out of range.
Nice cross by Murphy.
Beast throws an overhand right that lands on Murphy's shoulder, as Murphy tries to avoid the shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Murphy misses.#KD2#
Murphy lands a big head kick that sends Beast tumbling to the mat! Murphy takes a step backwards and waves Beast back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC2#
Beast is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murphy lands a right hook to the body.
Oh Beast is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Murphy cracks Beast on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Beast falls backwards against the cage. Murphy follows up with more strikes that drop Beast to his knees. Murphy keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Beast! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cedric Murphy!
After winning the bout, Cedric Murphy thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Event:
UPG 33
Date: May 21, 2016 |
#R1#
Murphy swings for the body but BK moves out of range.
BK throws a jab but it's blocked by Murphy.
Nice shot by Murphy.
Murphy thuds a left hand into BK's body.
BK on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
BK fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murphy manages to avoid it.
Murphy tries a head kick but it misses.
Murphy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but BK moves away.
Murphy swings for the body but BK moves out of range.
BK lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Murphy moves away from the strike by BK.
BK throws a sloppy head kick and Murphy moves out of range easily.
BK throws a hook but Murphy blocks it.
BK scores to the head and body with a nice combination!#CUT#
It looks like Cedric Murphy has been cut.
BK lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Murphy circles away quickly and effectively.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murphy keeps the fight on the outside.
Murphy is trying to counter with his kicks.
BK keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little feinted left hand from BK on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Murphy takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Murphy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from BK.
Murphy follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Murphy misses with a straight left. #T1#
A slapping leg kick lands for Murphy.
Murphy tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and BK is able to avoid easily.
BK looks to land a right hand but Murphy moved out of range.
BK lunges at Murphy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Murphy's hand.
Murphy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of BK's head.
BK shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Murphy but Murphy pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Murphy throws a lazy right hand but BK sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Murphy misses with an uppercut.
Murphy jabs BK to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cedric Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
BK throws a nice inside leg kick.
BK fails in his attempt to clinch.
BK throws a hook but Murphy blocks it.
BK with a jab.
We've been hearing reports that BK has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Murphy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by BK.
Murphy thinks about the counter body kick.
Murphy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent BK stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
BK tries to land a front kick but Murphy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.#T2#
A nice leg kick lands there from Murphy.
BK swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murphy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between BK's hands.
BK swings for the body but Murphy moves out of range.
BK misses with a looping right.
Murphy tries a quick counter leg kick but BK is wise to it.
A big right from BK misses.
Murphy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Murphy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Murphy has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Murphy is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down BK rather than just go for the knockout.
Murphy moves away from the strike by BK.
An inside leg kick lands from BK. #KD2#
Murphy lands a left and a right that send BK crashing to the mat, dazed. Murphy thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#CUT2#
It looks like Benjamin BK has been cut.
Murphy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like BK wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Murphy catches BK with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Murphy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Murphy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
BK blocks a jab.
BK stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Murphy.
Murphy misses with a looping right.#T3#
Murphy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Murphy flicks out a counter leg kick but BK steps away.
Murphy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
BK on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Murphy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That kick from BK tenderised Murphy's leg. Murphy is trying to keep his angry face on.
Murphy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by BK.
Murphy throws a jab but it's blocked by BK.
BK uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murphy.
Murphy moves out of range of the body kick from BK.
BK throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Murphy throws a jab but it's blocked by BK.
BK throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Murphy on the side of the head.
BK misses with a low kick.
Murphy connects with a nice looking jab.
BK throws the left hand but Murphy avoids the punch easily.
BK misses with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murphy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.#T4#
Murphy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
No joy there for Murphy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Murphy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
BK ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by BK.
BK scoring with punches from side control.
BK cracks Murphy with a big elbow. #CUT#
That has opened up Cedric Murphy's cut even more.
BK working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
BK misses with the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
BK in side control, throwing shots but Murphy defends.
BK working the strikes but Murphy uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Murphy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Cedric Murphy will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2##CL#
BK moves into the clinch.
Murphy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of BKs head.
BK wants to take the fight to the mat but Murphy manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
BK on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Murphy prevents a body shot from BK.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Murphy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
BK dodges an elbow strike from Murphy.
BK can't find room to land a body shot as Murphy controls the action.
BK lands with a short shot to the head. #CUT#
The cut above Cedric Murphy's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
BK working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Murphy lands a body shot in the clinch.
Murphy wants to break the clinch but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy lands an elbow inside.
Murphy throws a head punch that misses.
Murphy tries to stall but BK uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
#BC#
BK manages to break the clinch.
Murphy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to BK's calf.#T1#
BK moves away from the strike by Murphy.
BK misses with a low kick as Murphy jumps back.
BK throws a sloppy head kick and Murphy moves out of range easily.
Murphy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent BK stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
BK checks a low kick from Murphy.
BK throwing a counter right hand but Murphy manages to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Murphy.
BK misses with a hook.
An inside leg kick from Murphy misses.
Murphy scores with a leg kick.
BK is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Murphy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping BK at a distance.
BK throws an overhand right that lands on Murphy's shoulder, as Murphy tries to avoid the shot.
Murphy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
BK lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Murphy misses with a straight left.
BK throws a big shot that misses.
Murphy throws a leg kick that is checked
and BK counters with a nice uppercut.
BK fails miserably with a takedown attempt.#T2#
BK tests Murphy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
BK throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Murphy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
BK avoids the head kick by Murphy.
Murphy checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
BK scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Murphy doesn't seem bothered though.
BK chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Murphy can pounce on him.
BK avoids the body shot from Murphy.
BK throws a jab but it's blocked by Murphy.
BK misses with a looping right.
A countering left hand to the body from Murphy misses.
Murphy misses with a leg kick
and BK makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Murphy cracks a nice hook into BK's ribs.
Murphy lands a lovely overhand right.
BK on the wrong end of a nice jab.
BK feints and then cracks Murphy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Murphy down.
Murphy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping BK at a distance.
BK throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#T3#
Murphy throws a quick inside leg kick.
BK chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Murphy scores with a leg kick.
BK throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Murphy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but BK was well out of range. Poor timing from Murphy.
Murphy checks a low kick from BK.
BK looks to land a right hand but Murphy moved out of range.
BK looks to land a left hand but Murphy moved out of range nicely.
Murphy scores with a nice strike.
Murphy lands the left hand.
BK takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Murphy throws a series of punches but BK avoids them all with ease.
Cedric Murphy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
BK misses with a looping right.
Nice shot lands for Murphy.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
BK walks into a stiff left hand from Murphy.
BK lands a glancing blow to the side of Murphy's head.#T4#
BK checks a leg kick nicely.
Murphy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
#CUT#
Cedric Murphy's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
BK takes a swing at Murphy's ribcage but misses.
Murphy looks to land a combination but BK avoids it well.
BK 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.
Murphy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by BK. BK obviously looking to wear him down.
Murphy throws a jab when BK was well out of range.
A leg kick checked by Murphy.
Cedric Murphy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
BK will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Murphy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from BK.
BK throws a body shot but no joy.
BK displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Murphy throws out the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murphy misses with a body shot.
Murphy swings for the body but BK moves out of range.
BK chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Murphy can pounce on him.
BK's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Murphy lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cedric Murphy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! BK's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Nice sprawl there from Murphy as BK shoots in.
Murphy lands a leg kick that knocks BK off balance momentarily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Murphy. That's going to slow BK down.
Murphy misses with a low kick.
BK thinks about countering with a body kick.#TD#
Murphy tries to sprawl but BK drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Murphy trying to hold on to BK's head to control him but BK postures up.
Murphy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
BK throwing shots but Murphy is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
BK thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
BK is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
BK wants to take a breather but Murphy is having none of it.
Benjamin BK overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T1#
Murphy is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of BK's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take BK's back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
I would not like to be BK right now.
BK tries to roll but Murphy sticks to his back.
Murphy trying to control.#SUB2#
Murphy has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
BK looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Murphy wants to control but BK is keeping busy.
Benjamin BK has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Murphy misses with a punch to the head.
Murphy trying to control momentarily.
Murphy lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Murphy.
BK is covering up but some of the strikes from Murphy are getting through and doing damage.
I really don't envy BK right now.
Murphy biding his time, controlling BK.
BK has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
BK is really stuck here.
#T3#
Murphy scores with punches to the body. #SUB2#
Murphy is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. BK is defending well though. Murphy let's go of the attempt for now.
Murphy has good solid back control here. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.#SUB2#
Murphy working for the choke.
The referee is taking a good look at BK as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Murphy!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
BK trying to control the hands but Murphy breaks the grip.
BK looking very determined here, making life difficult for Murphy.
Cedric Murphy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cedric Murphy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Murphy has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cedric Murphy!
An out of breath Cedric Murphy thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Event:
UPG 30
Date: Apr 30, 2016 |
#R1#
A slow jab from Murphy misses its intended target.
DaCoca avoids the body shot from Murphy.
Murphy slips under a jab.#CL2#
DaCoca closes the distance and pushes Murphy back into the cage.
Murphy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but DaCoca blocks it with crossed arms.
DaCoca lands with a short shot to the head. #CUT2#
It looks like Cedric Murphy has been cut.
Murphy cracks DaCoca with a nice body shot.
Murphy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of DaCoca backwards.
Murphy misses with a hook to the ribs.
DaCoca misses with the head strike.
DaCoca takes a knee right on the jaw!
#CUT#
It looks like Charles DaCoca has been cut.
Murphy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Murphy stalling in the clinch.
Murphy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #BC#
Murphy breaks from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
DaCoca avoids the body shot from Murphy.
Murphy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract DaCoca.
DaCoca appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Murphy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
DaCoca follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
A big right from Murphy misses. #T1#
DaCoca throws a wild body kick that Murphy sees coming a mile off.
Murphy feints and then cracks DaCoca's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow DaCoca down.
DaCoca is looking to land body kicks.
Murphy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A big right from Murphy misses.
DaCoca keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murphy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and DaCoca has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
DaCoca ducks right into an uppercut from Murphy.
DaCoca blocks a head kick by Murphy.
DaCoca uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murphy.
DaCoca ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murphy moves away.
Murphy connects with an inside leg kick.
Murphy lands a glancing blow to the side of DaCoca's head.
Murphy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#CL#
Murphy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Murphy tries a body shot but DaCoca blocks it.
#BC#
Murphy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T2#
Murphy lands a nice shot to the body.
Murphy lands a nice shot to the body.
Murphy has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Coffee Shop in the buildup to the fight.
A cross from Murphy lands.
Murphy throws a low kick but DaCoca avoids it.
A swing and a miss from DaCoca.
A looping hook to the body misses from DaCoca. Murphy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murphy ducks under a wild hook from DaCoca.
DaCoca dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#CL2#
DaCoca closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
DaCoca blocks an uppercut.
Murphy throws an elbow but it misses.
DaCoca blocks an elbow strike from Murphy.
Murphy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of DaCoca backwards.
DaCoca swings wildly with an uppercut but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murphy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Murphy lands with a light punch inside. #T3#
Murphy tries to stall but DaCoca uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Murphy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
DaCoca lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Murphy manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
DaCoca fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Murphy blocking some punches.
Murphy misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for DaCoca.
Murphy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A quick uppercut on the inside from DaCoca.
Murphy misses with a body punch.
Murphy working aggressively here.
Murphy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with DaCoca's elbow.
Murphy throws an elbow but it misses.
#T4#
DaCoca misses with the head strike.
DaCoca has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Murphy seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if DaCoca can turn it around.
A head punch blocked on the inside by DaCoca.
Murphy lands a damaging elbow.
Murphy is leaning against DaCoca and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
DaCoca tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
DaCoca prevents a body shot from Murphy.
DaCoca lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murphy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A body shot lands from Murphy.
DaCoca lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Murphy or not.
DaCoca's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
DaCoca scores with a hook to the body.
Murphy throws an elbow that misses.
A short right from Murphy on the inside.
Murphy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murphy blocking some punches.
Murphy lands a right hand that snaps the head of DaCoca backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cedric Murphy dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Murphy throws a push kick but DaCoca slaps the foot to one side.
Murphy scores with a jab. DaCoca acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Murphy lands a right hook to the body.
#CL#
Murphy has managed to clinch.
A knee to the head by Murphy.
DaCoca blocking some punches.
DaCoca tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murphy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. DaCoca is defending well for now.
Murphy cracks DaCoca with a nice body shot.
DaCoca blocks an elbow strike.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Murphy here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.#BC#
Murphy manages to break the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Murphy scores with a crisp jab that stopped DaCoca in his tracks. #CUT#
That has opened up Charles DaCoca's cut even more.
Murphy misses with a body shot.
Murphy misses with a right hand
and DaCoca counters with a stiff right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Murphy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
DaCoca drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Murphy defends it well.
DaCoca moves out of range of the strikes.
DaCoca lands a jab to the nose.
Murphy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that DaCoca can do to turn this around?#T1#
Nice defenses there by Murphy.
Murphy misses with a looping left.
Murphy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
DaCoca misses with a wild body shot.
Murphy lands a jab to the nose.
Murphy throws a right hand that DaCoca ducks under and follows up with a left that DaCoca also avoids with ease.
Murphy throws a leg kick which misses DaCoca's front leg but catches the back leg as DaCoca tries to avoid it.
DaCoca swings for the body but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy sizes up DaCoca with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
DaCoca throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murphy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Murphy.
DaCoca lands a jab to the head.
Murphy misses the jab.
A slow jab from DaCoca misses its intended target.
DaCoca bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Murphy throws a quick inside leg kick. #T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murphy ducks under a wild hook from DaCoca.
DaCoca throws a looping overhand right but Murphy ducks down to avoid it.
DaCoca takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Murphy swings for the body but DaCoca moves out of range.
Murphy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Murphy throws a jab when DaCoca was well out of range.
DaCoca gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Murphy.
DaCoca throws a body punch but Murphy moves out of range.
DaCoca doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Murphy, right into the meat.
Murphy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Murphy misses with a hook. DaCoca ducked under it nicely.
Murphy works over DaCoca's head and body with a nice combination.#CUT#
The cut above Charles DaCoca's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
DaCoca moves away from the strike by Murphy.
DaCoca misses with an uppercut
and Murphy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
DaCoca is breathing heavily.
DaCoca walks forward, straight into a front kick from Murphy.#T3#
Murphy lands a nice leg kick that just misses DaCoca's sensitive parts.
DaCoca avoids the body shot from Murphy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from DaCoca! But no joy.
Jab by Murphy.
DaCoca throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murphy looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Murphy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Murphy stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
DaCoca throws a body shot but no joy.
Murphy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murphy throws a jab when DaCoca was well out of range.
Murphy lands a glancing blow to the side of DaCoca's head.#CUT#
Charles DaCoca's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Murphy lands with a thumping leg kick.
DaCoca shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Murphy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cedric Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murphy blocks a head kick by DaCoca.
Murphy stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Charles DaCoca's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Cedric Murphy!
Our winner, Cedric Murphy, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Charles DaCoca spoke after the fight, saying 'That was unexpected.. Well done.'.
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