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Event:
ABW 122 Distacio Jr - Jones
Date: Apr 17, 2018 |
#R1#
Machine bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Murphy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Machine tries for a takedown but Murphy circles away easily
and Murphy counters with a stiff right hand.
Machine fails with a takedown attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Murphy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.#TD2#
Machine closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Machine winds up and cracks Murphy with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Murphy has hold of Machine's hands but Machine slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Machine throwing shots but Murphy is blocking nicely.
Machine not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Machine throwing shots but Murphy is blocking nicely.
Machine missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Machine not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. #T1#
Machine missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Machine not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Murphy on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Murphy tries to get out of the position.
Machine lands with a punch from half guard.
Ground and pound from Machine.
Murphy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Murphy is not content to let Machine control the position.
Machine is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Machine scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Machine is keen to just control but Murphy is a slippery customer.
Murphy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Machine.
Murphy has hold of Machine's hands but Machine slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Machine sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Murphy defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Machine not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Machine looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Murphy with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. #T2#
Machine is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Machine working his ground and pound in the gym.
Murphy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Murphy trying to control here.
Machine thows a huge punch but Murphy dodges it nicely.
Machine thows a huge punch but Murphy dodges it nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Machine working over Murphy with some ground and pound. Murphy looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Machine not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Murphy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Machine.
Machine working Murphy over with strikes.
Machine working Murphy over with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Machine thows a huge punch but Murphy dodges it nicely.
Machine is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. #ROC2#
Murphy is rocked!
Machine wants to free his trapped foot but Murphy is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Oh Murphy is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!#T3##SUB2#
Machine is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Murphy defends it well.
Murphy seems to have got his legs back now.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ground and pound from Machine.
Murphy taking some punishment here, with Machine in his half guard.
Machine is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Machine looking to finish Murphy with some ground and pound. This is bad for Murphy!
Murphy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Machine on the ground.
Machine fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Machine scoring with strikes but Murphy is staying in there.
Machine controlling the position easily from mount.
Machine has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Machine drops a big elbow. That's hurt Murphy! More shots from Machine and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Love Machine!
During a confident post fight interview, Love Machine thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Event:
ABW 117 Gonza - Potter
Date: Mar 27, 2018 |
#R1#
The Man scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Murphy doesn't seem bothered though.
The Man misses with a double jab
and Murphy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Murphy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from The Man.
The Man just misses with a punch to the body.
Murphy looks to land a right hand but The Man moved out of range.
The Man connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The Man looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nice body punch from Murphy.
Murphy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
#CUT2#
It looks like Bob The Man has been cut.
Murphy misses the shot to the body.
The Man uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murphy.
The Man was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Murphy misses with a combination
and The Man counters with a stiff right hand.
The Man catches Murphy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Man lands a nice shot to the body.
#T1#
Murphy misses the body punch
and Murphy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The Man throws out a loose jab but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murphy throws out a counter right but The Man avoids it with no problem.
Murphy scores with a hook to the body. The Man takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Murphy slips under a jab.
The Man tries to close the distance and clinch up but Murphy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Murphy moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Murphy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Murphy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Murphy misses with a looping left.
Nice jab there from Murphy.
The Man takes a swing at Murphy's ribcage but misses.
Murphy throws out a counter right but The Man avoids it with no problem.
The Man swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A combination from The Man does no damage.
Murphy appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Murphy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. The Man doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murphy cracks The Man with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Murphy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. The Man doesn't seem bothered though.
Murphy has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.#T2#
The Man throws a looping overhand right but Murphy ducks down to avoid it.
Murphy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by The Man.
Murphy defending well as The Man loads up on a big left hand.
Murphy lands a nice hook to The Man's body. The Man takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The Man staying out of range there.
The Man swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murphy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. The Man looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The Man 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.
The Man misses with a looping right.
The Man with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Murphy to score with a decent uppercut.
The Man ducks right into an uppercut from Murphy.
Jab from Murphy.
The Man thows a left - swing and a miss!
The Man scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The Man misses with an uppercut
enabling Murphy to counter with a crisp jab.
Murphy scores with a nice right hand.
#T3#
The Man uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murphy.
Murphy has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Man. Murphy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murphy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little feinted left hand from The Man on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Murphy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Murphy lands with a cross.
The Man ducks under a wild hook from Murphy.
Murphy's hands are dropping dangerously low here and The Man connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Murphy scrambles back to his feet.
Murphy catches The Man with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The Man misses with a body shot.
The Man swinging wildly here.
Murphy doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Murphy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Murphy misses with a hook
and The Man counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Eliah Murphy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Murphy throws a big shot that misses.#T4#
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 big left from Murphy misses.
The Man misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murphy.
The Man is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murphy.
The Man misses with an uppercut
and Murphy counters with a straight right hand.
The Man thows a left - swing and a miss!
Murphy moves out of range as The Man strikes.
Murphy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by The Man.
The Man throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Murphy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The Man just misses with a punch to the body.
Murphy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Murphy throws a right and a left that The Man avoids nicely.
The Man throwing a counter right hand but Murphy manages to avoid it.
The Man throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murphy lands with an overhand left.
The Man is trying hard to land a takedown here. Murphy sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A nice side step and Murphy releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Murphy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A swing and a miss from The Man.
Murphy is clearly trying to counter these attacks from The Man with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eliah Murphy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bob The Man's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
The Man throws a body shot but no joy.
The Man slips a straight right by Murphy.
The Man moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The Man lands with a straight right. Murphy didn't see that one coming.
Murphy with a nice cross.
Murphy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether The Man might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
The Man moves forwards but Murphy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The Man takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Murphy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The Man misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murphy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murphy misses the shot to the body.
The Man is looking to counter punch.
A big left from The Man misses.
The Man uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murphy.#T1#
The Man uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murphy.
A jab from Murphy misses.
A slow jab from Murphy misses its intended target.
A big right from Murphy misses.
Murphy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Man.
The fighters circle momentarily. Murphy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Murphy just misses with a punch to the body.
Murphy looks to score with a jab to the body but The Man is just out of range.
The Man takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Murphy misses with a body shot.
Murphy throws a body punch but The Man moves out of range.
The Man looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The Man scores with a crisp jab that stopped Murphy in his tracks.
Murphy looks to score with a jab to the body but The Man is just out of range.
The Man is looking to counter the offense by Murphy and move into the clinch.
The Man throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
#CL#
The Man darts in and clinches Murphy up against the cage.#T2#
Murphy scores with a nice hook to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from The Man.
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 tries to throw a body punch but The Man avoids it by throwing Murphy back against the cage.
Murphy misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, The Man scores with a nice short uppercut.
Murphy swings wildly with an uppercut but The Man uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murphy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of The Man backwards.
The Man blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murphy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The Man avoiding damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Murphy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murphy.
Murphy misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from The Man.
Murphy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Murphy has a couple of punches blocked by The Man.
#T3#
Murphy struggles to land a body shot inside as The Man controls his hands.
Murphy misses with a punch to the body.
Murphy lands a body shot in the clinch.
The Man lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Murphy backwards.
The Man taking a breather.
Murphy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The Man swings wildly with an uppercut but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Man tries to stall but Murphy uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Murphy misses with some punches.
Murphy struggles to land a body shot inside as The Man controls his hands.
Eliah Murphy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short uppercut from The Man.
The Man prevents Murphy from breaking the clinch.
Murphy blocking some punches.
The Man lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The Man lands a left hand.
The Man throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.#T4#
The Man tries to throw a body punch but Murphy avoids it by throwing The Man back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Murphy fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by The Man.
The Man misses with a hook from the clinch.
The Man tries to throw a body punch but Murphy avoids it by throwing The Man back against the cage.
Murphy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Murphy prevents a body shot from The Man.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Man lands a shoulder strike.
Murphy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Murphy misses with the head strike.
Murphy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The Man blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murphy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murphy blocking some punches.
The Man tries a body shot but Murphy blocks it.
The Man is trying to stall.
Murphy lands a right hand that snaps the head of The Man backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Eliah Murphy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Bob The Man's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Murphy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The Man takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Murphy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big right from Murphy misses.
The Man jabs Murphy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The Man misses with a looping right.
Murphy misses with a lunging right hand
and Murphy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The Man scores with a crisp jab that stopped Murphy in his tracks.
Left hook, right uppercut from Murphy.
The Man looks to land a left hand but Murphy moved out of range nicely.
Murphy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Murphy misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murphy. The Man does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murphy looks to land a left hand but The Man moved out of range nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murphy works the jab nicely.
Jab by The Man.#T1#
The Man paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Murphy throws a right hand that misses
and The Man counters with a straight right hand.
The Man takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Murphy moves out of range as The Man strikes.
Murphy throws the left hand but The Man avoids the punch easily.
The Man scores with a nice strike.
A left lands for The Man.
Murphy throws an off balance right hand
and The Man counters with a left to the body.
The Man tries for a takedown but Murphy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Murphy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The Man shoots in looking for a takedown. Murphy tries to sprawl out of it but The Man keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Murphy manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Murphy looks to throw the jab but The Man is out of range. #T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#CL#
The Man clinches.
The Man throws a punch but it's blocked by Murphy.
Murphy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The Man blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murphy tries to work over The Man's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murphy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murphy scores with a shot to the side of The Man's head.
The Man struggles to land a body shot inside as Murphy controls his hands.
The Man lands a right hand.
Murphy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The Man lands with a short shot to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as The Man takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Murphy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The Man working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#TD#
The Man has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Murphy uses from the top position.
Murphy content to stall in guard here. #T3##SUB#
The Man is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Murphy rolls with it to try and escape but The Man cranks on the arm and Murphy is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bob The Man!
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Event:
ABW 111 Jones - Suleyman
Date: Mar 06, 2018 |
#R1#
Murphy misses the shot to the body.
Experiment Il definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nice uppercut there from Murphy.
Good exchange - Experiment Il coming out on top.
Murphy misses the shot to the body.
Experiment Il just misses with a punch to the body.
Murphy misses the shot to the body.
Murphy is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Experiment Il is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murphy.
Experiment Il misses with a straight left.
Murphy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Murphy looks to throw the jab but Experiment Il is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Experiment Il.
Murphy has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A big left from Experiment Il misses.
Murphy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Experiment Il.
Murphy misses with a right hand
letting Experiment Il counter with a right hand.
Experiment Il ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murphy moves away.#T1#
Murphy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Experiment Il lands a really nice looking cross but Murphy seems unphased.
Murphy throws an overhand right that lands on Experiment Il's shoulder, as Experiment Il tries to avoid the shot.
Experiment Il tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murphy was well out of range. Poor timing from Experiment Il.
Nice defenses there by Experiment Il.
Experiment Il loads up on a big right hand but Murphy slips the punch.
A little jabbing left from Murphy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Experiment Il feints and then cracks Murphy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Murphy down.
Experiment Il throws a series of punches but Murphy avoids them all with ease.
Murphy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Experiment Il.
Experiment Il takes one on the button.
Murphy misses the shot to the body.
Experiment Il smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Murphy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Murphy's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Experiment Il connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Murphy scrambles back to his feet.#T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Experiment Il waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Murphy.
Murphy lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Murphy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Experiment Il pushes Murphy away with a front kick.
Murphy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Experiment Il.
Experiment Il misses with a straight left.
Experiment Il lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Experiment Il.
Experiment Il lands a jab to the head.
#CL#
Experiment Il has Murphy up against the cage in a clinch.
Murphy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Experiment Il misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murphy swings wildly with an uppercut but Experiment Il uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murphy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Experiment Il tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Murphy avoids it.
Experiment Il swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#T3#
Murphy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Experiment Il manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Murphy misses with some punches.
Murphy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Experiment Il's elbow.
Experiment Il tries to land a knee to the head but Murphy blocks with his arms.
Experiment Il connects with a knee to the head.
Murphy misses with a body punch.
Experiment Il tries to land knees in the clinch but Murphy avoids the damage to the body. #BC#
Experiment Il breaks the clinch.
Experiment Il slips a jab and a cross from Murphy.
Experiment Il wants to slow Murphy down by chopping away at his legs.
Murphy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Experiment Il misses with an uppercut.
Murphy scores with a shot to the body.
#T4#
Experiment Il uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murphy.
An attempted straight right counter from Experiment Il misses the target.
Eliah Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Experiment Il misses.
Murphy misses with a hook
and Experiment Il 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 connects with a right hand. Experiment Il shakes it off.
Experiment Il cracks Murphy with a right hand to the side of the head.
Experiment Il throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Experiment Il moves out of range of the strikes.
Experiment Il appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Murphy lands a right hook to the body.
Murphy misses with a body punch
enabling Experiment Il to counter with a crisp jab.
Experiment Il throws a series of punches but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy throws out a counter right but Experiment Il avoids it with no problem.
Experiment Il takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murphy looks to throw the jab but Experiment Il is out of range.
Experiment Il turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Experiment Il staying out of range there.
As Murphy backs away, Experiment Il returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Finnish Experiment Il dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Murphy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Experiment Il looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Experiment Il ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
As Murphy looks to move away, Experiment Il throws a big counter combo but Murphy just gets out of the way.
Experiment Il throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Murphy counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Murphy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nice cross by Murphy.#CL#
Experiment Il gets a clinch.
Experiment Il just leaning against Murphy, taking a breather.
A short body shot lands from Murphy as the two fighters clinch.
Murphy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Experiment Il is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Murphy can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murphy tries to throw a body punch but Experiment Il avoids it by throwing Murphy back against the cage.
Experiment Il trying to land knees to the body.
Murphy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#BC#
Experiment Il breaks the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Experiment Il lands with a right hand. #T1#
Experiment Il takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Murphy misses with a two punch combination.
Nice defenses there by Experiment Il.
Murphy throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
#CUT2#
It looks like Finnish Experiment Il has been cut.#CL#
Experiment Il gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Experiment Il looking to throw knees to the head but Murphy is blocking nicely.
Murphy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Murphy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Experiment Il manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Experiment Il effectively controlling the action here.
Experiment Il gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Murphy avoiding damage as Experiment Il throws knees to the body.
#BC#
Experiment Il breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T2#
Murphy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murphy throws a jab when Experiment Il was well out of range.
Murphy looks to land a right hand but Experiment Il moved out of range.
Murphy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Experiment Il. Experiment Il obviously looking to wear him down.
Experiment Il doesn't manage to clinch there - Murphy circles away.
Nice cross by Murphy.
Experiment Il connects with a leg kick. Murphy looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Murphy slips a straight right by Experiment Il.
Murphy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Experiment Il counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Experiment Il throws a hook but Murphy avoids it easily.
Murphy throws a looping overhand right but Experiment Il ducks down to avoid it.
Experiment Il appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Murphy scores with a jab.
Murphy misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters circling - Murphy throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #T3#
Murphy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Experiment Il counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Murphy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Experiment Il counters with a straight right hand.
Murphy misses the shot to the body.
Murphy misses with a looping left.
Experiment Il is looking to clinch.
Murphy swings for the body but Experiment Il moves out of range.
Murphy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Murphy misses the jab.
Experiment Il connects with a good right hand that stumbles Murphy. Murphy circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Murphy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.#ROC#
Murphy is rocked!
Murphy throws a hook but Experiment Il avoids it easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Murphy is still on wobbly legs! Can Experiment Il finish him?
Murphy throws a body shot but no joy.
Experiment Il fires out a quick counter leg kick but Murphy just manages to avoid it.
Murphy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Experiment Il.
Murphy seems to have recovered his senses.
Finnish Experiment Il is winning the standup battle so far.#T4#
Murphy missing with a left hand there. Experiment Il was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Murphy looks to land a right hand but Experiment Il moved out of range.
Murphy throws a sloppy body shot
and Murphy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murphy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Experiment Il looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Murphy throws a lazy uppercut
and Experiment Il counters with a straight right hand.
Murphy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Murphy misses with a straight right.
Experiment Il gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Murphy.
Nice defenses there by Experiment Il.
Murphy throws a shot from downtown. Experiment Il moves away and avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Experiment Il misses the target.
Murphy throws a poor cross that misses
and Experiment Il counters with a nice leg kick.
Experiment Il scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
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 Finnish Experiment Il will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Finnish Experiment Il's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Experiment Il looks to land a body kick but Murphy moved away.
A countering left hand to the body from Murphy misses.
Experiment Il ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murphy moves away.
Experiment Il looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Experiment Il's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Experiment Il duly obliges.
Experiment Il throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Murphy misses.
Murphy cracks Experiment Il with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Murphy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Experiment Il.
Murphy scores with a body shot.
Murphy connects with a body shot that sends Experiment Il's belly button to the back.
Murphy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A leg kick checked by Murphy.
Murphy moves out of range as Experiment Il throws a body kick.
Murphy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murphy takes a swing at Experiment Il's ribcage but misses.
Murphy moves out of range of the body kick.#T1#
Experiment Il with a jab.
Experiment Il avoids the body shot from Murphy.
Experiment Il lands with a kick to the ribs.
Murphy looks to land a right hand but Experiment Il moved out of range.
Experiment Il was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Experiment Il uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murphy.
A combination from Murphy does no damage.
Experiment Il is looking for a counter combo.
Experiment Il swings for the body but Murphy moves out of range.
Experiment Il ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Experiment Il shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Murphy throws out a counter right but Experiment Il avoids it with no problem.
A jab from Murphy does it's job there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Murphy.
Experiment Il slips a jab from Murphy.
Experiment Il lands with a cross.
Eliah Murphy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Experiment Il with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Murphy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A combination from Murphy does no damage.
Experiment Il was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Murphy misses with a right hand
and Experiment Il counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Experiment Il waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Murphy.
Experiment Il throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#CL#
Experiment Il pushes Murphy up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Experiment Il.
Experiment Il throws a punch but it's blocked by Murphy.
Experiment Il looking to throw knees to the head but Murphy is blocking nicely.
Murphy swings wildly with an uppercut but Experiment Il uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Murphy fails to land.
Experiment Il taking a breather.#T3#
Murphy lands a hook that snaps the head of Experiment Il backwards.
Murphy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murphy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murphy misses with some punches.
Murphy misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Murphy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Murphy misses with a body punch.
Finnish Experiment Il is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Experiment Il blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Experiment Il connects with a knee to the head.
Murphy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy lands a right hand.
Murphy misses with a punch on the inside.
#T4#
Murphy tries a body shot but Experiment Il blocks it.
Experiment Il blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murphy being controlled against the cage.
Murphy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murphy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Experiment Il blocking some punches.
Murphy has a couple of punches blocked by Experiment Il.
Murphy misses with some punches.
Experiment Il blocks an uppercut.
Murphy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Eliah Murphy.
Well Experiment Il 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Finnish Experiment Il!
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Event:
ABW 104 Jones - Ludwig II
Date: Feb 06, 2018 |
#R1#
Dovlatov looks to throw the jab but Murphy is out of range.
Murphy throws a hook but Dovlatov avoids it easily.
Murphy ducks under a wild hook from Dovlatov.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dovlatov. Murphy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murphy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dovlatov manages to avoid it.
Murphy misses with an uppercut.
Murphy loads up on a big right hand but Dovlatov slips the punch.
Dovlatov shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Dovlatov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Murphy misses with a left hand
and Dovlatov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dovlatov connects with a body shot.
Dovlatov looks to throw the jab but Murphy is out of range.
Dovlatov looks to throw the jab but Murphy is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy swings for the body but Dovlatov moves out of range.
Dovlatov scores with a nice strike.
Murphy throws a body punch but Dovlatov moves out of range.
Dovlatov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dovlatov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murphy misses with an uppercut. #T1#
Murphy misses with a head kick.
Dovlatov throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Murphy misses with a body shot.
Dovlatov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Murphy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Murphy throws an off balance right hand
letting Dovlatov counter with a right hand.
Dovlatov is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Murphy misses with an uppercut
and Dovlatov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Murphy misses with a hook
and Dovlatov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Murphy thinking.
Dovlatov delivers a nice body kick.
Dovlatov misses with a head kick.
Murphy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murphy wants to counter the offense by Dovlatov and move into the clinch position.
Murphy looks to throw the jab but Dovlatov is out of range.
Dovlatov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dovlatov misses with a straight left.
Murphy tries to counter with a clinch but Dovlatov shakes him off and moves away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dovlatov 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.
Sergei Dovlatov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murphy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dovlatov.
Murphy now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nice body kick there by Dovlatov.#T2#
Murphy moves out of range as Dovlatov strikes.
Dovlatov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dovlatov scores with a sloppy right hand. Murphy should have avoided that one.
Dovlatov 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.
Murphy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murphy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dovlatov was well out of range. Poor timing from Murphy.
Murphy scores with a decent looking hook.
Dovlatov thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Murphy if he has to take too many more of those.
Dovlatov looks for the body kick but Murphy saw that one coming.
Dovlatov loads up on a big right hand but Murphy slips the punch.
Murphy swings for the body but Dovlatov moves out of range.
Dovlatov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dovlatov slips a straight right by Murphy.
Murphy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dovlatov lands a really nice looking cross but Murphy seems unphased.
Dovlatov jabs Murphy right on the nose. Murphy blinks but takes it well.
Murphy misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dovlatov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T3#
Dovlatov misses the shot to the body.
Murphy is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Dovlatov staying out of range there.
Dovlatov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Murphy takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Some bone on bone action there as Murphy checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Dovlatov lands with a hook. Murphy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dovlatov is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Dovlatov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Murphy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dovlatov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murphy was well out of range. Poor timing from Dovlatov.
Murphy misses with a hook. Dovlatov ducked under it nicely.
Dovlatov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murphy.
Dovlatov is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Murphy blocks a jab.
Murphy moves out of range as Dovlatov strikes.
Murphy misses with a body shot.
Murphy misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Murphy slips a straight right by Dovlatov.
Dovlatov scores with a punch to the head.#T4#
Dovlatov ducks under a wild hook from Murphy.
Dovlatov half committed to a counter leg kick.
Dovlatov throws a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dovlatov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Murphy.
A swing and a miss from Murphy.
Dovlatov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murphy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dovlatov's head.
Dovlatov really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dovlatov just misses with a punch to the body.
Dovlatov lands a body shot.
Dovlatov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Murphy. That did some damage!
Dovlatov with a nice cross.
Murphy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dovlatov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dovlatov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Murphy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Murphy misses with a looping right.
Dovlatov defending well as Murphy loads up on a big left hand.
Murphy digs a good hook to Dovlatov's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Dovlatov dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2##TD#
Dovlatov shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Sergei Dovlatov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dovlatov controls from within his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy trying to keep a closed guard but Dovlatov is proving a slippery customer.
Dovlatov's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1#
Dovlatov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dovlatov will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dovlatov controls from within his opponent's guard. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Murphy throws a series of punches but Dovlatov avoids them all with ease.
Dovlatov is looking to counter the offense by Murphy and move into the clinch.
Murphy misses with a looping right.
An attempted straight right counter from Dovlatov misses the target.#CL#
Murphy gets tackled into the cage by Dovlatov. Dovlatov maintains the clinch.
Dovlatov lands an elbow inside.
Dovlatov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murphy avoids the elbow strike from Dovlatov, against the cage.
#T2#
Murphy tries a body shot but Dovlatov blocks it.
Murphy can't find room to land a body shot as Dovlatov controls the action.
Murphy swings wildly with an uppercut but Dovlatov uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Murphy on the inside.
Murphy struggles to land a body shot inside as Dovlatov controls his hands.
Dovlatov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dovlatov prevents a body shot from Murphy.
Murphy scores with a shot to the side of Dovlatov's head.
Murphy scores with a shoulder strike. #ROC2#
Dovlatov is rocked!
Murphy misses with a punch to the body.
#T3#
Murphy misses with a punch on the inside.
Murphy prevents a body shot from Dovlatov.
Dovlatov works on Murphy's body with a couple of short punches.
Dovlatov blocking some punches.
Dovlatov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Murphy backwards.
Murphy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murphy has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Dovlatov seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Murphy can turn it around.
Murphy working aggressively here.
Murphy misses with the head strike.
Murphy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murphy lands a body shot in the clinch.
Murphy tries to throw a body punch but Dovlatov avoids it by throwing Murphy back against the cage. #T4#
Murphy throws a punch but it's blocked by Dovlatov.
A right handed body shot lands from Murphy.
Nice elbow from Dovlatov.
Murphy throws a punch but it's blocked by Dovlatov.
Murphy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dovlatov blocking some punches.
Murphy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murphy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Murphy lands a hook that snaps the head of Dovlatov backwards.
Eliah Murphy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Murphy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eliah Murphy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Murphy lands with a straight right. Dovlatov didn't see that one coming.
Oh Dovlatov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Murphy drops Dovlatov with a naaaaasty hook - Dovlatov is in real trouble here! Murphy dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eliah Murphy!
Our winner, Eliah 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.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 04, 2018 |
#R1#
A jab from Murphy finds it's way through Heather 's defenses.
Murphy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Murphy slaps away a takedown attempt from Heather , before circling back to the center of the mat.
Murphy throws a quick counter head kick but Heather was just out of range.
Murphy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Heather looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Heather misses with an uppercut
and Murphy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Heather throws a head kick that misses.
Murphy lands with a straight right. Heather didn't see that one coming.#KD#
Oooooh!!! Murphy has knocked Heather down with a huge combo! Murphy steps away and waves a wobbly Heather back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#ROC#
Heather is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Heather shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Heather is still on wobbly legs! Can Murphy finish him?
Murphy connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice straight punches there by Murphy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Murphy.
Murphy moves out of range as Heather strikes.
Murphy connects with a body shot that sends Heather 's belly button to the back.#T1##KD#
Murphy lands a left and a right that send Heather crashing to the mat, dazed. Murphy thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Murphy lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Eliah Murphy!
A very excited looking Eliah Murphy 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.
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