Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: HFC 97 - Leifsson vs Krutel
Date: Sep 12, 2021

#R1#
Olsen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Murphy.
Olsen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Murphy swats away the attempt to clinch by Olsen.
Olsen misses with a looping left.
Murphy lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Murphy 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.#CL2#
Olsen has Murphy up against the cage in a clinch.
Murphy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Olsen lands an elbow that stopped Murphy in his tracks for a moment.
Olsen tries to throw a body punch but Murphy avoids it by throwing Olsen back against the cage.
Murphy working aggressively here.
Murphy blocks a body shot from Olsen. #BC#
Murphy breaks the clinch.
Olsen is looking to clinch but Murphy is avoiding it.
Murphy is looking to slow Olsen down with leg kicks.
Olsen takes one on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murphy moves out of range as Olsen strikes.
A jab from Murphy does it's job there.#T1#
Olsen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Murphy tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Olsen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Murphy misses with a body shot.
Murphy thumps Olsen with a low kick.
Murphy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Good leg kick by Olsen.
Murphy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Murphy scores with a crisp jab that stopped Olsen in his tracks.
A punch lands to the side of Olsen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Murphy looks to score with a jab to the body but Olsen is just out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Murphy.
Murphy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Olsen.
Murphy quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murphy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice defenses there by Olsen.#T2#
Murphy throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Sloppy strikes from Murphy. Those never looked like landing.
Olsen misses the jab.
Harry Olsen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Olsen misses with a looping left.
Murphy moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Olsen slips a jab and a cross from Murphy.
Olsen appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A jab from Olsen misses.
Olsen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murphy.
Murphy misses with a hook.
Murphy moves out of range as Olsen strikes.
Olsen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Murphy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Olsen misses the jab.
Murphy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Olsen is looking to clinch but Murphy is avoiding it. #T3#
Murphy throws a body shot but no joy.
Olsen throws a big shot that misses.
Murphy looks to land a left hand but Olsen moved out of range nicely.
Murphy scores with a decent looking hook.
Olsen 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.
Olsen misses with an uppercut.
Murphy slips a jab from Olsen.
An attempted straight right counter from Murphy misses the target.
Olsen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Murphy. Murphy obviously looking to wear him down.
Olsen lands a jab.
Murphy slips under a jab.
Olsen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Olsen moves out of range of the strikes.
It seemed like Olsen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A slow jab from Olsen misses its intended target.
Murphy staying out of range there.#T4#
Olsen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murphy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Olsen.
Olsen throws out a loose jab but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.
And Murphy counters with a quick kick to the body but Olsen blocks it.
Olsen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
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 an overhand right that lands on Olsen's shoulder, as Olsen tries to avoid the shot.
Murphy misses with a straight right.
Murphy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Olsen is out of range.
A jab from Murphy misses.
Murphy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murphy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Murphy there as he acknowledges the shot.#CL2#
Olsen moves into the clinch.
Murphy taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Murphy has had enough of the clinch but Olsen keeps him there for the moment.
Murphy is looking to control Olsen's arms but Olsen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Murphy has his back to the cage.
Murphy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Olsen can't find room to land a body shot as Murphy controls the action.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Shamus Murphy will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
A telegraphed right hand from Murphy misses the target.
Murphy misses with the combination.
Olsen misses with a looping right.
Murphy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Olsen.
Olsen doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Olsen might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Murphy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Olsen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Olsen misses with an uppercut.
Olsen throws a hook but Murphy avoids it easily.
Olsen takes a swing at Murphy's ribcage but misses.
Murphy was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Olsen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Olsen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Murphy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Olsen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Olsen looks to land a left hand but Murphy moved out of range nicely.
Murphy jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Murphy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Olsen.#T1#
Murphy misses with a body shot.
Murphy misses with a looping right.
Murphy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Olsen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Murphy.
Murphy throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Olsen cracks Murphy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Murphy drops his hands momentarily and Olsen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Olsen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Murphy.
Olsen's corner calls for a 1-2. Olsen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Olsen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Olsen lands with a shot to the body.
Olsen misses with a hook
and Murphy counters with a good low kick that Olsen was not able to check.
A jab from Olsen misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murphy throws a hook to the side of Olsen's head but Olsen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#T2#
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Murphy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Olsen! But no joy.
Olsen tests Murphy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Olsen misses the jab.
Murphy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Olsen misses with a right hand
and Murphy counters with a thumping low kick.
Olsen throws a shot from downtown. Murphy moves away and avoids it.
The fighters circling - Olsen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Murphy is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Murphy looks to land a left hand but Olsen moved out of range nicely.
Olsen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Murphy.
Murphy lands a nice looking body shot.
Olsen connects with a body shot that sends Murphy's belly button to the back.
Murphy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Olsen manages to avoid it.
Olsen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Murphy is able to avoid easily.#T3#
Murphy slips a jab from Olsen.
Murphy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Olsen missing with a left hand there. Murphy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Olsen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Murphy in his tracks. #CL2#
Olsen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Murphy misses with a punch to the body. #BC#
Murphy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Murphy tests Olsen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Olsen lands a jab to the nose.
Olsen tries to clinch but Murphy moves away
and Murphy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A swing and a miss from Olsen.
Murphy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A lazy left from Olsen finds it's target.
Murphy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Harry Olsen seems to be getting the better of the standup.#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!
Murphy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Olsen digs a good hook to Murphy's body.
Olsen loads up on a big right hand but Murphy slips the punch.
Murphy throws a jab when Olsen was well out of range.
Olsen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Olsen lands a lovely overhand right.
Olsen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murphy.
Murphy ducks under a wild hook from Olsen.
Murphy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Olsen.
Murphy moves away from the strike by Olsen.
Olsen moves out of range as Murphy strikes.
Olsen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Olsen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murphy.
Olsen throws a looping overhand right but Murphy ducks down to avoid it.
Murphy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Harry Olsen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!#R3##CL2#
Olsen has Murphy up against the cage in a clinch.
Murphy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#BC#
Murphy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Olsen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Olsen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murphy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murphy throws out a leg kick but Olsen moves out of range and Murphy only half commits.
Murphy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Olsen.
Murphy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A jab from Olsen finds it's way through Murphy's defenses.
Olsen 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Murphy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd cheers as Olsen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Murphy doesn't seem phased though.
Murphy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Olsen.#T1#
Olsen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Murphy.
Olsen dips to his left and cracks Murphy with an uppercut!
Murphy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Olsen.
Murphy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Olsen.
Olsen misses the shot to the body.
Murphy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Olsen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Olsen staying out of range there.
Murphy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Olsen.
Murphy looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Olsen 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 staying out of range there.
Murphy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Olsen.
A swing and a miss from Murphy.
Olsen dips to his left and cracks Murphy with an uppercut!
Olsen lands a jab.#T2#
Olsen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Olsen lands a jab to Murphy's midsection.
Murphy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Olsen misses with a hook. Murphy ducked under it nicely.
Murphy misses with a straight left.
Murphy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Olsen.
Murphy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Murphy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Murphy throws a jab but it's blocked by Olsen.
Murphy throws the left hand but Olsen avoids the punch easily.
Murphy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Olsen misses with a hook. Murphy ducked under it nicely.
Olsen misses with a wild body shot.
Murphy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Murphy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Olsen.#T3#
Olsen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Murphy with a nice cross.
Nice defenses there by Olsen.
Olsen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Murphy slips under a jab.
Murphy throws a right and a left that Olsen avoids nicely.
Olsen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murphy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Olsen ducks under a wild hook from Murphy.
A slow jab from Olsen misses its intended target.
Olsen connects with the punch.
Olsen throws a looping overhand right but Murphy ducks down to avoid it.
Murphy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Murphy swats away the attempt to clinch by Olsen.#T4#
Olsen throws a lazy uppercut
and Murphy 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!
Olsen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Good standup being displayed there by Murphy as he connects with a hook.
Olsen 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.
Olsen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Murphy takes one to the chin there.
A big left from Olsen misses.
Olsen tries to clinch but Murphy moves away
and Murphy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Olsen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Olsen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murphy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Olsen. Murphy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murphy takes a jab right on the kisser.
Olsen punishes Murphy's body with a nice straight punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Harry Olsen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Olsen 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harry Olsen!
After the fight, Harry Olsen was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

Event: HFC 86 - KVDB vs Jahouli
Date: Jul 24, 2021

#R1#
A head kick from King lands but Murphy takes it in his stride.
Murphy thuds his shin into the meat of King's side.
King throws a body kick that misses
and Murphy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CUT2#It looks like African King has been cut.
King lands a high kick!
Nice body kick from King.
King ducks under a wild hook from Murphy.
African King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King connects with a high kick.
A head kick misses from King.
Murphy missing with a left hand there. King was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Murphy misses the jab.
King is looking to counter 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!
Murphy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air. #CL#
Murphy gets tackled into the cage by King. King maintains the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from King fails to land. #TD#
King 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. #SUB#
King looking for subs off his back but Murphy has passed one foot through into half guard. #T1#
Murphy wants to stand but King has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
King tries to get to full guard but Murphy has control of the leg.
King is working hard here to advance position.
Murphy is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
King is looking for a sweep. Murphy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
It looks like Murphy is going to stand back up.
King is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
King trying to control here.
The fighters are battling for position here. King manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Murphy preventing the sweep.
Murphy tries to stand but King is controlling from the bottom.
Murphy stopping the sweep attempt from King.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
King seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#T3#
Murphy misses the jab.
King throws a head kick that half lands.
King throws the kick towards the body but Murphy avoids it.
Shamus Murphy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Murphy fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches King on the side of the head.
King scores with a kick to the midsection.
Murphy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract King.
King fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Murphy avoids it really well and circles away.
King is looking to clinch.
King closes the distance but Murphy moves to the side
and Murphy counters with a thumping low kick.
King with a poor takedown
and Murphy counters with a straight right hand.
King fails with the takedown
and King takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #ROC2#King is rocked!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for African King. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T4#
King throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oh King is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Murphy has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Murphy plants his feet and throws a brutal three punch combo that sends King swiftly into unconsciousness! Right, left, right! Boom, boom, boom! King face plants, battered and bloodied! He might never be the same again after that finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Shamus Murphy!

Event: HFC 77 - Wanker vs Lindholm
Date: Jun 12, 2021

#R1#
Murphy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Murphy looks to throw the jab but Bizihwaeile is out of range.
Bizihwaeile checks a low kick from Murphy.
Murphy lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Nice uppercut there from Bizihwaeile.
Murphy thumps Bizihwaeile with a low kick.
Murphy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bizihwaeile's sensitive parts.
Murphy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bizihwaeile thows a leg kick but Murphy checks it
and Murphy counters with an inside leg kick.
Bizihwaeile jabs Murphy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bizihwaeile tries a head kick but it misses.
Bizihwaeile lands a right hook to the body.
Bizihwaeile uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murphy.
Bizihwaeile scores with a jab.
Bizihwaeile on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Murphy takes one on the chin but keeps coming. #T1#
Murphy stuns Bizihwaeile with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bizihwaeile 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 blocks a jab.
A slow jab from Bizihwaeile misses its intended target.
A slow jab from Murphy misses its intended target.
Bizihwaeile misses with a right hand
and Bizihwaeile takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bizihwaeile misses with a kick to the body.
Bizihwaeile moves forwards but Murphy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Murphy misses with a low kick.
Murphy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bizihwaeile.
An inside leg kick lands from Murphy.
Bizihwaeile swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murphy throws a jab when Bizihwaeile was well out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bizihwaeile. Murphy shrugs it off though.
Murphy connects with an inside leg kick.#T2#
Bizihwaeile lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bizihwaeile doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Murphy swings widly with a right hand
and Bizihwaeile counters with a nice body shot.
Murphy throws a leg kick
enabling Bizihwaeile to counter with a crisp jab.
Murphy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bizihwaeile throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bizihwaeile swings widly with a right hand
and Bizihwaeile takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Murphy throws a leg kick but Bizihwaeile sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Murphy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bizihwaeile misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murphy.
A swing and a miss from Murphy.
Bizihwaeile just misses with a punch to the body.
Bizihwaeile throws a body shot but no joy.
Bizihwaeile throws a big shot that misses.
Murphy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#T3#
Murphy misses with a two punch combination.
Murphy moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bizihwaeile scores with a nice strike.
Bizihwaeile misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murphy.
Bizihwaeile throws a series of punches but Murphy moves out of range.
Bizihwaeile ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Murphy takes a swing at Bizihwaeile's ribcage but misses.
Feaqeuin Bizihwaeile seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bizihwaeile swings for the body but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bizihwaeile stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Murphy.
Murphy misses with a series of wild punches.
An attempted straight right counter from Bizihwaeile misses the target.
Bizihwaeile throws a body punch but Murphy moves out of range.
Bizihwaeile misses with a wild combination. #T4#
Bizihwaeile moves out of range of the strikes.
Murphy just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murphy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Murphy throws a poor cross that misses
and Bizihwaeile counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bizihwaeile paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Murphy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And Bizihwaeile counters with a quick kick to the body but Murphy blocks it.
Bizihwaeile misses with a lunging right hand
and Murphy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bizihwaeile throws a hook but Murphy blocks it.
Bizihwaeile is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Bizihwaeile is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murphy.
Murphy throws a body shot but no joy.
Bizihwaeile throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bizihwaeile is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bizihwaeile throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bizihwaeile.
Murphy avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Feaqeuin Bizihwaeile will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Murphy throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bizihwaeile uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bizihwaeile on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Murphy. Murphy obviously looking to wear him down.
Murphy stuns Bizihwaeile with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Murphy keeps Bizihwaeile at a distance using the push kick.
Murphy works over Bizihwaeile's head and body with a nice combination.
Bizihwaeile misses with a wild body shot.
Murphy tries a quick counter leg kick but Bizihwaeile is wise to it.
Bizihwaeile looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Murphy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bizihwaeile scores with a body shot.
Murphy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bizihwaeile bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Murphy's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murphy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A low kick lands for Murphy.
Bizihwaeile misses with a wild body shot.
Murphy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bizihwaeile scores with a punch to the head.
Murphy has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.#T1#
Bizihwaeile fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Murphy is out of range.
Bizihwaeile swings for the body but Murphy moves out of range.
Bizihwaeile has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Murphy.
Bizihwaeile is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Murphy throws the left hand but Bizihwaeile avoids the punch easily.
Murphy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bizihwaeile throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murphy is looking to slow Bizihwaeile down with leg kicks.
Bizihwaeile throws a shot to the body.
Bizihwaeile tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murphy was well out of range. Poor timing from Bizihwaeile.
Murphy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bizihwaeile lands with a nice body punch.
Murphy throws a right and a left that both miss.
An inside leg kick lands from Murphy.
Murphy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.#T2#
Murphy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bizihwaeile.
Bizihwaeile scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bizihwaeile with the inside leg kick.
Murphy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bizihwaeile throws a body punch but Murphy moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Murphy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bizihwaeile lands with a shot to the body.
A jab from Bizihwaeile finds it's way through Murphy's defenses.
Murphy dodges the punch combination from Bizihwaeile.
Bizihwaeile swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bizihwaeile lands the left hand.
Bizihwaeile misses with a body shot.
Murphy misses with a wild combination. #T3#
Bizihwaeile misses the shot to the body.
Bizihwaeile throws a shot from downtown. Murphy moves away and avoids it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Murphy. That's going to slow Bizihwaeile down.
Murphy scores with a jab. Bizihwaeile acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bizihwaeile is looking to wear down Murphy with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Murphy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bizihwaeile has time to react.
Murphy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bizihwaeile pushes Murphy away with a front kick.
Bizihwaeile comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Murphy's corner calls for a 1-2. Murphy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Feaqeuin Bizihwaeile is winning the standup battle so far.
Murphy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bizihwaeile scores with a nice body kick.
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 decent looking body kick lands there for Bizihwaeile.
Bizihwaeile throws a hard body shot but it just misses. #T4#
A leg kick checked by Murphy.
Murphy tries a quick counter leg kick but Bizihwaeile is wise to it.
Some wild striking there from Murphy.
Jab by Bizihwaeile.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Murphy might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Bizihwaeile has got the better of the exchanges.
Murphy moves out of range of the strikes.
Murphy flicks out a counter leg kick but Bizihwaeile steps away.
Murphy lands an overhand right.
Bizihwaeile with the inside leg kick.
Murphy takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bizihwaeile looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Murphy missing with a left hand there. Bizihwaeile was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bizihwaeile has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Murphy.
Bizihwaeile bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Murphy's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
That kick from Bizihwaeile tenderised Murphy's leg. Murphy is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Feaqeuin Bizihwaeile dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Murphy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bizihwaeile. Murphy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bizihwaeile lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bizihwaeile throws a series of punches but Murphy avoids them all with ease.
Murphy has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bizihwaeile.
Bizihwaeile throws out a loose jab but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bizihwaeile throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murphy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bizihwaeile takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Murphy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murphy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bizihwaeile was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bizihwaeile misses with a hook to the body
and Murphy counters with a stiff right hand.
Bizihwaeile looks to score with a jab to the body but Murphy is just out of range.
Murphy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Murphy missing with a left hand there. Bizihwaeile was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #T1#
Murphy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bizihwaeile has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bizihwaeile tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Murphy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Murphy checks a leg kick.
Murphy unleashes a big counter combination but Bizihwaeile bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Bizihwaeile connects with a solid leg kick.
Bizihwaeile misses with a wild body shot.
Murphy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bizihwaeile dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Murphy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bizihwaeile looks to score with a jab to the body but Murphy is just out of range.
Murphy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bizihwaeile.
Murphy misses with a looping right.
It looked like Bizihwaeile wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Murphy on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bizihwaeile lands a body shot.
Shamus Murphy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Feaqeuin Bizihwaeile is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
Bizihwaeile uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murphy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bizihwaeile lands a jab to Murphy's midsection.
Bizihwaeile tests Murphy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bizihwaeile shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Murphy thuds a left hand into Bizihwaeile's body.
Murphy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bizihwaeile misses with an uppercut
and Murphy counters with a one-two to the body.
Bizihwaeile lands a jab to the nose.
Bizihwaeile throws a wild body kick that Murphy sees coming a mile off.
Bizihwaeile throws a leg kick which misses Murphy's front leg but catches the back leg as Murphy tries to avoid it.
Murphy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Murphy misses with a straight left.
Murphy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bizihwaeile takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Murphy throws a nice inside leg kick. #T3#
Bizihwaeile misses with a wild body shot.
Bizihwaeile swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murphy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bizihwaeile 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.
Bizihwaeile throws a hook to the side of Murphy's head but Murphy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bizihwaeile misses the shot to the body.
Murphy steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Bizihwaeile avoids a kick to the body.
Bizihwaeile throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Murphy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bizihwaeile.
Murphy only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Bizihwaeile works Murphy's body with a nice hook.
Bizihwaeile with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bizihwaeile staying out of range there.
Bizihwaeile digs a good body shot into Murphy's ribs.#T4#
Murphy looks to land a right hand but Bizihwaeile moved out of range.
Bizihwaeile takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bizihwaeile dips to his left and cracks Murphy with an uppercut!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bizihwaeile swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Murphy.
Murphy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bizihwaeile lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bizihwaeile throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Murphy.
Bizihwaeile swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Murphy misses with a leg kick
and Bizihwaeile cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Murphy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Murphy misses with an uppercut
and Bizihwaeile counters with a nice body shot.
Bizihwaeile moves out of range as Murphy strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Feaqeuin Bizihwaeile showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bizihwaeile 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Feaqeuin Bizihwaeile!
In his post fight interview, Feaqeuin Bizihwaeile started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

Event: HFC 71 - Sosa vs Ford
Date: May 01, 2021

#R1#
Murphy moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rex 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 tests Rex's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Murphy on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Rex listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rex moves out of range as Murphy strikes.
Rex works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rex chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Murphy can pounce on him.
Murphy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rex. Rex obviously looking to wear him down.
Murphy slips under a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rex fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Murphy on the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rex. Murphy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murphy throws a series of punches but Rex moves out of range. #T1#
Rex tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murphy was well out of range. Poor timing from Rex.
Murphy misses with a looping left.
Rex works Murphy's body with a nice hook.
Murphy throws a body kick that misses.
Murphy tries to land a front kick but Rex steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rex connects with a body shot.
Murphy defending well as Rex loads up on a big left hand.
Rex throws a head kick that misses.
Murphy slips under a jab.
Murphy thumps Rex with a low kick.
Murphy lands with an overhand left.
Rex lands with a shot to the body. #T2#
Murphy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Good shot there by Murphy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murphy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A big right from Rex misses.
Murphy fires out a quick counter leg kick but Rex just manages to avoid it.
Rex keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rex looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Murphy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Murphy tried to counter with a leg kick but Rex avoided it.
Murphy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rex 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 lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rex uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murphy.
Rex pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #T3#
Rex looks to land a body kick but Murphy moved away.
Murphy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Murphy moves out of range as Rex throws a body kick.
Murphy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rex misses with a body kick.
It looked like Murphy was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Good exchange - Rex coming out on top.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rex.
Murphy misses with a hook.
Rex takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rex with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Murphy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Murphy moves out of range of the body kick from Rex.
Rex walks into a straight right hand from Murphy.#T4#
Murphy moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rex misses with an uppercut.
Murphy blocks a head kick by Rex.
Rex throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Murphy with a nice calf kick.
Murphy moves out of range of the body kick.
Murphy half committed to a counter leg kick.
Rex keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Murphy looks for the body kick but Rex saw that one coming.
Murphy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rex has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rex with the inside leg kick.
Rex lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Murphy goes down and covers up as Rex starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sabotage Rex!
Sabotage Rex made sure to mention his sponsor, CHURCH OF ZOIDBERG - FEEBLE FIGHTWEAR in his post fight interview.

Event: HFC 67 Sitsongrit vs Dilbrandt
Date: Apr 03, 2021

#R1#
Murphy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murphy works Spence 's body with a nice hook.
Murphy throws the kick towards the body but Spence avoids it.
Spence let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Murphy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Spence throws a jab when Murphy was well out of range.
Murphy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Spence counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Spence fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Murphy on the side of the head.
Spence throws a lazy uppercut
and Murphy counters with a left and a right that stings Spence .
Spence lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Murphy moves out of range as Spence strikes.
Spence takes a swing at Murphy's ribcage but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spence throws a good cross that connects.
Spence lands a nice shot to the body.
Spence scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.#T1#
Murphy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Spence looks to score with a jab to the body but Murphy is just out of range.
Murphy on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Murphy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murphy swings for the body but Spence moves out of range. #CL2#
Spence has closed the distance and engaged Murphy in a clinch.
Murphy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #BC#
Murphy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Murphy misses the jab.
Spence misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murphy.
Spence slips under a jab.
Spence scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Murphy doesn't seem bothered though.
Alan Spence seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spence throws a hook but Murphy avoids it easily.
Murphy throws a body punch but Spence moves out of range.
We've been informed that Spence has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.#T2#
A punch lands to the side of Murphy 's head but he takes it in his stride.#CL2#
Spence closes the distance and clinches.
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 punch that misses.
Spence blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Spence tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Spence lands a shoulder strike. #BC#
Murphy breaks from the clinch.
Spence connects with a jab.
Murphy throws a lazy body kick
and Murphy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Spence 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 mush.
Spence cracks Murphy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Spence lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
No joy there for Murphy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Murphy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Spence at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Spence misses the target.
Murphy throws a mid kick that lands with a slap. #T3#
Spence blocks a jab.
Murphy misses with a body kick.
A shot to the body from Spence misses
letting Murphy counter with a right hand.
Spence scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Spence just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Murphy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Murphy connects with a right hand. Spence shakes it off.
Spence takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Spence swings for the body but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy just misses with a punch to the body.
Spence connects with a body shot that sends Murphy's belly button to the back.
Murphy looks to throw the jab but Spence is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spence . Murphy does a little dance to reset his feet.#T4#
Murphy misses the shot to the body.
Murphy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spence ducks under a wild hook from Murphy.
Murphy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Murphy throws a hook to the side of Spence 's head but Spence sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Spence scores with a jab. Murphy acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Murphy tries to score with a low kick but Spence moves his leg out of the way.
It seemed like Spence was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Murphy moves away from the strike by Spence .
Murphy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Murphy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Spence .
Murphy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Spence counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spence swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Spence listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Spence slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Alan Spence dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Spence throws an overhand right that lands on Murphy's shoulder, as Murphy tries to avoid the shot.
Spence takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure. #CL2#
Murphy gets tackled into the cage by Spence . Spence maintains the clinch.
Murphy throws a head punch that misses.
Murphy lands a nice shot to the body.
A shot in the inside from Spence .
Murphy misses with a punch on the inside.
Murphy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murphy lands with a right to the head.
Murphy pushes Spence back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Murphy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Murphy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Murphy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Spence throws a punch but it's blocked by Murphy.
Spence tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murphy's elbow.
Murphy effectively controlling the action here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murphy lands a shoulder strike. #T1#
Murphy scores with a shot to the side of Spence 's head.
Murphy has a couple of punches blocked by Spence .
Murphy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Spence backwards.
Murphy lands a shoulder strike. #BC2#
Spence breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A jab lands there for Murphy.
Spence keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice shot by Spence .
Spence ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murphy moves away.
Murphy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Spence .
Spence misses with a straight right.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Spence .
Murphy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murphy misses the shot to the body. #T2#
Murphy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Murphy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Spence misses with a hook
and Murphy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Spence thinking.
Spence misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murphy.
Murphy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spence manages to avoid it.
Murphy moves forwards but Spence connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Murphy scores with a jab to the body.
Spence is breathing heavily.
Spence avoids a kick to the body.
Murphy takes one to the chin there.
Murphy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Murphy fakes the leg kick and cracks Spence in the body.
Murphy 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 lands with a shot to the body.
Murphy lands a jab to the nose.
Murphy takes one on the chin but seems OK. #T3#
Murphy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spence was well out of range. Poor timing from Murphy.
Murphy misses with a straight left.
Murphy throws a body punch but Spence moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Murphy.
Murphy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A shot to the liver by Murphy. Beautiful body shot.
Murphy slips a jab from Spence .
Spence takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Spence digs a good body shot into Murphy's ribs.
Spence throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A quick step to the side and Murphy tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murphy misses with a looping left.
Spence swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Murphy misses with a hook. Spence ducked under it nicely.
Spence moves forwards but Murphy connects with a nice, crisp jab.#T4#
Spence misses with a hook.
Spence throws out a loose jab but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Murphy. #ROC#Spence is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spence throws a hook to the side of Murphy's head but Murphy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Murphy uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Spence is still on wobbly legs! Can Murphy finish him?
Murphy scores with a body shot.
A big right from Spence misses.
Murphy throws a body punch but Spence moves out of range.
Spence thows a left - swing and a miss!
A quick step to the side and Murphy tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Spence seems to have recovered his senses.
Spence takes a swing at Murphy's ribcage but misses.
Spence just misses with a punch to the body.
As Spence looks to move away, Murphy throws a big counter combo but Spence just gets out of the way.
Murphy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spence .
Murphy takes a swing at Spence 's ribcage but misses.
Spence is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Murphy with a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Shamus Murphy dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Spence misses with a hook
and Murphy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Spence avoids the body shot from Murphy.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Murphy.
Murphy throws a solid leg kick but Spence takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Murphy.
Spence lands an overhand right.
Nice body kick from Murphy.
Murphy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Spence .
Murphy misses with a low kick.
Murphy throws a series of punches but Spence avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spence keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spence fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murphy manages to avoid it.
Spence throws an overhand right that lands on Murphy's shoulder, as Murphy tries to avoid the shot.
Murphy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#T1#
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Spence , as that shot connected.
Spence throws a jab when Murphy was well out of range.
Murphy tried to counter with a leg kick but Spence avoided it.
Alan Spence seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Murphy lands with a good body shot.
Spence takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Murphy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Spence .
Spence walks into a stiff left hand from Murphy.
Spence throws a jab when Murphy was well out of range.
Murphy throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Murphy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spence .
Murphy misses with an attempted mid kick.
Spence let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Murphy looks to land a body kick but Spence moved away.
Murphy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Spence looks to score with a jab to the body but Murphy is just out of range.
A quick step to the side and Murphy tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.#T2#
Spence keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spence ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murphy moves away.
Murphy misses with a double jab.
Spence scores with a shot to the body.
Murphy lands a nice hook to Spence 's body. Spence takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spence cracks Murphy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Spence connects with a jab.
Murphy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Spence ! But no joy.
Murphy moves out of range as Spence strikes.
Murphy missing with a left hand there. Spence was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Murphy lands a body shot.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Murphy - that will leave a mark! #T3#
Spence avoids the body shot from Murphy.
Spence misses with a hook. Murphy ducked under it nicely.
Murphy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Spence looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Murphy throws a body punch but Spence moves out of range.
Murphy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Spence has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Murphy.
Murphy just misses with a punch to the body.
Murphy throws a body shot but no joy.
Spence looks to land a right hand but Murphy moved out of range.
Murphy throws a quick counter kick to the body but Spence avoids it.
Spence connects with a looping right hand.
Spence blocks a jab.
Spence comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Murphy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spence was well out of range. Poor timing from Murphy.#T4#
Murphy delivers a nice body kick.
Murphy scores with a hook to the body. Spence takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Murphy lands a nice shot that snaps Spence 's head back.
Murphy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spence moves away.
Murphy misses with a wild 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!
A big left from Spence misses.
A big right from Spence misses.
Murphy scores with a kick to the midsection.
Spence throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murphy throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Spence on the side of the head.
Spence takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Spence on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Murphy. Murphy obviously looking to wear him down.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shamus Murphy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Murphy 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shamus Murphy!
The defeated Alan Spence had this to say: 'Racism '.

Event: HFC 62 - Dos Anjos vs Lachance
Date: Feb 27, 2021

#R1#
Murphy throws a one two combo.
Martin throws a shot from downtown. Murphy moves away and avoids it.
Murphy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Murphy there as he acknowledges the shot.
Murphy ducks under a wild hook from Martin.
Murphy scores with a shot to the body.
Martin walks into a left hand.
Martin throws a right hand that misses
and Murphy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Martin throws a shot to the body.
Murphy throws a body kick that misses.
Martin changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martin misses with a right hand
enabling Murphy to counter with a crisp jab.
Martin thows a left - swing and a miss!
A low kick from Murphy misses
and Martin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Murphy misses with an uppercut. Martin saw that one coming.#T1#
Murphy throws a shot from downtown. Martin moves away and avoids it.
Murphy blocks a jab.
Murphy flicks out a counter leg kick but Martin steps away.
Murphy takes one on the button.
Murphy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Murphy misses with a hook to the body
and Martin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Murphy throws a push kick but Martin slaps the foot to one side.
Murphy slips a jab from Martin.
Martin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murphy.
Murphy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Martin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Murphy.#T2#
Murphy throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Murphy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A left and a right from Murphy both land. Nice combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martin misses with a lunging right hand
and Murphy counters with a nice uppercut.
Martin loads up on a big right hand but Murphy slips the punch.
Murphy bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Martin swings widly with a right hand #KD2#
and Murphy counters with a crisp right hand that drops Martin! Murphy lets Martin back up to his feet, looking for a finish!#ROC2#Martin is rocked!
Murphy scores with a shot to the body.
Martin is breathing heavily.
Murphy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Martin doesn't seem bothered though.
A good leg kick by Murphy.
Murphy misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Murphy misses the target. #T3#
Donk. Martin catches Murphy right on the button with a cross.
Martin misses with a wild body shot.
Murphy steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Murphy misses the shot to the body.
Martin misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Murphy counters with a straight right hand.
Murphy misses with the body kick#TD#
and Martin counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Murphy being controlled here, momentarily.
Martin throws an elbow that misses. Murphy uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Martin's guard. Nice move by Murphy!#REVB#
Martin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Murphy is one step ahead there. #T4#
Martin working a defensive guard here.
Martin 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.
Martin seems keen to control Murphy's posture.
Martin throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Martin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#SUB#
Martin wants to work for an arm triangle but Murphy is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Martin is trying to control the action in half guard but Murphy is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Shamus Murphy dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Martin missing with a left hand there. Murphy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Murphy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Murphy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Murphy misses with a body shot.
Martin takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Martin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Murphy throws a jab but it's blocked by Martin.
Murphy goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.#CUT2#It looks like Bald Martin has been cut.
Murphy has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Martin misses with a body punch
and Murphy counters with a two punch combo.
Murphy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martin looks for a takedown but Murphy sprawls well.#T1#
Murphy looks to throw a body kick#TD#
and Martin counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Martin.
Martin trying to control the position from guard on top but Murphy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Martin throws a big right hand that misses.
Martin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Murphy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Martin trying to control the position from guard on top but Murphy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Martin postures up in Murphy's guard and throws a big left but Murphy blocks it. #T2#
Murphy seems keen to control Martin's posture.
Martin lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Martin content to stall in guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Murphy swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Martin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Martin misses with a hook.
Martin backing away here, and Murphy unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Martin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Martin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Martin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.#T3#
Martin misses with a straight right.
Murphy scores with a jab to the body.
Martin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Murphy is trying to counter with his kicks.
Martin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Martin throws an overhand right that lands on Murphy's shoulder, as Murphy tries to avoid the shot.
A nice side step and Murphy releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Murphy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Martin.
Martin sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Martin misses with an uppercut
and Murphy counters with a right hand to the body.
Murphy throws a poor cross that misses
and Martin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Martin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A shot to the liver by Murphy. Beautiful body shot.#T4#
Martin misses the shot to the body.
Martin throws a hook but Murphy avoids it easily.
Murphy lands a right hook to the body.
Martin fails with the takedown
and Murphy counters with a stiff right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murphy walks into a jab.
Murphy jabs Martin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Martin throws the left hand but Murphy avoids the punch easily.
Murphy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Martin is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Murphy throws a lazy body kick
and Martin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Shamus Murphy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bald Martin'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#
Martin has his takedown stuffed
and Murphy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Murphy misses with a body shot.
Martin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Murphy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Martin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Murphy misses the body punch
and Murphy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Martin avoids a kick to the body. #KD2#
Murphy lands a left and a right that send Martin crashing to the mat, dazed. Murphy thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Oh Martin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whack! Murphy lands a heavy head kick that drops Martin. The ref tackles Murphy to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Martin was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Shamus Murphy!

Event: HFC 52 - Slugs vs Eagle 2
Date: Dec 19, 2020

#R1#
Chooga fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Murphy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Chooga looks to land a left hand but Murphy moved out of range nicely.
A head kick misses from Chooga.
Murphy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Chooga can pounce on him.
Chooga tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chooga wants to clinch
and Murphy counters with a nice uppercut.
Murphy is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Chooga.
Murphy fails to land with a series of punches.
Murphy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Murphy misses with a low kick.
Chooga tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Murphy paws at him with a jab and circles away.#CL2#
Chooga closes the distance and pushes Murphy back into the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chooga letting Murphy take a breather here.
Chooga blocking some punches.
Murphy misses with the head strike. #T1#
A head punch on the inside from Murphy fails to land.
Chooga blocks a body shot from Murphy.
Chooga working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chooga creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Chooga makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Chooga is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Chooga is trying to stall.
Murphy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murphy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Murphy is trying to maintain a safe position but Chooga gets an underhook and turns Murphy into the cage.
Murphy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Chooga misses with the head strike.
Chooga just leaning against Murphy, taking a breather.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Chooga takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Murphy tries to work over Chooga's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T2#
Murphy working aggressively here.
Murphy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murphy cracks Chooga with a nice body shot.
Chooga presses Murphy against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Murphy misses with a short punch on the inside. #BC#
Murphy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #CL2#
Chooga gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Murphy presses Chooga against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Chooga is looking to control Murphy's arms but Murphy gets an underhook and turns him. Now Chooga has his back to the cage.
Chooga lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murphy throws a head punch that misses.
Murphy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Murphy stalling in the clinch.
Murphy blocking some punches.
The referee is keeping an eye on Murphy - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chooga.
Murphy digs a right hand into Chooga's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Chooga's gas tank. #T3#
Murphy can't find room to land a body shot as Chooga controls the action.
Murphy lands an uppercut.
Murphy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murphy blocks an uppercut.
Murphy tries to work over Chooga's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murphy lands a shoulder strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Murphy manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Chooga lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Murphy backwards.
Murphy taking a breather.
Murphy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murphy misses with a hook from the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Murphy digs a right hand into Chooga's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Chooga's gas tank. #T4##BC#
Murphy manages to break the clinch.
Chooga throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Murphy tries to counter by clinching up but Chooga breaks away and moves out of range.
Murphy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #CL2#
Chooga gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Chooga lands with a short shot to the head.
Chooga lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murphy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murphy lands with a light punch inside.
Chooga lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Murphy fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #BC#
Murphy breaks the clinch.
Rooga Chooga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Chooga instigates a clinch.
Murphy scores with a shot to the side of Chooga's head.
Murphy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murphy lands a hook that snaps the head of Chooga backwards.
Murphy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Shamus Murphy will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Chooga throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murphy was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A head kick misses from Chooga.
Murphy thinks about countering with a body kick.
Murphy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Murphy catches Chooga with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Chooga throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murphy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Shamus Murphy is winning the standup battle so far.
Chooga shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Murphy sprawls well. Murphy wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Chooga gets slowly back to his feet.
Murphy misses with a double jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Chooga does it's job there.
Chooga throws a poor cross that misses
and Murphy counters with a stiff right hand.
Murphy misses with a shot to the body
enabling Chooga to counter with a crisp jab.
Murphy throws a shot to the body. #T1#
Murphy lands a jab to the nose.
Chooga bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chooga looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Murphy.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Murphy, as that shot connected.
Murphy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chooga throws a head kick that misses.
Chooga slips a jab from Murphy.
Chooga lands with a slapping head kick.
Some wild striking there from Murphy.
Murphy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A low kick from Chooga misses
and Murphy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chooga lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Murphy backs up against the cage. #T2#
Murphy swings for the body but Chooga moves out of range.
Murphy scores with a kick to the body.
Murphy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chooga was well out of range. Poor timing from Murphy.
Chooga now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Chooga tests Murphy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Chooga slips under a jab from Murphy.
Murphy takes a kick to the side of the head.
Murphy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Chooga wants to counter with a clinch but Murphy pushes him away.
Chooga throws out a loose jab but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murphy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chooga pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chooga wants to slow Murphy down by chopping away at his legs.
It looked like Murphy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Murphy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Murphy looks for the body kick but Chooga saw that one coming. #T3#
Chooga misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murphy.
Chooga misses with a two punch combination.
Chooga throws a head kick that misses.
Murphy moves out of range as Chooga throws a body kick.
Chooga thows a leg kick but Murphy checks it
and Murphy counters with an inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Murphy.
Chooga ducks under a wild hook from Murphy.
Chooga throws a big counter head kick but Murphy avoids it with no problem.
Chooga swings and misses with a hook to the body. #CL2#
Chooga has taken the fight to the clinch.
Chooga lands with a short shot to the head.
Murphy blocks a body shot from Chooga.
Chooga misses with some punches.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Chooga manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment. #T4#
Murphy's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Chooga blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chooga throws a punch but it's blocked by Murphy.
Murphy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Chooga taking a breather.
Murphy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Chooga is keeping busy.
Murphy has Chooga pressed against the cage.
I was talking to Murphy's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Murphy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chooga backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chooga stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Shamus Murphy 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Chooga fails to land with a series of punches.
Murphy wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.#CL2#
Chooga clinches up against the cage.
Chooga has a couple of punches blocked by Murphy.
Chooga blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Chooga fails to land.
Chooga lands a left hand.
Murphy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Choogas head.
Murphy misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chooga.
Murphy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy struggles to land a body shot inside as Chooga controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chooga working aggressively here.
Rooga Chooga seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Chooga blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murphy has Chooga pushed against the cage.
Murphy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#T1#
Murphy pushes Chooga back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murphy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murphy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murphy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Murphy misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Chooga.
A shot in the inside from Chooga.
A head punch on the inside from Murphy fails to land. #BC#
Murphy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chooga throws a head kick but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Chooga uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murphy.
Chooga walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Murphy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Chooga connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Shamus Murphy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
Chooga tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murphy was well out of range. Poor timing from Chooga.
Chooga misses with a series of wild punches.
Murphy seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Murphy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chooga was well out of range. Poor timing from Murphy.
Murphy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Murphy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chooga.
Chooga misses with the combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murphy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Chooga throws a leg kick but Murphy sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A good leg kick by Murphy.
Murphy avoids a kick to the body.
Chooga moves out of range of the strikes.#T3#
Murphy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chooga sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chooga tries to close the distance and clinch but Murphy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Murphy connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Chooga tries to clinch there but Murphy circles away.
Chooga gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Murphy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Chooga is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Chooga throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A punch combination from Chooga misses.
Murphy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chooga throws out the jab.
Chooga throws a leg kick that is checked
and Murphy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Murphy connects with a looping right hand.
Some wild striking there from Murphy. #T4#
Murphy looks to score with a jab to the body but Chooga is just out of range.
A nice side step and Chooga releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Murphy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chooga.
Murphy throws a series of punches but Chooga avoids them all with ease.
Rooga Chooga has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chooga looks to throw the jab but Murphy is out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Murphy misses the target.
Murphy lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chooga lands the left hand.
Murphy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice defenses there by Murphy.
Chooga throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Murphy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Murphy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Chooga is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Murphy slips under a jab from Chooga.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shamus Murphy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Murphy 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shamus Murphy!

Event: HFC 44 - Dos Anjos vs Bizi
Date: Oct 24, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rex.
Murphy looks to land a right hand but Rex moved out of range.
Murphy looks to land a body kick but Rex moved away.
Jab by Rex.
Murphy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Murphy throws a big shot that misses.
The fighters circling - Murphy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Murphy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rex was well out of range. Poor timing from Murphy.
A little feinted left hand from Rex on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy throws a chopping leg kick but Rex manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rex tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murphy was well out of range. Poor timing from Rex.
As Rex backs off Murphy throws a huge counter combo but Rex manages to avoid it all.
Rex throws a sloppy head kick
and Murphy counters with a right hand to the body. #T1#
Murphy throws a sloppy head kick and Rex moves out of range easily.
Rex listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rex ducks right into an uppercut from Murphy.
Rex lands with a right hand.
Rex looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rex throws out a loose jab but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rex misses with a right hand
and Murphy counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Rex misses with a right hand #CL2#
and Murphy counters by clinching up.
Murphy lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rex trying to control the position but instead, Murphy has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rex into the cage.
Rex misses with a punch to the body.
Rex working aggressively here.
Murphy throws a punch but it's blocked by Rex. #T2#
Murphy is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Rex lands an uppercut.
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 blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murphy tries to throw a body punch but Rex avoids it by throwing Murphy back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Rex fails to land.
Rex gets through Murphy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rex throws a punch but it's blocked by Murphy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rex.
Rex being controlled against the cage.
Murphy wants to stall.
Murphy lands with a light punch inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Murphy.
Rex lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Murphy. #T3#
Rex swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murphy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rex's elbow.
Rex lands a shot to the body.
Rex is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Murphy is keeping busy.
Murphy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rex's elbow.
Rex digs a right hand underneath Murphy's ribcage. Murphy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Murphy is trying to break the clinch but Rex has him pressed against the cage.
Rex misses with a body punch.
Rex lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Murphy is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Rex lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rex lands a right hand that snaps the head of Murphy backwards.
Murphy misses with a punch on the inside.
Murphy throws a head punch that misses.
Murphy manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A head punch on the inside from Rex fails to land. #T4#
A head punch on the inside from Murphy fails to land.
The referee calls for Murphy to work.
Rex lands with a short shot to the head.
Murphy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rex backwards.
Murphy cracks Rex with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rex scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rex lands an uppercut.
Rex blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murphy swings wildly with an uppercut but Rex uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murphy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Murphy misses with some punches.
Murphy tries to stall but Rex uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rex tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murphy blocks an uppercut.
Murphy working aggressively here.
Murphy misses with a hook from the clinch.
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 Sabotage Rex will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Murphy throws out a powerful jab.
Rex connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Murphy's hands.
Murphy missing with a left hand there. Rex was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rex lands a nice shot that snaps Murphy's head back.
Rex slips under a jab.
Rex throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Murphy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Murphy swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rex counters with a nice kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rex scores with a nice strike.
Murphy scores with a sloppy right hand. Rex should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rex throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Murphy counters with a nice body kick. #T1#
Rex lands with a shot to the body.
Crunch! Rex slams his shin into Murphy's torso.
Murphy is breathing heavily.
Rex scores with a nice right hand.
Murphy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Murphy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rex circles away quickly and effectively.
Rex throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rex misses with an uppercut.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Rex! Murphy is out on his feet! Rex rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Murphy is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Murphy is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sabotage Rex!
Sabotage Rex decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.

Event: HFC 35 - Motts vs Piano
Date: Aug 22, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tonissaar takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Murphy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Murphy misses with a hook to the body
and Tonissaar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tonissaar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tonissaar with a nice cross.
Tonissaar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murphy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tonissaar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tonissaar takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tonissaar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murphy.
Murphy throws a predictable looking body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Murphy misses with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Murphy checks a leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Murphy.
Tonissaar throws a body punch but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy throws the left hand but Tonissaar avoids the punch easily.
Tonissaar misses with a body shot.
Shamus Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tonissaar looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Murphy is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Tonissaar rather than just go for the knockout.
Tonissaar thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Murphy if he has to take too many more of those.
Murphy throws a series of punches but Tonissaar moves out of range.
Tonissaar seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.#T1#
Murphy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tonissaar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Murphy swings widly with a right hand
and Tonissaar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tonissaar throws a leg kick but Murphy sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tonissaar throws a jab when Murphy was well out of range.
Murphy throws a hook to the side of Tonissaar's head but Tonissaar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tonissaar with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Murphy scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Tonissaar misses with a wild body shot.
Tonissaar takes a swing at Murphy's ribcage but misses.
Murphy checks a low kick from Tonissaar.
Murphy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tonissaar throws an overhand right that lands on Murphy's shoulder, as Murphy tries to avoid the shot.
Murphy tries a quick counter leg kick but Tonissaar is wise to it.
Murphy shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Tonissaar eats them both and turns towards Murphy to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murphy throws a right and a left that both miss.
It looked like Tonissaar was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Murphy.
Murphy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tonissaar drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tonissaar has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Murphy finds it's way round the side to connect with Tonissaar's head.
Tonissaar lands with a hook. Murphy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. #T2#
Murphy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tonissaar counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tonissaar ducks right into an uppercut from Murphy.
Tonissaar looks to throw the jab but Murphy is out of range.
Murphy misses with a left hand
and Tonissaar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Murphy connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tonissaar is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Tonissaar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Murphy.
Murphy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tonissaar.
Tonissaar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murphy manages to avoid it.
Murphy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tonissaar.
Murphy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tonissaar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murphy scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Murphy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Murphy takes a swing at Tonissaar's ribcage but misses.
Murphy is looking to land body kicks.
Murphy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Murphy throws a shot from downtown. Tonissaar moves away and avoids it.
Murphy throws a leg kick which misses Tonissaar's front leg but catches the back leg as Tonissaar tries to avoid it.
Murphy connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tonissaar. Tonissaar circles away out of range and recomposes himself.#T3#
Murphy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tonissaar comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Murphy misses with a low kick.
Murphy throws a right hand that misses
and Tonissaar counters with a leg kick.
Murphy lands a jab.
Tonissaar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tonissaar scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Murphy missing with a left hand there. Tonissaar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Murphy swings widly with a right hand
and Tonissaar counters with a good low kick that Murphy was not able to check.
Tonissaar drops his hands momentarily and Murphy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tonissaar avoids the body shot from Murphy.
Tonissaar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murphy. Tonissaar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murphy misses with a double jab.
Murphy misses with a combination
and Tonissaar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A leg kick checked by Murphy.
Murphy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tonissaar. #T4#
Murphy avoids the body shot from Tonissaar.
Murphy scores with a leg kick.
Tonissaar fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Murphy checks it well.
Tonissaar moves out of range as Murphy strikes.
Murphy misses the shot to the body.
Tonissaar fires out a quick counter leg kick but Murphy just manages to avoid it.
Tonissaar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murphy. Tonissaar does a little dance to reset his feet.
A counter left hand to the body from Tonissaar misses its target.
Good work by Tonissaar as he checks the leg kick.
Murphy looks to throw the jab but Tonissaar is out of range.
Tonissaar walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tonissaar shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Murphy throws a body punch but Tonissaar moves out of range.
Tonissaar ducks under a wild hook from Murphy.
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 Tonissaar is just out of range.
Murphy checks the leg kick nicely there.
Murphy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tonissaar takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Murphy wants to land a leg kick but Tonissaar is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Shamus Murphy 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#
A big right from Murphy misses.
Tonissaar takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tonissaar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Murphy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A cross from Tonissaar lands.
Tonissaar just misses with a punch to the body.
Murphy throws the kick towards the body but Tonissaar avoids it.
Murphy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
No joy there for Murphy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Murphy works Tonissaar's body with a nice hook.
Murphy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Murphy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Murphy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tonissaar missing with a left hand there. Murphy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tonissaar digs a good hook to Murphy's body.
Murphy motions for Tonissaar to come forward. Murphy throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tonissaar explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murphy misses with a left hand
letting Tonissaar counter with a right hand.
A lazy body kick from Murphy
and Tonissaar counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. #T1#
Murphy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tonissaar looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tonissaar fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Good shot there by Murphy.
Tonissaar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murphy.
Murphy throws an off balance right hand
and Tonissaar counters with a stiff right hand.
Murphy swings for the body but Tonissaar moves out of range.
A shot to the liver by Murphy. Beautiful body shot.
Tonissaar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murphy looks to land a left hand but Tonissaar moved out of range nicely.
It looked like Tonissaar was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Murphy.
Tonissaar drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Murphy connects with a solid leg kick.
Tonissaar misses with a low kick.
Murphy cracks Tonissaar with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tonissaar dodges the punch combination from Murphy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tonissaar lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.#T2#
Murphy misses the jab.
Murphy misses with an uppercut
and Tonissaar counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tonissaar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tonissaar thumps Murphy with a low kick.
Murphy misses with a right hand
letting Tonissaar counter with a right hand.
Murphy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Murphy misses with a right hand
and Tonissaar counters with a stiff right hand.
Murphy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tonissaar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Murphy throws out the jab.
Murphy throws a looping overhand right but Tonissaar ducks down to avoid it.
Tonissaar misses with a low kick.
Murphy throws a lazy right hand but Tonissaar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tonissaar was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Good exchange - Murphy coming out on top.
Tonissaar takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tonissaar lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tonissaar just misses with a punch to the body.
Murphy defending well as Tonissaar loads up on a big left hand.
Murphy looks to score with a jab to the body but Tonissaar is just out of range.#T3#
Murphy throws a body shot but no joy.
Murphy thuds a left hand into Tonissaar's body.
Nice straight punches there by Murphy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Murphy.
Tonissaar just misses with a punch to the body.
Tonissaar walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tonissaar thuds a left hand into Murphy's body.
Tonissaar tries to move into range but Murphy moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tonissaar lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tonissaar misses with a hook to the body
and Murphy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Murphy thows a leg kick but Tonissaar checks it
and Tonissaar counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Murphy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tonissaar.
Murphy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tonissaar keeps Murphy at a distance using the push kick.
Murphy throws out a loose jab but Tonissaar uses good head movement to avoid it.
A slow jab from Tonissaar misses its intended target.
Nice cross by Murphy.
Murphy tries to bum rush Tonissaar with a series of wild strikes but Tonissaar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.#T4#
Murphy avoids the body shot from Tonissaar.
Tonissaar tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Murphy is able to avoid easily.
Murphy scores with a one two! Tonissaar had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Murphy jabs Tonissaar right on the nose. Tonissaar blinks but takes it well.
Tonissaar connects with a good right hand that stumbles Murphy. Murphy circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Murphy throws a solid leg kick but Tonissaar takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Murphy.
Murphy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A big right from Tonissaar misses.
Murphy lands a nice hook to Tonissaar's body. Tonissaar takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Murphy, as that shot connected.
Tonissaar ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Murphy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tonissaar's head.
A leg kick checked by Murphy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murphy throws a shot from downtown. Tonissaar moves away and avoids it.
Murphy scores with a leg kick.
Tonissaar scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Murphy doesn't seem bothered though.
Murphy throws a jab when Tonissaar was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Shamus Murphy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Tonissaar throws a series of punches but Murphy avoids them all with ease.
Tonissaar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tonissaar throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tonissaar moves forwards but Murphy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tonissaar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murphy moves away.
Tonissaar checks the leg kick.
Tonissaar keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tonissaar looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tonissaar throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Murphy moves away from the strike by Tonissaar.
Tonissaar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murphy.
Shamus Murphy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Murphy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Murphy throws an off balance right hand
and Tonissaar counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tonissaar takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Murphy moves into range and connects with a jab.
Murphy swings away with a body shot that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Murphy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murphy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.#T1#
Tonissaar checks the leg kick nicely there.
Murphy throws a lazy right hand but Tonissaar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That kick from Tonissaar tenderised Murphy's leg. Murphy is trying to keep his angry face on.
Murphy throws a jab when Tonissaar was well out of range.
Murphy throws a body kick that misses
and Murphy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A nice leg kick from Tonissaar, right into the meat of the thigh.
Murphy misses with a body shot.
Murphy throws a series of punches but Tonissaar avoids them all with ease.
An attempted straight right counter from Tonissaar misses the target.
Tonissaar looks to score with a jab to the body but Murphy is just out of range.
Murphy jabs Tonissaar to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tonissaar dips to his left and cracks Murphy with an uppercut!
Murphy misses with a leg kick
and Tonissaar counters with a nice low kick that buckles Murphy's knee momentarily.
Tonissaar thows a body kick. Murphy tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Murphy swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tonissaar counters with a left to the body.
Murphy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tonissaar throws a body punch but Murphy moves out of range.
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!
Tonissaar lands with a good body shot.
Murphy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#T2#
Tonissaar misses with a head kick.
Tonissaar misses the shot to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tonissaar 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.
Murphy connects with a leg kick.
Murphy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Tonissaar misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murphy. Tonissaar does a little dance to reset his feet.
A good leg kick by Murphy.
Tonissaar misses with a leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Murphy checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Murphy swings for the body but Tonissaar moves out of range.
Tonissaar went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Tonissaar lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Murphy misses with a straight left.
Murphy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tonissaar moves away.
Tonissaar misses the shot to the body.
A nice leg kick from Tonissaar, right into the meat of the thigh.
Baruto Tonissaar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T3#
Murphy just misses with a punch to the body.
Tonissaar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Murphy throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Tonissaar counter with a right hand.
A left lands for Murphy.
Murphy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Murphy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tonissaar was well out of range. Poor timing from Murphy.
Murphy connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tonissaar. Tonissaar circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Murphy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tonissaar.
Murphy walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tonissaar checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Shamus Murphy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tonissaar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murphy.
Murphy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tonissaar was well out of range. Poor timing from Murphy.
Murphy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tonissaar appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Tonissaar lands a right hook to the body.
Murphy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Murphy tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tonissaar is able to avoid easily.
Murphy scores with a hook.
Murphy misses with a body shot
and Tonissaar counters with a left and a right that stings Murphy. #T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
A bone on bone clash there as Murphy blocks the leg kick.
Murphy lands a jab to Tonissaar's midsection.
Tonissaar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murphy was well out of range. Poor timing from Tonissaar.
Tonissaar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Murphy misses its intended target.
Nice shot lands for Murphy.
Tonissaar lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tonissaar takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A jab from Murphy misses.
Tonissaar lands a nice shot that snaps Murphy's head back.
Tonissaar doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Murphy slips a jab from Tonissaar.
Murphy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Murphy misses with a straight right.
A quick step to the side and Tonissaar tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murphy's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tonissaar connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Murphy scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tonissaar steps in with a hook that catches Murphy right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Tonissaar follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Murphy looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Baruto Tonissaar!
Baruto Tonissaar managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Altitude Clothing, into his post fight interview.

Event: HFC 30 - Wanker vs Curtis
Date: Jul 24, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jukola misses with a hook
and Murphy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Murphy swings widly with a right hand
and Jukola counters with a left to the body.
Murphy slips under a jab from Jukola.
Jukola slips under a jab from Murphy.
Jukola lands a nice shot that snaps Murphy's head back.
Sloppy strikes from Murphy. Those never looked like landing.
Murphy misses the shot to the body.
Jukola throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Murphy counter with a right hand.
Jukola on the wrong end of a nice jab.#CUT2#It looks like Simeoni Jukola has been cut.
Jukola looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jukola bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Murphy's head backwards.
Jukola misses with a wild 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 avoids the body shot from Jukola.
Murphy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jukola moves away.
Jukola bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.#T1#
Jukola throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murphy misses with a straight right.
Murphy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Murphy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A big left from Jukola misses.
Murphy moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Murphy tests Jukola's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Murphy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jukola connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Murphy momentarily.
Murphy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jukola stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Murphy avoids the body shot from Jukola.
Murphy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Murphy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jukola. #T2#
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 wild body shot.
The fighters circling - Jukola throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jukola throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
As Jukola backs off Murphy throws a huge counter combo but Jukola manages to avoid it all.
Murphy misses with an uppercut. Jukola saw that one coming.
Jukola checks a leg kick.
Murphy drops Jukola with a big left hand! Jukola is injured, injured bad! Murphy jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shamus Murphy!

Event: HFC 24 - Jiro vs Gold
Date: Jun 20, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bizihwaeile lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A telegraphed right hand from Bizihwaeile misses the target.
Bizihwaeile misses with an uppercut.
Murphy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bizihwaeile throws a hook to the side of Murphy's head but Murphy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#CL2#
Bizihwaeile takes the fight into the clinch.
Murphy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Murphy is trying to maintain a safe position but Bizihwaeile gets an underhook and turns Murphy into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bizihwaeile.
Murphy's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bizihwaeile.
A body shot lands from Murphy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bizihwaeile scores with a nice hook to the head.
Murphy tries a body shot but Bizihwaeile blocks it.
Murphy misses with a punch on the inside.
Murphy blocking some punches.
Murphy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murphy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murphy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bizihwaeile backwards.
Bizihwaeile blocks a punch to the side of the head. #T1#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bizihwaeile.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murphy.
Murphy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bizihwaeile lands a left hand that snaps the head of Murphy backwards.
Good body shot from Murphy.
Bizihwaeile lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murphy.
Murphy blocking some punches.
I was talking to Murphy's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Murphy's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Bizihwaeile lands a right hand.
Bizihwaeile misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bizihwaeile throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Murphys head.
Bizihwaeile is trying to push Murphy away but Murphy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Murphy lands a left hand.
Murphy tries a body shot but Bizihwaeile blocks it.
Bizihwaeile 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 Bizihwaeile can turn it around.#BC2#
Bizihwaeile's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bizihwaeile misses with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bizihwaeile misses with a hook
and Murphy counters with a low kick, right behind Bizihwaeile 's knee.
Bizihwaeile connects with a single shot there.#T2#
The fighters circling - Murphy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bizihwaeile moves away from the strike by Murphy.
Bizihwaeile connects with a nice looking jab.
Bizihwaeile is looking to slow Murphy down with leg kicks.
Bizihwaeile throws a lazy uppercut
and Murphy counters with a straight right hand.
A bone on bone clash there as Murphy blocks the leg kick.
Bizihwaeile lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bizihwaeile with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Murphy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Murphy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bizihwaeile! But no joy.
Bizihwaeile is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bizihwaeile avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A slow jab from Bizihwaeile misses its intended target.
A little feinted left hand from Murphy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bizihwaeile is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Bizihwaeile throws a leg kick which misses Murphy's front leg but catches the back leg as Murphy tries to avoid it.
Bizihwaeile throws an off balance right hand
and Murphy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Murphy has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bizihwaeile finds it's way round the side to connect with Murphy's head. #T3#
Murphy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bizihwaeile.
Bizihwaeile displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Murphy throws out the jab.
Bizihwaeile misses with a looping left.
Murphy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bizihwaeile.
Murphy looks for the body kick but Bizihwaeile saw that one coming. #CL2#
Murphy tries to keep at a distance but Bizihwaeile has taken the fight into the clinch.#BC2#
Bizihwaeile manages to break the clinch.
Murphy throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bizihwaeile counters with a right hand to the body.
Murphy punishes Bizihwaeile's body with a nice straight punch.
Murphy missing with a left hand there. Bizihwaeile was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bizihwaeile bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Murphy misses with a low kick.
Murphy just misses with a punch to the body.
Bizihwaeile throws a jab but it's blocked by Murphy.
Murphy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.#T4#
A slow jab from Murphy misses its intended target.
Bizihwaeile avoids the body shot from 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!
Murphy throws a lazy right hand but Bizihwaeile sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bizihwaeile throws a good cross that connects.
Bizihwaeile misses the shot to the body.
Murphy appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bizihwaeile misses the jab.
It looked like Murphy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bizihwaeile keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murphy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Murphy throws the left hand but Bizihwaeile avoids the punch easily.
Murphy looks for the body kick but Bizihwaeile saw that one coming.
Bizihwaeile throws out a counter right but Murphy avoids it with no problem.
Murphy blocks a jab.
Bizihwaeile waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Murphy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bizihwaeile attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Feaqeuin Bizihwaeile seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murphy looks to land a combination. Bizihwaeile sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.#CUT#It looks like Feaqeuin Bizihwaeile has been cut.
Murphy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bizihwaeile.
Bizihwaeile uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murphy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Feaqeuin Bizihwaeile will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Feaqeuin Bizihwaeile's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Bizihwaeile takes a shot to the body in his stride. #CL2#
Bizihwaeile has managed to clinch.
A short uppercut from Bizihwaeile.
Bizihwaeile lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Murphy misses with the head strike.
Murphy blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bizihwaeile.
Bizihwaeile lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #BC2#
Bizihwaeile escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bizihwaeile tests Murphy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A good leg kick by Murphy.
A swing and a miss from Bizihwaeile.
Bizihwaeile with the inside leg kick.
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!
Bizihwaeile misses with an uppercut. Murphy saw that one coming.
Murphy connects with a body shot.
Murphy slips under a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murphy. Bizihwaeile does a little dance to reset his feet.#T1#
Murphy misses with a wild body shot.
Murphy misses with a straight left.
Bizihwaeile misses with a low kick.
Feaqeuin Bizihwaeile seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bizihwaeile avoids the head kick by Murphy. #CL2#
Bizihwaeile rushes Murphy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Murphy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bizihwaeile blocks a body shot from Murphy.
Feaqeuin Bizihwaeile seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Murphy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murphy lands with a right to the head.
Bizihwaeile lands a hook that snaps the head of Murphy backwards.
Murphy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bizihwaeile.
A nice right hand lands inside from Murphy.
Bizihwaeile misses with a punch on the inside.
Bizihwaeile misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murphy is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Bizihwaeile's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Murphy misses with a hook to the ribs.
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!
Bizihwaeile scores with a shot to the side of Murphy's head.
Murphy misses with a punch to the body.
Murphy working aggressively here. #T2##BC2#
Bizihwaeile breaks from the clinch.
Bizihwaeile throws a hook to the side of Murphy's head but Murphy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Murphy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bizihwaeile was well out of range. Poor timing from Murphy.
Murphy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Murphy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bizihwaeile tries to score with a low kick but Murphy moves his leg out of the way.
Murphy appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Murphy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bizihwaeile works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bizihwaeile throws a jab when Murphy was well out of range.
Bizihwaeile chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Murphy ducks right into an uppercut from Bizihwaeile.
Bizihwaeile throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bizihwaeile has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Murphy lands a jab to the nose.#CL2#
Bizihwaeile closes the distance and clinches.
Bizihwaeile lands with a short head shot on the inside. #BC2#
Bizihwaeile escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #T3#
Murphy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bizihwaeile was well out of range. Poor timing from Murphy.
Some bone on bone action there as Murphy checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A little feinted left hand from Murphy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Murphy lands a head shot.
Bizihwaeile swings widly with a right hand
and Murphy counters with a nice uppercut.
Murphy looks to score with a jab to the body but Bizihwaeile is just out of range.
Bizihwaeile buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bizihwaeile will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Murphy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bizihwaeile on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bizihwaeile moves away from the strike by Murphy.
Bizihwaeile misses with a looping right.
Bizihwaeile cracks Murphy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bizihwaeile throws a right and a left that Murphy avoids nicely.
Murphy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murphy ducks under a wild hook from Bizihwaeile.#T4#
Bizihwaeile misses with a wild body shot.
Murphy appears to be looking for a big counter.
Bizihwaeile lands an overhand right.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bizihwaeile.
Bizihwaeile cracks Murphy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bizihwaeile misses with a hook
and Murphy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Murphy slips under a jab from Bizihwaeile.
As Bizihwaeile tries to get set, Murphy tries to push him back and clinch up but Bizihwaeile manages to avoid the attempt.
Murphy blocks a jab.
Bizihwaeile slips under a jab.
Murphy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bizihwaeile fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Murphy.
Bizihwaeile throws a hook to the side of Murphy's head but Murphy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murphy throws a push kick but Bizihwaeile slaps the foot to one side. #CL2#
Bizihwaeile drives through and clinches with Murphy against the cage.
Bizihwaeile takes a shot to the head.
Bizihwaeile tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murphy throws a punch but it's blocked by Bizihwaeile.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Feaqeuin Bizihwaeile showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Feaqeuin Bizihwaeile'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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Murphy throws a body shot but no joy.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bizihwaeile 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.
Murphy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bizihwaeile paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Murphy slips under a jab from Bizihwaeile.
Bizihwaeile misses with a hook. Murphy ducked under it nicely.
Bizihwaeile sizes up Murphy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bizihwaeile throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murphy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Murphy throws a body shot but no joy.
Bizihwaeile swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy misses with a wild body shot. #CL2#
Bizihwaeile clinches up with Murphy and pushes him back against the cage.
Bizihwaeile tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murphy has a couple of punches blocked by Bizihwaeile.
A short right from Bizihwaeile on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Murphy. #T1#
Bizihwaeile lands a nice uppercut.
Bizihwaeile looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bizihwaeile has a couple of punches blocked by Murphy.
Murphy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A head punch on the inside from Bizihwaeile fails to land. #BC2#
Bizihwaeile breaks the clinch.
Murphy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bizihwaeile.
Bizihwaeile appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bizihwaeile with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Murphy scoring well with a low kick there.
Bizihwaeile scores with a punch to the head.
Bizihwaeile misses with a right hand
enabling Murphy to counter with a crisp jab.
Murphy needs to keep his hands up - Bizihwaeile had a free shot at his head there.
Bizihwaeile looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bizihwaeile lands a jab to Murphy's midsection.
A nice leg kick from Bizihwaeile, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good standup being displayed there by Bizihwaeile as he connects with a hook.
Murphy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shamus Murphy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Bizihwaeile takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Murphy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bizihwaeile.
Bizihwaeile lands with a nice body punch.
Bizihwaeile throws a body shot but no joy.
Bizihwaeile lands a jab to the nose.
Bizihwaeile misses with a left hand
and Murphy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A head kick misses from Bizihwaeile.
Murphy seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Bizihwaeile takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Murphy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Murphy looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bizihwaeile swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Murphy looks to throw the jab but Bizihwaeile is out of range.
Bizihwaeile scores with a sloppy right hand. Murphy should have avoided that one.
Murphy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bizihwaeile scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bizihwaeile uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murphy.
Murphy scores with a hook to the body. Bizihwaeile takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. #T3#
Bizihwaeile turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bizihwaeile throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Murphy counters with a nice body shot.
Bizihwaeile shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A big right from Bizihwaeile misses.
Murphy is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Bizihwaeile uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murphy.
Bizihwaeile just misses with a punch to the body.
Bizihwaeile fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Murphy.
Murphy jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bizihwaeile throws a body punch but Murphy moves out of range.
As Bizihwaeile tries to get set, Murphy tries to push him back and clinch up but Bizihwaeile manages to avoid the attempt.
Murphy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bizihwaeile buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick from Bizihwaeile, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bizihwaeile looks to throw the jab but Murphy is out of range. #T4#
A nice inside leg kick there by Bizihwaeile. That's going to slow Murphy down.
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.
Bizihwaeile misses with a low kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bizihwaeile checks a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bizihwaeile misses with a body shot.
A slow jab from Bizihwaeile misses its intended target.
Murphy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bizihwaeile.
Bizihwaeile moves into range and connects with a jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Murphy blocks the leg kick.
Bizihwaeile uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murphy.
Murphy tries to land a front kick but Bizihwaeile steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bizihwaeile sizes up Murphy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bizihwaeile throws a hook to the side of Murphy's head but Murphy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Murphy is looking to counter punch.
Bizihwaeile connects with the punch.
Murphy just misses with a punch to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Feaqeuin Bizihwaeile comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bizihwaeile 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 John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Feaqeuin Bizihwaeile!
A less than humble Feaqeuin Bizihwaeile misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.

Event: Madness Fright Night 36
Date: May 20, 2020

#R1#
Nice takedown defense from Murphy. No joy for Toshiyuki on that attempt.
Murphy slips a jab and a cross from Toshiyuki.
Toshiyuki misses with a body kick.
Toshiyuki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Murphy throwing a counter right hand but Toshiyuki manages to avoid it.
Murphy with a jab.
Murphy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Toshiyuki throws a body punch but Murphy moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Murphy misses the target.#TD2#
Toshiyuki scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Murphy tries to roll over but Toshiyuki keeps him under control.
Toshiyuki looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Toshiyuki looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. #SUB2#
Toshiyuki is looking for a kimura here.
Toshiyuki trying to control the action but Murphy is working from the bottom. #T1#
Toshiyuki is taking a breather. Murphy says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Toshiyuki missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Toshiyuki is keen to just control but Murphy is a slippery customer.
Well, if Toshiyuki is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Murphy is not content to let Toshiyuki control the position.#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.#SUB2#
Toshiyuki is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Murphy defends it well.
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.
Toshiyuki trying to control the pace.
Toshiyuki trying to control from half guard but Murphy is working away.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Murphy is controlling Toshiyuki's position as best he can from this difficult position.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Toshiyuki throws a right and a left that both miss.#T3#
Murphy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Shamus Murphy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Murphy scores with a jab.
Toshiyuki shoots in for a takedown but Murphy shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Murphy scores with a hook to the body. Toshiyuki takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Murphy connects with the punch.
Murphy misses with a looping left.
Toshiyuki appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Murphy blocks a head kick by Toshiyuki.
Toshiyuki fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Murphy avoids it really well and circles away.
Shamus Murphy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ikeda Toshiyuki.
Toshiyuki looks to score with a jab to the body but Murphy is just out of range.
Toshiyuki misses with a leg kick
and Murphy counters with a straight right hand.
Toshiyuki scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Murphy staying out of range there.#T4#
Toshiyuki takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Toshiyuki moves out of range of the strikes.
Toshiyuki scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Murphy doesn't seem bothered though.
Toshiyuki takes a swing at Murphy's ribcage but misses.
Toshiyuki looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Toshiyuki darts in looking for a takedown but Murphy gets double underhooks and turns Toshiyuki into the cage.
Toshiyuki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice combination there by Murphy. #CL#
Murphy drives through and clinches with Toshiyuki against the cage.
Murphy lands with a right to the head.
Murphy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Murphy as the two fighters clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shamus Murphy dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Murphy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ikeda Toshiyuki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Toshiyuki defending well as Murphy loads up on a big left hand.
Toshiyuki misses with a body kick.
Murphy blocks the body kick.
A little feinted left hand from Murphy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice defenses there by Murphy.
It looked like Murphy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A shot to the body from Toshiyuki misses
and Murphy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Toshiyuki will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Murphy seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Toshiyuki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murphy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Toshiyuki.
Toshiyuki drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Murphy defends it well.
Murphy is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy defending well as Toshiyuki loads up on a big left hand.
Toshiyuki throws a body shot but no joy.
Toshiyuki throws a big shot that misses.#CL#
Murphy clinches with his opponent. #T1#
Murphy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murphy slowing the pace effectively.
I was talking to Murphy's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Toshiyuki blocking some punches.
Murphy stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Toshiyuki blocking some punches.
Murphy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Toshiyuki has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Murphy is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A shot in the inside from Murphy.
Murphy creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Toshiyuki's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Toshiyuki drops to his knees and Murphy pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shamus Murphy!

Event: Madness 44 Rodriguez vs Petrov
Date: Apr 18, 2020

#R1#
Peltonen misses with the combination.
Murphy now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
The fighters circling - Murphy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Peltonen lands a head kick!
Peltonen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Murphy swings for the body but Peltonen moves out of range.
Murphy connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.#CUT2#
It looks like Raimo Peltonen has been cut.
Murphy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Peltonen scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Murphy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peltonen misses with a looping left.
Peltonen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Murphy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Peltonen doesn't seem bothered though.
Murphy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Peltonen misses with a left hand
and Murphy counters with a nice body shot. #T1#
Murphy connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Raimo Peltonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peltonen thuds a left hand into Murphy's body.
Peltonen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Peltonen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murphy.
Peltonen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Murphy slips under a jab.
Nice shot by Peltonen.
Murphy throws a looping overhand right but Peltonen ducks down to avoid it.
Murphy jabs Peltonen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Murphy lands with a shot to the body.
Murphy looks to score with a jab to the body but Peltonen is just out of range.
Murphy lands a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peltonen blocks a jab.
Murphy takes a swing at Peltonen's ribcage but misses.
Murphy swings for the body but Peltonen moves out of range. #T2#
Murphy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Murphy connects with a body shot.
Peltonen throws a lazy uppercut
and Murphy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Murphy has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Peltonen.
Murphy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Murphy just misses with a punch to the body.
Peltonen throws a jab but it's blocked by Murphy.
It seemed like Murphy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Murphy misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Peltonen counters with a straight right hand.
Murphy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murphy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Peltonen was well out of range. Poor timing from Murphy.
Peltonen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Peltonen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Murphy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Peltonen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Murphy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Murphy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.#T3#
Peltonen looks to land a left hand but Murphy moved out of range nicely.
Peltonen is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Murphy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Murphy has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Peltonen moves away from the strike by Murphy.
Peltonen ducks under a wild hook from Murphy.
Peltonen is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Murphy lands a body shot.
Peltonen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Peltonen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murphy takes one to the chin there.
Peltonen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Murphy lands with an uppercut that bounces Peltonen off the cage and back into range.
Peltonen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Murphy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice uppercut there from Murphy.
Peltonen looks to land a left hand but Murphy moved out of range nicely.
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 scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Murphy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Peltonen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Murphy.#T4#
Murphy slips a straight right by Peltonen.
The fighters circling - Murphy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A telegraphed right hand from Peltonen misses the target.
Peltonen lands with a cross.
Murphy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Peltonen.
Good shot there by Peltonen.
Peltonen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Peltonen avoids the body shot from Murphy.
Murphy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Peltonen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Murphy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Peltonen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Peltonen throws a series of strikes that have Murphy backpedaling.
Peltonen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Murphy is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Peltonen tests Murphy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
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 Raimo Peltonen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Raimo Peltonen's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Murphy lands a body shot.
Murphy misses the shot to the body.
Murphy slips a jab and a cross from Peltonen.
The fighters circling - Murphy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Peltonen connects with a body shot.
Murphy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Peltonen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murphy.
Raimo Peltonen is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice uppercut there from Peltonen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peltonen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Peltonen throws a series of punches but Murphy avoids them all with ease.
Peltonen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Peltonen looks to land a right hand but Murphy moved out of range.
Murphy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A cross from Peltonen lands.#T1#
Murphy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Peltonen looks to throw the jab but Murphy is out of range.
Murphy thuds a left hand into Peltonen's body.
Peltonen throws a poor cross that misses
and Murphy counters with a straight right hand.
Peltonen throws a lazy uppercut
and Murphy counters with a nice uppercut.
Murphy misses the jab.
Murphy defending well as Peltonen loads up on a big left hand.
Murphy now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Peltonen throws a lazy head kick
and Murphy counters with a nice body shot.
Peltonen misses with a lunging right hand
and Murphy counters with a nice uppercut.
Murphy scores with a hook to the body. Peltonen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Murphy lands with a hook. Peltonen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. #ROC2#
Peltonen is rocked!
Murphy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Oh Peltonen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slow jab from Peltonen misses its intended target.
A countering left hand to the body from Murphy misses.
Peltonen moves out of range as Murphy strikes.
Peltonen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Murphy throws out the jab. #T2#
Murphy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Murphy circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Peltonen to the canvas! Peltonen doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Murphy keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shamus Murphy!

Event: Madness Fright Night 31
Date: Mar 25, 2020

#R1#
Jenkins lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bruce Jenkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jenkins throws a hook but Murphy avoids it easily.
Jenkins swings widly with a right hand
and Murphy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CUT2#
It looks like Bruce Jenkins has been cut.
Jenkins doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Murphy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Murphy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jenkins shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Murphy misses with a wild body shot.
Murphy moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Murphy.
Jenkins takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jenkins misses with a takedown
and Murphy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#ROC2#
Jenkins is rocked!#CUT2#
Bruce Jenkins's cut is getting worse.
Jenkins gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Oh Jenkins is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murphy just misses with a punch to the body.
Murphy connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Jenkins out cold! This one is over in a flash!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Shamus Murphy!

Event: Madness Fright Night 26
Date: Feb 19, 2020

#R1#
Murphy goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Murphy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Murphy lands a glancing blow to the side of Smith's head.
The fighters circling - Murphy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Smith displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Murphy throws out the jab.
Murphy misses with a left hand #TD#
and Smith counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Murphy! #SUB#
Smith tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Smith has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Murphy is not content to let Smith control the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#SUB#
Smith is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Murphy has escaped the position, nice work there. #T1##SUB#
Smith tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Smith has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith takes a little break here. Murphy wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Murphy is looking for a sweep.
What's Murphy going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Murphy felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.#SUB#
Smith is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Murphy is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.#SUB#
Smith is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Murphy looks calm but he's in trouble here. Smith gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Murphy is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Smith lets go of the hold and Murphy can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kenneth Smith!
Kenneth Smith really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.

Event: Madness 30 West Vs Hawkins
Date: Jan 12, 2020

#R1#
Murphy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rex displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Murphy throws out the jab.
Murphy misses with a hook. Rex ducked under it nicely.
Rex moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rex takes a swing at Murphy's ribcage but misses.
Murphy is looking to counter the offense by Rex and move into the clinch.
Rex is looking to clinch but Murphy is avoiding it.
Rex lands a really nice looking cross but Murphy seems unphased.
Rex with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rex lets loose with a powerful body kick. Murphy will feel that in the morning.
Rex bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Murphy's head.
A slow jab from Rex misses its intended target.
Rex dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Murphy. That did some damage!
A jab from Rex misses.
Murphy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rex connects with a body shot.#CL2#
Rex closes the distance and pushes Murphy back into the cage.
Murphy misses with a body punch.
Murphy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rex in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rex looks winded!
Murphy stalls.
Murphy misses with a hook to the ribs. #T1#
A right hook to the body lands for Rex.
Murphy missing with knees to the body.
Murphy gets through Rex's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Rex fails to land.
Murphy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murphy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rex backwards.
Rex on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Murphy.
Murphy looking to throw knees to the head but Rex is blocking nicely.
I was talking to Murphy's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Murphy content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Murphy blocking some punches.
Murphy tries to land a knee to the head but Rex blocks with his arms. #T2#
Murphy stalling in the clinch.
Murphy tries a body shot but Rex blocks it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Murphy misses with an elbow strike.
Rex takes a shot to the head.
Rex avoiding damage as Murphy throws knees to the body.
Murphy stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Murphy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rex fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy leaning against his opponent.
Rex misses with a punch to the body.
Rex can't find room to land a body shot as Murphy controls the action.
Murphy taking a breather.#T3#
Murphy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rex is defending well for now.
Murphy stalling in the clinch.
Murphy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rex's elbow.
Murphy misses with a body punch.
Rex blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Murphy fails to land.
Rex can't find room to land a body shot as Murphy controls the action.
A left hand lands to the body for Murphy.
Murphy misses with some punches.
Murphy stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Murphy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rex blocks an elbow strike from Murphy. #T4#
Murphy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rex avoids it.
Murphy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rex on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Murphy struggles to land a body shot inside as Rex controls his hands.
Rex just leaning against Murphy, taking a breather.
Rex letting Murphy take a breather here.
Murphy misses with the head strike.
Rex blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rex trying to control the position but instead, Murphy has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rex into the cage.
A right hand to the body from Rex.
Rex prevents a body shot from Murphy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shamus Murphy dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2##CL2#
Rex closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Murphy just leaning against Rex, taking a breather.
A body shot lands from Murphy.
Murphy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy stalls.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murphy.
Rex takes a shot to the head.
Rex on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rex misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rex blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murphy misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Murphy dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Murphy blocks an uppercut. #T1#
Rex avoiding damage as Murphy throws knees to the body.
Rex keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Murphy's efforts to push away.
Murphy tries to throw a body punch but Rex avoids it by throwing Murphy back against the cage.
Good body shot from Rex.
Stalling in the clinch from Murphy.
Rex managing to block the knees to the body from Murphy.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short uppercut from Murphy.
Shamus Murphy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rex letting Murphy take a breather here.
Rex blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murphy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rex can do to turn this around?
Murphy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T2#
Murphy lands with a right to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Murphy just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rex's brow.
Rex misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rex blocks a body shot from Murphy.
Murphy swings wildly with an uppercut but Rex uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murphy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A right hand to the body from Rex.
A short body shot lands from Rex as the two fighters clinch.
Murphy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy lands a body punch. #BC#
Murphy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Murphy throws a jab when Rex was well out of range.
Rex takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.#T3#
Rex throws a sloppy head kick and Murphy moves out of range easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rex misses with a looping right.
Murphy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Murphy throws a hook to the side of Rex's head but Rex sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Murphy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Murphy blocks a head kick by Rex.
Murphy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rex lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Murphy scores with a hook to the body. Rex takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Murphy scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Rex lands a nice looking body shot.
Murphy throws a big shot that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murphy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rex throws out the jab.
Rex moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Murphy. That snapped Rex's head back.
Murphy throws a hook to the side of Rex's head but Rex sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fight stays on the outside here - Murphy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Murphy scores with a jab. Rex acknowledges it with a nod of the head. #T4#
Rex lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Murphy misses with an uppercut.
Rex swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Murphy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rex is looking to clinch.
Rex cracks Murphy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rex tries to clinch but Murphy moves out of range.
Rex avoids the head kick by Murphy.
Murphy looks to throw the jab but Rex is out of range.
Rex misses the shot to the body.
Murphy feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rexs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Murphy connects with a body shot that sends Rex's belly button to the back.
Murphy works over Rex's head and body with a nice combination.#KD#
Murphy lands a big head kick that sends Rex tumbling to the mat! Murphy takes a step backwards and waves Rex back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC#
Rex is rocked!
Murphy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rex is still on wobbly legs! Can Murphy finish him?
Murphy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rex seems to have recovered his senses.#CL#
Rex gets tackled into the cage by Murphy. Murphy maintains the clinch.
Murphy struggles to land a body shot inside as Rex controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shamus Murphy dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Rex tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murphy was well out of range. Poor timing from Rex.
Murphy dodges the punch combination from Rex.
Murphy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Murphy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rex rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Murphy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shamus Murphy is winning the standup battle so far.
Murphy has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rex finds it's way round the side to connect with Murphy's head.
Murphy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rex connects with a body shot.
Murphy throws a solid leg kick but Rex takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Murphy.
Rex takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Rex clobbers Murphy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Murphy swats away the attempt to clinch by Rex.
Rex uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murphy.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rex, right into the meat.
A combination from Murphy does no damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rex looks to land a combination but Murphy avoids it well.
Rex throws a wild body kick that Murphy sees coming a mile off.#T1#
Rex throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murphy takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Shamus Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rex displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Murphy throws out the jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rex checks a leg kick.
Rex avoids a kick to the body.
Rex throws a leg kick
and Murphy counters with a stiff right hand.
Rex is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
No joy there for Rex, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Murphy catches Rex with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Murphy missing with a left hand there. Rex was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rex slips a straight right by Murphy.
Rex looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Murphy lands a nice shot to the body.
Rex takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Murphy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rex defending well as Murphy loads up on a big left hand.
Rex misses with a wild combination.
Rex moves out of range of the body kick.#T2#
Rex throws a right hand that Murphy ducks under and follows up with a left that Murphy also avoids with ease.
Murphy swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Rex takes one on the button.
Rex tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Murphy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Murphy misses with a hook. Rex ducked under it nicely.
Rex swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Murphy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Murphy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rex thuds his right hand into Murphy's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Murphy misses with the combination.
Murphy swings for the body but Rex moves out of range.
Rex thuds a left hand into Murphy's body.
Rex throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rex with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Murphy looks to land a combination but Rex avoids it well.
A big left from Murphy misses.
Rex let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Murphy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rex throws out the jab.
Rex getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Murphy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering. #T3#
Murphy dips to his left and cracks Rex with an uppercut!
Rex takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nice straight punches there by Murphy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Murphy.
A slow jab from Murphy misses its intended target.
Murphy wants to clinch.
Rex clobbers Murphy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rex lands an overhand right.
Murphy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rex counters with a two punch combo.
Murphy cracks Rex with a good jab.
Murphy jabs Rex right on the nose. Rex blinks but takes it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murphy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Murphy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rex scores with a spinning back kick!#T4#
Murphy keeps the fight on the outside.
Murphy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rex moves out of range as Murphy throws a body kick.
Murphy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Murphy.
Rex throws a one two combo.
Murphy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Murphy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rex sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rex lands a nice shot to the body. #CL2#
Rex rushes Murphy and presses him up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Rex.
Rex trying to control the position but instead, Murphy has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rex into the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murphy throws a punch but it's blocked by Rex.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sabotage Rex.
Well Murphy 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shamus Murphy!

Event: Madness Clown Chaos 11
Date: Nov 10, 2019

#R1#
Murphy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
No joy there for Stolgichenko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Murphy digs a good body shot into Stolgichenko's ribs.
Shamus Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stolgichenko steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Murphy. That one must have hurt.
Murphy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Murphy throws a sloppy head kick and Stolgichenko moves out of range easily.
Murphy drops his hands momentarily and Stolgichenko takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Murphy lands with an uppercut that bounces Stolgichenko off the cage and back into range.
Stolgichenko throws a body punch but Murphy moves out of range.
Stolgichenko's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Stolgichenko's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Stolgichenko walks into a straight right hand from Murphy.#KD#
Murphy lands a big head kick that sends Stolgichenko tumbling to the mat! Murphy takes a step backwards and waves Stolgichenko back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC#
Stolgichenko is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stolgichenko takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Stolgichenko is still on wobbly legs! Can Murphy finish him?
Murphy is stalking Stolgichenko. Stolgichenko circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Murphy, and it's lights out! Stolgichenko really payed the price for that rookie mistake.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Shamus Murphy!

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