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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Manus Murphy (ranked 2512 p4p, 3172 weight class) and Grand Admiral Thrawn (ranked 320 p4p, 400 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manus Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Grand Admiral Thrawn!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy shoots in looking for a takedown but Thrawn manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Murphy's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Thrawn feints a counter leg kick.
Thrawn throws a jab when Murphy was well out of range.
Thrawn scores with a sloppy right hand. Murphy should have avoided that one.
Murphy shoots in but Thrawn avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Murphy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Thrawn's waist but Thrawn gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Murphy off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manus Murphy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thrawn bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Murphy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thrawn throws out the jab.
Murphy appears to be looking for a big counter.
Thrawn tries to clinch up but Murphy circles away and keeps his distance.
Murphy shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Thrawn wants to get back to his feet.
Murphy is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Thrawn!
Thrawn is working to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Murphy wants to control the pace but Thrawn is squirming around nicely.
Murphy is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Thrawn to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Thrawn shrugs it off.
Murphy controlling the position easily from mount.
Murphy has control of Thrawn's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Thrawn regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Thrawn stops Murphy from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Murphy mounts Thrawn! Really nice guard pass there!
Murphy looking to secure an arm triangle but Thrawn defends it well.
Murphy is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Thrawn has managed to escape the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy trying to control but he's not successful this time.
We've been hearing good reports from Murphy's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Murphy fails to take his opponent's back.
Thrawn really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Murphy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Murphy controlling from the full mount.
Thrawn wants to control but Murphy is having none of it.
Murphy fails to take his opponent's back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
Thrawn wants to hold on but Murphy pushes him away.
Thrawn is trying desperately to improve position.
Murphy pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Murphy prevents Thrawn from getting the reversal.
Murphy has control of Thrawn's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Thrawn regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Murphy sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Manus 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.
Thrawn getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Murphy looks for a takedown but Thrawn sprawls well.
Murphy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Thrawn sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Thrawn doesn't manage to clinch there - Murphy circles away.
Murphy doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Thrawn to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manus Murphy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thrawn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murphy manages to avoid it.
Murphy bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Thrawn is not content to let Murphy control the position.
Thrawn struggling a bit here.
Thrawn is trying to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Thrawn's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Murphy trying to control the position but Thrawn is working away.
Thrawn is looking to reverse the position.
Murphy tries to advance to mount but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thrawn is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Murphy is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Thrawn stops Murphy from passing to mount.
Murphy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Thrawn keeps working.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Murphy scores with a hook to the body. Thrawn takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Thrawn is looking to clinch but Murphy is avoiding it.
Murphy drops down looking for a counter takedown but Thrawn sprawls and moves away.
Murphy misses with a takedown attempt - Thrawn sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Murphy.
Murphy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thrawn is looking to clinch but Murphy is avoiding it.
Murphy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Thrawn's waist but Thrawn gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Murphy off to one side.
Thrawn tries to clinch there but Murphy circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thrawn darts in and clinches Murphy up against the cage.
Murphy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thrawn tries to land knees in the clinch but Murphy avoids the damage to the body.
Murphy takes a knee right on the jaw!
Murphy managing to block the knees to the body from Thrawn.
Thrawn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Murphy.
Murphy throws a head punch that misses.
Murphy tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Murphy lands an uppercut.
Murphy tries a knee to the head but Thrawn blocks it.
Murphy tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Thrawn smiles and moves away.
Thrawn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Manus Murphy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice takedown defense from Thrawn. No joy for Murphy on that attempt.
Murphy shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thrawn moves into the clinch successfully.
Murphy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thrawn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Murphy avoids it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thrawn lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thrawn connects with a nasty looking knee right to Murphy's face.
Thrawn trying to land knees to the body.
Murphy jumps guard but Thrawn turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Murphy jumps guard.
Thrawn wants to pass the guard but Murphy is keeping the position.
Murphy has a closed guard, preventing Thrawn from standing up.
Murphy trying to control the position.
Thrawn tries to stand but Murphy is controlling from the bottom.
Murphy looking for a sweep. Not yet Murphy, not yet.
Thrawn looking to pass the guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Grand Admiral Thrawn will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Thrawn slips a straight right by Murphy.
Murphy shoots in for a double leg but Thrawn sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Murphy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Thrawn.
Murphy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thrawn.
Thrawn slips a straight right by Murphy.
Murphy connects with a body shot that sends Thrawn's belly button to the back.
Murphy shoots in looking for a takedown. Thrawn tries to sprawl out of it but Murphy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Thrawn manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Thrawn gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy tries to score a body lock takedown but Thrawn shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manus Murphy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Murphy managing to block the knees to the body from Thrawn.
Thrawn tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Thrawn tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Thrawn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Murphy is defending well for now.
A nice left hand lands by Murphy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thrawn missing with knees to the body.
Murphy pulls guard.
Murphy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Thrawn is one step ahead there.
Murphy is working hard here to advance position.
Murphy is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Murphy stops Thrawn from getting back to his feet.
Murphy prevents Thrawn from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy trying to pass the guard but Thrawn defending well.
Murphy uses his free foot to push down on Thrawn's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Thrawn.
Murphy wants to take Thrawn's back but he can't do it this time.
Thrawn is trying to stand.
Thrawn looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Murphy keeps control of the position easily here as Thrawn tries to buck him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Despite being in a bad position, Thrawn is controlling the hands, preventing any submission attempts.
Thrawn wants to get back to his feet.
Thrawn is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Murphy has the hooks in. Thrawn is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Murphy is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Thrawn has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Thrawn tries to break free.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Murphy working for the choke.
Murphy has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manus Murphy showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Murphy has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manus Murphy!
Manus Murphy very nearly forgot to thank Conquer amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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hype
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