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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mick Murphy (ranked 18 p4p, 3 weight class) and Kassim Magufuli I V (ranked 138 p4p, 20 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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221 lbs
26 - 6 - 0 |
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216 lbs
19 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mick Murphy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kassim Magufuli I V!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy swings for the body but Magufuli I V moves out of range.
Magufuli I V looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Murphy scores with a jab. Magufuli I V acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Murphy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Magufuli I V misses with a lunging right hand
and Murphy counters with a nice uppercut.
Murphy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Magufuli I V misses with a hook.
Murphy lunges at Magufuli I V with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Magufuli I V's hand.
Murphy closes the distance and clinches.
Murphy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Magufuli I V throws a hook to the side of Murphy's head but Murphy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Murphy cracks Magufuli I V with an open hand slap.
Magufuli I V tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murphy was well out of range. Poor timing from Magufuli I V.
Murphy throws a body shot but no joy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murphy lands a nice shot to the body.
Murphy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Murphy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Magufuli I V doesn't seem bothered though.
Magufuli I V walks into a left hand.
Murphy scores with a jab.
Murphy misses with a straight left.
Magufuli I V looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Magufuli I V is looking to clinch but Murphy is avoiding it.
Magufuli I V uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murphy.
Murphy blocks a jab.
Murphy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Murphy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Magufuli I V.
Magufuli I V ducks right into an uppercut from Murphy.
Magufuli I V throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Magufuli I V with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Murphy cracks Magufuli I V with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murphy moves into the clinch.
Magufuli I V lands a left hand that snaps the head of Murphy backwards.
Magufuli I V breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Magufuli I V throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Magufuli I V on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Murphy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Magufuli I V pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Murphy swings for the body but Magufuli I V moves out of range.
Murphy scores with a leg kick.
Murphy scores with a jab to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Magufuli I V. That's going to slow Murphy down.
Murphy darts in and clinches Magufuli I V up against the cage.
Murphy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Murphy scores with a shot to the side of Magufuli I V's head.
Murphy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magufuli I V is trying to break the clinch but Murphy is controlling him.
Magufuli I V throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Murphys head.
Murphy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murphy has a couple of punches blocked by Magufuli I V.
Good body shot from Magufuli I V.
Murphy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Magufuli I V swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murphy tries a body shot but Magufuli I V blocks it.
Murphy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murphy misses with the head strike.
Magufuli I V prevents a body shot from Murphy.
Magufuli I V misses with some punches.
Murphy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Magufuli I V lands a nice shot to the body.
Magufuli I V looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Murphy misses with the head strike.
Murphy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Magufuli I V throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Murphys head.
Murphy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murphy misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Murphy fails to land.
Magufuli I V lands a body shot.
Magufuli I V tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murphy's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy lands with a light punch inside.
Magufuli I V stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Murphy is breathing heavily.
Magufuli I V working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Magufuli I V lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Magufuli I V.
Magufuli I V tries to throw a body punch but Murphy avoids it by throwing Magufuli I V back against the cage.
Magufuli I V tries to throw a body punch but Murphy avoids it by throwing Magufuli I V back against the cage.
Magufuli I V lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Magufuli I V lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Murphy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Magufuli I V lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Murphy.
Magufuli I V working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A hook to the body from Magufuli I V.
Magufuli I V lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Magufuli I V.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Magufuli I V tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murphy's elbow.
Magufuli I V stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Magufuli I V lands a body shot.
Magufuli I V works on Murphy's body with a couple of short punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Magufuli I V.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Magufuli I V creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mick Murphy dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Magufuli I V buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Murphy scores with a jab to the body.
Mick Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murphy misses with a looping left.
Magufuli I V keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murphy.
Murphy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Magufuli I V at a distance.
Mick Murphy is winning the standup battle so far.
Magufuli I V lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Murphy circles away quickly and effectively.
Murphy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Murphy checks a leg kick nicely.
Murphy lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magufuli I V has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Murphy.
Murphy uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Murphy connects with a nice looking jab.
Magufuli I V misses with a kick to the body.
Magufuli I V lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Murphy circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy looks to throw the jab but Magufuli I V is out of range.
Murphy misses with a double jab
and Murphy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Murphy cracks Magufuli I V with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Murphy blocks a jab.
Murphy misses with a left hand
and Murphy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Magufuli I V misses with a hook. Murphy ducked under it nicely.
Magufuli I V looks to score with a jab to the body but Murphy is just out of range.
Murphy clinches up against the cage.
Murphy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murphy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murphy tries to work over Magufuli I V's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Magufuli I V struggles to land a body shot inside as Murphy controls his hands.
Murphy lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Murphy.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Magufuli I V throws a head punch that misses.
Murphy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murphy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Magufuli I V can do to turn this around?
Murphy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Magufuli I V misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murphy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Magufuli I V misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murphy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Magufuli I V lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Magufuli I V lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kassim Magufuli I V seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Magufuli I V has a couple of punches blocked by Murphy.
Magufuli I V gets through Murphy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Magufuli I V breaks from the clinch.
Magufuli I V throws a big shot that misses.
Murphy has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magufuli I V is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murphy.
Murphy cracks Magufuli I V with a right hand to the side of the head.
Murphy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Magufuli I V gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Murphy.
Murphy thows a leg kick but Magufuli I V checks it
and Magufuli I V counters with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Murphy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Murphy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Murphy tries to get into range but Magufuli I V steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Murphy! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Magufuli I V scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kassim Magufuli I V!
Kassim Magufuli I V is the new light heavyweight champion!
Kassim Magufuli I V seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Mick Murphy spoke after the fight, saying 'My opponent fought the better fight tonight. I'm going to learn from this, train harder, and come back better than ever.'.
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