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Event:
WOVA Fight Night: Inferno
Date: Apr 23, 2025 |
#R1#
Jardine throws a nice looking combination but Murphy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Murphy stalks Jardine and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jardine's face. Jardine staggers backwards, shaken.
Murphy throws a head kick that misses.
Murphy tries to bum rush Jardine with a series of wild strikes but Jardine uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jardine dodges the punch combination from Murphy.
It looked like Jardine was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Murphy misses with a few strikes there.
Murphy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jardine shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Murphy eats them both and turns towards Jardine to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Jardine misses with a few strikes there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murphy has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jardine tries to clinch there but Murphy circles away.
Murphy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jardine will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Murphy misses with a few strikes there.
Murphy lands with a kick to the temple. Jardine shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" #T1#
Murphy lands a head kick!
Murphy has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.#ROC#Murphy is rocked!
Jardine showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Murphy.
Murphy is still on wobbly legs! Can Jardine finish him?
Murphy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Murphy throws a right and a left that both miss.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Murphy seems to have recovered his senses.
Murphy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jardine has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Murphy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jardine misses with an elbow strike.
Murphy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jardine lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Murphy backwards.
Murphy is trying to pull guard but Jardine has him pressed against the cage.#T2##BC2#
Murphy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL#
Jardine has Murphy up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#BC2#
Murphy breaks from the clinch.
Murphy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.#CL#
Jardine clinches up with Murphy and pushes him back against the cage.
Murphy has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Jardine after a bit of a struggle.
Jardine lands a right hand that snaps the head of Murphy backwards.
Murphy is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jardine pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ricky Jardine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Murphy.
Jardine digs a right hand underneath Murphy's ribcage. Murphy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Murphy tries to circle away but Jardine has him pinned against the cage.
Jardine scores with a nice hook to the head.#T3#
Jardine effectively controlling the action here.
Jardine gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Murphy.
Jardine blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Murphy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Jardine's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Murphy wants to take the fight to the mat but Jardine manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Murphy fails to pull guard.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jardine creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Jardine scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Murphy tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jardine is leaning against Murphy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Murphy tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jardine just stands there and leans against the cage.
Murphy drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jardine pulls his leg out and moves away.
Murphy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#CL#
Jardine closes the distance and pushes Murphy back into the cage.
Murphy is trying to drag Jardine to the mat but Jardine just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.#TD2#
Murphy jumps into guard, dragging Jardine to the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Jardine dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Jardine showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Murphy.
Jardine blocks a head kick by Murphy.
As Murphy looks to move away, Jardine throws a big counter combo but Murphy just gets out of the way.#CL#
Jardine moves into the clinch.
Jardine lands with a left to the head. #BC2#
Murphy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jardine throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Murphy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Max Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jardine takes a swing at Murphy's ribcage but misses.
Jardine rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Murphy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jardine is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Murphy can do to turn this around?
Murphy throws a head kick that misses.
Jardine fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jardine misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jardine smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jardine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murphy was well out of range. Poor timing from Jardine.
Murphy fails to land the takedown.#T1#
Jardine misses with the combination.
Jardine connects with a right that clearly hurt Murphy. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Jardine proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Murphy collapses and taps out under the pressure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricky Jardine!
After the big win, Ricky Jardine made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Warpath Wear and telling the interviewer how much he loves him. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 09, 2025 |
#R1#
Ruchala throws a head kick that misses.
Ruchala misses with a head kick.
Ruchala blocks a head kick by Murphy.
Ruchala goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. #CL#
Ruchala gets a clinch.
Ruchala looking to slow down the pace here.
Murphy is looking for a takedown.
Ruchala misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruchala prevents a takedown attempt there.
Murphy is looking to take this one to the mat.
Robert Ruchala has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Murphy.
Murphy jumps guard but Ruchala stands there with Murphy around his waist. Murphy gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
#T1##TD2#
Murphy jumps guard and drags Ruchala to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Murphy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ruchala is one step ahead there.
Ruchala sitting in guard here, content to control.
Murphy wants to stand but Ruchala is controlling the position.
Ruchala controls from within his opponent's guard. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Murphy has Ruchala pulled in close to control his posture.
Murphy thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Murphy 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.
Ruchala throws a head kick that misses.
As Ruchala backs off Murphy throws a huge counter combo but Ruchala manages to avoid it all.
Murphy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ruchala looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Max Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A thudding body kick lands there by Murphy!
#T3#
Murphy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Murphy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ruchala.
Murphy scores with a head kick. Ruchala tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Ruchala stuffs the takedown.
Ruchala blocks a head kick by Murphy.
Murphy looks to land a combination but Ruchala avoids it well.
Ruchala tries to counter with a takedown but Murphy is quick to defend against it.
Murphy misses with a low kick.
Ruchala blocks a head kick by Murphy.
Murphy looks winded!
Murphy tries to land a front kick but Ruchala steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Murphy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Murphy throws a head kick but Ruchala moves out of range.
Murphy throws a head kick that misses.
An inside leg kick from Murphy misses. #T4#
Murphy slaps away a takedown attempt from Ruchala, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Murphy dives in for a single leg takedown but Ruchala sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Ruchala shoots in and drives through. Murphy sprawls well.
Murphy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Murphy avoids the head kick by Ruchala.
Murphy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Murphy wants it to stay on the feet.
Murphy fails to land with a series of punches.
Ruchala is looking to counter with a body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murphy throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ruchala throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Murphy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Murphy blocks a jab.
Ruchala on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Murphy. Murphy obviously looking to wear him down.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Max Murphy dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Ruchala has a takedown stuffed.
Ruchala tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Murphy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Good leg kick by Murphy.
Murphy throws a head kick that misses.
Ruchala lands with a thumping leg kick.
Murphy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ruchala.
Ruchala swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Murphy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sloppy strikes from Murphy. Those never looked like landing.
Murphy swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruchala throws a lazy head kick
and Murphy counters with a three punch combo that has Ruchala backing up. Ruchala nods at Murphy to acknowledge the strikes.
Ruchala changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Murphy tries to avoid it but Ruchala manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Murphy to the ground. Murphy escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Max Murphy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ruchala showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Murphy.
Ruchala looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.#T1#
Murphy throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Murphy keeps Ruchala at a distance using the push kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Murphy.
Murphy thuds his shin into the meat of Ruchala's side.
Ruchala stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ruchala wants it to stay on the feet.
Ruchala looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Murphy's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Murphy duly obliges.
Murphy defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ruchala.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert Ruchala. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Murphy throws a series of punches but Ruchala moves out of range.
Murphy misses with a head kick.
Murphy avoids the head kick by Ruchala.
#T2#
Murphy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murphy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Murphy shoots in looking for a takedown. Ruchala tries to sprawl out of it but Murphy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ruchala manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. #CL#
Ruchala takes the fight into the clinch. #TD2#
Murphy pulls Ruchala into guard.
#T3#
Ruchala throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Murphy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Murphy pulls Ruchala in close to his closed guard and prevents Ruchala from doing any damage or advancing position.
Murphy is continuing to stall.
Murphy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
#ES2#
Murphy has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Ruchala has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.#T4#
Murphy goes for a takedown attempt but Ruchala pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Murphy throws a series of punches but Ruchala moves out of range.
Murphy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Murphy slaps away a takedown attempt from Ruchala, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ruchala avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ruchala seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.#TD#
Ruchala throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Murphy was covering up waiting for the punch and Ruchala finishes the takedown easily into guard. #SUB2#
Murphy has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ruchala can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Max Murphy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Murphy swinging wildly here.
Ruchala looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Murphy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ruchala.
Ruchala blocks a head kick by Murphy.
Murphy shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ruchala as he jumps to the side.
Ruchala jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Murphy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ruchala was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ruchala misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy misses with a two punch combination.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ruchala.
Murphy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Murphy!
Sloppy strikes from Murphy. Those never looked like landing. #T1#
A head kick misses from Murphy.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ruchala.
Murphy pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Ruchala back to the cage. Murphy follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Murphy misses with a low kick.
Murphy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ruchala counters with a one-two to the body.
Ruchala throws a quick inside leg kick.
Murphy misses with a few strikes there.
Ruchala shoots in for a takedown but Murphy shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert Ruchala. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ruchala avoids the head kick by Murphy.
Ruchala appears to be looking for a big counter.
Ruchala tries to clinch up.#T2#
Ruchala tries to score a power double leg takedown but Murphy sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ruchala somewhat.
Murphy lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ruchala looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Murphy throws a head kick that Ruchala semi-blocks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ruchala fails with a takedown attempt.
Murphy throws a head kick that Ruchala semi-blocks.
#T3#
Murphy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ruchala throws a quick counter head kick but Murphy was just out of range.
Murphy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ruchala.
Murphy misses with a series of wild punches.
A quick step to the side and Ruchala tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murphy misses with the combination.
Ruchala changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Murphy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ruchala moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ruchala shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Murphy as he avoids it easily.
Murphy lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Murphy throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ruchala tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #T4#
Murphy shoots in for a takedown but Ruchala shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Murphy keeps the fight on the outside.
Ruchala misses with the combination.
Ruchala misses with the combination.
Murphy lands a head kick!
Robert Ruchala has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Murphy scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
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!
Ruchala avoids the head kick by Murphy.
Max Murphy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ruchala dives in for a single leg takedown but Murphy sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Murphy lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
And that's the end of the fight!
Max Murphy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Murphy winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Murphy! |
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