Post by The Sandmen on Feb 20, 2018 11:01:22 GMT -5
Lauren Murphy raises her fists in her corner. She seems confident.
Hiroko Yamanaka looks like she's feeling the pressure.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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Lauren Murphy and Hiroko Yamanaka touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Crisp uppercut by Yamanaka followed by a hard jab
Murphy deflects the blows.
Lauren Murphy tries to bring the fight to the ground
Yamanaka goes down.
Lauren Murphy is in open guard over Yamanaka
Murphy delivers a few accurate elbows!
Hiroko Yamanaka blocks them all showing some great skills here.
Murphy misses a step and Hiroko Yamanaka sees an opportunity to counter her!
Yamanaka tries to close her guard around Murphy
She is not able to do it
Lauren Murphy is in open guard over Yamanaka
Murphy moves on the ground
Lauren Murphy moves to side mount
Lauren Murphy is in side mount over Hiroko Yamanaka
Lauren Murphy looks to mount Hiroko Yamanaka...
Hiroko Yamanaka takes advantage of her opponent's over commitment and traps her in full guard.
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Lauren Murphy is in closed guard over Yamanaka
Murphy is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did she do that intentionally?
John McCarthy has seen that!
John McCarthy takes away one point from Lauren Murphy for headbutt.
John McCarthy allows Yamanaka time to recover... The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Crisp uppercut by Yamanaka followed by a hard jab
Lauren Murphy stumbles back.
Yamanaka throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
The strikes hit home!
Hiroko Yamanaka and Murphy engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Hiroko Yamanaka is getting the best of the exchange as she lands a few blows.
Murphy grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Lauren Murphy
Lauren Murphy is in open guard over Yamanaka
Lauren Murphy moves to better her position on the ground...
Lauren Murphy viciously slams hammer blows to Yamanaka's face!
There is a small laceration on Hiroko Yamanaka's Forehead
Lauren Murphy is in open guard over Yamanaka
Murphy tries to move to full mount
Murphy succeeds
Lauren Murphy is in full mount over Hiroko Yamanaka
Yamanaka tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
She successfully moves to half guard!
Lauren Murphy is in half guard over Yamanaka
Murphy launches a barrage of elbows over Yamanaka's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Yamanaka doesn't fight back!
Yamanaka seems a bit groggy... her movements are not very coordinated now.
Lauren Murphy is in half guard over Yamanaka
Deep breaths from Hiroko Yamanaka who tries a hammer punch to Murphy's ribs.
Murphy blocks those punches
Murphy is trying to counter now!
Murphy is looking to end this fight with strikes
She starts to pound away at Hiroko Yamanaka, who is barely covering up!
Yamanaka's Forehead is bruised after the punishement she's received!
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Lauren Murphy is in half guard over Yamanaka
Murphy launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Hiroko Yamanaka is not able to stop Yamanaka ground skills and Lauren Murphy moves to side mount!
Lauren Murphy is in side mount over Hiroko Yamanaka
Hiroko Yamanaka attempts to trap Lauren Murphy in her guard.
Lauren Murphy keeps control and remains in side mount.
Lauren Murphy is in side mount over Hiroko Yamanaka
Murphy launches a barrage of elbows over Yamanaka's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Yamanaka doesn't fight back!
That brutal impact left Yamanaka laid out on the mat! Lauren Murphy's corner come in to congratulate her!
Yamanaka's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Winner is Lauren Murphy by KO (Elbows) at 3:21 Round 1
Statistics: Lauren Murphy
Punches 0/2 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 13/24 (54%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 124 s
Statistics: Hiroko Yamanaka
Punches 8/11 (73%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/1 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 124 s
Lauren came Zenith-ready! Hiroko did not. Perhaps still demoralized that her creator, Ferocity, abandoned her? Time will tell.
Hiroko Yamanaka looks like she's feeling the pressure.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Lauren Murphy and Hiroko Yamanaka touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Crisp uppercut by Yamanaka followed by a hard jab
Murphy deflects the blows.
Lauren Murphy tries to bring the fight to the ground
Yamanaka goes down.
Lauren Murphy is in open guard over Yamanaka
Murphy delivers a few accurate elbows!
Hiroko Yamanaka blocks them all showing some great skills here.
Murphy misses a step and Hiroko Yamanaka sees an opportunity to counter her!
Yamanaka tries to close her guard around Murphy
She is not able to do it
Lauren Murphy is in open guard over Yamanaka
Murphy moves on the ground
Lauren Murphy moves to side mount
Lauren Murphy is in side mount over Hiroko Yamanaka
Lauren Murphy looks to mount Hiroko Yamanaka...
Hiroko Yamanaka takes advantage of her opponent's over commitment and traps her in full guard.
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Lauren Murphy is in closed guard over Yamanaka
Murphy is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did she do that intentionally?
John McCarthy has seen that!
John McCarthy takes away one point from Lauren Murphy for headbutt.
John McCarthy allows Yamanaka time to recover... The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Crisp uppercut by Yamanaka followed by a hard jab
Lauren Murphy stumbles back.
Yamanaka throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
The strikes hit home!
Hiroko Yamanaka and Murphy engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Hiroko Yamanaka is getting the best of the exchange as she lands a few blows.
Murphy grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Lauren Murphy
Lauren Murphy is in open guard over Yamanaka
Lauren Murphy moves to better her position on the ground...
Lauren Murphy viciously slams hammer blows to Yamanaka's face!
There is a small laceration on Hiroko Yamanaka's Forehead
Lauren Murphy is in open guard over Yamanaka
Murphy tries to move to full mount
Murphy succeeds
Lauren Murphy is in full mount over Hiroko Yamanaka
Yamanaka tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
She successfully moves to half guard!
Lauren Murphy is in half guard over Yamanaka
Murphy launches a barrage of elbows over Yamanaka's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Yamanaka doesn't fight back!
Yamanaka seems a bit groggy... her movements are not very coordinated now.
Lauren Murphy is in half guard over Yamanaka
Deep breaths from Hiroko Yamanaka who tries a hammer punch to Murphy's ribs.
Murphy blocks those punches
Murphy is trying to counter now!
Murphy is looking to end this fight with strikes
She starts to pound away at Hiroko Yamanaka, who is barely covering up!
Yamanaka's Forehead is bruised after the punishement she's received!
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Lauren Murphy is in half guard over Yamanaka
Murphy launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Hiroko Yamanaka is not able to stop Yamanaka ground skills and Lauren Murphy moves to side mount!
Lauren Murphy is in side mount over Hiroko Yamanaka
Hiroko Yamanaka attempts to trap Lauren Murphy in her guard.
Lauren Murphy keeps control and remains in side mount.
Lauren Murphy is in side mount over Hiroko Yamanaka
Murphy launches a barrage of elbows over Yamanaka's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Yamanaka doesn't fight back!
That brutal impact left Yamanaka laid out on the mat! Lauren Murphy's corner come in to congratulate her!
Yamanaka's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Winner is Lauren Murphy by KO (Elbows) at 3:21 Round 1
Statistics: Lauren Murphy
Punches 0/2 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 13/24 (54%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 124 s
Statistics: Hiroko Yamanaka
Punches 8/11 (73%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/1 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 124 s
Lauren came Zenith-ready! Hiroko did not. Perhaps still demoralized that her creator, Ferocity, abandoned her? Time will tell.