Post by The Sandmen on Aug 31, 2019 23:00:00 GMT -5
Hiroko Yamanaka raises her fists in her corner. She seems confident.
Lauren Murphy is calm in her corner. She looks convinced of her abilities.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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Hiroko Yamanaka and Lauren Murphy touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
A right hand from Hiroko Yamanaka
misses its target.
Murphy is trying to counter now!
A punch from Lauren Murphy
grazes Yamanaka's left cheek.
Yamanaka avoids a dangerous strike from Murphy
and fends her off with feel-out punches.
Yamanaka launches a furious hook!
That hits Murphy's chin like a wrecking ball! Murphy loses balance and goes to the mat.
There is a small laceration on Lauren Murphy's Chin
Yamanaka is standing while Murphy is on the ground on her back
Lauren Murphy launches an up-kick intended for Hiroko Yamanaka's head...
It lands flush with Hiroko Yamanaka's head snapping it backwards due to the impact!
Yamanaka is standing while Murphy is on the ground on her back
Yamanaka launches a kick to Murphy's thigh
Loud pop!
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Yamanaka is standing while Murphy is on the ground on her back
Yamanaka launches a kick to Murphy's thigh
Murphy checks that kick!
Hiroko Yamanaka gets sloppy and Lauren Murphy tries to take advantage...
Lauren Murphy kicks her legs trying to keep Hiroko Yamanaka away.
Hiroko Yamanaka takes a kick to the body.
Yamanaka is standing while Murphy is on the ground on her back
Lauren Murphy launches an up-kick intended for Hiroko Yamanaka's head...
It lands flush with Hiroko Yamanaka's head snapping it backwards due to the impact!
Yamanaka is standing while Murphy is on the ground on her back
Lauren Murphy launches an up-kick intended for Hiroko Yamanaka's head...
It lands flush with Hiroko Yamanaka's head snapping it backwards due to the impact!
Yamanaka is standing while Murphy is on the ground on her back
Lauren Murphy launches an up-kick intended for Hiroko Yamanaka's head...
It lands flush with Hiroko Yamanaka's head snapping it backwards due to the impact!
Yamanaka is standing while Murphy is on the ground on her back
Yamanaka moves backwards and gestures for Lauren Murphy to stand up.
Murphy climbs to her feet and is standing now.
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Murphy follows Hiroko Yamanaka
only to get counter punched in a big way! Murphy needs to stop playing Hiroko Yamanaka's game or she'll get knocked out!
Murphy's Left eye is bruised after the punishement she's received!
Several good body shots
are evaded by Murphy.
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Murphy moves backwards and Hiroko Yamanaka is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
Hiroko Yamanaka has found an opening in the defense of Murphy, launching a big uppercut
Lauren Murphy is fast enouigh to dodge that uppercut.
Murphy is trying to counter now!
Lauren Murphy fakes a punch and launches herself over Hiroko Yamanaka
Great move by Murphy who pushes her opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Murphy doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Hiroko Yamanaka embrace and tries to move away...
Hiroko Yamanaka pushes Murphy forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Yamanaka pushes Lauren Murphy againts the fence and begin a relentless combination of punches. The crowd is on it's feet!
Murphy cannot escape Hiroko Yamanaka's clinch! Hiroko Yamanaka is just brutalizing Murphy with punches time and time again!
Lauren Murphy pushes away Yamanaka trying to keep the fight at striking range
Yamanaka stumbles backwards and Lauren Murphy circles to get the center of the cage
Murphy moves backwards and Hiroko Yamanaka is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
Murphy is holding Hiroko Yamanaka's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Hiroko Yamanaka loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Lauren Murphy is in side mount over Hiroko Yamanaka
Yamanaka tries to show some ground skills
Murphy uses her strength to keep Murphy at a disadvantage
Lauren Murphy is in side mount over Hiroko Yamanaka
Hiroko Yamanaka attempts to trap Lauren Murphy in her guard.
Hiroko Yamanaka manages to switch to full guard.
Lauren Murphy is in closed guard over Yamanaka
Murphy use some of her wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Hiroko Yamanaka holds Lauren Murphy and prevents her from moving to a better position!
Lauren Murphy is in closed guard over Yamanaka
Yamanaka works on the ground with her fingers over Murphy's face
She seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Herb Dean didn't see the foul!
Lauren Murphy is in closed guard over Yamanaka
Hiroko Yamanaka overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Murphy pulls her arm out of danger.
Lauren Murphy is in closed guard over Yamanaka
Murphy fires a barrage of punches at Yamanaka's head!
The punches go wide.
Lauren Murphy is in closed guard over Yamanaka
Yamanaka is moving on the ground...
Murphy tries to counter Yamanaka's moves on the ground.
Yamanaka misses a step and Lauren Murphy sees an opportunity to counter her!
Lauren Murphy looks to posture up and open Hiroko Yamanaka's guard...
Lauren Murphy forces Hiroko Yamanaka to open her guard.
Lauren Murphy is in open guard over Yamanaka
Lauren Murphy storms over Yamanaka with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Murphy doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Yamanaka's face with her elbows!
Lauren Murphy is in open guard over Yamanaka
Murphy positions herself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
Yamanaka's attempts to cover herself and blocks those elbows.
Herb Dean separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
Hiroko Yamanaka has to be confident that she won that round.
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Round 2
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Hiroko Yamanaka attempts to cut off Murphy with punches
Murphy avoids getting cornered.
Murphy is trying to counter now!
Murphy tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Murphy is clinching with Yamanaka.
Murphy doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Hiroko Yamanaka embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Murphy who put distance between them
The clock says 0:20 in the 2 round
Murphy shows no signs of slowing down. She's in great shape.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Hiroko Yamanaka launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Murphy blocks and tries to circle around her opponent looking for angles.
Lauren Murphy and Yamanaka engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Hiroko Yamanaka is getting the best of the exchange as she lands a few blows.
Yamanaka goes to the body...
She punishes Murphy's ribs with a couple of hooks.
The clock says 1:10 in the 2 round
Terrible one sided match... Murphy was not ready to fight a fighter of Hiroko Yamanaka caliber.
The two exchange wildly
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Yamanaka launches a hook to the body
Bang! Murphy stops that one with her ribs!
Yamanaka jumps over her opponent and tries to grapple
Hiroko Yamanaka pushes her opponent against the fence in a plum position
The fighters are clinching.
Lauren Murphy seems fresh. She may still have a lot of gas in her tank.
Lauren Murphy tries a Foot Sweep takedown on Hiroko Yamanaka
Lauren Murphy fails to take her down and both fighter are still standing
The clock says 2:00 in the 2 round
Solid low kick from Hiroko Yamanaka.
For sure, that had to hurt!
The two exchange wildly
Both fighters are missing terribly.
The clock says 2:20 in the 2 round
Pulverizing punch to Murphy's head!
Ouch, that had to hurt!
Yamanaka launches a solid middle kick
that whizzes past Murphy.
Murphy is trying to counter now!
Murphy is holding Hiroko Yamanaka's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Hiroko Yamanaka loses balance and goes to the ground.
Lauren Murphy is in side mount over Hiroko Yamanaka
Hiroko Yamanaka attempts to trap Lauren Murphy in her guard.
Hiroko Yamanaka manages to switch to full guard.
Lauren Murphy is in closed guard over Yamanaka
Murphy is in closed guard... Yamanaka tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Lauren Murphy!
Hiroko Yamanaka is in full mount over Lauren Murphy
Lauren Murphy tries to roll to her side and get to half guard...
Lauren Murphy creates enough space to control Hiroko Yamanaka's leg.
Hiroko Yamanaka is in half guard over Murphy
Hiroko Yamanaka tries to pass Lauren Murphy's guard...
Hiroko Yamanaka manages to get her leg free and moves to side mount.
Hiroko Yamanaka is in side mount over Lauren Murphy
Yamanaka tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. She is in full mount now.
Hiroko Yamanaka is in full mount over Lauren Murphy
Yamanaka tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Hiroko Yamanaka controls the situation despite Lauren Murphy efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Hiroko Yamanaka is in full mount over Lauren Murphy
Yamanaka catch Lauren Murphy's right arm and tries a kimura
Lauren Murphy holds her own arm and struggles until she gets free
Hiroko Yamanaka gets sloppy and Lauren Murphy tries to take advantage...
Lauren Murphy tries to roll to her side and trap Hiroko Yamanaka in her guard...
Hiroko Yamanaka keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Hiroko Yamanaka is in full mount over Lauren Murphy
Murphy measures the resilience of Yamanaka's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Yamanaka blocks the hits as she works on the ground.
Hiroko Yamanaka is in full mount over Lauren Murphy
Lauren Murphy is cooling the fight on the ground
Herb Dean has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Manchester Evening News Arena (Manchester, England) are cheering for the fighters.
Murphy launches a kick
but Hiroko Yamanaka avoids it and lands flush with a counter hook!
Murphy's Nose is beginning to swell
Hiroko Yamanaka fakes a move and moves laterally.
Hiroko Yamanaka goes with a looping right hand while Lauren Murphy jumps back and jabs
Yamanaka only hits air and the subsequent exchange is fruitless.
The clock says 4:20 in the 2 round
Lauren Murphy fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Hiroko Yamanaka tries to take the action to her favourite field as she tries to grapple
Great move by Hiroko Yamanaka who pushes her opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Murphy doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Hiroko Yamanaka embrace and tries to move away...
Hiroko Yamanaka pushes Murphy forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
The clock says 4:40 in the 2 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Lauren Murphy's corner is turning out to be her worst enemy! Yamanaka is throwing a flurry of punches!
Murphy ducks under and circles out of the corner.
Hiroko Yamanaka gets sloppy and Lauren Murphy tries to take advantage...
A solid combination from Lauren Murphy
connects with Yamanaka.
Yamanaka is swinging for the fences!
Murphy backpedals and creates space. Hiroko Yamanaka is asking her if she is going to fight!
Murphy grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Lauren Murphy
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
Lauren Murphy has to be confident that she won that round.
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Round 3
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Murphy decides to launch some tentative punches
Hiroko Yamanaka takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Yamanaka launches a furious hook!
That hits Murphy's chin like a wrecking ball! Murphy loses balance and goes to the mat.
Murphy's Chin is beginning to swell
Yamanaka is standing while Murphy is on the ground on her back
Yamanaka launches a kick to Murphy's thigh
Loud pop!
Yamanaka is standing while Murphy is on the ground on her back
Lauren Murphy launches an up-kick intended for Hiroko Yamanaka's head...
Yamanaka leans out of the way.
Yamanaka is standing while Murphy is on the ground on her back
0:52 Round 3 and Yamanaka is still in good shape. She sure has trained hard for this fight.
Yamanaka launches a kick to Murphy's thigh
Loud pop!
Yamanaka is standing while Murphy is on the ground on her back
Murphy tries to hit Hiroko Yamanaka with a kick to her knee from the ground.
Nice kick. Yamanaka steps backwards trying to find a way to use her advantage now.
The clock says 1:10 in the 3 round
Yamanaka is standing while Murphy is on the ground on her back
Hiroko Yamanaka steps back and allows Murphy to get back to her feet.
Back to the beginning! Lauren Murphy is standing now.
Inside leg kick from Yamanaka
that goes awry.
Murphy tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Lauren Murphy attempts a sweep single...
Lauren Murphy catches Hiroko Yamanaka's far ankle and trips her to the mat! Slick takedown by Murphy.
Lauren Murphy is in closed guard over Yamanaka
Yamanaka tries an armbar from the bottom!
Murphy's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
That armbar looks tight...
That armbar looks tight...
Murphy tries to break the lock slamming Hiroko Yamanaka against the mat!
Hiroko Yamanaka doesn't allow Lauren Murphy to escape. She is tightening the armbar
Lauren Murphy breaks the lock and moves herself to side control.
Lauren Murphy is in closed guard over Yamanaka
Lauren Murphy storms over Yamanaka with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Hiroko Yamanaka blocks them all showing some great skills here.
Lauren Murphy is in closed guard over Yamanaka
Yamanaka doesn't like the idea of just stalling on the ground
Murphy clumsily fails here and it's time for Hiroko Yamanaka to fight back!
Murphy is in closed guard... Yamanaka tries to roll on the ground!
Lauren Murphy uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Lauren Murphy is in closed guard over Yamanaka
Murphy is in closed guard... Yamanaka tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Lauren Murphy!
Hiroko Yamanaka is in full mount over Lauren Murphy
Hiroko Yamanaka tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Crippling lock!
That armbar looks tight...
Murphy is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Hiroko Yamanaka is in full mount over Lauren Murphy
Lauren Murphy tries to roll to her side and trap Hiroko Yamanaka in her guard...
Hiroko Yamanaka keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Hiroko Yamanaka is in full mount over Lauren Murphy
Lauren Murphy doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on her feet
She can't do it because of Yamanaka's moves.
Hiroko Yamanaka is in full mount over Lauren Murphy
Lauren Murphy tries to roll to her side and trap Hiroko Yamanaka in her guard...
Lauren Murphy moves to half guard.
Hiroko Yamanaka is in half guard over Murphy
Hiroko Yamanaka tries to free her leg
Hiroko Yamanaka uses some of her skill by jumping out of Murphy's guard. She moves quickly to side mount!
Hiroko Yamanaka is in side mount over Lauren Murphy
Murphy tries to stand up!
she is now on her feet
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Lauren Murphy. 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.
Hiroko Yamanaka swings...
hard impact to Murphy's face!
Murphy has a small cut in her Right eye
Hiroko Yamanaka just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Murphy may be in trouble!
Shovel hook by Hiroko Yamanaka
tags Murphy.
Lauren Murphy tries to bring the fight to the ground
Yamanaka won't budge, forcing Murphy to pull guard.
Hiroko Yamanaka is in closed guard over Murphy
Lauren Murphy launches a few punches to Yamanaka's cheek from the guard.
Hiroko Yamanaka uses her head to cover the punches and presses her skull forward.
Yamanaka is trying to counter now!
Yamanaka struggles on the ground and tries to break Lauren Murphy's guard...
Hiroko Yamanaka is in Murphy open guard now
Hiroko Yamanaka is in open guard over Murphy
Yamanaka moves on the ground
Hiroko Yamanaka moves to side mount
Hiroko Yamanaka is in side mount over Lauren Murphy
Hiroko Yamanaka goes for an americana!
Yamanaka is locking that Americana...
Crippling lock!
Yamanaka is locking that Americana...
She locks it in! Lauren Murphy is forced to tap!
Winner is Hiroko Yamanaka by Submission (Americana) at 4:23 Round 3
Statistics: Hiroko Yamanaka
Punches 21/44 (48%)
Kicks 4/7 (57%)
Clinch strikes 5/11 (45%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 5/5 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 302 s
Statistics: Lauren Murphy
Punches 9/15 (60%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 4/2 (200%)
GnP strikes 4/25 (16%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 431 s
Murphy felt bored, so she was kinda engaged and kinda not, and Yamanaka would have none of that disengagement.
Lauren Murphy is calm in her corner. She looks convinced of her abilities.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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Hiroko Yamanaka and Lauren Murphy touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
A right hand from Hiroko Yamanaka
misses its target.
Murphy is trying to counter now!
A punch from Lauren Murphy
grazes Yamanaka's left cheek.
Yamanaka avoids a dangerous strike from Murphy
and fends her off with feel-out punches.
Yamanaka launches a furious hook!
That hits Murphy's chin like a wrecking ball! Murphy loses balance and goes to the mat.
There is a small laceration on Lauren Murphy's Chin
Yamanaka is standing while Murphy is on the ground on her back
Lauren Murphy launches an up-kick intended for Hiroko Yamanaka's head...
It lands flush with Hiroko Yamanaka's head snapping it backwards due to the impact!
Yamanaka is standing while Murphy is on the ground on her back
Yamanaka launches a kick to Murphy's thigh
Loud pop!
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Yamanaka is standing while Murphy is on the ground on her back
Yamanaka launches a kick to Murphy's thigh
Murphy checks that kick!
Hiroko Yamanaka gets sloppy and Lauren Murphy tries to take advantage...
Lauren Murphy kicks her legs trying to keep Hiroko Yamanaka away.
Hiroko Yamanaka takes a kick to the body.
Yamanaka is standing while Murphy is on the ground on her back
Lauren Murphy launches an up-kick intended for Hiroko Yamanaka's head...
It lands flush with Hiroko Yamanaka's head snapping it backwards due to the impact!
Yamanaka is standing while Murphy is on the ground on her back
Lauren Murphy launches an up-kick intended for Hiroko Yamanaka's head...
It lands flush with Hiroko Yamanaka's head snapping it backwards due to the impact!
Yamanaka is standing while Murphy is on the ground on her back
Lauren Murphy launches an up-kick intended for Hiroko Yamanaka's head...
It lands flush with Hiroko Yamanaka's head snapping it backwards due to the impact!
Yamanaka is standing while Murphy is on the ground on her back
Yamanaka moves backwards and gestures for Lauren Murphy to stand up.
Murphy climbs to her feet and is standing now.
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Murphy follows Hiroko Yamanaka
only to get counter punched in a big way! Murphy needs to stop playing Hiroko Yamanaka's game or she'll get knocked out!
Murphy's Left eye is bruised after the punishement she's received!
Several good body shots
are evaded by Murphy.
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Murphy moves backwards and Hiroko Yamanaka is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
Hiroko Yamanaka has found an opening in the defense of Murphy, launching a big uppercut
Lauren Murphy is fast enouigh to dodge that uppercut.
Murphy is trying to counter now!
Lauren Murphy fakes a punch and launches herself over Hiroko Yamanaka
Great move by Murphy who pushes her opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Murphy doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Hiroko Yamanaka embrace and tries to move away...
Hiroko Yamanaka pushes Murphy forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Yamanaka pushes Lauren Murphy againts the fence and begin a relentless combination of punches. The crowd is on it's feet!
Murphy cannot escape Hiroko Yamanaka's clinch! Hiroko Yamanaka is just brutalizing Murphy with punches time and time again!
Lauren Murphy pushes away Yamanaka trying to keep the fight at striking range
Yamanaka stumbles backwards and Lauren Murphy circles to get the center of the cage
Murphy moves backwards and Hiroko Yamanaka is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
Murphy is holding Hiroko Yamanaka's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Hiroko Yamanaka loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Lauren Murphy is in side mount over Hiroko Yamanaka
Yamanaka tries to show some ground skills
Murphy uses her strength to keep Murphy at a disadvantage
Lauren Murphy is in side mount over Hiroko Yamanaka
Hiroko Yamanaka attempts to trap Lauren Murphy in her guard.
Hiroko Yamanaka manages to switch to full guard.
Lauren Murphy is in closed guard over Yamanaka
Murphy use some of her wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Hiroko Yamanaka holds Lauren Murphy and prevents her from moving to a better position!
Lauren Murphy is in closed guard over Yamanaka
Yamanaka works on the ground with her fingers over Murphy's face
She seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Herb Dean didn't see the foul!
Lauren Murphy is in closed guard over Yamanaka
Hiroko Yamanaka overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Murphy pulls her arm out of danger.
Lauren Murphy is in closed guard over Yamanaka
Murphy fires a barrage of punches at Yamanaka's head!
The punches go wide.
Lauren Murphy is in closed guard over Yamanaka
Yamanaka is moving on the ground...
Murphy tries to counter Yamanaka's moves on the ground.
Yamanaka misses a step and Lauren Murphy sees an opportunity to counter her!
Lauren Murphy looks to posture up and open Hiroko Yamanaka's guard...
Lauren Murphy forces Hiroko Yamanaka to open her guard.
Lauren Murphy is in open guard over Yamanaka
Lauren Murphy storms over Yamanaka with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Murphy doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Yamanaka's face with her elbows!
Lauren Murphy is in open guard over Yamanaka
Murphy positions herself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
Yamanaka's attempts to cover herself and blocks those elbows.
Herb Dean separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
Hiroko Yamanaka has to be confident that she won that round.
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Round 2
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Hiroko Yamanaka attempts to cut off Murphy with punches
Murphy avoids getting cornered.
Murphy is trying to counter now!
Murphy tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Murphy is clinching with Yamanaka.
Murphy doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Hiroko Yamanaka embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Murphy who put distance between them
The clock says 0:20 in the 2 round
Murphy shows no signs of slowing down. She's in great shape.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Hiroko Yamanaka launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Murphy blocks and tries to circle around her opponent looking for angles.
Lauren Murphy and Yamanaka engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Hiroko Yamanaka is getting the best of the exchange as she lands a few blows.
Yamanaka goes to the body...
She punishes Murphy's ribs with a couple of hooks.
The clock says 1:10 in the 2 round
Terrible one sided match... Murphy was not ready to fight a fighter of Hiroko Yamanaka caliber.
The two exchange wildly
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Yamanaka launches a hook to the body
Bang! Murphy stops that one with her ribs!
Yamanaka jumps over her opponent and tries to grapple
Hiroko Yamanaka pushes her opponent against the fence in a plum position
The fighters are clinching.
Lauren Murphy seems fresh. She may still have a lot of gas in her tank.
Lauren Murphy tries a Foot Sweep takedown on Hiroko Yamanaka
Lauren Murphy fails to take her down and both fighter are still standing
The clock says 2:00 in the 2 round
Solid low kick from Hiroko Yamanaka.
For sure, that had to hurt!
The two exchange wildly
Both fighters are missing terribly.
The clock says 2:20 in the 2 round
Pulverizing punch to Murphy's head!
Ouch, that had to hurt!
Yamanaka launches a solid middle kick
that whizzes past Murphy.
Murphy is trying to counter now!
Murphy is holding Hiroko Yamanaka's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Hiroko Yamanaka loses balance and goes to the ground.
Lauren Murphy is in side mount over Hiroko Yamanaka
Hiroko Yamanaka attempts to trap Lauren Murphy in her guard.
Hiroko Yamanaka manages to switch to full guard.
Lauren Murphy is in closed guard over Yamanaka
Murphy is in closed guard... Yamanaka tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Lauren Murphy!
Hiroko Yamanaka is in full mount over Lauren Murphy
Lauren Murphy tries to roll to her side and get to half guard...
Lauren Murphy creates enough space to control Hiroko Yamanaka's leg.
Hiroko Yamanaka is in half guard over Murphy
Hiroko Yamanaka tries to pass Lauren Murphy's guard...
Hiroko Yamanaka manages to get her leg free and moves to side mount.
Hiroko Yamanaka is in side mount over Lauren Murphy
Yamanaka tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. She is in full mount now.
Hiroko Yamanaka is in full mount over Lauren Murphy
Yamanaka tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Hiroko Yamanaka controls the situation despite Lauren Murphy efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Hiroko Yamanaka is in full mount over Lauren Murphy
Yamanaka catch Lauren Murphy's right arm and tries a kimura
Lauren Murphy holds her own arm and struggles until she gets free
Hiroko Yamanaka gets sloppy and Lauren Murphy tries to take advantage...
Lauren Murphy tries to roll to her side and trap Hiroko Yamanaka in her guard...
Hiroko Yamanaka keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Hiroko Yamanaka is in full mount over Lauren Murphy
Murphy measures the resilience of Yamanaka's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Yamanaka blocks the hits as she works on the ground.
Hiroko Yamanaka is in full mount over Lauren Murphy
Lauren Murphy is cooling the fight on the ground
Herb Dean has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Manchester Evening News Arena (Manchester, England) are cheering for the fighters.
Murphy launches a kick
but Hiroko Yamanaka avoids it and lands flush with a counter hook!
Murphy's Nose is beginning to swell
Hiroko Yamanaka fakes a move and moves laterally.
Hiroko Yamanaka goes with a looping right hand while Lauren Murphy jumps back and jabs
Yamanaka only hits air and the subsequent exchange is fruitless.
The clock says 4:20 in the 2 round
Lauren Murphy fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Hiroko Yamanaka tries to take the action to her favourite field as she tries to grapple
Great move by Hiroko Yamanaka who pushes her opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Murphy doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Hiroko Yamanaka embrace and tries to move away...
Hiroko Yamanaka pushes Murphy forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
The clock says 4:40 in the 2 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Lauren Murphy's corner is turning out to be her worst enemy! Yamanaka is throwing a flurry of punches!
Murphy ducks under and circles out of the corner.
Hiroko Yamanaka gets sloppy and Lauren Murphy tries to take advantage...
A solid combination from Lauren Murphy
connects with Yamanaka.
Yamanaka is swinging for the fences!
Murphy backpedals and creates space. Hiroko Yamanaka is asking her if she is going to fight!
Murphy grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Lauren Murphy
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
Lauren Murphy has to be confident that she won that round.
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Round 3
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Murphy decides to launch some tentative punches
Hiroko Yamanaka takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Yamanaka launches a furious hook!
That hits Murphy's chin like a wrecking ball! Murphy loses balance and goes to the mat.
Murphy's Chin is beginning to swell
Yamanaka is standing while Murphy is on the ground on her back
Yamanaka launches a kick to Murphy's thigh
Loud pop!
Yamanaka is standing while Murphy is on the ground on her back
Lauren Murphy launches an up-kick intended for Hiroko Yamanaka's head...
Yamanaka leans out of the way.
Yamanaka is standing while Murphy is on the ground on her back
0:52 Round 3 and Yamanaka is still in good shape. She sure has trained hard for this fight.
Yamanaka launches a kick to Murphy's thigh
Loud pop!
Yamanaka is standing while Murphy is on the ground on her back
Murphy tries to hit Hiroko Yamanaka with a kick to her knee from the ground.
Nice kick. Yamanaka steps backwards trying to find a way to use her advantage now.
The clock says 1:10 in the 3 round
Yamanaka is standing while Murphy is on the ground on her back
Hiroko Yamanaka steps back and allows Murphy to get back to her feet.
Back to the beginning! Lauren Murphy is standing now.
Inside leg kick from Yamanaka
that goes awry.
Murphy tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Lauren Murphy attempts a sweep single...
Lauren Murphy catches Hiroko Yamanaka's far ankle and trips her to the mat! Slick takedown by Murphy.
Lauren Murphy is in closed guard over Yamanaka
Yamanaka tries an armbar from the bottom!
Murphy's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
That armbar looks tight...
That armbar looks tight...
Murphy tries to break the lock slamming Hiroko Yamanaka against the mat!
Hiroko Yamanaka doesn't allow Lauren Murphy to escape. She is tightening the armbar
Lauren Murphy breaks the lock and moves herself to side control.
Lauren Murphy is in closed guard over Yamanaka
Lauren Murphy storms over Yamanaka with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Hiroko Yamanaka blocks them all showing some great skills here.
Lauren Murphy is in closed guard over Yamanaka
Yamanaka doesn't like the idea of just stalling on the ground
Murphy clumsily fails here and it's time for Hiroko Yamanaka to fight back!
Murphy is in closed guard... Yamanaka tries to roll on the ground!
Lauren Murphy uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Lauren Murphy is in closed guard over Yamanaka
Murphy is in closed guard... Yamanaka tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Lauren Murphy!
Hiroko Yamanaka is in full mount over Lauren Murphy
Hiroko Yamanaka tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Crippling lock!
That armbar looks tight...
Murphy is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Hiroko Yamanaka is in full mount over Lauren Murphy
Lauren Murphy tries to roll to her side and trap Hiroko Yamanaka in her guard...
Hiroko Yamanaka keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Hiroko Yamanaka is in full mount over Lauren Murphy
Lauren Murphy doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on her feet
She can't do it because of Yamanaka's moves.
Hiroko Yamanaka is in full mount over Lauren Murphy
Lauren Murphy tries to roll to her side and trap Hiroko Yamanaka in her guard...
Lauren Murphy moves to half guard.
Hiroko Yamanaka is in half guard over Murphy
Hiroko Yamanaka tries to free her leg
Hiroko Yamanaka uses some of her skill by jumping out of Murphy's guard. She moves quickly to side mount!
Hiroko Yamanaka is in side mount over Lauren Murphy
Murphy tries to stand up!
she is now on her feet
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Lauren Murphy. 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.
Hiroko Yamanaka swings...
hard impact to Murphy's face!
Murphy has a small cut in her Right eye
Hiroko Yamanaka just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Murphy may be in trouble!
Shovel hook by Hiroko Yamanaka
tags Murphy.
Lauren Murphy tries to bring the fight to the ground
Yamanaka won't budge, forcing Murphy to pull guard.
Hiroko Yamanaka is in closed guard over Murphy
Lauren Murphy launches a few punches to Yamanaka's cheek from the guard.
Hiroko Yamanaka uses her head to cover the punches and presses her skull forward.
Yamanaka is trying to counter now!
Yamanaka struggles on the ground and tries to break Lauren Murphy's guard...
Hiroko Yamanaka is in Murphy open guard now
Hiroko Yamanaka is in open guard over Murphy
Yamanaka moves on the ground
Hiroko Yamanaka moves to side mount
Hiroko Yamanaka is in side mount over Lauren Murphy
Hiroko Yamanaka goes for an americana!
Yamanaka is locking that Americana...
Crippling lock!
Yamanaka is locking that Americana...
She locks it in! Lauren Murphy is forced to tap!
Winner is Hiroko Yamanaka by Submission (Americana) at 4:23 Round 3
Statistics: Hiroko Yamanaka
Punches 21/44 (48%)
Kicks 4/7 (57%)
Clinch strikes 5/11 (45%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 5/5 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 302 s
Statistics: Lauren Murphy
Punches 9/15 (60%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 4/2 (200%)
GnP strikes 4/25 (16%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 431 s
Murphy felt bored, so she was kinda engaged and kinda not, and Yamanaka would have none of that disengagement.