Post by The Sandmen on Sept 15, 2016 9:12:56 GMT -5
ManMMA Bantamweight Championship
Lauren Murphy glares at her opponent from the opposite corner.
Cris Cyborg raises her fists in her corner. She seems confident.
Now Lauren Murphy put her title in contention against Cyborg.
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 Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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Lauren Murphy and Cris Cyborg touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Murphy and Cyborg circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 0:25 in the 1 round
Cyborg feints and moves forward to hit with a hook
what a crushing shot!
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Murphy launches a kick
but Cris Cyborg avoids it and lands flush with a counter hook!
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Cyborg begins to launch a barrage of punches over Murphy
this is getting worse and worse for Murphy
Lauren Murphy fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Murphy is holding Cris Cyborg's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Cris Cyborg loses balance and goes to the ground.
Lauren Murphy is in side mount over Cris Cyborg
Cris Cyborg attempts to trap Lauren Murphy in her guard.
Cris Cyborg manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Lauren Murphy is in closed guard over Cyborg
Murphy launches a barrage of elbows over Cyborg's face!
Cris Cyborg blocks the elbows and tries to cool down the fight.
Lauren Murphy is in closed guard over Cyborg
Lauren Murphy is looking to pass Cris Cyborg's guard...
Lauren Murphy gets her hips free and moves to half guard.
Lauren Murphy is in half guard over Cyborg
Murphy launches a barrage of elbows over Cyborg's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Cyborg doesn't fight back!
There is a small laceration on Cris Cyborg's Mouth
Lauren Murphy is in half guard over Cyborg
Murphy launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Murphy is countered by Cris Cyborg.
Lauren Murphy is in half guard over Cyborg
Cyborg measures the resilience of Murphy's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Murphy's side.
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Lauren Murphy is in half guard over Cyborg
Cyborg tries to stand up!
she is now on her feet
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Cris Cyborg. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Indira Gandhi Arena (Delhi,India) are cheering for the fighters.
Lauren Murphy tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Cyborg is unable to remain on her feet and falls to the ground
Lauren Murphy is in open guard over Cyborg
Cyborg tries to close her guard around Murphy
She succeeds!
Lauren Murphy is in closed guard over Cyborg
Murphy throws a few hammer fists to the face of Cris Cyborg
Solid shots!
Cyborg's Chin is bruised after the punishement she's received!
The clock says 3:25 in the 1 round
Lauren Murphy is in closed guard over Cyborg
Lauren Murphy moves to better her position on the ground...
Lauren Murphy viciously slams hammer blows to Cyborg's face!
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Lauren Murphy is in closed guard over Cyborg
Murphy struggles on the ground and tries to break Cris Cyborg's guard...
Cyborg doesn't want to free her opponent and Murphy continues in closed guard
Lauren Murphy is in closed guard over Cyborg
Lauren Murphy tries to better her position on the ground...
Murphy breaks the closed guard of Cris Cyborg and moves to half guard
Lauren Murphy is in side mount over Cris Cyborg
Cyborg measures the resilience of Murphy's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Murphy's side.
Lauren Murphy is in side mount over Cris Cyborg
Murphy leans back...
She clobbers Cris Cyborg's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
Lauren Murphy is in side mount over Cris Cyborg
Lauren Murphy throws down elbows...
She's tearing up Cyborg's face with those brutal elbows! Cyborg needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Lauren Murphy is in side mount over Cris Cyborg
Lauren Murphy storms over Cyborg with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Murphy doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Cyborg's face with her elbows!
Lauren Murphy is in side mount over Cris Cyborg
Murphy fires a barrage of punches at Cyborg's head!
This is bad! Murphy is just pounding on Cris Cyborg's head like she's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Lauren Murphy is in side mount over Cris Cyborg
Murphy leans back...
She clobbers Cris Cyborg's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
The ref pulls off Lauren Murphy! Cyborg seems confused and a bit dazed as the bell sounds the bout over.
Cyborg's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement she's received!
Winner is Lauren Murphy by TKO (GnP) at 4:53 Round 1
Statistics: Lauren Murphy
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 25/35 (71%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 184 s
Statistics: Cris Cyborg
Punches 6/8 (75%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 4/4 (100%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 184 s
Lauren Murphy defends the Women's Bantamweight title!
What a disheartening loss for Cyborg. She was dominating this early and looked like she was going to knock Murphy out in the first minute or two. 6 clean punches from Cyborg HURT (took about 75%-85% of Murphy’s health) Then Murphy landed a takedown and dominated Cyborg there, and eventually closed show. Crazy fight. Very exciting comeback.