Post by The Sandmen on Aug 2, 2019 3:39:34 GMT -5
Lauren Murphy glares at her opponent from the opposite corner.
Hiroko Yamanaka looks like she has been waiting for this fight forever.
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 Hiroko Yamanaka touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Body kick by Hiroko Yamanaka...
just grazes her opponent.
Murphy ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Bone shattering straight left hand from Hiroko Yamanaka!
Murphy ducks under...
Murphy tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
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 half guard.
Lauren Murphy is in half guard over Yamanaka
Yamanaka switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Murphy struggles and her head turns red from the choke, but she manages to slip her head of the lock!
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Lauren Murphy is in half guard over Yamanaka
Yamanaka switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Murphy struggles and her head turns red from the choke, but she manages to slip her head of the lock!
Yamanaka clumsily fails here and it's time for Lauren Murphy to fight back!
Lauren Murphy tries to free her leg
Hiroko Yamanaka moves fast and both fighters exchange some weak punches while climbing to their feet.
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.
Yamanaka is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Yamanaka begins to launch a barrage of punches over Murphy
this is getting worse and worse for Murphy
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
As the fight continues it seems that Hiroko Yamanaka is taking the best of the fight.
Surprise roundhouse punch by Yamanaka.
Lauren Murphy's reflexes save her!
Yamanaka clumsily fails here and it's time for Lauren Murphy to fight back!
Lauren Murphy tries to take the action to her favourite field as she tries to grapple
Great move by Lauren Murphy who pushes her opponent forward with a double underhooks.
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Hiroko Yamanaka pushes away Murphy trying to keep the fight at striking range
Murphy stumbles backwards and Hiroko Yamanaka circles to get the center of the cage
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Hiroko Yamanaka fakes a punch and launches herself over Lauren Murphy
Great move by Yamanaka who pushes her opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Yamanaka is launching some bone breaking punches to Murphy's ribs while in the clinch.
Murphy blocks.
The fighters are clinching.
Brutal punches to Murphy's face while in the clinch!
Murphy can't take many more shots like those!
Murphy's Left cheek is beginning to swell
The fighters are clinching.
Murphy and Hiroko Yamanaka are cliched up against the cage. Murphy steps for a throw
Yamanaka stays on her feet
Lauren Murphy gets sloppy and Hiroko Yamanaka tries to take advantage...
Hiroko Yamanaka tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Yamanaka circles out and slips free of Lauren Murphy's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Murphy and Yamanaka circle around the center of the cage.
Murphy fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Hiroko Yamanaka didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Lauren Murphy is in open guard over Yamanaka
Murphy tries to move to full mount
Murphy's ground game is not enough to provide her any advantage
Lauren Murphy is in open guard over Yamanaka
Yamanaka moves to high guard and tries to close an armbar!
Lauren Murphy breaks the lock, rolls on the ground and stands up quickly.
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Hiroko Yamanaka. 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 Manchester Evening News Arena (Manchester, England) are cheering for the fighters.
Yamanaka steps backwards away from Lauren Murphy. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Lauren Murphy launches a body shot
Yamanaka dodges and catches her with a hard cross.
Murphy hits the ground like a rag doll! That surgical strike by Hiroko Yamanaka has left Murphy unconscious on the mat!
Winner is Hiroko Yamanaka by KO (Punch) at 3:03 Round 1
Statistics: Lauren Murphy
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 50 s
Statistics: Hiroko Yamanaka
Punches 5/9 (56%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 4/8 (50%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 50 s
Didn’t expect this to be a fast one. Then it was.
Hiroko Yamanaka looks like she has been waiting for this fight forever.
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.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Lauren Murphy and Hiroko Yamanaka touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Body kick by Hiroko Yamanaka...
just grazes her opponent.
Murphy ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Bone shattering straight left hand from Hiroko Yamanaka!
Murphy ducks under...
Murphy tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
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 half guard.
Lauren Murphy is in half guard over Yamanaka
Yamanaka switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Murphy struggles and her head turns red from the choke, but she manages to slip her head of the lock!
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Lauren Murphy is in half guard over Yamanaka
Yamanaka switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Murphy struggles and her head turns red from the choke, but she manages to slip her head of the lock!
Yamanaka clumsily fails here and it's time for Lauren Murphy to fight back!
Lauren Murphy tries to free her leg
Hiroko Yamanaka moves fast and both fighters exchange some weak punches while climbing to their feet.
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.
Yamanaka is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Yamanaka begins to launch a barrage of punches over Murphy
this is getting worse and worse for Murphy
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
As the fight continues it seems that Hiroko Yamanaka is taking the best of the fight.
Surprise roundhouse punch by Yamanaka.
Lauren Murphy's reflexes save her!
Yamanaka clumsily fails here and it's time for Lauren Murphy to fight back!
Lauren Murphy tries to take the action to her favourite field as she tries to grapple
Great move by Lauren Murphy who pushes her opponent forward with a double underhooks.
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Hiroko Yamanaka pushes away Murphy trying to keep the fight at striking range
Murphy stumbles backwards and Hiroko Yamanaka circles to get the center of the cage
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Hiroko Yamanaka fakes a punch and launches herself over Lauren Murphy
Great move by Yamanaka who pushes her opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Yamanaka is launching some bone breaking punches to Murphy's ribs while in the clinch.
Murphy blocks.
The fighters are clinching.
Brutal punches to Murphy's face while in the clinch!
Murphy can't take many more shots like those!
Murphy's Left cheek is beginning to swell
The fighters are clinching.
Murphy and Hiroko Yamanaka are cliched up against the cage. Murphy steps for a throw
Yamanaka stays on her feet
Lauren Murphy gets sloppy and Hiroko Yamanaka tries to take advantage...
Hiroko Yamanaka tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Yamanaka circles out and slips free of Lauren Murphy's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Murphy and Yamanaka circle around the center of the cage.
Murphy fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Hiroko Yamanaka didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Lauren Murphy is in open guard over Yamanaka
Murphy tries to move to full mount
Murphy's ground game is not enough to provide her any advantage
Lauren Murphy is in open guard over Yamanaka
Yamanaka moves to high guard and tries to close an armbar!
Lauren Murphy breaks the lock, rolls on the ground and stands up quickly.
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Hiroko Yamanaka. 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 Manchester Evening News Arena (Manchester, England) are cheering for the fighters.
Yamanaka steps backwards away from Lauren Murphy. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Lauren Murphy launches a body shot
Yamanaka dodges and catches her with a hard cross.
Murphy hits the ground like a rag doll! That surgical strike by Hiroko Yamanaka has left Murphy unconscious on the mat!
Winner is Hiroko Yamanaka by KO (Punch) at 3:03 Round 1
Statistics: Lauren Murphy
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 50 s
Statistics: Hiroko Yamanaka
Punches 5/9 (56%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 4/8 (50%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 50 s
Didn’t expect this to be a fast one. Then it was.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!