Murphy vs. Nunes

[The Sandmen]

Lauren Murphy raises her fists in her corner. She seems confident.
Amanda Nunes looks like she has been waiting for this fight forever.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising her fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.

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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
A right hand from Amanda Nunes
gets deflected.
Tremendous strikes from Nunes!
Murphy blocks with confidence
Nunes misses a step and Lauren Murphy sees an opportunity to counter her!
Bone shattering straight right hand from Lauren Murphy!
Nunes ducks under...
Lauren Murphy shoots for a double leg takedown!
She hits it! Amanda Nunes is taken off her feet, but she manages to pull Murphy into her guard.
Lauren Murphy is in closed guard over Nunes
Good looking punches from Lauren Murphy on the ground
deflected by Nunes.
Murphy clumsily fails here and it's time for Amanda Nunes to fight back!
Nunes 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!
Lauren Murphy is in closed guard over Nunes
Murphy throws a few hammer fists to the face of Amanda Nunes
Solid shots!
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Lauren Murphy is in closed guard over Nunes
Murphy tries to escape from closed guard...
Nunes waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Lauren Murphy! She is reversed and nor Amanda Nunes is on half guard!
Amanda Nunes is in half guard over Murphy
Lauren Murphy tries to close the guard.
Murphy put Amanda Nunes in closed guard.
Amanda Nunes is in closed guard over Murphy
Murphy has a high cardio that helps her make great performances.
Murphy works on the ground with her fingers over Nunes's face
She seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Mario Yamasaki didn't see that!
Amanda Nunes is in closed guard over Murphy
Murphy measures the resilience of Nunes's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Nunes's side.
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Amanda Nunes is in closed guard over Murphy
As the fight continues it seems that Lauren Murphy is taking the best of the fight.
Murphy measures the resilience of Nunes's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Nunes's side.
Amanda Nunes is in closed guard over Murphy
Lauren Murphy launches a few punches to Nunes's cheek from the guard.
Amanda Nunes uses her head to cover the punches and presses her skull forward.
Murphy misses a step and Amanda Nunes sees an opportunity to counter her!
Nunes tries to stand up!
she is now on her feet
Murphy tries to stand up!
she is now on her feet
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Murphy grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Lauren Murphy
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Lauren Murphy is in open guard over Nunes
Amanda Nunes seems fresh. She may still have a lot of gas in her tank.
Amanda Nunes launches a few punches to Murphy's cheek from the guard.
Lauren Murphy uses her head to cover the punches and presses her skull forward.
Lauren Murphy is in open guard over Nunes
Nunes measures the resilience of Murphy's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Murphy blocks the hits as she works on the ground.
Nunes clumsily fails here and it's time for Lauren Murphy to fight back!
Lauren Murphy wants to finish her opponent on the ground
Lauren Murphy can't find an opening in her opponent's guard!
Lauren Murphy is in open guard over Nunes
Murphy tries to improve position.
Nunes adjusts and closes her guard.
Nunes tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Deep breaths from Amanda Nunes who tries a hammer punch to Murphy's ribs.
That hit Murphy who moves on the ground in order to protect herself
Lauren Murphy is in open guard over Nunes
Murphy tries to jump to side mount.
Amanda Nunes jumps and show some wrestling skills as she positions herself for continuing the fight in side control.
Amanda Nunes is in closed guard over Murphy
Nunes is in closed guard... Murphy tries to roll on the ground!
Amanda Nunes uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Poorly executed technique. Amanda Nunes looks to counter!
Amanda Nunes hovers above Murphy
Lauren Murphy stops her from throwing strikes.
Amanda Nunes is in closed guard over Murphy
Amanda Nunes tries to pass Lauren Murphy's guard...
Amanda Nunes manages to get her leg free and moves to half guard.
Amanda Nunes is in half guard over Murphy
Lauren Murphy tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Lauren Murphy gets sloppy and Amanda Nunes tries to take advantage...
Amanda Nunes throws a lot of punches
with little effect. Murphy is doing a great job covering herself up.
Mario Yamasaki 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 Jose Miguel Arelot Coliseum (San Juan, Puerto Rico) are cheering for the fighters.
Murphy is holding Amanda Nunes's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Amanda Nunes loses balance and goes to the ground.
Lauren Murphy is in side mount over Amanda Nunes
Nunes tries to show some ground skills
Amanda Nunes put Murphy in half guard.
Lauren Murphy is in half guard over Nunes
Lauren Murphy throws down elbows...
She's tearing up Nunes's face with those brutal elbows! Nunes needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Lauren Murphy is in half guard over Nunes
Murphy is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did she do that intentionally?
Mario Yamasaki saw it!
Mario Yamasaki takes away one point from Lauren Murphy for headbutt.
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to give Nunes time to recover. Amanda Nunes seems to be ready to fight again. 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.
Murphy throws a lazy kick
Nunes blocks and keeps her distance.
Nunes misses a step and Lauren Murphy sees an opportunity to counter her!
Lauren Murphy attempts a sweep single...
Lauren Murphy catches Amanda Nunes's far ankle and trips her to the mat! Slick takedown by Murphy.
Lauren Murphy is in closed guard over Nunes
Murphy delivers a few accurate elbows!
Nunes is being hit hard and trys to escape! She has to give her back!
Nunes has a small cut in her Left cheek
Murphy is in rear mount over Nunes
Murphy tries to get a hook in!
Nunes rolls on the ground and manages to get a half guard!
Lauren Murphy is in half guard over Nunes
Amanda Nunes launches a few punches to Murphy's cheek from the guard.
Lauren Murphy uses her head to cover the punches and presses her skull forward.
Amanda Nunes gets sloppy and Lauren Murphy tries to take advantage...
Lauren Murphy pushes Nunes's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nunes wraps her legs while she holds Lauren Murphy's head... Tight guard!
The clock says 4:40 in the 1 round
Lauren Murphy is in half guard over Nunes
Murphy tries to open up Amanda Nunes's defense faking a few punches.
She is aggressively and repeatedly punching Nunes in the side of the head
Lauren Murphy is in half guard over Nunes
Lauren Murphy tries to pass Amanda Nunes's guard...
Lauren Murphy manages to get her leg free and moves to side mount.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
You have to give that round to Lauren Murphy.



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Round 2
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Lauren Murphy launches a body shot
Nunes evades.
Amanda Nunes gets sloppy and Lauren Murphy tries to take advantage...
A solid combination from Lauren Murphy
mostly hits air.
Amanda Nunes swings...
...no good.
Murphy is trying to counter now!
Lauren Murphy shoots for a double leg takedown!
She hits it! Amanda Nunes is taken off her feet, but she manages to pull Murphy into her guard.
Lauren Murphy is in closed guard over Nunes
Murphy launches a barrage of elbows over Nunes's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Nunes doesn't fight back!
Lauren Murphy is in closed guard over Nunes
Lauren Murphy is looking to pass Amanda Nunes's guard...
Lauren Murphy gets her hips free and moves to half guard.
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
Lauren Murphy is in half guard over Nunes
Murphy tries to get a side mount...
She frees her leg and is now controlling Nunes from the side mount!
Lauren Murphy is in side mount over Amanda Nunes
Lauren Murphy looks to pass to mount...
Nunes creates space and scrambles back to her feet.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Jose Miguel Arelot Coliseum (San Juan, Puerto Rico) are cheering for the fighters.
A left hook from Nunes
falls short.
Murphy is trying to counter now!
A right hand from Lauren Murphy
makes Nunes stumble back!
Lauren Murphy attempts a sweep single...
Lauren Murphy catches Amanda Nunes's far ankle and trips her to the mat! Slick takedown by Murphy.
Hard blow to Nunes's mid-section, she seems hurt
Lauren Murphy is in closed guard over Nunes
Lauren Murphy was tooling Amanda Nunes for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Amanda Nunes lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Nunes measures the resilience of Murphy's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Murphy blocks the hits as she works on the ground.
Lauren Murphy is in closed guard over Nunes
Murphy is in closed guard... Nunes tries to roll on the ground!
Lauren Murphy uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Murphy is trying to counter now!
Murphy tries to improve her position on the ground as she sits on her knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Lauren Murphy fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
The clock says 1:45 in the 2 round
Lauren Murphy is in half guard over Nunes
Lauren Murphy storms over Nunes with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Murphy doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Nunes's face with her elbows!
There is a small laceration on Amanda Nunes's Right eye
Lauren Murphy is in half guard over Nunes
Nunes tries to stand up!
Murphy doesn't allow her!
Lauren Murphy is in half guard over Nunes
Lauren Murphy tries to pass Amanda Nunes's guard...
Lauren Murphy manages to get her leg free and moves to side mount.
Lauren Murphy is in side mount over Amanda Nunes
Amanda Nunes launches a few punches to Murphy's cheek from the guard.
Lauren Murphy uses her head to cover the punches and presses her skull forward.
Lauren Murphy is in side mount over Amanda Nunes
Amanda Nunes 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 Murphy's moves.
Lauren Murphy is in side mount over Amanda Nunes
Lauren Murphy tries to open Nunes's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Lauren Murphy. Nunes is unable to cover herself now!
Nunes's Forehead is beginning to swell
Nunes seems a bit groggy... her movements are not very coordinated now.
Lauren Murphy is in side mount over Amanda Nunes
Murphy is looking to end this fight with strikes
She starts to pound away at Amanda Nunes, who is barely covering up!
Lauren Murphy is in side mount over Amanda Nunes
Amanda Nunes 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 Murphy's moves.
Lauren Murphy is in side mount over Amanda Nunes
Murphy fires a barrage of punches at Nunes's head!
This is bad! Murphy is just pounding on Amanda Nunes's head like she's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Nunes's Nose is bruised after the punishement she's received!
Amanda Nunes seems hurt! She stumbles backwards and she's an easy target for Lauren Murphy!
Lauren Murphy is in side mount over Amanda Nunes
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Lauren Murphy looks to mount Amanda Nunes...
Lauren Murphy slides her knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 3:40 in the 2 round
Lauren Murphy is in full mount over Amanda Nunes
Amanda Nunes tries to roll to her side and trap Lauren Murphy in her guard...
Lauren Murphy rolls her over and takes her back!
Murphy is in rear mount over Nunes
Nunes has Murphy controlling her back while on the ground. She tries to roll and find an escape...
Murphy is unable to move under Nunes control.
Amanda Nunes gets sloppy and Lauren Murphy tries to take advantage...
Murphy fires a barrage of punches at Nunes's head!
This is bad! Murphy is just pounding on Amanda Nunes's head like she's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Nunes's Forehead is bruised after the punishement she's received!
Amanda Nunes seems hurt! She stumbles backwards and she's an easy target for Lauren Murphy!
The clock says 4:00 in the 2 round
Murphy is in rear mount over Nunes
Lauren Murphy storms over Nunes with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Murphy doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Nunes's face with her elbows!
Amanda Nunes seems hurt! She stumbles backwards and she's an easy target for Lauren Murphy!
Murphy is in rear mount over Nunes
Murphy tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Nunes! Murphy has one hook in and keeps working!
Murphy is in rear mount over Nunes with one hook in
Lauren Murphy storms over Nunes with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Murphy doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Nunes's face with her elbows!
Nunes's Forehead is beginning to swell
The clock says 4:30 in the 2 round
Murphy is in rear mount over Nunes with one hook in
Nunes has to use some of her skills to escape safely from this position...
Nunes is unable to find a way to scape from this.
Murphy is in rear mount over Nunes with one hook in
Murphy has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If she succeed things are goint to get very bad for Nunes.
Nicely done! Murphy now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
The clock says 4:55 in the 2 round
Murphy is in rear mount over Nunes with two hooks in
Terrible one sided match... Nunes was not ready to fight a fighter of Lauren Murphy caliber.
Murphy tenatively looks for a way to finish her opponent! This is a nightmare for Nunes!
Nunes adopts the turtle defense and Murphy is ready to make her way to the victory with a round of punches!
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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The clock says 0:10 in the 3 round
Murphy is holding Amanda Nunes's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Amanda Nunes loses balance and goes to the ground.
Lauren Murphy is in side mount over Amanda Nunes
Murphy gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! She's just wailing away at Amanda Nunes! The referee is saying she's going to stop it if Amanda Nunes doesn't defend herself!
Nunes's Nose is beginning to swell
Lauren Murphy is in side mount over Amanda Nunes
Murphy tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. She is in full mount now.
Lauren Murphy is in full mount over Amanda Nunes
Nunes tries to move on the ground and shows Lauren Murphy a crack in her guard which she uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Nunes's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks her head against the mat! Mario Yamasaki knows she may be calling off the fight soon!
Mario Yamasaki is asking Nunes to defend herself! Mario Yamasaki jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Nunes.
There is a small laceration on Amanda Nunes's Forehead

Winner is Lauren Murphy by TKO (Elbow) at 0:43 Round 3

Statistics: Lauren Murphy
Punches 1/4 (25%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 2/2 (100%)
Takedowns 7/7 (100%)
GnP strikes 58/80 (72%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 519 s

Statistics: Amanda Nunes
Punches 0/8 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 1/20 (5%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 519 s

You guys think we will see real life GoaT style Nunes on this site before she loses her belt IRL?