Rousey vs. Murphy

[The Sandmen]

Ronda Rousey looks like she has been waiting for this fight forever.
Lauren Murphy raises her fists in her corner. She seems confident.
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 Dan Miragliotta.

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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
As the fight continues it seems that Lauren Murphy is taking the best of the fight.
Lauren Murphy tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Rousey is unable to remain on her feet and falls to the ground
Lauren Murphy is in open guard over Rousey
Ronda Rousey launches a few punches to Murphy's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Murphy tries to cover her face,
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
Lauren Murphy is in open guard over Rousey
Lauren Murphy tries to open Rousey's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Lauren Murphy. Rousey is unable to cover herself now!
Lauren Murphy is in open guard over Rousey
Murphy gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! She's just wailing away at Ronda Rousey! The referee is saying she's going to stop it if Ronda Rousey doesn't defend herself!
Rousey's Nose is bruised after the punishement she's received!
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Lauren Murphy is in open guard over Rousey
Not a desiderable position that Rousey is in now. Lauren Murphy is well knowed for her strong and relentless GnP.
Good looking punches from Lauren Murphy on the ground
They could take their toll on Rousey.
Lauren Murphy is in open guard over Rousey
Ronda Rousey 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 open guard over Rousey
Ronda Rousey doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on her feet
She moves fast and now she is standing
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Ronda Rousey. 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 SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Murphy studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Rousey is holding Lauren Murphy's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Lauren Murphy loses balance and goes to the ground.
Ronda Rousey is in side mount over Lauren Murphy
Murphy tries to show some ground skills
Rousey uses her strength to keep Rousey at a disadvantage
Ronda Rousey is in side mount over Lauren Murphy
Ronda Rousey hooks Murphy's right leg and sits back for a kneebar!
Crippling lock!
That Kneebar from Ronda Rousey appears to be unbreakable
That Kneebar looks tight...
Murphy hyper-extended her leg
Murphy struggles to free herself
Murphy struggles to free herself
Lauren Murphy manages to kick Rousey away and scrambles on top!
Lauren Murphy is in open guard over Rousey
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 Rousey's moves.
Lauren Murphy is in open guard over Rousey
Rousey tries to close her guard around Murphy
She succeeds!
Lauren Murphy is in closed guard over Rousey
Lauren Murphy wants to finish her opponent on the ground
Murphy drills Ronda Rousey's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Rousey's Nose is bruised after the punishement she's received!
Lauren Murphy is in closed guard over Rousey
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 Rousey's moves.
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
Lauren Murphy is in closed guard over Rousey
Murphy tries to stand up!
Rousey doesn't allow her!
Lauren Murphy is in closed guard over Rousey
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 Rousey's moves.
Lauren Murphy is in closed guard over Rousey
Murphy is in closed guard... Rousey tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Lauren Murphy!
Ronda Rousey is in full mount over Lauren Murphy
Murphy tries to stand up!
Rousey doesn't allow her!
Ronda Rousey is in full mount over Lauren Murphy
Murphy tries to stand up!
she is now on her feet
Rousey tries to stand up!
she is now on her feet
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Murphy and Rousey circle around the center of the cage.
Murphy pushes Ronda Rousey and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
Rousey steps backwards away from Lauren Murphy. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Lauren Murphy goes with a looping right hand while Ronda Rousey jumps back and jabs
Rousey seems staggered and Lauren Murphy runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
A right hand from Ronda Rousey
makes Murphy stumble back!
Murphy has a small cut in her Right cheek
Lauren Murphy goes with a looping right hand while Ronda Rousey jumps back and jabs
Murphy seems staggered and Ronda Rousey runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Rousey decides to launch some tentative punches
Nothing from this exchange. Rousey moves back and takes a deep breath.
Dan Miragliotta separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
That round was a toss up.



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Round 2
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Lauren Murphy moves forward looking for a hole in her opponent's defense.
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 Rousey
Rousey moves to high guard and tries to close an armbar!
That armbar looks tight...
Murphy tries to break the lock slamming Ronda Rousey against the mat!
Ronda Rousey doesn't allow Lauren Murphy to escape. She is tightening the armbar
That armbar from Ronda Rousey appears to be unbreakable
Lauren Murphy lifts her opponent from the ground displaying great power! And down she goes!
Ronda Rousey doesn't break the lock and Lauren Murphy is running out of time!
Hard blow to Murphy's mid-section, she seems hurt
Rousey is locking that armbar...
Murphy tries to break the lock slamming Ronda Rousey against the mat!
Ronda Rousey doesn't allow Lauren Murphy to escape. She is tightening the armbar
Lauren Murphy breaks the lock, rolls on the ground and stands up quickly.
Lauren Murphy is in open guard over Rousey
The match-makers did a great job of pairing up these two evenly matched warriors.
Murphy tries to stand up!
Rousey doesn't allow her!
Lauren Murphy is in open guard over Rousey
Rousey tries to close her guard around Murphy
She succeeds!
Lauren Murphy is in closed guard over Rousey
As the fight continues it seems that Ronda Rousey is taking the best of the fight.
Murphy is in closed guard... Rousey tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Lauren Murphy!
Ronda Rousey is in full mount over Lauren Murphy
Lauren Murphy tries to roll to her side and get to half guard...
Ronda Rousey rolls Lauren Murphy to her stomach and takes her back!
Rousey is in rear mount over Murphy
Ronda Rousey slides her arm under Lauren Murphy's chin and locks in a rear naked choke!
That Rear Naked Choke from Ronda Rousey appears to be unbreakable
Murphy struggles to free herself
You can see the pain reflected in Murphy's eyes...
Murphy's Mouth is beginning to swell
You can see the pain reflected in Murphy's eyes...
That Rear Naked Choke from Ronda Rousey appears to be unbreakable
Lauren Murphy can't defend any longer and has to tap!

Winner is Ronda Rousey by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 1:23 Round 2

Statistics: Ronda Rousey
Punches 5/11 (45%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 2/3 (67%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 233 s

Statistics: Lauren Murphy
Punches 7/11 (64%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/1 (200%)
GnP strikes 13/15 (87%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 233 s

This was a good back and forth fight. And another decent fight from Murphy, who was, at several times, winning this one. But it looks like she still has a bit of a ways to go before cracking the elite. That said, Rousey is a really tough opponent, a legit top 5, who has wins over Kaufman and Carano, so having an even fight turned loss against her is not bad at all. Murphy’s legit an were this fight to happen 100 times, she may very well win close to 50 of them.

[The Rocketmen]

shocked at how well murphy did

[The Sandmen]

Yes, she is legit, and she has been power-upgraded pretty far now.

[Deleted]

Disappointing

[The Sandmen]

If you were here for longer, you would not be disappointed with this one. She fought, which is more than most people do against the top fighters. Usually they just walk into the cage and die.

[Deleted]

Ya but after all of those upgrades that she has gotten she should've done much better than this.

[The Sandmen]

Rousey has had a shit-ton more upgrades than Murphy. Rousey is capped, man.

[Deleted]

Idgaf Murphy doesn't need to be capped.

[The Sandmen]

So much for looking at the bright side, eh?

[xx - Former Phoenix Fight Club]

Fucking Murphy bandwagoners... : lol

[The Sandmen]

I'm not on the bandwagon, I am neutral to her. Just trying to give the new kid a realistic idea of where he and his team lie in the big picture.

[xx - Former Phoenix Fight Club]

Doesn't matter dude... It's more to do with the program than anything else. Murphy shouldn't be as good as she is right off the hop just like Smith shouldn't be as bad as she has been to start; 2 seasons and no wins. It's pretty much bullshit from that end of things. lol

[Deleted]

I've put like 30 points into Murphy so don't underestimate her

[The Sandmen]

Yeah, the kid started shovelling points into her like Roy Nelson and hamburgers basically after her first fight.

And we can talk about who should and should not be good until we are blue in the face. Roy Nelson in real life should not be a pro MMA fighter, let alone an good, UFC one. "Should-be's" are all pretty meaningless. And on top of that, what point would there be in having a sim site if the guy that SHOULD win always won? Would anyone join an NHL sim site where the Pens always went 82-0-0 and the Oilers went 0-0-82? They sure wouldn't. The element of chance is what makes things exciting.

[xx - Team GAP]

is that hockey sim site your talking about GMX by any chance?