Post by The Sandmen on Mar 10, 2014 10:40:49 GMT -5
Lauren Murphy raises her fists in her corner. She seems confident.
Holly Holm glares at her opponent from the opposite corner.
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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The fight gets underway.
Lauren Murphy moves forward and launches a low kick.
Holm blocks that.
Crisp uppercut by Holm followed by a hard jab
Lauren Murphy stumbles back.
There is a small laceration on Lauren Murphy's Nose
Inside leg kick from Holm
that lands on Lauren Murphy's leg.
Murphy hyper-extended her leg
Murphy steps forward
Holly Holm catches her with an uppercut to the face!
Murphy's Right eye is beginning to swell
Holly Holm fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
Murphy blocks and pushes her opponent.
Murphy tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Lauren Murphy shoots for a double leg takedown!
She hits it! Holly Holm is taken off her feet, but she manages to pull Murphy into her guard.
Lauren Murphy is in closed guard over Holm
Lauren Murphy tries to better her position on the ground...
Holm holds Lauren Murphy's head against her chin in the closed guard.
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
Lauren Murphy is in closed guard over Holm
Murphy is in closed guard... Holm tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Lauren Murphy!
Holly Holm is in full mount over Lauren Murphy
Murphy is using some of her ground skills to escape from this...
Holly Holm pushes Lauren Murphy down and prevents her attempts to escape
Holly Holm is in full mount over Lauren Murphy
Holm suddenly holds Lauren Murphy's arm and tries an armbar!
Murphy can break the lock and now she is in a closed guard over Holly Holm!
Lauren Murphy is in closed guard over Holm
Deep breaths from Holly Holm 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 closed guard over Holm
Murphy is in closed guard... Holm tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Lauren Murphy!
Holly Holm is in full mount over Lauren Murphy
Holm tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Holly Holm controls the situation despite Lauren Murphy efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Holly Holm is in full mount over Lauren Murphy
Murphy measures the resilience of Holm's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Holm blocks the hits as she works on the ground.
Holly Holm is in full mount over Lauren Murphy
Lauren Murphy tries to roll to her side and trap Holly Holm in her guard...
Holly Holm keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Holly Holm is in full mount over Lauren Murphy
Holly Holm launches a few punches to Murphy
Murphy holds Holly Holm's arms and blocks the punches!
Holly Holm is in full mount over Lauren Murphy
Murphy measures the resilience of Holm's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Holm blocks the hits as she works on the ground.
Josh Rosenthal has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Holly Holm and Murphy engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
Several good body shots
land on Murphy.
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
Holly Holm launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Murphy blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Lauren Murphy's cheek! Murphy stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Holm is standing while Murphy is on the ground on her back
Holm moves backwards and gestures for Lauren Murphy to stand up.
Back to the beginning! Lauren Murphy is standing now.
Lauren Murphy tries to bring the fight to the ground
Holm won't budge, forcing Murphy to pull guard.
Holly Holm is in closed guard over Murphy
Deep breaths from Lauren Murphy who tries a hammer punch to Holm's ribs.
That hit Holm who moves on the ground in order to protect herself
Holly Holm is in closed guard over Murphy
Holm is in closed guard... Murphy tries to roll on the ground!
Holly Holm uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Holly Holm is in closed guard over Murphy
Holm tries to escape from closed guard...
Holm struggles to liberate her leg and jumps to half guard!
Holly Holm is in half guard over Murphy
Holly Holm tries to pass Lauren Murphy's guard...
Holly Holm manages to get her leg free and moves to side mount.
Holly Holm is in side mount over Lauren Murphy
Murphy measures the resilience of Holm's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Holm's side.
Holly Holm is in side mount over Lauren Murphy
Lauren Murphy is cooling the fight on the ground
Holly Holm is in side mount over Lauren Murphy
Murphy tries to show some ground skills
Holm uses her strength to keep Holm at a disadvantage
Holm is trying to counter now!
Holly Holm looks to mount Lauren Murphy...
Holly Holm slides her knee across and gets to mount.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
That was a close round.
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Round 2
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Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 0:20 in the 2 round
Holm shows no signs of slowing down. She's in great shape.
Incredible high kick!
Murphy is worried!
Murphy ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Holly Holm is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
Holm avoids a dangerous strike from Murphy
and counters with a solid straight!
There is a small laceration on Lauren Murphy's Left cheek
Holly Holm just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Murphy quickly defends.
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 Holm
Holm tries to close her guard around Murphy
She is not able to do it
The clock says 1:25 in the 2 round
Lauren Murphy is in open guard over Holm
Holm tries to close her guard around Murphy
She succeeds!
The clock says 1:35 in the 2 round
Lauren Murphy is in closed guard over Holm
Murphy is in closed guard... Holm tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Lauren Murphy!
Holly Holm is in full mount over Lauren Murphy
Holm tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Holly Holm controls the situation despite Lauren Murphy efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 1:55 in the 2 round
Holly Holm is in full mount over Lauren Murphy
Lauren Murphy launches a few punches to Holm's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Holm tries to cover her face,
Holly Holm is in full mount over Lauren Murphy
Lauren Murphy tries to roll to her side and trap Holly Holm in her guard...
Lauren Murphy moves to half guard.
Holly Holm is in half guard over Murphy
Holly Holm tries to free her leg
Holly Holm uses some of her skill by jumping out of Murphy's guard. She moves quickly to side mount!
Holly Holm is in side mount over Lauren Murphy
Holm tries to launch a few punches to Lauren Murphy
Murphy is able to achieve closed guard and counter Holly Holm's punches.
Holly Holm is in closed guard over Murphy
Holm tries to escape from the closed guard
Holm succeeds and she's now in open guard... she takes a second to breathe
The clock says 2:45 in the 2 round
Holly Holm is in open guard over Murphy
Terrible one sided match... Murphy was not ready to fight a fighter of Holly Holm caliber.
Holm tries to jump to side mount.
Lauren Murphy jumps and show some wrestling skills as she positions herself for continuing the fight in side control.
Lauren Murphy is in closed guard over Holm
Murphy struggles on the ground and tries to break Holly Holm's guard...
Lauren Murphy is in Holm open guard now
The clock says 3:05 in the 2 round
Lauren Murphy is in open guard over Holm
Lauren Murphy tries to pass to half guard...
Holly Holm's closes her guard to prevent the pass.
Lauren Murphy is in closed guard over Holm
Murphy throws a few hammer fists to the face of Holly Holm
Solid shots!
Lauren Murphy is in closed guard over Holm
Holm tries to stand up!
Murphy doesn't allow her!
Lauren Murphy is in closed guard over Holm
Deep breaths from Holly Holm who tries a hammer punch to Murphy's ribs.
That hit Murphy who moves on the ground in order to protect herself
Crushing shot to Murphy's body! She's holding her side
Lauren Murphy is in closed guard over Holm
Holm launches a few weak punches
Murphy blocks them effectively.
Lauren Murphy is in closed guard over Holm
Holly Holm 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
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 Holm's moves.
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Holly Holm. 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.
Lauren Murphy is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Holm and Murphy circle around the center of the cage.
Nice punch by Holly Holm
who outboxes her opponent in this exchange.
Murphy's Left eye is bruised after the punishement she's received!
Murphy has a small cut in her Left eye
Holm steps backwards away from Lauren Murphy. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
Close round. It could go to either fighter.
It seems that the cutman have some work to do with Lauren Murphy.
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Round 3
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The clock says 0:10 in the 3 round
Holly Holm moves forward and launches a high kick!
Vicious high kick!
Down Murphy goes! She's out cold! That phenomenal knock out has put the rest of Holly Holm's divison on notice!
Murphy's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement she's received!
There is a small laceration on Lauren Murphy's Left cheek
Winner is Holly Holm by KO (High kick) at 0:24 Round 3
Statistics: Lauren Murphy
Punches 3/3 (100%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/3 (67%)
GnP strikes 9/14 (64%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 376 s
Statistics: Holly Holm
Punches 13/18 (72%)
Kicks 3/4 (75%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 2/12 (17%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 363 s
Fascinating. Standing, Holm totally dominated this fight. Murphy was able to get some takedowns and ground work done, but nowhere near as much as needed against a (now) top-tier striker like Holm. These two are definitely the new elites of the women’s division.
Holly Holm glares at her opponent from the opposite corner.
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
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
Lauren Murphy moves forward and launches a low kick.
Holm blocks that.
Crisp uppercut by Holm followed by a hard jab
Lauren Murphy stumbles back.
There is a small laceration on Lauren Murphy's Nose
Inside leg kick from Holm
that lands on Lauren Murphy's leg.
Murphy hyper-extended her leg
Murphy steps forward
Holly Holm catches her with an uppercut to the face!
Murphy's Right eye is beginning to swell
Holly Holm fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
Murphy blocks and pushes her opponent.
Murphy tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Lauren Murphy shoots for a double leg takedown!
She hits it! Holly Holm is taken off her feet, but she manages to pull Murphy into her guard.
Lauren Murphy is in closed guard over Holm
Lauren Murphy tries to better her position on the ground...
Holm holds Lauren Murphy's head against her chin in the closed guard.
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
Lauren Murphy is in closed guard over Holm
Murphy is in closed guard... Holm tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Lauren Murphy!
Holly Holm is in full mount over Lauren Murphy
Murphy is using some of her ground skills to escape from this...
Holly Holm pushes Lauren Murphy down and prevents her attempts to escape
Holly Holm is in full mount over Lauren Murphy
Holm suddenly holds Lauren Murphy's arm and tries an armbar!
Murphy can break the lock and now she is in a closed guard over Holly Holm!
Lauren Murphy is in closed guard over Holm
Deep breaths from Holly Holm 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 closed guard over Holm
Murphy is in closed guard... Holm tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Lauren Murphy!
Holly Holm is in full mount over Lauren Murphy
Holm tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Holly Holm controls the situation despite Lauren Murphy efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Holly Holm is in full mount over Lauren Murphy
Murphy measures the resilience of Holm's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Holm blocks the hits as she works on the ground.
Holly Holm is in full mount over Lauren Murphy
Lauren Murphy tries to roll to her side and trap Holly Holm in her guard...
Holly Holm keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Holly Holm is in full mount over Lauren Murphy
Holly Holm launches a few punches to Murphy
Murphy holds Holly Holm's arms and blocks the punches!
Holly Holm is in full mount over Lauren Murphy
Murphy measures the resilience of Holm's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Holm blocks the hits as she works on the ground.
Josh Rosenthal has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Holly Holm and Murphy engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
Several good body shots
land on Murphy.
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
Holly Holm launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Murphy blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Lauren Murphy's cheek! Murphy stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Holm is standing while Murphy is on the ground on her back
Holm moves backwards and gestures for Lauren Murphy to stand up.
Back to the beginning! Lauren Murphy is standing now.
Lauren Murphy tries to bring the fight to the ground
Holm won't budge, forcing Murphy to pull guard.
Holly Holm is in closed guard over Murphy
Deep breaths from Lauren Murphy who tries a hammer punch to Holm's ribs.
That hit Holm who moves on the ground in order to protect herself
Holly Holm is in closed guard over Murphy
Holm is in closed guard... Murphy tries to roll on the ground!
Holly Holm uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Holly Holm is in closed guard over Murphy
Holm tries to escape from closed guard...
Holm struggles to liberate her leg and jumps to half guard!
Holly Holm is in half guard over Murphy
Holly Holm tries to pass Lauren Murphy's guard...
Holly Holm manages to get her leg free and moves to side mount.
Holly Holm is in side mount over Lauren Murphy
Murphy measures the resilience of Holm's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Holm's side.
Holly Holm is in side mount over Lauren Murphy
Lauren Murphy is cooling the fight on the ground
Holly Holm is in side mount over Lauren Murphy
Murphy tries to show some ground skills
Holm uses her strength to keep Holm at a disadvantage
Holm is trying to counter now!
Holly Holm looks to mount Lauren Murphy...
Holly Holm slides her knee across and gets to mount.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
That was a close round.
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Round 2
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Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 0:20 in the 2 round
Holm shows no signs of slowing down. She's in great shape.
Incredible high kick!
Murphy is worried!
Murphy ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Holly Holm is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
Holm avoids a dangerous strike from Murphy
and counters with a solid straight!
There is a small laceration on Lauren Murphy's Left cheek
Holly Holm just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Murphy quickly defends.
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 Holm
Holm tries to close her guard around Murphy
She is not able to do it
The clock says 1:25 in the 2 round
Lauren Murphy is in open guard over Holm
Holm tries to close her guard around Murphy
She succeeds!
The clock says 1:35 in the 2 round
Lauren Murphy is in closed guard over Holm
Murphy is in closed guard... Holm tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Lauren Murphy!
Holly Holm is in full mount over Lauren Murphy
Holm tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Holly Holm controls the situation despite Lauren Murphy efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 1:55 in the 2 round
Holly Holm is in full mount over Lauren Murphy
Lauren Murphy launches a few punches to Holm's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Holm tries to cover her face,
Holly Holm is in full mount over Lauren Murphy
Lauren Murphy tries to roll to her side and trap Holly Holm in her guard...
Lauren Murphy moves to half guard.
Holly Holm is in half guard over Murphy
Holly Holm tries to free her leg
Holly Holm uses some of her skill by jumping out of Murphy's guard. She moves quickly to side mount!
Holly Holm is in side mount over Lauren Murphy
Holm tries to launch a few punches to Lauren Murphy
Murphy is able to achieve closed guard and counter Holly Holm's punches.
Holly Holm is in closed guard over Murphy
Holm tries to escape from the closed guard
Holm succeeds and she's now in open guard... she takes a second to breathe
The clock says 2:45 in the 2 round
Holly Holm is in open guard over Murphy
Terrible one sided match... Murphy was not ready to fight a fighter of Holly Holm caliber.
Holm tries to jump to side mount.
Lauren Murphy jumps and show some wrestling skills as she positions herself for continuing the fight in side control.
Lauren Murphy is in closed guard over Holm
Murphy struggles on the ground and tries to break Holly Holm's guard...
Lauren Murphy is in Holm open guard now
The clock says 3:05 in the 2 round
Lauren Murphy is in open guard over Holm
Lauren Murphy tries to pass to half guard...
Holly Holm's closes her guard to prevent the pass.
Lauren Murphy is in closed guard over Holm
Murphy throws a few hammer fists to the face of Holly Holm
Solid shots!
Lauren Murphy is in closed guard over Holm
Holm tries to stand up!
Murphy doesn't allow her!
Lauren Murphy is in closed guard over Holm
Deep breaths from Holly Holm who tries a hammer punch to Murphy's ribs.
That hit Murphy who moves on the ground in order to protect herself
Crushing shot to Murphy's body! She's holding her side
Lauren Murphy is in closed guard over Holm
Holm launches a few weak punches
Murphy blocks them effectively.
Lauren Murphy is in closed guard over Holm
Holly Holm 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
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 Holm's moves.
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Holly Holm. 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.
Lauren Murphy is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Holm and Murphy circle around the center of the cage.
Nice punch by Holly Holm
who outboxes her opponent in this exchange.
Murphy's Left eye is bruised after the punishement she's received!
Murphy has a small cut in her Left eye
Holm steps backwards away from Lauren Murphy. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
Close round. It could go to either fighter.
It seems that the cutman have some work to do with Lauren Murphy.
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Round 3
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The clock says 0:10 in the 3 round
Holly Holm moves forward and launches a high kick!
Vicious high kick!
Down Murphy goes! She's out cold! That phenomenal knock out has put the rest of Holly Holm's divison on notice!
Murphy's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement she's received!
There is a small laceration on Lauren Murphy's Left cheek
Winner is Holly Holm by KO (High kick) at 0:24 Round 3
Statistics: Lauren Murphy
Punches 3/3 (100%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/3 (67%)
GnP strikes 9/14 (64%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 376 s
Statistics: Holly Holm
Punches 13/18 (72%)
Kicks 3/4 (75%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 2/12 (17%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 363 s
Fascinating. Standing, Holm totally dominated this fight. Murphy was able to get some takedowns and ground work done, but nowhere near as much as needed against a (now) top-tier striker like Holm. These two are definitely the new elites of the women’s division.