Post by The Sandmen on May 24, 2016 11:56:12 GMT -5
Ferocious staredown by Esparza while Steve Mazzagatti recites the rules.
Ferocious staredown by Murphy while Steve Mazzagatti recites the rules.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Murphy is the fighter that will win today if we pay attention to the bets.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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Esparza and Murphy move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Carla Esparza shoots for a double leg takedown!
She hits it! Lauren Murphy is taken off her feet, but she manages to pull Esparza into her guard.
Carla Esparza is in closed guard over Murphy
Esparza gets a good position on the ground. ..
Murphy holds Carla Esparza arms and counters her opponent punches.
Carla Esparza is in closed guard over Murphy
Lauren Murphy launches a few punches to Esparza's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Esparza tries to cover her face,
Carla Esparza is in closed guard over Murphy
Esparza is in closed guard... Murphy tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Carla Esparza!
Lauren Murphy is in full mount over Carla Esparza
Esparza tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Lauren Murphy doesn't want to lose her adventageous position and she struggles to mantain the full mount.
Carla Esparza gets sloppy and Lauren Murphy tries to take advantage...
Lauren Murphy moves to better her position on the ground...
Lauren Murphy viciously slams hammer blows to Esparza's face!
There is a small laceration on Carla Esparza's Forehead
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Lauren Murphy is in full mount over Carla Esparza
Esparza tries to stand up!
Murphy doesn't allow her!
Lauren Murphy is in full mount over Carla Esparza
Esparza tries to move on the ground and shows Lauren Murphy a crack in her guard which she uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Esparza's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks her head against the mat! Steve Mazzagatti knows she may be calling off the fight soon!
There is a small laceration on Carla Esparza's Forehead
Lauren Murphy is in full mount over Carla Esparza
Carla Esparza 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 full mount over Carla Esparza
Esparza tries to stand up!
she is now on her feet
Lauren Murphy 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
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 2:00 in the 1 round
Lauren Murphy is in open guard over Esparza
Lauren Murphy hovers above Esparza
Good punches to Esparza's body.
Lauren Murphy is in open guard over Esparza
Lauren Murphy pushes Carla Esparza against the fence and then tries to improve her position.
Murphy jumps and tries to free her leg! Esparza doesn't allow this but Lauren Murphy is able to get half guard here.
Lauren Murphy is in half guard over Esparza
Esparza 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 half guard over Esparza
Murphy looks to be in very good shape.
Murphy positions herself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Esparza's being punished here!
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Lauren Murphy is in half guard over Esparza
Carla Esparza launches a few punches to Murphy's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Murphy tries to cover her face,
Murphy's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Lauren Murphy is in half guard over Esparza
Murphy shifts to north-south position and tries to finish with a lock!
Esparza pushes Lauren Murphy forward against her back and breaks the lock!
Carla Esparza is in closed guard over Murphy
Esparza is in closed guard... Murphy tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Carla Esparza!
Lauren Murphy is in full mount over Carla Esparza
Murphy delivers a few accurate elbows!
Esparza is being hit hard and trys to escape! She has to give her back!
Esparza has a small cut in her Left eye
Carla Esparza seems hurt! She stumbles backwards and she's an easy target for Lauren Murphy!
Murphy is in rear mount over Esparza
Carla Esparza is a bloody mess!
Lauren Murphy fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Esparza's face!
Esparza's Nose is beginning to swell
Esparza has a small cut in her Nose
Murphy is in rear mount over Esparza
Carla Esparza's face is covered in blood. She may be having problems seeing as she wipes the blood out of her eyes.
Murphy positions herself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Esparza's being punished here!
Esparza's Forehead is beginning to swell
The clock says 3:45 in the 1 round
Murphy is in rear mount over Esparza
Murphy gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! She's just wailing away at Carla Esparza! The referee is saying she's going to stop it if Carla Esparza doesn't defend herself!
Steve Mazzagatti is asking Esparza to defend herself! Steve Mazzagatti jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Esparza.
Esparza's Nose is beginning to swell
Esparza has a small cut in her Nose
Winner is Lauren Murphy by TKO (GnP) at 3:50 Round 1
Statistics: Carla Esparza
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 4/10 (40%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 204 s
Statistics: Lauren Murphy
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 25/28 (89%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 204 s
This matchup was a disaster for Carla. She is far too tiny to outwrestle a fellow wrestle-beast in Murphy.
Ferocious staredown by Murphy while Steve Mazzagatti recites the rules.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Murphy is the fighter that will win today if we pay attention to the bets.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Esparza and Murphy move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Carla Esparza shoots for a double leg takedown!
She hits it! Lauren Murphy is taken off her feet, but she manages to pull Esparza into her guard.
Carla Esparza is in closed guard over Murphy
Esparza gets a good position on the ground. ..
Murphy holds Carla Esparza arms and counters her opponent punches.
Carla Esparza is in closed guard over Murphy
Lauren Murphy launches a few punches to Esparza's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Esparza tries to cover her face,
Carla Esparza is in closed guard over Murphy
Esparza is in closed guard... Murphy tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Carla Esparza!
Lauren Murphy is in full mount over Carla Esparza
Esparza tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Lauren Murphy doesn't want to lose her adventageous position and she struggles to mantain the full mount.
Carla Esparza gets sloppy and Lauren Murphy tries to take advantage...
Lauren Murphy moves to better her position on the ground...
Lauren Murphy viciously slams hammer blows to Esparza's face!
There is a small laceration on Carla Esparza's Forehead
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Lauren Murphy is in full mount over Carla Esparza
Esparza tries to stand up!
Murphy doesn't allow her!
Lauren Murphy is in full mount over Carla Esparza
Esparza tries to move on the ground and shows Lauren Murphy a crack in her guard which she uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Esparza's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks her head against the mat! Steve Mazzagatti knows she may be calling off the fight soon!
There is a small laceration on Carla Esparza's Forehead
Lauren Murphy is in full mount over Carla Esparza
Carla Esparza 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 full mount over Carla Esparza
Esparza tries to stand up!
she is now on her feet
Lauren Murphy 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
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 2:00 in the 1 round
Lauren Murphy is in open guard over Esparza
Lauren Murphy hovers above Esparza
Good punches to Esparza's body.
Lauren Murphy is in open guard over Esparza
Lauren Murphy pushes Carla Esparza against the fence and then tries to improve her position.
Murphy jumps and tries to free her leg! Esparza doesn't allow this but Lauren Murphy is able to get half guard here.
Lauren Murphy is in half guard over Esparza
Esparza 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 half guard over Esparza
Murphy looks to be in very good shape.
Murphy positions herself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Esparza's being punished here!
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Lauren Murphy is in half guard over Esparza
Carla Esparza launches a few punches to Murphy's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Murphy tries to cover her face,
Murphy's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Lauren Murphy is in half guard over Esparza
Murphy shifts to north-south position and tries to finish with a lock!
Esparza pushes Lauren Murphy forward against her back and breaks the lock!
Carla Esparza is in closed guard over Murphy
Esparza is in closed guard... Murphy tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Carla Esparza!
Lauren Murphy is in full mount over Carla Esparza
Murphy delivers a few accurate elbows!
Esparza is being hit hard and trys to escape! She has to give her back!
Esparza has a small cut in her Left eye
Carla Esparza seems hurt! She stumbles backwards and she's an easy target for Lauren Murphy!
Murphy is in rear mount over Esparza
Carla Esparza is a bloody mess!
Lauren Murphy fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Esparza's face!
Esparza's Nose is beginning to swell
Esparza has a small cut in her Nose
Murphy is in rear mount over Esparza
Carla Esparza's face is covered in blood. She may be having problems seeing as she wipes the blood out of her eyes.
Murphy positions herself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Esparza's being punished here!
Esparza's Forehead is beginning to swell
The clock says 3:45 in the 1 round
Murphy is in rear mount over Esparza
Murphy gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! She's just wailing away at Carla Esparza! The referee is saying she's going to stop it if Carla Esparza doesn't defend herself!
Steve Mazzagatti is asking Esparza to defend herself! Steve Mazzagatti jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Esparza.
Esparza's Nose is beginning to swell
Esparza has a small cut in her Nose
Winner is Lauren Murphy by TKO (GnP) at 3:50 Round 1
Statistics: Carla Esparza
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 4/10 (40%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 204 s
Statistics: Lauren Murphy
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 25/28 (89%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 204 s
This matchup was a disaster for Carla. She is far too tiny to outwrestle a fellow wrestle-beast in Murphy.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!