Post by The Sandman on Mar 11, 2021 0:40:50 GMT -5
Lauren Murphy looks at the ground while she does her calming exercises. She knows she can not fail this night.
Bethe Correia looks like she's feeling the pressure.
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 Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
0:11 Round 1 and Correia is still in good shape. She sure has trained hard for this fight.
Correia and Murphy circle around the center of the cage.
Lauren Murphy leans forwards and tries to grapple with Correia
Murphy shows her clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Bethe Correia tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Murphy is determined to work from the clinch. She pummeled through and managed to retain her position.
The fighters are clinching.
Bethe Correia slightly pushes Murphy into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
Dan Miragliotta separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Good movement from Murphy
moving in to strike and moving away afterwards.
There is a small laceration on Bethe Correia's Right eye
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Bethe Correia attempts a sweep single...
Lauren Murphy was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Solid jabs from Bethe Correia.
Nice punches.
A punch from Bethe Correia
gets blocked by Murphy.
Murphy tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Bone shattering straight left hand from Lauren Murphy!
Correia is going to have a big headache after that blow!
The two exchange wildly
Correia is connecting with a few punches
Quick hook by Lauren Murphy
Good shot! Correia has reasons to be worried.
Good movement from Murphy
moving in to strike and moving away afterwards.
Correia's Chin is beginning to swell
Correia moves backwards and Lauren Murphy is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
Bethe Correia moves forward looking for a hole in her opponent's defense.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Murphy and Correia circle around the center of the cage.
Lauren Murphy tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Correia is unable to remain on her feet and falls to the ground
Lauren Murphy is in open guard over Correia
Correia tries to close her guard around Murphy
She succeeds!
Lauren Murphy is in closed guard over Correia
Murphy use some of her wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, she jumps to side mount! The crowd in Melbourne Rectangular Stadium (Melbourne, Australia) is cheering her!
Lauren Murphy is in side mount over Bethe Correia
Lauren Murphy was tooling Bethe Correia for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Bethe Correia lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Correia tries to show some ground skills
Bethe Correia put Murphy in half guard.
Lauren Murphy is in half guard over Correia
Correia launches a few weak punches
Murphy blocks them effectively.
Lauren Murphy is in half guard over Correia
Lauren Murphy tries to pass Bethe Correia's guard...
Lauren Murphy manages to get her leg free and moves to side mount.
Lauren Murphy is in side mount over Bethe Correia
Murphy tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. She is in full mount now.
Lauren Murphy is in full mount over Bethe Correia
Bethe Correia tries to roll to her side and trap Lauren Murphy in her guard...
Lauren Murphy keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Lauren Murphy is in full mount over Bethe Correia
Murphy is gassing out... Too bad. Her performance may be going down from here.
Murphy is trying to better her position on the ground and launches a couple of elbows against Correia's ribs.
Correia is noticing that and her face shows the pain.
Lauren Murphy is in full mount over Bethe Correia
Deep breaths from Bethe Correia 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 full mount over Bethe Correia
Lauren Murphy was tooling Bethe Correia for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Bethe Correia lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Lauren Murphy tries to better her position on the ground...
Murphy is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Lauren Murphy is in full mount over Bethe Correia
Lauren Murphy was tooling Bethe Correia for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Bethe Correia lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Bethe Correia tries to roll to her side and get to half guard...
Lauren Murphy rolls Bethe Correia to her stomach and takes her back!
Murphy is in rear mount over Correia
Murphy tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Correia! Murphy has one hook in and keeps working!
Murphy is in rear mount over Correia with one hook in
Correia breaths deeply while on the ground
Murphy is in rear mount over Correia 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 Correia.
Nicely done! Murphy now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Dan Miragliotta tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
This round is clearly for Lauren Murphy.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
Bethe Correia closes the distance with her opponent wanting some action.
Bone shattering straight left hand from Bethe Correia!
Murphy ducks under...
Murphy tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Lauren Murphy attempts a sweep single...
Lauren Murphy catches Bethe Correia's far ankle and trips her to the mat! Slick takedown by Murphy.
Lauren Murphy is in closed guard over Correia
Murphy is in closed guard... Correia tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Lauren Murphy!
Bethe Correia is in full mount over Lauren Murphy
Correia tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Murphy struggles and frees her leg!
Bethe Correia is in half guard over Murphy
Lauren Murphy attempts to move to full guard
Lauren Murphy manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 0:50 in the 2 round
Bethe Correia is in open guard over Murphy
Correia moves on the ground...
She remains in open guard.
Bethe Correia is in open guard over Murphy
Bethe Correia tries to pass to half guard...
Lauren Murphy's guard is too good and she fails to pass.
Bethe Correia is in open guard over Murphy
Correia tries to improve position.
Murphy adjusts and closes her guard.
Bethe Correia gets sloppy and Lauren Murphy tries to take advantage...
Lauren Murphy launches a few punches to Correia's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Correia tries to cover her face,
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Melbourne Rectangular Stadium (Melbourne, Australia) are cheering for the fighters.
Bone shattering straight left hand from Bethe Correia!
Murphy is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Nice beating Bethe Correia has received.
A punch from Bethe Correia
gets blocked by Murphy.
Correia pushes Lauren Murphy and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
Murphy steps backwards away from Bethe Correia. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Solid jabs from Bethe Correia.
Nice punches.
There is a small laceration on Lauren Murphy's Nose
Solid jabs from Lauren Murphy.
Nice punches.
Murphy studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Good movement from Murphy
moving in to strike and moving away afterwards.
The clock says 2:55 in the 2 round
A punch from Lauren Murphy
grazes Correia's left cheek.
Bone shattering straight left hand from Lauren Murphy!
Correia is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Correia's Right cheek is beginning to swell
The clock says 3:10 in the 2 round
Solid shot from Bethe Correia to the body.
Murphy blocks in time.
Murphy steps backwards away from Bethe Correia. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Bethe Correia fakes a punch and launches herself over Lauren Murphy
Murphy counters with a few fake punches and then backpedals
Correia and Murphy circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 3:45 in the 2 round
Brilliant combination from Bethe Correia
Murphy is showing some dodging skills avoiding that ones.
Correia decides to launch some tentative punches
Lauren Murphy takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
The clock says 4:05 in the 2 round
Correia moves forward looking for some action
Lauren Murphy doesn't want to engage and backpedals
Bethe Correia has seen better days.
Correia studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Bethe Correia moves forward looking for a hole in her opponent's defense.
Bethe Correia moves forward looking for some grappling action
Murphy pushes her opponent and keep the fight at striking range
Correia leads with a punch
Lauren Murphy avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
A solid combination from Bethe Correia
connects with Murphy.
Bethe Correia fakes a punch and launches herself over Lauren Murphy
Murphy counters with a few fake punches and then backpedals
Dan Miragliotta separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Murphy.
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Round 3
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Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Bethe Correia fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Correia grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Murphy struggles... Bethe Correia is unable to take her down
The clock says 0:45 in the 3 round
Terrible one sided match... Correia was not ready to fight a fighter of Lauren Murphy caliber.
Bone shattering straight left hand from Bethe Correia!
Murphy is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Solid shot from Bethe Correia to the body.
Murphy blocks in time.
Poorly executed technique. Lauren Murphy looks to counter!
Lauren Murphy fires an unorthodox punch to Correia's torso
that hits its mark.
Lauren Murphy fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Good movement from Murphy
moving in to strike and moving away afterwards.
Bethe Correia goes with a looping right hand while Lauren Murphy jumps back and jabs
Murphy seems staggered and Bethe Correia runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Bethe Correia is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Solid shot from Lauren Murphy to the body.
Correia blocks in time.
The clock says 2:20 in the 3 round
Lauren Murphy throws an uppercut
that lands solidly.
Lauren Murphy has punished Correia very much. She has lost her confidence in winning this fight.
Bethe Correia throws a punch
that gets deflected.
Poorly executed technique. Lauren Murphy looks to counter!
Solid jabs from Lauren Murphy.
Nice punches.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Correia moves backwards and Lauren Murphy is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
The clock says 3:00 in the 3 round
Correia steps backwards away from Lauren Murphy. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The clock says 3:20 in the 3 round
Correia has her hand down and she is just willing the round to end. She will need better cardio training in the future.
Correia pushes Lauren Murphy and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Murphy is holding Bethe Correia's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Bethe Correia shows great balance while pushing away Lauren Murphy
Murphy avoids a dangerous strike from Correia
and counters with a solid straight!
The clock says 4:00 in the 3 round
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Correia steps backwards away from Lauren Murphy. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Murphy looks for angles as she throws a few jabs that are countered by Bethe Correia's punches
Both fighters are wildly hitting the air!
Murphy looks for angles as she throws a few jabs that are countered by Bethe Correia's punches
Both fighters are wildly hitting the air!
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 4:45 in the 3 round
Correia steps backwards away from Lauren Murphy. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The clock says 4:55 in the 3 round
Lauren Murphy fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
Lauren Murphy has to be confident that she won that round.
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Round 4
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Lauren Murphy circles around Correia
Lauren Murphy and Correia engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
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.
Correia doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Lauren Murphy embrace and tries to move away...
Lauren Murphy pushes Correia forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
A dirty boxing lesson by Correia who is trying to punish Lauren Murphy's ribs with a few punches.
She scores a few hits before the pain makes Murphy react and defend her side.
Lauren Murphy pushes away Correia trying to keep the fight at striking range
Correia doesn't want to break the clinch as she still is grappling with Lauren Murphy
The clock says 0:45 in the 4 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Bethe Correia tries to control Lauren Murphy in the clinch and use her dirty boxing
Murphy pushes Correia away before she could try anything
Correia misses a step and Lauren Murphy sees an opportunity to counter her!
Solid shot from Lauren Murphy to the body.
Correia didn't like that.
Lauren Murphy tries a hook to the body
and hits Correia's ribs hard
Bethe Correia leans forwards and tries to grapple with Murphy
Murphy wants to mantain the distance and ducks that one.
Correia moves backwards and Lauren Murphy is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
Lauren Murphy swings...
hard impact to Correia's face!
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Bethe Correia fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Correia moves backwards and Lauren Murphy is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
Correia pushes Lauren Murphy and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
The clock says 2:15 in the 4 round
Correia looks for angles as she throws a few jabs that are countered by Lauren Murphy's punches
Murphy is on the receiving end of a great combo by Correia.
Bethe Correia takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Murphy steps backwards away from Bethe Correia. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Terrible one sided match... Correia was not ready to fight a fighter of Lauren Murphy caliber.
Bethe Correia is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Correia wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. She shoves herself over her opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Lauren Murphy tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Correia is determined to work from the clinch. She pummeled through and managed to retain her position.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Murphy takes a break to breathe while holding Bethe Correia.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
A punch from Bethe Correia
grazes Murphy's left cheek.
Some counter punches against Lauren Murphy
land while she's on her bicycle.
Correia launches a hook to the body
Bang! Murphy stops that one with her ribs!
Correia launches a hook to the body
Bang! Murphy stops that one with her ribs!
Correia leads with a punch
Lauren Murphy evades but whiffs with a counter.
The clock says 4:30 in the 4 round
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Lauren Murphy fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The clock says 4:55 in the 4 round
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Dan Miragliotta tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
That was a close round.
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Round 5
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Correia launches a flurry of punches
but only manages to land glancing blows.
Correia is breathing hard. She is exhausted and the fight will be very complicated for her now on.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Correia moves backwards and Lauren Murphy is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
The clock says 0:45 in the 5 round
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Lauren Murphy fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
Correia blocks that. It was easy!
Murphy misses a step and Bethe Correia sees an opportunity to counter her!
Correia tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Correia is clinching with Murphy.
Bethe Correia pushes away Murphy trying to keep the fight at striking range
Murphy stumbles backwards and Bethe Correia circles to get the center of the cage
Solid jabs from Bethe Correia.
Nice punches.
The two exchange wildly
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Tremendous strikes from Correia!
Some big punches are landing!
Murphy wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. She shoves herself over her opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Bethe Correia pushes away Murphy trying to keep the fight at striking range
Murphy doesn't want to break the clinch as she still is grappling with Bethe Correia
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Lauren Murphy tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Correia is determined to work from the clinch. She pummeled through and managed to retain her position.
Correia doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Lauren Murphy embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Correia who put distance between them
Murphy looks like the walking dead... I don't know how much more punishement she can receive.
Murphy moves backwards and Bethe Correia is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
Correia studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
The clock says 2:25 in the 5 round
Murphy steps backwards away from Bethe Correia. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Some counter punches against Lauren Murphy
almost hit her as she moves away.
Lauren Murphy is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Lauren Murphy fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Lauren Murphy fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
Correia blocks that. She made it look easy!
Correia moves backwards and Lauren Murphy is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
Bethe Correia swings...
...no good.
Bethe Correia goes with a looping right hand while Lauren Murphy jumps back and jabs
Correia only hits air and the subsequent exchange is fruitless.
The clock says 3:45 in the 5 round
I think Lauren Murphy needs to learn how to pace herself better. Her performance is suffering from her exhaustion.
Murphy is not showing a great technique with that low kick...
Correia is smart enough to block that one.
Correia looks like the walking dead... I don't know how much more punishement she can receive.
Solid shot from Bethe Correia to the body.
Murphy blocks in time.
Murphy is trying to counter now!
Solid jabs from Lauren Murphy.
Correia defends.
The clock says 4:10 in the 5 round
Correia is very hurt. You can see it in how she is moving in the last moments.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Lauren Murphy fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Some counter punches against Lauren Murphy
almost hit her as she moves away.
Murphy is trying to counter now!
Lauren Murphy attempts to cut off Correia with punches
Correia avoids getting cornered.
Bethe Correia is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Bethe Correia fires an unorthodox punch to Murphy's torso
that goes wide.
Dan Miragliotta separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
I don't think either fighter got the better of their opponent that round.
Winner is Lauren Murphy by Unanimous decision
Statistics: Lauren Murphy
Punches 28/55 (51%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/3 (67%)
GnP strikes 4/5 (80%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 199 s
Statistics: Bethe Correia
Punches 42/69 (61%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 2/7 (29%)
Takedowns 0/2 (0%)
GnP strikes 1/4 (25%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/2 (50%)
Time on the ground 199 s
…yep. Stamina drain in full effect here.
Bethe Correia looks like she's feeling the pressure.
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 Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
0:11 Round 1 and Correia is still in good shape. She sure has trained hard for this fight.
Correia and Murphy circle around the center of the cage.
Lauren Murphy leans forwards and tries to grapple with Correia
Murphy shows her clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Bethe Correia tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Murphy is determined to work from the clinch. She pummeled through and managed to retain her position.
The fighters are clinching.
Bethe Correia slightly pushes Murphy into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
Dan Miragliotta separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Good movement from Murphy
moving in to strike and moving away afterwards.
There is a small laceration on Bethe Correia's Right eye
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Bethe Correia attempts a sweep single...
Lauren Murphy was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Solid jabs from Bethe Correia.
Nice punches.
A punch from Bethe Correia
gets blocked by Murphy.
Murphy tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Bone shattering straight left hand from Lauren Murphy!
Correia is going to have a big headache after that blow!
The two exchange wildly
Correia is connecting with a few punches
Quick hook by Lauren Murphy
Good shot! Correia has reasons to be worried.
Good movement from Murphy
moving in to strike and moving away afterwards.
Correia's Chin is beginning to swell
Correia moves backwards and Lauren Murphy is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
Bethe Correia moves forward looking for a hole in her opponent's defense.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Murphy and Correia circle around the center of the cage.
Lauren Murphy tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Correia is unable to remain on her feet and falls to the ground
Lauren Murphy is in open guard over Correia
Correia tries to close her guard around Murphy
She succeeds!
Lauren Murphy is in closed guard over Correia
Murphy use some of her wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, she jumps to side mount! The crowd in Melbourne Rectangular Stadium (Melbourne, Australia) is cheering her!
Lauren Murphy is in side mount over Bethe Correia
Lauren Murphy was tooling Bethe Correia for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Bethe Correia lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Correia tries to show some ground skills
Bethe Correia put Murphy in half guard.
Lauren Murphy is in half guard over Correia
Correia launches a few weak punches
Murphy blocks them effectively.
Lauren Murphy is in half guard over Correia
Lauren Murphy tries to pass Bethe Correia's guard...
Lauren Murphy manages to get her leg free and moves to side mount.
Lauren Murphy is in side mount over Bethe Correia
Murphy tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. She is in full mount now.
Lauren Murphy is in full mount over Bethe Correia
Bethe Correia tries to roll to her side and trap Lauren Murphy in her guard...
Lauren Murphy keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Lauren Murphy is in full mount over Bethe Correia
Murphy is gassing out... Too bad. Her performance may be going down from here.
Murphy is trying to better her position on the ground and launches a couple of elbows against Correia's ribs.
Correia is noticing that and her face shows the pain.
Lauren Murphy is in full mount over Bethe Correia
Deep breaths from Bethe Correia 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 full mount over Bethe Correia
Lauren Murphy was tooling Bethe Correia for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Bethe Correia lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Lauren Murphy tries to better her position on the ground...
Murphy is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Lauren Murphy is in full mount over Bethe Correia
Lauren Murphy was tooling Bethe Correia for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Bethe Correia lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Bethe Correia tries to roll to her side and get to half guard...
Lauren Murphy rolls Bethe Correia to her stomach and takes her back!
Murphy is in rear mount over Correia
Murphy tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Correia! Murphy has one hook in and keeps working!
Murphy is in rear mount over Correia with one hook in
Correia breaths deeply while on the ground
Murphy is in rear mount over Correia 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 Correia.
Nicely done! Murphy now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Dan Miragliotta tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
This round is clearly for Lauren Murphy.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
Bethe Correia closes the distance with her opponent wanting some action.
Bone shattering straight left hand from Bethe Correia!
Murphy ducks under...
Murphy tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Lauren Murphy attempts a sweep single...
Lauren Murphy catches Bethe Correia's far ankle and trips her to the mat! Slick takedown by Murphy.
Lauren Murphy is in closed guard over Correia
Murphy is in closed guard... Correia tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Lauren Murphy!
Bethe Correia is in full mount over Lauren Murphy
Correia tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Murphy struggles and frees her leg!
Bethe Correia is in half guard over Murphy
Lauren Murphy attempts to move to full guard
Lauren Murphy manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 0:50 in the 2 round
Bethe Correia is in open guard over Murphy
Correia moves on the ground...
She remains in open guard.
Bethe Correia is in open guard over Murphy
Bethe Correia tries to pass to half guard...
Lauren Murphy's guard is too good and she fails to pass.
Bethe Correia is in open guard over Murphy
Correia tries to improve position.
Murphy adjusts and closes her guard.
Bethe Correia gets sloppy and Lauren Murphy tries to take advantage...
Lauren Murphy launches a few punches to Correia's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Correia tries to cover her face,
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Melbourne Rectangular Stadium (Melbourne, Australia) are cheering for the fighters.
Bone shattering straight left hand from Bethe Correia!
Murphy is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Nice beating Bethe Correia has received.
A punch from Bethe Correia
gets blocked by Murphy.
Correia pushes Lauren Murphy and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
Murphy steps backwards away from Bethe Correia. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Solid jabs from Bethe Correia.
Nice punches.
There is a small laceration on Lauren Murphy's Nose
Solid jabs from Lauren Murphy.
Nice punches.
Murphy studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Good movement from Murphy
moving in to strike and moving away afterwards.
The clock says 2:55 in the 2 round
A punch from Lauren Murphy
grazes Correia's left cheek.
Bone shattering straight left hand from Lauren Murphy!
Correia is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Correia's Right cheek is beginning to swell
The clock says 3:10 in the 2 round
Solid shot from Bethe Correia to the body.
Murphy blocks in time.
Murphy steps backwards away from Bethe Correia. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Bethe Correia fakes a punch and launches herself over Lauren Murphy
Murphy counters with a few fake punches and then backpedals
Correia and Murphy circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 3:45 in the 2 round
Brilliant combination from Bethe Correia
Murphy is showing some dodging skills avoiding that ones.
Correia decides to launch some tentative punches
Lauren Murphy takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
The clock says 4:05 in the 2 round
Correia moves forward looking for some action
Lauren Murphy doesn't want to engage and backpedals
Bethe Correia has seen better days.
Correia studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Bethe Correia moves forward looking for a hole in her opponent's defense.
Bethe Correia moves forward looking for some grappling action
Murphy pushes her opponent and keep the fight at striking range
Correia leads with a punch
Lauren Murphy avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
A solid combination from Bethe Correia
connects with Murphy.
Bethe Correia fakes a punch and launches herself over Lauren Murphy
Murphy counters with a few fake punches and then backpedals
Dan Miragliotta separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Murphy.
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Round 3
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Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Bethe Correia fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Correia grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Murphy struggles... Bethe Correia is unable to take her down
The clock says 0:45 in the 3 round
Terrible one sided match... Correia was not ready to fight a fighter of Lauren Murphy caliber.
Bone shattering straight left hand from Bethe Correia!
Murphy is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Solid shot from Bethe Correia to the body.
Murphy blocks in time.
Poorly executed technique. Lauren Murphy looks to counter!
Lauren Murphy fires an unorthodox punch to Correia's torso
that hits its mark.
Lauren Murphy fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Good movement from Murphy
moving in to strike and moving away afterwards.
Bethe Correia goes with a looping right hand while Lauren Murphy jumps back and jabs
Murphy seems staggered and Bethe Correia runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Bethe Correia is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Solid shot from Lauren Murphy to the body.
Correia blocks in time.
The clock says 2:20 in the 3 round
Lauren Murphy throws an uppercut
that lands solidly.
Lauren Murphy has punished Correia very much. She has lost her confidence in winning this fight.
Bethe Correia throws a punch
that gets deflected.
Poorly executed technique. Lauren Murphy looks to counter!
Solid jabs from Lauren Murphy.
Nice punches.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Correia moves backwards and Lauren Murphy is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
The clock says 3:00 in the 3 round
Correia steps backwards away from Lauren Murphy. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The clock says 3:20 in the 3 round
Correia has her hand down and she is just willing the round to end. She will need better cardio training in the future.
Correia pushes Lauren Murphy and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Murphy is holding Bethe Correia's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Bethe Correia shows great balance while pushing away Lauren Murphy
Murphy avoids a dangerous strike from Correia
and counters with a solid straight!
The clock says 4:00 in the 3 round
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Correia steps backwards away from Lauren Murphy. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Murphy looks for angles as she throws a few jabs that are countered by Bethe Correia's punches
Both fighters are wildly hitting the air!
Murphy looks for angles as she throws a few jabs that are countered by Bethe Correia's punches
Both fighters are wildly hitting the air!
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 4:45 in the 3 round
Correia steps backwards away from Lauren Murphy. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The clock says 4:55 in the 3 round
Lauren Murphy fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
Lauren Murphy has to be confident that she won that round.
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Round 4
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Lauren Murphy circles around Correia
Lauren Murphy and Correia engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
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.
Correia doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Lauren Murphy embrace and tries to move away...
Lauren Murphy pushes Correia forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
A dirty boxing lesson by Correia who is trying to punish Lauren Murphy's ribs with a few punches.
She scores a few hits before the pain makes Murphy react and defend her side.
Lauren Murphy pushes away Correia trying to keep the fight at striking range
Correia doesn't want to break the clinch as she still is grappling with Lauren Murphy
The clock says 0:45 in the 4 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Bethe Correia tries to control Lauren Murphy in the clinch and use her dirty boxing
Murphy pushes Correia away before she could try anything
Correia misses a step and Lauren Murphy sees an opportunity to counter her!
Solid shot from Lauren Murphy to the body.
Correia didn't like that.
Lauren Murphy tries a hook to the body
and hits Correia's ribs hard
Bethe Correia leans forwards and tries to grapple with Murphy
Murphy wants to mantain the distance and ducks that one.
Correia moves backwards and Lauren Murphy is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
Lauren Murphy swings...
hard impact to Correia's face!
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Bethe Correia fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Correia moves backwards and Lauren Murphy is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
Correia pushes Lauren Murphy and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
The clock says 2:15 in the 4 round
Correia looks for angles as she throws a few jabs that are countered by Lauren Murphy's punches
Murphy is on the receiving end of a great combo by Correia.
Bethe Correia takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Murphy steps backwards away from Bethe Correia. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Terrible one sided match... Correia was not ready to fight a fighter of Lauren Murphy caliber.
Bethe Correia is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Correia wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. She shoves herself over her opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Lauren Murphy tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Correia is determined to work from the clinch. She pummeled through and managed to retain her position.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Murphy takes a break to breathe while holding Bethe Correia.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
A punch from Bethe Correia
grazes Murphy's left cheek.
Some counter punches against Lauren Murphy
land while she's on her bicycle.
Correia launches a hook to the body
Bang! Murphy stops that one with her ribs!
Correia launches a hook to the body
Bang! Murphy stops that one with her ribs!
Correia leads with a punch
Lauren Murphy evades but whiffs with a counter.
The clock says 4:30 in the 4 round
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Lauren Murphy fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The clock says 4:55 in the 4 round
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Dan Miragliotta tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
That was a close round.
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Round 5
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Correia launches a flurry of punches
but only manages to land glancing blows.
Correia is breathing hard. She is exhausted and the fight will be very complicated for her now on.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Correia moves backwards and Lauren Murphy is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
The clock says 0:45 in the 5 round
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Lauren Murphy fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
Correia blocks that. It was easy!
Murphy misses a step and Bethe Correia sees an opportunity to counter her!
Correia tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Correia is clinching with Murphy.
Bethe Correia pushes away Murphy trying to keep the fight at striking range
Murphy stumbles backwards and Bethe Correia circles to get the center of the cage
Solid jabs from Bethe Correia.
Nice punches.
The two exchange wildly
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Tremendous strikes from Correia!
Some big punches are landing!
Murphy wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. She shoves herself over her opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Bethe Correia pushes away Murphy trying to keep the fight at striking range
Murphy doesn't want to break the clinch as she still is grappling with Bethe Correia
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Lauren Murphy tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Correia is determined to work from the clinch. She pummeled through and managed to retain her position.
Correia doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Lauren Murphy embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Correia who put distance between them
Murphy looks like the walking dead... I don't know how much more punishement she can receive.
Murphy moves backwards and Bethe Correia is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
Correia studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
The clock says 2:25 in the 5 round
Murphy steps backwards away from Bethe Correia. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Some counter punches against Lauren Murphy
almost hit her as she moves away.
Lauren Murphy is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Lauren Murphy fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Lauren Murphy fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
Correia blocks that. She made it look easy!
Correia moves backwards and Lauren Murphy is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
Bethe Correia swings...
...no good.
Bethe Correia goes with a looping right hand while Lauren Murphy jumps back and jabs
Correia only hits air and the subsequent exchange is fruitless.
The clock says 3:45 in the 5 round
I think Lauren Murphy needs to learn how to pace herself better. Her performance is suffering from her exhaustion.
Murphy is not showing a great technique with that low kick...
Correia is smart enough to block that one.
Correia looks like the walking dead... I don't know how much more punishement she can receive.
Solid shot from Bethe Correia to the body.
Murphy blocks in time.
Murphy is trying to counter now!
Solid jabs from Lauren Murphy.
Correia defends.
The clock says 4:10 in the 5 round
Correia is very hurt. You can see it in how she is moving in the last moments.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Lauren Murphy fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Some counter punches against Lauren Murphy
almost hit her as she moves away.
Murphy is trying to counter now!
Lauren Murphy attempts to cut off Correia with punches
Correia avoids getting cornered.
Bethe Correia is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Bethe Correia fires an unorthodox punch to Murphy's torso
that goes wide.
Dan Miragliotta separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
I don't think either fighter got the better of their opponent that round.
Winner is Lauren Murphy by Unanimous decision
Statistics: Lauren Murphy
Punches 28/55 (51%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/3 (67%)
GnP strikes 4/5 (80%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 199 s
Statistics: Bethe Correia
Punches 42/69 (61%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 2/7 (29%)
Takedowns 0/2 (0%)
GnP strikes 1/4 (25%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/2 (50%)
Time on the ground 199 s
…yep. Stamina drain in full effect here.
