Murphy vs. Howe

Howe enters the cage and this place seems about to burst! She may be sure the fans are with her today.
Lauren Murphy looks like she's feeling the pressure.
Jennifer Howe looks like she's feeling the pressure.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Howe 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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The bell announces the first round!
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Murphy goes to the body...
She punishes Howe's ribs with a couple of hooks.
The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round
A punch from Jennifer Howe
grazes Murphy's left cheek.
Murphy's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement she's received!
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Howe launches a flurry of punches
but only manages to land glancing blows.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Lauren Murphy goes with a looping right hand while Jennifer Howe jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Howe seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of her own. Great exchange here.
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Lauren Murphy attempts a sweep single...
Lauren Murphy catches Jennifer Howe's far ankle and trips her to the mat! Slick takedown by Murphy.
Hard blow to Howe's mid-section, she seems hurt
Lauren Murphy is in closed guard over Howe
Murphy is in closed guard... Howe tries to roll on the ground!
Lauren Murphy uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Lauren Murphy is in closed guard over Howe
Lauren Murphy tries to pass Jennifer Howe's guard...
Lauren Murphy manages to get her leg free and moves to half guard.
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Lauren Murphy is in half guard over Howe
Murphy is getting frustrated here.
Lauren Murphy is in half guard over Howe
Howe is taking this opportunity to rest.
Lauren Murphy is in half guard over Howe
Murphy sits over her knees and pushes away Howe's leg!
Howe closes her legs around Lauren Murphy's leg. Murphy is not able to move away now!
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Lauren Murphy is in half guard over Howe
Lauren Murphy positions herself and launches a barrage of punches.
Lauren Murphy is in full mount and her punches are hitting hard Howe's abdomen
Lauren Murphy is in full mount over Jennifer Howe
Howe tries to escape from the full mount...
Lauren Murphy is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep her superior position.
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
Lauren Murphy is in side mount over Jennifer Howe
Lauren Murphy throws a lot of punches
some strikes get through.
Lauren Murphy is in side mount over Jennifer Howe
Jennifer Howe attempts to trap Lauren Murphy in her guard.
Jennifer Howe manages to switch to half guard.
Lauren Murphy is in half guard over Howe
Murphy breaths deeply while on the ground
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
Lauren Murphy is in half guard over Howe
Lauren Murphy tries to pass Jennifer Howe's guard...
Lauren Murphy manages to get her leg free and moves to side mount.
Lauren Murphy is in side mount over Jennifer Howe
Lauren Murphy looks to pass to mount...
Murphy slides her knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Jennifer Howe.
Lauren Murphy is in full mount over Jennifer Howe
Jennifer Howe tries to roll to her side and trap Lauren Murphy in her guard...
Jennifer Howe moves to half guard.
Lauren Murphy is in half guard over Howe
Jennifer Howe tries to close the guard.
Howe put Lauren Murphy in closed guard.
Lauren Murphy is in closed guard over Howe
Murphy is gassing out... Too bad. Her performance may be going down from here.
Lauren Murphy tries to pass Jennifer Howe's guard...
Lauren Murphy manages to get her leg free and moves to half guard.
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Lauren Murphy is in half guard over Howe
Lauren Murphy tries to pass Jennifer Howe's guard...
Lauren Murphy manages to get her leg free and moves to side mount.
Lauren Murphy is in side mount over Jennifer Howe
Jennifer Howe attempts to trap Lauren Murphy in her guard.
Jennifer Howe manages to switch to full guard.
Lauren Murphy is in closed guard over Howe
Murphy is in closed guard... Howe tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Lauren Murphy!
Jennifer Howe is in full mount over Lauren Murphy
Howe is taking this opportunity to rest.
Steve Mazzagatti 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 Petersburg Sports and Concert Complex (St. Petersburg, Russia) are cheering for the fighters.
Howe moves backwards and Lauren Murphy is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
Jennifer Howe fires an unorthodox punch to Murphy's torso
that hits its mark.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Murphy.



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Round 2
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Howe is holding Lauren Murphy's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Lauren Murphy loses balance and goes to the ground.
Jennifer Howe is in side mount over Lauren Murphy
Lauren Murphy attempts to trap Jennifer Howe in her guard.
Jennifer Howe keeps control and remains in side mount.
Jennifer Howe is in side mount over Lauren Murphy
Lauren Murphy is taking out her mouthpiece to breathe...
Lauren Murphy attempts to trap Jennifer Howe in her guard.
Jennifer Howe keeps control and remains in side mount.
Jennifer Howe is in side mount over Lauren Murphy
Jennifer Howe looks to mount Lauren Murphy...
Jennifer Howe slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Jennifer Howe is in full mount over Lauren Murphy
Lauren Murphy tries to roll to her side and trap Jennifer Howe in her guard...
Jennifer Howe keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The clock says 1:00 in the 2 round
Jennifer Howe is in full mount over Lauren Murphy
Lauren Murphy tries to roll on the ground...
Howe knows how to keep her advantage on the ground.
Murphy clumsily fails here and it's time for Jennifer Howe to fight back!
Howe tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Jennifer Howe controls the situation despite Lauren Murphy efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Jennifer Howe is in full mount over Lauren Murphy
Murphy is using some of her ground skills to escape from this...
Jennifer Howe pushes Lauren Murphy down and prevents her attempts to escape
Jennifer Howe is in full mount over Lauren Murphy
Howe tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Jennifer Howe controls the situation despite Lauren Murphy efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 1:35 in the 2 round
Jennifer Howe is in full mount over Lauren Murphy
Howe tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Jennifer Howe controls the situation despite Lauren Murphy efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Jennifer Howe is in full mount over Lauren Murphy
Lauren Murphy tries to roll to her side and trap Jennifer Howe in her guard...
Lauren Murphy gets her hip out and moves to full guard.
Jennifer Howe is in open guard over Murphy
Howe is taking this opportunity to rest.
Steve Mazzagatti 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 Petersburg Sports and Concert Complex (St. Petersburg, Russia) are cheering for the fighters.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Murphy pushes Jennifer Howe and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
Lauren Murphy fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Solid jabs from Lauren Murphy.
Howe defends.
Murphy moves forward looking for some action
Jennifer Howe struggles a bit before breaking Murphy's attemp of grappling
Good movement from Murphy
who is bobbing and weaving.
Murphy clumsily fails here and it's time for Jennifer Howe to fight back!
Bone shattering straight right hand from Jennifer Howe!
Murphy is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Murphy steps backwards away from Jennifer Howe. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
A punch from Lauren Murphy
grazes Howe's right cheek.
Every time Jennifer Howe attempts to get inside
Murphy misses with a low kick.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Nice low kick from Murphy
but Jennifer Howe stops it.
Lauren Murphy throws a punch
that finds an opening in the defense of Howe.
Jennifer Howe tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Murphy is unable to remain on her feet and falls to the ground
Crushing shot to Murphy's body! She's holding her side
Jennifer Howe is in open guard over Murphy
Howe moves on the ground
Jennifer Howe moves to side mount
The clock says 4:30 in the 2 round
Jennifer Howe is in side mount over Lauren Murphy
Howe breaths deeply while on the ground
The clock says 4:40 in the 2 round
Jennifer Howe is in side mount over Lauren Murphy
Howe tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. She is in full mount now.
Jennifer Howe is in full mount over Lauren Murphy
Murphy is using some of her ground skills to escape from this...
Jennifer Howe pushes Lauren Murphy down and prevents her attempts to escape
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
I don't think either fighter did more than the other that round.



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Round 3
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A punch from Lauren Murphy
whizzes past Howe.
Murphy is hurt... She should be looking to avoid more damage or she will lose this fight.
Murphy moves backwards and Jennifer Howe is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
Murphy and Howe circle around the center of the cage.
Brilliant combination from Lauren Murphy
Howe is showing some dodging skills avoiding that ones.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Nice beating Lauren Murphy has received.
Murphy moves backwards and Jennifer Howe is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
The clock says 1:00 in the 3 round
Howe moves backwards and Lauren Murphy is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
Bone shattering straight right hand from Jennifer Howe!
Murphy is going to have a big headache after that blow!
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
A solid combination from Jennifer Howe
connects with Murphy.
Lauren Murphy jabs at Howe
to no visible effect.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Jennifer Howe goes with a looping right hand while Lauren Murphy jumps back and jabs
Murphy seems staggered and Jennifer Howe runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Murphy pushes Jennifer Howe and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
Jennifer Howe is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Howe fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Lauren Murphy didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Crushing shot to Murphy's body! She's holding her side
The clock says 2:45 in the 3 round
Jennifer Howe is in open guard over Murphy
Howe moves on the ground
Jennifer Howe moves to side mount
Jennifer Howe is in side mount over Lauren Murphy
Lauren Murphy attempts to trap Jennifer Howe in her guard.
Jennifer Howe keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 3:05 in the 3 round
Jennifer Howe is in side mount over Lauren Murphy
Murphy tries to show some ground skills
Howe uses her strength to keep Howe at a disadvantage
Jennifer Howe is in side mount over Lauren Murphy
Howe breaths deeply while on the ground
Jennifer Howe is in side mount over Lauren Murphy
Jennifer Howe looks to pass to mount...
Howe slides her knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Lauren Murphy.
Jennifer Howe is in full mount over Lauren Murphy
Neither fighter's clearly ahead right now.
Lauren Murphy tries to roll to her side and trap Jennifer Howe in her guard...
Jennifer Howe rolls her over and takes her back!
The clock says 3:40 in the 3 round
Howe is in rear mount over Murphy
Murphy has Howe controlling her back while on the ground. She tries to roll and find an escape...
Howe is unable to move under Murphy control.
Howe is in rear mount over Murphy
Howe tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Murphy! Howe has one hook in and keeps working!
Howe is in rear mount over Murphy with one hook in
Howe has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If she succeed things are goint to get very bad for Murphy.
Nicely done! Howe now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
The clock says 4:10 in the 3 round
Howe is in rear mount over Murphy with two hooks in
Howe tenatively looks for a way to finish her opponent! This is a nightmare for Murphy!
Howe has one of her arm over Lauren Murphy's shoulder and is ready for a RNC!
Howe is in rear mount over Murphy with two hooks in
Murphy is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Howe tries to use some of her tricky moves but Howe's is smart enough to counter her.
Lauren Murphy gets sloppy and Jennifer Howe tries to take advantage...
Howe tries to end this with a RNC!
You can see the pain reflected in Murphy's eyes...
Crippling lock!
You can see the pain reflected in Murphy's eyes...
Howe is locking that RNC...
That RNC looks tight...
That RNC looks tight...
You can see the pain reflected in Murphy's eyes...
Murphy struggles to free herself
That RNC from Jennifer Howe appears to be unbreakable
Murphy is turning blue as the iron lock is closed around her neck. Lauren Murphy is blacking out and she taps before going to sleep!

Winner is Jennifer Howe by Submission (RNC) at 4:32 Round 3

Statistics: Lauren Murphy
Punches 6/18 (33%)
Kicks 0/3 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 3/7 (43%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 452 s

Statistics: Jennifer Howe
Punches 14/20 (70%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 452 s

Big performance from Howe. Less-than-expected performance from Murphy.