FIGHT NIGHT: BARBOZA VS MURPHY

[mrpickem]

Average fight night at the Apex,




My year has been solid, although a bit dicey over the last few weeks.

 

[mrpickem]

FIGHT NIGHT: BARBOZA VS MURPHY​

Early Prelims:​

• 1.57/5 Vanessa Demopoulos +319

• I always love the "Lil Monster" even though she always seems overmatched. Still, she has managed 4-2 in the UFC at 115. Ducote is trained by American Top Team and should be able to dominate the striking game as long as her TDD holds up, but at these odds I'll take a shot with Demopoulos, LFG!

 

[mrpickem]

FIGHT NIGHT: BARBOZA VS MURPHY​

Early Prelims:​

1.57/5 Vanessa Demopoulos +319​

• 2/3.00 KLEYDSON RODRIGUES BY DECISION +150
• 2/1.15 ALATENGHEILI/RODRIGUES GOES THE 3 ROUND DISTANCE -174

• Alatengheili / Rodrigues (8-3) ... Bantamweight scrap up next. "The Mongolian Knight" has a solid all around game with no apparent holes. He loves boxing in close, esp his huge left hook...but ultimately he just wants to grab hold and drag the fight to the mat. Rodrigues is a little faster and will look to keep the fight standing at distance, where he'll be able to utilize his quickness and pick the Mongolian apart for a decision win.

 

[mrpickem]

FIGHT NIGHT: BARBOZA VS MURPHY​

Early Prelims:​

1.57/5 Vanessa Demopoulos +319​

2/3.00 KLEYDSON RODRIGUES BY DECISION +150​

2/1.15 ALATENGHEILI/RODRIGUES GOES THE 3 ROUND DISTANCE -174​

Prelims:​

• 3/3.15 Piera Rodriguez wins by 3 round decision +105
• 5/1.96 Abus Magomedov -255
• 2/2.40 Alves/Magomedov o1½ 120

• Two more strawweight up next with Rodriguez (9-1) - Carnelossi (14-3) ... Neither lady is much of a finisher, with Piera the slicker striker vs Ariane's brute strength. Since this likely goes to the cards, the more active fighter will have the advantage, I can see Rodriguez taking advantage of fast hands along with good technique.
• Warley 'Fuckin" Alves has spent 10 years in the UFC going 8-7 but has lost 3 straight and 4 of last 5. He's a bit small for 185 and will be at a 6" reach dis-advantage. At this level, Magomedov's striking skills and ability to control the distance should be enough to send Warly off into retirement.

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[mrpickem]

I'm taking Fry too in the boxing, I'm truly surprised this number is so low? Tyson has too much size and the way he hangs/lays on his opponents always seen to wear them down. For such a big guy he has a very deep gas tank himself. May get a late finish like 9-12 or a decision win. Shit, the odds were -115 most all morning, but I waited and it cost me an extra 20 cents

• 6.75/5 Tyson Fury -135

 

[mrpickem]

FIGHT NIGHT: BARBOZA VS MURPHY​

Early Prelims:​

1.57/5 Vanessa Demopoulos +319
2/3.00 KLEYDSON RODRIGUES BY DECISION +150
2/1.15 ALATENGHEILI/RODRIGUES GOES THE 3 ROUND DISTANCE -174

[2-1 +4.15u]

Prelims:​

3/3.15 Piera Rodriguez wins by 3 round decision +105
5/1.96 Abus Magomedov -255
2/2.40 Alves/Magomedov o1½ 120

(rest of prelims)

• 1/3.28 Tamires Vidal +328
• 2.92/2 VIDAL/GATTO o2½ -146
• 2/1.57 Tokkos/Sy u1½ -127

 

[mrpickem]

FIGHT NIGHT: BARBOZA VS MURPHY​

Early Prelims:​

1.57/5 Vanessa Demopoulos +319
2/3.00 KLEYDSON RODRIGUES BY DECISION +150
2/1.15 ALATENGHEILI/RODRIGUES GOES THE 3 ROUND DISTANCE -174

Prelims:​

3/3.15 Piera Rodriguez wins by 3 round decision +105
5/1.96 Abus Magomedov -255
2/2.40 Alves/Magomedov o1½ 120
1/3.28 Tamires Vidal +328
2.92/2 VIDAL/GATTO o2½ -146
2/1.57 Tokkos/Sy u1½ -127
[6-3 +8.08u]

Main Card:​

• 2.34/2 Themba Gorimbo -117
• 2/2.14 Carlston Harris +107
• 3/1.91 Harris/Williams u2½ -157

 

[mrpickem]

FIGHT NIGHT: BARBOZA VS MURPHY
Prelims:
1.57/5 Vanessa Demopoulos +319
2/3.00 KLEYDSON RODRIGUES BY DECISION +150
2/1.15 ALATENGHEILI/RODRIGUES GOES DISTANCE -174
3/3.15 Piera Rodriguez wins by 3 round decision +105
5/1.96 Abus Magomedov -255
2/2.40 Alves/Magomedov o1½ 120
1/3.28 Tamires Vidal +328
2.92/2 VIDAL/GATTO o2½ -146
2/1.57 Tokkos/Sy u1½ -127

Main Card:
2.34/2 Themba Gorimbo -117
2/2.14 Carlston Harris +107
3/1.91 Harris/Williams u2½ -157
[8-4 +9.99u]

Not a bad night, too bad I got sucked into that Fury fight, not only a loser but it cost me time away from UFC and I missed at least one win as I had Hill for sure. At least the right in Riyadh was amazing.

Fight Of The Night: Edson Barboza vs Lerone Murphy​

Have a day Lerone Murphy!

The Manchester native made good on his first UFC main event, putting on the best performance of his UFC career opposite of Edson Barboza. For 25 minutes Murphy put the pressure on Barboza, not giving the dangerous Brazilian striker a chance to get on the gas. Murphy survived a scare in the final moments of the first frame and flipped a switch in between rounds that put him in the driver’s seat for the remainder of the fight.

Murphy landed 220 significant strikes and scored four of his six takedowns to stifle Barboza. The durability of both fighters was impressive, and by the end of the fifth round there was no doubt – Lerone Murphy is a true player at featherweight.

Performance Of The Night Bonuses​

Performance Of The Night: Khaos Williams​

During fight week Khaos Williams said he was capable of more than knocking people out, it’s just what happens when he fights, and it happened against at UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs Murphy.

90 seconds into his co-main event bout with Carlston Harris, the 30-year-old landed a right hook that put the lights out on Harris. It was a perfect knockout and the perfect statement for Williams to make as he angles his way to the welterweight rankings.

Performance Of The Night: Angela Hill​

For years, Angela Hill has been working for an elusive UFC finish. Well, she finally got it and got it in the form of her first career submission win. In the second round Hill locked up a guillotine choke on Luana Pinheiro that forced the tap. It was a triumphant moment for the 39-year-old, who continues to prove that she absolutely deserves to be competing with the best strawweights in the world. With 25 UFC fights under her belt, and with back-to-back wins, Hill is in a prime position to make a run.