Round 1 Rip Murphy lands a strong outside leg kick but is hit with a heavy counter hook. Rip lands a strong outside leg kick but is hit with a heavy counter hook. Atlas ducks and weaves through a quick combo from Rip Murphy and knocks him back with a shovel punch to the jaw. Rip Murphy weaves through a jab-cross combo but is hit with a nasty hook. Atlas parries Rips jab and lands an uppercut. After an exchange of punches, the fighters engage in the clinch. Round 1 is over.
Round 2 Rip Murphy attempts to clinch, but James connects with an uppercut to the jaw. Atlas circles Murphy, landing jabs and crosses at will. Rip circles Atlas, landing jabs and crosses at will. Atlas James ducks and weaves through a quick combo from Rip Murphy and knocks him back with a shovel punch to the jaw. Round 2 is over.
Round 3 After an exchange of punches, the fighters engage in the clinch. James works the clinch to his advantage, carefully connecting with precise strikes. Atlas escapes the clinch and creates some distance. Atlas ducks and weaves through a quick combo from Rip Murphy and knocks him back with a shovel punch to the jaw. Murphy is staggered by a jab to the chin. James blocks a strong high kick from Rip and counters with a devastating left hook. Atlas James parries Rips jab and connect with a cross that floors Rip Murphy. James drops a powerful fist onto Murphy. Rips eyes roll back into his head, and this fight is over.
