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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dolph Duckk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duckk's entrance music is Du Hast: Rammstein. A fine choice. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dolph Duckk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mark Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy misses with a double jab
and Duckk counters with a nice uppercut.
Duckk tries to clinch but Murphy is having none of it.
Duckk moves in looking to clinch but Murphy pushes him off.
A jab from Murphy misses.
Duckk tries to clinch up but Murphy circles away and keeps his distance.
Duckk fails with the takedown.
Duckk fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Duckk showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Murphy.
Duckk doesn't manage to clinch there - Murphy circles away.
Duckk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murphy.
Murphy sizes up Duckk with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Duckk takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Duckk sizes up Murphy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Murphy tries to work over Duckk's front leg with a kick but Duckk checks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murphy throws a series of punches but Duckk moves out of range.
Murphy takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy throws a jab but it's blocked by Duckk.
Duckk fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dolph Duckk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Duckk goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Murphy throws a series of punches but Duckk avoids them all with ease.
Duckk blocks a head kick by Murphy.
Duckk shoots in looking for a takedown. Murphy tries to sprawl out of it but Duckk keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Murphy manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Murphy throws a right and a left that Duckk avoids nicely.
Murphy gets tackled into the cage by Duckk. Duckk maintains the clinch.
Duckk holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Duckk goes for a takedown in the clinch but Murphy prevents it.
Duckk has Murphy pressed against the cage, preventing Murphy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Duckk looking to stall.
Murphy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duckk gets a clinch.
Murphy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Duckk looking to slow down the pace here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murphy wants to break free but Duckk has control.
Murphy wants to break free but Duckk has control.
Duckk is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Murphy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Duckk content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Murphy is trying to break the clinch but Duckk is controlling him.
Duckk effectively controlling the action here.
Duckk creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Murphy's defenses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Murphy as Duckk tries to tie him up.
Murphy breaks the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Duckk moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Murphy throws a good cross that connects.
Duckk is looking to clinch.
Duckk rushes Murphy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Duckk leaning against his opponent.
Murphy is trying to break free.
Murphy is looking to break free of the clinch but Duckk has double underhooks.
A knee to the head by Duckk.
Duckk fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Murphy tries to circle away but Duckk has him pinned against the cage.
Duckk decides to pull guard.
Duckk is breathing heavily.
Murphy decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Duckk, up you get!
Duckk has a takedown stuffed.
Murphy misses with an uppercut. Duckk saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy throws a right and a left that Duckk avoids nicely.
Murphy throws a right and a left that Duckk avoids nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Murphy. Those never looked like landing.
Mark Murphy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Murphy gets tackled into the cage by Duckk. Duckk maintains the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murphy is trying to force a seperation but Duckk has the dominant position.
Duckk just leaning against Murphy, taking a breather.
Duckk scores a nice knee to the body.
Murphy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Duckk has him pressed against the cage.
Duckk taking a breather.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Dolph Duckk.
Murphy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Duckk makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Duckk moves into range and clinches up with Murphy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dolph Duckk dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Duckk closes the distance and pushes Murphy back into the cage.
Murphy wants to get back to striking at distance but Duckk won't allow it.
Duckk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Murphy.
Murphy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Duckk circles away quickly and effectively.
Duckk pushes Murphy up against the cage in a clinch.
Murphy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Duckk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Duckk has managed to clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Murphy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Duckk leaning against his opponent.
Murphy can't break the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Duckk.
Murphy is trying to push Duckk away but Duckk has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Murphy wants to get back to striking at distance but Duckk won't allow it.
Murphy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Duckk connects with a nasty looking knee right to Murphy's face.
Duckk taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duckk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Murphy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Murphy is breathing heavily.
Duckk tries to clinch up but Murphy circles away and keeps his distance.
Duckk has managed to clinch.
Murphy has had enough of the clinch but Duckk keeps him there for the moment.
Murphy wants to break free but Duckk has control.
Murphy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Duckk manages to break the clinch.
Murphy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Duckk counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Duckk shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Murphy misses with a combination
and Duckk counters with a thumping low kick.
Duckk has closed the distance and engaged Murphy in a clinch.
Murphy is trying to push Duckk away but Duckk has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Duckk has Murphy pushed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy is trying to break the clinch but Duckk has him pressed against the cage.
Murphy is trying to break the clinch but Duckk has him pressed against the cage.
Murphy is trying to break the clinch but Duckk has him pressed against the cage.
Duckk stalls.
Murphy is looking to break free of the clinch but Duckk has double underhooks.
Duckk stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duckk keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Murphy's efforts to push away.
Duckk breaks from the clinch.
Duckk fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Murphy, pushing him back against the cage.
Duckk stalling against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Dolph Duckk.
Duckk is looking to clinch.
Murphy connects with a good right hand that stumbles Duckk. Duckk circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Duckk wants to clinch.
Murphy clobbers Duckk with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A big right from Murphy misses.
Duckk looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Murphy is fending him off so far but Duckk persists. Nope, Murphy circles away and we're back to standing.
Murphy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mark Murphy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Murphy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Duckk doesn't manage to clinch there - Murphy circles away.
Murphy throws a series of punches but Duckk moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duckk closes the distance and clinches.
Murphy is trying to break the clinch but Duckk is controlling him.
The referee calls for Duckk to work.
Duckk wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dolph Duckk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Murphy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Murphy letting Duckk take a breather here.
Duckk lands an elbow inside that Murphy shrugs off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murphy working hard to break the clinch.
Dolph Duckk has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Duckk lands with a light punch inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Murphy tries to break the clinch but Duckk is controlling the position.
Duckk landing knees to the head.
Duckk tries to score a body lock takedown but Murphy shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Duckk tries to land a knee to the head but Murphy blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dolph Duckk dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Duckk tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Murphy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Duckk moves in looking to clinch but Murphy pushes him off.
Duckk blocks a head kick by Murphy.
Duckk closes the distance and clinches.
Duckk manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Murphy is trying to break the clinch but Duckk is controlling him.
Duckk has Murphy pressed against the cage, preventing Murphy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Duckk stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Duckk manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Duckk has control of Murphy's left arm, preventing Murphy from doing any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Murphy wants to stand but Duckk is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Murphy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Duckk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Murphy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Murphy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Duckk sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Duckk closes the distance and pushes Murphy back into the cage.
Murphy being controlled against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Murphy is trying to break free.
Duckk slowing the pace effectively.
Murphy wants to get back to striking at distance but Duckk won't allow it.
Duckk manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Duckk prevents Murphy from breaking the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Dolph Duckk.
Murphy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Duckk circles away quickly and effectively.
Murphy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Murphy throws a sloppy head kick
and Duckk counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Murphy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Duckk counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duckk fails with an attempt to clinch.
Murphy leaves Duckk with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Duckk slips a jab and a cross from Murphy.
Duckk tries to clinch but Murphy moves out of range.
Duckk dodges the punch combination from Murphy.
Duckk closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Duckk.
Murphy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Duckk taking a breather.
Duckk is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Murphy gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Duckk trying to control the position but instead, Murphy has worked for underhooks and has pushed Duckk into the cage.
Murphy is trying to break the clinch but Duckk is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duckk taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Mark Murphy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Murphy breaks the clinch.
A combination from Murphy does no damage.
Duckk forces Murphy back against the cage and clinches.
Duckk is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Murphy manages to break the clinch.
Murphy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Duckk counters with a head kick.
Murphy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Duckk connects with a right hand. Murphy shakes it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duckk clinches.
Dolph Duckk is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Duckk prevents Murphy from breaking the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dolph Duckk showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Duckk, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dolph Duckk!
Dolph Duckk was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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hype
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