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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Rafferty (ranked 2713 p4p, 4854 weight class) and Seamus Murphy (ranked 174 p4p, 275 weight class). Rafferty comes to the cage accompanied by Metallica- The Four Horsemen. Murphy has chosen Molly Malone- The Dubliners as his entrance music. The key to victory for Ryan Rafferty has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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169 cm 25 142 1 - 0 - 0 |
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150 cm 25 130 0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt Excellent MT Very strong |
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Good wrestler Counter fighter Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryan Rafferty! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Seamus Murphy! The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Steven Brown and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Murphy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rafferty. Rafferty throws a right and a left that both miss. A momentary lapse in concentration from Rafferty enables Murphy to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Rafferty manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat. We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake. Murphy drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Murphy jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. Rafferty looking to hit a scissor sweep but Murphy is one step ahead there. Murphy advances position into side control! We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Murphy has hold of Rafferty's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Rafferty tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Murphy cranks the arm and Rafferty screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Rafferty, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Seamus Murphy!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
75% |
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