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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Raphina Mbembe (ranked 3909 p4p, 5141 weight class) and Matt Murdok (ranked 490 p4p, 581 weight class). Matt Murdok will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Raphina Mbembe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matt Murdok!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murdok scores with a one two! Mbembe had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Mbembe shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Murdok napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Mbembe controls the position.
Mbembe has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Murdok wants to control but Mbembe postures up.
Murdok is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Mbembe trying to control the action but Murdok is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mbembe is really struggling to control Murdok but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mbembe working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Mbembe wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Murdok, who protects the arm well.
Mbembe tries for a kimura but Murdok is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mbembe working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Mbembe looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Mbembe has hold of Murdok's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Murdok seems comfortable defending it but Mbembe has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Murdok is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Murdok is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Mbembe couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Raphina Mbembe!
After winning the bout, Raphina Mbembe thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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