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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kofi Marley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Murphy MacManus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kofi Marley has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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193 lbs
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193 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kofi Marley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Murphy MacManus!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jonathan Paton and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marley dodges the punch combination from MacManus.
Marley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but MacManus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Marley moves into range and clinches up with MacManus.
Marley fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Marley is stalling here.
Marley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Marley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but MacManus moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marley closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming MacManus to the mat! MacManus manages to get full guard.
MacManus is trying to keep Marley in close.
Marley wants to control from the top but MacManus keeps moving.
MacManus trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacManus is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Marley tries to stand but MacManus is controlling from the bottom.
MacManus not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
MacManus wants to sweep but no luck.
MacManus seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Marley closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
MacManus tries to get to full guard but Marley has control of the leg.
Marley trying to pass the guard but MacManus defending well.
MacManus trying to hold on to Marley's head to control him but Marley postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marley wants to stand up but MacManus is controlling the position.
MacManus tries to roll over but Marley keeps him under control.
MacManus is concentrating on defense, preventing Marley from advancing position.
Marley is breathing heavily.
MacManus trying to control from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
MacManus throws a left and a right that both miss
and Marley counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in MacManus's guard now.
MacManus working a defensive guard here.
Marley trying to control but MacManus is working from the bottom.
MacManus is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marley has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
MacManus throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Marley being controlled here momentarily.
MacManus trying to keep a closed guard but Marley is proving a slippery customer.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
MacManus tries to bum rush Marley with a series of wild strikes but Marley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
MacManus shoots and misses
and Marley counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for MacManus!
MacManus tries to hold on but Marley pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacManus is looking to improve his position but Marley isn't that keen on the idea.
MacManus tries to hold on but Marley postures up.
MacManus avoids a series of strikes thrown by Marley.
MacManus tries to hold on but Marley postures up.
MacManus might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Marley kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Despite being in the dominant position, Murphy MacManus just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
MacManus throws a right and a left that Marley avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kofi Marley dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
MacManus lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Marley connects with a high kick.
It looks like Murphy MacManus has been cut.
No luck for Marley with that takedown attempt.
MacManus throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Marley's waist but Marley gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing MacManus off to one side.
Marley scores with a takedown into MacManus's guard.
MacManus controlling Marley's posture.
Marley preventing the sweep.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacManus is trying to keep Marley in close.
MacManus controlling the position.
MacManus manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
MacManus looking to control but Marley is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
MacManus controlling from the full mount.
Marley is working to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
MacManus throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
MacManus avoids the attempt from Marley to control.
MacManus controlling the position easily from mount.
MacManus prevents Marley from getting the reversal.
MacManus trying to control but Marley is having none of it.
Despite being in the dominant position, Murphy MacManus just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
MacManus throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacManus misses with a few strikes there.
MacManus throws a nice looking combination but Marley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
MacManus misses with a series of wild punches.
Marley keeps the fight on the outside.
Marley on the wrong end of a nice hook.
MacManus lands a really nice looking cross but Marley seems unphased.
MacManus bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacManus throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Marley walks into a jab.
Kofi Marley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
MacManus looks to land a combination but Marley avoids it well.
MacManus lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Marley backs up against the cage.
MacManus lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
MacManus darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
MacManus looks to land a combination. Marley sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
MacManus misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Murphy MacManus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Murphy MacManus's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
MacManus is looking to clinch but Marley is avoiding it.
Marley dodges the punch combination from MacManus.
MacManus throws a right and a left that both miss.
MacManus tries to bum rush Marley with a series of wild strikes but Marley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kofi Marley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MacManus swats away the attempt to clinch by Marley.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Marley throws a left and a right that both miss
and MacManus counters with a left and a right that stings Marley.
MacManus checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from MacManus does no damage.
MacManus scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
MacManus misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
MacManus misses with a double jab.
Marley fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
MacManus throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Marley.
MacManus lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Marley at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from MacManus.
MacManus misses with a wild combination.
MacManus throws a series of strikes that have Marley backpedaling.
MacManus shoots for a takedown but Marley saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Marley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from MacManus.
MacManus throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Marley counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Marley.
Marley trying to control the position from guard on top but MacManus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacManus trying to control the position.
Kofi Marley overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
MacManus trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
MacManus tries to land a sweep but no joy.
MacManus lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Marley!
Marley is trying to escape the mount.
MacManus misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
MacManus is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! MacManus extends the arm and Marley is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Murphy MacManus!
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