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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Errol Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Errol Murphy looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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188 cm
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202 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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195 cm
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212 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Big heart |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Errol Murphy! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Junior Lewis! The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Sam Margolis and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Murphy throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Murphy looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this! Lewis throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Lewis throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Murphy's waist but Murphy gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lewis off to one side. Murphy misses with a combination
and Lewis counters with a one-two to the body.
Murphy is rocked! Lewis fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Oh Murphy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Murphy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Murphy seems to have got his legs back now. Murphy throws a leg kick that is checked and Lewis counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage! Lewis uses his free foot to push down on Murphy's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Murphy. You get the feeling that Murphy really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Murphy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lewis on the ground. Lewis trying to control but he's not successful this time. Murphy is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. Lewis trying to control but Murphy is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lewis unloads with some shots from mount but Murphy bucks and avoids them well.
Murphy on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Murphy tries to get out of the position. Lewis content just to control the position here. Lewis is in the full mount, landing strikes. Lewis putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound! Murphy tries to get back to half guard but can't. Murphy is trying to reverse the position but instead Lewis has taken his back - oops! The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Lewis's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
That's two minutes gone in the round. My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer. Murphy wants to get back to his feet. Murphy is in bad spot here.
Will Lewis go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Lewis has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Lewis is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Murphy knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Murphy for a finish. Murphy has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Lewis. Lewis is persistently looking for the submission but Murphy is defending it well.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring. Murphy won't enjoy being in this position. Lewis looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Murphy is tapping - it's over boys! Lewis picks up the submission victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Junior Lewis!
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G |
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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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