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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jackie Murphy (ranked 25210 p4p, 0 weight class) and Egor Duganov (ranked 6021 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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177 lbs
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176 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined |
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jackie Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Egor Duganov!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duganov misses with a wild body shot.
Duganov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Murphy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Egor Duganov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duganov throws out a leg kick but Murphy moves out of range and Duganov only half commits.
Murphy dives in for a single leg takedown but Duganov sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Murphy shoots in looking for a takedown but Duganov manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Murphy's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Duganov moves into range and clinches up with Murphy.
Murphy breaks from the clinch.
Murphy changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Duganov tries to avoid it but Murphy manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Duganov to the ground. Duganov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jackie Murphy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duganov has managed to clinch.
Duganov drags the fight down to the ground.
Duganov looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Murphy passes into half guard.
Murphy will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duganov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Murphy is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Duganov is trying to get back to full guard.
Duganov is trying to control but Murphy manages to pass to mount!
Duganov is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Duganov wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Duganov really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Murphy throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Murphy landing shots from mount.
The referee warns Duganov that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duganov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Murphy looking to finish Duganov with some ground and pound. This is bad for Duganov!
Murphy avoids the attempt from Duganov to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Murphy landing strikes, looking to finish!
Murphy lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Murphy has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duganov is looking to get to half guard.
Duganov is still trying to improve position.
Duganov keeps trying to improve his position.
Murphy has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Duganov's face.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Duganov is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Duganov is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jackie Murphy dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Murphy looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Duganov pushes Murphy up against the cage in a clinch.
Duganov turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Duganov manages to end up in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murphy gets back to half guard.
Duganov prevents Murphy from improving his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy trying to control but Duganov postures up.
Murphy really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Nice strikes from Duganov there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duganov blocks the strikes from Murphy.
Duganov is thwarting Murphy's attempts to control the position.
Murphy is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Duganov stalling.
Murphy keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Duganov takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
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.
Duganov seems to be looking for submissions.
Murphy tries to get to full guard but Duganov has control of the leg.
Murphy gets full guard.
Murphy looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Duganov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Duganov throws a strike but Murphy rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Duganov looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Murphy passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy prevents Duganov from standing back up.
Murphy prevents Duganov from improving his position.
Duganov is controlling Murphy's trapped leg to prevent Murphy from advancing to side control.
Duganov misses with some strikes from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Duganov moves into the clinch successfully.
Murphy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Duganov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murphy's elbow.
Murphy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Duganov drives through and clinches with Murphy against the cage.
Murphy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Duganov has him pressed against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Murphy has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Duganov is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Duganov prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jackie Murphy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Duganov has Murphy pressed against the cage, preventing Murphy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Egor Duganov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Murphy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Duganov misses with an uppercut.
Murphy swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Duganov clinches up against the cage.
Duganov stalling in the clinch.
Murphy is trying to pull guard but Duganov turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Duganov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Murphy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duganov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Murphy.
Murphy wants to take the fight to the mat but Duganov manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Duganov has Murphy pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Duganov pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Murphy tumbling to the mat - Duganov dives into Murphy's guard.
Murphy keeping moving, preventing Duganov from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duganov is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Murphy working a defensive guard here.
Duganov is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Murphy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Murphy bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Duganov's guard.
Duganov trying to control the position here.
Murphy stops Duganov from standing up.
Duganov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Murphy stands up over Duganov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duganov is looking for a triangle here but Murphy uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Duganov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Check out the look on Murphy's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Jackie Murphy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Duganov is trying to control Murphy's posture but Murphy avoids it.
Murphy is working Duganov over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Duganov manages to work his way to half guard, despite Murphy's best efforts.
Murphy prevents Duganov from improving his position.
Duganov pushes Murphy off looking to stand but Murphy dives back in and keeps control.
Duganov has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Murphy is working away from the top position though.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Duganov darts in and clinches Murphy up against the cage.
Duganov is defending well against a takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Egor Duganov.
I think Duganov has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Egor Duganov!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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