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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Holy Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rich Marshland (ranked 0 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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139 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Dangerous knees
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Counter striker
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Holy Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rich Marshland!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Chad Campbell and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man slips under a jab.
Man fails with the takedown.
Man shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Man misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Man throws a head kick that misses.
Marshland misses with a straight right.
Marshland lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Man checks a leg kick.
Man shoots in for a double leg but Marshland sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Holy Man. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Man defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Marshland.
Man lands a nice leg kick that just misses Marshland's sensitive parts.
Marshland circles away from the clinch attempt
and Marshland counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshland lands a damaging elbow.
Man is trying to stall.
Marshland misses with a body punch.
Man is trying to break the clinch but Marshland is controlling him.
Marshland is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Marshland pulls Man into guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Marshland is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Marshland's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Rich Marshland hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Marshland closes the distance and clinches.
A nice left hand lands by Marshland.
Marshland throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Knees in the clinch landing for Marshland.
Man is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A hook to the body from Marshland.
Man misses with a short punch on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Marshland continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Marshland unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshland gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Marshland.
Marshland lands a nice knee to the body.
Marshland throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Marshland stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Knees to the body from Marshland.
A right hand to the body from Marshland.
Marshland escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Marshland lands with a nice body punch.
Nice shot by Marshland.
Man walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marshland is looking to slow Man down with leg kicks.
Marshland lands with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshland shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Man defends it nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Marshland there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Marshland, right into the meat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marshland. Man does a little dance to reset his feet.
Man looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Marshland shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Man defends it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rich Marshland dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Marshland throws a hook to the side of Man's head but Man sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marshland throws a low kick but Man moves out of range easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Man is defended easily by Marshland.
Marshland shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Man is looking to control Marshland's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Man avoid being mounted?
Marshland moves nicely into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Man is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Marshland grinds an elbow into Man's temple.
Man is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Man really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Marshland slips a nice elbow through Man's hands, connecting with Man's forehead.
Marshland seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Man is rocked!
Marshland uses his free foot to push down on Man's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Man.
Oh Man is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Man takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Marshland connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Man tries to lock up and control but Marshland gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Marshland looking to finish Man with some ground and pound. This is bad for Man!
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee warns Man that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Marshland looking to finish Man with some ground and pound. This is bad for Man!
Marshland postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Man in real trouble here! The ref calls for Man to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rich Marshland!
Rich Marshland took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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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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