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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marcel Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Mullen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martin comes to the cage accompanied by RAWR. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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167 lbs
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162 lbs
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Good wrestling
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcel Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Mullen!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jorge Garcia and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mullen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Martin blocks a head kick by Mullen.
Mullen fails with the takedown.
Martin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Martin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Martin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mullen.
Martin looks to clinch
letting Mullen counter with a right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Martin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mullen. That's going to slow Martin down.
Martin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mullen has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Martin uses from the top position.
Martin sitting in guard here, content to control.
Martin's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin won't allow Mullen to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mullen wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Martin is now in half guard.
Mullen wants to control but Martin is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Still in half guard, Martin seems content to control.
Mullen trying to control from the bottom.
Mullen is looking to improve his position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Mullen misses with a body kick.
The fighters circling - Mullen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mullen blocks the body kick.
Mullen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Martin.
Mullen throws a big shot that misses.
Martin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mullen, pushing him back against the cage.
Martin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Martin scoring well with a low kick there.
Martin tries to close the distance and clinch but Mullen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mullen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Martin. That did some damage!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mullen tries a head kick but it misses.
Martin misses with a low kick.
A good leg kick by Martin.
Martin has managed to clinch.
Mullen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mullen is trying to break free.
Martin prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin leaning his opponent against the cage.
Martin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mullen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Martin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mullen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Martin moves in looking to clinch but Mullen pushes him off.
Mullen is looking to land body kicks.
Mullen looks to throw a body kick
and Martin moves into the clinch.
Martin manages to break the clinch.
Marcel Martin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mullen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mullen throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Martin counters with a solid body kick.
Martin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mullen throws a half hearted mid kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martin cracks the inside of Mullen's front leg.
Martin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mullen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Marcel Martin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Mullen.
Mullen looks winded!
Mullen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Martin.
Mullen lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Martin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Martin has taken the fight to the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Martin - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mullen wants to break free but Martin has control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcel Martin dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Mullen throws the kick towards the body but Martin avoids it.
Mullen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Mullen.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Martin.
Martin rushes Mullen and presses him up against the cage.
Mullen tries to pull guard but Martin holds him up against the cage and eventually Mullen drops back down to his feet.
Mullen is trying to break the clinch but Martin has him pressed against the cage.
Mullen is looking to break free of the clinch but Martin has double underhooks.
Martin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Martin.
Mullen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mullen tries to pull guard but Martin forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Mullen manages to break the clinch.
Mullen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mullen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Martin tries to avoid it but Mullen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Martin to the ground. Martin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Marcel Martin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Mullen.
Martin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mullen.
Mullen throws a head kick that misses.
Mullen tries to keep at a distance but Martin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Martin lands a shot to the body.
Martin prevents the takedown attempt.
Martin prevents Mullen from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin manages to break the clinch.
Marcel Martin is winning the standup battle so far.
Mullen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Martin counters with a nice body kick.
Mullen is breathing heavily.
Mullen throws a body kick that misses
and Martin counters with a good low kick that Mullen was not able to check.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Martin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mullen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Martin explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nice body kick there by Martin.
Martin clinches.
Martin utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Martin breaks the clinch.
Martin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Marcel Martin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martin punishes Mullen's body with a nice straight punch.
Marcel Martin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin lands with a kick to the temple. Mullen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Martin cracks the inside of Mullen's front leg.
Martin explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Martin lands with a slapping head kick.
Martin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martin connects with a solid leg kick.
Mullen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mullen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That kick from Martin tenderised Mullen's leg. Mullen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Martin lands a head kick!
Mullen looks to land a body kick but Martin moved away.
Martin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Martin!
Martin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mullen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Martin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Martin scores with a leg kick.
Martin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mullen tries to keep at a distance but Martin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mullen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Martin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Martin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mullen circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mullen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Martin counters by clinching up.
Mullen tries to pull guard but Martin forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Mullen tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcel Martin dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Martin throws a head kick but Mullen moves out of range.
Martin throws an off balance right hand
and Mullen counters with a good, hard body kick but Martin shrugs it off.
Martin throws a head kick but Mullen moves out of range.
Mullen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mullen throws a leg kick but Martin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mullen thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Martin if he has to take too many more of those.
Mullen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Martin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mullen misses with a takedown attempt - Martin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Martin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Martin looks to score with a jab to the body but Mullen is just out of range.
Mullen walks forward, straight into a front kick from Martin.
Mullen drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Martin wants to stand up but Mullen is controlling him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin has Mullen pulled in close to control his posture.
Mullen has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Martin is proving hard to escape from.
Martin wants to sweep here but Mullen controlling him for the moment.
Mullen looking to sit in guard and control but Martin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Martin looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mullen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Martin is one step ahead there.
Marcel Martin has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Mullen looks for the body kick but Martin saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin scores with a spinning back kick!
Mullen throws a sloppy head kick and Martin moves out of range easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mullen.
A chopping leg kick lands by Martin.
Mullen doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Martin counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Martin lands a leg kick that knocks Mullen off balance momentarily.
Martin throws a leg kick which misses Mullen's front leg but catches the back leg as Mullen tries to avoid it.
Martin closes the distance and pushes Mullen back into the cage.
Martin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mullen takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martin lands with a kick to the temple. Mullen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Martin scores with a push kick.
Paul Mullen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mullen circles away from the clinch attempt.
A lazy body kick from Mullen
and Martin counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mullen's knee momentarily.
Martin instigates a clinch.
Mullen tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Marcel Martin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Mullen.
Mullen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Martin is keeping busy.
Martin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mullen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mullen has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Martin.
Mullen throws a body punch but Martin moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mullen misses with a two punch combination.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Martin.
Marcel Martin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Martin moves into the clinch successfully.
Martin leaning his opponent against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcel Martin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Martin, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcel Martin!
Marcel Martin gave a mention to Amsterdam in London 95% Laundry in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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FIGHT
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