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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Padraig Kelleher (ranked 650 p4p, 588 weight class) and Quentain Martell (ranked 87 p4p, 80 weight class). Kelleher comes to the cage accompanied by Zombie - The Cranberries. Martell comes into a darkened arena with his song building. I Pledge Allegiance (Nate Dogg ft. Pharoahe Monch) kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Quentain Martell is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
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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 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Padraig Kelleher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Quentain Martell!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Kelleher coming out on top.
Kelleher misses with a double jab.
Martell only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Kelleher fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kelleher throws the left hand but Martell avoids the punch easily.
Kelleher scores with a jab to the body.
Martell lands a jab.
It looks like Padraig Kelleher has been cut.
Martell checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kelleher looks to score with a jab to the body but Martell is just out of range.
Kelleher takes a swing at Martell's ribcage but misses.
Kelleher lands with a cross.
It looks like Quentain Martell has been cut.
Kelleher ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kelleher lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kelleher scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kelleher feints and then cracks Martell's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Martell down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelleher lands a really nice looking cross but Martell seems unphased.
Martell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kelleher manages to avoid it.
Kelleher lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Padraig Kelleher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kelleher throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Martell counters with a good low kick that Kelleher was not able to check.
Kelleher connects with a right hand. Martell shakes it off.
Kelleher ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martell moves away.
Martell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kelleher throws a lazy right hand but Martell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Martell looks to land a right hand but Kelleher moved out of range.
Martell misses with a head kick.
Martell avoids a kick to the body.
Martell slips a jab and a cross from Kelleher.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martell on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kelleher. Kelleher obviously looking to wear him down.
Martell connects with an inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kelleher fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Martell manages to avoid it.
Kelleher moves away from the strike by Martell.
Martell jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Martell is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kelleher.
Kelleher is looking to wear down Martell with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kelleher tries to bum rush Martell with a series of wild strikes but Martell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kelleher misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Martell.
Martell takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Martell misses with a head kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kelleher.
Kelleher takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kelleher buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martell walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kelleher throws a body kick that misses.
Kelleher looks to land a right hand but Martell moved out of range.
And Martell tries to counter it with a takedown but Kelleher pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Kelleher connects with a nice looking jab.
Martell is rocked!
Martell misses with a straight left.
Kelleher moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Padraig Kelleher is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kelleher throws a hook to the side of Martell's head but Martell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A shot to the body from Martell misses
and Kelleher counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kelleher is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kelleher with a nice calf kick.
Kelleher throws a hook to the side of Martell's head but Martell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kelleher forces Martell back against the cage and clinches.
Kelleher takes a shot to the head.
Kelleher tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Martell's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kelleher gets through Martell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kelleher swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kelleher swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Martell presses Kelleher against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Martell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Martell.
Martell cracks Kelleher with a nice body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Kelleher fails to land.
Martell misses with some punches.
Martell takes a shot to the head.
Martell digs a right hand into Kelleher's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kelleher's gas tank.
Kelleher is breathing heavily.
Kelleher blocks a body shot from Martell.
A left hand lands to the body for Kelleher.
Martell gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Martell seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Padraig Kelleher's cut is getting worse.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kelleher tries to roll over but Martell keeps him under control.
Kelleher trying to hold on to Martell's head to control him but Martell postures up.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Martell throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Padraig Kelleher dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Kelleher rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Martell counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Martell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kelleher.
A big left from Martell misses.
Martell changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kelleher looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kelleher is not content to let Martell control the position.
Kelleher avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Martell.
Martell scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Kelleher to see if he's OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martell working away.
Martell throws an elbow but Kelleher slips to the side and avoids it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kelleher tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Martell wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Martell working his ground and pound in the gym.
Martell tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martell creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Kelleher sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Martell working the ground and pound from side control.
Kelleher is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Martell looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Kelleher is avoiding damage well.
Kelleher is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Martell can do to turn this around?
Kelleher tries to improve position but can't.
The ground and pound from Martell seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Kelleher tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Martell landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Padraig Kelleher's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Kelleher tries to bench press Martell off him but Martell keeps the position.
Kelleher taking a bit of punishment here - Martell scoring with strikes.
Jeez, Padraig Kelleher's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Padraig Kelleher's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Quentain Martell!
Quentain Martell seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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