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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mark Dunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Primo Marcello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Dunn might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Diary of a Madman. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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135 lbs
17 - 11 - 0 |
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162 cm
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135 lbs
19 - 16 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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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
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Dunn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Primo Marcello!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Reed Andrews and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marcello gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dunn.
Dunn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dunn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dunn looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Marcello tries to roll over but Dunn keeps him under control.
The fighters are battling for position here. Marcello manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Dunn postures up in Marcello's guard and throws a big left but Marcello blocks it.
Dunn looking to sit in guard and control but Marcello gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dunn is on top in guard.
Marcello preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dunn is pushing down on Marcello's leg trying to pass to half guard. Marcello is fighting to maintain full guard but Dunn has managed to sneak the leg through.
Dunn is thwarting Marcello's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunn looks to land a strike but Marcello avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Marcello keeping full guard, as Dunn tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dunn postures up in Marcello's guard and throws a big left but Marcello blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dunn postures up.
Dunn missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dunn is looking to work some ground and pound but Marcello has wrist control.
Dunn throws a big elbow that misses.
Dunn trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dunn pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Marcello is keeping the position for now.
Marcello working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunn pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Marcello is keeping the position for now.
Dunn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dunn advances position into side control!
Marcello regains half guard.
Dunn seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Dunn wants to lay and pray for a moment but Marcello keeps working.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dunn throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Marcello gets back to full guard.
Dunn tries to free his leg and advance position but Marcello is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dunn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dunn trying to control the position from guard on top but Marcello is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dunn lands a couple of digs.
Marcello throws his legs up looking for a submission but Dunn uses it to pass to side control.
Dunn tries for a kimura but Marcello is defending well.
Dunn misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Dunn trying to control the action but Marcello is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marcello struggling a bit here.
Dunn misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marcello regains half guard.
Marcello trying to control from the bottom.
Dunn looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Dunn dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Marcello looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A head kick by Marcello misses
and Dunn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dunn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Marcello has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Marcello misses the jab.
Marcello lands a glancing blow to the side of Dunn's head.
Dunn moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Marcello shoots for a double leg takedown but Dunn sprawls well. He's pushed Marcello's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Marcello misses with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Marcello.
Dunn lands a jab-cross combination.
Sloppy strikes from Marcello. Those never looked like landing.
Dunn displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Marcello.
Dunn throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Marcello throws a hook but Dunn avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunn bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Marcello's head.
Dunn bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Marcello lands with an uppercut that bounces Dunn off the cage and back into range.
Dunn lands a jab-cross combination.
Dunn chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Marcello takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Dunn dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Marcello. That did some damage!
Dunn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marcello was well out of range. Poor timing from Dunn.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dunn.
A combination from Dunn does no damage.
Dunn clobbers Marcello with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Marcello is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dunn.
Dunn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Marcello counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dunn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marcello.
Dunn connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dunn moves into the clinch successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunn putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Marcello in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Marcello is breathing heavily.
Dunn lands a nice knee to the body.
Dunn is trying to trip Marcello. He has hold of a leg but Marcello is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Dunn persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Dunn sitting in guard here, content to control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dunn accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Marcello tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dunn scoring with punches to the head and body.
Dunn trying to control but Marcello is working from the bottom.
Dunn scoring with some ground and pound.
Dunn wants to control from the top but Marcello keeps moving.
Dunn is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunn throws a big elbow that misses.
Dunn throws a big elbow that misses.
Dunn postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dunn trying to control the position from guard on top but Marcello is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marcello pulls Dunn in to control the position.
Dunn throwing strikes but missing.
Marcello trying to control the position here.
Dunn trying to control but Marcello is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
We're going to have a standup here because Mark Dunn wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Dunn lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Dunn lands a jab to the head.
Dunn shoots in for a double leg but Marcello sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Marcello misses with a straight right.
Dunn throws a series of punches but Marcello moves out of range.
Dunn moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dunn tries to bum rush Marcello with a series of wild strikes but Marcello uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dunn connects with a leg kick. Marcello looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marcello shoots in for a double leg but Dunn sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mark Dunn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Primo Marcello.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dunn.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marcello will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dunn uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Dunn dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Nice shot lands for Dunn.
Nice uppercut there from Dunn.
Dunn lands with a thumping leg kick.
A good leg kick by Dunn.
Dunn scores with a push kick.
A punch combination from Dunn misses.
Dunn misses with a left hand
and Marcello counters with a single leg into guard. Dunn didn't expect that.
Dunn looking for a guillotine here but Marcello defends easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dunn had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Marcello defends it easily.
Marcello tries to free his leg and advance position but Dunn is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcello loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Marcello wants to pass the guard but Dunn is keeping the position.
Dunn throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Marcello must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dunn looking for a guillotine here but Marcello defends easily.
Marcello wants to pass the guard but Dunn is keeping the position.
Dunn looking for a guillotine here but Marcello defends easily.
Dunn is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mark Dunn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Marcello stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Dunn has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Marcello manages to get his head free but now Dunn has transitioned to an armbar! Marcello grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Dunn! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mark Dunn!
Mark Dunn really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that BLKOUT CLothing 93% Laundry logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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energy
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hype
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