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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Martin Gillmore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Lincoln (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Lincoln has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Martin Gillmore's chin.
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152 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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165 cm
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147 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Martin Gillmore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Lincoln!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Lincoln as Gillmore shoots in.
Lincoln misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gillmore rushes Lincoln and presses him up against the cage.
Gillmore misses with a punch on the inside.
Gillmore prevents Lincoln from breaking the clinch.
Lincoln blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gillmore's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Gillmore throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lincolns head.
Gillmore breaks the clinch.
Lincoln tries to keep at a distance but Gillmore has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gillmore working aggressively here.
Gillmore lands a nice uppercut.
Lincoln is trying to break the clinch but Gillmore has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gillmore misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gillmore misses with the head strike.
Lincoln escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gillmore has Lincoln up against the cage in a clinch.
Gillmore looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lincoln is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gillmore breaks from the clinch.
Lincoln tries to keep at a distance but Gillmore has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gillmore throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gillmore missing with knees to the body.
Lincoln is trying to force a seperation but Gillmore has the dominant position.
Gillmore tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lincoln smiles and moves away.
Martin Gillmore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lincoln lands with a right hand.
Lincoln has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gillmore misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lincoln is working Gillmore over against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Gillmore takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Lincoln blocking some punches.
Gillmore tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lincoln smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Martin Gillmore. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lincoln checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Gillmore misses.
Lincoln throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gillmore.
Gillmore clinches up with Lincoln and pushes him back against the cage.
Lincoln breaks from the clinch.
Gillmore pushes Lincoln up against the cage in a clinch.
Gillmore trying to control the position but instead, Lincoln has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gillmore into the cage.
Lincoln scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gillmore tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gillmore is trying to break free.
Lincoln managing to block the knees to the body from Gillmore.
Lincoln blocking some punches.
Gillmore is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lincoln to keep the fight standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gillmore jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lincoln walks away with a smile on his face. Gillmore gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Gillmore moves into the clinch.
Gillmore tries a body shot but Lincoln blocks it.
Gillmore lands a shoulder strike.
Lincoln gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gillmore.
Lincoln tries to break the clinch but Gillmore is controlling the position.
Gillmore doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gillmore.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lincoln is looking to break free of the clinch but Gillmore has double underhooks.
Lincoln is trying to break free.
Gillmore letting Lincoln take a breather here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Gillmore dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gillmore closes the distance and pushes Lincoln back into the cage.
Gillmore is looking to control Lincoln's arms but Lincoln gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gillmore has his back to the cage.
Gillmore struggles to land a body shot inside as Lincoln controls his hands.
Lincoln blocks an elbow strike.
Gillmore pulls Lincoln into guard.
Lincoln decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Gillmore, up you get!
Martin Gillmore is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gillmore is looking to break free of the clinch but Lincoln has double underhooks.
Gillmore fails to pull guard.
Gillmore stalling in the clinch but Lincoln improves position.
Martin Gillmore has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nice body punch from Lincoln.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gillmore manages to break the clinch.
Gillmore closes the distance and clinches.
Gillmore swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gillmore slows down the pace here.
Lincoln missing with knees to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Gillmore misses with a knee to the head.
Lincoln blocking some punches.
Gillmore misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lincoln wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gillmore has him pressed against the cage.
Lincoln is trying to break free.
Lincoln's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gillmore clinches with his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gillmore tries to work over Lincoln's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gillmore changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lincoln fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Gillmore moves into the clinch.
Gillmore tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lincoln avoids it.
Gillmore looking to throw knees to the head but Lincoln is blocking nicely.
Gillmore is trying to pull guard but Lincoln turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Martin Gillmore. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Lincoln wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A frustrated look appears on Lincoln's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gillmore stalling the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gillmore struggles to land a body shot inside as Lincoln controls his hands.
Gillmore keeps control of Lincoln as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gillmore breaks the clinch.
Lincoln plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Gillmore gets a clinch.
Lincoln tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gillmore's elbow.
Gillmore missing with knees to the body.
Lincoln pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gillmore rushes Lincoln and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Lincoln on the inside.
Gillmore breaks the clinch.
Gillmore moves into the clinch successfully.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gillmore crunches a lovely knee into Lincoln's ribcage.
Gillmore tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lincoln smiles and moves away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lincoln fails to land with a series of punches.
Lincoln scores with a jab. Gillmore acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gillmore closes the distance and clinches.
Gillmore swings wildly with an uppercut but Lincoln uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lincoln wants to break free but Gillmore has control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gillmore is looking to control Lincoln's arms but Lincoln gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gillmore has his back to the cage.
Lincoln wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gillmore has him pressed against the cage.
Lincoln wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Gillmore dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Lincoln lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Lincoln feints a jab promting Gillmore to slip. Lincoln then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Gillmore slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Gillmore moves into the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gillmore just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lincoln's brow.
Lincoln letting Gillmore take a breather here.
Gillmore wants to stall.
Lincoln is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lincoln leaning his opponent against the cage.
Gillmore fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lincoln being controlled against the cage.
Gillmore breaks the clinch.
Lincoln misses with a series of wild punches.
Lincoln blocks a jab.
Gillmore fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lincoln, pushing him back against the cage.
Gillmore lands with a short shot to the head.
Lincoln lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gillmore jumps guard but Lincoln turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Lincoln is trying to break the clinch but Gillmore is controlling him.
Lincoln lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln blocking some punches.
Gillmore breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gillmore clinches up with Lincoln and pushes him back against the cage.
Lincoln is trying to push Gillmore away but Gillmore has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gillmore scores a nice knee to the body.
Gillmore tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Gillmore on the inside.
Gillmore tries to land knees in the clinch but Lincoln avoids the damage to the body.
Gillmore throws an elbow but it misses.
Gillmore scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gillmore misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lincoln tries to stall but Gillmore uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lincoln prevents Gillmore from breaking the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gillmore misses with a knee to the head.
Lincoln's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gillmore rushes Lincoln and presses him up against the cage.
Gillmore prevents a body shot from Lincoln.
Gillmore digs a right hand into Lincoln's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lincoln's gas tank.
Gillmore can't find room to land a body shot as Lincoln controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gillmore.
Lincoln digs a right hand underneath Gillmore's ribcage. Gillmore let out a lung full of air as it connected.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lincoln.
Gillmore swings wildly with an uppercut but Lincoln uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gillmore misses with a hook to the ribs.
Martin Gillmore is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gillmore misses with a punch on the inside.
Lincoln is looking to break free of the clinch but Gillmore has double underhooks.
Lincoln wants to break free but Gillmore has control.
Gillmore is trying to pull guard but Lincoln has him pressed against the cage.
Paul Lincoln has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gillmore wants to get back to striking at distance but Lincoln won't allow it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Martin Gillmore showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gillmore, 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Martin Gillmore!
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