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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rory Flannagan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joakim Martinsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martinsson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Check it out - will.i.am kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Rory Flannagan has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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213 lbs
6 - 8 - 0 |
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186 cm
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205 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Knockout power |
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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
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rory Flannagan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joakim Martinsson!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinsson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Flannagan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Flannagan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Martinsson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Flannagan. That did some damage!
Martinsson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Martinsson throws a big right hand that misses.
Martinsson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Flannagan is keeping the position for now.
Martinsson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Martinsson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Flannagan keeps working.
Flannagan is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Martinsson off and has taken his back!
Martinsson rolls, trying to escape but Flannagan keeps control of the position.
Martinsson preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Flannagan.
Martinsson trying to get back to his feet but Flannagan is in full control for now.
Flannagan throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinsson fending off the submission attempt from Flannagan.
Martinsson wants to escape the position.
Martinsson is trying to get back to his feet. He's worked up on to his knees and now he's on his feet with his head on the canvas, trying to shake Flannagan off. It looks like it's working - Flannagan slides off, much to his dismay, and we're back to standing! Martinsson displaying calm under pressure there.
Flannagan moves in looking to clinch but Martinsson pushes him off.
Flannagan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Martinsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Flannagan.
Martinsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Flannagan.
Martinsson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Flannagan manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Flannagan controls Martinsson momentarily but Martinsson frees himself.
Martinsson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flannagan wants to sweep here but Martinsson controlling him for the moment.
Flannagan is controlling Martinsson's posture.
Martinsson postures up.
Martinsson trying to control but Flannagan is working from the bottom.
Flannagan looking for a sweep. Not yet Flannagan, not yet.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Martinsson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Flannagan pinned against the cage. Flannagan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Flannagan shoots in for a takedown but Martinsson shows good takedown defense.
Flannagan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Martinsson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinsson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Flannagan has escaped the position, nice work there.
Martinsson looks gassed!
Flannagan tries to improve position but can't.
Flannagan is not content to let Martinsson control the position.
Flannagan is trying to control Martinsson's posture but Martinsson avoids it.
Flannagan is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Martinsson's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Flannagan trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Flannagan sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Flannagan is looking for a sweep. Martinsson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Martinsson trying to control the action but Flannagan is working from the bottom.
Flannagan slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Martinsson wanted to stand there but Flannagan had control of the position.
Flannagan pulls Martinsson in close to prevent any damage.
Martinsson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Martinsson stopping the sweep attempt from Flannagan.
Martinsson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Flannagan is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joakim Martinsson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Flannagan moves in looking to clinch but Martinsson pushes him off.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Martinsson is defended easily by Flannagan.
Martinsson walks into a stiff left hand from Flannagan.
Crack! A monster head kick from Flannagan and Martinsson falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Flannagan!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Rory Flannagan!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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