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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Umba Matumba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Warwick Martigan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martigan comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Safety Dance kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be a great matchup!
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140 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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140 lbs
12 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Umba Matumba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Warwick Martigan!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Viktor Lagutenko and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martigan blocks a head kick by Matumba.
Nice shot by Matumba.
Martigan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Matumba misses with a jab, cross combination.
Matumba looks for the body kick but Martigan saw that one coming.
Matumba misses with a wild combination.
A head kick misses from Matumba.
Martigan avoids the head kick by Matumba.
Matumba misses with a few strikes there.
Umba Matumba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Martigan. Those never looked like landing.
Matumba lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Martigan circles away quickly and effectively.
Martigan throws a series of punches but Matumba avoids them all with ease.
Martigan throws a right and a left that Matumba avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matumba misses with a jab, cross combination.
Matumba throws a head kick but Martigan moves out of range.
Martigan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Matumba counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Matumba missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Martigan is trying to stand up here but Matumba is controlling him well.
Matumba is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Matumba looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Matumba wants to work for an arm triangle but Martigan is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martigan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Matumba.
Matumba is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matumba is working for a submission of some sort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matumba is looking for a kimura but Martigan is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Matumba to get the leverage.
Martigan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Matumba.
Matumba stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Martigan to get to his feet.
Matumba throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Martigan.
Matumba will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Matumba goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Matumba takes a swing at Martigan's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matumba throws a right and a left that both miss.
Matumba moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Martigan is rocked!
Matumba misses with a head kick.
Martigan is still on wobbly legs! Can Matumba finish him?
Martigan blocks a head kick by Matumba.
Matumba throws a right and a left that Martigan avoids nicely.
Matumba is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Martigan hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Umba Matumba!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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