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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Martial (ranked 5411 p4p, 5009 weight class) and James O Hara (ranked 0 p4p, 594 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ricky Martial!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, James O Hara!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martial looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
O Hara closes the distance and pushes Martial back into the cage.
Come on O Hara - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Martial tries to break free but O Hara pushes him back against the cage.
O Hara breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
O Hara misses with a head kick.
O Hara scores with a jab.
O Hara throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Martial's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Hara throws a head kick that misses.
Martial closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming O Hara to the mat! O Hara manages to get full guard.
O Hara is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
O Hara has an active guard here but Martial has managed to pass into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Hara looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
O Hara flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Martial is sneakily working for an arm triangle but O Hara sees it coming and defends easily.
Martial trying to control from half guard but O Hara is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
O Hara missing with punches from the bottom.
Martial throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two 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.
Martial throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Martial missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
O Hara looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
O Hara is trying to get back to full guard.
Martial controlling the action here.
Martial is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
O Hara is looking to improve his position.
O Hara is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Martial jumps into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martial wants to control but O Hara is keeping him busy.
O Hara is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Martial is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but O Hara is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
O Hara is trying to control Martial's posture but Martial avoids it.
O Hara is looking for a sweep.
O Hara is not content to let Martial control the position.
O Hara is looking for a sweep.
O Hara keeps trying to improve his 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.
Martial wants to lay and pray for a moment but O Hara keeps working.
You can see the frustration on O Hara's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Martial decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Martial tries to clinch up but O Hara circles away and keeps his distance.
James O Hara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Hara lands a nice looking body kick.
Martial shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. O Hara manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
O Hara looking for a triangle here. Martial is fighting it but it looks tight! O Hara pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Martial is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). James O Hara!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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