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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gregor Marek (ranked 181 p4p, 1725 weight class) and Zakir Jumayev (ranked 24 p4p, 220 weight class). Jumayev has chosen Side to Side as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gregor Marek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 17 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zakir Jumayev!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Nard Betker and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jumayev throws a lazy head kick
and Marek counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jumayev misses with a head kick.
Marek connects with a single shot there.
Marek ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jumayev moves away.
Jumayev takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jab from Marek.
Jumayev looks to land a body kick but Marek moved away.
Nice body kick there by Jumayev.
Marek lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Marek lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Marek moves in looking to clinch but Jumayev pushes him off.
Marek fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jumayev, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jumayev is trying to break the clinch but Marek is controlling him.
Marek pushes Jumayev back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
I was talking to Marek's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A short uppercut from Marek.
Jumayev throws a punch but it's blocked by Marek.
Jumayev breaks from the clinch.
Marek moves into range and clinches up with Jumayev.
Jumayev scores with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marek lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short body shot lands from Marek as the two fighters clinch.
Jumayev can't find room to land a body shot as Marek controls the action.
Marek lands with a right to the head.
Jumayev throws a punch but it's blocked by Marek.
Marek is leaning against Jumayev and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jumayev tries to circle away but Marek has him pinned against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Marek.
Jumayev wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jumayev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jumayev misses with a lunging right hand
and Marek connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
An inside leg kick lands from Marek.
Marek lands with a straight right. Jumayev didn't see that one coming.
Jumayev misses with a head kick.
Jumayev avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jumayev goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Marek fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Marek fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice body punch from Marek.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marek bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jumayev's head.
A jab lands there for Marek.
Marek throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jumayev.
Jumayev replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Marek blocks it well.
A big right from Jumayev misses.
Gregor Marek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marek is looking to clinch.
Jumayev drops his hands momentarily and Marek takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Marek cracks Jumayev with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jumayev gets tackled into the cage by Marek. Marek maintains the clinch.
Jumayev is looking to break free of the clinch but Marek has double underhooks.
Marek doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marek tries a body shot but Jumayev blocks it.
Marek is working Jumayev over against the cage.
Marek throws a head punch that misses.
Marek lands a hook that snaps the head of Jumayev backwards.
Marek makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jumayev's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jumayev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jumayev throws the kick towards the body but Marek avoids it.
Marek moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marek blocks a body shot from Jumayev.
Marek working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jumayev swings wildly with an uppercut but Marek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marek working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jumayev blocks a body shot from Marek.
Marek misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marek goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jumayev tries to break the clinch but Marek is controlling the position.
Jumayev tries a body shot but Marek blocks it.
Marek blocks an uppercut.
Marek lands a hook to the side of the head.
Marek gets through Jumayev's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jumayev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jumayev tries to move into range but Marek moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jumayev is rocked!
Marek shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Jumayev eats them both and turns towards Marek to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Jumayev is still on wobbly legs! Can Marek finish him?
Marek steps in with a hook that catches Jumayev right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Marek follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Jumayev looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gregor Marek!
Gregor Marek gave a mention to Conviction in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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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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