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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brick Tamlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Russell Quark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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192 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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200 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
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Dangerous GnP
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brick Tamlin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Russell Quark!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tamlin feints and as Quark raises his hands in defense, Tamlin changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Quark is trying to control the position but Tamlin postures up.
Tamlin sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Quark keeping moving, preventing Tamlin from controlling successfully.
Tamlin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Quark lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Tamlin!
Tamlin tries to hold on but Quark postures up.
Quark looking to finish with strikes here!
Quark misses with a head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamlin is trying to escape the mount.
Tamlin sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Tamlin on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Tamlin tries to get out of the position.
Tamlin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tamlin wants to control but Quark is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Quark is pressing down on Tamlin's thigh, looking to free his foot. Tamlin is holding on for now.
Tamlin controlling the position for now.
Quark throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Quark sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tamlin defending well though.
Tamlin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Quark on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Quark working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Quark thows a huge punch but Tamlin dodges it nicely.
Quark is keen to just control but Tamlin is a slippery customer.
Tamlin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Quark.
Quark sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tamlin defending well though.
Tamlin is trying to get back to full guard.
Tamlin regains full guard. Nicely done.
Tamlin trying to keep a closed guard but Quark is proving a slippery customer.
Tamlin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Tamlin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Russell Quark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Quark misses with a takedown
and Tamlin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamlin closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Quark misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Quark struggling a bit here.
Tamlin wants to control but Quark is keeping him busy.
Quark is trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A lull in the action here.
Quark tries to bench press Tamlin off him but Tamlin keeps the position.
Quark takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Quark is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Tamlin scores with a takedown into Quark's guard.
Quark can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Tamlin controls the pace.
Tamlin stopping the sweep attempt from Quark.
Tamlin sitting in guard here, content to control.
Quark looking for a sweep. Not yet Quark, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Quark looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Tamlin puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Tamlin prevents Quark from improving his position.
Quark is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Quark looks gassed!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brick Tamlin dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Quark gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tamlin counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Quark!
Tamlin controlling his opponent.
Quark is trying desperately to improve position.
Tamlin looking to control and managing it successfully.
Quark is in a horrible position here. Tamlin smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Tamlin content just to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quark tries to reverse the position but Tamlin maintains control.
Tamlin content just to control the position here.
Quark can't escape the position.
Tamlin in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Tamlin controlling his opponent.
Quark keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Tamlin controlling the pace for now.
Quark tries to reverse the position but Tamlin maintains control.
Tamlin lands with some strikes.
Tamlin sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Tamlin blocks Quark's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Brick Tamlin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quark working to try and regain half guard.
Quark is breathing heavily.
Tamlin tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Brick Tamlin just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Quark tries for a takedown but Tamlin circles away easily
and Tamlin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Quark closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Tamlin moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quark postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Quark accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Quark thows a big elbow that misses.
Quark throws a strike but Tamlin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Tamlin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tamlin landing with the ground and pound.
Quark has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tamlin content to stall in guard here.
Quark manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brick Tamlin dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Quark throws a head kick but Tamlin moves out of range.
Quark swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tamlin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Quark tries to keep at a distance but Tamlin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tamlin gets underhooks to prevent Quark's takedown attempt.
Quark taking a breather.
Quark wants to get back to striking at distance but Tamlin won't allow it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tamlin - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Tamlin has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Quark is trying to keep an underhook but Tamlin manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Tamlin not doing much here.
Quark is looking for a sweep. Tamlin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Quark takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamlin is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Quark is looking for a sweep. Tamlin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Tamlin in particular looking to stall.
Quark wants to get back to full guard.
Quark is trying to stand back up but Tamlin is controlling him
Quark slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Tamlin is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tamlin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tamlin looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Tamlin stops Quark from standing up.
Tamlin wants to control from the top but Quark keeps moving.
Tamlin stopping the sweep attempt from Quark.
Tamlin lands a couple of elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamlin controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Tamlin prevents Quark from getting back to his feet.
Tamlin has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Quark has his takedown stuffed
and Tamlin counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Quark wants to get back to full guard.
Tamlin sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Tamlin is looking to advance position but Quark won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quark tries to get to full guard but Tamlin has control of the leg.
Tamlin trying to control the action but Quark is working from the bottom.
Tamlin content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Quark wants to control but Tamlin is keeping busy.
Tamlin scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Tamlin seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Quark is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Tamlin's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Tamlin's back!
And that's the end of the fight!
Brick Tamlin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tamlin has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brick Tamlin!
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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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