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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mustaffa Spliff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and marcus zigman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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188 cm
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185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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180 cm
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179 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ White Belt
World class MT
Solid chin |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mustaffa Spliff! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, marcus zigman! The judges for this bout are James Glass, Richard Clark and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Spliff throws an uppercut from half a mile away. zigman sees it coming and avoids it easily. Spliff throws a looping overhand right but zigman ducks down to avoid it. Spliff misses with a hook. zigman ducked under it nicely. zigman thows a body shot but no joy. Spliff keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from zigman. zigman throws a big shot that misses. zigman slips a jab from Spliff. Spliff slips a straight right by zigman. zigman misses with a series of wild punches.
Spliff paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. zigman with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Spliff to score with a decent uppercut. zigman misses with a body shot.
zigman takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round. Spliff moves into range and connects with a jab. Spliff displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as zigman throws out the jab. Spliff takes a jab right on the kisser.
Spliff scores with a jab to the jaw. zigman misses with a hook. zigman misses with a few strikes there.
zigman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Spliff.
Spliff takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. zigman ducks under a wild hook from Spliff. A big left from zigman misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Spliff scores with a jab to the jaw. Spliff shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has zigman pinned against the cage. zigman gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. zigman missing with a left hand there. Spliff was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. zigman scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Spliff misses with a jab, cross combination.
Spliff throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Spliff shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Spliff prevents zigman from getting back to his feet. Spliff advances to half guard. Spliff working the head and body with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round. zigman on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. Spliff wants to pass the guard but zigman is defending well. Spliff lands strikes from half guard. Spliff is looking to take a break and control but zigman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Spliff scores with a couple of good hammerfists. Spliff lands with a punch from half guard. Spliff is looking to advance position but zigman won't allow it. Spliff not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. zigman is trying to stand back up but Spliff is controlling him
Spliff is trying to control. zigman wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. Nice strikes from Spliff there. Spliff is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round. zigman pushes Spliff off looking to stand but Spliff dives back in and keeps control.
Spliff uses his free foot to push down on zigman's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for zigman. Spliff landing shots from mount. Spliff landing punches. Spliff unloading with bombs! Spliff trying to control but he's not successful this time. Spliff scores with a couple of good head shots there.
BOOM! Spliff connects with a massive shot to the dome!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. zigman really wants to buck Spliff off and get back to his feet. A nice elbow there by Spliff. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Spliff in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Spliff working the ground and pound effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mustaffa Spliff dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
zigman throws a combination that misses and Spliff counters with a stiff right hand. Spliff throws a hook to the side of zigman's head but zigman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Spliff closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. zigman did well to prevent Spliff getting side control. The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Spliff connects with a nice short shot to zigman's temple. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Spliff slips a nice elbow through zigman's hands, connecting with zigman's forehead. Spliff prevents zigman from standing back up.
Spliff working over zigman with some ground and pound. zigman looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. Spliff wants to free his trapped foot but zigman is holding on for dear life with his legs. zigman is looking to escape. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Spliff lands a nice short elbow. Nice strikes from Spliff there. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Spliff lands a nice short elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round. zigman is trying to stand.
Spliff sitting and controlling from the half guard. Spliff working over zigman with some ground and pound. zigman looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Spliff looks to score some points with some ground and pound. Spliff seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. Spliff is nestled in close to zigman, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure. zigman is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Spliff scores with a couple of nice shots. zigman tries to kick Spliff off but Spliff keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. Nice strikes from Spliff there. Spliff passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Spliff connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
BOOM! Spliff connects with a massive shot to the dome!
zigman taking shots to the head. Spliff landing strikes from the mount and zigman is in trouble! Spliff has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Spliff raining down shots from the mount! zigman really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Spliff. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. BOOM! Spliff connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Spliff landing strikes, looking to finish! The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Spliff putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound! Spliff is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that zigman can do to turn this around? zigman is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Spliff landing punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Spliff lands a nice shot to the head. Spliff landing strikes from the mount. Spliff cracks zigman with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Spliff cracks zigman with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Spliff landing punches. zigman wants to try and get back to his feet. Spliff has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of zigman's face.
Spliff lands a heavy elbow. Spliff postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. zigman looks a forlorn figure.
zigman trying desperately to get to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Spliff has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of zigman's face.
Spliff lands with some strikes. Spliff is landing with some decent strikes but zigman is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue. zigman is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position. Spliff landing strikes, looking to finish! Spliff with a couple of short strikes. Mustaffa Spliff overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Spliff looking to finish zigman with some ground and pound. This is bad for zigman! zigman squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Spliff breaks from zigman's wrist control and lands an elbow. The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Spliff cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Spliff with a couple of short strikes. Spliff looking to finish zigman with some ground and pound. This is bad for zigman! Spliff unloading with bombs! And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mustaffa Spliff dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
zigman throws a jab but it's blocked by Spliff. Spliff uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by zigman.
Spliff moves out of range of the strikes. zigman dodges the punch combination from Spliff.
zigman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
zigman just misses with a punch to the body.
Spliff is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Spliff moves away from the strike by zigman. A jab from Spliff finds it's way through zigman's defenses. A decent looking cross lands there for Spliff. Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. zigman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Spliff. zigman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Spliff misses with an uppercut. zigman saw that one coming. A telegraphed right hand from Spliff misses the target. zigman lands with a hook. Spliff tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Spliff rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but zigman moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Spliff moves out of range of the strikes. zigman throws the left hand but Spliff avoids the punch easily. Spliff ducks under a wild hook from zigman. Spliff slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. A combination from zigman does no damage. zigman misses with a few strikes there.
Spliff comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Spliff misses with a straight left. zigman gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. Spliff prevents zigman from getting back to his feet. Spliff is working zigman over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. Spliff forces his way into half guard. Spliff is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Spliff connects with a nice short shot to zigman's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round. The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Spliff passes to side control. Spliff is chipping away with strikes.
Spliff lands a decent elbow from side control. Spliff landing a few strikes. zigman on the wrong end of some ground and pound. Spliff cracks zigman with a big right hand but zigman just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
zigman takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Spliff looking to punish the body of his opponent here but zigman is avoiding damage well.
Spliff working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter. Spliff sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but zigman is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The ground and pound from Spliff seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent. zigman is trying to escape and get back to his feet. zigman is not in a great position here, taking some shots. Spliff scores with a couple of short elbows. zigman wants to get back to his feet but Spliff drags him back down. Spliff lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear zigman down.
Spliff working the head and body with strikes. zigman on the wrong end of some ground and pound. zigman on the wrong end of some ground and pound. Spliff working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Spliff scores with a couple of short elbows. marcus zigman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Mustaffa Spliff is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Spliff lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear zigman down.
And that's the end of the fight! Mustaffa Spliff showed his dominance in that final round. Well Spliff 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 James Glass scores the fight 30:26 Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:26 Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mustaffa Spliff!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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