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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Blake McIntosh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marius Zaromskis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marius Zaromskis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Blake McIntosh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Marius Zaromskis !
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Andrew Berry and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McIntosh tries to clinch but Zaromskis moves out of range.
Zaromskis dodges the punch combination from McIntosh.
McIntosh really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
McIntosh shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
McIntosh postures up.
McIntosh preventing the sweep.
McIntosh postures up.
Zaromskis keeping moving, preventing McIntosh from controlling successfully.
McIntosh will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zaromskis is trying to keep McIntosh in close.
McIntosh stands up over Zaromskis , holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
McIntosh moves in looking to clinch but Zaromskis pushes him off.
McIntosh tries to clinch up but Zaromskis circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McIntosh bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Zaromskis is trying to escape the position but McIntosh is controlling the position.
Zaromskis struggling a bit here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zaromskis is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but McIntosh is staying active.
McIntosh cracks Zaromskis with a big elbow.
Zaromskis is looking to reverse the position.
McIntosh tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Zaromskis should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Zaromskis can't do much from the bottom here.
McIntosh tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no McIntosh has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
McIntosh is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McIntosh is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Zaromskis knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
McIntosh working away.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Zaromskis stuffs the takedown.
McIntosh tries to clinch but Zaromskis moves out of range.
McIntosh gets caught flat footed, as Zaromskis shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
McIntosh keeping moving, preventing Zaromskis from controlling successfully.
Zaromskis might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control McIntosh kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
McIntosh lands with a heel strike from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaromskis won't allow McIntosh to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zaromskis postures up.
Zaromskis is fighting to break McIntosh's control of his arms but McIntosh is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
McIntosh looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
McIntosh working for a triangle but Zaromskis defends it easily.
McIntosh keeping moving, preventing Zaromskis from controlling successfully.
Zaromskis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McIntosh swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Zaromskis preventing the sweep.
McIntosh striking off his back but it's not causing Zaromskis any problems.
McIntosh had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Zaromskis is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. McIntosh Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Zaromskis 's back instead.
Zaromskis trying to control the hands but McIntosh breaks the grip.
McIntosh is looking for the choke from the back position but Zaromskis is controlling his hands well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McIntosh avoiding Zaromskis 's attempts to control his hands.
McIntosh has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Zaromskis has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
McIntosh looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
McIntosh not allowing Zaromskis to control his hands.
McIntosh really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Zaromskis .
Zaromskis prevents McIntosh from getting a body triangle.
Zaromskis is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zaromskis is in bad spot here.
Zaromskis defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blake McIntosh dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Excellent takedown into side control there by McIntosh.
Zaromskis is not content to let McIntosh control the position.
McIntosh landing a few strikes.
McIntosh working away.
McIntosh cracks Zaromskis with a big right hand but Zaromskis just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Zaromskis wants to control but McIntosh postures up.
Blake McIntosh overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
McIntosh working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Zaromskis regains half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zaromskis tries to roll over but McIntosh keeps him under control.
Zaromskis trying to control from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaromskis is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of McIntosh's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take McIntosh's back!
Zaromskis tries to keep control of the position but McIntosh is staying busy.
McIntosh wants to escape the position.
McIntosh is keeping busy.
McIntosh is trying to break free.
Zaromskis is trying to stick to McIntosh's back but McIntosh is turning into Zaromskis . He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Zaromskis 's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by McIntosh.
Zaromskis is trying to keep McIntosh in close.
McIntosh is stalling in the full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Zaromskis gets caught flat footed, as McIntosh shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaromskis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Zaromskis looking for a sweep. Not yet Zaromskis , not yet.
Zaromskis is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
McIntosh trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Zaromskis is trying to control the position but McIntosh postures up.
McIntosh content to stall in guard here.
McIntosh looking to pass the guard.
McIntosh postures up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
McIntosh misses with a few strikes there.
Blake McIntosh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McIntosh misses with a takedown
and Zaromskis counters with a nice double leg into side control. McIntosh won't be happy with that.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Zaromskis trying to control the position but McIntosh is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McIntosh is trying to get back to half guard.
McIntosh is not content to let Zaromskis control the position.
You can see the frustration on McIntosh's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Zaromskis trying to control the action but McIntosh is working from the bottom.
McIntosh sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
McIntosh tries to roll over but Zaromskis keeps him under control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
McIntosh closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
McIntosh is looking to take a break and control but Zaromskis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaromskis is trying to control McIntosh's posture but McIntosh avoids it.
McIntosh in side control lands a decent elbow.
Zaromskis taking punishment in the form of punches.
McIntosh cracks Zaromskis with a big right hand but Zaromskis just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Zaromskis tries to improve position but can't.
McIntosh is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Zaromskis looks calm but he's in trouble here. McIntosh gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Zaromskis is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! McIntosh lets go of the hold and Zaromskis can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Blake McIntosh!
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hype
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