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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Flynn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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 Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Charlie Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rob Flynn!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Sam Margolis and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flynn wants to clinch
and Martin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Flynn tries to close the distance and clinch but Martin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Martin rushes Flynn and presses him up against the cage.
Flynn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Martin tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Flynn smiles and moves away.
Flynn darts in trying to clinch
and Martin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Martin fails to land the takedown.
Flynn tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Martin counters with a nice double leg into side control. Flynn won't be happy with that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martin looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Flynn being controlled for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flynn explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Martin shoots in for a takedown but Flynn shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charlie Martin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martin moves into the clinch.
Flynn creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Flynn comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Flynn is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Martin drops down looking for an ankle pick but Flynn pulls his leg out and moves away.
Flynn is looking to clinch but Martin is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flynn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Martin.
Flynn moves to clinch but Martin breaks away
and Martin counters by moving into the clinch.
Flynn misses with an elbow over the top.
Martin trying to stall but Flynn improves his position.
Flynn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Flynn looks to clinch
and Martin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Flynn tries to clinch up.
Flynn closes the distance but Martin moves to the side
and Martin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Flynn tries to clinch but Martin moves away
and Martin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A combination from Martin does no damage.
Martin is breathing heavily.
Flynn moves out of range of the body kick from Martin.
Flynn tries to clinch up but Martin circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flynn tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Martin counters with a stiff right hand.
Rob Flynn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Flynn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Martin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Flynn doesn't manage to clinch there - Martin circles away.
Flynn is looking to clinch.
Martin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Flynn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Flynn doesn't manage to clinch there - Martin circles away.
Flynn darts in trying to clinch
and Martin counters with a big head kick but Flynn shrugs it off.
Martin swats away the attempt to clinch by Flynn.
Flynn tries to close the distance and clinch but Martin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flynn pushes Martin up against the cage in a clinch.
Flynn working hard to break the clinch.
Flynn throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Martin.
Martin tries to pull guard but Flynn forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Martin tries to score a body lock takedown but Flynn shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Flynn creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Martin's defenses.
Flynn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Flynn tries to clinch but Martin moves away
and Martin counters by moving into the clinch.
Flynn lands a nice elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martin jumps guard but Flynn turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Flynn creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Flynn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Martin backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Charlie Martin will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Flynn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Flynn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Martin closes the distance and pushes Flynn back into the cage.
Flynn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Flynn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Martin blocks it with crossed arms.
Martin has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Flynn uses from the top position.
Martin is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Martin wants to sweep but no luck.
Martin is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Flynn is aware though and is defending well.
Flynn wanted to stand there but Martin had control of the position.
Martin is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Flynn wants to control from the top but Martin keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flynn postures up.
Flynn tries to stand but Martin is controlling from the bottom.
Martin scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Flynn doesn't manage to clinch there - Martin circles away.
Martin is trying hard to land a takedown here. Flynn sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Flynn tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Martin counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Flynn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Martin avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin avoids the elbow strike from Flynn, against the cage.
Martin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Martin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Flynn misses with an elbow over the top.
Flynn lands an elbow inside that Martin shrugs off.
Flynn lands a knee to the head.
Flynn letting Martin take a breather here.
Martin dodges an elbow strike from Flynn.
Flynn pushes off an throws an elbow but Martin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Martin is working for takedown but Flynn is calmly controlling the position for now.
Martin is looking to break free of the clinch but Flynn has double underhooks.
Flynn throws an elbow but it misses.
Flynn lands a damaging elbow.
Flynn lands an elbow just above Martin 's eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Flynn lands with a right to the head.
Flynn misses with an elbow strike.
Flynn throws an elbow but it misses.
Martin manages to break the clinch.
Flynn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Martin looks to land a combination but Flynn avoids it well.
Flynn moves into the clinch successfully.
Flynn lands a damaging elbow.
Martin blocks an elbow strike from Flynn.
Martin trying to stall but Flynn improves his position.
Flynn is looking to break free of the clinch but Martin has double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin blocks an elbow strike.
Rob Flynn seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Flynn lands a nice elbow.
Flynn throws an elbow that misses.
Flynn lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Martin.
Martin working hard to break the clinch.
Martin is trying to pull guard but Flynn has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charlie Martin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Flynn lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Flynn.
Martin wants to take the fight to the mat but Flynn manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Flynn throws an elbow but it misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Flynn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Flynn moves in looking to clinch but Martin pushes him off.
Flynn tries to clinch but Martin is having none of it.
Flynn tries to clinch but Martin is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Flynn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Flynn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rob Flynn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Martin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Martin throws a head kick that misses.
Flynn tries to clinch up.
Flynn tries to clinch but Martin moves away
and Martin moves into the clinch.
Flynn looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Flynn misses with a knee to the head.
Martin has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Flynn after a bit of a struggle.
Martin has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Flynn after a bit of a struggle.
Martin drops down looking for an ankle pick but Flynn pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charlie Martin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Flynn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Charlie Martin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Flynn tries to clinch but Martin moves away
and Martin counters with a thumping low kick.
Flynn darts in trying to clinch
and Martin counters by moving into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flynn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Martin is defending well for now.
Martin tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Martin gets control of Flynn's arms and successfully pulls guard. Martin will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Flynn avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Flynn landing some decent shots from guard.
Flynn tries to stand but Martin is controlling from the bottom.
Flynn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Flynn trying to stand up but can't free himself from Martin's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Flynn wants to get up but he can't break Martin's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Flynn wants to control from the top but Martin keeps moving.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Flynn is looking to stand up but Martin won't let him.
Martin has control of Flynn's left arm, preventing Flynn from doing any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Charlie Martin just wasn't active enough.
Martin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Flynn forces Martin back against the cage and clinches.
Flynn tries to land a knee to the head but Martin blocks with his arms.
Flynn misses with an elbow over the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flynn has had enough of the clinch but Martin keeps him there for the moment.
A bit of stalling here from Martin.
Martin jumps guard but Flynn stands there with Martin around his waist. Martin gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Flynn utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Flynn.
With the fighters up against the cage, Flynn throws an elbow but misses.
Martin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Flynn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Martin rushes Flynn and presses him up against the cage.
Flynn misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Flynn throws an elbow but misses.
Flynn lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin avoids a wild elbow strike from Flynn.
Martin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Martin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Martin jumps guard.
Flynn throwing strikes but missing.
Flynn wants to stand but Martin is controlling his posture from full guard.
Flynn being controlled here momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Flynn is stalling in the full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rob Flynn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Flynn has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rob Flynn!
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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