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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franklin Quantino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Quantino's choice of entrance music: Kryzys. Franklin Quantino will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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155 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
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176 cm
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160 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Rocky Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Franklin Quantino!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Ivan Kurochkin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quantino fails with a takedown attempt.
Quantino misses with a takedown attempt - Martin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Quantino tries a low kick but Martin avoids it.
Quantino throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Quantino closes this distance looking for a takedown but Martin circles away.
Rocky Martin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Franklin Quantino.
Martin throws a series of punches but Quantino avoids them all with ease.
Quantino misses with a double jab.
Quantino fails with a takedown attempt.
Quantino shoots for a double leg takedown but Martin sprawls well. He's pushed Quantino's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Martin swats away the attempt to clinch by Quantino.
Martin shoots in and gets a takedown into Quantino's guard.
Martin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Quantino tries for a takedown but Martin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Martin stalks Quantino and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Quantino's face. Quantino staggers backwards, shaken.
Quantino changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Martin tries to avoid it but Quantino manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Martin to the ground. Martin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Quantino looks gassed!
Quantino with a lazy takedown attempt
and Martin counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Quantino's guard now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martin gets to his feet - Quantino follows without any prompting.
Martin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Quantino avoids it really well and circles away.
Quantino gets caught napping as Martin dives in and scores a takedown. Quantino manages to retain guard.
Martin seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin stands and throws Quantino's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Martin scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Quantino to see if he's OK.
Martin is working Quantino over with some ground and pound from side control.
Martin decides to stand back up.
Martin looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Quantino!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin content just to control the position here.
Martin seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Quantino for as long as he can get away with.
Martin landing strikes, looking to finish!
Martin looking to secure an arm triangle but Quantino defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin dominating with strikes here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Quantino defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Martin.
Quantino is bucking up trying to escape but Martin cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martin controlling his opponent.
Martin looking to control but Quantino is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocky Martin dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Quantino misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Martin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Martin shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Quantino's guard.
Martin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Martin content to stall in guard here.
Quantino is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Martin controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Rocky Martin wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Quantino manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Martin on his heels. He'll look to pass Martin's guard now, I'm sure.
Martin is looking to stand up but Quantino isn't so interested in that idea.
Quantino wants to control from the top but Martin keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quantino is breathing heavily.
Quantino won't allow Martin to get back to his feet.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Franklin Quantino wasn't active enough on the ground.
Martin swats away the attempt to clinch by Quantino.
Quantino shoots in for a double leg but Martin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Martin fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Quantino sprawls well initially but Martin persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Martin is working for a submission of some sort.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Quantino's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Quantino does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Quantino tries to roll over but Martin keeps him under control.
Martin scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ground and pound from Martin.
Martin is looking for a kimura here.
Martin is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Rocky Martin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin winds up and cracks Quantino with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Quantino tries to get to full guard but Martin has control of the leg.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Martin in particular looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocky Martin dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Quantino gets caught flat footed, as Martin shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Quantino throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Martin's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Martin not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Martin gets to his feet. Quantino looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Quantino takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Quantino leaves Martin with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quantino shoots in and drives through. Martin sprawls well.
Martin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Quantino can do to turn this around?
Quantino shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Quantino fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Martin avoids it really well and circles away.
Rocky Martin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Franklin Quantino.
No luck for Quantino with that takedown attempt.
Martin drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Martin forces his way into half guard.
Martin seems to be working for a kimura but Quantino defends the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin prevents Quantino from standing back up.
Martin decides to return to a standing position.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Martin is defended easily by Quantino.
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!
Martin rushes Quantino and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Martin is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Quantino can't fight it off and eventually Martin manages to take the fight to the floor. Quantino looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin trying to control the position from guard on top but Quantino is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Martin gets to his feet. Quantino looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Quantino displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Martin.
Martin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Quantino looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Martin!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quantino looking to control and managing it successfully.
Quantino wants to control the pace but Martin is squirming around nicely.
Martin is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Quantino is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Martin has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Martin!
Martin controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rocky Martin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Martin 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rocky Martin!
During a confident post fight interview, Rocky Martin thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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