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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Claudio Marchisio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Sekyere (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marchisio comes to the cage accompanied by Invincible. Sekyere is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Clique. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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154 lbs
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150 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Claudio Marchisio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alex Sekyere!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Roberts and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marchisio darts in and clinches Sekyere up against the cage.
Marchisio wants the takedown. Sekyere is fighting it off but Marchisio persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Sekyere's guard against the cage.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Sekyere keeping moving, preventing Marchisio from controlling successfully.
Sekyere really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Marchisio. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Marchisio sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Marchisio trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Marchisio slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Claudio Marchisio just wasn't active enough.
Marchisio blocks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marchisio swats away the attempt to clinch by Sekyere.
Sekyere attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A combination from Sekyere does no damage.
Alex Sekyere is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marchisio misses with a jab, cross combination.
Marchisio blocks a jab.
Marchisio has a takedown stuffed.
A punch combination from Sekyere misses.
Sekyere is looking to clinch but Marchisio is avoiding it.
Marchisio closes the distance and pushes Sekyere back into the cage.
Marchisio gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Marchisio is looking for a kimura but Sekyere is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Marchisio to get the leverage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marchisio stops Sekyere from getting back to his feet.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Marchisio in particular looking to stall.
Marchisio stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marchisio is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sekyere.
Sekyere tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marchisio was well out of range. Poor timing from Sekyere.
Sekyere will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Marchisio shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marchisio missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Marchisio stands and throws Sekyere's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Marchisio throws a strike aimed at the side of Sekyere's head but Sekyere avoids it well.
Sekyere looks gassed!
Marchisio advances nicely into full mount.
Marchisio takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Marchisio swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Claudio Marchisio!
Our winner, Claudio Marchisio, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
A | B |
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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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