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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rmarkas Fletcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Grossman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fletcher comes to the cage accompanied by Keep on Lovin Me Baby by Colin James. Grossman has chosen The Devil's Rejects as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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146 lbs
28 - 15 - 0 |
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173 cm
26
151 lbs
15 - 7 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Rmarkas Fletcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Karl Grossman!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jorge Garcia and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fletcher throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Grossman moves out of range as Fletcher strikes.
Grossman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fletcher.
Fletcher misses with a looping right.
Grossman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fletcher.
Rmarkas Fletcher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fletcher throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fletcher scores with a jab. Grossman acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Grossman takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fletcher lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Fletcher throws a chopping leg kick but Grossman manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Fletcher misses with a hook.
Fletcher misses with a hook.
Fletcher misses with a kick to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Grossman lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Fletcher has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Fletcher and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Grossman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Decent striking displayed by Fletcher there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fletcher is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Grossman throws out a leg kick but Fletcher moves out of range and Grossman only half commits.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fletcher. Grossman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grossman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice shot by Fletcher.
Grossman blocks the body kick.
Fletcher fails to land with a series of punches.
Fletcher throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Grossman counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Grossman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grossman slips under a jab from Fletcher.
Grossman slips under a jab.
Fletcher scores with a takedown into Grossman's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Fletcher postures up in Grossman's guard and throws a big left but Grossman blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fletcher throws a strike but Grossman rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Grossman throwing strikes from guard but Fletcher blocks nicely.
Grossman scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grossman tries to free his leg and advance position but Fletcher is retaining full guard.
Fletcher looking for a triangle here. Grossman is fighting it but it looks tight! Fletcher pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Grossman is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Rmarkas Fletcher!
Post fight, an emotional Rmarkas Fletcher said 'This is my belt, the Champ is here! Who is next? '.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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