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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between NaKai Mariner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Trimbole (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 White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, NaKai Mariner!
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, Robert Trimbole!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Alyssa Summers and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mariner tries to bum rush Trimbole with a series of wild strikes but Trimbole uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mariner darts in and clinches Trimbole up against the cage.
Mariner tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Trimbole smiles and moves away.
Mariner misses with a body kick.
Trimbole lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mariner misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mariner looks to land a body kick but Trimbole moved away.
Trimbole thumps Mariner with a low kick.
Trimbole avoids the head kick by Mariner.
Mariner has managed to clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Trimbole is trying to break the clinch but Mariner has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mariner ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Mariner no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Mariner is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Trimbole trying to control but Mariner is working from the bottom.
Trimbole trying to stand up but can't free himself from Mariner's guard.
Mariner is working an open guard so Trimbole takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Trimbole feints and then cracks Mariner's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mariner down.
Trimbole feints and then cracks Mariner's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mariner down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Trimbole.
Mariner closes this distance looking for a takedown but Trimbole circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mariner.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for NaKai Mariner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Trimbole scoring well with a low kick there.
Trimbole turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Trimbole throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Trimbole throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Mariner shoots in for a takedown but Trimbole shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trimbole lands a leg kick that knocks Mariner off balance momentarily.
Mariner moves into range and clinches up with Trimbole.
Trimbole working hard to break the clinch.
Trimbole wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mariner has him pressed against the cage.
Mariner has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Trimbole avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Trimbole fails to land.
Mariner has hold of one of Trimbole's legs. Trimbole is fighting the takedown attempt but Mariner gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Mariner preventing the sweep.
Trimbole looking to control.
Trimbole is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Robert Trimbole hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Trimbole scores with a head kick. Mariner tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Mariner misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mariner shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mariner fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mariner is breathing heavily.
Mariner shoots in for a takedown but Trimbole shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Trimbole lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Mariner is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Trimbole goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trimbole throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mariner on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Mariner takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mariner takes a kick to the side of the head.
Trimbole cracks the inside of Mariner's front leg.
Trimbole avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Trimbole dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mariner takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Mariner looks to land a combination but Trimbole avoids it well.
Mariner has a takedown stuffed.
Trimbole lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Trimbole scores with a spinning back kick!
Mariner takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Trimbole throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Mariner's head.
Mariner takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mariner takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Trimbole scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Trimbole leaves Mariner 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.
Mariner takes the fight into the clinch.
Mariner jumps guard but Trimbole turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for NaKai Mariner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
With the fighters up against the cage, Trimbole throws an elbow but misses.
Trimbole lands an elbow just above Mariner 's eye.
Mariner tries to break free but Trimbole pushes him back against the cage.
Mariner is trying to force a seperation but Trimbole has the dominant position.
Mariner taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Mariner jumps guard but Trimbole turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mariner tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mariner dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Trimbole has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mariner is trying to pull guard but Trimbole turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Mariner breaks from the clinch.
Trimbole throws a head kick that Mariner semi-blocks.
Mariner shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mariner on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Trimbole. Trimbole obviously looking to wear him down.
Trimbole connects with a leg kick. Mariner looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trimbole plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Robert Trimbole seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mariner looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Trimbole is fending him off so far but Mariner persists. Nope, Trimbole circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mariner closes this distance looking for a takedown but Trimbole circles away.
A jab from Mariner misses.
Mariner missing with a left hand there. Trimbole was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mariner gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Trimbole is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mariner has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Trimbole after a bit of a struggle.
Trimbole misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mariner is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Trimbole to keep the fight standing.
Mariner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trimbole misses with a body punch.
Trimbole gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mariner.
Mariner wants a takedown but no success here.
Trimbole is trying to break free.
Mariner avoiding damage as Trimbole throws knees to the body.
Trimbole misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mariner.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Trimbole tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Trimbole swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Trimbole has had enough of the clinch but Mariner keeps him there for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Trimbole showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Mariner is looking to clinch.
Trimbole explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Trimbole cracks the inside of Mariner's front leg.
Trimbole defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mariner.
Trimbole connects with an inside leg kick.
Trimbole turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Trimbole scores with a leg kick.
Mariner fails to land the takedown.
Trimbole lets loose with a powerful body kick. Mariner will feel that in the morning.
Trimbole displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mariner.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for NaKai Mariner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Trimbole lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trimbole keeps the fight on the outside.
Mariner rushes Trimbole and presses him up against the cage.
Mariner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Trimbole has Mariner pressed against the cage, preventing Mariner from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mariner avoiding damage as Trimbole throws knees to the body.
Mariner jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Trimbole walks away with a smile on his face. Mariner gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Robert Trimbole is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Trimbole throws a nice head kick!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Trimbole.
Mariner will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Mariner takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Trimbole dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mariner. That did some damage!
Mariner shoots for a double leg takedown but Trimbole sprawls well. He's pushed Mariner's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mariner tries to score a power double leg takedown but Trimbole sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mariner somewhat.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Trimbole.
Trimbole lands a leg kick that knocks Mariner off balance momentarily.
Trimbole throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Trimbole. That's going to slow Mariner down.
Mariner has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Trimbole.
Trimbole scores with a spinning back kick!
Trimbole buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mariner tries to score a power double leg takedown but Trimbole sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mariner somewhat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trimbole throws a nice inside leg kick.
Trimbole with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
NaKai Mariner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trimbole keeps the fight on the outside.
NaKai Mariner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mariner takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Trimbole lands a high kick!
Trimbole scores with a kick to the midsection.
Trimbole lands a leg kick that knocks Mariner off balance momentarily.
Mariner will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mariner takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trimbole throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mariner misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Trimbole scores with a kick to the midsection.
Mariner on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Trimbole lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mariner stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Trimbole.
A nice inside leg kick there by Trimbole. That's going to slow Mariner down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mariner takes a kick to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Horrible takedown by Mariner or perhaps it was just good defense by Trimbole which made him look bad.
Trimbole lands with a slapping head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Trimbole comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Trimbole winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Trimbole!
Robert Trimbole tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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pop
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RATING
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