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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marcellas Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robledo Puch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wallace's entrance music is Pepper- Stormtrooper. A fine choice. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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154 lbs
10 - 5 - 1 |
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155 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Counter fighter
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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
10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marcellas Wallace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Robledo Puch!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Konstantin Menshow and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puch shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Wallace actively working from the bottom here.
Puch seems to be working for a kimura but Wallace defends the submission attempt.
Wallace moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Wallace has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Puch can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Puch advances position into side control!
Wallace tries to buck Puch off but Puch is having none of it.
Wallace manages to work his way to half guard, despite Puch's best efforts.
Puch trying to control the action but Wallace is working from the bottom.
My spies in Zero Tolerance inform me that Puch has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Wallace has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Puch is working away from the top position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puch not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Wallace is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Sun Tzu's Art of War, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Wallace is trying to get back to full guard.
Wallace is working hard here to advance position.
Puch sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wallace defending well though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Puch throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wallace is not content to let Puch control the position.
Wallace trying to control but Puch postures up.
Puch lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Wallace on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Puch looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Wallace is controlling Puch's trapped leg to prevent Puch from advancing to side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puch is trying to control. Wallace wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Wallace taking some punishment here, with Puch in his half guard.
Puch has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wallace is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Puch is pressing down on Wallace's thigh, looking to free his foot. Wallace is holding on for now.
Wallace is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Puch works his way into side control.
Wallace regains half guard.
Puch winds up and cracks Wallace with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Wallace wants to improve his position but Puch is controlling well.
Wallace is looking to get back to full guard here but Puch has managed to pass to side control instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Puch wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Puch scoring with punches from side control.
Puch working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Wallace isn't going anywhere.
Wallace manages to get back to half guard.
Wallace gets back to full guard.
Puch postures up.
Puch lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Wallace keeping moving, preventing Puch from controlling successfully.
Puch working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Puch trying to control but Wallace is working from the bottom.
Puch passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wallace tries to get to full guard but Puch has control of the leg.
Puch is looking for a kimura here.
Puch is looking for a kimura but Wallace is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Puch to get the leverage.
Puch is looking for a kimura here.
Wallace moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Puch accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Puch postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robledo Puch dominated that round.
That's time! Wallace's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Puch fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Wallace as Puch shoots in.
Puch goes for a double leg but Wallace avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Wallace continues to drive forward.
Marcellas Wallace has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robledo Puch.
Puch tries to pull guard but Wallace forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Wallace is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Puch tries to pull guard but Wallace holds him up against the cage and eventually Puch drops back down to his feet.
A short left from Wallace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace manages to break the clinch.
Wallace swings for the body but Puch moves out of range.
Puch misses with a takedown attempt
and Wallace counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wallace tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Puch was well out of range. Poor timing from Wallace.
Wallace stuffs the takedown attempt from Puch. Puch gets slowly back to his feet.
Wallace swings for the body but Puch moves out of range.
Marcellas Wallace is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice sprawl there from Wallace as Puch shoots in.
Puch looks for a takedown but Wallace sprawls well.
Puch fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Marcellas Wallace is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puch fails to land the takedown.
Wallace fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Puch shoots and misses
and Wallace counters with a left to the body.
A combination from Wallace does no damage.
Wallace throws a jab when Puch was well out of range.
Puch doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Wallace counters with a right hand to the body.
Puch tries for a takedown but Wallace circles away easily
and Wallace counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Puch looking to score a takedown here. Wallace is defending well but Puch drives through and ends up in Wallace's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Puch working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Wallace's head.
Wallace throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Puch pushing down on Wallace's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Wallace wants to control but Puch is keeping busy.
Wallace is pressing down on Puch's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Puch wants to control from the top but Wallace keeps moving.
Wallace escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Puch gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Wallace 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puch cracks Wallace with a solid left hand.
Wallace looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Wallace is trying to keep Puch in close.
Puch wants to control from the top but Wallace keeps moving.
Wallace is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Puch defends well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Puch with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Puch postures up and lands a big shot to Wallace's brow.
Wallace wants to sweep but no luck.
Wallace is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Marcellas Wallace will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Puch looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wallace is fending him off so far but Puch persists. Nope, Wallace circles away and we're back to standing.
Wallace lands with a nice combination. Puch backs away looking to recover.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Puch is defended easily by Wallace.
Puch with a poor takedown
enabling Wallace to counter with a crisp jab.
Marcellas Wallace has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robledo Puch.
Wallace lands a right hook to the body.
Wallace missing with a left hand there. Puch was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
No joy there for Wallace, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Marcellas Wallace is winning the standup battle so far.
Puch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Puch with a poor takedown
and Wallace counters with a two punch combo.
Wallace misses with a hook
and Puch counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Wallace's guard now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Puch distracts Wallace with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Puch passes Wallace's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Robledo Puch has got the better of the ground game so far.
Puch looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Puch seems to be working for a kimura but Wallace defends the submission attempt.
Wallace missing with punches from the bottom.
Wallace manages to get to full guard.
Wallace keeping full guard, as Puch tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puch wants to control from the top but Wallace keeps moving.
Wallace looking for a sweep. Not yet Wallace, not yet.
Wallace throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Puch is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Wallace escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Puch gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Puch advances to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Puch looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Wallace has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Puch is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puch is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Puch wants to control but Wallace is keeping him busy.
Puch not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Wallace is defending against the submission attempts here by Puch.
Wallace is looking for a sweep. Puch is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wallace wants to control but Puch is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Puch throwing shots but Wallace is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace is trying to get back to full guard.
Wallace slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Wallace keeping moving, preventing Puch from controlling successfully.
Wallace is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Puch defends well.
Wallace is looking for a triangle but Puch pushes his legs off easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Puch trying to control but Wallace is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Puch is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Robledo Puch.
I think Puch 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:29
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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energy
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hype
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