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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Armon Gill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Szulinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Szulinski has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. This should be a great matchup!
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199 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Armon Gill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Martin Szulinski!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Bart Greer and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gill throws a body punch but Szulinski moves out of range.
A combination from Szulinski does no damage.
Szulinski looks winded!
Gill fails with the takedown.
Szulinski closes the distance and pushes Gill back into the cage.
Szulinski misses with a knee to the head.
Szulinski putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gill in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gill controlling the action here for a moment.
Gill lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Szulinski backwards.
Szulinski avoiding damage as Gill throws knees to the body.
Szulinski is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gill is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gill breaks the clinch.
Szulinski fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gill, pushing him back against the cage.
Szulinski displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gill up against the cage.
Gill misses with a body punch.
Szulinski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Szulinski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gill jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Szulinski walks away with a smile on his face. Gill gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Gill gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gill stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gill stalling in the clinch but Szulinski improves position.
Szulinski connects with a knee to the head.
Gill lands a right hand that snaps the head of Szulinski backwards.
Szulinski tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gill is trying to push Szulinski away but Szulinski has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Szulinski working aggressively here.
Szulinski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Szulinski prevents a body shot from Gill.
Gill tries to circle away but Szulinski has him pinned against the cage.
Szulinski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A bit of stalling here from Gill.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gill blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Szulinski tries to land a knee to the head but Gill blocks with his arms.
Szulinski managing to block the knees to the body from Gill.
Gill misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Szulinski.
Szulinski should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Gill throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Szulinski throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gill blocks it with crossed arms.
Gill tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gill missing with knees to the body.
Szulinski is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gill is keeping busy.
Gill tries to throw a body punch but Szulinski avoids it by throwing Gill back against the cage.
Gill tries to land knees in the clinch but Szulinski avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gill.
Gill misses with a punch to the body.
Szulinski tries to land a knee to the head but Gill blocks with his arms.
Gill blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gill displaying some good clinch control by pressing Szulinski up against the cage.
Szulinski with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gill has had enough of the clinch but Szulinski keeps him there for the moment.
Knees in the clinch landing for Szulinski.
Szulinski avoiding damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Armon Gill will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Gill misses with a jab, cross combination.
Szulinski gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gill escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fighters circle momentarily. Szulinski darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Armon Gill is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Szulinski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gill tries to close the distance and clinch but Szulinski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gill lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Szulinski sprawling to the canvas. Gill follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Szulinski hang on?
Szulinski is rocked!
It looks like Martin Szulinski has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gill is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Szulinski is just riding it out for now. Gill eventually gives up the hold.
Szulinski is still in real trouble! Can Gill finish him?
Gill content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Szulinski is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gill passes to side control.
Gill is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Gill has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Szulinski!
Szulinski defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Gill.
Gill throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Gill sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Gill punching from mount but Szulinski doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Gill thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Gill misses with a head shot.
Gill looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gill throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Gill takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Gill misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gill content just to control the position here.
Szulinski seems to have recovered his senses.
Gill's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Gill has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Armon Gill wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Gill clinches.
Szulinski misses with a punch on the inside.
Gill blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gill on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Szulinski prevents a takedown attempt there.
Gill avoiding damage as Szulinski throws knees to the body.
Gill is looking to control Szulinski's arms but Szulinski gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gill has his back to the cage.
Gill on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Szulinski with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gill working hard to break the clinch.
Gill jumps guard but Szulinski turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Szulinski misses with a knee strike.
Gill creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Szulinski takes a knee to the side of the body.
Szulinski stops a takedown attempt from Gill.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Armon Gill. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gill wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gill displaying some good clinch control by pressing Szulinski up against the cage.
Gill taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Armon Gill dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Martin Szulinski's cut.
That's time! Gill's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Szulinski keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Szulinski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gill manages to avoid it.
Szulinski closes the distance and pushes Gill back into the cage.
Szulinski with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gill manages to break the clinch.
Szulinski drives through and clinches with Gill against the cage.
Szulinski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gill avoids it.
Gill is working for takedown but Szulinski is calmly controlling the position for now.
Gill breaks the clinch.
Gill tries to clinch but Szulinski moves out of range.
Szulinski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Szulinski clinches up with Gill and pushes him back against the cage.
Gill stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Gill missing with knees to the body.
Gill drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Armon Gill. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gill looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gill can't break the clinch.
Szulinski blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Szulinski avoiding damage as Gill throws knees to the body.
Gill can't find room to land a body shot as Szulinski controls the action.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Szulinski tries to land a knee to the head but Gill blocks with his arms.
Gill wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Szulinski tries a knee to the head but Gill blocks it.
Szulinski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Szulinski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gill escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gill looks to score with a jab to the body but Szulinski is just out of range.
Gill tries to close the distance and clinch up but Szulinski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Szulinski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gill.
Gill looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Szulinski closes the distance and clinches.
Gill tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gill tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Szulinski's elbow.
Martin Szulinski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gill tries for a takedown but Szulinski manages to get underhooks.
Szulinski tries a knee to the head but Gill blocks it.
Gill breaks from the clinch.
Gill clinches up with Szulinski and pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gill with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Armon Gill is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Szulinski content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Szulinski misses with a knee to the head.
Gill is trying to break the clinch but Szulinski is controlling him.
Gill breaks from the clinch.
Szulinski darts in and clinches Gill up against the cage.
Gill breaks from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Szulinski thows a body shot but no joy.
Gill looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Szulinski blocks the body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Armon Gill.
Well Gill 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Armon Gill!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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