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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marcin Held (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Alonso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Held might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bob Marley - Buffalo soldier. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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155 lbs
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147 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced |
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Good wrestler
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcin Held!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Carlos Alonso!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Igor Prikhodko and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alonso fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Held manages to avoid it.
Alonso cracks Held with an open hand slap.
Held dodges the punch combination from Alonso.
As Alonso tries to get set, Held tries to push him back and clinch up but Alonso manages to avoid the attempt.
Alonso rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Held moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Held is looking to counter the offense by Alonso and move into the clinch.
Alonso uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Held.
Alonso connects with an inside leg kick.
Alonso lands with a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Held showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alonso.
Held half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Held needs to keep his hands up - Alonso had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Held misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Alonso lands a jab-cross combination.
Alonso throws a shot to the body.
Carlos Alonso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Alonso, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Held tries to counter by clinching up but Alonso breaks away and moves out of range.
Held throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alonso unleashes a big counter combination but Held bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Held ducks right into an uppercut from Alonso.
Held takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Alonso with a nice cross.
Alonso lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Held backs up against the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alonso throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Alonso throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alonso lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A punch combination from Alonso misses.
Held tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Alonso manages to circle out of the way.
Held swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A good leg kick by Alonso.
Alonso looks to score with a jab to the body but Held is just out of range.
Held looks for a takedown but Alonso sprawls well.
Alonso scores with a one two! Held had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Alonso throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alonso lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Alonso has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Held waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alonso.
Carlos Alonso is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Held tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alonso lands a two punch combo.
Alonso lands with a thumping leg kick.
Held shoots for a double leg takedown but Alonso sprawls well. He's pushed Held's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Alonso is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A swing and a miss from Held.
Alonso cracks Held with a right hand to the side of the head.
Alonso lands a nice shot that snaps Held's head back.
Nice cross by Alonso.
Held on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Alonso. Alonso obviously looking to wear him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A combination from Alonso does no damage.
Held tries to counter by clinching up but Alonso breaks away and moves out of range.
Alonso lands a jab-cross combination.
Alonso works over Held's head and body with a nice combination.
Held tries to clinch but Alonso moves out of range.
Alonso throws a right hand that Held ducks under and follows up with a left that Held also avoids with ease.
Alonso circles away from the clinch attempt.
A punch lands to the side of Held 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Held dodges the punch combination from Alonso.
Held tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Alonso dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Alonso throws a series of punches but Held avoids them all with ease.
Held drops down looking for a counter takedown but Alonso sprawls and moves away.
Alonso misses with a few strikes there.
Held tries to counter by clinching up but Alonso breaks away and moves out of range.
A punch combination from Alonso misses.
Alonso misses with a series of wild punches.
Alonso misses with a jab, cross combination.
Held is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Alonso.
Alonso sizes up Held with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Held takes one on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alonso throws a right hand that Held ducks under and follows up with a left that Held also avoids with ease.
Alonso looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Danga de danga de dang - Alonso scores with a four punch combination!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alonso cracks the inside of Held's front leg.
Alonso avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alonso shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Held eats them both and turns towards Alonso to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Marcin Held is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alonso lands with a cross.
Held shoots in for a takedown but Alonso shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Alonso moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Alonso lands with a nice combination. Held backs away looking to recover.
Held tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alonso swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alonso fails to land with a series of punches.
Held feinted with a counter takedown.
Held looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Alonso blocks the body kick.
Alonso scores with a one two! Held had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Held looks for the body kick but Alonso saw that one coming.
Alonso throws the kick towards the body but Held avoids it.
Held seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Alonso throws a nice head kick!
Alonso swinging wildly here.
As Alonso tries to get set, Held tries to push him back and clinch up but Alonso manages to avoid the attempt.
Held drops his hands momentarily and Alonso takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Alonso misses with a few strikes there.
Alonso lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Alonso displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alonso throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carlos Alonso seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Held drops his hands momentarily and Alonso takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Held might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Alonso throws a head kick that misses.
Held is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Alonso.
Alonso misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Held.
Alonso throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That kick from Alonso tenderised Held's leg. Held is trying to keep his angry face on.
Held takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Alonso misses with a jab, cross combination.
Alonso has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Alonso swats away the attempt to clinch by Held.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alonso swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Held tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Alonso manages to circle out of the way.
Alonso throws a left and a right that both miss
and Held counters by clinching up.
Held is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Alonso scores with a nice hook to the head.
Held is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Alonso to keep the fight standing.
Held decides to pull guard.
Held is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Alonso rolls with it to try and escape but Held cranks on the arm and Alonso is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Marcin Held!
Marcin Held very nearly forgot to thank Arcticus University: London amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
The defeated Carlos Alonso had this to say: 'No'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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