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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kunta Kinte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksei Marshal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kunta Kinte has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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184 lbs
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177 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kunta Kinte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aleksei Marshal!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marshal slips under a jab.
It seemed like Marshal was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Marshal.
Kinte wants to slow Marshal down by chopping away at his legs.
Marshal tries to land a body kick
and Kinte connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kinte works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kinte takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Some bone on bone action there as Marshal checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kinte backing away here, and Marshal unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
We've been informed that Marshal has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Marshal cracks Kinte with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Marshal looks to throw a body kick
and Kinte counters with a nice kick to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Marshal, right into the meat.
Kinte lands a nice looking kick to the body. Marshal takes a step back to recover.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marshal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marshal fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kinte is out of range.
Marshal misses with a straight right.
Marshal uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kinte.
Marshal keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kinte goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
We've been told by Kinte's head coaches at GTi 888 that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshal throws a shot from downtown. Kinte moves away and avoids it.
Kinte was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Marshal - that will leave a mark!
Kunta Kinte is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kinte.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Marshal, right into the meat.
Marshal thumps Kinte with a low kick.
Aleksei Marshal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick lands there from Marshal.
Kinte just misses with a punch to the body.
Kinte walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kinte jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kinte throws a head kick but Marshal moves out of range.
Kinte clinches with his opponent.
A nice left hand lands by Marshal.
Kinte utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kinte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kinte throws a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marshal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kinte scores with a shoulder strike.
Kinte throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Marshal blocks it with crossed arms.
Kinte lands a shoulder strike.
Marshal is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Marshal displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kinte up against the cage.
Marshal avoiding damage as Kinte throws knees to the body.
Kinte stalls.
Marshal lands with a short shot to the head.
Kinte is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Marshal is defending well for now.
Kinte trying to land knees to the body.
Kinte trying to land knees to the body.
A short right from Marshal on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Marshal swings wildly with an uppercut but Kinte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marshal scores with a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marshal.
Marshal lands a left hand.
Marshal is looking to control Kinte's arms but Kinte gets an underhook and turns him. Now Marshal has his back to the cage.
Kinte with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kinte with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Marshal looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Marshal working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kinte takes an elbow to the temple.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marshal.
Kinte has Marshal pressed against the cage, preventing Marshal from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Marshal managing to block the knees to the body from Kinte.
Kinte tries to work over Marshal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marshal throws a punch but it's blocked by Kinte.
Marshal blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Marshal pushes off an throws an elbow but Kinte leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Marshal misses with a punch on the inside.
Marshal lands with a left to the head.
Kinte misses with a punch on the inside.
Marshal misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kinte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kinte tries to work over Marshal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marshal is looking to break free of the clinch but Kinte has double underhooks.
Kinte avoids a wild elbow strike from Marshal.
Marshal stalling in the clinch but Kinte improves position.
Marshal misses with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marshal lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kinte backwards.
Marshal throws an elbow that misses.
Kinte misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marshal lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kinte or not.
Marshal breaks the clinch.
Marshal does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kinte scores with a jab. Marshal acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Marshal connects with the punch.
Kinte lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Aleksei Marshal has been cut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kinte throws a looping overhand right but Marshal ducks down to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Marshal misses the target.
Kinte lands a big head kick that sends Marshal tumbling to the mat! Kinte takes a step backwards and waves Marshal back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Marshal is rocked!
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 Kunta Kinte will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Aleksei Marshal's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
BAM! Kinte delivers a spinning backfist that drops Marshal like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Kunta Kinte!
Our winner, Kunta Kinte, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
65% |
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