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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Athan Pallas (ranked 2654 p4p, 289 weight class) and Jhin Markell (ranked 3187 p4p, 341 weight class). Pallas comes to the cage accompanied by Greeks on Attack. Jhin Markell will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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170 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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182 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter fighter
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Athan Pallas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jhin Markell!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Markell tries to bum rush Pallas with a series of wild strikes but Pallas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Markell closes the distance and pushes Pallas back into the cage.
Pallas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pallas leaning his opponent against the cage.
Markell misses with some punches.
Pallas creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Pallas wants the takedown. Markell is fighting it off but Pallas persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Markell's guard against the cage.
Pallas has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Pallas wants to pass the guard but Markell is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pallas trying to control the position from guard on top but Markell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Markell seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pallas stopping the sweep attempt from Markell.
Markell has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Markell lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pallas is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pallas looking for a guillotine here but Markell defends easily.
Markell wants to control from the top but Pallas keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markell connects with a couple of short punches.
Pallas seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Markell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pallas works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pallas had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Markell defends it easily.
Pallas has momentary wrist control but Markell slips an elbow through the middle.
Pallas is trying to control the position but Markell postures up.
Markell sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Pallas's guard.
Pallas taking some punishment here, with Markell in his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pallas is looking for a sweep. Markell is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Markell trying to control the pace.
Pallas trying to control from the bottom.
Markell controlling the pace.
Markell wants to take a breather but Pallas is having none of it.
Pallas is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Markell pulls his head out easily.
Markell has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pallas is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Markell working Pallas over with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Markell is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Markell wants to control but Pallas is keeping him busy.
Markell looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Markell scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Pallas knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Markell on the ground.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pallas tries to get to full guard but Markell has control of the leg.
Still in half guard, Markell seems content to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jhin Markell dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pallas fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Markell is out of range.
Pallas walks into a straight right hand from Markell.
Pallas misses with a low kick.
Markell misses with an uppercut.
Markell throws a big shot that misses.
Pallas is looking for a counter combo.
Markell looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Pallas!
Markell lands a nice forearm strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pallas wants to control but Markell postures up.
Markell working the ground and pound.
Markell working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markell looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Pallas can't do much from the bottom here.
We've been informed that Markell has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Pallas manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Pallas manages to get to full guard.
Markell postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Pallas is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Markell is working Pallas over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markell lands a couple of digs.
Pallas isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Markell stacks Pallas on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Markell!
Pallas is looking to regain half guard here but Markell keeps moving and retains side control.
Check out the look on Markell's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Pallas is looking to regain half guard here but Markell keeps moving and retains side control.
Markell scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Pallas to see if he's OK.
Markell trying to control the position but Pallas is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pallas is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Markell off and has taken his back!
Markell is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Markell is still trying to improve position.
Pallas looking for the choke from the back.
Markell manages to reverse the position and now he's in Pallas's guard. Nice work there by Markell.
Pallas is adopting a defensive guard.
Pallas looking to control.
Pallas is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Markell is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Markell sitting in guard here, content to control.
Markell missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Markell stays in close to Pallas's body and controls the position.
Pallas not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Markell trying to control the position from guard on top but Pallas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Markell avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Pallas is trying to control the position but Markell postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Markell forces his way into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jhin Markell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Pallas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Markell wants to counter the offense by Pallas and move into the clinch position.
Markell circles away from the clinch attempt.
Markell looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Markell connects with a looping right hand.
Jhin Markell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Markell looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Markell trying to control from half guard but Pallas is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Still in half guard, Markell seems content to control.
Markell trying to control from half guard but Pallas is working away.
Markell looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pallas looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Markell drops an elbow to the side of Pallas's head.
Jhin Markell has got the better of the ground game so far.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Markell connects with a nice short shot to Pallas's temple.
Markell wants to take a breather but Pallas is having none of it.
Markell content to control rather than advance.
Pallas is looking to improve his position.
Markell takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markell is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Pallas doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Markell.
Pallas is trying to get back to full guard.
Markell lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Markell seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pallas does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Pallas is defending against the submission attempts here by Markell.
Pallas on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pallas tries to get out of the position.
Markell is trying for a kimura here. Pallas looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Markell wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jhin Markell!
An out of breath and clearly excited Jhin Markell thanked Pit Bull Development for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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