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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Zarky Marky (ranked 21933 p4p, 277 weight class) and Guillermo Rodriguez (ranked 4154 p4p, 209 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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145 lbs
0 - 3 - 0 |
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172 cm
22
147 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zarky Marky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Guillermo Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marky with a nice cross.
Marky misses with a jab to the body
and Rodriguez counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Marky just misses with a punch to the body.
Marky tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rodriguez was well out of range. Poor timing from Marky.
Rodriguez goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Zarky Marky has been cut.
Marky lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rodriguez at a distance.
Rodriguez misses with a kick to the body.
Rodriguez doesn't manage to clinch there - Marky circles away.
Rodriguez moves in looking to clinch but Marky pushes him off.
Rodriguez drops his hands momentarily and Marky takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rodriguez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick from Rodriguez lands but Marky takes it in his stride.
Marky fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rodriguez manages to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marky throws out a powerful jab.
Rodriguez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rodriguez scores with a spinning back kick!
Marky misses with a few strikes there.
Marky moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Rodriguez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez throws a head kick that misses.
Marky is looking to wear down Rodriguez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Marky scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rodriguez is looking to clinch.
Marky comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Marky misses with a two punch combination.
Rodriguez throws a sloppy head kick and Marky moves out of range easily.
Marky clobbers Rodriguez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Marky works over Rodriguez's head and body with a nice combination.
Marky throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marky scores with a nice strike.
Zarky Marky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marky ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rodriguez moves away.
Rodriguez avoids the body shot from Marky.
Rodriguez tries to clinch but Marky is having none of it.
Rodriguez avoids the body shot from Marky.
Marky swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rodriguez throws a head kick but Marky moves out of range.
Nice shot by Marky.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marky takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Rodriguez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rodriguez rushes Marky and presses him up against the ropes.
I was talking to Marky's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Marky blocks an elbow strike from Rodriguez.
Marky on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rodriguez crunches a lovely knee into Marky's ribcage.
Rodriguez taking a breather.
Rodriguez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Marky misses with a wild body shot.
Rodriguez walks into a left hand.
Marky ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rodriguez moves away.
Rodriguez throws a leg kick but Marky sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rodriguez throws a leg kick which misses Marky's front leg but catches the back leg as Marky tries to avoid it.
Marky misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marky swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good exchange - Marky coming out on top.
Marky lands with a straight right. Rodriguez didn't see that one coming.
Nice uppercut lands for Marky. That snapped Rodriguez's head back.
Marky lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Rodriguez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rodriguez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Marky takes a swing at Rodriguez's ribcage but misses.
Marky is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Rodriguez drives through and clinches with Marky against the ropes.
Marky escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fighters circle, before Rodriguez throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Marky's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Rodriguez lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Guillermo Rodriguez!
After winning the bout, Guillermo Rodriguez thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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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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