Post by The Sandmen on Apr 17, 2020 0:33:21 GMT -5
ManMMA Flyweight Championship
Jessica Eye is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
Randa Markos looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
And here we go with the title fight!
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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Eye and Markos move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Randa Markos tries to bring the fight to the ground
Eye won't budge, forcing Markos to pull guard.
Jessica Eye is in closed guard over Markos
Markos reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Eye blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
Jessica Eye is in half guard over Markos
Jessica Eye goes for an americana!
Markos breaks free.
Jessica Eye gets sloppy and Randa Markos tries to take advantage...
Markos reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Eye blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
Jessica Eye is in half guard over Markos
Jessica Eye pushes Markos's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Eye who is in full mount! Markos is in trouble now!
Jessica Eye is in full mount over Randa Markos
Randa Markos tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Randa Markos creates enough space to control Jessica Eye's leg.
Jessica Eye is in half guard over Markos
Randa Markos isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Eye blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass Markos's guard.
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Jessica Eye is in half guard over Markos
Jessica Eye pushes Markos's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Markos wraps his legs while he holds Jessica Eye's head... Tight guard!
Jessica Eye is in half guard over Markos
Eye breaths deeply while on the ground
John McCarthy stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Gwangmyeong Velodrome (Gwangmyeong, South Korea) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Jessica Eye charges at Markos throwing flurries left and right.
Not many punches are hitting, but the ones that land are huge shots! Markos is rocked!
Eye looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Randa Markos's punches
Markos is on the receiving end of a great combo by Eye.
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
Markos studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
An overhand right from Jessica Eye that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Bang! Markos's stops that one with his face! How is Markos standing?!
Randa Markos takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Markos is holding Jessica Eye's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Jessica Eye shows great balance while pushing away Randa Markos
Randa Markos gets sloppy and Jessica Eye tries to take advantage...
An overhand right from Jessica Eye that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Bang! Markos's stops that one with his face! How is Markos standing?!
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Markos decides to launch some tentative punches
Nothing from this exchange. Markos moves back and takes a deep breath.
Randa Markos attempts a sweep single...
Randa Markos catches Jessica Eye's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Markos.
Randa Markos is in closed guard over Eye
Markos delivers a few accurate elbows!
Eye is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Markos is in rear mount over Eye
Randa Markos isolates an arm looking for an armbar from the back...
Eye locks his hands and forces his weight on top of Randa Markos unil he can pull his arm free! Markos lost his dominant position.
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
Jessica Eye is in closed guard over Markos
Randa Markos launches a few punches to Eye's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Eye tries to cover his face,
Jessica Eye is in closed guard over Markos
Eye is in closed guard... Markos tries to roll on the ground!
Jessica Eye uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Eye is trying to counter now!
Eye struggles on the ground and tries to break Randa Markos's guard...
Jessica Eye is in Markos open guard now
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Jessica Eye is in open guard over Markos
Markos switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Eye struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
Jessica Eye is in open guard over Markos
Markos measures the resilience of Eye's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Eye's side.
Eye ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Jessica Eye is in open guard over Markos
Markos tries to close his guard around Eye
He is not able to do it
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Jessica Eye is in open guard over Markos
Eye tries to move to full mount
Eye succeeds
Jessica Eye is in full mount over Randa Markos
Jessica Eye doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Markos tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Gwangmyeong Velodrome (Gwangmyeong, South Korea) are cheering for the fighters.
Eye steps backwards away from Randa Markos. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Randa Markos tries to bring the fight to the ground
Eye won't budge, forcing Markos to pull guard.
Jessica Eye is in closed guard over Markos
Jessica Eye looks to posture up and open Randa Markos's guard...
Jessica Eye forces Randa Markos to open his guard.
Jessica Eye is in open guard over Markos
Markos tries to close his guard around Eye
He is not able to do it
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
Eye is the winner of this round.
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Round 2
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Randa Markos tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Eye is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
The clock says 0:25 in the 2 round
Randa Markos is in open guard over Eye
Eye tries to close his guard around Markos
He succeeds!
Randa Markos is in closed guard over Eye
Markos tries to escape from the closed guard
Randa Markos any adventage in the ground.
Poorly executed technique. Jessica Eye looks to counter!
Markos is in closed guard... Eye tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Randa Markos!
Jessica Eye is in full mount over Randa Markos
Eye looks to be in very good shape.
Markos tries to escape from the full mount...
Jessica Eye is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Jessica Eye is in side mount over Randa Markos
Randa Markos attempts to trap Jessica Eye in his guard.
Jessica Eye keeps control and remains in side mount.
Jessica Eye is in side mount over Randa Markos
Jessica Eye looks to pass to mount...
Eye slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Randa Markos.
The clock says 1:20 in the 2 round
Jessica Eye is in full mount over Randa Markos
Jessica Eye tries to better his position on the ground...
Eye is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Jessica Eye is in full mount over Randa Markos
Markos tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Jessica Eye doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Eye tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Jessica Eye tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Markos is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Jessica Eye is in full mount over Randa Markos
Markos tries to escape from the full mount...
Markos struggles and pushes his opponent maybe a bit anxiously
Eye clumsily fails here and it's time for Randa Markos to fight back!
Randa Markos tries to roll to his side and trap Jessica Eye in his guard...
Randa Markos moves to half guard.
John McCarthy has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Jessica Eye throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Markos's chin! That stops Markos in his tracks!
Markos's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Eye begins to launch a barrage of punches over Markos
Randa Markos is smart enough to duck backwards
Eye is holding Randa Markos's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Randa Markos loses balance and goes to the ground.
Jessica Eye is in side mount over Randa Markos
Randa Markos attempts to trap Jessica Eye in his guard.
Jessica Eye keeps control and remains in side mount.
Jessica Eye is in side mount over Randa Markos
Randa Markos launches a few punches to Eye's cheek from the guard.
Jessica Eye uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Markos clumsily fails here and it's time for Jessica Eye to fight back!
Eye tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Randa Markos. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Eye throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
The strikes hit home!
Markos grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Eye struggles... Randa Markos is unable to take him down
Superb haymaker by Eye
that lands on Markos's face like a cannon ball!
Markos is holding Jessica Eye's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Jessica Eye shows great balance while pushing away Randa Markos
Randa Markos fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
Eye blocks that. It was easy!
Jessica Eye is opening up on Markos and raining down combinations!
Markos's corner looks worried!
Markos's Mouth is beginning to swell
That punishment by Jessica Eye has left Markos staggered! Jessica Eye should try push forward now and finish this!
Markos stumbles backwards staggered and Jessica Eye launches aggressively over his opponent throwing some wild punches!
Markos is knocked down after a couple of punches, hitting the mat hard! Is he out?
That punishment by Jessica Eye has left Markos staggered! Jessica Eye should try push forward now and finish this!
Eye is standing while Markos is on the ground on his back
Jessica Eye steps back and allows Markos to get back to his feet.
Back to the beginning! Randa Markos is standing now.
The clock says 4:20 in the 2 round
Tremendous strikes from Eye!
Some big punches are landing!
Markos has a small cut in his Chin
A left hook from Eye
grazes the chin of Markos.
John McCarthy has seen enough! The fight is over! Markos was not intelligently defending herself!
Markos's Chin is beginning to swell
Winner is Jessica Eye by TKO (Hook) at 4:45 Round 2
Statistics: Jessica Eye
Punches 24/34 (71%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 286 s
Statistics: Randa Markos
Punches 0/4 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/7 (29%)
GnP strikes 8/14 (57%)
Submissions 5/5 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 300 s
Jessica Eye defends the Women's Flyweight title!
Markos did okay, but wasn't able to control the wrestling as much as was needed for a victory here.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!