Tag: Marcin Held

Marcin Held Admits There Was Pressure Going Into UFC Gdansk

Marcin Held says fighting in his home country was nerve-racking. Yesterday (Oct. 21), Held took on Nasrat Haqparast inside the Ergo Arena in Gdansk, Poland. The bout was featured on the preliminary portion of UFC Fight Night 118. Held won the bout via unanimous decision. After the bout, Held told the media that it wasn’t easy […]

Marcin Held says fighting in his home country was nerve-racking. Yesterday (Oct. 21), Held took on Nasrat Haqparast inside the Ergo Arena in Gdansk, Poland. The bout was featured on the preliminary portion of UFC Fight Night 118. Held won the bout via unanimous decision. After the bout, Held told the media that it wasn’t easy […]

UFC Fight Night 118 Preliminary Live Results

It’s once again fight day here at LowKickMMA, and the talent on display today (Saturday, October 21st, 2017) will come from in the form of UFC Fight Night 118. Headlining the card are Donald Cerrone and Darren Till, but there’s a whole bunch of great fights also taking place on the preliminary section of the […]

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It’s once again fight day here at LowKickMMA, and the talent on display today (Saturday, October 21st, 2017) will come from in the form of UFC Fight Night 118. Headlining the card are Donald Cerrone and Darren Till, but there’s a whole bunch of great fights also taking place on the preliminary section of the card.

Marcin Held vs. Nasrat Haqparast in a lightweight bout closes the preliminary card on UFC Fight Pass.

Dmitrii Smoliakov vs. Adam Wieczorek is next in a heavyweight bout.

Brian Kelleher vs. Damian Stasiak is next in a bantamweight bout.

Andre Fili vs. Artem Lobov is next in a featherweight bout.

Warlley Alves vs. Jim Wallhead is next in a welterweight bout.

Aspen Ladd vs. Lina Lansberg is next in a women’s bantamweight bout.

Opening the UFC Fight Pass prelims is Felipe Arantes vs. Josh Emmett in a featherweight bout. In round 1, Emmett kicks at Arantes’ legs, before letting him up. Another right drops Arantes again. Arantes doesn’t seem badly rocked. But now Emmett has him pinned on the fence and is unloading power shots. Cross to the body then Emmett drops Arantes a third time with a 1-2. Emmett pounds on him but Arantes works up again. Arantes starts trying to pressure on a slowing Emmett. Arantes shoots, is easily stuffed, and goes to his back. Emmett follows. In round 2, Front kick and head kick that just misses. Emmett pressuring, looking for another big right. Emmett switch head kick that’s blocked. Arantes is being much more careful not to stand right in front of Emmett. Arantes is outboxing Emmett now. Emmett has slowed considerably. Has Arantes backed to fence, firing rights. Big knee for Arantes. In round 3, Emmett pushes Arantes into fence and throws punches that all bounce off Arantes’ guard. Emmett has re-upped his work rate this round. Emmett attacking with kicks and punches to the body and legs. He eats a counter but is undeterred. The judges gave Emmett the decision win.

Here are the results:

PRELIMINARY CARD (12:15 p.m. ET, UFC Fight Pass)

Marcin Held vs. Nasrat Haqparast

Brian Kelleher vs. Damian Stasiak

Sam Alvey vs. Ramazan Emeev

Andre Fili vs. Artem Lobov

Warlley Alves vs. Jim Wallhead

Aspen Ladd vs. Lina Lansberg

Josh Emmett def. Felipe Arantes by unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-25)

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Damir Hadzovic Scores Potential ‘KO of The Year’ Against Marcin Held (Video)

As Mike Goldberg would’ve said, “just … like … that!” UFC Fight Night 109 is taking place right now (May 28) inside the Ericsson Globe in Stockholm, Sweden. In the first bout on the UFC Fight Pass prelims, former Bellator title contender Marcin Held took on Damir Hadzovic. Most analysts believe that Held took the first […]

As Mike Goldberg would’ve said, “just … like … that!” UFC Fight Night 109 is taking place right now (May 28) inside the Ericsson Globe in Stockholm, Sweden. In the first bout on the UFC Fight Pass prelims, former Bellator title contender Marcin Held took on Damir Hadzovic. Most analysts believe that Held took the first […]

Marcin Held-Damir Hadzovic Added to UFC Fight Night 109 in Sweden

Former Bellator contender Marcin Held will try once again to secure his first win inside the Octagon when he meets Damir Hadzovic at UFC Fight Night 109. Held (22-6) has lost both of his bouts since signing with the UFC, falling to Diego Sanchez last year and Joe Lauzon in January. Hadzovic (10-3) was knocked […]

Former Bellator contender Marcin Held will try once again to secure his first win inside the Octagon when he meets Damir Hadzovic at UFC Fight Night 109. Held (22-6) has lost both of his bouts since signing with the UFC, falling to Diego Sanchez last year and Joe Lauzon in January. Hadzovic (10-3) was knocked […]

Joe Lauzon vs. Marcin Held Full Fight Video Highlights

In the co-main event of last night’s (Sunday, January 15, 2017) UFC Phoenix card, two of the 155-pound division’s finest went head-to-head as Joe Lauzon and Marcin Held engaged in Octagon war. The first round proved to be quite an exciting one, as Lauzon dropped a plethora of elbows to Marcin’s skull during a takedown attempt;

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In the co-main event of last night’s (Sunday, January 15, 2017) UFC Phoenix card, two of the 155-pound division’s finest went head-to-head as Joe Lauzon and Marcin Held engaged in Octagon war.

The first round proved to be quite an exciting one, as Lauzon dropped a plethora of elbows to Marcin’s skull during a takedown attempt; but a failed armbar attempt allowed Marcin to stand up once more. Marcin took Lauzon down and maintained side control for a moment, before Lauzon got up and dropped Marcin seconds before the round’s end.

Round two featured Held’s impressive wrestling ability on display while Lauzon yet again threatened with an armbar attempt that was later escaped.

The third and final round saw Held once again utilized his grappling to control the bout and dictate where the fight went, however, a split decision win was awarded to Lauzon. Following the bout Lauzon admitted he didn’t believe the judges got the result right, but nonetheless it will go down as a victory for the former Ultimate Fighter contestant.

You can check out the full fight video highlights here:

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Twitter Reacts To Yair Rodriguez’s Emphatic Victory Over B.J. Penn

UFC Fight Night 103 (also called UFC Phoenix) popped off tonight (Sunday, January 15, 2017) from the Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix, Arizona. Former two-division champion and MMA legend BJ Penn made his oft-delayed return to the cage against dynamic featherweight prospect Yair Rodriguez. It did not go well. Penn tried to pressure early on

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UFC Fight Night 103 (also called UFC Phoenix) popped off tonight (Sunday, January 15, 2017) from the Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix, Arizona. Former two-division champion and MMA legend BJ Penn made his oft-delayed return to the cage against dynamic featherweight prospect Yair Rodriguez. It did not go well.

Penn tried to pressure early on but got cracked by a head kick, and things went downhill from there. Penn became tentative to engage, falling right into the Mexican’s phenom’s hands. Without Penn in his face or threatening takedowns, Rodriguez was free to tee off with the full depth of his kicking arsenal. He battered Penn for most of round two, but BJ’s toughness let him see a second round.

There, Rodriguez closed things in short order. A front kick and a right hand dropped Penn, and referee John McCarthy intervened on Penn’s behalf soon after. With that, Penn’s long-awaited return was spoiled.

In the co-headliner, post-fight bonus king Joe Lauzon battled leg-lock specialist and former Bellator top-contender Marcin Held. The two engaged in a close fight, but most thought Held took it with superior wrestling. Held’s jab and the threat of the takedown stymied the normally uber-aggressive Lauzon. But it was the long-time Octagon vet who emerged with the split decision. Lauzon shook his head as the decision was read and stated that he though Held won in his post-fight interview.

See how Twitter reacted to these action-packed fights below:

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