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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rosco Ladd (ranked 1395 p4p, 174 weight class) and Buffalo Marley (ranked 458 p4p, 62 weight class). Marley is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Welcome to Jamrock. Rosco Ladd could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Buffalo Marley's chin.
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198 lbs
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195 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 18 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rosco Ladd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Buffalo Marley!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ladd uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marley.
Ladd lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ladd throws a body shot but no joy.
Ladd avoids a kick to the body.
Marley on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ladd looks to score with a jab to the body but Marley is just out of range.
Ladd tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marley was well out of range. Poor timing from Ladd.
Ladd has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Marley fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice body punch from Marley.
Marley misses with a looping right.
Ladd avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rosco Ladd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marley rushes Ladd and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ladd throws a punch but it's blocked by Marley.
Marley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marley lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Marley working aggressively here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marley using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ladd has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Marley misses with a body punch.
Marley blocks a body shot from Ladd.
Ladd misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Marley fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marley throws a head punch that misses.
A knee to the head by Marley.
Marley lands with a light punch inside.
A short uppercut from Marley.
Marley throws a punch but it's blocked by Ladd.
Ladd wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Marley has him pressed against the cage.
Ladd lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ladd misses with the head strike.
Marley tries a body shot but Ladd blocks it.
Marley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ladd breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ladd throws a sloppy body shot
and Marley makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ladd lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ladd scores with a jab to the body.
Ladd swats away the attempt to clinch by Marley.
Ladd lands a nice shot that snaps Marley's head back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes from Marley. Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ladd throws a shot from downtown. Marley moves away and avoids it.
Ladd lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Marley at a distance.
Marley throws a big shot that misses.
Marley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marley lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ladd misses with an uppercut.
Marley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ladd misses the shot to the body.
Marley misses with a hook. Ladd ducked under it nicely.
Marley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ladd.
Ladd keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marley.
Ladd scores with a jab.
Marley tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ladd manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Marley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ladd throws out the jab.
Ladd misses the shot to the body.
Marley looks to score with a jab to the body but Ladd is just out of range.
A punch combination from Ladd misses.
Ladd tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marley was well out of range. Poor timing from Ladd.
Marley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ladd.
Marley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ladd swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Marley tries to clinch there but Ladd circles away.
Nice defenses there by Marley.
Marley misses with a body shot.
A slow jab from Ladd misses its intended target.
Marley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ladd.
Ladd fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marley manages to avoid it.
Marley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ladd throws a jab but it's blocked by Marley.
Marley throws a front kick aimed at Ladd's knee but Ladd avoids it well.
Marley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ladd sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Marley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ladd.
An attempted straight right counter from Ladd misses the target.
Marley instigates a clinch.
Marley lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ladd backwards.
Marley throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ladds head.
Ladd blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ladd misses with a body punch.
Ladd lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ladd blocks a body shot from Marley.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ladd lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Marley backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ladd tries to circle away but Marley has him pinned against the cage.
Marley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ladd backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marley.
Ladd wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ladd takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ladd breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Marley moves in looking to clinch but Ladd pushes him off.
Ladd uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marley.
Marley swings for the body but Ladd moves out of range.
Marley throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ladd stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Marley moves into the clinch successfully.
Ladd wants to get back to striking at distance but Marley won't allow it.
Ladd misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Still in the clinch, Marley scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ladd blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Marley.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buffalo Marley dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Marley throws a body punch but Ladd moves out of range.
Ladd takes a jab right on the kisser.
Marley tries to clinch but Ladd is having none of it.
Rosco Ladd is winning the standup battle so far.
Ladd scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Marley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ladd.
Ladd swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice side step and Marley releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Marley takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ladd.
Marley blocks a jab.
Marley tries to land a leg kick but Ladd saw it coming and moves away.
Ladd lands a nice hook to Marley's body. Marley takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A jab from Marley misses.
Ladd connects with a single shot there.
Ladd scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marley moves into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ladd.
Marley pushes Ladd back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ladd is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Marley swings wildly with an uppercut but Ladd uses good head movement to avoid it.
Buffalo Marley seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ladd makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Marley lands with a right to the head.
Ladd lands a left hand.
Ladd is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ladd wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Marley blocks a body shot from Ladd.
Ladd misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ladd softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Marley.
Marley has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Ladd seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Marley can turn it around.
Marley scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Marley.
Ladd takes a shot to the head.
Ladd tries to break the clinch but Marley is controlling the position.
Marley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marley presses Ladd against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Marley throws a head punch that misses.
Ladd is looking to break free of the clinch but Marley has double underhooks.
Marley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ladd wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Marley.
Marley landing knees to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ladd swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marley lands a nice uppercut.
Ladd wants to break the clinch but can't.
Marley misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ladd.
Ladd is trying to break the clinch but Marley is controlling him.
Marley with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A short uppercut from Marley.
Nice body punch from Marley.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Marley.
Ladd is rocked!
Marley prevents a body shot from Ladd.
Marley lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Oh Ladd is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Marley lands a big right hand that drops Ladd! The killer instinct kicks in and Marley finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Marley!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Buffalo Marley!
After the fight, Buffalo Marley was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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