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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johan Elia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marshall is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Graduation Bitches. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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178 cm
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184 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Great low kicks
Very strong |
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ADCC Champion
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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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 Amsterdam, Johan Elia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marco Marshall!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paul Aken and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elia fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Marshall ducks under a wild hook from Elia.
Marshall bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Marshall darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Elia actively working from the bottom here.
Elia is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Marshall pulls his head out easily.
Elia moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Elia looking for a guillotine here but Marshall defends easily.
Elia is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Elia is looking for a triangle but Marshall pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elia working for submissions but it's allowed Marshall to get to half guard.
Marshall controlling the action here.
Elia looking for submissions off his back.
Elia looking for submissions off his back.
Elia looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Elia is breathing heavily.
Marshall working Elia over with strikes.
Elia wants to sweep but Marshall has passed to side control!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Elia tries to buck Marshall off but Marshall is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elia is not content to let Marshall control the position.
Elia tries to bench press Marshall off him but Marshall keeps the position.
Marshall is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Elia knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Elia on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Marshall working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Elia takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Elia is looking to reverse the position.
Marshall trying to control the position but Elia is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall tries for a kimura but Elia is defending well.
Elia manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Elia is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Marshall throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Elia thows a huge punch but Marshall dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marshall moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Elia stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Marshall swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Marshall is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Elia has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elia has gone for a leg lock! Marshall slips out almost immediately though and dives into Elia's guard.
Marshall passes Elia's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Marshall is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Elia actively working from the bottom here.
Elia tries to get to full guard but Marshall has control of the leg.
Elia knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Marshall on the ground.
Elia is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Marshall dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Marshall doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Elia counters with a left to the body.
Marshall tries for a takedown but Elia circles away easily
and Elia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Elia misses with a right hand
and Marshall counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Elia's guard now.
Elia is looking for a triangle but Marshall pushes his legs off easily.
Elia has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Marshall can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Elia is looking for a triangle but Marshall pushes his legs off easily.
Marshall forces his way into half guard.
Elia is staying active underneath Marshall, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Marshall 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elia looking for submissions off his back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Marshall looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Elia with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Elia slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Elia is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Marshall is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Marshall throwing strikes from guard but Elia blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Elia is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Marshall is aware though and is defending well.
Marshall sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Elia's guard.
Marshall passes to side control.
Marshall works to advance to full mount. Elia defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Marshall prevents Elia from getting the reversal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marshall trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Marshall looking for a guillotine from mount but Elia is having none of it.
Marshall working for a guillotine from mount but Elia is in no mood to give up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall lands a big elbow.
Elia is looking to get to half guard.
Marco Marshall has got the better of the ground game so far.
Marshall fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Elia working to try and regain half guard.
Marshall is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Elia can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Elia is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshall working the ground and pound effectively.
Elia is desperately trying to improve his position but Marshall has a good base and remains in mount.
Elia is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Marshall locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Elia is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Marco Marshall!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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