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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Misel Lozanic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Marshell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lozanic comes to the cage accompanied by treniram. Marshell is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by ignition remix. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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135 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Brawler
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Misel Lozanic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Marshell!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lozanic tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Marshell swivels and escapes.
Marshell misses with a double jab
and Lozanic counters with a big head kick but Marshell shrugs it off.
Marshell throws a poor cross that misses
and Lozanic counters with a body kick that stops Marshell in his tracks momentarily.
Lozanic shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Marshell but Marshell pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lozanic shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Marshell manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Lozanic gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A combination from Marshell does no damage.
Marshell misses with a combination
and Lozanic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lozanic tries to clinch but Marshell moves out of range.
Lozanic throws a series of punches but Marshell moves out of range.
Lozanic really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lozanic gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lozanic manages to break the clinch.
Marshell lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lozanic at a distance.
Marshell leaves Lozanic with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Misel Lozanic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lozanic takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lozanic shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Marshell as he jumps to the side.
Marshell falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lozanic counters with a series of strikes. Marshell will be more careful next time no doubt.
Marshell throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Marshell fails to land with a series of punches.
Marshell tries to bum rush Lozanic with a series of wild strikes but Lozanic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Marshell looks winded!
Marshell throws a combination that misses
and Lozanic counters with a low kick, right behind Marshell 's knee.
Horrible takedown by Lozanic or perhaps it was just good defense by Marshell which made him look bad.
Marshell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lozanic.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lozanic fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marshell misses with a double jab.
Marshell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lozanic moves into the clinch.
Lozanic holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Lozanic manages to break the clinch.
Lozanic closes this distance looking for a takedown but Marshell circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshell takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Marshell lands a two punch combo.
Lozanic feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Marshell's calf.
Lozanic shoots in for a takedown but Marshell shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Marshell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lozanic circles away quickly and effectively.
Marshell stuffs the takedown attempt from Lozanic. Lozanic gets slowly back to his feet.
Some wild striking there from Marshell.
Marshell falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lozanic counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lozanic fails with the takedown.
Lozanic gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Marshell.
Lozanic slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lozanic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Marshell.
Lozanic has closed the distance and engaged Marshell in a clinch.
Lozanic manages to break the clinch.
Marshell misses with a combination
and Lozanic counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lozanic leaning against his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lozanic tries to score a body lock takedown but Marshell shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lozanic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Misel Lozanic dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lozanic misses with a head kick.
Marshell misses with a series of wild punches.
Marshell throws a series of punches but Lozanic avoids them all with ease.
Marshell throws a series of punches but Lozanic moves out of range.
Marshell throws a combination. Lozanic tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Lozanic connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lozanic lands with a kick to the temple. Marshell shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Lozanic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A slow jab from Marshell misses its intended target.
Lozanic throws a leg kick which misses Marshell's front leg but catches the back leg as Marshell tries to avoid it.
Marshell throws a series of punches but Lozanic moves out of range.
Marshell is breathing heavily.
Lozanic shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lozanic looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lozanic throwing strikes but missing.
Lozanic controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Misel Lozanic.
Nice takedown defense from Marshell. No joy for Lozanic on that attempt.
No joy there for Marshell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Marshell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lozanic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lozanic throws a front kick that sends Marshell stumbling back into the cage.
Marshell takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Misel Lozanic is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice sprawl there from Marshell as Lozanic shoots in.
Lozanic fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Misel Lozanic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marshell misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Marshell stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Marshell wants it to stay on the feet.
Lozanic is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Marshell.
A swing and a miss from Marshell.
Lozanic rushes Marshell and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Lozanic.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lozanic jumps guard but Marshell stands there with Lozanic around his waist. Lozanic gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lozanic is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lozanic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lozanic takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lozanic throws a right hand that Marshell ducks under and follows up with a left that Marshell also avoids with ease.
Jake Marshell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lozanic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Marshell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lozanic is defended easily by Marshell.
Marshell blocks a head kick by Lozanic.
Marshell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jake Marshell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marshell looks to land a combination but Lozanic avoids it well.
Marshell tries to bum rush Lozanic with a series of wild strikes but Lozanic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lozanic shoots for a takedown but Marshell saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marshell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lozanic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lozanic delivers a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Misel Lozanic dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Lozanic tries to clinch up.
Marshell takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Marshell misses with a straight left.
Marshell swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lozanic counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Marshell misses with a double jab.
Lozanic slips under a jab.
Lozanic throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Marshell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lozanic counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lozanic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Marshell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lozanic shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Marshell sprawls well. Marshell wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lozanic gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marshell throws out a loose jab but Lozanic uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lozanic takes the fight into the clinch.
Lozanic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Marshell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Marshell swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lozanic counters with an inside leg kick.
Lozanic clinches.
Lozanic lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lozanic breaks the clinch.
Marshell uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lozanic has time to react.
Lozanic will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Marshell takes a swing at Lozanic's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lozanic fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Marshell has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lozanic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lozanic tries to clinch up but Marshell circles away and keeps his distance.
Lozanic clinches up with Marshell and pushes him back against the cage.
Marshell tries to break the clinch but Lozanic is controlling the position.
Marshell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Horrible takedown by Lozanic or perhaps it was just good defense by Marshell which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Misel Lozanic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marshell scores with a sloppy right hand. Lozanic should have avoided that one.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Marshell misses with a double jab
letting Lozanic counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshell misses with a double jab
and Lozanic counters by clinching up.
Lozanic fails to pull guard.
Marshell is looking to break free of the clinch but Lozanic has double underhooks.
Marshell is looking to break free of the clinch but Lozanic has double underhooks.
Lozanic avoiding damage.
Lozanic can't get the takedown.
Lozanic keeps control of Marshell as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lozanic is struggling to control the position.
Lozanic breaks from the clinch.
Marshell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lozanic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lozanic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jake Marshell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lozanic has managed to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lozanic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sloppy strikes from Marshell. Those never looked like landing.
Misel Lozanic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lozanic takes the fight into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Misel Lozanic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lozanic has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Misel Lozanic!
A pretty intense looking Misel Lozanic took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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