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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Heath Marcum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tuomas Keto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tuomas Keto told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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196 lbs
13 - 11 - 0 |
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198 lbs
43 - 25 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
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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
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Heath Marcum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
43 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tuomas Keto!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Nard Betker and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marcum rushes Keto and presses him up against the cage.
Marcum scores with a nice hook to the head.
Marcum pushes Keto back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Keto.
Keto misses with a punch on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Keto.
Keto lands a nice shot to the body.
Marcum misses with a knee strike.
Marcum struggles to land a body shot inside as Keto controls his hands.
Keto has a couple of punches blocked by Marcum.
Keto misses with a punch to the body.
Marcum fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Keto working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Keto misses with a punch on the inside.
Keto scores with a hook to the body.
Marcum with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Marcum manages to break the clinch.
Marcum bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Keto tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Check out the look on Marcum's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Marcum lands a nice forearm strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keto takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Keto is trying to buck Marcum off.
Keto is looking for a sweep.
Marcum working away.
Keto is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Marcum is controlling him well.
Marcum working the ground and pound.
An elbow from Marcum crashes against the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marcum scores with punches from side control.
You can see the frustration on Keto's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Keto manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Marcum scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Keto wants to get back to full guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Marcum's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Marcum is thwarting Keto's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcum throwing shots but Keto is blocking nicely.
Marcum throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Marcum winds up and cracks Keto with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Marcum is looking to advance position but Keto won't allow it.
Marcum lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Keto has hold of Marcum's hands but Marcum slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Keto looking for submissions off his back.
Keto is looking to control Marcum's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Keto avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcum is nestled in close to Keto, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Marcum not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Keto is trying to control but can't.
Nice strikes from Marcum there.
Keto gets back to full guard.
Keto looking to control.
Marcum missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Marcum accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Keto trying to control the position.
Keto throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Marcum working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Marcum scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keto avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Marcum with a nice head shot there.
Marcum stands up over Keto, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Marcum is in close to Keto's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Marcum with a flurry of punches that miss.
Marcum trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Keto preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Keto is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Marcum loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Keto keeping moving, preventing Marcum from controlling successfully.
Keto throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Marcum loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heath Marcum dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Keto gets tackled into the cage by Marcum. Marcum maintains the clinch.
Keto misses with the head strike.
Marcum throws a head punch that misses.
Marcum looking to throw knees to the head but Keto is blocking nicely.
Marcum misses with a hook to the ribs.
Keto goes for a takedown attempt but Marcum pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Marcum takes the fight into the clinch.
Keto lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Keto blocking some punches.
Marcum wants to break free but Keto has control.
Marcum with a knee to the head.
It looks like Tuomas Keto has been cut.
Heath Marcum has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marcum has a couple of punches blocked by Keto.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Keto.
Keto is looking to control Marcum's arms but Marcum gets an underhook and turns him. Now Keto has his back to the cage.
Marcum scores with a shoulder strike.
Marcum is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Keto can do to turn this around?
Marcum misses with a short punch on the inside.
Keto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcum misses with a knee to the head.
Keto is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Marcum to keep the fight standing.
Keto takes a knee to the side of the body.
Marcum throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Keto blocks it with crossed arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Keto.
Keto misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Marcum.
Marcum misses with the head strike.
Keto being controlled against the cage.
Keto jumps guard and drags Marcum to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Marcum connects with a couple of short punches.
Marcum working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Keto's head.
Marcum lands a couple of digs.
Marcum is looking to pass into half guard but Keto pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Keto is in guard.
Keto working some strikes from top position.
Keto working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Marcum's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marcum keeping moving, preventing Keto from controlling successfully.
Keto tries to stand but Marcum is controlling from the bottom.
Marcum has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Keto can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Marcum is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Keto frees his head nicely. Oh but Marcum has switched to an armbar! Keto is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Heath Marcum!
Heath Marcum took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I wanna thank my fans and foremost and give thanks to God. Im gonna train to become the best at this sport and dedicate this win to my family back home. '.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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