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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 18, 2024 |
#R1#
A good leg kick by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez scores with a nice head shot.
Marius avoids a punch combination nicely.
Marius shapes to counter with a head kick.
A jab from Gonzalez misses.
Gonzalez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marius.
Gonzalez staying out of range there.
Marius tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Marius takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gonzalez lands with a big right hook that stumbles Marius - he's out on his feet here! Gonzalez follows up with another monster hook that separates Marius from consciousness! Marius falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Gonzalez stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Miguel Gonzalez!
A very excited looking Miguel Gonzalez made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 29, 2024 |
#R1#
Marius comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Benjamin tries to clinch but Marius is having none of it.
Marius was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Benjamin shoots in but no luck this time.
Benjamin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nickolas Benjamin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benjamin tries to clinch but Marius moves out of range.
Benjamin has a takedown stuffed.
Gaius Marius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nickolas Benjamin.
Benjamin looks to clinch
enabling Marius to counter with a crisp jab.
A combination from Benjamin does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab lands there for Marius.
A head kick misses from Marius.
Benjamin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Marius tries a head kick but it misses.
#T1#
A head kick misses from Marius.
Benjamin tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Benjamin is looking to clinch but Marius is avoiding it.
Benjamin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Horrible takedown attempt by Benjamin or perhaps it was just good defense by Marius, which made it look bad.
Benjamin misses with the combination.
#KD#
Marius lands a big head kick that sends Benjamin tumbling to the mat! Marius takes a step backwards and waves Benjamin back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Gaius Marius is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marius connects with a single shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Benjamin. #T2#
Marius fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Benjamin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.#KD#
Marius lands a big head kick that sends Benjamin tumbling to the mat! Marius takes a step backwards and waves Benjamin back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC#Benjamin is rocked!
Benjamin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Marius counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gaius Marius!
As Gaius Marius got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: I didn’t know if I’d get to make this speech again, this marks the dawn of a new era. Thank you to the greatest manager in combat sports!'. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 24, 2023 |
#R1#
Marius throws a quick inside leg kick.
Marius throws a leg kick which misses Vehikolja's front leg but catches the back leg as Vehikolja tries to avoid it.
Marius throws a head kick that misses.
Vehikolja fails with the takedown
and Marius counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Marius. Vehikolja shrugs it off though.
A head kick from Marius lands but Vehikolja takes it in his stride.
Marius fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vehikolja manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#KD#
Marius lands a big head kick that sends Vehikolja tumbling to the mat! Marius takes a step backwards and waves Vehikolja back to his feet - he wants the finish!#CUT#It looks like Epo Vehikolja has been cut.
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!
Marius connects with a jab.
Marius throws a head kick that misses.
Gaius Marius is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T1##KD#
Marius drops Vehikolja with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Vehikolja looks back up at him and smiles so Marius waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
#ROC#Vehikolja is rocked!
Marius scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Vehikolja doesn't seem bothered though.
Vehikolja is still on wobbly legs! Can Marius finish him?
Nice takedown defense from Marius. No joy for Vehikolja on that attempt.
Vehikolja seems to have recovered his senses.
Marius lunges at Vehikolja with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Vehikolja's hand.
Marius swinging wildly here.
Vehikolja feints the counter takedown.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marius lands a big head kick that sends Vehikolja to the canvas! Marius follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gaius Marius!
In his post fight interview, Gaius Marius gave a big smile as he said 'I didn’t know if I’d get to make this speech again, this marks the dawn of a new era. Thank you to the greatest manager in combat sports!'. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 02, 2023 |
#R1#
Jacker has his takedown stuffed
and Marius counters with a lovely shot to the body.#TD2#
Jacker drives through with a takedown into Marius's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Marius keeping moving, preventing Jacker from controlling successfully.
Jacker tries to free his leg and advance position but Marius is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jacker missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jacker postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jacker slips nicely into half guard.
Jacker is trying to control the action in half guard but Marius is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. #T1#
Marius avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jacker.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Jacker connects with a nice short shot to Marius's temple.
Jacker working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Marius's thigh. Marius counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Marius working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jacker.
Jacker controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Marius managing to control the position. #T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Jacker cracks Marius with a solid left hand.
Jacker with a nice head shot there.
Jacker is looking to advance position but Marius has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!#REVR#
Jacker tries to hold on but Marius pushes him away.
Jacker is working to get back to half guard.
Jacker wants to hold on but Marius pushes him away.#T3#
Jacker is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jacker is still trying to improve position.
Marius controlling the position easily from mount.
Marius continues to stall.
Jacker working to try and regain half guard.
#T4#
Jacker tries to hold on but Marius postures up.
Marius controlling from mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jacker is trying to escape the mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Gaius Marius will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Nice sprawl there from Marius as Jacker shoots in.
Jacker shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Marius sprawls well. Marius wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jacker gets slowly back to his feet.
Marius is looking to counter punch.
Marius buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jacker fails with a takedown attempt.
Marius half committed to a counter leg kick.
Gaius Marius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ajax Jacker.
Marius scores with the left hand. Jacker knows he should have avoided that one. #T1#
Jacker misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jacker shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Marius pinned against the cage. Marius gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jacker is trying hard to land a takedown here. Marius sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Marius throws a poor cross that misses
#TD2#
and Jacker counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Jacker not landing any meaningful shots this time. #T2#
Jacker trying to control from Marius's half guard. Marius has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Jacker stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Marius swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jacker wants to control from the top but Marius keeps moving.
Jacker throws a big right hand that misses.
Jacker looking to pass the guard.
Jacker stands up over Marius, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Marius keeping moving, preventing Jacker from controlling successfully. #T3#
Marius seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Jacker wants to pass the guard but Marius is keeping the position.
Jacker postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jacker pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Marius is keeping the position for now. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gaius Marius is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jacker will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Marius throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Marius connects with a high kick.
Jacker fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Marius misses the target.
Jacker avoids the head kick by Marius.
Jacker closes the distance and clinches up with Marius, looking for a takedown. Jacker pushes Marius against the cage but Marius circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Marius wants to land a leg kick but Jacker is out of range.
Jacker is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Marius scores with a spinning back kick!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jacker fails with the takedown
and Marius counters with a big head kick but Jacker shrugs it off.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gaius Marius dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Jacker gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Marius counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. #ROC#Jacker is rocked!
Marius cracks Jacker on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Jacker falls backwards against the cage. Marius follows up with more strikes that drop Jacker to his knees. Marius keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Jacker! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gaius Marius!
Post fight, Gaius Marius stared into the camera and said 'I didn’t know if I’d get to make this speech again, this marks the dawn of a new era. Thank you to the greatest manager in combat sports!'. |
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Event:
SPFT #6
Date: Aug 20, 2023 |
#R1#
Marius moves out of range as Thomas strikes.
Marius takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Marius throws a sloppy head kick and Thomas moves out of range easily.
Thomas throws a jab when Marius was well out of range.
Marius half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Marius has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Thomas finds it's way round the side to connect with Marius's head.
A head kick by Marius misses
and Marius takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Thomas - that will leave a mark!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Marius. #CL#
Marius gets a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Thomas scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thomas. #T1#
Thomas digs a right hand underneath Marius's ribcage. Marius let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Thomas misses with a body punch.
Thomas tries to work over Marius's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thomas throws a punch but it's blocked by Marius.
Thomas working aggressively here.
Thomas misses with the head strike.
Marius blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Marius scores with a nice short uppercut.
Marius blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marius blocking some punches.
Marius blocks the elbow strike.
We've been informed that Thomas has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Thomas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Thomas misses with a body punch.
Marius prevents a body shot from Thomas. #T2#
Thomas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thomas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marius's elbow.
Marius blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thomas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marius's elbow.
Thomas throws an elbow but it misses.
Thomas throws a head punch that misses.
Thomas misses with a body punch.
Thomas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thomas misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Thomas fails to land.
Thomas misses with a body punch.
Thomas lands a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marius blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Marius.
#T3#
Thomas scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Marius wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Thomas tries to throw a body punch but Marius avoids it by throwing Thomas back against the cage.
Thomas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A hook to the body from Thomas.
Marius struggles to land a body shot inside as Thomas controls his hands.
Thomas pushes Marius back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thomas avoiding damage as Marius throws knees to the body.
Thomas can't find room to land a body shot as Marius controls the action.
Marius prevents a body shot from Thomas.
Thomas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marius is trying to break free.
Thomas lands with a left to the head.
Marius misses with a body punch.
#T4#
Thomas misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Thomas.
Marius wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Thomas throws a head punch that misses.
Marius blocks a body shot from Thomas.
Thomas working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Thomas lands a shoulder strike.
Marius tries a body shot but Thomas blocks it.
Thomas misses with a punch to the body.
Thomas lands an elbow just above Marius 's eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thomas tries a body shot but Marius blocks it.
Thomas lands a body shot.
Thomas scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Marius avoids a wild elbow strike from Thomas.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Thomas dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Marius takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Thomas scores with a jab to the head.
Thomas wants to clinch up but Marius keeps it at a distance.
Thomas swings for the body but Marius moves out of range.
Marius takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Thomas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thomas throws a head kick but Marius moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marius moves away from the strike by Thomas.
Thomas is looking to score with low kicks.
Thomas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marius.#T1#
Thomas punishes Marius's body with a nice straight punch.
Marius on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Thomas. Thomas obviously looking to wear him down.
Marius fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Thomas lands a jab to the head.
Marius cracks Thomas with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Patrick Thomas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Marius moves in looking to clinch but Thomas pushes him off.
Nice cross by Thomas.
Marius scores with a head kick. Thomas tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Thomas swats away the attempt to clinch by Marius.#T2#
Thomas connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Marius momentarily.
Thomas fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Marius looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marius throws a head kick that misses.
Thomas looks to score with a jab to the body but Marius is just out of range.
Thomas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#CL#
Marius fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Thomas, pushing him back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Thomas.
Marius trying to land knees to the body.
Thomas lands an elbow that stopped Marius in his tracks for a moment.
Marius blocking some punches.
Patrick Thomas seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.#T3#
Thomas misses with a punch on the inside.
Thomas misses with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Thomas lands an uppercut.
Thomas blocks a body shot from Marius.
Marius tries to work over Thomas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marius working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Thomas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thomas lands a right hand that snaps the head of Marius backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marius.
Thomas throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Marius tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thomas's elbow.
Marius pushes Thomas back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Marius prevents a body shot from Thomas. #T4#
Marius lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #CUT#It looks like Patrick Thomas has been cut.
Thomas pushes off an throws an elbow but Marius leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marius.
Thomas lands with a short shot to the head.
Marius blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thomas working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thomas.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marius avoids the elbow strike from Thomas, against the cage.
Marius has a couple of punches blocked by Thomas.
Thomas misses with a body punch.
Thomas creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Thomas lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Thomas lands a hook that snaps the head of Marius backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Thomas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Patrick Thomas's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Thomas misses with a body kick.
Marius lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Thomas misses with a shot to the body
and Marius counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A shot to the liver by Thomas. Beautiful body shot.
Marius fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thomas is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Marius cracks Thomas with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Thomas looks to land a right hand but Marius moved out of range.
Marius half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas with a hook.
We've been told by Marius's head coaches at Steel Penn Training Den that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Marius fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Thomas looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Marius takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.#T1#
Marius takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Marius moves away from the strike by Thomas.
Thomas throws a leg kick but Marius moved away.
Marius misses with a straight left.
Patrick Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thomas checks the leg kick.
Thomas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thomas is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Marius with a body shot.
Thomas throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gaius Marius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Thomas listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Marius on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Thomas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thomas misses with a hook. Marius ducked under it nicely.
Gaius Marius is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thomas avoids the body shot from Marius.
Marius throws a head kick that misses
and Thomas makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Marius takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A decent looking cross lands there for Marius.
Marius ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#T3#
Thomas missing with a left hand there. Marius was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thomas connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Thomas throws a body punch but Marius moves out of range.
Marius ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Marius half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A shot to the liver by Thomas. Beautiful body shot.
Marius throws a head kick that misses.
Marius pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thomas throws out a counter right but Marius avoids it with no problem.
Thomas connects with a body shot.
Thomas avoids the body shot from Marius.
#T4#
Thomas scores with a jab.
Thomas wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Thomas keeps the fight on the outside.
Thomas connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Thomas throws a body shot but no joy.
Marius feinted with a counter takedown.
Marius cracks Thomas with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marius throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thomas throws a counter combo.
Marius takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Thomas lunges at Marius with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Marius's hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick Thomas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Thomas has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Thomas!
A very excited looking Patrick Thomas made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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Event:
DMMA 220 Narushima vs Barboza
Date: Aug 02, 2023 |
#R1#
Marius throws a leg kick but Norton sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Norton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Norton does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. #CL2#
Marius closes the distance and pushes Norton back into the cage.
Marius creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Marius blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marius throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Norton blocks it with crossed arms. #BC#
Norton manages to break the clinch.
#CL#
Norton moves into the clinch successfully.
#T1#
Norton prevents a body shot from Marius. #BC#
Norton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A low kick from Marius is predictable there
and Norton counters with a straight right hand.
Norton looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Marius throws a leg kick
and Norton counters with a thumping low kick.
A clash of legs there as Marius blocks the low kick.
Norton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Norton looks to land a body kick but Marius moved away.#T2#
Marius swinging wildly here.
A swing and a miss from Marius.
Marius throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Norton stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Marius throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Norton throws a head kick that misses.
Marius throws a quick inside leg kick.
Norton misses with an uppercut. Marius saw that one coming.
Norton tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Marius manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Marius's coach down at Steel Penn Training Den was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Marius's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.#T3#
Marius moves out of range as Norton strikes.#CL#
Norton clinches with his opponent.
A bit of stalling here from Norton.
Marius looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Norton has Marius pushed against the cage.
Marius misses with a hook to the ribs.
#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Norton holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Norton - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Norton.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Edd Norton.
Norton moves in looking to clinch but Marius pushes him off.
Marius unleashes a big counter combination but Norton bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Marius is looking to clinch but Norton is avoiding it.
A bone on bone clash there as Marius blocks the leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Edd Norton dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Norton misses with a body kick.
Marius let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Donk. Marius catches Norton right on the button with a cross.
Norton tries to clinch but Marius moves out of range.
Marius connects with a single shot there.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Marius in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Marius pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gaius Marius is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Norton tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marius throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
#CL#
Norton closes the distance and clinches. #BC#
Norton manages to break the clinch.
#T1#
Marius is looking to land body kicks.
Norton seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.#CL#
Marius gets tackled into the cage by Norton. Norton maintains the clinch.
Marius prevents a body shot from Norton. #BC2#
Marius's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Norton scores with a punch to the head.
Norton tries to clinch but Marius moves out of range.
Norton moves in looking to clinch but Marius pushes him off.#CL2#
Marius instigates a clinch. #T2#
Norton is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Norton stalls.
Norton managing to block the knees to the body from Marius.
Knees to the body from Marius.
Norton is pushing Marius up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. #T3#
Norton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Marius gets through Norton's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#BC#
Norton breaks from the clinch.
#CL#
Marius tries to keep at a distance but Norton has taken the fight into the clinch.#BC#
Norton breaks the clinch.
#T4#
Danga de danga de dang - Marius scores with a four punch combination!
Norton lands with a straight right. Marius didn't see that one coming.
Norton is looking to clinch but Marius is avoiding it.
Marius swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Marius attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Norton seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Marius checks a low kick from Norton.#CL#
Norton has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#BC#
Norton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Marius throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Norton appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gaius Marius will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3#
Marius misses with a wild body shot.
Marius throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Norton on the side of the head.
Norton tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Marius is able to avoid easily.
Marius drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Norton defends it well.
Nice body kick from Norton.
Norton tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Marius counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marius tries to clinch but Norton moves out of range.
Norton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marius.#T1#
Norton connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Marius throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Norton counters with a two punch combo.
Norton avoids the body shot from Marius.
Norton lands a nice leg kick that just misses Marius's sensitive parts.
Norton throws a combination. Marius tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Marius looks to clinch
and Norton counters with a two punch combo.
Marius falls off balance throwing a combination
and Norton counters with a nice low kick that buckles Marius's knee momentarily.#T2#
Norton chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Norton checks the leg kick nicely there.
An attempted straight right counter from Norton misses the target.
Marius jabs Norton right on the nose. Norton blinks but takes it well.
Marius swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Norton is looking to counter punch.
Norton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Norton misses with a looping left.
Marius fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Norton has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Norton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Norton throws a leg kick but Marius moved away.#T3##CL#
Norton pushes Marius up against the cage in a clinch.
Marius scores with a shoulder strike.
Norton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Norton lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Norton is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Norton prevents Marius from breaking the clinch.#T4#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marius.
Norton is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A hook to the body from Marius.
Norton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Norton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Norton has Marius pushed against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Edd Norton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Norton 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 Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 29:28
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edd Norton!
A victorious Edd Norton thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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Event:
DMMA 212 Narushima vs Okongwu
Date: Jul 08, 2023 |
#R1#
Hardman moves in looking to clinch but Marius pushes him off.
A countering left hand to the body from Marius misses.
Brock Hardman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marius throws a good cross that connects.
Hardman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hardman scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Marius takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hardman misses the jab.
Marius avoids the body shot from Hardman.
Marius lands with a straight right. Hardman didn't see that one coming.
Hardman lands a really nice looking cross but Marius seems unphased.
Hardman takes a swing at Marius's ribcage but misses.
We've been hearing reports that Hardman has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.#KD#
Hardman cracks Marius with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Marius looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Hardman finish him?
#ROC#Marius is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#KD2#
Marius lands a big head kick that sends Hardman tumbling to the mat! Marius takes a step backwards and waves Hardman back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC2#Hardman is rocked!
Marius is still on wobbly legs! Can Hardman finish him?
Hardman throws the left hand but Marius avoids the punch easily.
Marius seems to have recovered his senses.
Marius moves away from the strike by Hardman.
Marius let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Marius attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hardman is looking to counter with a shot to the body.#KD#
Hardman sends Marius crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Hardman is motioning to the referee to let Marius up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!#T1#
Hardman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hardman throws a combination that misses
and Marius counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Oh Hardman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Marius's coach down at Steel Penn Training Den was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Marius's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Marius dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hardman seems to have got his legs back now.
Hardman throws a body shot but no joy.
Marius blocks a jab.
Hardman lands a jab to Marius's midsection.
Horrible takedown attempt by Hardman or perhaps it was just good defense by Marius, which made it look bad.
Hardman misses with a wild body shot.
Hardman swings for the body but Marius moves out of range.
Marius throws out a counter right but Hardman avoids it with no problem.
Hardman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hardman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick misses from Marius.
Hardman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marius.
Hardman just misses with a punch to the body.
Hardman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.#T2#
Marius swinging wildly here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marius fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hardman has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hardman throws a right and a left that Marius avoids nicely.
Marius throws a big shot that misses.
Marius throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Hardman connects with a body shot that sends Marius's belly button to the back.
Hardman throws a poor cross that misses
and Hardman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hardman scores with a body shot.
Marius takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Marius misses with an uppercut.
Hardman was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Marius misses with a wild combination.
Hardman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Marius appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hardman misses with a body shot
and Marius counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T3#
Hardman looks to score with a jab to the body but Marius is just out of range.
Hardman misses with a hook to the body
and Marius counters with a straight right hand.
Marius throws a nice looking combination but Hardman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hardman throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Marius avoids the body shot from Hardman.
Marius only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Hardman throws a shot to the body.
Hardman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marius.
Hardman misses with a hook. Marius ducked under it nicely.
Hardman looks to land a left hand but Marius moved out of range nicely.
Marius works Hardman's body with a nice hook.
Marius takes one to the chin there.
Hardman blocks a head kick by Marius.
Hardman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
#CL#
Hardman clinches up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hardman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Marius is defending well for now.#T4#
Marius being controlled against the cage.
Hardman pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hardman wants to stall.
Hardman tries to land knees in the clinch but Marius avoids the damage to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marius prevents a body shot from Hardman.
Hardman stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hardman misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brock Hardman dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Hardman lands a nice hook to Marius's body. Marius takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hardman moves out of range as Marius throws a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hardman. Marius does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hardman throws a body punch but Marius moves out of range.
Hardman tests Marius's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hardman throws an overhand right that lands on Marius's shoulder, as Marius tries to avoid the shot.
Marius uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hardman.
Hardman fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Marius on the side of the head.
Hardman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hardman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marius.
Marius tries a quick counter leg kick but Hardman is wise to it.
Hardman missing with a left hand there. Marius was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marius takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hardman is looking to clinch but Marius is avoiding it.
Hardman connects with a combination that backs up Marius into the cage. Hardman lands a flurry of punches that gets past Marius's guard. Marius is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Hardman bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brock Hardman!
A relieved looking Brock Hardman thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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Event:
DMMA 207 Doomsday vs Costeau
Date: Jun 25, 2023 |
#R1#
Bennett misses with a looping left.
Marius misses with a kick to the body
letting Bennett counter with a right hand.
Marius throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bennett checks a leg kick.
Bennett lands a head shot.#KD#
Bennett cracks Marius with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Bennett has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Marius to stand back up!#ROC#Marius is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bennett lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gage Bennett!
An out of breath Gage Bennett thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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Event:
TWGC 39 (265lbs, D2): Montreal Qualifier - Round 2
Date: May 16, 2023 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Hilo, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Gaius Marius! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Tarik Oren!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and Robert Douchet.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?#TD2#
Oren darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Marius (0) vs (2) Oren
Marius preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Marius might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Marius is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Marius definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marius is working hard here to advance position.
Oren stalling. #T1#
Marius controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Marius tries to roll over but Oren keeps him under control.
Marius controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Oren has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Gumburcules Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.#T2#
Oren moves into full mount! Marius won't be happy about that! Score +3 for passing guard: Marius (0) vs (5) Oren
Marius is looking to get to half guard.
Oren wants to take his opponent's back but Marius doesn't allow it.
Marius is looking to get to half guard.#T3#
Marius wants to control but Oren is having none of it.
Marius tries to reverse the position but Oren maintains control.
Marius tries to lock up and control but Oren gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Oren is trying to take his opponent's back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T4#
Oren avoids the attempt from Marius to control.
Marius can't escape the position.
Marius sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Marius is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Oren jumps into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Marius (0) vs (8) Oren#T5#
Marius wants to control but Oren postures up.
Marius is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Marius's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Marius tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Oren wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Marius struggling a bit here.#T6#
Oren trying to control the position but Marius is working away.
Marius regains half guard.
Marius is doing well to control the position and prevent Oren from advancing to side control.
Marius continues to stall.
Oren content to control rather than advance.
Oren trying to mount his opponent but Marius defends it. #T7#
Oren takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Marius has a hand on Oren's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Oren takes advantage of the position though and mounts him! Score +3 for passing guard: Marius (0) vs (11) Oren
Oren controlling from the full mount.
Oren pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
#T8#
Oren tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Marius wants to control but Oren is having none of it.
Marius really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Oren controlling from mount. #T9#
Marius tries to lock up and control but Oren gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Oren fails to take his opponent's back.
Marius wants to control but Oren is having none of it.
Marius is working to get back to half guard.
#T10#
Oren avoids the attempt from Marius to control.
Oren is trying to take his opponent's back.
Oren takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Oren moves to take his opponent's back. Score +3 for taking back: Marius (0) vs (14) Oren
Marius trying to control the position but Oren manages to sink in the hooks. #T11#
Marius is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Will Oren go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Oren avoiding Marius 's attempts to control his hands.
Marius is really stuck here.
#T12#
Marius staying busy and making it hard for Oren to control.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Oren's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Oren avoiding Marius 's attempts to control his hands. #T13#
Marius is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Oren is hanging on to Marius's back as he tries to escape.
#T14#
Oren trying to control momentarily.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Oren is not going to allow Marius to sit and survive in this position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Marius is trying to break free.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oren wins on points by 14 to 0.
A relieved looking Tarik Oren thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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Event:
TWGC 39 (265lbs, D2): Montreal Qualifier - Round 1
Date: May 15, 2023 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Hilo, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Gaius Marius! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Haruki Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#TD2#
Johnson shoots in and bounces Marius off the cage to secure the takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Marius (0) vs (2) Johnson
Johnson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Marius's guard.
Johnson is thwarting Marius's attempts to control the position.
Johnson prevents Marius from improving his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson is pressing down on Marius's thigh, looking to free his foot. Marius is holding on for now. #T1#
Johnson is stalling here. Marius is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Johnson seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Marius has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Marius (4) vs (2) Johnson
Johnson felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Johnson is trying to control Marius's posture but Marius avoids it.
You can see the frustration on Johnson's face as Marius controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marius in the domination position with Johnson hanging on.
Marius just content to control the position.
Johnson holding on.
Marius definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#T2#
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Johnson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Marius wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Johnson gets back to half guard.
Johnson is looking for a sweep. Marius is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Johnson is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Marius jumps into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Marius (7) vs (2) Johnson#T3#
Johnson is trying to improve his position.
Johnson is letting Marius control him for a moment.
Johnson is trying to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Johnson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Johnson struggling a bit here.#T4#
Johnson trying to remain calm as Marius controls from the top position.
Johnson is looking to reverse the position.
Johnson is trying to control Marius's posture but Marius avoids it.
Marius content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Johnson manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Johnson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Johnson is trying to maintain the position but Marius is very close to passing his half guard.#T5#
Johnson wants to get back to full guard.
Marius sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Johnson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Marius is working away from the top position though.
Johnson is looking to get back to full guard here but Marius has managed to pass to side control instead. Score +3 for passing guard: Marius (10) vs (2) Johnson
Johnson trying to remain calm as Marius controls from the top position.#T6#
Johnson tries to bench press Marius off him but Marius keeps the position.
Johnson can't do much from the bottom here.
Marius is staying tight to Johnson's torso, preventing him from escaping. #T7#
Johnson is trying to control Marius's posture but Marius avoids it.
Marius in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Johnson is positioning himself to get back to half guard. #T8#
Marius controls the position.
Johnson wants to control but Marius postures up.
Johnson is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Johnson can't do much from the bottom here.
Marius taking a breather here. #T9#
Who's going to make the next move?
Marius takes a little break here. Johnson wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Johnson struggling a bit here.#T10#
Johnson tries to buck Marius off but Marius is having none of it.
Marius just content to control the position.
Johnson tries to bench press Marius off him but Marius keeps the position.
Johnson struggling a bit here.
Marius happy to just control the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T11#
Johnson is trying to get back to half guard.
Marius controlling the position.
Marius wants to control but Johnson is keeping him busy. #T12#
Marius taking a breather here.
Johnson wants to control but Marius postures up.
Marius is looking to take a break and control but Johnson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T13#
Marius controlling the position.
Johnson tries to improve position but can't.
Johnson gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Johnson wants to get back to full guard.
Johnson controlling the position well.
Marius passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Johnson! Score +3 for passing guard: Marius (13) vs (2) Johnson#T14#
Marius seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Johnson is holding on tight.
Johnson tries to lock up and control but Marius gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Marius controlling the position easily from mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Johnson wants to control but Marius is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marius takes the fight on points by 13 to 2.
A very excited looking Gaius Marius made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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Event:
DMMA 188 Roos Vs Kaupens
Date: Apr 26, 2023 |
#R1##TD#
Jackson scores with a takedown into Marius's guard.
Jackson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Marius is keeping the position for now.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Marius keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson being controlled here momentarily.
Jackson wants to pass the guard but Marius is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marius keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully. #T1#
Marius looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jackson is one step ahead there.
Jackson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Jackson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Marius does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Jackson prevents Marius from improving his position.
Marius trying to get back to full guard but Jackson takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Jackson looking to control but Marius is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Marius wants to control but Jackson is having none of it.#T2#
Jackson looking to ground and pound but Marius is blocking nicely.
Jackson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Marius really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Marius wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Jackson.
Jackson tries to control but Marius wriggling away.
Marius tries to lock up and control but Jackson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.#T3#
Jackson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Marius prevents Jackson from taking his back.
Jackson is working hard here to advance position.
Jackson takes Marius's back. #SUB#
Jackson working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Jackson missing with strikes from the back.
Jackson tries to get the hooks in deep but Marius pushed the leg off.
Jackson is trying to control but Marius is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
#T4#
Jackson wants to control the pace but Marius is squirming around nicely.
Marius is desperately trying to improve his position but Jackson has a good base and remains in mount.
Jackson trying to control but Marius is having none of it.
Jackson fails to move to back control. #SUB#
Jackson wants to finish this one by submission but Marius is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Jackson.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Marius is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Jackson trying to control but Marius is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kill Shot Jackson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Jackson tries to clinch but Marius moves out of range.
Marius throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jackson staying out of range there.
Kill Shot Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Jackson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Marius, pushing him back against the cage.
Jackson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Marius has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Marius's coach down at Steel Penn Training Den was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Marius's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.#BC2#
Marius pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jackson is looking to clinch but Marius is avoiding it.
Marius throws a hook but Jackson avoids it easily.#TD#
Jackson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson is trying to control. Marius wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #T1#
Marius slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Jackson trying to control but Marius is working from the bottom.
Jackson won't allow Marius to sweep him here.
Jackson looking to pass the guard.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Marius is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marius has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Marius is continuing to stall.#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Marius keeps moving. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#TD#
Jackson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Jackson passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Marius!
Jackson wants to take Marius's back here but Marius is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Jackson looking to control but Marius is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. #T3#
Jackson fails to take his opponent's back.
Marius tries to reverse the position but Jackson maintains control.
Jackson looking to control but Marius is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jackson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Jackson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jackson mounts Marius! Really nice guard pass there!
Jackson wants to take his opponent's back but Marius doesn't allow it. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Jackson wants to take his opponent's back but instead Marius manages to regain half guard.
Marius is staying active underneath Jackson, who seems content to just control the action from this position. #SUB#
Jackson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Marius wants to control but Jackson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Marius works his way to full guard. Good work.
Jackson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kill Shot Jackson dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R3##CL#
Jackson moves into the clinch.
Jackson crunches a lovely knee into Marius's ribcage.
Jackson tries to land knees in the clinch but Marius avoids the damage to the body. #TD#
Jackson is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Marius can't fight it off and eventually Jackson manages to take the fight to the floor. Marius looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Jackson trying to control but Marius is working from the bottom.
Marius takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#T1#
Marius has his hands on Jackson's head, controlling the position.
Jackson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Marius can do to turn this around?
Jackson wants to control from the top but Marius keeps moving. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A jab from Marius misses.
Marius misses with a looping left.#TD#
Jackson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Jackson is looking to take a break and control but Marius is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jackson is really struggling to control Marius but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Jackson wants to free his trapped foot but Marius is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Jackson wants to take a breather but Marius is having none of it.
Marius won't allow Jackson to pass to mount. #T3#
Jackson missing with the ground and pound from half guard. #SUB#
Jackson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Marius trying to control from the bottom.
Kill Shot Jackson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jackson wants to pass to mount but Marius is defending the position.
Jackson slows the pace down in half guard. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Gaius Marius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.#CL#
Jackson gets a clinch.
Jackson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jackson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Marius's efforts to push away.
Jackson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Marius has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but Marius blocks with his arms.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jackson with a knee to the head.
#BC2#
Marius breaks the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kill Shot Jackson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jackson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kill Shot Jackson!
Kill Shot Jackson very nearly forgot to thank Un-Kaged Nutrition amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you. |
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Event:
DMMA 177 Pinkman vs OMalley 2
Date: Mar 18, 2023 |
#R1#
Antony on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Marius. Marius obviously looking to wear him down.
Marius's coach down at Tran MMA Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Marius's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Marius slips under a jab from Antony.
Marius throws a body shot but no joy.
Antony throws the left hand but Marius avoids the punch easily.
Marius moves out of range as Antony strikes.
Marius swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Antony looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Marius throws a leg kick that is checked
and Antony counters with a nice uppercut.
Marius throws a front kick aimed at Antony's knee but Antony avoids it well.
Marius thuds a left hand into Antony's body.
Marius throws a right hand that misses
and Antony counters with a good, hard body kick but Marius shrugs it off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marius misses with a shot to the body
letting Antony counter with a right hand.
Antony misses with a leg kick
and Marius counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Marius throws a leg kick that is checked
and Antony cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Antony throws a leg kick but Marius sees it coming and checks it nicely. #T1#
Antony dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Marius's jab looks to have found its range, popping Antony under the eye.
Antony blocks a jab.
Antony is looking to counter punch.
Marius swings widly with a right hand
#KD#
and Antony counters with a crisp right hand that drops Marius! Antony lets Marius back up to his feet, looking for a finish!#ROC#Marius is rocked!
A jab from Antony misses.
Marius is still on wobbly legs! Can Antony finish him?
Marius looks to score with a jab to the body but Antony is just out of range.
Antony feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Marius seems to have recovered his senses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marius lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Marius turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Antony connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Antony drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Antony attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.#T2#
Marius buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Marius misses the jab.
Antony thinks about countering with a head kick.
A low kick from Marius misses
and Antony counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Marius misses the shot to the body.
Marius with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Marius throws a leg kick that is checked
and Antony counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marius avoids the body shot from Antony.
Antony on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Marius with a nice calf kick.
Marius throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
#T3#
Marius fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Marius misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Antony.
Antony half committed to a counter leg kick.
Marius attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Antony looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.#KD#
Antony drops Marius with a beautiful combination! Marius stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Antony is looking for the KO!
Marius keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A head kick misses from Marius.
Antony appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Antony throws out a loose jab but Marius uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marius connects with a leg kick.
Antony throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nice jab there from Marius.
Marius lands a high kick!
#T4#
Antony throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marius sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Marius looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Marius does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Marius misses the shot to the body.
Antony tried to counter with a leg kick but Marius avoided it.
Marius connects with a leg kick.
A head kick by Marius misses
and Antony counters with a right hand to the body.
Antony ducks under a wild hook from Marius.
Antony seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Antony misses with a hook to the body
and Marius makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Gaius Marius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marius moves away from the strike by Antony.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marius throws a head kick that misses.
Antony swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Antony moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Antony tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mark Antony will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
The fighters circle momentarily. Marius darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Antony staying out of range there.
Marius tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Antony manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It looked like Antony was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Marius throws a poor cross that misses
and Antony counters with a low kick, right behind Marius 's knee.
Antony misses the shot to the body.
Marius wants to counter the offense by Antony and move into the clinch position.
Marius throws a lazy uppercut
and Antony counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Marius throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marius scores with a jab. Antony acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marius wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mark Antony is winning the standup battle so far.
Antony thows a body kick. Marius tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Antony looks to throw the jab but Marius is out of range. #T1#
Marius throws a head kick that misses
and Antony counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Marius in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Marius throws a lazy head kick
and Antony counters with a stiff right hand.
and Antony counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Marius! He's just covering up as Antony starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Antony!
An out of breath Mark Antony thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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Event:
BB 92 - Allu vs Keji
Date: Jan 07, 2023 |
#R1#
Marius fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Patterson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Patterson looks to throw the jab but Marius is out of range.
Marius throwing a counter right hand but Patterson manages to avoid it.
Marius thumps Patterson with a low kick.
Patterson scores with a jab to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Marius, as that shot connected.
A jab from Patterson misses.
A swing and a miss from Patterson.
An inside leg kick from Marius misses. #KD2#
Patterson connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Marius to the floor! Patterson dives in looking for the finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#SUB2#
Patterson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Marius has managed to free his arm - good work.
Patterson wants to pass the guard but Marius is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Patterson is working for a kimura here but Marius manages to reverse the position and he's now in Patterson's guard.
#T1##SU#
Marius stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Patterson digs a good hook to Marius's body.
Patterson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marius throws a hook but Patterson blocks it.
Patterson is looking for the big counter here.
Patterson throws a head kick but Marius moves out of range.
Marius fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Patterson manages to avoid it.
Patterson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Marius is looking to clinch.
Patterson misses with the combination.
Patterson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Patterson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Marius looks to score with a jab to the body but Patterson is just out of range.
It seemed like Patterson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Marius misses with a shot to the body
and Patterson counters with a straight right hand.#T2#
Marius throws a nice outside leg kick.
Marius scores with a leg kick.
Patterson checks a low kick from Marius.
Marius scores with a hook to the body. Patterson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Patterson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Marius but Marius pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Marius feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Marius connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice cross by Marius.
Patterson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Marius circles away quickly and effectively.
Marius looks to land a left hand but Patterson moved out of range nicely.
Patterson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Marius feints and then cracks Patterson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Patterson down.
Patterson blocks a head kick by Marius.
Marius takes a jab right on the kisser.
Marius steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Patterson.#T3#
Patterson misses with a wild body shot.
A head kick by Patterson misses
and Marius counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gaius Marius is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Patterson blocks a jab.
Marius looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Marius misses with a hook to the body
and Patterson counters with a straight right hand.
Marius feints and then cracks Patterson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Patterson down.
Marius scores with a punch to the head.
Patterson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Marius looks to land a combination but Patterson avoids it well.
Patterson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Marius checks it well.
Marius throws a quick inside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Marius throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #KD2#
Patterson sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Marius to the ground! Patterson dives into full mount looking to finish!#ROC2#Marius is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marius wants to try and get back to his feet.
Oh Marius is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Patterson fails to advance to Marius's back.
Patterson controlling the position easily from mount.
Marius is squirming around, avoiding Patterson's attempts to control the action. #T4#
Patterson controlling his opponent.
Marius seems to have got his legs back now.#ES#
Marius somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Marius throws a low kick, looking for Patterson's leg but Patterson calmly moves out of range.
Marius scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Patterson throws a head kick that misses
and Marius cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Patterson misses with an uppercut. #CL#
Marius takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marius misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marius throws a head punch that misses.
Marius throws a head punch that misses.
Patterson lands with a left to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jerricho Patterson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Patterson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jerricho Patterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marius throws a body punch but Patterson moves out of range.
Patterson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Marius swings for the body but Patterson moves out of range.
Patterson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A head kick misses from Patterson.
Patterson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Patterson swings for the body but Marius moves out of range.
Marius connects with a jab.
Patterson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Patterson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marius misses with a low kick.
Patterson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Patterson keeps the fight on the outside.
A countering left hand to the body from Patterson misses.
Patterson throws a body kick that misses.
Patterson throws a right and a left that both miss.#T1#
Patterson throws a head kick that half lands.
Marius throws a quick inside leg kick.
Marius throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Patterson throws a lazy uppercut
and Marius counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Marius throws a poor cross that misses
and Patterson counters with a head kick from the bowels of hell that crumples Marius! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jerricho Patterson! |
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Event:
BB 88 - McWrestler vs Marciano
Date: Dec 17, 2022 |
#R1#
Cisse throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Marius counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cisse misses with a hook
and Marius counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marius looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Cisse fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cisse jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cisse throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marius doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Marius connects with an inside leg kick.
Cisse misses with a left hand
enabling Marius to counter with a crisp jab.
Cisse stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Marius.
Cisse on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Marius misses with a low kick.
Marius with the inside leg kick.
Cisse's corner calls for a 1-2. Cisse obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cisse lands a jab to Marius's midsection.
Cisse throws a jab when Marius was well out of range.
Cisse lands a lovely overhand right.
Marius misses with a double jab.
Marius keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#T1#
Cisse throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Marius counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cisse throws a lazy uppercut
and Marius counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Marius lands with an uppercut that bounces Cisse off the cage and back into range.
Cisse scores with a nice strike.
A nice leg kick lands there from Marius.
Marius stuns Cisse with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Marius throws a body punch but Cisse moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Cisse misses the target.
Cisse has been working on his boxing with his coaches at New York Public Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Marius uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cisse.
Marius looks to throw the jab but Cisse is out of range.
Cisse misses with a hook
and Marius makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cisse chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Marius can pounce on him.
Marius tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cisse was well out of range. Poor timing from Marius.
Nice uppercut there from Cisse.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cisse looks to score with a jab to the body but Marius is just out of range.
Marius staying out of range there.
Marius doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A shot to the body from Cisse misses
letting Marius counter with a right hand. #T2#
Marius swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Marius.
Marius throws a leg kick but Cisse sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cisse displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marius throws out the jab.
Cisse throwing a counter right hand but Marius manages to avoid it.
Cisse throws an off balance right hand
letting Marius counter with a right hand.
Marius throws a jab when Cisse was well out of range.
Cisse fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cisse throws a big shot that misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Marius lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Cisse has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cisse and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Cisse throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marius flicks out a counter leg kick but Cisse steps away.
Marius throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cisse throws a hook but Marius avoids it easily.
Marius swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cisse connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Marius with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cisse misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marius.
#T3#
Marius takes a swing at Cisse's ribcage but misses.
Cisse throws out a powerful jab.
Marius tries to score with a low kick but Cisse moves his leg out of the way.
Ousmane Cisse seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cisse jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice shot by Marius.
Marius misses with an uppercut
and Cisse counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cisse misses with a body punch
and Marius counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cisse misses with a right hand
and Marius counters with a straight right hand.
Cisse listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Marius will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Marius takes a swing at Cisse's ribcage but misses.
Cisse is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Marius does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Marius misses with a low kick.
It looked like Cisse was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Marius.
Cisse throws a body punch but Marius moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marius ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cisse lands with a right hand. #T4#
Cisse throws a jab but it's blocked by Marius.
Cisse takes a swing at Marius's ribcage but misses.
Marius scores with a jab to the head.
Cisse takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Marius misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cisse.
A little feinted left hand from Cisse on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Marius takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cisse swings away with a body shot that misses
and Marius counters with a straight right hand.
Cisse throws a body shot but no joy.
Cisse takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cisse misses with a right hand
and Marius counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cisse's knee momentarily.
Marius lands with a good body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marius throws a hook but Cisse blocks it.
A slow jab from Cisse misses its intended target.
Cisse avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gaius Marius dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Cisse tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marius was well out of range. Poor timing from Cisse.
Cisse throws a poor cross that misses
and Marius counters with a stiff right hand.
Marius motions for Cisse to come forward. Marius throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Marius throws a jab when Cisse was well out of range.
Cisse misses with a looping right.
Nice uppercut lands for Cisse. That snapped Marius's head back.
Cisse throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marius sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It seemed like Marius was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A big left from Cisse misses.
Marius swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cisse misses with a hook.
Gaius Marius seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cisse has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Marius.
A telegraphed right hand from Marius misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marius lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cisse is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Donk. Cisse catches Marius right on the button with a cross.
A slow jab from Marius misses its intended target.
Cisse lands with a good body shot.
Cisse throws a shot from downtown. Marius moves away and avoids it.
Marius appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.#T1#
Cisse dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cisse ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Marius thuds a left hand into Cisse's body.
Cisse looks to score with a jab to the body but Marius is just out of range.
Marius cracks Cisse with a good jab.
Cisse throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Marius stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A big left from Cisse misses.
Cisse misses with a hook
#CL2#
and Marius moves into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Marius.#BC2#
Marius escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Marius takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Marius connects with an inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A low kick from Marius is predictable there
and Cisse counters with a stiff right hand.
Marius needs to keep his hands up - Cisse had a free shot at his head there.#ROC#Marius is rocked!
Cisse moves away from the strike by Marius.
Marius is still on wobbly legs! Can Cisse finish him?#T2#
Cisse wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Marius takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cisse keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Marius seems to have recovered his senses.
Marius looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cisse takes a swing at Marius's ribcage but misses.
Cisse throws a body shot but no joy.
Cisse scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cisse throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marius sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Marius throws a leg kick but Cisse checks it.
Cisse uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Marius has time to react.
Cisse cracks Marius with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Marius tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Cisse pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Marius is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ousmane Cisse!
Ousmane Cisse was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed. |
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Event:
BB 85 - Panic vs Land 2
Date: Nov 26, 2022 |
#R1#
A shot to the body from Marius misses
and Tryastsyn counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tryastsyn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Marius throws a body shot but no joy.
Marius ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tryastsyn throws a lazy right hand but Marius sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big left from Tryastsyn misses.
Marius definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tryastsyn blocks a head kick by Marius.
Tryastsyn with the counter takedown but Marius avoids it easily.
Tryastsyn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tryastsyn tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Marius defends well and Tryastsyn ends up having to push Marius into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Marius tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Marius feints and then cracks Tryastsyn's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tryastsyn down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick lands for Marius.
#TD2#
Tryastsyn throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Marius tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Tryastsyn is in Marius's guard.
Tryastsyn throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Marius works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tryastsyn throws a big right hand that misses. #T1#
Marius preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tryastsyn landing some decent shots from guard.
Tryastsyn throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tryastsyn with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tryastsyn trying to control but Marius is working from the bottom.
Tryastsyn throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Marius works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tryastsyn throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tryastsyn trying to control but Marius is working from the bottom.
Marius working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tryastsyn.
Tryastsyn is in close to Marius's body, working some short punches and elbows.#T2#
Tryastsyn working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tryastsyn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #SUB2#
Tryastsyn has gone for a leg lock! Marius slips out almost immediately though and dives into Tryastsyn's guard.#REVR##SUB2#
Tryastsyn working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Marius has passed into half guard!
Marius is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Tryastsyn is trying to maintain the position but Marius is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SU#
Marius decides to stand and escape the position. #T3#
Tryastsyn fails with a takedown attempt.
Tryastsyn thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Tryastsyn misses.
Tryastsyn lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Marius backs up against the cage.
#TD2#
Tryastsyn fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Marius sprawls well initially but Tryastsyn persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Marius kicks Tryastsyn off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marius wants to land a leg kick but Tryastsyn is out of range.
Marius swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tryastsyn avoids the head kick by Marius.
Marius keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gaius Marius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eugeniy Tryastsyn.
A low kick lands for Marius.
#T4#
Tryastsyn takes a swing at Marius's ribcage but misses.
Marius is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Tryastsyn.
Tryastsyn connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tryastsyn checks the leg kick nicely there.
Marius throws a head kick that half lands.
Marius scores with a hook.
Some bone on bone action there as Tryastsyn checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Marius throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tryastsyn looks to land a left hand but Marius moved out of range nicely.
Marius misses with a hook
and Tryastsyn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tryastsyn's corner calls for a 1-2. Tryastsyn obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Marius.
Tryastsyn shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Marius as he avoids it easily.
Tryastsyn throws the left hand but Marius avoids the punch easily.
Marius throws out a leg kick but Tryastsyn moves out of range and Marius only half commits.
And Tryastsyn tries to counter it with a takedown but Marius pushes his down on his head and steps out.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Gaius Marius will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Marius with the inside leg kick.
Tryastsyn misses with a takedown attempt #CL#
and Marius counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Marius.
Tryastsyn lands with a light punch inside.
Tryastsyn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tryastsyn will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Marius up against the cage.
Marius swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marius is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Marius digs a right hand into Tryastsyn's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tryastsyn's gas tank.
Tryastsyn can't get the takedown.
Marius lands with a light punch inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marius lands with a right to the head.
Marius tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tryastsyn's elbow.
Nice body punch from Marius - that landed with a thud.
Marius misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marius misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A hook to the body from Tryastsyn.
#T1#
Tryastsyn can't find room to land a body shot as Marius controls the action.
Marius works on Tryastsyn's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tryastsyn.
Marius lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tryastsyn backwards.
Marius misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marius tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marius is pressed up against the cage. Tryastsyn has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Marius down to the mat. Marius avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Gaius Marius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eugeniy Tryastsyn.#CL#
Marius clinches with his opponent.
Tryastsyn blocks a body shot from Marius.
Marius tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tryastsyn's elbow.
Marius misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tryastsyn is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Marius pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Marius prevents a body shot from Tryastsyn.
Marius is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tryastsyn can do to turn this around?
Tryastsyn taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Marius can't find room to land a body shot as Tryastsyn controls the action.
Marius scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Marius tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marius makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#T2#
Marius lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gaius Marius has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch on the inside from Marius fails to land.
Marius pushes off an throws an elbow but Tryastsyn leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Marius lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tryastsyn has Marius pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Marius manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Tryastsyn has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Marius is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Marius lands a shoulder strike.
Tryastsyn prevents a body shot from Marius.
Tryastsyn looking to slow down the pace here.
Tryastsyn takes a shot to the head.
Tryastsyn tries for a takedown. No joy.
Marius tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tryastsyn's elbow.
Marius pushes Tryastsyn back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tryastsyn is breathing heavily.
Marius can't find room to land a body shot as Tryastsyn controls the action.
Marius lands a nice shot to the body. #BC#
Marius escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Marius feints and then cracks Tryastsyn's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tryastsyn down. #T3#
A bone on bone clash there as Tryastsyn blocks the leg kick.
Gaius Marius is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marius does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Marius throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tryastsyn is defended easily by Marius.
Marius throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tryastsyn shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Marius counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A telegraphed right hand from Tryastsyn misses the target.
It looked like Marius was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tryastsyn.
Tryastsyn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tryastsyn throws a shot from downtown. Marius moves away and avoids it.
Marius takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. #T4#
Tryastsyn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marius manages to avoid it.
Tryastsyn feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mariuss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Marius connects with a leg kick.
Tryastsyn wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Marius throws a front kick aimed at Tryastsyn's knee but Tryastsyn avoids it well.
Nice shot by Tryastsyn.
Tryastsyn looks to score with a jab to the body but Marius is just out of range.#CL#
Marius pushes Tryastsyn up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tryastsyn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tryastsyn changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Marius fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Tryastsyn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marius throws out the jab.
Tryastsyn misses with a hook
and Marius counters with a nice uppercut.
Marius stuffs the takedown.
Marius chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Marius scores with a hook to the body. Tryastsyn takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gaius Marius dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3#
Marius tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tryastsyn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tryastsyn slips a jab from Marius.
Marius takes a swing at Tryastsyn's ribcage but misses.
Marius lands a really nice looking cross but Tryastsyn seems unphased.
Marius tries a head kick but it misses.
And Tryastsyn tries to counter it with a takedown but Marius pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Nice defenses there by Tryastsyn.
Marius throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Tryastsyn as he connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marius throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tryastsyn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Marius cracks a nice hook into Tryastsyn's ribs.
Tryastsyn scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tryastsyn slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tryastsyn. #T1#
Marius listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Marius misses with a leg kick.
Tryastsyn drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Marius defends it well.
Marius displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tryastsyn.
Tryastsyn takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tryastsyn has his takedown stuffed#CL#
and Marius moves into the clinch.
Gaius Marius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eugeniy Tryastsyn.
Marius goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tryastsyn looking for a takedown.
Marius misses with a body punch.
Tryastsyn struggles to land a body shot inside as Marius controls his hands.
#T2#
Marius has a couple of punches blocked by Tryastsyn.
Marius misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marius can't find room to land a body shot as Tryastsyn controls the action.
Marius lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tryastsyn backwards.
Tryastsyn tries a body shot but Marius blocks it.
Marius working aggressively here.
Tryastsyn's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Marius just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tryastsyn's brow.
Marius misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marius misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marius tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marius tries a body shot but Tryastsyn blocks it.
Marius swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marius misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tryastsyn trying to control the position but instead, Marius has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tryastsyn into the cage.
Tryastsyn is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Marius is defending well.
Tryastsyn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#T3#
Tryastsyn just leaning against Marius, taking a breather.
Marius blocking some punches.
Marius lands a shot to the body.
Tryastsyn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Marius creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tryastsyn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marius doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marius lands with a short shot to the head.
Marius misses with a punch on the inside.
Marius lands a damaging elbow.
Marius misses with a body punch.
Marius works on Tryastsyn's body with a couple of short punches.
Tryastsyn is trying to stall.
Marius gets through Tryastsyn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tryastsyn can't find room to land a body shot as Marius controls the action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Marius.
Eugeniy Tryastsyn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marius lands a nice uppercut.#T4#
Marius misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Marius.
Marius scores with a shoulder strike.
Gaius Marius is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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!
Marius tries to work over Tryastsyn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tryastsyn is looking for a takedown.
Tryastsyn drops down looking for an ankle pick but Marius pulls his leg out and moves away.
Marius fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Marius slips a jab and a cross from Tryastsyn.
Marius scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Marius takes a swing at Tryastsyn's ribcage but misses.
Tryastsyn takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tryastsyn misses with a takedown attempt
and Marius counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tryastsyn thinking.
Marius throws a good cross that connects.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gaius Marius showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Marius, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gaius Marius!
A victorious Gaius Marius thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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Event:
BB 79 - Panic vs Bleak 2
Date: Oct 22, 2022 |
#R1#
Barnes slips a jab from Marius.
Barnes looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Barnes throws a body punch but Marius moves out of range.
Barnes doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Marius counters with a stiff right hand.
The fighters circling - Barnes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It looked like Marius wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Barnes keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Marius avoids the body shot from Barnes.
Marius takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Marius lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Barnes has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Barnes and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Barnes misses with a left hand
and Marius counters with a stiff right hand.
Marius ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Marius waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barnes.
Barnes changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes misses with a jab to the body
and Marius makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Barnes looks to land a right hand but Marius moved out of range.
Barnes misses with a straight right.
Barnes lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Marius slips a straight right by Barnes.#T1#
Marius looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Marius takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Barnes loads up on a big right hand but Marius slips the punch.
A low kick from Barnes misses
and Marius counters with a solid body kick.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Barnes has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Gaius Marius is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barnes misses the jab.
Barnes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marius manages to avoid it.
A low kick from Barnes is predictable there
and Marius counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Marius pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barnes throws a poor cross that misses
and Marius counters with a stiff right hand.
Marius definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Barnes takes a swing at Marius's ribcage but misses.
Barnes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A good leg kick by Marius.
Good leg kick by Marius.
Marius fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Barnes checks it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marius finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Marius walks into a jab.
Marius moves out of range of the strikes.#T2#
Barnes misses with a body shot
and Marius counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marius turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Marius tests Barnes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Marius misses with a body shot.
Marius throws a body shot but no joy.
A shot to the body from Barnes misses
and Marius makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Good exchange - Marius coming out on top.
Barnes closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Barnes throws an off balance right hand
and Marius makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Barnes misses with a hook
and Marius cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Marius tries to work over Barnes's front leg with a kick but Barnes checks it.
Marius sizes up Barnes with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Barnes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marius.
Barnes throws a sloppy body shot
and Marius connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barnes takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.#T3##CL#
Marius takes the fight into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Marius.
A short right from Marius.
Marius scores with a nice hook to the head.
Barnes has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Marius avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Marius prevents the takedown attempt.
Gaius Marius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Freddy Barnes.
Marius scores with a hook to the body.
Marius scores with a nice hook to the head.
Marius lands with a right to the head.
Barnes has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Marius after a bit of a struggle.
Barnes looks winded!
Marius keeps control of Barnes as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Marius lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Marius lands a hook that snaps the head of Barnes backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Marius.
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!
Barnes has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Marius avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Marius misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barnes wants to take the fight to the mat but Marius manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Marius.
#BC2#
Barnes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Freddy Barnes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnes throws an overhand right that lands on Marius's shoulder, as Marius tries to avoid the shot. #T4#
Marius throws a head kick that half lands.
Barnes shoots in and drives through. Marius sprawls well.
Barnes throws a right hand that misses
enabling Marius to counter with a crisp jab.
Marius throws a leg kick but Barnes moved away.
Barnes on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Barnes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marius.
Barnes takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Marius throws a front kick aimed at Barnes's knee but Barnes avoids it well.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Barnes! But no joy.
Marius pivots, looking for a leg kick but Barnes is out of range and Marius settles back down.
Barnes's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Barnes misses with a kick to the body.
Marius tests Barnes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Marius fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Barnes has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marius misses with a low kick.
Marius avoids the body shot from Barnes.
Barnes throws an off balance right hand
and Marius counters with a straight right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gaius Marius dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Marius lands a nice hook to Barnes's body. Barnes takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Marius avoids the body shot from Barnes.
Marius avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barnes throws a leg kick but Marius sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Marius swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barnes looks to land a right hand but Marius moved out of range.
Marius works the jab nicely.
Barnes tries to bum rush Marius with a series of wild strikes but Marius uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Marius feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Barnes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marius slips under a jab.
Barnes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Barnes misses with an uppercut
and Marius counters with a nice body shot.
Marius thuds a left hand into Barnes's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marius throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Barnes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
#T1#
Barnes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marius was well out of range. Poor timing from Barnes.
Marius fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Barnes throws a jab but it's blocked by Marius.
Barnes throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Marius swings for the body but Barnes moves out of range.
Marius takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Marius moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A slow jab from Barnes misses its intended target.
Marius half committed to a counter leg kick.
Marius chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Marius scores with a jab. Barnes acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Marius with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A big left from Barnes misses.
Marius connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Marius is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barnes can do to turn this around?
Barnes scores with a nice strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnes misses with a takedown
and Marius counters with a thumping low kick. #T2#
Marius moves away from the strike by Barnes.
Marius moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Marius. That snapped Barnes's head back.
Marius tries a low kick but Barnes avoids it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Marius. That's going to slow Barnes down.
Marius just misses with a punch to the body.
#CL#
Marius rushes Barnes and presses him up against the cage.
Marius lands an uppercut.
Marius tries to work over Barnes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barnes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Marius gets through Barnes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Marius scores with a nice hook to the head.#BC2#
Barnes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Marius swings for the body but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Marius jabs Barnes right on the nose. Barnes blinks but takes it well.
Barnes with a poor takedown
and Marius counters with a lovely shot to the body.#T3#
Marius uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Barnes has time to react.
Barnes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marius smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Barnes ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Barnes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barnes takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A leg kick checked by Barnes.
A good leg kick by Marius.
Gaius Marius is winning the standup battle so far.
Marius scores with a jab.
Barnes misses with a body shot.
Barnes has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Barnes connects with a single shot there.
Marius thuds his right hand into Barnes's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Marius throws a nice outside leg kick.
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!
Marius tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A little jabbing left from Barnes on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Barnes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marius.#T4#
A big left from Barnes misses.
Marius misses with a low kick.
Barnes missing with a left hand there. Marius was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Marius scores with a jab to the body.
Marius wants to clinch.
Barnes fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Marius uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barnes.
Barnes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marius.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barnes with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Barnes throws a lazy uppercut
and Marius counters with an outside leg kick.
Marius misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gaius Marius dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Marius keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barnes.
Barnes has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Marius.
Marius throws a body shot but no joy.
Marius uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barnes.
Marius throwing a counter right hand but Barnes manages to avoid it.
Barnes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marius feints and then cracks Barnes's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Barnes down.
Barnes misses with a lunging right hand
and Marius counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Marius throws a head kick that half lands.
A low kick from Marius is predictable there
and Barnes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Marius works Barnes's body with a nice hook.
Barnes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marius was well out of range. Poor timing from Barnes.
Marius throws a sloppy head kick and Barnes moves out of range easily.
Marius tries to score with a low kick but Barnes moves his leg out of the way.
Marius scoring well with a low kick there.
Marius throws a series of punches but Barnes avoids them all with ease.
Barnes doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.#T1#
Barnes avoids the head kick by Marius.
Marius misses with a straight left.
Barnes misses with a wild body shot.
Marius lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Marius throws a low kick but Barnes moves out of range easily.
Marius closes the distance looking to clinch
and Barnes counters with a right hand to the body.
Marius connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Marius darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Marius dips to his left and cracks Barnes with an uppercut!
Barnes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barnes takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Barnes fails with a takedown attempt.#T2#
Barnes throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Barnes changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Marius tries to avoid it but Barnes manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Marius to the ground. Marius escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Marius scores with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marius lands an overhand right.
Nice straight punches there by Marius. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Marius.
Barnes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marius was well out of range. Poor timing from Barnes.
Marius takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Marius swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barnes with a nice cross.
Marius blocks a leg kick.
Marius lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Barnes on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Barnes throws a predictable looking body shot
and Marius counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Marius moves into range and connects with a jab. #T3#
Barnes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marius throws a head kick that misses.
Barnes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Barnes goes for a double leg but Marius avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Marius continues to drive forward.
Gaius Marius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Freddy Barnes.
Barnes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#CL#
Marius closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Freddy Barnes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barnes is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Marius is defending well.
A shot in the inside from Marius.
Marius lands a right hand that snaps the head of Barnes backwards. #TD2#
Barnes works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Marius has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Barnes is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marius lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Barnes backwards.
Barnes takes an elbow to the temple.
Good body shot from Marius.
Marius stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Marius working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#T4#
Marius working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gaius Marius has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Marius lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #ROC#Barnes is rocked!
Still in the clinch, Marius scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gaius Marius is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Barnes is still on wobbly legs! Can Marius finish him?
Good body shot from Marius.
Marius lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Barnes or not.
Marius lands a hook that snaps the head of Barnes backwards.
Barnes takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Marius.
Marius lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Barnes backwards.
Marius creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Barnes with a big uppercut! Barnes tries to clinch up but Marius pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Barnes to the mat! Barnes covers up and Marius unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Gaius Marius!
A relieved looking Gaius Marius thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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Event:
BB 75 - Man vs McWrestler 2
Date: Oct 01, 2022 |
#R1#
Marius connects with a body shot.
Roberts lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Roberts throws a looping overhand right but Marius ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Roberts throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Marius slips under a jab from Roberts.
Marius attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Marius fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Roberts is out of range.
A low kick lands for Marius.
Roberts throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Roberts has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Area 51 MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Roberts missing with a left hand there. Marius was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Roberts backing away here, and Marius unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Marius uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Roberts.
Marius moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Marius misses with an uppercut. Roberts saw that one coming.
Marius lands the left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Marius.
Roberts thows a left - swing and a miss!
Roberts misses with a hook
and Marius counters with a slapping leg kick.
Marius throws a jab but it's blocked by Roberts. #T1#
A head kick misses from Roberts.
Marius appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Roberts swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marius keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marius motions for Roberts to come forward. Marius throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Marius looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Roberts throws a poor cross that misses
and Marius counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Roberts throws the left hand but Marius avoids the punch easily.
Marius is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Roberts.
Roberts tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Roberts misses with a few strikes there.
Marius keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Roberts.
Marius lands a nice shot to the body.
Roberts tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marius was well out of range. Poor timing from Roberts.
Roberts tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marius was well out of range. Poor timing from Roberts.
Roberts just misses with a punch to the body.
Roberts takes a swing at Marius's ribcage but misses.
Marius was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Marius lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.#T2#
Roberts misses the jab.
Marius lands a body shot.
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!
Roberts swings for the body but Marius moves out of range.
Marius tries a head kick but it misses.
Roberts scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Marius throws a looping overhand right but Roberts ducks down to avoid it.
Roberts drops down looking for a counter takedown but Marius sprawls and moves away.
Benjy Roberts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roberts throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gaius Marius is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marius moves away from the strike by Roberts.
Marius steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Roberts.
Roberts swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Roberts throws a lazy right hand but Marius sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Marius counters with a body kick.
Marius misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Roberts.
Marius misses with a body shot.
Roberts throws an off balance right hand
and Roberts takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marius fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Roberts.#T3#
Marius feints and then cracks Roberts's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Roberts down.
Roberts misses with a right hand
and Marius counters with a stiff right hand.
Roberts misses with a body shot
enabling Marius to counter with a crisp jab.
Roberts checks a leg kick.
Roberts throws a lazy uppercut
and Marius counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marius tried to score with a low kick but Roberts checks it.
Roberts half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Roberts shoots and misses
and Marius counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Marius is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Roberts had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Roberts shoots in looking for a takedown. Marius tries to sprawl out of it but Roberts keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Marius manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Marius fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Roberts has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Roberts waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Marius.
Marius connects with a good right hand that stumbles Roberts. Roberts circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A swing and a miss from Marius.#T4#
Marius throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice shot by Marius.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marius with the inside leg kick.
Marius slips a jab from Roberts.
Roberts jabbing away but nothing is landing.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Roberts.
Roberts throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Marius.
Marius flicks out a counter leg kick but Roberts steps away.
Roberts smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Roberts has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Marius finds it's way round the side to connect with Roberts's head.
Roberts takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Roberts misses with a straight left.
Marius looks to land a right hand but Roberts moved out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marius takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Roberts works the jab nicely.
Marius tries to clinch but Roberts is having none of it.
Roberts appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gaius Marius will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Marius scores with a leg kick.
Roberts changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Marius tries to avoid it but Roberts manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Marius to the ground. Marius escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Roberts is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Roberts throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Marius makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Marius ducks under a wild hook from Roberts.
Marius throws a sloppy head kick and Roberts moves out of range easily.
Marius scores with a leg kick.
Marius ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Roberts takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Roberts throws a body shot but no joy.
Marius takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Roberts bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A head kick by Roberts misses
and Marius counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roberts misses with a wild body shot.
Roberts ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A quick step to the side and Roberts tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Roberts fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marius manages to avoid it.
Marius jabs at Roberts's body.#T1#
Roberts throws a series of punches but Marius avoids them all with ease.
A shot to the liver by Marius. Beautiful body shot.
Roberts thows a left - swing and a miss!
Good work by Roberts as he checks the leg kick.
Marius steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Roberts.
Marius lands a high kick!
Roberts misses with a takedown attempt - Marius sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Roberts. Marius does a little dance to reset his feet.
Roberts misses with a left hand
and Marius makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Roberts misses with a looping right.
A chopping leg kick lands by Marius.
Marius wants to land a leg kick but Roberts is out of range.
Roberts misses with a hook
and Marius counters with a nice low kick that buckles Roberts's knee momentarily.#T2#
Good standup being displayed there by Marius as he connects with a hook.
Roberts throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gaius Marius seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Roberts blocks a low kick nicely.
Roberts half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from Marius.
Roberts takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Roberts fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Benjy Roberts. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marius keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Roberts misses the shot to the body.
Marius connects with a nice looking jab.
Marius dodges the punch combination from Roberts.
Marius lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.#T3#
Roberts blocks a low kick nicely.
Roberts misses with a looping left.
Roberts swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marius digs a good hook to Roberts's body.
Roberts throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Marius to counter with a crisp jab.
Marius scores with a nice right hand.
A jab from Marius finds it's way through Roberts's defenses.
Marius lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Roberts throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marius sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Roberts misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marius.
Roberts shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Marius sprawls well. Marius wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Roberts gets slowly back to his feet.
Roberts misses with a straight left.
Roberts closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. #T4#
Marius lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Marius uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Roberts has time to react.
Marius has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roberts throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Roberts throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Roberts walks forward, straight into a front kick from Marius.
Marius lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Marius uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Roberts.
Marius moves out of range as Roberts strikes.
Roberts's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Roberts duly obliges.
Marius attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Marius lands with a nice body punch.
Marius lands a nice leg kick that just misses Roberts's sensitive parts.
Marius fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Roberts takes a kick to the side of the head.
Marius buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gaius Marius showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Marius cracks Roberts with an open hand slap.
Marius ducks under a wild hook from Roberts.
Roberts throws a right hand that Marius ducks under and follows up with a left that Marius also avoids with ease.
Roberts on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Roberts on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Marius. Marius obviously looking to wear him down.
Marius ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Roberts swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marius turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Roberts fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marius manages to avoid it.
Marius wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marius lands a slapping body shot.
Roberts throws a lazy head kick
and Marius counters with a left to the body.
Nice body punch from Marius.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marius misses with a looping right.
Roberts tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.#T1#
Roberts takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Marius throws a big shot that misses.
Roberts swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Roberts walks into a straight right hand from Marius.
Marius lands a jab to Roberts's midsection.
Roberts looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Marius cracks Roberts with a right hand to the side of the head.
Roberts tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marius was well out of range. Poor timing from Roberts.
Marius lands a body shot.
Marius attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Roberts throws a head kick that Marius semi-blocks.
Jab, jab by Marius - just one landing.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Roberts might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Roberts scores with a jab to the body.
Roberts's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Marius connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Roberts scrambles back to his feet.
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!
Roberts throws a looping overhand right but Marius ducks down to avoid it.
Roberts throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Marius to counter with a crisp jab.
Roberts fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marius manages to avoid it.
Marius throws a big counter head kick but Roberts avoids it with no problem.
Benjy Roberts has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Marius throws a hook but Roberts avoids it easily.
Marius attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A jab lands there for Roberts.
Marius blocks a head kick by Roberts.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Marius.
Marius connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Roberts momentarily.
Marius scores with a body shot.
Marius is looking to score with low kicks.
Roberts throwing a counter right hand but Marius manages to avoid it.
Roberts tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Marius scores with a jab to the body.
Marius lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Roberts at a distance.
Roberts doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Marius buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Roberts fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marius manages to avoid it.#T3#
Marius lands a nice shot to the body.
A left and a right from Marius both land. Nice combination.
Roberts stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Marius.
A big right from Roberts misses.
Roberts rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Marius to counter with a crisp jab.
Marius lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Marius tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Roberts was well out of range. Poor timing from Marius.
Marius throws a solid leg kick but Roberts takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Marius.
Marius scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Roberts throws an overhand right that lands on Marius's shoulder, as Marius tries to avoid the shot.
Roberts takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Roberts looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Marius digs a good hook to Roberts's body.
#T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marius tries to move into range but Roberts moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gaius Marius is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Marius lands a right hook to the body.
Marius throws a head kick but Roberts moves out of range.
Marius walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Marius throws a nice outside leg kick.
Marius tries a head kick but it misses.
Roberts with a jab.
Roberts misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marius.
Marius throws a leg kick which misses Roberts's front leg but catches the back leg as Roberts tries to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#CL2#
Marius moves into the clinch.
Roberts cracks Marius with a nice body shot.
Marius throws a head punch that misses.
Roberts tries to throw a body punch but Marius avoids it by throwing Roberts back against the cage.
Roberts misses with a punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gaius Marius comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Marius has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gaius Marius!
A relieved looking Gaius Marius thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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Event:
BB 68 - Anubis vs Wright 2
Date: Aug 23, 2022 |
#R1#
Marius ducks under a wild hook from Karjalainen.
Marius jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marius steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Karjalainen.
Marius moves into range and connects with a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Marius.
A low kick from Marius misses
and Karjalainen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Karjalainen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marius.
It looked like Karjalainen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Karjalainen wants to clinch up but Marius keeps it at a distance.
A little jabbing left from Marius on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Karjalainen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marius throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Marius takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marius waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Karjalainen.
Marius throws a body shot but no joy.
Karjalainen half committed to a counter leg kick.
Karjalainen blocks a jab.#T1#
Marius bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Karjalainen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marius manages to avoid it.
Marius thumps Karjalainen with a low kick.
Karjalainen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Marius has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Marius takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Marius lands a front kick.
Marius throws a hook to the side of Karjalainen's head but Karjalainen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little feinted left hand from Karjalainen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Marius misses with a body shot.
Marius looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Marius shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Marius tries to clinch but Karjalainen moves out of range.
Marius fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Karjalainen.
A swing and a miss from Karjalainen.#T2#
Marius misses with a looping left.
Karjalainen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marius let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Marius throws a leg kick that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marius throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Karjalainen counters with a nice uppercut.
Marius slips a straight right by Karjalainen.
Marius dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Karjalainen. That did some damage!
Karjalainen is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.#KD#
Karjalainen lands a big uppercut and Marius crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Marius looks OK. Karjalainen waves Marius back to his feet!#ROC#Marius is rocked!
Gaius Marius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marius lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Marius throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Marius throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
As Marius backs away, Karjalainen returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Marius takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Marius looks to throw the jab but Karjalainen is out of range. #T3#
Marius keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marius throws a hook to the side of Karjalainen's head but Karjalainen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Karjalainen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It seemed like Marius was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Marius scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Karjalainen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Karjalainen loads up on a big right hand but Marius slips the punch.
Marius is looking to slow Karjalainen down with leg kicks.
Good work by Karjalainen as he checks the leg kick.
Marius lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Karjalainen blocks a jab.
Karjalainen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Marius.
Marius lands a slapping body shot.
#T4#
Karjalainen moves out of range of the strikes.
As Marius looks to move away, Karjalainen throws a big counter combo but Marius just gets out of the way.
Karjalainen misses with an uppercut.
Marius jabs Karjalainen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karjalainen doesn't manage to clinch there - Marius circles away.
Marius cracks a nice hook into Karjalainen's ribs.
Some bone on bone action there as Karjalainen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Marius is looking to score with low kicks.
It appears Karjalainen was looking to counter with a kick there.
Marius comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Karjalainen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Marius connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Karjalainen scrambles back to his feet.
Marius goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Marius misses with a left hand
and Karjalainen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Marius, as that shot connected.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gaius Marius will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Karjalainen throws a jab when Marius was well out of range.
Karjalainen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Marius digs a good hook to Karjalainen's body.
Gaius Marius seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fighters circling - Marius throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A leg kick checked by Karjalainen.
It looked like Karjalainen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Karjalainen throws the left hand but Marius avoids the punch easily.
Marius now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Karjalainen throws a jab when Marius was well out of range.
Marius defending well as Karjalainen loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marius bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Marius attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Marius swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marius keeps the fight on the outside.#T1#
Karjalainen misses the shot to the body.
Marius lands the left hand.
Karjalainen lands a really nice looking cross but Marius seems unphased.
Karjalainen wants to clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Marius. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Marius.
Karjalainen looks to land a left hand but Marius moved out of range nicely.
Karjalainen checks a leg kick.
Karjalainen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. #T2#
Karjalainen goes for a small jab and connects. Now Karjalainen goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Marius stumbles back but Karjalainen runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Marius to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Marius will ever be the same after a knockout like that.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Karl Karjalainen!
Karl Karjalainen was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed. |
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Event:
BB 63 - Escobar vs White
Date: Jul 30, 2022 |
#R1#
Marius displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ochoa throws out the jab.
Ochoa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marius.
Ochoa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Marius scoring well with a low kick there.
Marius keeps the fight on the outside.
Marius wants to land a leg kick but Ochoa is out of range.
Ochoa throws a body shot but no joy.
Ochoa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Marius's sensitive parts.
Ochoa tries to clinch but Marius moves out of range.
Ochoa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marius moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marius throws a hook but Ochoa avoids it easily.
Ochoa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Marius stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Marius uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ochoa.
Marius's coach down at Tran MMA Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Marius's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Ochoa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Marius.
Marius lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ochoa at a distance.
#T1#
Ochoa pushes Marius away with a front kick.
Ochoa takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ochoa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Marius. Marius obviously looking to wear him down.
Marius swats away the attempt to clinch by Ochoa.
Marius connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Marius tries to clinch up.
Ochoa connects with a right hand. Marius shakes it off.
A low kick from Ochoa is predictable there
and Marius cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Marius throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ochoa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Marius throws a lazy right hand but Ochoa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#T2#
Marius lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ochoa's sensitive parts.
Ochoa throws an off balance right hand
and Marius counters with a leg kick.
Ochoa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gaius Marius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ochoa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Marius scores with a head kick. Ochoa tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ochoa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A nice leg kick from Marius, right into the meat of the thigh.
Marius throws a good cross that connects.
A head kick by Marius misses
and Ochoa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Marius lands a head kick!
Ochoa takes a swing at Marius's ribcage but misses.
Marius is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.#T3#
Ochoa throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Marius throws a leg kick
letting Ochoa counter with a right hand.
Marius swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ochoa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Marius scores with a leg kick.
Ochoa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Marius drops his hands momentarily and Ochoa takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Marius checks a low kick from Ochoa.
Marius scores with a hook.#CL#
Ochoa closes the distance and clinches.
Marius lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ochoa backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marius struggles to land a body shot inside as Ochoa controls his hands.
Marius lands a body punch in the clinch.
Marius blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#T4#
Marius doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
I was talking to Ochoa's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marius.
Ochoa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Marius struggles to land a body shot inside as Ochoa controls his hands.
Ochoa misses with some punches.
Ochoa misses with a punch on the inside.
Ochoa throws a head punch that misses.
Ochoa lands with a left to the head.
Ochoa throws a punch but it's blocked by Marius.
Ochoa misses with a body punch.
Marius's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ochoa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ochoa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Marius misses with a punch to the body.
Ochoa scores with a shot to the side of Marius's head.
Ochoa misses with a punch to the body.
Marius throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ochoa working aggressively here.
Marius misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice left hand lands by Ochoa.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Anthony Ochoa will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
Ochoa slips under a jab from Marius.
Ochoa tried to counter with a leg kick but Marius avoided it.
Marius closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ochoa has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ochoa there as he acknowledges the shot.
Marius punishes Ochoa's body with a nice straight punch.
Marius throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ochoa delivers a nice body kick.
A big right from Ochoa misses.
Marius throws a leg kick that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Marius misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marius buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Marius there.
Ochoa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Marius.
Some wild striking there from Marius.
#T1#
Ochoa throws a hook but Marius blocks it.
Ochoa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marius manages to avoid it.
Ochoa is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Marius lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ochoa's sensitive parts.
Ochoa looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Marius fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ochoa manages to avoid it.
Marius scores with a nice body kick.
Ochoa blocks a leg kick.
Ochoa doesn't manage to clinch there - Marius circles away.
Marius ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Marius moves out of range as Ochoa throws a body kick.
Marius takes a body punch but keeps moving. #T2#
Marius checks a low kick from Ochoa.
Marius swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Marius throws a leg kick
and Ochoa makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Marius really felt that one!
Nice uppercut lands for Marius. That snapped Ochoa's head back.
Ochoa throws a leg kick but Marius checks it.
Marius lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Marius throws a leg kick but Ochoa sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ochoa jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Ochoa scoring well with a low kick there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ochoa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marius connects with a leg kick.
Ochoa moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Marius with a nice calf kick.
Marius lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gaius Marius seems to be getting the better of the standup.#T3#
Ochoa fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Marius on the side of the head.
Ochoa checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Marius lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ochoa has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ochoa and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ochoa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marius misses with a wild body shot.
Marius finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ochoa checks a leg kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Marius in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Marius buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Marius tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ochoa was well out of range. Poor timing from Marius.
Marius connects with a jab.
Marius misses with a hook.
Marius misses with a hook.#T4#
Ochoa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Marius has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Marius misses with a hook. Ochoa ducked under it nicely.
Good leg kick by Ochoa.
Ochoa throws a body shot but no joy.
Ochoa throws a low kick but Marius moves out of range easily.
Ochoa is looking to score with low kicks.
Ochoa misses with a body shot.
Ochoa misses with a straight right.
Marius lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Marius throws a leg kick that misses.
Ochoa throws a leg kick but Marius moved away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ochoa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ochoa avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gaius Marius will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Marius waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ochoa.
Ochoa misses with a body shot
enabling Marius to counter with a crisp jab.
Marius cracks a nice hook into Ochoa's ribs.
Ochoa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marius moves out of range of the strikes.
Marius keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ochoa.
Ochoa tries a head kick but it misses.
Ochoa moves out of range of the body kick from Marius.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ochoa on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ochoa walks into a stiff left hand from Marius.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Marius moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Marius lands a jab-cross combination. #T1#
Marius connects with a leg kick.
Ochoa with the inside leg kick.
Ochoa with a nice calf kick.
Marius swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marius lands a leg kick that knocks Ochoa off balance momentarily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ochoa.
Marius steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ochoa. That one must have hurt.
Ochoa blocks a head kick by Marius.
A low kick from Marius misses
and Ochoa counters with a low kick, right behind Marius 's knee.
Marius slips a jab from Ochoa.
Marius throws a body kick that misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ochoa. #T2#
Ochoa checks a leg kick.
Ochoa is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Marius.
Ochoa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Marius misses with a body punch
enabling Ochoa to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marius misses with a leg kick
and Ochoa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ochoa moves out of range of the leg kick from Marius.
Ochoa tries to land a leg kick but Marius saw it coming and moves away.
Marius misses with a jab to the body
and Ochoa makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Marius really felt that one!
Marius takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ochoa scores with a leg kick.
Marius scores with a head kick. Ochoa tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Marius throws an overhand right that lands on Ochoa's shoulder, as Ochoa tries to avoid the shot.
Ochoa with a nice calf kick.
Ochoa moves out of range as Marius strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Ochoa misses the target.#T3#
Marius swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ochoa counters with a lovely straight right hand!#ROC#Marius is rocked!
Ochoa lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Marius is still on wobbly legs! Can Ochoa finish him?
Ochoa looks to score with a jab to the body but Marius is just out of range.
Marius throws a leg kick
and Ochoa counters with a right hand from hell and Marius is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Anthony Ochoa!
Anthony Ochoa thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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Event:
GC 439: Str�lman VS Areni
Date: Jun 26, 2022 |
#R1#
Marius misses with a low kick.
Marius misses with a body shot.
Roger misses with a right hand
letting Marius counter with a right hand.
Roger just misses with a punch to the body.
Marius uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Roger.
Roger ducks under a wild hook from Marius.
Roger looks to score with a jab to the body but Marius is just out of range.
Marius tried to score with a low kick but Roger checks it.
Marius definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Marius works the jab nicely.
Roger throws a poor cross that misses
#CL#
and Marius counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Marius.
Marius misses with a punch on the inside.
Roger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marius gets underhooks to prevent Roger's takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC#
Marius breaks the clinch.
Marius slips under a jab from Roger.
Roger swings widly with a right hand
and Roger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Roger avoids the body shot from Marius.
Roger misses the jab.#T1#
Marius feints and then cracks Roger's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Roger down.
Jolly Roger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roger misses with a hook
enabling Marius to counter with a crisp jab.
Roger throws a body punch but Marius moves out of range.
Marius lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Marius lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Marius uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Roger.
Marius swings for the body but Roger moves out of range.
Roger changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Roger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Roger misses with a body shot.
Marius lands with a good body shot.
Marius lands with an uppercut that bounces Roger off the cage and back into range.
A big left from Roger misses.
Roger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marius manages to avoid it.
Marius throws a low kick, looking for Roger's leg but Roger calmly moves out of range.
Roger throws a looping overhand right but Marius ducks down to avoid it.
Marius swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Roger throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#CL#
Marius moves into the clinch successfully.
#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marius stops a takedown attempt from Roger.
Marius stops a takedown attempt from Roger.
Gaius Marius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jolly Roger.
A right handed body shot lands from Marius.
Roger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marius.
Marius misses with a punch to the body.
Marius lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Marius tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Roger trying to control the position but instead, Marius has worked for underhooks and has pushed Roger into the cage.
Marius can't find room to land a body shot as Roger controls the action.
Marius misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Roger prevents a body shot from Marius.
Marius swings wildly with an uppercut but Roger uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Marius. #T3#
Marius digs a right hand underneath Roger's ribcage. Roger let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Marius misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marius goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marius misses with some punches.
Roger misses with the head strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Marius.
Roger blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Marius.
A short uppercut from Marius.
Roger goes for a takedown in the clinch but Marius prevents it.
Roger prevents a body shot from Marius.
A left hand lands to the body for Marius.
Roger scores with a shoulder strike.
Marius lands a hook to the side of the head.#T4#
Roger blocking some punches.
Marius can't find room to land a body shot as Roger controls the action.
Marius makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Marius blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marius tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Marius.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marius lands a shot to the body.
Marius is working Roger over against the cage.
Marius misses with some punches.
Marius misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marius misses with a body punch.
Marius lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Roger lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Roger blocks a body shot from Marius.
Roger prevents a body shot from Marius.
Marius lands a left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gaius Marius dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2##CL#
Marius instigates a clinch.
Roger blocking some punches.
Marius tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Roger's elbow.
Marius lands a body shot in the clinch.
Marius throws a head punch that misses.
Marius doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#BC#
Marius manages to break the clinch.
Roger looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Roger chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Marius can pounce on him.
Marius takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Marius uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Roger.
Roger avoids the head kick by Marius.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roger pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
As Roger backs away, Marius returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Roger misses with a right hand
and Marius cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Marius misses with a straight right.
Roger is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Marius connects with a good right hand that stumbles Roger. Roger circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Marius misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Roger.
#T1#
Marius fails in his attempt to clinch.
Roger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marius.
A little feinted left hand from Marius on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gaius Marius is winning the standup battle so far.
Roger throws a right and a left that Marius avoids nicely.
Marius with a jab.
Roger misses with an uppercut.
Marius lands with a thumping leg kick.
Roger walks into a jab.
Marius fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Roger throws a hook to the side of Marius's head but Marius sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#CL#
Marius darts in and clinches Roger up against the cage.
Roger has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Marius after a bit of a struggle.
Marius digs a right hand into Roger's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Roger's gas tank.
Marius misses with a punch on the inside.
Marius swings wildly with an uppercut but Roger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marius is defending well against a takedown attempt.#T2#
Roger is looking to take this one to the mat.
Gaius Marius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jolly Roger.
Roger lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gaius Marius has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Marius lands a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roger presses Marius against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Marius lands a body punch.
Roger tries to throw a body punch but Marius avoids it by throwing Roger back against the cage.
Roger takes an elbow to the temple.
Marius struggles to land a body shot inside as Roger controls his hands.
Marius lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Roger.
Marius digs a right hand underneath Roger's ribcage. Roger let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Roger is breathing heavily.
Marius can't find room to land a body shot as Roger controls the action.
Marius tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marius misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Marius scores with a nice short uppercut.
Marius gets through Roger's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Marius gets through Roger's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#T3#
Marius fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marius misses with some punches.
Marius can't find room to land a body shot as Roger controls the action.
Marius misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A shot in the inside from Roger.
Still in the clinch, Roger scores with a nice short uppercut.
Marius lands with a light punch inside.
Roger prevents a body shot from Marius.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Marius.
Good body shot from Marius.
Marius tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marius lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Marius throws a punch but it's blocked by Roger.
Roger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marius's elbow.
Marius tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Roger's elbow. #T4#
Roger can't get the takedown.
Marius is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Roger can do to turn this around?
Marius tries to throw a body punch but Roger avoids it by throwing Marius back against the cage.
Roger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marius tries to throw a body punch but Roger avoids it by throwing Marius back against the cage.
Good body shot from Roger.
Marius misses with a punch to the body.
Roger has Marius pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Marius manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Roger blocks a body shot from Marius.
Roger goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marius lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Roger or not.
Marius stops a takedown attempt from Roger.
Marius lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Marius misses with a punch to the body.
Marius scores with a nice hook to the head.
Marius lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Roger.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gaius Marius dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Marius works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Roger stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Marius.
Marius throws out a loose jab but Roger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marius throws a leg kick which misses Roger's front leg but catches the back leg as Roger tries to avoid it.
Marius connects with a solid leg kick.
Roger gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Marius.
Roger misses with a hook to the body
and Marius counters with an inside leg kick.
Roger chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Marius can pounce on him.
Roger misses with a right hand
and Marius counters with a nice low kick that buckles Roger's knee momentarily.
Roger chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Marius can pounce on him.
The fighters circling - Roger throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It looked like Marius wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Marius misses with a body shot.
Marius misses the jab.
Marius tries to move into range but Roger moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roger throws an off balance right hand
letting Marius counter with a right hand.
Roger throws a body shot but no joy.
Roger on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Marius. Marius obviously looking to wear him down.
#T1#
Marius doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Roger throws a shot from downtown. Marius moves away and avoids it.
Marius blocks a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Marius.
Marius misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Roger.
Roger tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Marius sizes up Roger with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Marius ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.#CL#
Marius closes the distance and clinches.
Marius stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Marius misses with some punches.
Marius swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marius misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Marius fails to land.
A body shot lands from Marius.
Roger takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Marius tries to work over Roger's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T2#
Roger blocks a body shot from Marius.
Roger lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Marius backwards.
Roger's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Marius lands a body shot in the clinch.
Marius lands with a short punch from the clinch.
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!
Marius misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marius throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rogers head.
Marius misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marius digs a right hand underneath Roger's ribcage. Roger let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Marius lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Roger prevents a body shot from Marius. #BC#
Marius breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL#
Marius closes the distance and clinches.
Marius misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marius pushes Roger back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Marius lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #T3#
Marius misses with a body punch.
Marius working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Marius - that landed with a thud.
Marius misses with a body punch.
Marius tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Marius.
Marius throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Marius lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Roger backwards.
A short body shot lands from Marius as the two fighters clinch.
Marius lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Marius lands a body shot in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Marius creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Marius works on Roger's body with a couple of short punches.
Marius lands with a left to the head.
Roger blocks an uppercut.
#T4#
Marius goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marius lands a nice uppercut.
Gaius Marius is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#BC#
Marius breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roger walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Marius slips a straight right by Roger.
Marius connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Roger has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Marius.
Roger misses with a lunging right hand
and Marius counters with an inside leg kick.
Roger takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jolly Roger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marius chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Marius throws a quick inside leg kick.
Marius ducks under a wild hook from Roger.
A good leg kick by Marius.
Marius throws a nice head kick!
Roger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marius was well out of range. Poor timing from Roger.
Roger throws a jab but it's blocked by Marius.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gaius Marius showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Marius 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gaius Marius!
An out of breath Gaius Marius thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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Event:
GC 434: Hall VS McGuire
Date: Jun 04, 2022 |
#R1#
Moura lunges at Marius with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Marius's hand.
Moura throws a leg kick that misses.
A swing and a miss from Moura.
Marius appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Moura moves out of range of the leg kick from Marius.
Marius checks the leg kick nicely there.
Moura keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marius.
Moura has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Moura throws a lazy uppercut
and Marius counters with a right hand to the body.
Marius connects with an inside leg kick.
Moura misses the jab.
Moura looks to score with a jab to the body but Marius is just out of range.
Moura is looking to land body kicks.
Moura changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Moura throws a hook but Marius avoids it easily.
Marius takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Moura throws the left hand but Marius avoids the punch easily.
Marius feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mouras jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marius jabs Moura to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Moura closes this distance looking for a takedown but Marius circles away.
Gaius Marius is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T1#
Marius throws a leg kick but Moura moved away.
Moura swings widly with a right hand
enabling Marius to counter with a crisp jab.
Marius motions for Moura to come forward. Marius throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Moura clobbers Marius with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Marius slips under a jab from Moura.
Marius takes a swing at Moura's ribcage but misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Marius, as that shot connected.
Harry Moura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moura throws a jab when Marius was well out of range.
Moura gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Marius.
Marius throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Marius walks into a left hand.
Moura throws a shot from downtown. Marius moves away and avoids it.
Marius lands with a kick to the temple. Moura shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marius uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Moura.
Moura throws a jab but it's blocked by Marius.
A nice inside leg kick there by Moura. That's going to slow Marius down. #T2#
Moura misses with a low kick.
Moura punishes Marius's body with a nice straight punch.
Moura swinging wildly here.
Marius moves out of range of the body kick.
A little feinted left hand from Marius on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Marius fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Moura. Marius does a little dance to reset his feet.
Moura comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Marius keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Moura throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marius throws a solid leg kick but Moura takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Marius.
Jab, jab by Moura - just one landing.
Marius lands with a shot to the body.
Marius checks a leg kick nicely.
Moura thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marius looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Marius uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Moura.#T3#
Marius shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Marius looks to land a right hand but Moura moved out of range.
Moura missing with a left hand there. Marius was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Moura throws an off balance right hand
and Marius counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Moura rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Marius moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Marius lands with an overhand left.
Moura misses with a kick to the body.
Moura throws a leg kick which misses Marius's front leg but catches the back leg as Marius tries to avoid it.
Moura swats away the attempt to clinch by Marius.
A nice side step and Moura releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Marius misses with a leg kick.
Marius lands a slapping body shot.
A leg kick checked by Marius.
Marius looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
A telegraphed right hand from Marius misses the target.
Moura looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Marius throws a good cross that connects.
#T4#
Marius throws a body punch but Moura moves out of range.
Moura steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Moura blocks a head kick by Marius.
Moura throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A counter left hand to the body from Marius misses its target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marius scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Marius slips a jab and a cross from Moura.
Moura tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Moura stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Marius lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Moura waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Marius.
A clash of legs there as Moura blocks the low kick.
Moura misses with a body shot
and Marius counters with a nice leg kick.
A low kick from Moura misses
and Marius counters with a good, hard body kick but Moura shrugs it off.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Moura throws out a leg kick but Marius moves out of range and Moura only half commits.
Moura dives in for a single leg takedown but Marius sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Moura. Marius does a little dance to reset his feet.
A low kick lands for Moura.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Harry Moura will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Marius lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Moura lands a right hook to the body.
Marius tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Moura swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Marius throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Moura throws a leg kick but Marius moved away.
Moura shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Marius tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Moura manages to circle out of the way.
A low kick from Moura misses
and Marius counters with a nice uppercut.
Marius scores with a kick to the midsection.
A slapping leg kick lands for Marius.
Marius connects with a body shot that sends Moura's belly button to the back.
Marius misses with a hook. Moura ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moura looks to land a combination but Marius avoids it well.
Marius checks the leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Moura. Marius does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marius scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Moura throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
#T1#
Marius misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marius catches Moura with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Marius on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.#TD2#
Moura closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
An elbow from Moura crashes against the mat.
Moura postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Moura in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows. #SUB2#
Moura working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moura in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time. #T2#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Moura looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Marius is avoiding damage well.
Moura scores with punches from side control.
Moura working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moura trying to control the position but Marius is working away. #SUB2#
Moura thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Marius takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Moura creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Marius sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike. #T3#
Moura lands a nice forearm strike.
Moura postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Moura happy to just control the position for now.
Moura looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Marius is avoiding damage well.
Moura throwing strikes but Marius manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moura is trying to control Marius's posture but Marius avoids it.
Moura might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Marius haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.#T4#
Moura tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Marius presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Moura is trying to escape the mount.
Moura tries to hold on but Marius postures up.#SU#
Marius is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Moura misses with a low kick.
Moura missing with a left hand there. Marius was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Moura attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Moura jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Harry Moura will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R3#
A lazy left from Marius finds it's target.
Marius throws a leg kick but Moura checks it.
Moura chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Marius can pounce on him.
Moura throws a solid leg kick but Marius takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Moura.
Marius feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Moura defending well as Marius loads up on a big left hand.
Moura tried to score with a low kick but Marius checks it.
Marius has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Marius there as he acknowledges the shot.
Marius throws a low kick, looking for Moura's leg but Moura calmly moves out of range.
It seemed like Moura was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Marius throws an off balance right hand
and Moura counters with a stiff right hand.
Marius uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Moura.
Marius throws out a leg kick but Moura moves out of range and Marius only half commits.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moura throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marius. Moura does a little dance to reset his feet.
Moura swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Marius does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That kick from Marius tenderised Moura's leg. Moura is trying to keep his angry face on.
Marius lands a leg kick that knocks Moura off balance momentarily.#T1#
Marius slips under a jab.
Moura misses with a looping right.
Marius finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Moura wants to counter with a clinch but Marius pushes him away.
Moura attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Marius fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Moura.
Moura thuds a left hand into Marius's body.
Marius takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Harry Moura seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Moura paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Marius misses with a straight left.
Moura throws a body punch but Marius moves out of range.
Marius tries to work over Moura's front leg with a kick but Moura checks it.
Moura fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Marius looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Moura misses with a body shot
and Marius counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Moura goes for a double leg but Marius avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Marius continues to drive forward.
Harry Moura is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T2#
Marius scores with a leg kick.
Moura checks a leg kick nicely.
Moura throws out a counter right but Marius avoids it with no problem.
Moura misses with a jab, cross combination.
Marius is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marius looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Moura's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Moura looks to throw the jab but Marius is out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Moura.
Marius connects with a good right hand that stumbles Moura. Moura circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Some bone on bone action there as Moura checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Moura throws a body shot but no joy.
Moura scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Moura throws a predictable looking body shot
and Marius counters with a low kick, right behind Moura 's knee.
Moura throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A little feinted left hand from Marius on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Marius moves out of range of the body kick from Moura.
Marius appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Marius lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Moura has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Moura and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Marius moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gaius Marius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T3#
Moura throws a hook but Marius avoids it easily.
Marius staying out of range there.
A little feinted left hand from Marius on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Moura throws a hook but Marius avoids it easily.
Moura throws out a powerful jab.
Marius misses with a jab to the body
letting Moura counter with a right hand.
Moura ducks right into an uppercut from Marius.
Marius looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Moura tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marius was well out of range. Poor timing from Moura.#TD2#
Moura fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Marius to the ground. Moura is now in Marius's guard.
Moura showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Moura trying to control the position from guard on top but Marius is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harry Moura has got the better of the ground game so far.#T4#
Moura sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Moura trying to control the position from guard on top but Marius is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Harry Moura.
Well Moura has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harry Moura!
After the fight, Harry Moura 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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Event:
GC 426: Slugs VS Anderson
Date: Apr 16, 2022 |
#R1#
Marius slips under a jab.
Wang misses with a hook
and Marius cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wang throws out a loose jab but Marius uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wang throws a shot from downtown. Marius moves away and avoids it.
Marius looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Marius is looking to slow Wang down with leg kicks.
Marius lands a slapping body shot.
Wang throws a shot from downtown. Marius moves away and avoids it.
Marius misses with an uppercut
#TD2#
and Wang counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Marius kicks Wang off and gets back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marius lands a leg kick that knocks Wang off balance momentarily.
A shot to the body from Marius misses
and Wang makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Some wild striking there from Marius.
#T1#
Wang takes one to the chin there.
Wang checks a leg kick nicely.
Wang has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A head kick misses from Marius.
Marius tries to clinch there but Wang circles away.
Marius lands a right hook to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wang checks a leg kick.
Wang displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marius throws out the jab.
Marius misses with a wild body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Wang blocks the leg kick.
Marius looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Marius moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. #T2#
Wang walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wang stuns Marius with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Marius throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wang throws a hook to the side of Marius's head but Marius sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wang throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marius throwing a counter right hand but Wang manages to avoid it.
Marius throws a nice outside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marius. Wang does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marius tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Wang is able to avoid easily.
Sloppy strikes from Wang. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wang throws the kick towards the body but Marius avoids it.
Gaius Marius is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wang blocks a jab.
And Wang tries to counter it with a takedown but Marius pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Marius tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.#T3#
Wang wants to slow Marius down by chopping away at his legs.
Gaius Marius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marius jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marius throws a body shot but no joy.
Marius throws a leg kick but Wang sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wang throws out a counter right but Marius avoids it with no problem.
Marius scoring well with a low kick there.
Wang misses the jab.
Wang takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A swing and a miss from Marius.
Marius lands a jab-cross combination.
A slow jab from Wang misses its intended target.
Marius looks to score with a jab to the body but Wang is just out of range.
Marius walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Wang checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. #T4#
Marius stuffs the takedown attempt from Wang. Wang gets slowly back to his feet.
Marius half committed to a counter leg kick.
Wang takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wang takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Marius is looking to slow Wang down with leg kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wang changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wang misses with a looping left.
Marius with a nice cross.
Wang thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marius feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Wang throws a lazy uppercut
and Marius makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wang checks the leg kick nicely there.
Wang let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gaius Marius dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Marius crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Wang - the referee stops the clock and Marius gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Wang. Marius manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Wang dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wang swings for the body but Marius moves out of range.
Wang blocks a leg kick.
Wang throws a body kick that misses
and Marius connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Marius is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wang can do to turn this around?
Marius will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Wang shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Marius defends it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick by Marius misses
and Wang counters with a two punch combo.
Marius fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Wang is out of range.
Wang throws a series of punches but Marius moves out of range. #T1#
Marius buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Marius.
Wang attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Wang throws a hook but Marius avoids it easily.
Marius slips a jab from Wang.
Marius lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wang throws a big shot that misses.
Marius slips a straight right by Wang.
Wang comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Wang 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wang fails miserably with a takedown attempt.#T2#
Marius swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marius throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Wang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marius throws a predictable looking body shot
and Wang counters with a leg kick.
Marius misses with a wild body shot.
Wang changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Marius tries to clinch up but Wang circles away and keeps his distance.
A nice leg kick lands there from Marius.
Marius throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Wang's jab looks to have found its range, popping Marius under the eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A combination from Wang does no damage.
Marius swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wang tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.#T3#
A low kick lands for Marius.
Wang goes for a double leg but Marius avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Marius continues to drive forward.
Gaius Marius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Long Wang.
Marius uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wang.
Wang walks into a stiff left hand from Marius.
Wang tries to land a leg kick but Marius saw it coming and moves away.
Wang throws a low kick but Marius moves out of range easily.
Gaius Marius is winning the standup battle so far.
Marius thows a leg kick but Wang checks it
and Wang counters with a stiff right hand.
Jab, jab by Marius - just one landing.
Marius swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marius wants to clinch.
Wang swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#T4#
Wang checks a leg kick.
Wang is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Marius with a body shot.
Marius moves away from the strike by Wang.
Marius misses with a jab to the body
and Wang makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Marius thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marius avoids a punch combination nicely.
Donk. Marius catches Wang right on the button with a cross.
Marius misses with a leg kick
and Wang counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wang throws a leg kick but Marius sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Marius misses with a looping left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Long Wang will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Marius misses with a hook. Wang ducked under it nicely.
Wang looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Marius misses with a leg kick.
Marius scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wang shoots in for a takedown but Marius shows good takedown defense.
Wang throws a low kick but Marius moves out of range easily.
Wang rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Marius moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wang lands a jab to the head.
Wang tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marius wants to slow Wang down by chopping away at his legs.
Wang let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Marius throws a wild body kick that Wang sees coming a mile off.
Marius scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A solid leg kick lands there for Marius.
#T1#
Marius misses with a lunging right hand
and Wang counters with a stiff right hand.
Wang's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wang checks a leg kick.
Wang throws a hook but Marius blocks it.
Wang loads up on a big right hand but Marius slips the punch.
Marius throws an off balance right hand
and Wang counters with a leg kick.
Wang drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Marius swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marius throws a leg kick but Wang checks it.
Marius throws a leg kick that is checked
and Wang counters with an inside leg kick.
Wang throws a hook but Marius blocks it.
Wang avoids a low kick by using good footwork.#T2#
Marius tries to land a leg kick but Wang saw it coming and moves away.
Wang misses with a left hand
and Marius counters with an inside leg kick. #CL#
Marius moves into the clinch successfully.
Marius misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marius lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wang backwards.
Wang throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Marius tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wang's elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marius scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Marius tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marius can't find room to land a body shot as Wang controls the action.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wang blocking some punches.
Wang drops down looking for an ankle pick but Marius pulls his leg out and moves away.
Marius finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
#T3#
An inside leg kick lands from Marius.
Marius lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wang blocks a head kick by Marius.
Marius just misses with a punch to the body.
Wang lands with an overhand left.
Wang lands a nice hook to Marius's body. Marius takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A jab lands there for Marius.
Wang ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Marius works the jab nicely.#TD2#
Wang closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Wang lands in his opponent's guard.
Marius has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Wang off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds. #T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marius misses with a body shot.
Marius throws a front kick aimed at Wang's knee but Wang avoids it well.
Wang takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Marius does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Wang misses with an attempted mid kick.
Marius takes a swing at Wang's ribcage but misses.
Wang let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Marius darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wang lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gaius Marius showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Marius 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gaius Marius!
An out of breath Gaius Marius thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Long Wang was interviewed post fight and said 'No worries. Everyone here knows my opponent has a bad habit of testing positive for PEDs, so I'm sure this fight will soon be ruled a 'No Contest' by the Athletic Commission.'. |
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Event:
GC 421 Garrett vs. Tanahashi
Date: Mar 12, 2022 |
#R1#
A nice leg kick lands there from Wang.
Marius throws a jab but it's blocked by Wang.
Wang connects with a crisp jab.
Nice defenses there by Marius.
A telegraphed right hand from Wang misses the target.
Marius throws a counter high kick but Wang was just alert enough to avoid it.
Marius steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wang.
Wang throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Marius avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wang on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Marius. Marius obviously looking to wear him down.
A clash of legs there as Wang blocks the low kick.
Wang lets loose with a powerful body kick. Marius will feel that in the morning.
Nice body punch from Wang.
Marius drops his hands momentarily and Wang takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marius throws a nice inside leg kick.
Marius throws a front kick aimed at Wang's knee but Wang avoids it well.
Wang walks forward, straight into a front kick from Marius.
Wang looks to land a combination but Marius avoids it well.
Marius tried to counter with a leg kick but Wang avoided it.#T1#
Wang lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Marius at a distance.
A low kick from Marius is predictable there
and Wang counters with a good, hard body kick but Marius shrugs it off.
Wang tries to clinch up but Marius circles away and keeps his distance.
Both fighters circling a little - Wang finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Marius is breathing heavily.
Wang tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Marius manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wang looks to score with a jab to the body but Marius is just out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Marius. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Marius.
Wang checks a leg kick.
Marius fails in his attempt to clinch. #CL2#
Wang fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Marius, pushing him back against the cage.
Marius looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Wang wants to get back to striking at distance but Marius won't allow it.
Wang working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Marius tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wang lands a nice shot to the body.
Marius prevents a body shot from Wang. #T2#
Wang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#BC2#
Wang pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marius looks to score with a jab to the body but Wang is just out of range.
A little jabbing left from Wang on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice cross by Marius.#CL2#
Wang rushes Marius and presses him up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wang.
Marius is looking to break free of the clinch but Wang has double underhooks.
Wang has Marius pressed against the cage, preventing Marius from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wang tries a body shot but Marius blocks it.
Marius lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Marius misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marius.
Wang is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Marius is working Wang over against the cage.#T3#
Marius lands a right hand.
Marius tries to work over Wang's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marius scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wang with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Marius.
Stalling in the clinch from Wang.
A nice right hand lands inside from Marius.
Wang prevents a body shot from Marius.
Marius lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wang lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Marius pushes Wang back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wang is trying to break free.#BC#
Marius manages to break the clinch.
A left and a right from Wang both land. Nice combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marius tries a head kick but it misses.
Wang throws a low kick but Marius avoids it.
As Wang backs away, Marius returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.#T4#
Wang tries to clinch up but Marius circles away and keeps his distance.
A jab from Wang finds it's way through Marius's defenses.
Marius throws a head kick that half lands.
Marius uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wang.
Wang misses with a hook. Marius ducked under it nicely.
Marius lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.#CL2#
Wang gets a clinch.
Wang wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wang is trying to break the clinch but Marius has him pressed against the cage.
Wang blocks a body shot from Marius.
Marius tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marius misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wang blocks a body shot from Marius.
Marius throws a punch but it's blocked by Wang.
Marius throws a punch but it's blocked by Wang.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Long Wang will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Marius keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wang.
Long Wang is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A nice leg kick from Marius, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wang pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Marius avoids the body shot from Wang.
#CL2#
Wang closes the distance and clinches.
Marius misses with a body punch.
Marius lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wang misses with the head strike.
Wang is trying to force a seperation but Marius has the dominant position.
Wang lands with a left to the head.
Wang blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marius swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marius lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wang misses with a knee strike.
Wang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Marius on the inside. #T1#
Marius tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marius misses with a body punch.
Marius misses with a short punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Wang prevents a body shot from Marius.
Wang blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marius tries a body shot but Wang blocks it.
Marius misses with a punch on the inside.
Marius fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marius misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marius misses with a punch on the inside.
Wang lands an elbow that stopped Marius in his tracks for a moment.
Marius keeps control of Wang as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Marius misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marius misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marius misses with a hook from the clinch. #T2#
Marius doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wang has a couple of punches blocked by Marius.
Marius misses with a body punch.
Wang prevents a body shot from Marius.
Marius tries a body shot but Wang blocks it.
#BC2#
Wang breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wang ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wang takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Marius avoids the body shot from Wang.
Marius wants to slow Wang down by chopping away at his legs.
Good shot there by Marius.
Marius turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wang throws a series of punches but Marius moves out of range.
Marius throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marius lunges at Wang with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wang's hand. #T3#
Marius misses with an uppercut
and Wang counters with a left and a right that stings Marius.
Marius lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sloppy strikes from Wang. Those never looked like landing.
Marius chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wang uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marius.
Marius dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#CL#
Wang gets tackled into the cage by Marius. Marius maintains the clinch.
Wang prevents a body shot from Marius. #BC2#
Wang breaks from the clinch.
Wang throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Marius counters with a low kick, right behind Wang 's knee.
Marius lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wang chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Marius can pounce on him.
Wang has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wang there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wang's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wang throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Marius half committed to a counter leg kick.#T4#
Wang on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Marius tests Wang's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wang walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Marius checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Marius loads up on a big right hand but Wang slips the punch.
Wang throws a lazy right hand but Marius sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wang with a nice cross.
Wang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wang throws a head kick that misses.
Wang looks to land a combination but Marius avoids it well.
A quick step to the side and Marius tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marius misses with an uppercut.
Marius stuns Wang with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Marius takes one on the button.
Marius with a hook.
Wang lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gaius Marius dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3#
Marius sizes up Wang with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Marius showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wang.
Wang moves out of range of the strikes.
Wang has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Wang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little jabbing left from Wang on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wang swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Marius counter with a right hand.
Wang misses with a wild combination.
Wang throws a leg kick but Marius checks it.
Marius fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Wang checks it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wang throws out a loose jab but Marius uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wang lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wang throws a lazy uppercut
and Marius counters with a good low kick that Wang was not able to check.
Wang looks to land a combination but Marius avoids it well.
A counter left hand to the body from Marius misses its target.
Marius throws a leg kick
and Wang counters with a nice uppercut. #T1#
Marius connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Marius throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#KD2#
Oooh a lovely combination from Wang sends Marius down but not out. Wang dives into side control looking to finish. #ROC2#Marius is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wang misses with the ground and pound.
Oh Marius is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wang creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Marius sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
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!
Marius prevents Wang from improving position.
Marius seems to have got his legs back now.
Wang trying to control the position but Marius is working away. #T2#
Wang is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Marius will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Wang fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Wang working the strikes but Marius uses the opportunity to regain half guard. #ES#
Marius manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Wang keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage. #T3#
Wang avoids a wild elbow strike from Marius.
Marius struggles to land a body shot inside as Wang controls his hands.
Marius tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wang's elbow.
A left hand lands to the body for Marius.
Marius tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wang lands an uppercut.
Marius misses with a punch to the body.
Marius goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Marius.
Marius misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wang softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marius lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Marius digs a right hand into Wang's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wang's gas tank.
Wang takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Marius tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wang's elbow. #T4#
Marius misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marius misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marius misses with the head strike.
Marius lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wang or not.
A head punch on the inside from Marius fails to land.
Gaius Marius has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Marius tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wang's elbow.
Wang avoids a wild elbow strike from Marius.
Marius goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marius is working Wang over against the cage.
Marius has a couple of punches blocked by Wang.
Marius lands a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wang has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Marius misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wang misses with the head strike.
Marius swings wildly with an uppercut but Wang uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Long Wang.
I think Wang has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw! |
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Event:
GC 417 Oosthuizen vs. Wobble
Date: Feb 12, 2022 |
#R1#
Kuzma tries to clinch but Marius is having none of it.
Marius cracks Kuzma with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kuzma takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Marius just misses with a punch to the body.
Kyle Kuzma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuzma tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Marius counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kuzma's knee momentarily.
No joy there for Kuzma, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kuzma is looking to chop away at Marius's legs.
Marius missing with a left hand there. Kuzma was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kuzma let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.#CL2#
Kuzma closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kuzma wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Marius has him pressed against the cage.#BC2#
Kuzma manages to break the clinch.
Kuzma tries to clinch but Marius is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab by Marius.
Marius waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kuzma.
Marius pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kuzma looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
An attempted straight right counter from Marius misses the target.
Marius keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
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!
Marius lands a body shot.
#T1#
Kuzma moves forwards but Marius connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kuzma throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kuzma ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've been informed that Kuzma has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.#CL2#
Kuzma has managed to clinch.
Marius lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kuzma backwards.
Kuzma wants to break the clinch but can't.
Marius lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Marius goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marius lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kuzma.
Marius lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kuzma backwards. #CUT#It looks like Kyle Kuzma has been cut.#BC2#
Kuzma pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kuzma tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marius swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kuzma lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
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!
Kuzma misses with the combination.
Good leg kick by Marius.
Marius uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kuzma.#T2#
Marius lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Marius throws a head kick but Kuzma moves out of range.
Marius looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Marius blocks a jab.
Marius fires out a quick counter leg kick but Kuzma just manages to avoid it.
Kuzma tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marius was well out of range. Poor timing from Kuzma.
Marius fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kuzma has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
An inside leg kick lands from Marius. #CL#
Marius closes the distance and pushes Kuzma back into the cage.#BC2#
Kuzma manages to break the clinch.
Marius throws a good cross that connects.
Marius misses the shot to the body.
Nice shot lands for Kuzma.
Marius fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kuzma throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Marius lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Marius uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kuzma has time to react.
Kuzma throws a right and a left that both miss.#T3#
Kuzma on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Marius. Marius obviously looking to wear him down.
Marius scores with a jab to the head.
Kuzma throws a lazy uppercut
and Marius counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Marius attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Marius moves out of range of the leg kick from Kuzma.
Kuzma misses the jab.
As Kuzma backs away, Marius returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Kuzma throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Marius stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Marius is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.#CL#
Marius clinches up against the cage.
Marius tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kuzma's elbow. #BC#
Marius escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Marius is looking to slow Kuzma down with leg kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kuzma. Marius does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kuzma throws an overhand right that lands on Marius's shoulder, as Marius tries to avoid the shot.
Kuzma tries a low kick but Marius avoids it.
Marius lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Marius goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kuzma gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.#T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuzma tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Marius manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Marius takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kuzma misses with a wild combination.
Kuzma fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kuzma swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kuzma lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Marius circles away quickly and effectively.
Kuzma lands with a straight right. Marius didn't see that one coming.
Kuzma fails to land with a series of punches.
Kuzma swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Marius counters with a leg kick.
Kuzma with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kuzma throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Marius to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#CL2#
Marius tries to keep at a distance but Kuzma has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kuzma is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Marius throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kuzmas head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gaius Marius dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kyle Kuzma's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Marius fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Marius connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kuzma tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Marius manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kuzma throws a left and a right that both miss
and Marius counters with a nice body shot.
Marius has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Kuzma looks to land a right hand but Marius moved out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Marius.
Kuzma closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kuzma tries to clinch but Marius moves out of range.
Kuzma's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kuzma misses with a hook to the body
and Marius makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Marius looks to throw the jab but Kuzma is out of range.
Kuzma misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A little feinted left hand from Marius on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marius lands with a good body shot.
Marius fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gaius Marius is winning the standup battle so far.
Marius fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kuzma has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kuzma misses with a straight left.
Marius seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marius fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kuzma manages to avoid it.
Kuzma throws a left and a right that both miss
and Marius counters with a stiff right hand. #T1#
Kuzma takes one on the button.
Marius lands a jab.
Kuzma slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kyle Kuzma is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch combination from Kuzma misses.
Marius dodges the punch combination from Kuzma.
Marius slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Marius is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kuzma can do to turn this around?
Marius throws a front kick aimed at Kuzma's knee but Kuzma avoids it well.
Marius pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Marius slips a jab and a cross from Kuzma.
Kuzma uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marius.
Kuzma takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Marius thumps Kuzma with a low kick.
Marius throws a hook but Kuzma avoids it easily.#T2#
Kuzma throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That kick from Marius tenderised Kuzma's leg. Kuzma is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kuzma works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Good leg kick by Marius.
Marius throws a quick inside leg kick. #CL2#
Kuzma closes the distance and pushes Marius back into the cage.
Marius lands a shot to the body.
Marius lands a shoulder strike.
Gaius Marius has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Marius throws a punch but it's blocked by Kuzma.
A head punch on the inside from Marius fails to land.
Marius misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marius throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kuzma utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marius.
Marius lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kuzma backwards. #BC#
Marius breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T3#
Kuzma looks to score with a jab to the body but Marius is just out of range.
Kuzma throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Marius counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kuzma punishes Marius's body with a nice straight punch.
A punch combination from Kuzma misses.
Kuzma throws a series of punches but Marius moves out of range.
Kuzma slips a straight right by Marius.
Kuzma throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Marius throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kuzma misses with a double jab
and Marius counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kuzma throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marius moves out of range of the body kick.
Kuzma blocks a head kick by Marius.
Kuzma moves out of range as Marius strikes.
Kuzma throws a chopping leg kick but Marius manages to avoid taking any serious damage.#T4#
Kuzma lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Marius circles away quickly and effectively.
Marius throwing a counter right hand but Kuzma manages to avoid it.
No joy there for Kuzma, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A head kick misses from Marius.
Kuzma swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kuzma is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marius connects with a solid leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Marius.
Kuzma moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Marius misses with a head kick.
Kuzma is looking to clinch.
Kuzma swinging wildly here.
Marius throws a series of punches but Kuzma avoids them all with ease.
Marius misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kuzma.
Marius wants to clinch up but Kuzma keeps it at a distance.
Kuzma looks to score with a jab to the body but Marius is just out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slow jab from Marius misses its intended target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gaius Marius dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kyle Kuzma's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Good leg kick by Marius.
Marius misses with a low kick.
Marius scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kuzma feints and then cracks Marius's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Marius down.
Marius misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kuzma misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kuzma falls off balance throwing a combination
and Marius counters with a straight right hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kuzma.
Marius connects with a crisp jab.
Kuzma thows a leg kick but Marius checks it
and Kuzma takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That kick from Marius tenderised Kuzma's leg. Kuzma is trying to keep his angry face on.#CL#
Marius moves into range and clinches up with Kuzma.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marius lands a shoulder strike.
Kuzma tries to circle away but Marius has him pinned against the cage.
Marius has Kuzma pressed against the cage, preventing Kuzma from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#T1#
Marius keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kuzma's efforts to push away.
Kuzma tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC#
Marius breaks the clinch.
Kuzma has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Marius connects with a solid leg kick.
Marius connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kuzma's hands.
Marius ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kuzma moves away.
Marius avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kuzma wants to clinch.
Marius circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kuzma takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kuzma misses with a right hand
and Marius counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kuzma misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marius.
#T2#
Marius lands a head kick!
Kuzma swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Marius makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Marius throws a sloppy head kick
and Kuzma counters with a series of strikes. Marius will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kuzma takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kuzma missing with a left hand there. Marius was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kuzma on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Marius. Marius obviously looking to wear him down.
No joy there for Kuzma, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Marius scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Marius thuds a left hand into Kuzma's body.
Marius defending well as Kuzma loads up on a big left hand.
Marius circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kuzma takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marius swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kuzma stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Marius tries to bum rush Kuzma with a series of wild strikes but Kuzma uses good footwork to avoid the assault.#T3#
Marius lands a leg kick that knocks Kuzma off balance momentarily.
Marius connects with a solid leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kuzma.
Kuzma throws a low kick but Marius avoids it.
Kuzma works the jab nicely.
Marius lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice inside leg kick there by Marius. That's going to slow Kuzma down.
Kuzma misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marius.
Marius motions for Kuzma to come forward. Marius throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kuzma gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Marius counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kuzma thinking. #CL2#
Kuzma clinches with his opponent.
Marius cracks Kuzma with a nice body shot.
Kuzma wants to break free but Marius has control.
Kuzma wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Marius lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Marius lands a body shot. #T4#
A right handed body shot lands from Marius.
A short body shot lands from Marius as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot in the inside from Marius.
Kyle Kuzma has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gaius Marius is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Marius lands a body punch.
Marius tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marius lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Marius lands a left hand.
Still in the clinch, Marius scores with a nice short uppercut.
Marius lands with a left to the head. #ROC#Kuzma is rocked!
A right hand to the body from Marius.
Kuzma is still on wobbly legs! Can Marius finish him?
Marius lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Marius pushes Kuzma back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Marius lands a shot to the body.
A hook to the body from Marius.
Marius throws a big uppercut that drops Kuzma! More strikes from Marius and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Kuzma lies dazed against the cage as Marius celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gaius Marius!
Gaius Marius thanked the fans post fight for their support.
In defeat, Kyle Kuzma stepped up to the mic, saying 'I will back stronger'. |
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Event:
GC 413 Marius vs. Jospin
Date: Jan 15, 2022 |
#R1#
Jospin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Marius uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jospin.
Marius takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jospin lands with a thumping leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Marius misses the target.
Marius displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jospin throws out the jab.
Marius swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Marius tries to clinch up but Jospin circles away and keeps his distance.
Jospin misses with an uppercut.
Marius fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jospin manages to avoid it.
Marius definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jospin has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jospin thuds a left hand into Marius's body.
We've been informed that Jospin has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Marius throws a body shot but no joy.
Marius on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jospin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Marius lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marius ducks under a wild hook from Jospin.#T1#
Jospin looks for the body kick but Marius saw that one coming.
Marius slips a jab and a cross from Jospin.
Jospin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Marius paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Marius's corner calls for a 1-2. Marius obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jospin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marius manages to avoid it.
Marius misses with a hook.
Jospin misses the jab.
Jospin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Marius.
Jospin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marius cracks Jospin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jospin lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Jospin misses with a left hand
letting Marius counter with a right hand.
Marius ducks right into an uppercut from Jospin.
Jospin checks a leg kick nicely.
Jospin appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Marius misses with a body shot.
Marius moves out of range of the leg kick from Jospin.#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marius fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jospin checks it well.
Marius steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jospin.
Marius throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jospin throws a hook to the side of Marius's head but Marius sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jospin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Marius. That's going to slow Jospin down.
Henri Jospin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Jospin misses.
Marius is looking to counter punch.
Jospin takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A swing and a miss from Jospin.
Marius bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jospin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
An attempted straight right counter from Marius misses the target.
Jospin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Marius lands a head kick!
Jab by Jospin.#T3#
Jospin throws the left hand but Marius avoids the punch easily.
Marius scoring well with a low kick there.
Jospin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Marius moves out of range of the strikes.
Jospin misses with a hook.
A combination from Jospin does no damage.
Marius lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jospin at a distance.
Jospin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marius.
Marius showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jospin.
A quick step to the side and Marius tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jospin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marius.
Marius turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Marius keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jospin.
Marius misses with a body shot.
Marius thows a leg kick but Jospin checks it
and Jospin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Marius tries to land a leg kick but Jospin saw it coming and moves away.
#T4#
Jospin throws an overhand right that lands on Marius's shoulder, as Marius tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from Marius finds it's way through Jospin's defenses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jospin misses with a leg kick
and Marius counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jospin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Marius connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jospin moves out of range of the strikes.
Jospin throws a wild body kick that Marius sees coming a mile off.
Jospin checks the leg kick nicely there.
Marius staying out of range there.
Marius ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jospin moves away.
Jospin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jospin throws a sloppy head kick and Marius moves out of range easily.
Marius misses with a leg kick.
Marius throws a leg kick which misses Jospin's front leg but catches the back leg as Jospin tries to avoid it.
Jospin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marius.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Gaius Marius will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Marius moves out of range of the strikes.
Gaius Marius is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters circling - Marius throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Marius tries to close the distance and clinch but Jospin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Marius fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jospin.
Jospin bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Marius throws a leg kick but Jospin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jospin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Marius throws a leg kick but Jospin checks it.
Jospin sizes up Marius with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Marius fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jospin manages to avoid it.
Jospin let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Jospin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jospin throws a leg kick but Marius moved away.
Marius throwing a counter right hand but Jospin manages to avoid it.
Jospin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Marius thuds his right hand into Jospin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jospin with a nice cross.
Good leg kick by Marius. #T1#
Jospin looks to throw the jab but Marius is out of range.
Jospin looks to land a body kick but Marius moved away.
A jab from Jospin finds it's way through Marius's defenses.
Jospin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jospin is looking to land body kicks.
Marius swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Some bone on bone action there as Marius checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jospin lands with a slapping head kick.
A good leg kick by Marius.
Jospin connects with a solid leg kick.
Marius misses with a hook. Jospin ducked under it nicely.
Marius misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jospin.
Marius throws a jab but it's blocked by Jospin.
Jospin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jospin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jospin throws a front kick that sends Marius stumbling back into the cage.
Marius slips under a jab.#T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A clash of legs there as Jospin blocks the low kick.
Jospin tries a quick counter leg kick but Marius is wise to it.
Jospin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jospin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Marius counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A nice inside leg kick there by Marius. That's going to slow Jospin down.
Jospin lands a head shot.
Jospin misses with a lunging right hand
and Marius counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jospin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jospin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jospin throws a lazy uppercut
and Marius counters with a slapping leg kick.
Marius with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jospin to score with a decent uppercut.
Jospin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jospin thows a body kick. Marius tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Jospin throws a predictable looking body shot
and Marius counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
An inside leg kick lands from Marius.
Jospin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Marius.
Marius lands with an overhand left.#T3#
Marius uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jospin.
Marius dips to his left and cracks Jospin with an uppercut!
Jospin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jospin checks a leg kick.
Jospin doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Jospin tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jospin misses with a body kick.
Marius avoids the body shot from Jospin.
Marius lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jospin's sensitive parts.
Jospin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jospin misses with a lunging right hand
and Marius counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Marius moves forwards but Jospin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jospin checks the leg kick.
Jospin doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Jospin misses with a looping left.
Marius tried to counter with a leg kick but Jospin avoided it.
Marius moves out of range of the strikes.
Jospin throws a leg kick but Marius checks it. #T4#
Jospin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jospin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jospin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Marius slips a straight right by Jospin.
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!
Marius scores with a punch to the head.
Jospin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Marius lunges at Jospin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jospin's hand.
Marius tries to score with a low kick but Jospin moves his leg out of the way.
Jospin misses with a straight left.
Jospin takes a swing at Marius's ribcage but misses.
Marius walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jospin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. #CL#
Marius closes the distance and clinches.
Marius softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Marius takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marius.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marius managing to block the knees to the body from Jospin.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Henri Jospin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R3#
Marius misses with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Jospin.
Marius uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jospin.
Marius throws a jab but it's blocked by Jospin.
Jospin throws a nice looking combination but Marius bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jospin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Marius moves out of range as Jospin throws a body kick.
Jospin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marius manages to avoid it.
Jospin just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromMarius.
Jospin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jospin lands a front kick.
Jospin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jospin misses with a hook. Marius ducked under it nicely.
Jospin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Jospin.
Jospin looks to land a combination but Marius avoids it well. #T1#
Marius works the jab nicely.
Good standup being displayed there by Marius as he connects with a hook.
A big right from Jospin misses.
Marius throws a leg kick which misses Jospin's front leg but catches the back leg as Jospin tries to avoid it.
Jospin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marius.
Jospin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Marius swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jospin counters with a left to the body.
Jospin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marius moves away.
Jospin walks into a jab.
Marius throws a chopping leg kick but Jospin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jospin misses with a head kick.
Jospin loads up on a big right hand but Marius slips the punch.
Marius blocks a head kick by Jospin.
Marius connects with a jab.
Marius avoids the body shot from Jospin.
#T2#
Marius walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jospin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marius bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jospin's head.
Jospin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Marius throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jospin on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Marius throws a leg kick but Jospin checks it.
Jospin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marius misses with an uppercut. Jospin saw that one coming.
Jospin looks to throw the jab but Marius is out of range.
Jospin throws a head kick that misses.
Jospin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marius.
Jospin scoring well with a low kick there.
Jospin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Marius shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Jospin throws a right hand that Marius ducks under and follows up with a left that Marius also avoids with ease.#T3#
Jospin blocks a head kick by Marius.
Marius uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jospin.
Jospin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jospin looks to land a left hand but Marius moved out of range nicely.
Marius half committed to a counter leg kick.
Jospin motions for Marius to come forward. Jospin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Marius appears to be looking for a big counter.
Marius connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jospin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marius slips a jab and a cross from Jospin.
A little feinted left hand from Marius on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Good leg kick by Marius.
Jospin takes one to the side of the head.
Jospin lands a head kick!
Marius avoids the head kick by Jospin.
Jospin lands a really nice looking cross but Marius seems unphased.
Jospin tries to work over Marius's front leg with a kick but Marius checks it.
Marius throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jospin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.#T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A left and a right from Marius both land. Nice combination.
Jospin defending well as Marius loads up on a big left hand.
Jospin misses with the combination.
Jospin throws a push kick but Marius slaps the foot to one side.
Jospin misses with a body shot.
Jospin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marius.
Marius tried to counter with a leg kick but Jospin avoided it.
A jab from Jospin misses.
Jospin misses with a hook. Marius ducked under it nicely.
Marius waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jospin.
Marius digs a good body shot into Jospin's ribs.
Danga de danga de dang - Marius scores with a four punch combination!
Marius fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jospin throws a hook but Marius blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Gaius Marius did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R4##CL#
Marius moves into range and clinches up with Jospin.
Jospin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jospin utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Marius goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marius misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hook to the body lands for Jospin.
Marius wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jospin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Marius.
Jospin lands a left hand.
#BC2#
Jospin breaks from the clinch.
Marius moves away from the strike by Jospin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jospin throws a hook but Marius blocks it.
Jospin avoids the head kick by Marius.
Jospin misses with a body shot.
Marius throws a big shot that misses.
Marius chopping away at his opponent's legs.
#T1#
Marius avoids a punch combination nicely.
A jab from Jospin does it's job there.
Jospin misses with a straight right.
Jospin throws a solid leg kick but Marius takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jospin.
Jospin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jospin throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jospin looks to throw the jab but Marius is out of range.
Jospin misses with a hook. Marius ducked under it nicely.
Marius blocks a low kick nicely.
Marius takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Marius keeps the fight on the outside.
Jospin ducks under a wild hook from Marius.#T2#
Jospin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jospin just misses with a punch to the body.
Marius was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jospin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice straight punches there by Jospin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jospin.
Jospin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marius moves away.
Marius swinging wildly here.
Nice uppercut lands for Jospin. That snapped Marius's head back.
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!
Marius pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Jospin back to the cage. Marius follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Donk. Marius catches Jospin right on the button with a cross.
Marius lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jospin throws a leg kick but Marius sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Marius throws a leg kick which misses Jospin's front leg but catches the back leg as Jospin tries to avoid it. #T3#
Marius looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jospin tries to clinch but Marius is having none of it.
Jospin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Marius fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jospin checks it well.
Marius throws a head kick but Jospin moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Jospin blocks the leg kick.
Jospin misses with a straight left.
Marius throws a sloppy head kick and Jospin moves out of range easily.
Jospin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A head kick by Marius misses
and Jospin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Marius throws a leg kick but Jospin moved away.
Jospin swings for the body but Marius moves out of range.
Marius steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jospin.#T4#
Jospin throws a sloppy head kick and Marius moves out of range easily.
Marius half committed to a counter leg kick.
Marius stuns Jospin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jospin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jospin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marius tries to score with a low kick but Jospin moves his leg out of the way.
Marius swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Marius connects with a leg kick.
Marius with a hook.
Jospin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marius sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Marius swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Jospin misses with a straight left.
Marius takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jospin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Marius finds it's way round the side to connect with Jospin's head.
Marius takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jospin lands with a slapping head kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Henri Jospin dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!#R5#
Jospin takes one on the button.
Jospin moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jospin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Marius swings for the body but Jospin moves out of range.
Jospin misses with a straight left.
Marius is looking to counter punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jospin. Marius does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little feinted left hand from Marius on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Marius swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marius blocks a head kick by Jospin.
Jab from Marius.
Marius throws a leg kick which misses Jospin's front leg but catches the back leg as Jospin tries to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marius misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jospin.
Marius darts in trying to clinch
and Jospin counters with a nice uppercut. #T1#
Marius bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Marius fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Marius connects with a solid leg kick.
Marius scores with a leg kick.
Marius avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jospin tries to clinch but Marius moves out of range.
Jospin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Marius throws a head kick that misses.
Jospin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A swing and a miss from Jospin.
An attempted straight right counter from Marius misses the target.
Marius displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jospin throws out the jab.
Jospin throws an overhand right that lands on Marius's shoulder, as Marius tries to avoid the shot.
Marius fires out a quick counter leg kick but Jospin just manages to avoid it.
Jospin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jospin throws a sloppy head kick and Marius moves out of range easily. #T2#
Marius misses with a looping left.
Jospin walks into a left hand.
Marius avoids the head kick by Jospin.
A quick step to the side and Marius tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Jospin misses.
Marius looks to score with a jab to the body but Jospin is just out of range.
Jospin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Marius gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jospin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jospin throws a shot from downtown. Marius moves away and avoids it.
Marius throws a leg kick
and Jospin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Marius throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jospin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Marius throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Jospin counters with a stiff right hand.
Marius throws a head kick but Jospin moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Marius. #T3##CL#
Marius moves into the clinch successfully.
Marius lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jospin or not.
Jospin blocks a body shot from Marius.
A shot in the inside from Marius.
Marius tries to work over Jospin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jospin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jospin lands a left hand.
Marius doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jospin misses with a knee strike.
Marius misses with a body punch.
Marius fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marius lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jospin.
Jospin is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Marius throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Marius lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jospin backwards.
Marius misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jospin tries a knee to the head but Marius blocks it.
Gaius Marius has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Marius misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marius goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#T4#
Marius tries to work over Jospin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marius digs a right hand into Jospin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jospin's gas tank.
Marius lands a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marius blocks an uppercut.
Marius creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jospin's defenses.
Jospin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Marius is defending well for now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jospin.
Jospin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marius misses with a body punch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jospin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Marius's brow.
Jospin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marius blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jospin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Marius backwards.
Marius tries a body shot but Jospin blocks it.
Jospin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Marius has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jospin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knees to the body from Jospin.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Henri Jospin.
I think Jospin has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 48:49
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 49:48
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 48:49
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Henri Jospin!
Henri Jospin is the new light heavyweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Henri Jospin started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception. |
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Date: Dec 25, 2021 |
#R1#
Clay throws a right hand that misses
and Marius counters with a leg kick.
Marius lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A decent looking cross lands there for Clay.
Clay connects with a looping right hand.
Marius steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Clay.
A solid leg kick lands there for Marius.
Marius slips under a jab from Clay.
Marius uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Clay.
Marius keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Clay.
Marius pivots, looking for a leg kick but Clay is out of range and Marius settles back down. #CL2#
Marius has managed to clinch.
Marius cracks Clay with a nice body shot.
Marius's coach down at Tran MMA Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Marius's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Clay misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marius swings wildly with an uppercut but Clay uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marius struggles to land a body shot inside as Clay controls his hands.
With the fighters up against the cage, Clay throws an elbow but misses.
Marius tries to throw a body punch but Clay avoids it by throwing Marius back against the cage.
Clay tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T1#
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Clay just misses with a elbow thrown towards Marius's brow.
Marius swings wildly with an uppercut but Clay uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clay lands a shoulder strike.
Marius lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Marius. #BC2#
Marius manages to break the clinch.
Clay checks a leg kick.
Clay swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marius punishes Clay's body with a nice straight punch.
Clay has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fenrir MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Marius lands a head kick. Clay smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Marius throws a poor cross that misses
and Clay connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Marius dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Clay. That did some damage!
Clay misses with a hook. Marius ducked under it nicely.
Clay misses with an uppercut
and Marius cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clay scores with a nice right hand.
Clay rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Clay takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Clay jabbing away but nothing is landing. #T2#
Marius ducks under a wild hook from Clay.
Clay swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marius slips under a jab from Clay.
An inside leg kick lands from Marius.
Marius is looking to score with low kicks.
Clay ducks under a wild hook from Marius.
Clay dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Marius throws a low kick but Clay avoids it.
Clay lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Clay paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Marius will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Clay throws a lazy right hand but Marius sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Marius tries a quick counter leg kick but Clay is wise to it.
Clay throws a hook but Marius avoids it easily.
Clay cracks Marius with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A big left from Clay misses.
Marius connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. #T3#
Marius staying out of range there.
Clay takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice cross by Marius.
Clay avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Some wild striking there from Marius.
Clay lands a nice shot that snaps Marius's head back.
Marius getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Clay cracks Marius with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Marius has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Clay is looking to clinch.
Clay feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mariuss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Clay tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Clay fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Marius looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Clay throws a right hand that misses
and Marius counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marius misses with a wild body shot.
Andrew Clay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T4#
Clay moves away from the strike by Marius.
Clay misses with an uppercut. Marius saw that one coming.
A lazy left from Clay finds it's target.
Marius slips a jab and a cross from Clay.
Nice body punch from Marius.
Marius avoids the body shot from Clay.
The fight stays on the outside here - Clay looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Marius! But no joy.
Marius turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Clay misses with a hook to the body
and Marius counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Clay is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Clay swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marius connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. #CL#
Clay has managed to clinch.
Marius lands a shoulder strike.
Clay blocks an elbow strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gaius Marius will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
Clay looks to land a left hand but Marius moved out of range nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Marius.
Clay lands a head shot.
Clay looks to throw the jab but Marius is out of range.
Clay with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Marius throws a nice inside leg kick.
Marius misses the shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Marius.
Clay throws a poor cross that misses
and Marius counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Clay bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Marius's head backwards.
Marius works Clay's body with a nice hook.
Clay throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch combination from Marius misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#CL2#
Marius closes the distance and clinches.
Clay is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Clay scores with a hook to the body.
Marius misses with a body punch.
Clay blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#T1#
Marius pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Marius lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Clay backwards.
Clay misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marius throws a head punch that misses.
Clay tries for a takedown but Marius manages to get underhooks.
Marius softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Clay jumps guard but Marius turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A short body shot lands from Marius as the two fighters clinch.
Marius has Clay pressed against the cage, preventing Clay from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Clay is trying to pull guard but Marius turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrew Clay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice right hand lands inside from Marius.
Clay throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Marius misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Clay fails to land.
Marius tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Clay's elbow.
A body shot lands from Marius.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Clay tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Marius avoids it.
Clay fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#T2#
Marius gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Clay.
Marius throws an elbow but it misses.
Clay tries to pull guard but Marius forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Marius tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Clay misses with a punch on the inside.
Marius lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Marius creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Marius gets through Clay's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#CUT2#It looks like Andrew Clay has been cut.
Gaius Marius seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.#BC2#
Marius breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Marius lands a high kick!
Clay throws a right hand that misses
and Marius counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Marius with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gaius Marius seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Clay misses with a looping right.
Clay swings for the body but Marius moves out of range.
Marius cracks a nice hook into Clay's ribs.
Clay misses with a hook.#T3#
Marius keeps the fight on the outside.
Clay loads up on a big right hand but Marius slips the punch.
Marius lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Clay misses with an uppercut. Marius saw that one coming.
Marius scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Clay doesn't seem bothered though.
Marius misses with a body shot.
Clay darts in trying to clinch
and Clay takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Clay is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Marius throws a quick inside leg kick.
Clay bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Marius uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Clay.
Clay is looking to clinch.
Marius with a nice calf kick.
Clay catches Marius with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!#T4#
Marius displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Clay throws out the jab.
Marius doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Marius connects with a jab.
Marius keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marius was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Marius avoids the body shot from Clay.
A head kick misses from Marius.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marius keeps the fight on the outside.
Marius with the inside leg kick.
Clay is looking to clinch but Marius is avoiding it.
Marius connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Marius misses with a head kick.
Clay throws a right and a left that both miss.
Marius avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Clay throws a looping overhand right but Marius ducks down to avoid it.
Clay misses with a two punch combination.
Marius scores with a push kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gaius Marius showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Andrew Clay's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3#
Marius throws a hook but Clay blocks it.
Clay misses with a body shot
and Marius counters with a nice uppercut.
Clay throws a hook but Marius avoids it easily.
Marius connects with the punch.
Marius misses with a wild body shot.
Clay lands with a cross.
Clay avoids the body shot from Marius.
Clay jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marius scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Marius cracks Clay with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Clay throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Marius misses.
Marius dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Clay. That did some damage!
Marius throws a looping overhand right but Clay ducks down to avoid it.
Clay misses with an uppercut.
Clay throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Marius makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.#T1#
Clay throws an off balance right hand
enabling Marius to counter with a crisp jab.
Marius misses with a straight right.
Clay is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Clay swings widly with a right hand
and Marius counters with a nice low kick that buckles Clay's knee momentarily.
Clay has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Marius.
Marius uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Clay.
A jab from Marius finds it's way through Clay's defenses.
Marius looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Clay fails in his attempt to clinch.
Marius misses with a wild body shot.
Clay fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marius manages to avoid it.
Clay with a nice cross.
Clay takes a swing at Marius's ribcage but misses.
Clay tries to clinch but Marius is having none of it.
Marius only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Clay.
Andrew Clay has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marius has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T2#
Marius misses with a wild body shot.
Clay swings away with a body shot that misses
and Marius counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Clay looks to throw the jab but Marius is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Marius! But no joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clay wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Clay throws a shot from downtown. Marius moves away and avoids it.
Clay is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marius.
Marius swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Clay doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Clay looks to land a left hand but Marius moved out of range nicely.
Marius is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Clay.
Clay misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Marius to counter with a crisp jab.
Clay misses with a lunging right hand
and Marius counters with a low kick, right behind Clay 's knee.
Marius throws a hook to the side of Clay's head but Clay sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marius thumps Clay with a low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Marius.
Marius lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.#T3#
Clay connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Clay throws a jab when Marius was well out of range.
Clay throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marius staying out of range there.
Marius throws a nice outside leg kick.
Marius tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Clay manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Clay misses with a right hand
and Marius counters with a nice uppercut.
Clay throws a right hand that misses
and Marius counters with a left and a right that stings Clay.
Clay tries to clinch but Marius is having none of it.
Marius scores with a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Marius.
Marius takes a swing at Clay's ribcage but misses.
A big right from Clay misses.
A cross from Marius lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marius fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.#T4#
Marius connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Marius darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Donk. Marius catches Clay right on the button with a cross.
Gaius Marius is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Clay swats away the attempt to clinch by Marius.
Clay just misses with a punch to the body.
Marius slips under a jab.
Marius lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Clay throws an off balance right hand
and Marius counters with a thumping low kick.
A slow jab from Clay misses its intended target.
Marius lands a nice leg kick that just misses Clay's sensitive parts.
Marius dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Marius with a jab.
Clay with a nice cross.
Marius lands a nice leg kick that just misses Clay's sensitive parts.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gaius Marius comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Marius has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gaius Marius!
After winning the bout, Gaius Marius thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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Date: Oct 30, 2021 |
#R1#
Marius circles away from the clinch attempt.
Marius digs a good body shot into Mardov's ribs.
Mardov misses with a double jab
enabling Marius to counter with a crisp jab.
Marius misses with a head kick.
Mardov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mardov looks to land a left hand but Marius moved out of range nicely.
Marius moves away from the strike by Mardov.
Marius scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Marius takes a swing at Mardov's ribcage but misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Marius.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mardov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Marius counters with an inside leg kick.
Mardov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Marius's waist but Marius gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mardov off to one side.
Marius swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Nice jab there from Marius.
Mardov with a lazy takedown attempt
and Marius counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gaius Marius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Mardov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mardov throws a series of punches but Marius moves out of range.
Gaius Marius is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T1#
Mardov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Marius counters with a leg kick.
Mardov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marius throws a nice head kick!
Mardov has his takedown stuffed
and Marius counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mardov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Marius misses with a looping right.
Marius lands with a good body shot.
Marius throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mardov.
Mardov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mardov is trying hard to land a takedown here. Marius sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Marius lands with a thumping leg kick.
Marius lands with a nice combination. Mardov backs away looking to recover.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marius avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#T2#
Mardov with a hook.
Mardov throws a jab when Marius was well out of range.
Marius feints and then cracks Mardov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mardov down. #TD2#
Mardov drives through with a takedown into Marius's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Marius wants to stand and escape but Mardov is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mardov wants to control from the top but Marius keeps moving.
Mardov prevents Marius from getting back to his feet.
Mardov not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Mardov trying to control but Marius is working from the bottom. #T3#
Mardov is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Mardov misses with a left hand
and Marius counters with a thumping low kick.
Mardov throws a chopping leg kick but Marius manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mardov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Marius sprawls well. Marius wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mardov gets slowly back to his feet.
Marius swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Marius swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mardov counters with a nice uppercut.
Marius connects with a body shot that sends Mardov's belly button to the back.#T4#
Mardov shoots in for a takedown but Marius shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
It looked like Marius was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Mardov.
Marius looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Marius throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Marius scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Marius uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mardov.
Mardov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Marius on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mardov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mardov fails with a takedown attempt.
As Mardov backs away, Marius returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Mardov throws a looping overhand right but Marius ducks down to avoid it.
Marius connects with a leg kick.
Mardov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marius misses the shot to the body.
And Mardov tries to counter it with a takedown but Marius pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Marius scores with a kick to the body.
Marius tries to bum rush Mardov with a series of wild strikes but Mardov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mardov scores with a jab to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gaius Marius dominated that round.
That's time! Marius's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Marius stuffs the takedown.
Marius is looking to wear down Mardov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Mardov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Marius tries to counter by clinching up but Mardov breaks away and moves out of range.
Marius throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Marius is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mardov can do to turn this around?
Marius avoids the body shot from Mardov.
Marius looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.#CL#
Marius darts in and clinches Mardov up against the cage.
Marius tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mardov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Marius is pressed up against the cage. Mardov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Marius down to the mat. Marius avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Gaius Marius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Mardov.
Mardov takes a swing at Marius's ribcage but misses.
Gaius Marius is winning the standup battle so far.
Mardov just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marius dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mardov. That did some damage!
Nice shot lands for Marius.
Mardov misses with a takedown
and Marius makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mardov swings widly with a right hand
and Marius counters with a nice uppercut. #T1#
Marius fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Marius throws a leg kick that misses.
Mardov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mardov shoots in and drives through. Marius sprawls well.
Mardov wants to clinch.
Mardov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Marius lands a jab.
A shot to the liver by Marius. Beautiful body shot.
Mardov misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Marius wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A telegraphed right hand from Mardov misses the target.
No luck for Mardov with that takedown attempt. #T2#
Mardov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Marius counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mardov misses with a hook.
Marius connects with a leg kick.
Marius ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mardov moves away.
Mardov wants to counter with a clinch but Marius pushes him away.#CL2#
Mardov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Marius, pushing him back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Marius.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mardov is trying to stall.
Marius pushes Mardov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mardov.
Mardov goes for a takedown in the clinch but Marius prevents it.
Marius lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mardov backwards.
Marius lands a body shot.
Mardov is breathing heavily.#T3#
Marius tries a body shot but Mardov blocks it.
Marius working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right hand to the body from Marius.
Marius tries a body shot but Mardov blocks it.
Marius is working Mardov over against the cage.
Marius working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nice body punch from Marius.
A nice left hand lands by Marius.
Marius lands a hook that snaps the head of Mardov backwards.
Marius working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Marius.
A body shot lands from Marius.
A short right from Marius on the inside.
Marius lands a nice shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Marius.
Marius presses Mardov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.#T4#
Marius throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mardovs head.
Marius throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Marius tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mardov's elbow.
Mardov blocks a body shot from Marius.
Gaius Marius has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Marius.
Mardov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Marius throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Marius stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Marius misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marius lands a nice shot to the body.
A hook to the body from Marius.
Marius is working Mardov over against the cage.
Mardov blocks a body shot from Marius.
Mardov prevents a body shot from Marius.
Marius lands a shoulder strike.
Mardov can't find room to land a body shot as Marius controls the action.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gaius Marius dominated that second round.
That's time! Marius's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R3#
Marius lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mardov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marius tries a low kick but Mardov avoids it.
Mardov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Marius defends it nicely.
Marius connects with a nice looking jab.
Marius lands with an uppercut that bounces Mardov off the cage and back into range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marius blocks a jab.
Marius doesn't manage to clinch there - Mardov circles away.
A jab from Mardov finds it's way through Marius's defenses.
Mardov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.#CL#
Marius pushes Mardov up against the cage in a clinch.
Marius struggles to land a body shot inside as Mardov controls his hands.
#T1#
Mardov drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Marius lands a nice shot to the body.
Mardov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Marius lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #CUT#It looks like Randy Mardov has been cut.
Marius scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mardov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Marius digs a right hand into Mardov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mardov's gas tank.
Mardov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Marius - that landed with a thud.
A shot in the inside from Marius.
A body shot lands from Marius.
Marius tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marius lands a left hand.
Marius lands an elbow inside that Mardov shrugs off. #T2#
Marius is leaning against Mardov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Still in the clinch, Marius scores with a nice short uppercut.
Marius lands with a right to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marius tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marius can't find room to land a body shot as Mardov controls the action.
Marius lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mardov backwards.
Marius struggles to land a body shot inside as Mardov controls his hands.
Mardov blocks a body shot from Marius.
Marius lands a body shot.
Mardov trying to control the position but instead, Marius has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mardov into the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Marius.
Marius scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Marius misses with a punch to the body.
Marius lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #T3#
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Marius tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mardov's elbow.
Marius lands a body punch in the clinch.
Marius stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Marius creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Marius works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Marius lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Marius presses Mardov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Marius lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Marius lands an elbow that stopped Mardov in his tracks for a moment. #CUT#That has opened up Randy Mardov's cut even more.
A short right from Marius.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Marius.#BC#
Marius pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jab, jab by Marius - just one landing.
Marius throws a leg kick which misses Mardov's front leg but catches the back leg as Mardov tries to avoid it. #T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mardov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
An inside leg kick lands from Marius.
Gaius Marius is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mardov misses with a wild combination.
A jab from Marius finds it's way through Mardov's defenses.
Marius connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Marius lunges at Mardov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mardov's hand.
Mardov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Randy Mardov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marius swings for the body but Mardov moves out of range.
Mardov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Marius shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A little jabbing left from Mardov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mardov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Marius but Marius pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Marius went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gaius Marius showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Marius, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gaius Marius!
In his post fight interview, Gaius Marius started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception. |
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Event:
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Date: Oct 09, 2021 |
#R1##CL#
Alvar closes the distance and clinches.
A body shot lands from Marius.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marius.
Alvar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marius is leaning against Alvar and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Marius lands a right hand.
Alvar scores with a hook to the body.
Marius scores with a shot to the side of Alvar's head.
Marius lands a body shot in the clinch.
Marius has a couple of punches blocked by Alvar.
Alvar misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Marius.
A left hand lands to the body for Marius.
Marius lands a body shot.
Alvar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Alvar prevents a body shot from Marius.
Marius lands with a right to the head.
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!
Marius misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marius's coach down at Tran MMA Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Marius's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A hook to the body from Marius.
Marius lands a shoulder strike.
Marius doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alvar lands a body punch.
Marius is working Alvar over against the cage.
Alvar is breathing heavily.
Alvar misses with a hook to the ribs.
#T1#
Marius lands a shot to the body.
Marius lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Marius lands with a left to the head.
Marius goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alvar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alvar throws a head punch that misses.
Marius tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alvar's elbow.
Alvar misses with a body punch.
A hook to the body from Marius.
A short left from Marius.
Marius tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alvar's elbow.
Alvar throws a head punch that misses.
Alvar misses with a punch to the body.
Marius tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marius misses with the head strike.
Marius lands with a right to the head.
Marius lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Marius lands a body punch.
Marius lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Marius gets through Alvar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Marius on the inside.
Marius blocking some punches.
#T2#
Alvar misses with the head strike.
Alvar working aggressively here.
Marius lands a left hand.
Marius lands a left hand.
Marius pushes Alvar back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Marius blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Alvar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marius is leaning against Alvar and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Marius scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Marius lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Alvar.
Marius works on Alvar's body with a couple of short punches.
Marius lands a left hand that snaps the head of Alvar backwards.
Marius digs a right hand underneath Alvar's ribcage. Alvar let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Marius stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Marius lands with a short shot to the head.
A short body shot lands from Marius as the two fighters clinch.
Marius lands a right hand.
Marius cracks Alvar with a nice body shot.
Marius tries to throw a body punch but Alvar avoids it by throwing Marius back against the cage.
Marius lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Marius creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Marius lands with a short head shot on the inside. #T3#
Marius lands a right hand.
Marius cracks Alvar with a nice body shot.
Marius lands a hook that snaps the head of Alvar backwards.
Marius doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alvar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marius can't find room to land a body shot as Alvar controls the action.
A short right from Marius.
Alvar swings wildly with an uppercut but Marius uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Marius scores with a nice short uppercut.
Alvar has a couple of punches blocked by Marius.
A right handed body shot lands from Marius.
Marius blocking some punches.
Marius misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marius lands a hook that snaps the head of Alvar backwards.
Alvar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marius tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marius misses with a punch on the inside.
Marius softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marius blocks an uppercut.
Marius blocks a body shot from Alvar. #T4#
A short right from Marius on the inside.
Marius stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Marius blocks an uppercut.
Marius blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marius tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from Marius.
Marius lands with a light punch inside.
Marius lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Marius doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marius is working Alvar over against the cage.
Alvar lands with a short shot to the head.
Marius lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Alvar throws a punch but it's blocked by Marius.
Marius lands a left hand that snaps the head of Alvar backwards.
Marius misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marius lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marius lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Marius tries a body shot but Alvar blocks it.
Alvar has a couple of punches blocked by Marius.
Marius lands a hook that snaps the head of Alvar backwards.
Alvar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marius struggles to land a body shot inside as Alvar controls his hands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gaius Marius dominated that round.
That's time! Alvar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Marius looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Alvar tries to clinch
enabling Marius to counter with a crisp jab.
A nice leg kick from Marius, right into the meat of the thigh.
#CL#
Alvar rushes Marius and presses him up against the cage.
Marius has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Alvar.
Alvar lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Marius blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Alvar tries a body shot but Marius blocks it.
Alvar throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Alvar fails to land.
Marius goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marius tries to work over Alvar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marius working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marius tries a body shot but Alvar blocks it.
Good body shot from Marius.
Marius lands a nice uppercut.
Alvar lands a shoulder strike.
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!
Marius misses with a punch to the body.
Marius blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Alvar fails to land.
Marius makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#T1#
Marius working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Marius presses Alvar against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Alvar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Marius. #BC2#
Marius breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Marius scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Alvar doesn't seem bothered though.
Alvar takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Marius fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Alvar has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Alvar walks into a jab.
Alvar tries to clinch but Marius moves out of range.
Marius throws a hook but Alvar avoids it easily.#CL#
Alvar moves into range and clinches up with Marius.
Alvar is leaning against Marius and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short uppercut from Marius.
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!
Marius lands a nice uppercut.
Alvar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Marius pushes Alvar back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alvar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#T2#
A head punch on the inside from Alvar fails to land.
Marius blocking some punches.
Marius stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Marius lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Alvar or not.
Good body shot from Marius.
Marius misses with a body punch.
Marius lands a body shot in the clinch.
Marius misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gaius Marius seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Marius makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Marius lands with a light punch inside.
Marius tries to throw a body punch but Alvar avoids it by throwing Marius back against the cage.
Marius lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Marius misses with a body punch.
Marius lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Marius works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Alvar blocks a body shot from Marius.
Nice body punch from Marius.
Marius scores with a hook to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alvar.
Marius lands a left hand that snaps the head of Alvar backwards. #T3#
Marius makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Marius blocks a body shot from Alvar.
Marius cracks Alvar with a nice body shot.
Marius blocks an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Marius.
A short right from Marius on the inside.
Marius misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alvar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marius doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marius tries a body shot but Alvar blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Marius.
Marius lands a body punch in the clinch.
Alvar has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Marius scores with a hook to the body.
Marius lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Marius.
Marius tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alvar's elbow.
Alvar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Marius can't find room to land a body shot as Alvar controls the action.
Marius blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marius throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marius lands with a left to the head. #ROC2#Alvar is rocked!#T4#
A quick uppercut on the inside from Marius.
Oh Alvar is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A body shot lands from Marius.
Marius lands a left hand.
Still in the clinch, Marius scores with a nice short uppercut.
Marius stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Marius working some nice short punches in the clinch.#BC2#
Marius manages to break the clinch.
Marius smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Alvar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Marius! But no joy.
Alvar tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Marius circles away from the clinch attempt.
Marius connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Alvar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marius swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Marius doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marius lands with a nice body punch.
Marius lands a nice leg kick that just misses Alvar's sensitive parts.
Alvar takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Alvar drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gaius Marius showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Marius fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Alvar has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Alvar seems to have got his legs back now.
Marius looks to land a left hand but Alvar moved out of range nicely.
Alvar tries to clinch but Marius is having none of it.
Marius smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Alvar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marius swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Marius looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Alvar doesn't manage to clinch there - Marius circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Alvar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Marius scores with a nice right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Alvar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Alvar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Marius listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Alvar on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Marius. Marius obviously looking to wear him down.
#T1##CL#
Alvar has managed to clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marius.
Marius blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alvar swings wildly with an uppercut but Marius uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alvar blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Alvar.
Marius lands a nice shot to the body.
Marius lands with a short shot to the head.
Marius misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marius lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right from Marius on the inside.
Marius lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Marius tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alvar's elbow.
Marius lands a shoulder strike.
Alvar blocks a body shot from Marius.
Good body shot from Marius.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alvar tries to throw a body punch but Marius avoids it by throwing Alvar back against the cage.
Marius is leaning against Alvar and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Marius lands with a right to the head.
Aloisia Alvar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Marius cracks Alvar with a nice body shot.
Marius tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alvar takes a shot to the head.
Marius lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Alvar.
A shot in the inside from Marius.
Marius lands a shoulder strike.
Marius lands with a left to the head.
Marius misses with a punch to the body.
Alvar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alvar takes an elbow to the forehead.
Marius struggles to land a body shot inside as Alvar controls his hands.
Still in the clinch, Marius scores with a nice short uppercut.
Marius lands a right hand that snaps the head of Alvar backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marius.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Marius.
Marius lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Alvar backwards. #BC2#
Marius breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alvar tries to close the distance and clinch but Marius swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alvar wants to clinch
and Marius counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T3#
An inside leg kick lands from Marius.
Marius throws a head kick that misses.
Marius finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Alvar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Marius lands with a kick to the temple. Alvar shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Alvar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #CL2#
Marius pushes Alvar up against the cage in a clinch.
Alvar working aggressively here.
Marius tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alvar's elbow.
Alvar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marius tries to throw a body punch but Alvar avoids it by throwing Marius back against the cage.
Alvar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marius tries a body shot but Alvar blocks it.
Marius can't find room to land a body shot as Alvar controls the action.
#T4#
Marius doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alvar throws a head punch that misses.
Alvar lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gaius Marius is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Alvar prevents a body shot from Marius.
Marius swings wildly with an uppercut but Alvar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alvar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Marius backwards.
Alvar prevents a body shot from Marius.
Marius misses with an elbow strike.
Marius struggles to land a body shot inside as Alvar controls his hands.
Marius lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marius can't find room to land a body shot as Alvar controls the action.
Marius swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alvar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marius goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marius softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Marius misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alvar scores with a nice hook to the head.
Alvar lands with a right to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gaius Marius comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Marius has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gaius Marius!
In his post fight interview, Gaius Marius started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception. |
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Event:
GC 396
Date: Sep 11, 2021 |
#R1#
Marius throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Armpits counters with a left to the body.
Armpits throws a lazy uppercut
and Marius counters with a slapping leg kick.
Marius takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Armpits on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Marius. Marius obviously looking to wear him down.
Armpits misses with a jab to the body
and Marius counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gaius Marius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marius throws a leg kick that misses.
Marius looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Marius is looking to score with low kicks.
Marius with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Marius works Armpits's body with a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Armpits throws a half hearted mid kick.
Armpits lands a jab to Marius's midsection.
A chopping leg kick lands by Marius.
Marius tries to work over Armpits's front leg with a kick but Armpits checks it. #T1#
Marius takes a swing at Armpits's ribcage but misses.
Armpits looks to throw the jab but Marius is out of range.
Marius throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Armpits looks to land a right hand but Marius moved out of range.
Marius looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Marius.
Marius ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Marius uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Armpits.
Marius throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Armpits stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Marius throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little feinted left hand from Armpits on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Armpits takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Armpits clobbers Marius with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Armpits tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Armpits steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marius.#T2#
Armpits tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Armpits fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marius manages to avoid it.#KD#
Armpits sends Marius crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Armpits is motioning to the referee to let Marius up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Armpits throws the left hand but Marius avoids the punch easily.
Marius doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Marius misses with a hook. Armpits ducked under it nicely.
Marius with the inside leg kick.
Armpits throws a right and a left that both miss.
Marius throws out a counter right but Armpits avoids it with no problem.
Marius lands a jab to the nose.
Armpits throws a looping overhand right but Marius ducks down to avoid it.
Marius moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Marius lands an overhand right.
Armpits cracks Marius with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.#T3#
Armpits with a body punch. A glancing blow. #KD#
Armpits lands a big uppercut and Marius crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Marius looks OK. Armpits waves Marius back to his feet!#ROC#Marius is rocked!
Marius connects with a body shot.
Marius is still on wobbly legs! Can Armpits finish him?
Marius slips a straight right by Armpits.
Marius throws out a counter right but Armpits avoids it with no problem.
Marius throws a leg kick but Armpits sees it coming and moves out of range.
Marius staying out of range there.
Marius seems to have recovered his senses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marius throws a head kick that half lands.
Armpits takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Armpits looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Armpits checks a low kick from Marius.
It looked like Armpits was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Marius throws a nice inside leg kick.
Armpits misses with a wild body shot.
Armpits is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Marius feints and then cracks Armpits's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Armpits down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Marius. That's going to slow Armpits down. #T4#
Armpits scores with a punch to the head.
Armpits scores with a hook to the body. Marius takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Armpits wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Armpits misses with a looping right.
Marius only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Armpits throws a shot from downtown. Marius moves away and avoids it.
Armpits on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Marius. Marius obviously looking to wear him down.
Marius slips under a jab.
Marius lands with an overhand left.
Marius connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Armpits slips a jab and a cross from Marius.
Armpits slips a jab from Marius.
Marius fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Armpits manages to avoid it.
Armpits missing with a left hand there. Marius was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Stinky Armpits will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Marius slips a straight right by Armpits.
Marius looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Armpits misses with an uppercut
and Marius counters with a straight right hand.
Marius scoring well with a low kick there.
Armpits checks the leg kick.
Marius throws a low kick but Armpits moves out of range easily.
Armpits swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.#KD#
Armpits sends Marius crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Armpits is motioning to the referee to let Marius up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Armpits slips a straight right by Marius.
Armpits throws a counter high kick but Marius was just alert enough to avoid it.
Armpits misses the shot to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Marius might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Armpits has got the better of the exchanges.
Armpits uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marius.
Armpits thinks about countering with a head kick.
Marius pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Armpits is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Marius slips a straight right by Armpits.
Armpits backing away here, and Marius unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Marius staying out of range there.
Stinky Armpits is winning the standup battle so far.#T1#
Marius throws a leg kick that is checked
and Armpits counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Marius connects with an inside leg kick.
Marius ducks under a wild hook from Armpits.
Armpits misses with a hook to the body
and Armpits takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fight stays on the outside here - Marius looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Armpits has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Marius finds it's way round the side to connect with Armpits's head.
Armpits ducks under a wild hook from Marius.
Marius throws out a loose jab but Armpits uses good head movement to avoid it.
Armpits throws a push kick but Marius slaps the foot to one side.
Armpits blocks a head kick by Marius.
#T2#
Marius chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Armpits throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marius sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Armpits misses with a right hand
and Marius counters with a right hand to the body. #KD#
Armpits lands a left and a right that send Marius crashing to the mat, dazed. Armpits thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marius fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Armpits looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Marius throws a leg kick
and Armpits counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Marius out cold! What a finish! Armpits is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Stinky Armpits!
A very excited looking Stinky Armpits rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed. |
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Event:
GC 381 Christie vs Bengtsson
Date: Mar 13, 2021 |
#R1#
Capellio takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Marius throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Marius misses with a looping left.
Marius has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Pandemic Fight System in the buildup to the fight.
Marius with a jab.
Marius pivots, looking for a leg kick but Capellio is out of range and Marius settles back down.
A little jabbing left from Capellio on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Marius lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Marius looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Marius scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Marius looks to land a left hand but Capellio moved out of range nicely.
Capellio follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marius attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Capellio jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marius throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Marius lands with a nice body punch. #T1#
Marius tries a head kick but it misses.
Marius looks to land a combination but Capellio avoids it well.
Capellio is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Marius connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A bone on bone clash there as Capellio blocks the leg kick.
Capellio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Marius.
Capellio ducks under a wild hook from Marius.
Gaius Marius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marius moves into range and connects with a jab. #CL#
Marius rushes Capellio and presses him up against the cage.
Marius is working Capellio over against the cage.
Capellio lands a left hand.
Capellio working aggressively here.
Capellio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marius tries a body shot but Capellio blocks it.
Capellio misses with the head strike.
#T2#
A right hook to the body lands for Capellio.
Capellio working aggressively here.
#BC#
Marius breaks the clinch.
A nice leg kick from Marius, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marius throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marius moves in looking to clinch but Capellio pushes him off.
Capellio follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Marius throws a solid leg kick but Capellio takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Marius.
Marius misses with an attempted mid kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Capellio! But no joy.
A solid leg kick lands there for Marius.
Capellio swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Marius.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Capellio.
Marius swings and misses with a hook to the body.
#T3#
Marius connects with an inside leg kick.
Marius swings away with a leg kick that misses.
And Capellio responds with a good body kick, but Marius manages to step out the way in time.
Marius punishes Capellio's body with a nice straight punch.
Marius scores with a nice head shot.
Capellio throws a head kick but Marius moves out of range.
Marius pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Capellio swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Capellio swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Marius throws a leg kick that is checked
and Capellio counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Capellio scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Decent striking displayed by Marius there.
Marius throws a leg kick that is checked
and Capellio counters with a head kick from the bowels of hell that crumples Marius! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Fabiano Capellio! |
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Event:
GC 377 Armpits vs Marius
Date: Jan 30, 2021 |
#R1#
Marius feints and then cracks Armpits's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Armpits down.
Marius fakes the leg kick and cracks Armpits in the body.
Armpits punishes Marius's body with a nice straight punch.
Marius misses with a looping right.
Good leg kick by Marius.
Armpits loads up on a big right hand but Marius slips the punch.
Armpits throws out a loose jab but Marius uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marius throws a front kick aimed at Armpits's knee but Armpits avoids it well.
Armpits looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A low kick lands for Marius.
Marius misses with a straight right.
Marius misses with a body punch
and Armpits counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marius throws a nice outside leg kick.
Armpits looks to land a left hand but Marius moved out of range nicely.
Marius throws a wild body kick that Armpits sees coming a mile off.
Armpits throws a leg kick but Marius sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Marius feints a counter leg kick.
Marius lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marius throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Armpits sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Armpits misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
#T1#
A low kick from Armpits is predictable there
enabling Marius to counter with a crisp jab.
Armpits tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Marius uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Armpits.
A head kick misses from Armpits.
Armpits ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Marius throws a body punch but Armpits moves out of range.
Marius lands a jab to Armpits's midsection.
Marius lands a body shot.
Armpits swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Armpits on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Armpits lands with a slapping head kick.
Armpits throws a big shot that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Armpits thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marius checks the leg kick.
Stinky Armpits seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marius throws a head kick that half lands.
#T2#
Marius stuns Armpits with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Marius punishes Armpits's body with a nice straight punch.
Marius jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marius dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Armpits. That did some damage!
Armpits swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marius looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Armpits motions for Marius to come forward. Armpits throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Marius digs a good body shot into Armpits's ribs.
A low kick lands for Armpits.
Armpits tries to work over Marius's front leg with a kick but Marius checks it.
Marius looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Armpits does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Marius takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Marius fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Armpits misses with a low kick.
Armpits misses with a looping right.
Armpits throws a right and a left that both miss.#T3#
Marius chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Marius lands with a slapping head kick.
Marius slips under a jab from Armpits.
Armpits misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marius.
Marius lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Armpits is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Marius tries to work over Armpits's front leg with a kick but Armpits checks it.
Armpits tries to land a leg kick but Marius saw it coming and moves away.
Marius slips under a jab.
Armpits uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marius.
Marius throws a nice outside leg kick.
Marius fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Armpits.
Armpits chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Marius can pounce on him.
Armpits throws a right hand that misses
and Marius counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Armpits throws a head kick but Marius moves out of range.
Armpits scores with a jab to the body.#T4#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Armpits misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marius.
A nice side step and Marius releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Marius lands with a hook. Armpits tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Armpits thows a leg kick but Marius checks it
letting Marius counter with a right hand.
Marius staying out of range there.
Marius moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Marius misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marius checks a low kick from Armpits.
Armpits throws a shot from downtown. Marius moves away and avoids it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Marius.
Marius bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Armpits's head.
Armpits uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marius.
Armpits appears to be looking for a big counter.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice defenses there by Marius.
Armpits fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Armpits avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Armpits scores with a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gaius Marius dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Armpits on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Marius lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Armpits at a distance.
Armpits moves out of range as Marius strikes.
Marius misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marius fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Marius throws a leg kick that misses.
Armpits misses with a leg kick
and Marius counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Armpits uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marius.
A slapping leg kick lands for Marius.
Armpits looks for the body kick but Marius saw that one coming.
Armpits looks to throw the jab but Marius is out of range.
Marius swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marius lands an overhand right.
Marius displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Armpits throws out the jab.
Armpits lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Armpits might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Marius digs a good body shot into Armpits's ribs.#T1#
Armpits tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Armpits misses with a low kick as Marius jumps back.
Armpits misses with a hook. Marius ducked under it nicely.
Nice shot by Marius.
Armpits throws a leg kick
and Marius counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Armpits.
Marius scoring well with a low kick there.
Marius slips under a jab.
Armpits misses with a looping right.
Armpits misses with a kick to the body
and Marius counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Marius pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Armpits on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Marius. Marius obviously looking to wear him down.
Marius avoids a kick to the body.
Marius looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Marius moves out of range of the leg kick from Armpits.
Marius is looking for the big counter here.
Armpits tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.#T2#
Marius misses with a leg kick.
A jab from Marius misses.
Armpits throws the left hand but Marius avoids the punch easily.
Armpits misses with a shot to the body
and Marius counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Armpits pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marius looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Armpits throws a hook but Marius blocks it.
Armpits throws a hook to the side of Marius's head but Marius sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A shot to the liver by Marius. Beautiful body shot.
Marius checks a low kick from Armpits.
Marius lands a jab to Armpits's midsection.
Marius has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A solid leg kick lands there for Marius.
Marius scores with a head kick.
Armpits throws a leg kick that misses.
Marius misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Marius stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Armpits.#T3#
Marius avoids the body shot from Armpits.
Armpits throws a sloppy head kick and Marius moves out of range easily.
Marius wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Armpits throws a leg kick which misses Marius's front leg but catches the back leg as Marius tries to avoid it.
Armpits throws a poor cross that misses
letting Marius counter with a right hand.
Marius throws a leg kick that misses.
Armpits throws a body punch but Marius moves out of range.
Marius throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Armpits throws a counter high kick but Marius was just alert enough to avoid it.
Armpits connects with an inside leg kick.
Armpits throws out a leg kick but Marius moves out of range and Armpits only half commits.
Marius scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Marius blocks the body kick.
Armpits ducks under a wild hook from Marius.
Armpits cracks Marius with a right hand to the side of the head.
Armpits drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.#T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marius throws a lazy uppercut
and Armpits connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Marius tries to land a leg kick but Armpits saw it coming and moves away.
Marius pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marius avoids the body shot from Armpits.
Armpits finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Armpits keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Marius as he connects with a hook.
A punch lands to the side of Marius 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Armpits misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marius scores with a decent looking hook.
Armpits throws a body shot but no joy.
A slapping leg kick lands for Marius.
Marius misses with a right hand
and Armpits counters with a nice leg kick.
Marius throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Armpits's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gaius Marius showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Marius cracks Armpits with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Marius lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Armpits circles away quickly and effectively.
Armpits throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marius dips to his left and cracks Armpits with an uppercut!
Marius throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Armpits throws the left hand but Marius avoids the punch easily.
Armpits tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Marius throws a leg kick but Armpits moved away.
Armpits tried to counter with a leg kick but Marius avoided it.
Armpits uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marius.
Marius scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marius throws a looping overhand right but Armpits ducks down to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Marius.
Armpits uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marius.
A low kick from Marius misses
and Armpits counters with a nice uppercut.
Marius misses with a head kick.
#T1#
Armpits ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gaius Marius seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Marius keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Armpits.
Marius throws a chopping leg kick but Armpits manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Marius misses with an uppercut.
A bone on bone clash there as Marius blocks the leg kick.
Marius misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Armpits fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Marius has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Armpits checks a low kick from Marius.
Marius scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A bone on bone clash there as Armpits blocks the leg kick.
Armpits thinks about countering with a head kick.
Armpits staying out of range there.
Armpits misses with a low kick.
Marius lands a jab to the head.
Marius ducks under a wild hook from Armpits.
Stinky Armpits has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Armpits waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Marius.
Armpits dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Marius. That did some damage!
Armpits tries a low kick but Marius avoids it.
Armpits throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Armpits tries to land a leg kick but Marius saw it coming and moves away.
Marius lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
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!
Armpits misses with a looping left.
A solid leg kick lands there for Marius.
Marius misses with a low kick.
Armpits is looking to counter punch.
A low kick from Armpits is predictable there
and Armpits takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marius swings for the body but Armpits moves out of range.
Armpits throws a leg kick but Marius checks it.
Marius lands a nice shot to the body.
Marius fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Armpits.#T3#
Marius showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Armpits.
Marius cracks Armpits with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Armpits throws the left hand but Marius avoids the punch easily.
Armpits gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Marius.
Armpits fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Marius is out of range.
Armpits throws a body kick that misses
and Marius counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Armpits thinking.
Armpits on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A slow jab from Marius misses its intended target.
Armpits misses with a leg kick
and Marius counters with a stiff right hand.
Marius lands a nice shot that snaps Armpits's head back.
A punch lands to the side of Armpits 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Marius connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Armpits momentarily.
#T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marius throws the left hand but Armpits avoids the punch easily.
Marius connects with a solid leg kick.
Gaius Marius is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The fighters circling - Armpits throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Armpits takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Marius with a nice calf kick.
Marius cracks Armpits with a good jab.
Armpits throws a leg kick but Marius checks it.
Armpits throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marius lands a nice leg kick that just misses Armpits's sensitive parts.
An inside leg kick from Armpits misses.
A low kick from Armpits misses
and Marius counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Marius turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Armpits pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fighters circle momentarily. Armpits darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gaius Marius comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Marius has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gaius Marius!
Gaius Marius decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way. |
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Event:
CMMA 61 Torres vs Puff
Date: Dec 26, 2020 |
#R1#
Marius lands with a right hand.
Leon takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Leon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marius sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A lazy left from Marius finds it's target.
Leon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marius manages to avoid it.#CL#
Leon moves into range and clinches up with Marius.
Leon tries to pull guard but Marius won't allow it.
#TD#
Leon jumps guard.
#SUB#
Leon is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Marius prevents Leon from getting back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SU2#
Marius decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Marius scores with a hook.
A cross from Marius lands.#T1#
Marius scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Marius lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.#CL2#
Marius has closed the distance and engaged Leon in a clinch.
Marius misses with a hook to the ribs.
Leon fails to pull the fight into his guard.
#BC2#
Marius breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Marius has managed to clinch.
Marius pushes Leon back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Marius lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Leon tries to pull guard but Marius holds him up against the cage and eventually Leon drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ace Leon. That's going to take a lot out of him.#BC2#
Marius manages to break the clinch.
Leon on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Marius fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Leon.
Leon wants to clinch
enabling Marius to counter with a crisp jab.
Marius bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Leon's head backwards.#T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marius chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Marius throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Leon stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Marius defending well as Leon loads up on a big left hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Leon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Leon is looking to clinch but Marius is avoiding it.
Marius now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Leon tries to clinch up
and Marius connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CL2#
Marius pushes Leon up against the cage in a clinch.
Marius lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Leon.#BC2#
Marius's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Leon swings for the body but Marius moves out of range.
Leon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Marius connects with a body shot.
A low kick lands for Marius.
#T3#
Marius throws a leg kick which misses Leon's front leg but catches the back leg as Leon tries to avoid it.
Marius has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Marius lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
#CL#
Leon forces Marius back against the cage and clinches.#BC2#
Marius breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Leon walks into a jab.#CL#
Leon moves into range and clinches up with Marius.
Leon tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Marius just stands there and leans against the cage.
Leon is trying to pull guard but Marius turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Marius lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Leon managing to block the knees to the body from Marius.
Leon fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Leon jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Marius walks away with a smile on his face. Leon gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nice straight punches there by Marius. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Marius.
Marius comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marius lands a slapping body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Marius darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Marius fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.#T4##CL2#
Marius forces Leon back against the cage and clinches.
Marius lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Marius lands a shot to the body.
Leon is trying to pull guard but Marius turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Marius.
Marius lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Marius lands with a light punch inside.
Leon tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Marius smiles and moves away.
Marius throws a quick inside leg kick.
Leon doesn't manage to clinch there - Marius circles away.
#CL2#
Marius gets a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#TD#
Leon ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Leon no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard. #SU2#
Marius gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Marius lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Marius moves into range and connects with a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gaius Marius dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Leon takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Leon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Marius.
Marius throws out a counter right but Leon avoids it with no problem.
Marius lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Leon takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Marius thumps Leon with a low kick.
Marius moves out of range of the strikes.
Marius is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Marius lands a nice looking body shot.
Leon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice cross by Marius.
Leon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Marius fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Leon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Marius connects with a body shot that sends Leon's belly button to the back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marius rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Leon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.#TD#
Leon throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Marius tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Leon is in Marius's guard.
Marius kicks Leon off and gets to his feet. #T1#
Both fighters circling a little - Marius finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Marius scores with a jab to the body.
Leon on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Marius turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Leon is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Marius defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Leon.
Marius lands a head shot.
Marius feints and then cracks Leon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Leon down.
Leon is looking to clinch but Marius is avoiding it.
Marius throws a nice outside leg kick.
Marius connects with a crisp jab.
Leon walks into a stiff left hand from Marius.
Leon looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marius pushes Leon away with a front kick.
Marius fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
#CL2#
Marius gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gaius Marius seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.#BC2#
Marius pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T2#
Marius walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Leon on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Marius has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Leon takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Leon misses with an uppercut. Marius saw that one coming.
Marius keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Marius throws a leg kick which misses Leon's front leg but catches the back leg as Leon tries to avoid it.
Leon takes a swing at Marius's ribcage but misses.
Leon misses with a double jab.
Leon shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Marius sprawls well. Marius wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Leon gets slowly back to his feet.
Leon tries to close the distance and clinch but Marius swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Leon walks into a left hand.
Gaius Marius seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Leon throws a shot from downtown. Marius moves away and avoids it.#T3#
Marius scores with a three punch combo!
Gaius Marius is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leon. Marius does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marius moves away from the strike by Leon.
Despite the aggression on Marius's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Marius jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Marius lands a lovely overhand right.
Marius with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Marius throws a sloppy head kick and Leon moves out of range easily.
Marius connects with an inside leg kick.
Leon on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Marius.
Marius connects with a solid leg kick.
Leon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice body kick from Marius.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leon takes one to the side of the head.
Leon misses with a body shot.
#T4#
Marius scores with the left hand. Leon knows he should have avoided that one.
Leon misses with a body shot
enabling Marius to counter with a crisp jab.
Marius shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Marius connects with a crisp jab.
Nice uppercut there from Marius.
Leon tries to clinch
and Marius connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Marius scores with a body shot.
Marius wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.#CL#
Leon moves into range and clinches up with Marius.
Leon jumps guard but Marius stands there with Leon around his waist. Leon gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ace Leon. That's going to take a lot out of him.#BC2#
Marius breaks from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marius throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Leon fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gaius Marius showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Marius - that will leave a mark!
Marius jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A solid leg kick lands there for Marius.
Jab, jab by Marius - just one landing.
Marius scoring well with a low kick there.
Marius cracks Leon with a good jab.
Marius pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Marius - that will leave a mark!
Leon throws the left hand but Marius avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Marius lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Leon backwards.
Leon tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Marius just stands there and leans against the cage.
Leon jumps guard but Marius stands there with Leon around his waist. Leon gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#BC2#
Marius breaks from the clinch.
#T1#
Leon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marius lands a nice shot to the body.
Leon tries to clinch but Marius is having none of it.
Marius raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.#CL2#
Marius rushes Leon and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Marius.
Marius taking a breather.
A short right from Marius on the inside.
Marius lands with a light punch inside.
Marius scores with a shot to the side of Leon's head. #BC2#
Marius breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Leon takes a body punch but keeps moving. #CL2#
Marius closes the distance and clinches.#TD#
Leon drags the fight down to the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#SU2#
Marius gets to his feet. Leon looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Ace Leon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Leon walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Leon takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Leon on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Marius scores with a jab. Leon acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Marius lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Leon has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Marius.
Leon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Marius paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Marius takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Marius lands a jab.
Marius lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice cross by Marius.
Marius throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Leon.
Leon looks to throw the jab but Marius is out of range. #T3#
Marius throws a series of strikes that have Leon backpedaling.
#CL2#
Marius has closed the distance and engaged Leon in a clinch.
#BC2#
Marius breaks from the clinch.
#CL#
Leon gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Marius digs a right hand into Leon's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Leon's gas tank.
Leon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Marius avoids it.
Leon misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hand to the body from Marius.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Marius scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice body punch from Marius.
A left hand lands to the body for Marius.
Marius works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Marius lands a left hand.
A short left from Marius. #ROC2#Leon is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marius pushes Leon against the cage. Marius is working some dirty boxing. Marius pushes off with a quick right hook! Leon goes down! Leon tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Marius moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gaius Marius!
Gaius Marius bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it. |
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Event:
CMMA 48 Marius vs Dinapoli
Date: Nov 08, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marius displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dinapoli throws out the jab. #CL#
Marius gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dinapoli blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Marius can't find room to land a body shot as Dinapoli controls the action.
Dinapoli misses with a body punch.
Dinapoli scores with a shot to the side of Marius's head.
Marius misses with a punch to the body.
Marius tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marius lands an uppercut.
Marius struggles to land a body shot inside as Dinapoli controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marius lands a nice uppercut.
Marius blocking some punches.
Dinapoli doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dinapoli tries to throw a body punch but Marius avoids it by throwing Dinapoli back against the cage.
Dinapoli throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mariuss head.
Marius tries to throw a body punch but Dinapoli avoids it by throwing Marius back against the cage. #T1#
Dinapoli doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dinapoli throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right hook to the body lands for Dinapoli.
Dinapoli lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Marius backwards.
Dinapoli tries a body shot but Marius blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Marius fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dinapoli.
Dinapoli misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marius takes a shot to the head.
Dinapoli lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dinapoli lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dinapoli misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dinapoli lands a body punch.
Dinapoli fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Marius.
A head punch on the inside from Marius fails to land. #T2#
Dinapoli cracks Marius with a nice body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marius has a couple of punches blocked by Dinapoli.
Marius prevents a body shot from Dinapoli.
Dinapoli throws a punch but it's blocked by Marius.
Dinapoli misses with some punches.
Dinapoli misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dinapoli has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Marius seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Dinapoli can turn it around.
Marius letting Dinapoli take a breather here.
Marius tries a body shot but Dinapoli blocks it.
Marius swings wildly with an uppercut but Dinapoli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dinapoli misses with some punches.
Marius scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Marius digs a right hand underneath Dinapoli's ribcage. Dinapoli let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Marius misses with some punches.
Dinapoli can't find room to land a body shot as Marius controls the action.
Marius has a couple of punches blocked by Dinapoli.
#T3#
Marius misses with a body punch.
Dinapoli misses with some punches.
Dinapoli tries to work over Marius's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dinapoli lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Marius prevents a body shot from Dinapoli.
I was talking to Marius's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Marius is leaning against Dinapoli and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Marius tries to throw a body punch but Dinapoli avoids it by throwing Marius back against the cage.
Dinapoli swings wildly with an uppercut but Marius uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dinapoli prevents a body shot from Marius.
Dinapoli tries to throw a body punch but Marius avoids it by throwing Dinapoli back against the cage.
Dinapoli tries a body shot but Marius blocks it.
Marius can't find room to land a body shot as Dinapoli controls the action.
Dinapoli tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marius misses with the head strike.
Dinapoli fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#T4#
Dinapoli misses with a punch on the inside.
Marius blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marius struggles to land a body shot inside as Dinapoli controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marius.
Marius doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dinapoli lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Marius swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dinapoli prevents a body shot from Marius.
Marius lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dinapoli or not.
Marius blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marius working aggressively here.
A body shot lands from Marius.
Dinapoli misses with some punches.
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!
Marius lands a body punch in the clinch.
Marius lands with a right to the head.
Marius misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Dinapoli dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Marius misses with a wild body shot.
Marius rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Marius takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A leg kick checked by Dinapoli.#CL#
Marius has managed to clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dinapoli.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marius.
Dinapoli throws a punch but it's blocked by Marius.
A head punch on the inside from Marius fails to land.
Dinapoli has a couple of punches blocked by Marius.
Dinapoli pushes Marius back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marius scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dinapoli goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marius lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dinapoli backwards.
Joe Dinapoli seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dinapoli prevents a body shot from Marius.
A head punch on the inside from Marius fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dinapoli. #T1#
Dinapoli lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Dinapoli scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dinapoli throws a head punch that misses.
Marius lands a shoulder strike.
Dinapoli blocking some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Marius.
Dinapoli has a couple of punches blocked by Marius.
Dinapoli digs a right hand underneath Marius's ribcage. Marius let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dinapoli.
Marius fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dinapoli misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Dinapoli fails to land.
Dinapoli goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marius goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dinapoli misses with the head strike.
#T2#
Dinapoli working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nice body punch from Dinapoli - that landed with a thud.
Dinapoli struggles to land a body shot inside as Marius controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dinapoli.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marius lands with a right to the head.
A right hand to the body from Marius.
Marius misses with the head strike.
Dinapoli misses with a punch on the inside.
Dinapoli swings wildly with an uppercut but Marius uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dinapoli misses with the head strike.
Dinapoli swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hand to the body from Dinapoli.
Marius tries to work over Dinapoli's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marius blocks an uppercut.
Marius scores with an uppercut up the middle.#T3#
Dinapoli lands with a light punch inside.
Marius can't find room to land a body shot as Dinapoli controls the action.
Dinapoli lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Marius backwards.
A short uppercut from Marius.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dinapoli.
Marius lands a right hand.
Marius lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dinapoli.
Marius misses with a hook to the ribs.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Marius.
Still in the clinch, Dinapoli scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Marius fails to land.
Marius misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marius misses with a body punch.
Dinapoli tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T4#
Marius tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dinapoli's elbow.
Dinapoli tries to work over Marius's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dinapoli misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right hook to the body lands for Dinapoli.
Dinapoli throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Marius throws a punch but it's blocked by Dinapoli.
Dinapoli lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dinapoli working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dinapoli prevents a body shot from Marius.
Marius tries a body shot but Dinapoli blocks it.
Dinapoli lands a nice shot to the body.
Marius struggles to land a body shot inside as Dinapoli controls his hands.
Dinapoli misses with some punches.
Marius tries a body shot but Dinapoli blocks it.
Dinapoli lands a right hand.
Good body shot from Dinapoli.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Dinapoli showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R3#
Dinapoli lands a jab to Marius's midsection.
Dinapoli lands with a straight right. Marius didn't see that one coming.#CL#
Marius takes the fight into the clinch.
Dinapoli working aggressively here.
Dinapoli throws a head punch that misses.
Marius can't find room to land a body shot as Dinapoli controls the action.
Dinapoli tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marius's elbow.
Marius misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marius prevents a body shot from Dinapoli.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dinapoli scores with a hook to the body.
Dinapoli swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marius tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Dinapoli fails to land.
Dinapoli tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T1#
Dinapoli swings wildly with an uppercut but Marius uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marius scores with a nice hook to the head.
Marius misses with the head strike.
Dinapoli lands with a right to the head.
Marius struggles to land a body shot inside as Dinapoli controls his hands.
Dinapoli swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marius struggles to land a body shot inside as Dinapoli controls his hands.
Dinapoli throws a punch but it's blocked by Marius.
Dinapoli has a couple of punches blocked by Marius.
Dinapoli scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dinapoli swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marius lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dinapoli working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Marius blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marius blocking some punches.
#T2#
Dinapoli throws a punch but it's blocked by Marius.
Dinapoli lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dinapoli tries a body shot but Marius blocks it.
Marius doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short left from Dinapoli.
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!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dinapoli.
A nice left hand lands by Dinapoli.
Marius lands a right hand.
Marius scores with a shoulder strike.
Marius is leaning against Dinapoli and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dinapoli misses with the head strike.
Marius misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Dinapoli.
Dinapoli lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Marius misses with a punch on the inside.
#T3#
Marius blocks an uppercut.
Marius letting Dinapoli take a breather here.
Marius softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dinapoli misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marius swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marius misses with a punch to the body.
Marius can't find room to land a body shot as Dinapoli controls the action.
Dinapoli misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dinapoli blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dinapoli goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dinapoli lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dinapoli.
Marius blocks an uppercut.
Marius struggles to land a body shot inside as Dinapoli controls his hands.
#T4#
Marius blocks an uppercut.
Dinapoli scores with a shot to the side of Marius's head.
Marius is leaning against Dinapoli and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Marius is working Dinapoli over against the cage.
Dinapoli pushes Marius back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dinapoli lands a hook to the side of the head.
Marius misses with a punch to the body.
Marius pushes Dinapoli back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marius gets through Dinapoli's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dinapoli misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dinapoli.
Marius fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marius misses with a body punch.
Marius throws a head punch that misses.
Marius doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Dinapoli really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R4#
Marius throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Marius keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dinapoli.
Marius waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dinapoli.
Marius throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dinapoli misses with a hook
and Marius counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Marius chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Marius throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dinapoli.
Dinapoli steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Marius is out on his feet! Dinapoli sets himself and nearly takes Marius's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Joe Dinapoli!
Joe Dinapoli is the new light heavyweight champion!
Joe Dinapoli thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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Event:
CMMA 38 Rizzo vs Army Jr
Date: Oct 04, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lightning fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marius manages to avoid it.
Marius fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lightning is out of range.
Lightning defending well as Marius loads up on a big left hand.
Lightning slips a jab and a cross from Marius.
Lightning lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice shot lands for Lightning.
Lightning seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Lightning throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marius looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Marius lands a jab.
Lightning misses with a lunging right hand
and Marius counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Might Lightning seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Lightning drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lightning is looking to work some ground and pound but Marius has wrist control.
Marius keeping moving, preventing Lightning from controlling successfully.
Lightning throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #T1#
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lightning accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lightning trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marius utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lightning trying to control the position from guard on top but Marius is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lightning missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Marius is on top in guard.
#REVB#
Lightning has Marius pulled in close to control his posture.
Lightning tries to land a sweep but no joy. #T2#
Lightning is trying to keep Marius in close.
Lightning looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lightning is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lightning 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.
Marius controls from within his opponent's guard. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#T3#
Lightning swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marius is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Lightning walks into a left hand.
Marius misses with a body shot.
Crunch! Marius slams his shin into Lightning's torso.
Lightning pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Marius! But no joy.
Marius takes one to the chin there.
Marius fakes the leg kick and cracks Lightning in the body.
Lightning throws an off balance right hand
and Marius counters with a stiff right hand.
Lightning takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lightning tries to score a power double leg takedown but Marius sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lightning somewhat.#T4#
Lightning fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Marius looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Marius throws a half hearted mid kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A swing and a miss from Lightning.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lightning looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Marius has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lightning keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marius.
Marius throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lightning ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Marius ducks under a wild hook from Lightning.
Marius lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gaius Marius will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Marius takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Marius connects with the punch.
Lightning swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gaius Marius seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Marius lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Lightning throws a right hand that misses
#KD2#
and Marius counters with a nice right hand that sends Lightning toppling to the canvas! Lightning scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Marius finish him?!#ROC2#Lightning is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marius lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Lightning - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Marius!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gaius Marius!
Gaius Marius is the new light heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Gaius Marius rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed. |
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Event:
CMMA 25 Warrior vs Oakley
Date: Aug 22, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacLaughlin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.#CUT#It looks like Alex MacLaughlin has been cut.
MacLaughlin with a lazy takedown attempt
and Marius counters with a right hand to the body.
MacLaughlin fails with a takedown attempt.
It looked like Marius wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
No luck with that takedown attempt from MacLaughlin.
Gaius Marius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex MacLaughlin.
MacLaughlin looks for a takedown but Marius sprawls well.
MacLaughlin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown #KD#
and Marius counters with a head kick that drops MacLaughlin to the mat! MacLaughlin scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Marius drops MacLaughlin with a big left hand! MacLaughlin is injured, injured bad! Marius jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gaius Marius!
In his post fight interview, Gaius Marius started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception. |
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Event:
CMMA 16 De Vries vs Peieira
Date: Jul 18, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marius lands a nice leg kick that just misses Osiris's sensitive parts.
Marius throws a head kick that Osiris semi-blocks.
#CUT2#It looks like Ray Osiris has been cut.
Ray Osiris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Osiris swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Marius counters with an outside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Marius.
Osiris swings for the body but Marius moves out of range.
Osiris connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Osiris seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Marius thumps Osiris with a low kick.
Osiris looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Marius throws out a counter right but Osiris avoids it with no problem.
Osiris throws an off balance right hand
and Marius counters with an inside leg kick.
Marius thumps Osiris with a low kick.
Marius doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Osiris on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
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!
Osiris misses with a wild body shot.
Marius counters with a body kick.
Osiris scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Marius thuds a left hand into Osiris's body.
Marius throws a nice inside leg kick.
Marius lets loose with a powerful body kick. Osiris will feel that in the morning.
Osiris is breathing heavily.
Osiris misses the shot to the body.
Marius lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.#T1#
A nice inside leg kick there by Marius. That's going to slow Osiris down.
Marius connects with a single shot there.
Osiris throws a poor cross that misses
and Marius connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Osiris on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Marius. Marius obviously looking to wear him down.
Osiris misses with a hook
and Marius counters with a nice leg kick.
Osiris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marius moves away.
Marius punishes Osiris's body with a nice straight punch.
Marius turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Marius ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Marius steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Osiris.
Marius closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A chopping leg kick lands by Marius.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Osiris on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Osiris throws a right hand that Marius ducks under and follows up with a left that Marius also avoids with ease.
Osiris scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Marius doesn't seem bothered though.
Jab from Osiris.
Osiris fails to land with a series of punches.
#T2#
Marius with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Marius takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Osiris throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Marius counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheers as Marius lands an impressive looking overhand right. Osiris doesn't seem phased though.#ROC2#Osiris is rocked!#CUT2#Ray Osiris's cut is getting worse.
A good leg kick by Marius.
Oh Osiris is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Osiris gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Marius points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Osiris wakes up just in time to hear Marius thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gaius Marius!
Gaius Marius decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 07, 2020 |
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Randall fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Randall fails with a takedown attempt.
Randall shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Marius as he jumps to the side.
Marius throws a quick counter head kick but Randall was just out of range.
Gaius Marius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Randall.
Marius lands a head kick. Randall smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like James Randall has been cut.
Marius is looking to slow Randall down with leg kicks.
Randall should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Marius lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Marius cracks the inside of Randall's front leg.
Marius throws a nice inside leg kick.
Marius definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Randall.
Marius feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Randall's calf.
Marius lands with a thumping leg kick.
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!
Marius feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Randall collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Gaius Marius! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 03, 2020 |
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marius throws a head kick that misses.
Hric appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Marius looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Marius moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hric blocks a head kick by Marius.
Marius fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Marius misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Marius, right into the meat.
Gaius Marius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hric blocks the body kick.
Hric tries to counter with a takedown but Marius is quick to defend against it.
Marius turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Marius misses with a body kick.
Hric changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marius throws a nice outside leg kick.
Marius scores with a leg kick.
Marius fakes the leg kick and cracks Hric in the body.
Marius throws a nice inside leg kick.
Marius scores with a kick to the midsection.
Gaius Marius is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hric blocks a head kick by Marius.
Marius connects with a high kick.
Marius looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Marius scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Marius.
Hric appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hric sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marius throws a nice inside leg kick.
Marius throws a head kick that misses.
Hric tries to counter with a takedown but Marius is quick to defend against it.
Marius scores with a nice body kick.
Marius keeps Hric at a distance using the push kick.
Hric is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hric is breathing heavily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Marius. Hric shrugs it off though.
Marius turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hric chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Marius can pounce on him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hric stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Marius.
Marius moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Marius. Hric shrugs it off though.
Marius scores with a kick to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Marius. That's going to slow Hric down.
Both fighters circling a little - Marius finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Marius feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hric's calf.
Marius buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Marius throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marius turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Marius lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hric's sensitive parts.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hric sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Hric takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Marius tries a head kick but it misses.
Marius dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hric. That did some damage!
Marius buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Marius buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Marius.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gaius Marius dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Marius throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Marius pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marius misses with a body kick.
Hric appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A solid leg kick lands there for Marius.
Marius scores with a head kick. Hric tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Marius lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Marius.
Marius pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hric appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Marius lands a big head kick that sends Hric to the canvas! Marius follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gaius Marius! |
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