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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tim Marley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimbo Slice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tim Marley looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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224 lbs
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190 cm
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235 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tim Marley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kimbo Slice!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Summer Carpenter and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marley shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Marley looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Slice throws a nice looking combination but Marley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Marley looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Slice throws a series of punches but Marley avoids them all with ease.
Slice is looking to clinch.
Slice misses with a looping right.
Slice throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Marley.
Slice tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marley was well out of range. Poor timing from Slice.
Slice misses with a double jab.
Slice tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Marley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Slice keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Marley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Slice.
Kimbo Slice seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slice shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Slice content to stall in guard here.
Slice gets to his feet. Marley looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Slice looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Slice!
Slice throws a head kick that misses.
Marley moves out of range of the strikes.
Slice misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slice fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Slice shoots in but Marley avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Marley shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Slice is trying to defend but Marley finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Marley in particular looking to stall.
Slice blocking the ground and pound attempt from Marley.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slice regains full guard. Nicely done.
Marley stands up over Slice, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Slice preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Marley throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Slice keeping moving, preventing Marley from controlling successfully.
Slice trying to control the position.
Slice wants to get back to his feet but Marley is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Marley pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Slice is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Slice wants to stand up but Marley is controlling him.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Slice shoots and misses
and Marley counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Slice!
Tim Marley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kimbo Slice.
Slice in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Slice wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Marley dominating with strikes here.
Marley tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marley looking to control but Slice is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Marley landing strikes, looking to finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kimbo Slice dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Slice misses with a few strikes there.
Marley avoids a punch combination nicely.
Slice misses with a few strikes there.
Slice shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Marley counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Slice blocking the ground and pound attempt from Marley.
Slice avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Marley.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Marley is taking a breather. Slice says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Marley scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slice moves into full guard.
Marley is looking to work some ground and pound but Slice has wrist control.
Marley trying to control the position from guard on top but Slice is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Slice working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Marley.
Slice is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Slice tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Slice avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Marley preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Slice fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Marley sprawls well initially but Slice persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Slice controlling the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Slice working over Marley with some ground and pound. Marley looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Slice wants to stand up but Marley is controlling the position.
Slice thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Marley is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Slice takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Slice wants to stand up but Marley is controlling the position.
Marley is looking to control Slice's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Marley avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Marley gets the takedown into side control.
Slice manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Marley thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Marley not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Marley thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Slice's head.
Marley perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Marley looks to land a strike but Slice avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Slice has his feet on Marley's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
A telegraphed right hand from Slice misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slice attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Marley gets a clinch.
Slice stops a takedown attempt from Marley.
Slice working hard to break the clinch.
Marley changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Slice fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Slice misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tim Marley will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Some wild striking there from Slice.
Slice darts in trying to clinch
and Marley counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Slice wants to control but Marley is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Marley controlling the action here.
Marley stops Slice from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Marley is stalling here. Slice is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Marley seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Slice has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Marley tries to buck Slice off but Slice is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slice trying to control the action but Marley is working from the bottom.
Slice wants to stand but Marley is controlling his arm.
Marley is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Slice tries to clinch but Marley moves away
and Marley counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Marley postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Slice trying to keep a closed guard but Marley is proving a slippery customer.
Marley throwing strikes but missing.
Marley wants to control from the top but Slice keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marley looking to pass the guard.
Marley looking to sit in guard and control but Slice gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Marley trying to control the position here.
Marley on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Marley tries to get out of the position.
Slice preventing the sweep.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Marley throws a series of punches but Slice moves out of range.
Marley circles away from the clinch attempt
and Marley counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marley drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Slice gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Slice is looking to break free of the clinch but Marley has double underhooks.
Slice is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Slice has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Marley wants a takedown.
Marley is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Slice gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Marley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Slice breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Marley tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Slice swivels and escapes.
Slice slaps away a takedown attempt from Marley, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Marley shoots in and bounces Slice off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tim Marley showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Marley has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tim Marley!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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