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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Crowley Osbourne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marshall Mathers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Osbourne comes to the cage accompanied by Mr Crowley. Mathers has chosen Superman as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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159 lbs
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165 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Crowley Osbourne!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marshall Mathers!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paul Aken and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mathers throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Osbourne staying out of range there.
Mathers throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Osbourne sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big left from Osbourne misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mathers.
Mathers throws a hook but Osbourne blocks it.
Osbourne fails to land with a series of punches.
Mathers lands with a shot to the body.
Mathers misses with a hook.
Osbourne throws an overhand right that lands on Mathers's shoulder, as Mathers tries to avoid the shot.
Mathers uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Osbourne has time to react.
Mathers waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Osbourne.
Osbourne misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Osbourne avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mathers feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Osbourne's calf.
Mathers thumps Osbourne with a low kick.
Good shot there by Osbourne.
Mathers bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Osbourne throws a poor cross that misses
and Mathers counters with a nice low kick that buckles Osbourne's knee momentarily.
Osbourne takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mathers defending well as Osbourne loads up on a big left hand.
Mathers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mathers pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Osbourne digs a good body shot into Mathers's ribs.
Mathers pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Osbourne back to the cage. Mathers follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Mathers looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mathers attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Marshall Mathers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mathers misses with a hook.
An inside leg kick lands from Mathers.
Mathers throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mathers misses with a lunging right hand
and Mathers takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Osbourne throws out a powerful jab.
Osbourne misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mathers swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Osbourne.
Mathers misses with an uppercut.
Mathers attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Osbourne looks to land a right hand but Mathers moved out of range.
Osbourne is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mathers sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Osbourne tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A telegraphed right hand from Osbourne misses the target.
Osbourne bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Osbourne loads up on a big right hand but Mathers slips the punch.
Marshall Mathers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mathers wants to land a leg kick but Osbourne is out of range.
A leg kick checked by Osbourne.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Osbourne is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mathers.
Osbourne is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Mathers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mathers throws a front kick aimed at Osbourne's knee but Osbourne avoids it well.
Osbourne throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mathers on the side of the head.
Osbourne dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Osbourne is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mathers throws out a loose jab but Osbourne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Osbourne slips a straight right by Mathers.
Osbourne misses with a left hand
enabling Mathers to counter with a crisp jab.
Mathers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Osbourne.
Mathers scores with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marshall Mathers dominated that round.
That's time! Osbourne's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Osbourne misses with a body shot.
Osbourne throws an off balance right hand
and Mathers counters with a one-two to the body.
Osbourne falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mathers counters with an outside leg kick.
Mathers ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A swing and a miss from Osbourne.
No joy there for Mathers, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mathers lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Osbourne circles away quickly and effectively.
Mathers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mathers feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Osbourne's calf.
Osbourne throws a sloppy body shot
and Mathers counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mathers takes one to the side of the head.
Mathers defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Osbourne.
Osbourne jabs at Mathers's body.
Osbourne looks to score with a jab to the body but Mathers is just out of range.
Mathers turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A low kick from Mathers is predictable there
and Osbourne makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Osbourne looks to score with a jab to the body but Mathers is just out of range.
Marshall Mathers seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Osbourne throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mathers counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mathers looks to score with a jab to the body but Osbourne is just out of range.
Mathers dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Osbourne. That did some damage!
Mathers needs to keep his hands up - Osbourne had a free shot at his head there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mathers slips under a jab from Osbourne.
Mathers misses with a left hand
and Osbourne counters with a stiff right hand.
Mathers connects with a solid leg kick.
Osbourne scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mathers misses with a shot to the body
and Osbourne counters with a shoot takedown. Mathers fights it but they end up in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Osbourne loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mathers looking to control.
Osbourne throwing strikes but missing.
Osbourne distracts Mathers with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mathers is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mathers not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mathers not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mathers thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Osbourne's head.
Mathers trying to control from half guard but Osbourne is working away.
Mathers thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Osbourne's head.
Osbourne trying to control but Mathers postures up.
Mathers not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Osbourne is looking for a sweep. Mathers is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Osbourne taking some punishment here, with Mathers in his half guard.
Osbourne is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Osbourne slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
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.
Mathers with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mathers looking to pass the guard.
Osbourne can't keep his opponent in guard - Mathers advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Mathers thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mathers wants to take a breather but Osbourne is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Osbourne is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mathers pulls his head out easily.
Mathers throwing shots but Osbourne is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marshall Mathers showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Osbourne connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mathers's hands.
Mathers looks to throw the jab but Osbourne is out of range.
Osbourne scores with a nice strike.
Mathers closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Osbourne misses with a double jab
and Mathers counters with an outside leg kick.
Mathers misses with a low kick as Osbourne jumps back.
Osbourne checks a low kick from Mathers.
Osbourne throws a lazy uppercut
and Osbourne takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mathers scores with a jab to the jaw.
Osbourne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Osbourne throws a looping overhand right but Mathers ducks down to avoid it.
Osbourne swings widly with a right hand
and Mathers counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Osbourne thinking.
Osbourne swings for the body but Mathers moves out of range.
Osbourne shoots in for a double leg but Mathers sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Osbourne throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Osbourne moves away from the strike by Mathers.
Mathers is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Osbourne checks the leg kick nicely there.
Osbourne misses with a wild body shot.
Osbourne chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mathers can pounce on him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Osbourne lands with a cross.
Mathers misses with a few strikes there.
Mathers takes one on the button.
Mathers fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Osbourne checks it well.
Mathers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Some bone on bone action there as Osbourne checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Osbourne keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mathers.
Osbourne scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mathers in his tracks.
Mathers throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice defenses there by Osbourne.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Osbourne throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mathers misses the body punch
and Mathers takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Osbourne misses with an uppercut. Mathers saw that one coming.
Osbourne is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mathers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Osbourne.
Osbourne tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mathers misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
An inside leg kick from Mathers misses.
Mathers takes a swing at Osbourne's ribcage but misses.
Mathers throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Osbourne just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Osbourne's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mathers connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Osbourne scrambles back to his feet.
Osbourne takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Osbourne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mathers was well out of range. Poor timing from Osbourne.
Mathers misses with a right hand
so Osbourne counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Mathers manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Osbourne manages to get himself to full guard.
Mathers thows a big elbow that misses.
Mathers stopping the sweep attempt from Osbourne.
Osbourne manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Mathers is looking to improve his position but Osbourne isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Marshall Mathers just about did enough to take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Osbourne misses with a looping left.
Mathers gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Osbourne cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Osbourne misses with a body shot.
Osbourne moves away from the strike by Mathers.
Mathers stuffs the takedown attempt from Osbourne. Osbourne gets slowly back to his feet.
Mathers throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mathers scores with a spinning back kick!
Mathers misses the body punch
and Osbourne counters with a single leg into guard. Mathers didn't expect that.
Mathers keeping moving, preventing Osbourne from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mathers is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Osbourne scoring with punches to the head and body.
Osbourne trying to control the position from guard on top but Mathers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mathers is trying to control the position but Osbourne postures up.
Mathers has momentary wrist control but Osbourne slips an elbow through the middle.
Osbourne wants to control from the top but Mathers keeps moving.
Mathers trying to keep a closed guard but Osbourne is proving a slippery customer.
Osbourne thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Osbourne throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mathers is pulling down on Osbourne's head. It's preventing any offense from Osbourne, at least for the moment.
Osbourne's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Mathers is trying to keep Osbourne in close.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Osbourne preventing the sweep.
Osbourne is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mathers looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Osbourne puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Osbourne winds up and cracks Mathers with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Osbourne lands strikes from half guard.
Mathers blocking the ground and pound attempt from Osbourne.
Crowley Osbourne overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mathers wants to get back to full guard.
Mathers is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Mathers on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Mathers is holding on to half guard well.
Mathers avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Osbourne.
Osbourne seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mathers does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Mathers is trying to maintain the position but Osbourne is very close to passing his half guard.
Mathers might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Osbourne kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Mathers is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Osbourne jumps into side control!
Mathers tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mathers avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Osbourne.
Osbourne creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Osbourne lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Mathers down.
Osbourne scoring with punches from side control.
Mathers wants to control but Osbourne postures up.
Mathers manages to work his way to half guard, despite Osbourne's best efforts.
Osbourne thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mathers's head.
Osbourne sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mathers defending well though.
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. Osbourne connects with a nice short shot to Mathers's temple.
Osbourne throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Osbourne sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mathers defending well though.
Osbourne is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Osbourne drops an elbow to the side of Mathers's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Crowley Osbourne had his way with Marshall Mathers in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - 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.
A decent looking cross lands there for Osbourne.
An inside leg kick from Mathers misses.
Osbourne pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Osbourne throws a body punch but Mathers moves out of range.
A combination from Mathers does no damage.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Osbourne.
Osbourne thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mathers dips to his left and cracks Osbourne with an uppercut!
A right-left combo lands from Osbourne.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mathers throws a left and a right that both miss
and Osbourne counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Osbourne thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Mathers to regain full guard.
Mathers looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Mathers is trying to keep Osbourne in close.
Osbourne lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Osbourne postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Osbourne trying to control but Mathers is working from the bottom.
Osbourne throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Osbourne is looking to work some ground and pound but Mathers has wrist control.
Mathers has Osbourne pulled in close to control his posture.
Mathers looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mathers is trying to keep Osbourne in close.
Osbourne throwing strikes but missing.
Osbourne with a flurry of punches that miss.
Osbourne preventing the sweep.
Mathers keeping moving, preventing Osbourne from controlling successfully.
Crowley Osbourne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Osbourne is really struggling to control Mathers but he's trying to hold on to the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Osbourne working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Mathers trying to control the position.
Osbourne working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mathers's head.
Osbourne keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mathers's head.
Osbourne throwing strikes from guard but Mathers blocks nicely.
Osbourne postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Osbourne stopping the sweep attempt from Mathers.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Osbourne connects with a couple of short punches.
Osbourne with a nice head shot there.
Osbourne scoring with some ground and pound.
Osbourne landing some decent shots from guard.
Osbourne has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Osbourne throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mathers works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Osbourne lands a couple of digs.
Osbourne distracts Mathers with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Osbourne's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Mathers preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Osbourne scoring with punches to the head and body.
Osbourne preventing the sweep.
And that's the end of the fight!
Crowley Osbourne showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mathers 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 47:48
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 47:48
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marshall Mathers!
Marshall Mathers is the new lightweight champion!
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