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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Deejay Vendetta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marshall Mathers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vendetta comes to the cage accompanied by Soilwork - Nerve. Mathers has chosen Superman as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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16 - 7 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Deejay Vendetta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Marshall Mathers!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Russell Pearce and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vendetta moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Vendetta misses with a head kick.
Vendetta tries to clinch
and Mathers counters with a stiff right hand.
Mathers cracks Vendetta with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mathers thuds his right hand into Vendetta's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Vendetta misses with a few strikes there.
Vendetta takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Vendetta defending well as Mathers loads up on a big left hand.
Vendetta on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mathers. Mathers obviously looking to wear him down.
Vendetta has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Mathers.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vendetta throws the kick towards the body but Mathers avoids it.
Vendetta uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mathers.
Mathers closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mathers moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mathers misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mathers on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Vendetta tests Mathers's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mathers scores with a jab to the jaw.
Vendetta fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mathers swinging wildly here.
Mathers works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Vendetta walks forward, straight into a front kick from Mathers.
Mathers avoids the body shot from Vendetta.
Mathers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mathers jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mathers will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mathers fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mathers tries to score with a low kick but Vendetta moves his leg out of the way.
Vendetta lands a leg kick that knocks Mathers off balance momentarily.
A bone on bone clash there as Vendetta blocks the leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mathers throws a looping overhand right but Vendetta ducks down to avoid it.
Vendetta fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vendetta buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mathers fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vendetta misses with an uppercut. Mathers saw that one coming.
Vendetta thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mathers tries to bum rush Vendetta with a series of wild strikes but Vendetta uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sloppy strikes from Mathers. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vendetta looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Vendetta throws a sloppy head kick and Mathers moves out of range easily.
Vendetta throws a body kick the misses
and Mathers counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mathers throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vendetta counters with a straight right hand.
Marshall Mathers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vendetta cracks Mathers with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mathers feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Vendetta's calf.
Vendetta lands a lovely overhand right.
Vendetta uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mathers.
Vendetta has Mathers up against the cage in a clinch.
Vendetta misses with a punch on the inside.
Mathers makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vendetta misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vendetta throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vendetta scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vendetta pushes Mathers back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Vendetta fails to land.
Vendetta is pressed up against the cage. Mathers has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Vendetta down to the mat. Vendetta avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Mathers misses with a series of wild punches.
Vendetta drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mathers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vendetta was well out of range. Poor timing from Mathers.
A big left from Mathers misses.
Mathers avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Vendetta looks to land a left hand but Mathers moved out of range nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vendetta smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Vendetta takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vendetta lands a head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Marshall Mathers 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.
Vendetta rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mathers moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mathers slips a straight right by Vendetta.
Marshall Mathers seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mathers sizes up Vendetta with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Vendetta looks to land a body kick but Mathers moved away.
Mathers moves out of range as Vendetta strikes.
A slow jab from Vendetta misses its intended target.
Mathers displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vendetta throws out the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mathers. Vendetta does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vendetta tries a head kick but it misses.
Vendetta misses with a looping left.
Mathers is looking to slow Vendetta down with leg kicks.
Vendetta fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vendetta throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Vendetta misses with a low kick.
Mathers works the jab nicely.
Mathers connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A telegraphed right hand from Mathers misses the target.
Mathers is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Vendetta connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mathers. Mathers circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mathers scores with a punch to the head.
Mathers connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mathers delivers a nice body kick.
Mathers ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mathers throws a leg kick that misses.
Mathers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vendetta manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vendetta checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mathers throws a leg kick that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mathers throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mathers getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mathers misses with a low kick as Vendetta jumps back.
Vendetta misses with a body kick.
Mathers throws a head kick that misses.
Vendetta moves away from the strike by Mathers.
Mathers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mathers loads up on a big right hand but Vendetta slips the punch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mathers 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 Vendetta has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Vendetta and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Vendetta is looking to land body kicks.
Vendetta 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vendetta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mathers moves away.
Mathers throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vendetta sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vendetta just misses with a punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Vendetta.
Mathers throws a series of punches but Vendetta moves out of range.
Mathers moves out of range as Vendetta strikes.
Mathers throws a big shot that misses.
Vendetta thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vendetta is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Vendetta misses with a head kick.
Mathers gets tackled into the cage by Vendetta. Vendetta maintains the clinch.
Mathers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vendetta lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vendetta blocks a jab.
Vendetta scores with a hook.
Mathers loads up on a big right hand but Vendetta slips the punch.
Mathers's jab looks to have found its range, popping Vendetta under the eye.
Mathers lands a right hook to the body.
Vendetta thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mathers scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mathers pivots, looking for a leg kick but Vendetta is out of range and Mathers settles back down.
Mathers slips under a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vendetta scores with a jab.
Mathers swings for the body but Vendetta moves out of range.
Vendetta tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mathers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
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 referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Mathers bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Vendetta just misses with a punch to the body.
Vendetta throws a big shot that misses.
Vendetta is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mathers slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Vendetta misses with a kick to the body.
Mathers moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Mathers throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A swing and a miss from Mathers.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Vendetta is looking to land body kicks.
Vendetta lands with a cross.
Mathers slips under a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mathers.
Mathers takes a swing at Vendetta's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vendetta lands with an uppercut that bounces Mathers off the cage and back into range.
Mathers avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mathers stuns Vendetta with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mathers blocks a jab.
Vendetta walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Vendetta throws a head kick but Mathers moves out of range.
Vendetta tries to clinch up.
Vendetta avoids a kick to the body.
Mathers cracks Vendetta with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mathers bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Vendetta's head.
Vendetta looks to score with a jab to the body but Mathers is just out of range.
Vendetta explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Deejay Vendetta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vendetta lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mathers throws a nice looking combination but Vendetta bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vendetta throws a leg kick that misses.
Vendetta misses with a wild body shot.
Mathers misses with a hook.
Vendetta misses with a body shot.
Mathers uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vendetta.
Mathers missing with a left hand there. Vendetta was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mathers wants to slow Vendetta down by chopping away at his legs.
Vendetta wants to clinch.
Mathers throws out a loose jab but Vendetta uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mathers bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Vendetta swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mathers counters with a stiff right hand.
Vendetta checks a low kick from Mathers.
Vendetta checks a low kick from Mathers.
Vendetta misses with a right hand
and Mathers connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mathers buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Vendetta misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mathers shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Vendetta eats them both and turns towards Mathers to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Mathers moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice jab there from Mathers.
Mathers throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mathers keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vendetta.
Vendetta throws a hook but Mathers avoids it easily.
Mathers scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mathers throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Vendetta stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Vendetta looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Vendetta checks a leg kick.
A lazy left from Mathers finds it's target.
Mathers lands a nice shot that snaps Vendetta's head back.
Mathers lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That kick from Vendetta tenderised Mathers's leg. Mathers is trying to keep his angry face on.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vendetta checks a leg kick.
Mathers misses with a two punch combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marshall Mathers comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mathers winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marshall Mathers!
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