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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Micheal Marsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcelo Jardim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Micheal Marsh has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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214 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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Good wrestler
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Micheal Marsh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcelo Jardim!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Mauricio Rocha and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marsh shoots for a takedown but Jardim saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jardim displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Marsh.
Marsh shoots in for a takedown but Jardim shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Micheal Marsh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jardim is looking to clinch.
Marsh tries for a takedown but Jardim sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jardim leaves Marsh with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jardim changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Marsh looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jardim taking a breather here.
Marsh parries the strikes from Jardim easily there. Jardim is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Marsh to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jardim stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Marsh scores with a nice right hand.
Jardim shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Marsh being controlled here, momentarily.
Jardim stopping the sweep attempt from Marsh.
Jardim engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Jardim trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jardim stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsh shoots for a double leg takedown but Jardim sprawls well. He's pushed Marsh's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jardim gets the takedown into side control.
Jardim tries for a kimura but Marsh is defending well.
Marsh taking punishment in the form of punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jardim taking a breather here.
Jardim looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The referee asks Jardim politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Jardim prefers to stall for the moment though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jardim decides to stand up, so the ref orders Marsh to his feet.
Marsh really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Nice takedown defense from Jardim. No joy for Marsh on that attempt.
Jardim drives through with a takedown into guard.
Marsh is breathing heavily.
Jardim not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Jardim sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Marsh's guard.
Jardim scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Jardim is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Marsh trying to control but Jardim postures up.
Jardim tries to pass the half guard into mount. Marsh knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jardim is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Marsh tries to kick Jardim off but Jardim keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Jardim drops an elbow to the side of Marsh's head.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Marsh is in trouble now - Jardim has advanced to mount!
Jardim working for a guillotine from mount but Marsh is in no mood to give up.
Jardim is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Marsh can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcelo Jardim dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jardim throws a poor cross that misses
and Marsh counters by clinching up.
Jardim keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Marsh's efforts to push away.
Marsh is trying to break the clinch but Jardim has him pressed against the cage.
Marsh is trying to break free.
Jardim is trying to trip Marsh. He has hold of a leg but Marsh is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Jardim persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Jardim won't allow Marsh to get back to his feet.
Jardim engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marsh wants to get back to his feet but Jardim is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Marsh trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jardim stands up from Marsh's guard - Jardim perhaps looking for a knockout.
Jardim looks for the body kick but Marsh saw that one coming.
Jardim looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Marsh!
Jardim has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jardim tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Jardim wants to control but Marsh is keeping him busy.
Marcelo Jardim has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jardim in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Jardim works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsh taking punishment in the form of punches.
Jardim working away.
Jardim has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Marsh is being controlled here.
Jardim tries for a kimura but Marsh is defending well.
Jardim has control of an arm but Marsh manages to advance to Jardim's back!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marsh is hanging on to Jardim's back as he tries to escape.
Marsh doesn't have the hooks in and Jardim manages to turn into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jardim pushes down on Marsh's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Jardim not doing much here.
Marsh tries to kick Jardim off but Jardim keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jardim wants to free his trapped foot but Marsh is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Jardim is controlling the pace.
Jardim prevents Marsh from standing back up.
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.
Jardim landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Jardim is looking to advance position but Marsh won't allow it.
Jardim is working for a submission of some sort.
Jardim is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Marsh!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marsh is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Jardim is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Marsh is surviving well by controlling Jardim's body position as best he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcelo Jardim showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Jardim tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marsh swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jardim pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marsh tries to counter with a takedown but Jardim is quick to defend against it.
Marsh shoots in looking for a takedown but Jardim manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Marsh's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Marsh fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Marcelo Jardim is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jardim scores with a takedown into Marsh's guard.
Jardim looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marsh being controlled here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsh is working an open guard so Jardim takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Marsh shoots in for a takedown but Jardim shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Micheal Marsh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jardim shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Jardim was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Check out the look on Jardim's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Jardim is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Marsh knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Jardim wants to control but Marsh is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jardim tries for a kimura but Marsh is defending well.
Marsh looks to move to half guard but instead Jardim has passed into mount! Damn!
Marsh is looking to get to half guard.
Jardim can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Marsh is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jardim controlling the pace for now.
Jardim looking to secure an arm triangle but Marsh defends it well.
Jardim postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Marsh looks a forlorn figure.
It looks like Micheal Marsh has been cut.
Jardim sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Marsh is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jardim cracks Marsh with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Jardim sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Marsh is bucking up trying to escape but Jardim cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Marsh is rocked!
Marsh is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Jardim has taken his back!
Oh Marsh is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Marsh defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Micheal Marsh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marcelo Jardim is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Marsh seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcelo Jardim comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jardim 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcelo Jardim!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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