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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paris Eaton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marlo Stanfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marlo Stanfield has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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177 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Paris Eaton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marlo Stanfield!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Jeff Smith and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stanfield fails with the takedown.
Eaton lands with a hook. Stanfield tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Eaton gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Stanfield breaks the clinch.
Stanfield fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stanfield lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Stanfield with a poor takedown
so Eaton counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Eaton trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Eaton trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Eaton 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.
Eaton sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Eaton 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.
Eaton scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eaton showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Stanfield is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Eaton defends well.
Eaton cracks Stanfield with a solid left hand.
Eaton is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Stanfield trying to control the position.
Eaton cracks Stanfield with a solid left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Eaton won't allow Stanfield to sweep him here.
Eaton showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stanfield controls Eaton momentarily but Eaton frees himself.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Eaton is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Stanfield is defended easily by Eaton.
Paris Eaton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marlo Stanfield.
Stanfield shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Eaton pinned against the cage. Eaton gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Eaton throws a quick counter kick to the body but Stanfield avoids it.
An inside leg kick from Stanfield misses.
Eaton is looking to counter with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eaton takes the fight into the clinch.
Stanfield tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Eaton is trying to trip Stanfield. He has hold of a leg but Stanfield is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Eaton persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Eaton is looking to work some ground and pound but Stanfield has wrist control.
Eaton postures up and lands a big shot to Stanfield's brow.
Stanfield working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Eaton has passed into half guard!
Stanfield looks winded!
Eaton scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Stanfield trying to control here.
Eaton controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eaton gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Eaton has closed the distance and engaged Stanfield in a clinch.
Eaton tries to land a knee to the head but Stanfield blocks with his arms.
Eaton gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Stanfield regains guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stanfield is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Eaton defends well.
Stanfield pushes Eaton off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paris Eaton dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Stanfield fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Eaton throws a counter high kick but Stanfield was just alert enough to avoid it.
Eaton has taken the fight to the clinch.
Eaton decides to pull guard.
Stanfield must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Eaton is pulling down on Stanfield's head. It's preventing any offense from Stanfield, at least for the moment.
Eaton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stanfield can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stanfield wants to stand but Eaton has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanfield trying to control but Eaton is working from the bottom.
Eaton seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Eaton thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Stanfield is looking to stand up but Eaton won't let him.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Stanfield throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Stanfield scores with a takedown into Eaton's guard.
Eaton keeping moving, preventing Stanfield from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eaton is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Stanfield pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Eaton is keeping the position for now.
Eaton looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eaton seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Eaton really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Eaton tries to close the distance and clinch but Stanfield swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stanfield is looking to clinch but Eaton is avoiding it.
Stanfield throws a sloppy head kick
and Eaton decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Stanfield's guard.
Eaton stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Stanfield gets tackled into the cage by Eaton. Eaton maintains the clinch.
Stanfield letting Eaton take a breather here.
Eaton is pressed up against the cage. Stanfield has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Eaton down to the mat. Eaton avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Stanfield is breathing heavily.
Eaton doesn't manage to clinch there - Stanfield circles away.
Marlo Stanfield is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eaton has Stanfield up against the cage in a clinch.
Eaton is pushing Stanfield up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Eaton looking for a takedown.
Eaton is working for takedown but Stanfield is calmly controlling the position for now.
Eaton leaning against his opponent.
Stanfield's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stanfield looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Eaton instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paris Eaton dominated that second 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Stanfield closes the distance and clinches up with Eaton, looking for a takedown. Stanfield pushes Eaton against the cage but Eaton circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Stanfield is trying hard to land a takedown here. Eaton sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Eaton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stanfield feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Eaton wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Stanfield looking to pass the guard.
Stanfield looking to sit in guard and control but Eaton gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eaton showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanfield has a closed guard, preventing Eaton from standing up.
Eaton controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Stanfield is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Eaton is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
Stanfield has momentary wrist control but Eaton slips an elbow through the middle.
Eaton is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Eaton closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Stanfield has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Eaton regains guard immediately.
Eaton 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.
Stanfield takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eaton trying to control the position here.
Eaton looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stanfield is one step ahead there.
Eaton pulls Stanfield in to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Eaton continues to stall.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Stanfield fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Eaton sprawls well initially but Stanfield persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Stanfield is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Stanfield is just content to waste time from the top position. Eaton takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Marlo Stanfield.
Well Eaton 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paris Eaton!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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