Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: SMASH: Sasaki vs Boomer
Date: Jan 08, 2023

#R1#
Marui tries to bum rush Kasai with a series of wild strikes but Kasai uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Marui ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kasai moves away.
Kasai seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Marui rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kasai counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Marui thinking.
Kasai scores to the head and body with a nice combination!#CUT#It looks like Naoko Marui has been cut.
Marui throws a right and a left that Kasai avoids nicely.
Kasai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marui misses with a straight right.
Kasai just misses with a punch to the body.
Marui avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kasai looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd cheers as Marui lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kasai doesn't seem phased though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kasai takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kasai takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Marui just misses with a punch to the body. #T1#
Marui throws an off balance right hand
and Kasai counters with a straight right hand.
Marui getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kasai throws a combination that misses
and Marui counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kasai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marui.
Marui throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Kasai was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Marui changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kasai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marui moves away.
Kasai catches Marui with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Marui missing with a left hand there. Kasai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Marui misses the shot to the body.
Marui swings for the body but Kasai moves out of range.
Marui defending well as Kasai loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd cheers as Kasai lands an impressive looking overhand right. Marui doesn't seem phased though.#T2#
Kasai misses with a looping right.
Naoko Marui seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marui takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kasai connects with a right hand. Marui shakes it off.
Marui throws a right and a left that Kasai avoids nicely.
A swing and a miss from Marui.
Kasai was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kasai throws a hook but Marui blocks it.
Kasai connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. #ROC#Marui is rocked!
Marui takes a swing at Kasai's ribcage but misses.
Marui misses the jab.
Marui swinging wildly here.
Kasai moves to clinch but Marui breaks away
and Marui counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kasai thinking.
Marui misses with a body shot
enabling Kasai to counter with a crisp jab. #T3#
Kasai misses with a hook
and Marui counters with a right hand to the body.
Marui moves away from the strike by Kasai.
Kasai throws a hook to the side of Marui's head but Marui sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marui swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marui misses with an uppercut.
An attempted straight right counter from Kasai misses the target.
Kasai is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marui.
Marui rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kasai counters with a series of strikes. Marui will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jab from Kasai.
Marui is still on wobbly legs! Can Kasai finish him?
Marui avoids the body shot from Kasai.
Marui throws out a counter right but Kasai avoids it with no problem.
Marui just misses with a punch to the body.
Marui slips under a jab from Kasai.
Marui ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kasai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marui seems to have recovered his senses.
Kasai misses with a wild body shot.
Marui throws a counter combo.#T4#
Nice jab there from Kasai.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Marui throws out a loose jab but Kasai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kasai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kasai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marui throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kasai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marui ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kasai moves away.
Marui takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Marui takes a swing at Kasai's ribcage but misses.
Kasai seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Marui takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kasai connects with a good right hand that stumbles Marui. Marui circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kasai drops Marui with a naaaaasty hook - Marui is in real trouble here! Kasai dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Keizo Kasai!
Our winner, Keizo Kasai, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: SMASH: Frewin vs Sasaki
Date: Dec 17, 2022

#R1#
Bonanza takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Marui swinging wildly here.
Bonanza throws out a counter right but Marui avoids it with no problem.
Marui scores with a nice right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marui. Bonanza does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marui scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Marui misses with a combination
letting Bonanza counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marui throws a right and a left that Bonanza avoids nicely.
Marui misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Marui takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CUT2#It looks like Naoko Marui has been cut.#T1#
Marui throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bonanza lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Marui with a hook.
Marui lunges at Bonanza with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bonanza's hand.
Marui misses with a body shot.
Bonanza follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Marui lands a right hook to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Bonanza 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A big left from Marui misses.
Marui misses with a jab to the body #KD2#
and Bonanza counters with a head kick that drops Marui - he's looking to finish, following his stunned foe to the ground! #ROC2#Marui is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marui is looking to improve his position.
Oh Marui is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bonanza takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Marui is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at JAG Battle Gym that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.#T2#
Bonanza lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Marui quite badly. Marui pulls Bonanza in close trying to recover. Bonanza postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Marui on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Marui doesn't seem to be complaining too much.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Benson Bonanza!

Event: SMASH: Tosen vs Kitjakarn
Date: Nov 27, 2022

#R1#
Marui ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Morrison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marui.
Marui blocks a jab.
A counter left hand to the body from Marui misses its target.
Marui walks forward, straight into a front kick from Morrison.
Marui throws a series of punches but Morrison moves out of range.
It seemed like Morrison was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Marui dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Marui misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Morrison lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Marui circles away quickly and effectively.
Marui misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morrison.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marui moves out of range of the strikes.
Marui swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Morrison counters with a two punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morrison ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Morrison getting the better of the striking in that exchange.#ROC2#Marui is rocked!#CUT2#It looks like Naoko Marui has been cut.#T1#
Marui tries to bum rush Morrison with a series of wild strikes but Morrison uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Oh Marui is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Marui's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Marui duly obliges.
Marui seems to have got his legs back now.#CUT#It looks like Richard Morrison has been cut.
Marui is looking to wear down Morrison with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Morrison! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Richard Morrison!
A relieved looking Richard Morrison thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: SMASH: Babinski vs Frewin
Date: Nov 05, 2022

#R1#
Nagashima gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Marui misses with a series of wild punches.
Marui misses with a looping left.
Nagashima tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Marui manages to circle out of the way.
Marui throws a shot to the body.
Marui tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nagashima was well out of range. Poor timing from Marui.
Nagashima is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Marui.
Marui misses with a lunging right hand #TD#
and Nagashima counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Marui wants to sweep here but Nagashima controlling him for the moment.
Nagashima will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Marui keeps trying to improve his position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nagashima accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Marui trying to control the position.
Nagashima throws a strike but Marui rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB##SUB#
Nagashima working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Marui doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Marui manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nagashima throws some sloppy strikes off his back. #T1#
Nagashima thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Nagashima trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Marui wants to control from the top but Nagashima keeps moving.
Nagashima trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage. #SUB#
Nagashima is looking to cinch up a triangle. Marui throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Nagashima's body to avoid the submission. Nagashima has instead reached around Marui's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Nagashima arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Kaoru Nagashima!
An intense looking Kaoru Nagashima took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Going into this fight I knew I could not let Donkey Dan down, his elusive Donkey Kick is the one tool missing from my arsenal, Donkey Dan! TEACH ME YOUR WAYS!'.

Event: SMASH: Babinski vs Kohler
Date: Oct 15, 2022

#R1#
Krawlee uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Marui has time to react.
Marui misses with a series of wild punches. #CL2#
Krawlee forces Marui back against the cage and clinches.
Krawlee lands a right hand that snaps the head of Marui backwards.
Marui goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Krawlee scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Krawlee lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Our sources have told us that Marui has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Krawlee.
Marui lands a hook to the side of the head.
Krawlee lands a hook to the side of the head.
Marui misses with a punch to the body.
Marui lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#TD2#
Marui is fighting off a takedown attempt but Krawlee is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Marui to the mat. Marui regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.

Marui pushes Krawlee off and gets back to his feet.
Krawlee tries to clinch there but Marui circles away.
Marui tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Krawlee was well out of range. Poor timing from Marui.
Krawlee moves in looking to clinch but Marui pushes him off.
Marui cracks Krawlee with an open hand slap.#T1#
Marui scores with a jab. Krawlee acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Marui ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Krawlee moves away.
A punch combination from Marui misses.
Krawlee misses with a jab to the body
and Marui counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marui swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Marui takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CL2#
Krawlee drives through and clinches with Marui against the cage.
Marui works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Krawlee changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Marui fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Marui waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Krawlee.
Marui misses with a hook to the body
and Krawlee counters with a stiff right hand. #KD2#
Oooooh!!! Krawlee has knocked Marui down with a huge combo! Krawlee steps away and waves a wobbly Marui back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#ROC2#Marui is rocked!#CUT2#It looks like Naoko Marui has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marui looks to land a right hand but Krawlee moved out of range.
Krawlee swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Oh Marui is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Marui misses with a two punch combination.
Marui takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Marui swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marui seems to have got his legs back now.
Marui lands a nice shot to the body. #T2#
A big left from Marui misses.
Kree P Krawlee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Krawlee has closed the distance and engaged Marui in a clinch.
Krawlee's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Krawlee is looking for a takedown.
Marui lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Krawlee gets through Marui's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Marui misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marui misses with a punch on the inside.
Marui misses with a punch to the body.
Krawlee lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Marui struggles to land a body shot inside as Krawlee controls his hands.
Krawlee is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Naoko Marui has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kree P Krawlee.
Marui misses with a punch on the inside.
Krawlee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Marui.
Krawlee looking for a takedown. #T3#
Marui swings wildly with an uppercut but Krawlee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marui struggles to land a body shot inside as Krawlee controls his hands.
Marui doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Krawlee.
Marui misses with a punch to the body.
Marui misses with a body punch.
Marui throws a punch but it's blocked by Krawlee.
Krawlee throws a punch but it's blocked by Marui.
Marui tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC#
Marui breaks the clinch.
Marui lands a nice shot to the body. #CL2#
Krawlee has closed the distance and engaged Marui in a clinch.
Krawlee is trying to drag Marui to the mat but Marui just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Marui looking to slow down the pace here.#T4##BC#
Marui breaks the clinch.
Marui thuds his right hand into Krawlee's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Marui dodges the punch combination from Krawlee.
Marui misses the shot to the body.
Krawlee scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Marui doesn't seem bothered though.
Marui misses with a lunging right hand
and Krawlee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Krawlee cracks Marui with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Marui scores with a body shot. #CL2#
Krawlee pushes Marui up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Marui fails to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Krawlee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Krawlee has Marui pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Marui manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Krawlee drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Marui gets the underhooks and prevents it. #BC#
Marui breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Naoko Marui will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Naoko Marui's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Krawlee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marui swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Marui lands with a shot to the body.
Krawlee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Krawlee wants to clinch.
Marui ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Krawlee moves away.
Krawlee throws a lazy right hand but Marui sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Marui misses the target.
Marui throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Krawlee tries to close the distance and clinch but Marui swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Krawlee has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Krawlee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Marui appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Krawlee closes the distance and pushes Marui back into the cage.
Marui goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Krawlee is working for takedown but Marui is calmly controlling the position for now.
Marui stops a takedown attempt from Krawlee. #T1#
A short right from Marui.
Marui gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Krawlee.
Naoko Marui has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kree P Krawlee.
Krawlee keeps control of Marui as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Naoko Marui has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Krawlee wants a takedown.
Krawlee is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Marui gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Marui creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Marui cracks Krawlee with a nice body shot.#TD2#
Krawlee has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Marui regains guard immediately.
Krawlee looking to pass the guard.
Marui controlling the position.
Krawlee stands and throws Marui's legs to the side, diving into side control. #SUB2#
Krawlee looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. #T2#
Marui tries to get back to half guard but can't.#SUB2#
Krawlee thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Marui can't do much from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Krawlee is trying to get an arm triangle but Marui is defending well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#SUB2#
Krawlee is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Marui is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. #SUB2#
Krawlee tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Marui knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Krawlee on the ground.#T3##SUB2#
Krawlee tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Krawlee has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Marui tries to get back to half guard but can't.#SUB2#
Krawlee tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. #SUB2#
Krawlee working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. #SUB2#
Krawlee in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Marui is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kree P Krawlee!
Kree P Krawlee managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing, into his post fight interview.

Event: SMASH: Higgins vs Torsten
Date: Sep 17, 2022

#R1#
Petrov lands a jab to Marui's midsection.
Decent striking displayed by Marui there.
Marui swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A counter left hand to the body from Petrov misses its target.
Petrov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marui tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Petrov was well out of range. Poor timing from Marui.
Marui just misses with a punch to the body.
Petrov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Marui loads up on a big right hand but Petrov slips the punch.
A combination from Marui does no damage.
Marui bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Marui ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Petrov moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marui swings for the body but Petrov moves out of range.
Marui is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Marui swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Petrov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Petrov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. #T1#
Petrov bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Marui ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Petrov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Petrov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marui sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Marui misses its intended target.
Petrov throws an overhand right that lands on Marui's shoulder, as Marui tries to avoid the shot.
Petrov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Petrov is looking to counter with head kicks.
Marui connects with a body shot.
Petrov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Marui.
Marui appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Marui stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Petrov.
Marui lands a nice shot to the body.
Petrov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That kick from Petrov tenderised Marui's leg. Marui is trying to keep his angry face on.
A nice inside leg kick there by Petrov. That's going to slow Marui down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petrov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marui manages to avoid it.#T2#
Petrov jabs Marui right on the nose. Marui blinks but takes it well.
Marui connects with a jab.
Marui scores with a sloppy right hand. Petrov should have avoided that one.
Marui throws an off balance right hand
and Petrov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Petrov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Marui throws an overhand right that lands on Petrov's shoulder, as Petrov tries to avoid the shot.
As Marui backs away, Petrov returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Marui chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Petrov can pounce on him.
Petrov scores with a jab. Marui acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That kick from Petrov tenderised Marui's leg. Marui is trying to keep his angry face on.
Petrov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marui.
Petrov throws an off balance right hand
and Marui counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Marui lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Petrov at a distance.
Petrov lands with a nice body punch.
Petrov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice cross by Petrov.#T3#
Marui swings away with a body shot that misses
and Petrov counters with an inside leg kick.
Petrov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A nice inside leg kick there by Petrov. That's going to slow Marui down.
Petrov with the inside leg kick.
Petrov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Marui swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Petrov is looking for a counter combo.
Marui gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Petrov.
Petrov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Petrov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Marui throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marui. Petrov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marui throws a lazy uppercut
and Petrov counters with a nice kick to the body.
Marui steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Petrov.
Marui shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice leg kick from Petrov, right into the meat of the thigh. #T4#
A slow jab from Marui misses its intended target.
Petrov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marui.
Marui misses with a shot to the body
and Petrov counters with a straight right hand.
Marui misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petrov.
Marui misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petrov.
Petrov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Marui swings for the body but Petrov moves out of range.
A shot to the liver by Petrov. Beautiful body shot.
Petrov throws a body shot but no joy.
Marui fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Petrov punishes Marui's body with a nice straight punch.
Petrov lunges at Marui with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Marui's hand.
Marui lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Petrov at a distance.
Marui looks to score with a jab to the body but Petrov is just out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Grigoriy Petrov dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Petrov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Petrov throws a shot from downtown. Marui moves away and avoids it.
Petrov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Petrov.
Marui misses with a body shot.
Petrov misses with a wild body shot.
Marui throws a jab but it's blocked by Petrov.
Marui's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A jab from Marui finds it's way through Petrov's defenses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Petrov.
Petrov scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marui closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Petrov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petrov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Marui has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Marui looks to land a left hand but Petrov moved out of range nicely.
Marui looks to score with a jab to the body but Petrov is just out of range.#T1#
Petrov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Marui tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Petrov was well out of range. Poor timing from Marui.
Petrov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Marui can do to turn this around?
Petrov avoids the body shot from Marui.
Marui thuds a left hand into Petrov's body.
Petrov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Petrov.
The fighters circling - Marui throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Petrov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Marui doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Petrov staying out of range there.
Petrov cracks Marui with a good jab.
Marui falls off balance throwing a combination
and Petrov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Marui takes a swing at Petrov's ribcage but misses. #T2#
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Petrov misses with a combination
and Marui counters with a nice uppercut.
Grigoriy Petrov is winning the standup battle so far.
Petrov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Marui has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Petrov scores with a punch to the head.
Petrov with the inside leg kick.
Petrov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Marui on the side of the head.
A jab from Petrov finds it's way through Marui's defenses.
Marui cracks Petrov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Marui pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Petrov back to the cage. Marui follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Marui with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Petrov to score with a decent uppercut.
Petrov moves out of range as Marui strikes.
Marui takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Marui misses with a body shot.
Marui is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Petrov rather than just go for the knockout.
Petrov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Marui throws a hard body shot but it just misses. #T3#
Petrov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Marui doesn't seem bothered though.
A big left from Marui misses.
Petrov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Marui throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Petrov to counter with a crisp jab.
Marui on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Marui swings for the body but Petrov moves out of range.
Marui throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marui throws a shot from downtown. Petrov moves away and avoids it.
Petrov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marui.
Marui throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Petrov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Marui keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Petrov.
Marui appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Marui misses with a hook
and Petrov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Petrov lands a jab to the head.
Marui takes a swing at Petrov's ribcage but misses. #T4#
Marui misses with an uppercut.
Marui takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Petrov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Marui ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Petrov moves away.
Petrov slips a straight right by Marui.
Marui has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Marui takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Marui misses with a hook.
Marui throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Petrov counters with a low kick, right behind Marui 's knee.
Marui misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Petrov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Marui looks to score with a jab to the body but Petrov is just out of range.
Marui misses with an uppercut.
Petrov tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Marui manages to circle out of the way.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marui swings for the body but Petrov moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marui. Petrov does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A good leg kick by Petrov.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Grigoriy Petrov dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Petrov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Petrov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Marui throws a right and a left that both miss.
Marui moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Some wild striking there from Marui.
A low kick lands for Petrov.
Petrov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Petrov throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marui throws a jab but it's blocked by Petrov.
Petrov lands with a cross.
Marui throws an off balance right hand #CL#
and Petrov counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Petrov misses with a punch on the inside.
Marui doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #T1#
Petrov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Marui tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Petrov lands a left hand.
Marui misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marui.
Petrov blocks an uppercut.
Petrov blocking some punches.
A frustrated look appears on Marui's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Marui blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Petrov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Petrov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Marui looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Marui tries to break the clinch but Petrov is controlling the position.
Marui wants to break free but Petrov has control.
Marui fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Petrov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marui is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Petrov lands a right hand. #ROC#Marui is rocked!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Petrov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Marui is still on wobbly legs! Can Petrov finish him?
Petrov lands a shoulder strike. #T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petrov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Petrov misses with a punch on the inside.
Marui misses with a hook from the clinch.
Petrov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Marui takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Marui blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marui blocking some punches.
Marui lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #BC#
Petrov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Marui seems to have recovered his senses.
Marui takes a jab right on the kisser.
Marui throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Petrov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marui was well out of range. Poor timing from Petrov.
A looping hook to the body misses from Petrov. Marui does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marui swings for the body but Petrov moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Marui.
A good leg kick by Petrov.
Nice body punch from Petrov.
Marui misses with a hook.
It looked like Petrov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#T3#
Petrov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That kick from Petrov tenderised Marui's leg. Marui is trying to keep his angry face on.
Marui takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Marui on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Marui ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Petrov moves away.
Petrov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Marui punishes Petrov's body with a nice straight punch.
Petrov with a body punch. A glancing blow. #KD#
Petrov lands a left and a right that send Marui crashing to the mat, dazed. Petrov thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marui throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A good leg kick by Petrov.
Marui scores with a body shot.
Marui misses the jab.#T4#
Petrov throws a jab but it's blocked by Marui.
Marui rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Petrov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Petrov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Marui doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Marui throws a body punch but Petrov moves out of range.
Marui tries to move into range but Petrov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Marui ducks under a wild hook from Petrov.
Marui connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Petrov's hands.
Petrov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Marui moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Petrov lunges at Marui with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Marui's hand.
A jab from Petrov finds it's way through Marui's defenses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Petrov with the inside leg kick.
Marui connects with a body shot that sends Petrov's belly button to the back.
Naoko Marui has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marui takes a jab right on the kisser.

And that's the end of the fight!
Grigoriy Petrov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Petrov 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 30:27
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grigoriy Petrov!
A victorious Grigoriy Petrov thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: SMASH: Gunn vs Barbosa
Date: Aug 20, 2022

#R1#
Petrov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Petrov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Petrov lands with a nice body punch.
Petrov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Marui.
Petrov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Marui misses the shot to the body.
Marui takes a swing at Petrov's ribcage but misses.
Nice defenses there by Petrov.
Marui looks to score with a jab to the body but Petrov is just out of range.
Petrov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Petrov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Marui just misses with a punch to the body.
Naoko Marui seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petrov ducks under a wild hook from Marui.
A jab from Petrov finds it's way through Marui's defenses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marui moves out of range as Petrov strikes.
Petrov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marui.#T1#
Petrov with a nice cross.
Marui swings for the body but Petrov moves out of range.
Petrov lands a slapping body shot.
Marui is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Petrov rather than just go for the knockout.
Petrov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Marui uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Petrov.
Marui will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Marui with a jab.
Marui moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marui. Petrov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Petrov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Petrov throws a sloppy head kick and Marui moves out of range easily.
Marui now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Marui misses with a body shot
and Petrov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Marui thinking. #T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marui misses the shot to the body.
As Marui backs away, Petrov returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Marui tests Petrov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Petrov throws a lazy right hand but Marui sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Marui misses.
Petrov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Marui misses with a body shot.
Marui takes a swing at Petrov's ribcage but misses.
Petrov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Petrov connects with a solid leg kick.
Marui swings widly with a right hand
and Petrov counters with a one-two to the body.
Petrov throws a jab when Marui was well out of range.
Marui ducks under a wild hook from Petrov.
Petrov ducks under a wild hook from Marui.
Petrov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Marui misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too. #T3#
Petrov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Marui misses with a shot to the body #CL#
and Petrov counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Petrov lands a hook that snaps the head of Marui backwards.
Petrov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marui misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marui wants to break the clinch but can't.
Petrov misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Marui on the inside.
Petrov throws a head punch that misses.
Petrov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Marui backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Petrov.
Marui has had enough of the clinch but Petrov keeps him there for the moment.
Marui fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marui presses Petrov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Petrov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Marui's efforts to push away.
Petrov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marui misses with a hook from the clinch. #BC2#
Marui breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #T4#
A big right from Marui misses.
Marui takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marui tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Petrov was well out of range. Poor timing from Marui.
Marui misses with a left hand
and Petrov counters with a nice body shot.
Marui throws a right and a left that both miss.
Good shot there by Marui.
Petrov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Marui misses the shot to the body.
Petrov lands a nice shot that snaps Marui's head back.
Petrov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marui.
Marui throws a right hand that Petrov ducks under and follows up with a left that Petrov also avoids with ease.
Petrov is looking to counter punch.
Marui keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd cheers as Petrov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Marui doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Petrov clobbers Marui with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Grigoriy Petrov dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Marui misses with an uppercut. Petrov saw that one coming.
Marui misses with a hook.
Petrov avoids the body shot from Marui.
Petrov throws a right hand that Marui ducks under and follows up with a left that Marui also avoids with ease.
Petrov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Marui misses with a body shot
and Petrov counters with a thumping low kick.
Petrov connects with a right hand. Marui shakes it off.
A punch combination from Marui misses.
A jab from Petrov misses.
A slow jab from Marui misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrov lands with a shot to the body.
Petrov ducks under a wild hook from Marui.
Petrov swings for the body but Marui moves out of range.
Marui tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.#T1#
Petrov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Petrov, as that shot connected.
Petrov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Marui with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Petrov to score with a decent uppercut.
Marui misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petrov.
Petrov throws a head kick but Marui moves out of range.
Petrov misses with a right hand
and Marui counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Petrov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Marui's head backwards.
Petrov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marui.
Marui needs to keep his hands up - Petrov had a free shot at his head there.
Petrov throws a head kick that misses.
Marui's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Marui throws a hook but Petrov blocks it.
It looked like Petrov was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Marui.
Marui tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Petrov was well out of range. Poor timing from Marui.
Petrov walks into a left hand. #T2#
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Marui misses the jab.
Petrov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Marui stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Petrov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Marui misses with a body shot
and Petrov counters with a leg kick.
Marui swings for the body but Petrov moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Petrov.
Petrov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Marui.
Marui defending well as Petrov loads up on a big left hand.
Marui swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Petrov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Petrov throws a lazy uppercut
and Marui counters with a two punch combo.
A nice inside leg kick there by Petrov. That's going to slow Marui down.
Marui swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Petrov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.#T3#
Marui slips a straight right by Petrov.
Marui misses with a wild combination.
Marui looks to land a left hand but Petrov moved out of range nicely.
Petrov feints and then cracks Marui's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Marui down.
Marui rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Petrov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Petrov stuns Marui with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Marui throws a body shot but no joy.
Marui rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Petrov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Marui swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Petrov counters with a nice body kick.
A jab lands there for Petrov.
Petrov lands an overhand right.
Petrov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.#T4#
Marui sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petrov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Marui throws a body punch but Petrov moves out of range.
Petrov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A jab from Petrov does it's job there.
Marui misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petrov.
Marui tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Petrov was well out of range. Poor timing from Marui.
Marui throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Petrov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A jab from Petrov misses.
Marui is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Petrov with a body shot.
Petrov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Petrov.
Marui lands with an overhand left.
A good leg kick by Petrov.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Grigoriy Petrov dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Petrov lands a head kick! #ROC#Marui is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!#CUT#It looks like Naoko Marui has been cut.
That kick from Petrov tenderised Marui's leg. Marui is trying to keep his angry face on.
Marui is still on wobbly legs! Can Petrov finish him?
Marui throws a body punch but Petrov moves out of range.
Petrov scores with a jab to the head.
Marui throws a big shot that misses.
Marui throws a sloppy body shot
and Petrov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Marui throws a nice looking combination but Petrov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Petrov works the jab nicely.
Marui tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Petrov was well out of range. Poor timing from Marui.
Marui has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Marui scores with a jab to the head.
Petrov lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petrov circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Marui drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Petrov follows Marui to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Grigoriy Petrov!
Grigoriy Petrov seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: SMASH:87
Date: Aug 05, 2022

#R1#
Marui takes a swing at Bader's ribcage but misses.
Bader avoids the body shot from Marui.
Bader walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Marui throws a jab when Bader was well out of range.
Marui takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've been informed that Bader has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Nice defenses there by Marui.
Bader throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #KD2#
Bader drops Marui with a beautiful combination! Marui stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Bader is looking for the KO!#ROC2#Marui is rocked!#CUT2#It looks like Naoko Marui has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bader scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Oh Marui is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bader lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Marui up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Bader from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Marui's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Timo Bader!
Our winner, Timo Bader, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: SMASH: Chaos vs Nti
Date: Jul 22, 2022

#R1#
Marui bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Castellana throws a hook to the side of Marui's head but Marui sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marui waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Castellana.
Left hook, right uppercut from Marui. #CUT2#It looks like Gianni Castellana has been cut.
Marui looks to land a left hand but Castellana moved out of range nicely.
Marui will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
An attempted straight right counter from Castellana misses the target.#CL#
Castellana gets a clinch.
Marui is leaning against Castellana and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Marui stalling in the clinch but Castellana improves position.
Marui takes a shot to the head.
Castellana misses with a body punch.
Castellana lands a body shot in the clinch.
Marui scores with an uppercut up the middle.#BC#
Castellana escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marui misses with a body shot.
Marui fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Castellana manages to avoid it.#T1#
Marui scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Castellana doesn't seem bothered though.
Marui looks to score with a jab to the body but Castellana is just out of range.
Marui uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Castellana.
Marui digs a good hook to Castellana's body.
Castellana lands the left hand.
Castellana thumps Marui with a low kick.
Marui cracks a nice hook into Castellana's ribs.
Castellana scores with a nice right hand.
Marui swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Castellana throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice uppercut lands for Castellana. That snapped Marui's head back.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Castellana catches Marui with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Castellana throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Marui throws a shot to the body.
Marui bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Marui tries to move into range but Castellana moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.#T2#
Marui throws an off balance right hand
and Castellana makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Marui is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Castellana rather than just go for the knockout.
Castellana tries to clinch up but Marui circles away and keeps his distance.
Castellana scores with a jab to the body.
Marui misses with a shot to the body
and Castellana counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Marui bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marui. Castellana does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice straight punches there by Castellana. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Castellana.
Castellana misses with an uppercut. Marui saw that one coming.
Marui avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Marui looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Castellana misses with an uppercut.
Marui slips a straight right by Castellana.
Marui let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Castellana uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marui.
Castellana is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Marui scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Marui fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Castellana manages to avoid it.
Marui chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Castellana can pounce on him. #T3#
Castellana dodges the punch combination from Marui.
Marui stuns Castellana with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Marui misses with a body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Castellana.
Castellana with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Marui misses with the combination.
Marui circles away from the clinch attempt.
Marui throws a shot to the body.
Marui lands with a cross.
Marui moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Castellana is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Castellana will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air. #T4#
Marui closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. #CUT#It looks like Naoko Marui has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Castellana displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marui throws out the jab.
Marui misses with a hook.
Castellana's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Castellana duly obliges.
Marui connects with a body shot that sends Castellana's belly button to the back.
A looping hook to the body misses from Castellana. Marui does a little dance to reset his feet.
Castellana wants to clinch.
Marui throws a counter combo.
Marui lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marui misses with an uppercut. Castellana saw that one coming.
Gianni Castellana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marui lands a nice shot to the body.
Marui throws a body punch but Castellana moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Gianni Castellana will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Marui misses the shot to the body.
Castellana throws a leg kick which misses Marui's front leg but catches the back leg as Marui tries to avoid it.
Marui misses with a double jab
and Castellana counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Marui ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Marui cracks a nice hook into Castellana's ribs.
Marui misses with a combination
and Castellana counters with a nice uppercut. #CL#
Castellana gets a clinch.
Marui throws a head punch that misses. #BC#
Castellana's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marui just misses with a punch to the body.
Castellana cracks Marui with an open hand slap.
Castellana lands a lovely overhand right.
Castellana throws a nice outside leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Castellana punishes Marui's body with a nice straight punch.#T1#
Marui throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marui misses with a body shot.
Castellana with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Marui to score with a decent uppercut.
Marui walks into a stiff left hand from Castellana.
Castellana lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Marui rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Castellana moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Marui misses with a combination
and Castellana counters with a straight right hand.#ROC#Marui is rocked!
Marui keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Castellana swings for the body but Marui moves out of range.
Marui rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Castellana counters with a body kick that stops Marui in his tracks momentarily.
A telegraphed right hand from Castellana misses the target.
A big left from Castellana misses.
Marui is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Marui throws a body shot but no joy.
Marui lands a jab.#T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marui jabs Castellana to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Marui misses the shot to the body.
Marui lands with a straight right. Castellana didn't see that one coming.
Castellana missing with a left hand there. Marui was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Castellana fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Marui slips a straight right by Castellana.
Marui appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Castellana lands with a kick to the ribs.
Marui with a hook.
Marui on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A punch combination from Castellana misses.
Marui is looking for the big counter here.
Castellana connects with a solid leg kick.
Marui's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Marui ducks right into an uppercut from Castellana.
Marui misses with a right hand
and Castellana counters with a left to the body.
Gianni Castellana is winning the standup battle so far.
Marui looks to score with a jab to the body but Castellana is just out of range.#T3#
Marui gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Castellana slips a straight right by Marui.
Castellana lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Marui throws a body punch but Castellana moves out of range.
Marui misses with a body shot
enabling Castellana to counter with a crisp jab.
Marui lands a nice looking body shot.
Castellana tries to bum rush Marui with a series of wild strikes but Marui uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Castellana throws a leg kick which misses Marui's front leg but catches the back leg as Marui tries to avoid it.
Castellana lands a nice leg kick that just misses Marui's sensitive parts.
Nice jab there from Castellana.
Marui throws a hook to the side of Castellana's head but Castellana sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marui misses with a double jab
and Castellana counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Marui swings widly with a right hand
and Castellana counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marui throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Marui walks into a stiff left hand from Castellana.
Marui is still on wobbly legs! Can Castellana finish him?
Marui getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Marui misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Castellana makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Marui seems to have recovered his senses.
Marui takes a head kick and keeps coming.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Marui.
Castellana lands a glancing blow to the side of Marui's head.
Marui misses the body punch
and Castellana counters with a right hand to the body.
Marui thuds a left hand into Castellana's body.
Marui lands a nice shot to the body.
Castellana lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marui throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marui swinging wildly here.
Castellana takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gianni Castellana dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Marui on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Castellana bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Marui's head.
It looks like Castellana has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Marui scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Marui misses with a straight left.
An attempted straight right counter from Castellana misses the target.
Castellana lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Marui misses with a body shot.
Marui stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Castellana.
Marui misses the body punch
and Castellana counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jab, jab by Castellana - just one landing.
Marui jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marui bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Marui sizes up Castellana with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marui misses with a right hand
and Castellana counters with a nice low kick that buckles Marui's knee momentarily.
Castellana displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marui throws out the jab.
Marui thows a left - swing and a miss! #T1#
Castellana connects with a body shot.
Marui throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marui takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Castellana connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Castellana connects with a nice looking jab.
Marui has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Marui throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Castellana counter with a right hand.
Marui uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Castellana.
Marui misses with a body shot.
Castellana keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Castellana looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Castellana looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Marui moves forwards but Castellana connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Castellana is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Marui can do to turn this around?
Marui throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Castellana fails with an attempt to clinch.
Castellana lands a nice shot that snaps Marui's head back. #T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marui steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Castellana.
A nice side step and Marui releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Marui ducks under a wild hook from Castellana.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Castellana! Marui is out on his feet! Castellana rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Marui is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Marui is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gianni Castellana!
During a confident post fight interview, Gianni Castellana thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: SMASH: Choke vs Edwards
Date: Jul 02, 2022

#R1#
Marui misses with a body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Roy! But no joy.
Roy slips under a jab from Marui.
Marui throws a right and a left that both miss.
Marui throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Roy on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Roy.
Marui fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Roy manages to avoid it.
Roy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Marui takes a swing at Roy's ribcage but misses.
Roy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marui was well out of range. Poor timing from Roy.
It looked like Marui was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Roy lands a nice shot to the body.
Roy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Roy throws out a counter right but Marui avoids it with no problem.
Marui is looking to wear down Roy with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Marui fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Roy manages to avoid it.#T1#
Marui scores with a one two! Roy had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Roy jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Marui cracks Roy with a good jab.
Marui bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Roy slips a jab from Marui.
Marui throws a right hand that misses
and Roy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CUT2#It looks like Naoko Marui has been cut.
Nice shot lands for Roy.#ROC2#Marui is rocked!
Roy drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Marui right on the button. Marui goes down! Roy follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Roy gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rob Roy!

Event: SMASH: Floyd vs Johnson 2
Date: Jun 24, 2022

#R1#
Marui throws a looping overhand right but Dead ducks down to avoid it.
Marui comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dead throws a series of punches but Marui avoids them all with ease.
Marui moves out of range as Dead strikes.
Nice defenses there by Dead.
Marui clobbers Dead with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dead takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Marui lands a nice shot to the body.
Dead misses with the combination.
Marui swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jab by Dead.
Dead throws a hook to the side of Marui's head but Marui sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dead lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A swing and a miss from Dead.
Dead connects with a body shot that sends Marui's belly button to the back.
Dead tries to bum rush Marui with a series of wild strikes but Marui uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Marui, as that shot connected.
Marui looks to score with a jab to the body but Dead is just out of range.#T1#
Dead throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marui looks to score with a jab to the body but Dead is just out of range.
Dead slips under a jab from Marui.
Marui lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dead at a distance.
Dead connects with a looping right hand.
Dead fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Marui walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.#ROC#Marui is rocked!
Dead really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Marui slips under a jab from Dead.
Marui scores with the left hand. Dead knows he should have avoided that one.
Dead throws a right and a left that Marui avoids nicely.
Dead throws a right and a left that Marui avoids nicely.
Marui digs a good hook to Dead's body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Marui uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dead.
No joy there for Dead, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Marui throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dead stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Marui scores with a jab to the body.
Dead misses with a body shot.
Marui looks like he wants to counter punch here.#T2#
Dead misses with a left hand
and Marui counters with a straight right hand.
A punch combination from Dead misses.
Dead misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dead is breathing heavily.
Marui is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dead.
Marui jabs at Dead's body.
Marui bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.#CUT2#It looks like Better Dead has been cut.
Marui lands a jab to Dead's midsection.
Better Dead seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marui just misses with a punch to the body.
Marui swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dead.
Marui lands a jab to Dead's midsection.
Dead avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marui takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dead takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dead cracks Marui with a right hand to the side of the head.
A combination from Marui does no damage.
A little feinted left hand from Dead on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dead smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dead takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing. #T3#
Marui with a hook.
Marui throws a body punch but Dead moves out of range.
Marui lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dead circles away quickly and effectively.
It looks like Dead has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Dead takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dead is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Marui throws a body punch but Dead moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Dead. That snapped Marui's head back.
Marui throws a nice looking combination but Dead bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Marui has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dead finds it's way round the side to connect with Marui's head.
Marui is still on wobbly legs! Can Dead finish him?
Dead lands a really nice looking cross but Marui seems unphased.
Marui misses the shot to the body.
Marui needs to keep his hands up - Dead had a free shot at his head there.
Marui digs a good hook to Dead's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dead takes a swing at Marui's ribcage but misses.
Marui misses the jab.
Dead appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Dead throws a right hand that misses
and Marui connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Marui fails to land with a series of punches.
Jab from Dead.#T4#
Dead throws a jab but it's blocked by Marui.
Dead looks to land a left hand but Marui moved out of range nicely.
Dead thuds his right hand into Marui's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dead throws a series of punches but Marui avoids them all with ease.
Dead keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marui.
Dead misses with a hook.
Dead throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marui sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dead pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dead walks into a straight right hand from Marui.
The fighters circling - Marui throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Marui ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Marui seems to have recovered his senses.#KD2#
Marui lands a left and a right that send Dead crashing to the mat, dazed. Marui thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#ROC2#Dead is rocked!
A shot to the body from Dead misses
and Marui counters with a nice uppercut.
Oh Dead is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dead drops his hands momentarily and Marui takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marui misses with a hook.
Dead throws an overhand right that lands on Marui's shoulder, as Marui tries to avoid the shot.
A slow jab from Dead misses its intended target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Naoko Marui dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Better Dead's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Marui connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dead seems to have got his legs back now.
Dead thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marui throws a looping overhand right but Dead ducks down to avoid it.
Naoko Marui seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dead scores with a jab to the head.
Dead keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dead fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dead swings widly with a right hand
and Marui counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Marui lands with a hook. Dead tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dead is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Dead lands a head shot.
Dead is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Dead's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Marui connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dead scrambles back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dead gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Marui! Dead is backing up but he can't get away as Marui lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Dead and ends the fight. Great knockout.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Naoko Marui!
After the fight, Naoko Marui was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

Event: SMASH: Chaos vs Lee
Date: Jun 04, 2022

#R1#
Bader ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Marui lands a right hook to the body.
Bader looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bader throws a predictable looking body shot
and Marui counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bader thinking.
Bader throws a jab when Marui was well out of range.
Marui staying out of range there.
Marui misses with a wild combination.
Marui digs a good body shot into Bader's ribs.
Bader swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Marui to counter with a crisp jab.
Marui moves away from the strike by Bader.
Marui takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Marui throws a jab but it's blocked by Bader.
A counter left hand to the body from Bader misses its target.
Bader misses with a body shot
and Marui counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bader displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. #CUT#It looks like Naoko Marui has been cut.
Marui waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bader.
Marui punishes Bader's body with a nice straight punch.
Marui lands with a shot to the body.
Marui keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bader.#T1#
Bader throws a hook to the side of Marui's head but Marui sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marui on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice defenses there by Marui.
Bader misses with a few strikes there.
Marui drops his hands momentarily and Bader takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Marui steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bader.
A little jabbing left from Marui on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#KD2#
Oooooh!!! Marui has knocked Bader down with a huge combo! Marui steps away and waves a wobbly Bader back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#ROC2#Bader is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bader throws an off balance right hand
and Marui counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Oh Bader is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sloppy strikes from Bader. Those never looked like landing.
Bader swings away with a body shot that misses
and Marui scores with a counter punch that sends Bader to the canvas! Marui smells blood - he's punishing Bader with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Bader has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Naoko Marui!
Naoko Marui decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.

Event: SMASH: Perkele vs Cole
Date: May 14, 2022

#R1#
Dead misses with a hook.
Marui throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dead counters with a series of strikes. Marui will be more careful next time no doubt.
Better Dead seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dead lands a big right hook! Marui looks hurt but is still standing! Dead lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Marui falls down and Dead dives in with a huge hammer fist! Marui's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Dead runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Better Dead!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Better Dead made sure he mentioned Carnage Clothing , along with how happy he was to win his fight.

Event: WCF 116: Rockefeller v Wallace
Date: Mar 19, 2022

#R1#
Marui will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A bone on bone clash there as Marui blocks the leg kick.
Irwin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Irwin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marui. #TD2#
Irwin decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Irwin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Marui does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Marui tries to get to full guard but Irwin has control of the leg. #SUB2#
Irwin is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Irwin trying to control the action but Marui is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marui slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Marui is trying to control the position but Irwin postures up. #T1#
Marui working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Irwin.
Marui knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Irwin on the ground.
Irwin pushes down on Marui's leg and manages to get into half guard.#SUB2#
Irwin is looking for a kimura but Marui is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Irwin to get the leverage.
Irwin is controlling the pace.
Let's hope that Irwin has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Marui wants to improve his position but Irwin is controlling well. #SUB2#
Marui makes his way to full guard, as Irwin worked for a kimura. #T2##SUB2#
Irwin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Marui keeping moving, preventing Irwin from controlling successfully.
Irwin is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Irwin looking to pass the guard.
Irwin pushes down on Marui's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Well, if Irwin is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait. #T3#
Irwin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Marui does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Irwin frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Irwin takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Marui tries to reverse the position but Irwin maintains control.
Irwin looking to control but Marui is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Marui really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Irwin trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Irwin looking to control and managing it successfully. #T4#
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Irwin.#SUB2#
Irwin is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Marui is surviving well by controlling Irwin's body position as best he can.
Marui is desperately trying to get back to half guard. #SUB2#
Marui defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Irwin.
Marui is squirming around, avoiding Irwin's attempts to control the action.
Marui is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB2#
Irwin goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Marui turns into him and now he's in Irwin's guard. #SUB2#
Irwin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Christopher Irwin dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Marui throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Marui closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Irwin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marui.
Marui keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Marui misses the target.
Marui cracks a nice hook into Irwin's ribs.
Irwin throws a body shot but no joy.
Marui lands with a cross.
Irwin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Irwin misses with a takedown
and Marui counters with a straight right hand.
Irwin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Marui blocks the leg kick.
A jab from Marui finds it's way through Irwin's defenses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#KD#
Marui lands a left and a right that send Irwin crashing to the mat, dazed. Marui thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#ROC#Irwin is rocked!#CL2#
Irwin closes the distance and pushes Marui back into the cage.
Marui is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Naoko Marui has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Christopher Irwin.#BC#
Marui escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A slow jab from Marui misses its intended target. #TD2#
Irwin fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Marui sprawls well initially but Irwin persists and gets the takedown into half guard. #T1#
Irwin with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Irwin is keen to just control but Marui is a slippery customer.
Marui wants to get back to his feet.#SUB2#
Irwin looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique. #SUB2#
Irwin is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg. #T2#
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.
Irwin looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Irwin trying to control the action but Marui is working from the bottom. #T3#
Irwin takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Marui is trying to get back to full guard.
Irwin seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Marui scores with a nice right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marui. Irwin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Irwin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Marui manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Irwin shoots for a double leg takedown but Marui sprawls well. He's pushed Irwin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Irwin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Marui manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Marui throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Irwin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Marui works the jab nicely.
Irwin fails in his attempt to clinch. #T4#
Marui throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Irwin is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Irwin misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Marui counter with a right hand.
Irwin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Marui cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CL2#
Irwin has taken the fight to the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Irwin is looking to take this one to the mat.
Marui prevents a takedown attempt there.
Marui lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #BC#
Marui manages to break the clinch.
Irwin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Irwin tries to clinch there but Marui circles away.
Marui uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Irwin.
Irwin takes one to the side of the head.
Marui lands with a nice body punch.
Marui is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Irwin slips a jab and a cross from Marui.
Marui throws a right and a left that both miss.
Marui showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Irwin.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Naoko Marui dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Irwin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marui jabs at Irwin's body.
Marui circles away from the clinch attempt.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Marui.
Irwin walks into a left hand.
Irwin fails in his attempt to clinch.
It looked like Marui was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Irwin.
Marui lands a jab to Irwin's midsection.
Irwin throws a combination. Marui tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Marui works the jab nicely.
No joy there for Irwin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Marui keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!#TD2#
Irwin shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Marui napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Marui is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Irwin has just dragged him back down to the mat.#SUB2#
Irwin wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Marui, who protects the arm well.
Marui on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Marui tries to get out of the position.
Marui is trying to control Irwin's posture but Irwin avoids it. #T1##SUB2#
Irwin wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Marui, who protects the arm well.
Marui is looking for a sweep.
Marui sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.#SUB2#
Irwin is looking for a kimura here.
Irwin controlling the pace.
Marui is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Irwin can do to turn this around?
Marui is refusing to be controlled, as Irwin sits in half guard. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Marui avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Irwin.
Marui is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Marui trying to control from the bottom.
Irwin is trying to control the action in half guard but Marui is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. #SUB2#
Irwin is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Marui doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Irwin.
Irwin content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. #T3#
Irwin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Marui does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Marui is trying to control but can't.
Christopher Irwin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Irwin trying to control from half guard but Marui is working away. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Irwin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Marui is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Irwin misses with a series of wild punches. #CL2#
Irwin rushes Marui and presses him up against the cage.
Irwin is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Marui gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Marui lands a right hand.
Marui lands with a light punch inside.
Marui prevents a takedown attempt there.
Naoko Marui has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Christopher Irwin.#T4##BC#
Marui breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Irwin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Marui circles away.
Marui is looking to counter punch.
Marui fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Irwin manages to avoid it.
Marui changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Irwin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Irwin throws a sloppy body shot
and Marui counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marui misses with a wild body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marui feints a jab promting Irwin to slip. Marui then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Irwin slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Marui throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Irwin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Marui as he avoids it easily.
Marui is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Irwin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Irwin is still on wobbly legs! Can Marui finish him?
Marui lunges at Irwin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Irwin's hand.
Naoko Marui is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marui wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
It looks like Marui has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Marui jabs Irwin right on the nose. Irwin blinks but takes it well.
Marui avoids the body shot from Irwin.
Marui rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Irwin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Naoko Marui showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Marui 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Naoko Marui!
Naoko Marui decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

Event: WCF 113: Woo vs Fitzgerald
Date: Feb 26, 2022

#R1#
Plugger throws a leg kick that misses.
Plugger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marui moves away.
Plugger is trying hard to land a takedown here. Marui sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Marui stuns Plugger with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Plugger misses with a jab to the body
and Plugger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marui thuds a left hand into Plugger's body.#CL#
Marui clinches up against the cage.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Plugger has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Marui working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Plugger goes for a takedown attempt but Marui pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Marui is looking to clinch but Plugger is avoiding it.
Plugger is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Plugger throws a sloppy head kick and Marui moves out of range easily. #CL#
Marui clinches.
Marui swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Plugger is trying to pull guard but Marui turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Naoko Marui has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pull Plugger.
Marui lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Plugger.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marui stalls.
Plugger has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Marui after a bit of a struggle. #T1#
Marui gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Plugger.
Marui misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hand to the body from Marui.
Plugger has Marui pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Marui manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Our sources have told us that Marui has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Marui lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Plugger takes a shot to the head.
Marui swings wildly with an uppercut but Plugger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Plugger is working for takedown but Marui is calmly controlling the position for now.
A right hand to the body from Marui.
Marui struggles to land a body shot inside as Plugger controls his hands. #T2#
Marui scores with a nice hook to the head.
Marui lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Plugger backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Marui.
Marui lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Plugger.
Marui misses with a punch to the body.
Plugger fails to pull guard.
Marui works on Plugger's body with a couple of short punches.
Marui struggles to land a body shot inside as Plugger controls his hands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marui gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Plugger.
Marui lands an uppercut.
A short right from Marui.
Marui softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Marui presses Plugger against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.#T3#
Marui makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Plugger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Marui creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Marui lands a shoulder strike.
Plugger is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Marui to keep the fight standing.
A short right from Marui.
Marui lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Plugger drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Marui throws a head punch that misses.
Marui doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Marui - that landed with a thud.
Marui prevents a takedown attempt there.
A short right from Marui. #T4##BC#
Marui escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Marui throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Plugger.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marui cracks a nice hook into Plugger's ribs.
Marui misses with a wild body shot.
Plugger with a poor takedown
and Marui counters with a straight right hand.
Plugger shoots in but no luck this time.
A head kick misses from Plugger.
Marui throws a body punch but Plugger moves out of range.
Marui fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice shot lands for Marui.
Plugger tries for a takedown but Marui sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Pull Plugger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marui stuns Plugger with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Marui scores with a sloppy right hand. Plugger should have avoided that one.
Plugger fails with a takedown attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Naoko Marui dominated that 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.#R2#
Decent striking displayed by Marui there.
Marui is looking to wear down Plugger with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Plugger throws a poor cross that misses
and Marui cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CL#
Marui pushes Plugger up against the cage in a clinch.
Marui working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Marui tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marui working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Marui lands with a light punch inside. #ROC#Plugger is rocked!
Plugger looking for a takedown.
Marui lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Plugger is still on wobbly legs! Can Marui finish him?
Marui scores with a nice hook to the head.
Marui tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Plugger's elbow.
Plugger seems to have recovered his senses.
Plugger drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marui lands with a left to the head. #T1#
A shot in the inside from Marui.
Plugger is trying to pull guard but Marui has him pressed against the cage.
Naoko Marui has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pull Plugger.
Marui pushes Plugger back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Marui.
Plugger blocks a body shot from Marui.
Plugger is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Marui is defending well.
A shot in the inside from Marui.
Marui lands with a right to the head.
Marui misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marui scores with a shoulder strike.
Plugger is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Marui pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Marui lands an uppercut.
Plugger tries to score a body lock takedown but Marui shows good agility there to stay on his feet.#T2#
Marui swings wildly with an uppercut but Plugger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marui lands a nice uppercut.
Marui works on Plugger's body with a couple of short punches.
Plugger goes for a takedown in the clinch but Marui prevents it.
Marui lands with a right to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good body shot from Marui.
Marui lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Marui scores with a nice short uppercut.
Marui lands a hook to the side of the head.
Marui makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Marui goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marui lands with a short head shot on the inside. #T3#
Marui lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Marui scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Marui misses with a hook to the ribs.
Plugger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marui digs a right hand into Plugger's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Plugger's gas tank.
Marui gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Plugger.
Marui scores with a shoulder strike.
Plugger's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Marui throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pluggers head.
Marui throws a punch but it's blocked by Plugger.
Marui struggles to land a body shot inside as Plugger controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Marui. #T4#
Plugger is looking for a takedown.
Marui gets through Plugger's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Plugger is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short left from Marui.
Plugger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Plugger blocks a body shot from Marui.
Marui digs a right hand underneath Plugger's ribcage. Plugger let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Plugger is breathing heavily.
Marui lands a hook that snaps the head of Plugger backwards.
Marui is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Plugger can do to turn this around?
Plugger takes a shot to the head.
Marui throws a big uppercut that drops Plugger! More strikes from Marui and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Plugger lies dazed against the cage as Marui celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Naoko Marui!
Naoko Marui was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

Event: WCF 108: Jones vs Gracie 2
Date: Jan 22, 2022

#R1#
Irwin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Irwin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marui moves away.#CL2#
Irwin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Marui, pushing him back against the cage.
Marui swings wildly with an uppercut but Irwin uses good head movement to avoid it. #TD2#
Irwin has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Marui clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!

Marui is looking to stand back up. He's having to work hard to escape but eventually he manages it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Irwin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marui was well out of range. Poor timing from Irwin.
Irwin swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Marui counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Irwin thinking.
Irwin tries to clinch but Marui is having none of it.
Marui is looking to counter punch.
Irwin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Irwin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Marui circles away.
Marui throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Irwin.
Irwin with the counter takedown but Marui avoids it easily.
Irwin tries to clinch but Marui moves out of range.
Marui misses the shot to the body.
Irwin misses with a right hand
and Marui counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Marui rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Irwin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Irwin feints the counter takedown.
Marui works the jab nicely.
Irwin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Marui's waist but Marui gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Irwin off to one side.
The fight stays on the outside here - Irwin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#T1##CL#
Marui pushes Irwin up against the cage in a clinch.
Marui struggles to land a body shot inside as Irwin controls his hands.
Irwin wants to take the fight to the mat but Marui manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Naoko Marui has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Christopher Irwin.
Marui stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Marui lands a right hand.
Irwin wants a takedown.
Irwin tries to score a body lock takedown but Marui shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Marui lands a hook to the side of the head.#TD2#
Irwin lands a takedown into guard.
Marui wants to stand and escape but Irwin is having none of it.
Irwin engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Marui is trying to control the position but Irwin postures up.
Marui is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at JAG Battle Gym that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Irwin won't allow Marui to sweep him here. #T2#
Irwin wants to control from the top but Marui keeps moving.
Irwin controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Irwin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Irwin preventing the sweep.
Irwin trying to control the position from guard on top but Marui is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Irwin is trying hard to land a takedown here. Marui sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. #CL2#
Irwin clinches up with Marui and pushes him back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Irwin goes for a takedown attempt but Marui pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Marui avoids the body shot from Irwin.
Marui with a hook.#CL2#
Irwin drives through and clinches with Marui against the cage.
Marui throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Irwin has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Marui avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Marui lands an uppercut.#T3#
Irwin is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Irwin drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Marui lands with a left to the head.
Marui scores with a shot to the side of Irwin's head.
Marui scores with a shoulder strike.
Marui lands a right hand.
A shot in the inside from Marui.
Marui goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Irwin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Irwin changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Marui fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Christopher Irwin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Irwin is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Marui is defending well.
Marui pushes Irwin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. #TD2#
Irwin has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Marui clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Well, with Irwin on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Marui is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Irwin is hanging on to Marui's back as he tries to escape. #T4#
Irwin missing with strikes.
Irwin keeps control of the position as Marui tries to break free.
Marui trying to control the hands but Irwin won't let him.
Irwin tries to keep control of the position but Marui is staying busy.
Marui is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Marui trying to control but not successfully. #SUB2#
Irwin working for a choke but Marui is defending well.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#SUB2#
Irwin has got one arm under Marui's chin. This could be trouble... Marui trying to control the other hand but Irwin gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Marui has tapped out! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Christopher Irwin!
Christopher Irwin was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

Event: WCF 104:Christmas Day Massacre
Date: Dec 25, 2021

#R1#
Marui circles away from the clinch attempt.
Marui swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Marui scores with a jab. Hendersons acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Naoko Marui seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Marui darts in and clinches Hendersons up against the cage.
Marui scores with a shoulder strike.
Hendersons has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Marui avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Hendersons has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Marui lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Marui.
A shot in the inside from Marui.
Marui misses with the head strike.
Marui tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marui fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marui misses with the head strike. #BC2#
Hendersons breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #CL#
Marui clinches up with Hendersons and pushes him back against the cage.
Marui definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#BC2#
Hendersons breaks from the clinch. #T1#
Hendersons goes for a high kick. It partially lands.#CUT2#It looks like Naoko Marui has been cut.
Marui lands with an overhand left.
Hendersons misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Marui scores with a four punch combination!
Marui throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Marui circles away from the clinch attempt
and Marui counters with a left to the body.
Hendersons takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hendersons shoots and misses
and Marui counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hendersons has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Marui finds it's way round the side to connect with Hendersons's head.
Marui works Hendersons's body with a nice hook.#T2#
Marui scores with a body shot.
Marui fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hendersons looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Marui with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hendersons takes one to the chin there.
Hendersons pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marui punishes Hendersons's body with a nice straight punch.
Marui fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hendersons looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Marui throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hendersons stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.#CL#
Marui drives through and clinches with Hendersons against the cage.
Marui pushes Hendersons back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hendersons blocks an uppercut.
Marui scores with a hook to the body.
Hendersons looks winded!
A right handed body shot lands from Marui. #T3#
Marui lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Marui lands a right hand.
Marui lands a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Marui.
Marui lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #ROC#Hendersons is rocked!
Hendersons is trying to pull guard but Marui has him pressed against the cage.
Naoko Marui has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harry Hendersons.
Nice body punch from Marui.
Marui gets through Hendersons's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hendersons is still on wobbly legs! Can Marui finish him?
Marui lands with a left to the head.
Still in the clinch, Marui scores with a nice short uppercut.
Marui lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marui lands a big right hand that drops Hendersons! The killer instinct kicks in and Marui finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Marui!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Naoko Marui!
Naoko Marui spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
Harry Hendersons spoke after the fight, saying 'I’ll be back '.

Event: CMMA 180 Schrute v Wagner
Date: Nov 06, 2021

#R1##CL#
Marui closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short right from Marui on the inside.
Sershurrapal struggles to land a body shot inside as Marui controls his hands.
Sershurrapal lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marui.
Sershurrapal tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sershurrapal misses with the head strike.
Sershurrapal blocks an uppercut.
Marui takes a shot to the head.
Marui working aggressively here.
Sershurrapal blocks a body shot from Marui.
Marui can't find room to land a body shot as Sershurrapal controls the action.
Sershurrapal lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Marui misses with the head strike.
Sershurrapal blocks a body shot from Marui.
Marui misses with a punch to the body.
Sershurrapal prevents a body shot from Marui.
Sershurrapal tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Marui smiles and moves away.
Sershurrapal throws a shot from downtown. Marui moves away and avoids it.
Marui fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sershurrapal looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.#T1#
Sershurrapal moves in looking to clinch but Marui pushes him off.
Sershurrapal throws a body punch but Marui moves out of range.
Marui lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Marui misses with a series of wild punches.
Marui just misses with a punch to the body.
Sershurrapal takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sershurrapal waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Marui.#CL2#
Sershurrapal darts in and clinches Marui up against the cage.
Marui blocks an uppercut.
Sershurrapal working aggressively here.
Sershurrapal tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marui tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marui tries to throw a body punch but Sershurrapal avoids it by throwing Marui back against the cage. #T2#
Sershurrapal lands with a right to the head.
Sershurrapal lands with a light punch inside.
Marui misses with a punch to the body.
Marui misses with the head strike.
Marui misses with a hook to the ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sershurrapal struggles to land a body shot inside as Marui controls his hands.
Sershurrapal tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Naoko Marui has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ibasour Sershurrapal.
Marui struggles to land a body shot inside as Sershurrapal controls his hands.
Marui doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #TD2#
Sershurrapal decides to pull guard.
Marui is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at JAG Battle Gym that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Marui accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #SUB2#
Sershurrapal throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Marui escapes and throws Sershurrapal's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Sershurrapal is looking to reverse the position.#T3#
Sershurrapal is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sershurrapal is not content to let Marui control the position.
Sershurrapal is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Marui's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Marui content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Marui works his way into side control. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The referee asks Marui politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Marui prefers to stall for the moment though.
Sershurrapal is looking to regain half guard here but Marui keeps moving and retains side control.
Sershurrapal keeps trying to improve his position.
Sershurrapal manages to get back to half guard.
Marui knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sershurrapal on the ground.
Sershurrapal is refusing to be controlled, as Marui sits in half guard. #SUB2#
Sershurrapal looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sershurrapal tries to roll over but Marui keeps him under control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ibasour Sershurrapal will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Marui fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sershurrapal manages to avoid it.
Sershurrapal throws a jab but it's blocked by Marui.
Sershurrapal lands a head shot.
Sershurrapal throws a big shot that misses.
Sershurrapal avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sershurrapal feints the counter takedown.
Sershurrapal throws a right hand that misses #CL#
and Marui moves into the clinch.
Sershurrapal scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sershurrapal has a couple of punches blocked by Marui.
Marui tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sershurrapal's elbow.
Sershurrapal prevents a body shot from Marui.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marui throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sershurrapal lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sershurrapal blocking some punches.
Sershurrapal lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Marui backwards.
Sershurrapal working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Sershurrapal fails to land. #T1#
Sershurrapal has a couple of punches blocked by Marui. #TD2#
Sershurrapal ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Sershurrapal no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard. #SUB2#
Sershurrapal looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar. #SUB2#
Sershurrapal looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Marui trying to control the position from guard on top but Sershurrapal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marui is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Sershurrapal is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.#SUB2#
Sershurrapal is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Marui trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Sershurrapal manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! #REVB##T2#
Sershurrapal missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Marui is trying to control the position but Sershurrapal postures up.
Sershurrapal stands and throws Marui's legs to the side, diving into side control. #SUB2#
Sershurrapal thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Sershurrapal throws a strike aimed at the side of Marui's head but Marui avoids it well.#SUB2#
Sershurrapal tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. #SUB2#
Sershurrapal is trying to get an arm triangle but Marui is defending well.
Sershurrapal has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T3#
Marui is trying to get back to half guard.#SUB2#
Sershurrapal is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Marui has escaped the position, nice work there. #SUB2#
Sershurrapal tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.#SUB2#
Sershurrapal is trying to get an arm triangle but Marui is defending well.
Ibasour Sershurrapal has got the better of the ground game so far.#SUB2#
Sershurrapal wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Marui, who protects the arm well.
Marui is trying to control Sershurrapal's posture but Sershurrapal avoids it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB2#
Sershurrapal is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Marui is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ibasour Sershurrapal 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!#R3#
Marui staying out of range there.
Sershurrapal moves into range and connects with a jab.
Marui lands a body shot.
Sershurrapal takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A punch lands to the side of Sershurrapal 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sershurrapal is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Marui shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sershurrapal eats them both and turns towards Marui to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Naoko Marui is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fighters circling - Sershurrapal throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Marui tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Sershurrapal manages to circle out of the way.
Marui throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marui swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Sershurrapal counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab, jab by Marui - just one landing. #T1#
Sershurrapal tries to clinch but Marui moves out of range.
Sershurrapal bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Marui throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sershurrapal.
Sershurrapal looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Marui misses with a looping right.
Sershurrapal dodges the punch combination from Marui.
Sershurrapal misses with a double jab.
Marui throws a series of strikes that have Sershurrapal backpedaling.
Sershurrapal takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sershurrapal throws a jab but it's blocked by Marui.
Sershurrapal lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The crowd cheers as Sershurrapal lands an impressive looking overhand right. Marui doesn't seem phased though.#T2#
Marui will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sershurrapal swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marui misses with a left hand
and Sershurrapal counters with a left to the body.
Sershurrapal keeps the fight on the outside.
Marui throws a body shot but no joy.
Naoko Marui seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sershurrapal swings for the body but Marui moves out of range.
Sershurrapal throws a lazy right hand but Marui sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Marui darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sershurrapal might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Sershurrapal avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sershurrapal dodges the punch combination from Marui. #T3#
A left and a right from Marui both land. Nice combination.
Sershurrapal lands a nice shot to the body.
Sershurrapal is looking to clinch.
Marui misses the jab.
Marui dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ibasour Sershurrapal is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Marui misses with a series of wild punches.
Marui on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Marui pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Marui misses with a body shot
and Sershurrapal counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T4#
Marui misses with a wild combination.
Decent striking displayed by Sershurrapal there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marui staying out of range there.
Sershurrapal swings widly with a right hand #CL#
and Marui counters by clinching up.
A head punch on the inside from Marui fails to land.
Sershurrapal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sershurrapal has Marui pressed against the cage, preventing Marui from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sershurrapal is working Marui over against the cage.
Naoko Marui has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marui tries a body shot but Sershurrapal blocks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Naoko Marui showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sershurrapal 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ibasour Sershurrapal!
A very excited looking Ibasour Sershurrapal made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: CMMA 167 Wright v Switzer
Date: Oct 08, 2021

#R1#
Nice uppercut lands for Marui. That snapped Shredder's head back.
Shredder misses with a telegraphed body shot #CL#
and Marui counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Marui lands a hook that snaps the head of Shredder backwards.
Shredder goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marui.
Shredder misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shredder throws a punch but it's blocked by Marui.
A short right from Shredder.
Shredder blocks a body shot from Marui.
Marui tries a body shot but Shredder blocks it.
Marui struggles to land a body shot inside as Shredder controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Shredder - that landed with a thud.
Marui goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shredder misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marui tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marui can't find room to land a body shot as Shredder controls the action.
Shredder prevents Marui from breaking the clinch.
Shredder lands a nice uppercut.
Marui lands with a light punch inside.
A shot in the inside from Marui.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shredder misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shredder tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marui's elbow.
Shredder tries to work over Marui's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marui tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shredder's elbow. #T1#
Marui prevents a body shot from Shredder.
Marui lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Shredder.
Shredder struggles to land a body shot inside as Marui controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Marui creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Shredder blocks a body shot from Marui.
Shredder tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marui's elbow.
Marui can't find room to land a body shot as Shredder controls the action.
Marui misses with a punch to the body.
Shredder misses with a hook to the ribs.
A body shot lands from Marui.
Marui goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marui is leaning against Shredder and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Shredder misses with a body punch.
Marui misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shredder doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shredder looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Marui lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Marui.
Marui blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shredder misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marui works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Marui tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shredder's elbow. #T2#
Good body shot from Marui.
A short uppercut from Shredder.
Marui digs a right hand into Shredder's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Shredder's gas tank.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marui misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marui blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shredder tries a body shot but Marui blocks it.
Marui working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Shredder prevents a body shot from Marui.
Marui scores with a shoulder strike.
Marui tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shredder tries to throw a body punch but Marui avoids it by throwing Shredder back against the cage.
Shredder softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Marui lands with a left to the head.
Marui lands with a short shot to the head.
Marui can't find room to land a body shot as Shredder controls the action.
Marui blocks a body shot from Shredder.
Shredder misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Marui creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Shredder tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marui's elbow.
Shredder misses with a punch to the body.
Shredder swings away with an uppercut that misses. #T3#
Marui works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Shredder misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shredder tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marui's elbow.
A short right from Marui on the inside.
Shredder tries a body shot but Marui blocks it.
Shredder can't find room to land a body shot as Marui controls the action.
Shredder blocks a body shot from Marui.
Shredder prevents a body shot from Marui.
Shredder swings wildly with an uppercut but Marui uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shredder tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marui's elbow.
Good body shot from Marui.
Shredder doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marui is leaning against Shredder and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Marui lands a body shot in the clinch.
Shredder struggles to land a body shot inside as Marui controls his hands.
Marui lands an uppercut.
Shredder prevents a body shot from Marui.
Marui lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Marui blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marui misses with a body punch. #T4#
Shredder stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Marui blocks a body shot from Shredder.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shredder.
A head punch on the inside from Shredder fails to land.
Marui lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shredder has a couple of punches blocked by Marui.
Shredder swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shredder throws a head punch that misses.
Shredder tries a body shot but Marui blocks it.
Marui lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Shredder misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shredder blocks a body shot from Marui.
Shredder softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Marui blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marui misses with a punch on the inside.
Shredder tries to work over Marui's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shredder misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shredder creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Shredder misses with a punch to the body.
Marui definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A short left from Marui.
Shredder throws a head punch that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Naoko Marui dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Shredder throws a body punch but Marui moves out of range.
Marui throws a body punch but Shredder moves out of range.
Marui slips under a jab.
Marui just misses with a punch to the body.
Marui takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Marui is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shredder can do to turn this around?
Shredder misses with a straight right.
Naoko Marui is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marui swinging wildly here.
Marui ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Marui throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Shredder digs a good body shot into Marui's ribs.
Slash Shredder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marui uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shredder.
Marui is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shredder.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice combination there by Marui.
Shredder misses with a looping right.
Marui keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shredder.
Marui just misses with a punch to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marui slips a straight right by Shredder.
Shredder scores with a jab to the head. #T1#
A slow jab from Shredder misses its intended target.
Shredder scores with a body shot.
Shredder throws a shot from downtown. Marui moves away and avoids it.
Marui throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Marui throws a nice looking combination but Shredder bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shredder scores with a hook.
Shredder connects with a body shot that sends Marui's belly button to the back.
Some wild striking there from Marui.
Shredder looks to land a right hand but Marui moved out of range.
Shredder scores with a shot to the body.
Marui uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shredder.
Marui misses with a series of wild punches.
Marui avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marui uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shredder.
Shredder throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shredder uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marui.#T2#
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Shredder scores with a nice strike.
Shredder avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shredder is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Marui tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shredder paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shredder swings for the body but Marui moves out of range.
Shredder throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marui sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shredder thuds his right hand into Marui's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Marui jabs at Shredder's body.
Shredder jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marui is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Shredder throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marui was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Shredder tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marui was well out of range. Poor timing from Shredder.
Slash Shredder seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shredder lands a nice looking body shot.
Shredder misses with a straight right.
Marui throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Shredder moves out of range as Marui strikes.
Marui misses with a body shot.
Shredder tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marui was well out of range. Poor timing from Shredder.#T3#
Shredder throws an overhand right that lands on Marui's shoulder, as Marui tries to avoid the shot.
Shredder slips under a jab from Marui.
Shredder looks to land a right hand but Marui moved out of range.
Marui misses with a wild body shot.
Shredder thows a left - swing and a miss!
A decent looking cross lands there for Marui.
Shredder throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shredder fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marui manages to avoid it.
Marui seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A slow jab from Marui misses its intended target.
Marui throws a right hand that Shredder ducks under and follows up with a left that Shredder also avoids with ease.
Marui tries to bum rush Shredder with a series of wild strikes but Shredder uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Marui throws a body punch but Shredder moves out of range. #CL#
Marui instigates a clinch.
Marui can't find room to land a body shot as Shredder controls the action.
Marui is leaning against Shredder and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Shredder misses with a body punch.
Shredder tries to work over Marui's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shredder misses with a punch to the body. #T4#
Shredder lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Shredder tries a body shot but Marui blocks it.
Shredder misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shredder can't find room to land a body shot as Marui controls the action.
Shredder doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shredder blocking some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shredder tries to throw a body punch but Marui avoids it by throwing Shredder back against the cage.
Marui tries to work over Shredder's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marui blocks a body shot from Shredder.
Marui misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marui lands a nice uppercut.
Marui misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marui blocking some punches.
Marui lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Marui lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Shredder backwards.
Marui blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shredder tries to work over Marui's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marui blocks an uppercut.
Marui tries to throw a body punch but Shredder avoids it by throwing Marui back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Slash Shredder will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Marui feints a jab promting Shredder to slip. Marui then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Shredder slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.#CUT#It looks like Slash Shredder has been cut.
Shredder throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shredder throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marui seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Shredder swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shredder dodges the punch combination from Marui.
Marui rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shredder moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shredder lands a jab to the head.
Shredder throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marui misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shredder.
Marui shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Marui is looking to wear down Shredder with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Marui lands an overhand right.
Shredder bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shredder stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shredder lands with a shot to the body.
Marui lands a jab to the head.
Marui lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shredder circles away quickly and effectively.
Shredder misses with a body shot. #T1#
Shredder dodges the punch combination from Marui.
Marui takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Shredder pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shredder throws a body shot but no joy.
Shredder stuns Marui with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Marui just misses with a punch to the body.
Marui lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Shredder lands a slapping body shot.
Shredder is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marui.
Shredder misses with a lunging right hand
and Marui counters with a one-two to the body.
Shredder connects with a body shot.
Shredder swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Marui.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Marui fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shredder manages to avoid it.
Marui throws a hook but Shredder blocks it.#T2#
Shredder misses with a body shot.
Marui walks into a stiff left hand from Shredder.
Shredder lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Marui throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shredder avoids the body shot from Marui.
Nice defenses there by Marui.
Marui ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shredder moves away.
Shredder cracks Marui with an open hand slap.
Marui takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Shredder misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Marui to counter with a crisp jab.
Shredder connects with a single shot there.
Shredder staying out of range there.
Marui misses with a wild body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Shredder.
Marui is looking to clinch.
Shredder misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shredder. Marui does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marui tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Shredder manages to circle out of the way.#T3#
Marui takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Shredder takes one on the button.
The fighters circle momentarily. Marui darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Marui drops his hands momentarily and Shredder takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Marui misses with the combination.
Shredder lands a slapping body shot.
Marui with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Shredder scores with a jab. Marui acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Shredder uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Marui has time to react.
Shredder thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shredder avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It seemed like Shredder was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Shredder throws a hook but Marui blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marui lands with a shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Shredder.#T4#
Shredder loads up on a big right hand but Marui slips the punch.
Marui takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Shredder takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Marui staying out of range there.
Marui appears to be looking for a big counter.
Marui throws out a powerful jab.
Shredder avoids the body shot from Marui.
A left lands for Shredder.
Marui misses with a double jab.
Shredder cracks Marui with a good jab.
Marui dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Marui just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marui. Shredder does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marui lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shredder ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Shredder misses its intended target.
Shredder jabs at Marui's body.
Marui ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shredder moves away.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Naoko Marui.
Well Marui 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!

Event: CMMA 157 Skellington v Arcot
Date: Sep 12, 2021

#R1#
Biden throws a hook but Marui avoids it easily.
Biden avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Biden scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Biden lands with a right hand.
Biden scores with a nice strike.
Joe Biden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marui misses with a combination
letting Biden counter with a right hand.
A jab lands there for Biden.
A big left from Marui misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Biden! But no joy.
Marui lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Biden circles away quickly and effectively.
Marui walks into a stiff left hand from Biden.
Biden lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Marui lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Biden circles away quickly and effectively.
Marui throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Biden counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Marui misses with a combination
enabling Biden to counter with a crisp jab.
Biden has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Marui is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Biden tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marui was well out of range. Poor timing from Biden.
Marui has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.#T1#
Biden throws a series of punches but Marui avoids them all with ease.
Marui throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Biden tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marui was well out of range. Poor timing from Biden.
Marui looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Biden misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Biden finds it's way through Marui's defenses.
Biden throws a nice looking combination but Marui bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Marui throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Biden misses with a shot to the body
and Marui counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Biden throws a body punch but Marui moves out of range.
Marui swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Marui lands a nice looking body shot.
Marui avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Biden scores with the left hand. Marui knows he should have avoided that one.
Biden lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Marui circles away quickly and effectively.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Biden misses with a hook. Marui ducked under it nicely.
As Biden looks to move away, Marui throws a big counter combo but Biden just gets out of the way.
Marui looks to land a right hand but Biden moved out of range.#T2#
Biden throws a body shot but no joy.
Biden throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Biden takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Marui avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Biden dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Marui rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Biden moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Biden! But no joy.
Biden scores with a sloppy right hand. Marui should have avoided that one.
Biden misses with a hook. Marui ducked under it nicely.
Marui appears to be looking for a big counter.
Biden dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Biden there.
Biden lands the left hand.
Biden connects with the punch.
Biden avoids the body shot from Marui.
Biden looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Marui swings for the body but Biden moves out of range.
Biden moves out of range as Marui strikes.#T3#
A telegraphed right hand from Biden misses the target.
Marui takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Marui misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Biden.
Biden is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Marui had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
No joy there for Marui, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Biden scores with a hook to the body. Marui takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Marui is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Biden tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marui was well out of range. Poor timing from Biden.
Marui seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A jab from Biden misses.
Marui moves away from the strike by Biden.
Marui misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Biden connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Marui uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Biden.
Marui swings widly with a right hand
and Biden counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Biden dodges the punch combination from Marui.
Biden fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.#T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Biden throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Biden avoids a punch combination nicely.
A nice side step and Biden releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Marui swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Biden jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Biden throws a right and a left that Marui avoids nicely.
Biden loads up on a big right hand but Marui slips the punch.
Biden scores with a nice head shot.
Marui steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Biden.
Marui lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Biden circles away quickly and effectively.
Marui takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marui displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Biden throws out the jab.
Marui is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Biden looks to throw the jab but Marui is out of range.
Biden cracks Marui with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Biden lands a right hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Biden dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Marui misses with a right hand
and Biden counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Biden takes a swing at Marui's ribcage but misses.
Marui swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marui throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Biden counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Marui takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Biden throws a hook to the side of Marui's head but Marui sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marui throws a one two combo. #CUT#It looks like Joe Biden has been cut.
Marui tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Biden was well out of range. Poor timing from Marui.
Biden is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Marui with a body shot.
Biden throws a looping overhand right but Marui ducks down to avoid it.
Marui scores with a hook to the body. Biden takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Marui looks to score with a jab to the body but Biden is just out of range.
Biden throws a hook to the side of Marui's head but Marui sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marui takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Naoko Marui is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marui scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Marui's jab looks to have found its range, popping Biden under the eye.
Biden connects with a right hand. Marui shakes it off.#T1#
Biden connects with a body shot that sends Marui's belly button to the back.
Marui lands a nice shot to the body.
Biden misses with a body shot.
Biden is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marui.
Joe Biden seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Biden swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Biden dodges the punch combination from Marui.
The fighters circling - Biden throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Marui misses with a right hand
and Biden counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Biden throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Marui throws a body punch but Biden moves out of range.
Biden ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marui moves away.
Marui looks to score with a jab to the body but Biden is just out of range.
Biden punishes Marui's body with a nice straight punch.
Biden waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Marui.
Biden has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T2#
Marui throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Marui throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Biden throws out a counter right but Marui avoids it with no problem.
Marui swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marui throws a series of punches but Biden moves out of range.
Marui is looking to wear down Biden with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Biden fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Left hook, right uppercut from Biden.
Marui takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Biden throws a jab but it's blocked by Marui.
Marui uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Biden.
Biden waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Marui.
Biden throws a shot from downtown. Marui moves away and avoids it.
Marui tries to clinch but Biden is having none of it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Biden, as that shot connected.
Biden's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Biden duly obliges. #T3#
Marui tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Biden was well out of range. Poor timing from Marui.
Biden misses with a looping right.
A big left from Marui misses.
Marui throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Marui swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Marui throws a right and a left that Biden avoids nicely.
Biden throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Marui looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A big right from Marui misses.
Biden lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Marui fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Biden on the side of the head.
Biden scores with a body shot.
Biden throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Biden throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Biden scores with a hook to the body. Marui takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Marui uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Biden has time to react.
Marui doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.#T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marui takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Biden displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marui throws out the jab.
Marui swings for the body but Biden moves out of range.
Marui misses with a body shot.
Biden lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Marui backs up against the cage.
Biden lands with a nice body punch.
Good exchange - Biden coming out on top.
Biden steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marui.
Marui defending well as Biden loads up on a big left hand.
Marui is looking to counter the offense by Biden and move into the clinch.
Marui fails to land with a series of punches.
Biden thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marui tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fighters circle momentarily. Biden darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Marui throws a left and a right that both miss
and Biden counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Biden smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Biden showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Joe Biden's cut.
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. And we move into the final round!#R3#
Marui throws a combination that misses
and Biden counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Marui uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Biden.
Marui is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Marui lunges at Biden with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Biden's hand.
Biden jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marui throws a nice looking combination but Biden bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It seemed like Biden was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Marui throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Biden counters with a right hand to the body.
Biden throws a big shot that misses.
Marui misses with a double jab
and Biden counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Marui swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Biden misses with a straight left.
Marui is looking to counter punch.
Marui misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Biden counters with a straight right hand.
Marui looks to land a combination but Biden avoids it well.
Biden throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Biden scores with a hook to the body. Marui takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. #T1#
Marui takes a jab right on the kisser.
Marui scores with a jab to the body.
Marui walks into a jab.
Biden connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Marui momentarily.
Marui tries to bum rush Biden with a series of wild strikes but Biden uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Biden connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Marui momentarily.
Marui slips under a jab from Biden.
A left lands for Biden.
Marui tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Biden was well out of range. Poor timing from Marui.
Biden unleashes a big counter combination but Marui bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Biden looks to score with a jab to the body but Marui is just out of range.
Marui ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Biden moves away.
Marui looks to score with a jab to the body but Biden is just out of range.
Marui slips under a jab from Biden.
Nice uppercut there from Biden.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marui looks to land a combination but Biden avoids it well. #T2#
A jab from Marui misses.
Marui takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Biden connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Biden takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Biden lands a body shot.
Marui takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Biden throws a lazy right hand but Marui sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Biden throws a looping overhand right but Marui ducks down to avoid it.
Marui takes one to the side of the head.
Biden throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Marui stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Marui lands with a good body shot.
Marui throws a body shot but no joy.
Biden doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Marui doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Biden just misses with a punch to the body. #T3#
Marui misses with a wild combination.
Marui throws a series of punches but Biden moves out of range.
Biden is looking for the big counter here.
Marui throws out a loose jab but Biden uses good head movement to avoid it.
Biden scores with a nice strike.
Marui throws a combination that misses
and Biden counters with a left to the body.
Biden clobbers Marui with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Biden lands a slapping body shot.
Marui lands with a shot to the body.
Biden connects with a body shot.
Marui takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
No joy there for Marui, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Joe Biden is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Biden scores with a nice strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marui looks to land a right hand but Biden moved out of range.#T4#
Biden dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Marui throws a series of punches but Biden avoids them all with ease.
A little jabbing left from Biden on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Biden sizes up Marui with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Marui takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Biden misses with a looping right.
Marui lands with a shot to the body.
Marui falls off balance throwing a combination
and Biden counters with a straight right hand.
Marui rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Biden counters with a left to the body.
Biden misses with an uppercut.
Marui keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Biden lands a nice shot to the body.
Marui uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Biden.
Marui swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Naoko Marui has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marui throws a left and a right that both miss
and Marui takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A decent looking cross lands there for Biden.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Biden comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Biden has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Biden!
A relieved looking Joe Biden thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: CMMA 145 Big Mouth v Marui
Date: Aug 15, 2021

#R1#
Marui's corner calls for a 1-2. Marui obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Marui misses with a right hand
and Big Mouth makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Marui really felt that one!
Big Mouth misses with a wild body shot.
Marui misses with a lunging right hand
and Big Mouth counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Marui misses with a double jab
and Big Mouth counters with a nice uppercut. #ROC#Marui is rocked!#CUT#It looks like Naoko Marui has been cut.
Big Mouth scores with a push kick.
Marui is still on wobbly legs! Can Big Mouth finish him?
The fighters circling - Big Mouth throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Marui misses with an uppercut.
Marui seems to have recovered his senses.
Big Mouth closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Marui! Big Mouth dives in looking to finish! Marui is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yasha Big Mouth!
Yasha Big Mouth retains his featherweight title!
Yasha Big Mouth spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.

Event: CMMA 125 Koko v Zimmerman
Date: Jul 02, 2021

#R1#
Marui swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Maldini connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Marui's corner calls for a 1-2. Marui obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Marui throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maldini sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Maldini ducks under a wild hook from Marui.
Marui is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Maldini scores with a shot to the body.
Donk. Maldini catches Marui right on the button with a cross.
Maldini has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Average Joeï¿½s Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Marui throws a right hand that Maldini ducks under and follows up with a left that Maldini also avoids with ease.
Marui defending well as Maldini loads up on a big left hand.
Marui is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Maldini with a body shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Maldini scores with a four punch combination!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#CL2#
Marui has managed to clinch.
Maldini wants to break the clinch but can't.
Marui misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maldini.
Maldini working hard to break the clinch.
Maldini is trying to break the clinch but Marui is controlling him.#T1#
Marui tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Maldini tries to break free but Marui pushes him back against the cage.#BC#
Maldini breaks from the clinch.
Marui has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Marui there as he acknowledges the shot.
Maldini drops his hands momentarily and Marui takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Maldini avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Marui. Those never looked like landing.
Maldini moves forwards but Marui connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Marui takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Marui misses with a jab, cross combination.
Marui throws out a loose jab but Maldini uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marui looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Maldini avoids the body shot from Marui. #CL2#
Marui drives through and clinches with Maldini against the cage.
Marui working aggressively here.
Maldini looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Maldini is trying to break the clinch but Marui is controlling him.#T2#
Marui keeps control of Maldini as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Maldini wants to break the clinch but can't.
Maldini wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Marui tries a body shot but Maldini blocks it.
Marui avoids a wild elbow strike from Maldini.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marui misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marui throws a punch but it's blocked by Maldini.
Marui taking a breather.
A frustrated look appears on Maldini's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Marui can't find room to land a body shot as Maldini controls the action. #BC#
Maldini breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Marui stuns Maldini with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Maldini lands with a nice combination. Marui backs away looking to recover.
Marui looks to land a right hand but Maldini moved out of range.
Maldini rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Marui moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Good exchange - Maldini coming out on top.#T3#
Marui misses with a two punch combination.
Maldini is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The fighters circle momentarily. Maldini darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Marui will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Marui throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Marui moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Maldini uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marui.
Maldini is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Maldini throws a jab but it's blocked by Marui.
Maldini keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marui.
Marui throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Maldini scores with the left hand. Marui knows he should have avoided that one.
Maldini ducks under a wild hook from Marui.
Marui throws a right and a left that both miss.
Naoko Marui seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marui on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there. #T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maldini misses with a straight right.
Marui looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Marui tries to clinch but Maldini moves away
and Maldini connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Marui looks to score with a jab to the body but Maldini is just out of range.
Maldini throwing a counter right hand but Marui manages to avoid it.
Marui fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A swing and a miss from Maldini.
Maldini throws a hook to the side of Marui's head but Marui sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Maldini avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marui throws a right and a left that Maldini avoids nicely.
Marui takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Maldini swats away the attempt to clinch by Marui.
Marui misses with a double jab.
Marui swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Maldini counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab from Maldini misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Naoko Marui will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Marui throws a right and a left that Maldini avoids nicely.
Marui throws a shot from downtown. Maldini moves away and avoids it.
Maldini rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Marui counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Maldini throws a jab when Marui was well out of range.
Maldini throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marui misses with a wild combination.
Maldini appears to be looking for a big counter.
Marui looks to land a combination but Maldini avoids it well.
Marui misses the shot to the body.
Maldini appears to be looking for a big counter.
Maldini is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Marui throws a lazy right hand but Maldini sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Maldini was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marui throws a jab but it's blocked by Maldini.
Marui misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Marui misses with a series of wild punches.
A counter left hand to the body from Maldini misses its target.#T1#
Marui takes one on the button.
Marui misses with a series of wild punches.
Maldini keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maldini has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Maldini slips a jab and a cross from Marui.
Marui lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Maldini at a distance.
Maldini throws a hook but Marui avoids it easily.
Maldini keeps the fight on the outside.
A counter left hand to the body from Maldini misses its target.
Maldini swings for the body but Marui moves out of range.
Maldini takes a swing at Marui's ribcage but misses.
Marui steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Maldini.
Maldini slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Marui misses with a hook
and Maldini counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.#T2#
Marui throws a shot from downtown. Maldini moves away and avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marui wants to clinch up but Maldini keeps it at a distance.
Maldini is looking to counter punch.
Marui tries to clinch there but Maldini circles away.
Marui lands a nice looking body shot.
No joy there for Marui, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Maldini was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Marui misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maldini.
Maldini takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Maldini keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Maldini misses the target.
Marui fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It looked like Maldini was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Maldini scores with a jab.
Maldini thuds a left hand into Marui's body.
Marui ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Naoko Marui seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Marui dips to his left and cracks Maldini with an uppercut!
Maldini thuds his right hand into Marui's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.#T3#
Maldini throws a shot from downtown. Marui moves away and avoids it.
Marui throws out a counter right but Maldini avoids it with no problem.
Nice defenses there by Maldini.
A little feinted left hand from Maldini on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Marui misses with a double jab
and Maldini counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Maldini throws a lazy right hand but Marui sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Maldini takes one to the chin there.
Maldini misses with a jab, cross combination.
Maldini showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Marui.
Maldini is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Marui throws a right and a left that both miss.
A little feinted left hand from Maldini on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Marui falls off balance throwing a combination
and Maldini counters with a straight right hand.
Naoko Marui is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maldini dodges the punch combination from Marui. #T4#
A big right from Marui misses.
Maldini looks to score with a jab to the body but Marui is just out of range.
Maldini avoids the body shot from Marui.
Maldini swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marui fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Marui throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marui misses the shot to the body.
Marui throws a looping overhand right but Maldini ducks down to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Maldini misses the target.
Marui just misses with a punch to the body.
Maldini lands with a good body shot.
Marui throws the left hand but Maldini avoids the punch easily.
A left and a right from Maldini both land. Nice combination.
Marui throws a nice looking combination but Maldini bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Maldini appears to be looking for a big counter.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Naoko Marui showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3#
Marui digs a good hook to Maldini's body.
Maldini misses with an uppercut
and Marui counters with a series of strikes. Maldini will be more careful next time no doubt.
Marui throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marui swings for the body but Maldini moves out of range.
Maldini ducks under a wild hook from Marui.
Marui misses with a wild combination.
Maldini is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Marui takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marui on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Maldini looks to throw the jab but Marui is out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Maldini 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Marui throws a nice looking combination but Maldini bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Maldini is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Marui feints a jab promting Maldini to slip. Marui then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Maldini slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.#T1#
Maldini looks to land a right hand but Marui moved out of range.
Marui swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Maldini.
Maldini looks to score with a jab to the body but Marui is just out of range.
Maldini fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Marui throws a right hand that Maldini ducks under and follows up with a left that Maldini also avoids with ease.
Marui rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maldini moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Marui rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maldini moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Marui rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maldini moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Marui takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Marui throws a body shot but no joy.
Marui throws a nice looking combination but Maldini bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It looked like Maldini wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Marui misses with an uppercut. Maldini saw that one coming.
A little feinted left hand from Maldini on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Maldini throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marui has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Marui throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Maldini counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T2#
Some wild striking there from Marui.
Marui tries to bum rush Maldini with a series of wild strikes but Maldini uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Maldini jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marui moves away from the strike by Maldini.
Maldini lands with a straight right. Marui didn't see that one coming.
Marui throws a body shot but no joy.
Marui misses with a wild body shot.
Marui fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Marui throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Maldini connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Marui's hands.
Marui misses with a left hand
and Maldini counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Marui misses with a hook. Maldini ducked under it nicely.
Marui swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Maldini counters with a straight right hand.#T3#
Maldini throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Marui drops his hands momentarily and Maldini takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Maldini throws a body shot but no joy.
Marui with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Marui misses with a shot to the body
and Maldini counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Marui throws a right and a left that Maldini avoids nicely.
Marui has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Marui scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Maldini waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Marui.
Marui closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Marui throws a combination that misses
and Marui takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marui showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Maldini.
Marui throws the left hand but Maldini avoids the punch easily.
Maldini was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#T4#
Maldini slips under a jab from Marui.
Marui has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marui misses with a double jab.
Marui throws a body punch but Maldini moves out of range.
Maldini swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice defenses there by Marui.
Paulo Maldini has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maldini walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Left hook, right uppercut from Marui.
Marui throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Maldini connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marui. Maldini does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marui ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maldini moves away.
Naoko Marui is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Marui throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Naoko Marui comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Marui has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Naoko Marui!
In his post fight interview, Naoko Marui started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

Event: CMMA 118 Harrison v Ghambe
Date: Jun 13, 2021

#R1#
Marui lands with a straight right. Musashi didn't see that one coming.#CUT#It looks like Miyamoto Musashi has been cut.
Marui connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.#ROC#Musashi is rocked!
Jab, jab by Marui - just one landing.
Musashi is still on wobbly legs! Can Marui finish him?
Marui avoids a punch combination nicely.
Marui steps in with a hook that catches Musashi right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Marui follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Musashi looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Naoko Marui!
Naoko Marui decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
In defeat, Miyamoto Musashi stepped up to the mic, saying 'Back to the gym.'.

Event: CMMA 107: Contenders III
Date: May 16, 2021

#R1#
Maldini uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marui.
A slow jab from Marui misses its intended target.
It seemed like Maldini was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Marui swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Maldini to counter with a crisp jab.
Maldini misses with a few strikes there.
Marui misses with a jab, cross combination.
Maldini has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Marui throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Marui misses the jab.
Maldini displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marui throws out the jab.
Marui swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marui will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marui bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Marui throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Maldini cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maldini throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Maldini avoids the body shot from Marui.
We've been told by Marui's head coaches at JAG Battle Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.#T1#
Marui throws a hook to the side of Maldini's head but Maldini sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marui bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Marui throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Maldini let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Marui throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marui lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Marui throws a combination. Maldini tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A left lands for Maldini.
Naoko Marui seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marui tries to bum rush Maldini with a series of wild strikes but Maldini uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Maldini avoids the body shot from Marui.
Marui throws a left and a right that both miss
and Marui takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Left hook, right uppercut from Marui.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marui will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Marui uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Maldini has time to react.#T2#
Marui misses with a jab to the body
and Maldini counters with a straight right hand.
Maldini misses with a looping left.
Marui throws the left hand but Maldini avoids the punch easily.
Maldini throws out a counter right but Marui avoids it with no problem.
The fighters circling - Maldini throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Marui throws a hook to the side of Maldini's head but Maldini sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Maldini looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Maldini moves out of range as Marui strikes.
Marui throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Marui fails to land with a series of punches.
A little jabbing left from Maldini on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Marui scores with a jab. Maldini acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Maldini misses the target.
A slow jab from Marui misses its intended target.
A big left from Maldini misses.
Marui went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Marui misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maldini. #T3#
Maldini misses with a looping right.
Marui throws a left and a right that both miss
and Marui takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marui misses with a body shot.
Maldini misses with an uppercut.
Marui darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Marui uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maldini.
Marui uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maldini.
Marui swinging wildly here.
Marui throws a body punch but Maldini moves out of range.
Marui misses with a combination
and Maldini counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Marui misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Maldini throws the left hand but Marui avoids the punch easily.#T4#
Marui throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Marui is looking to clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Maldini rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Marui counter with a right hand.
Maldini tests Marui's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Maldini misses with a wild body shot.
Marui misses with a wild combination. #CL#
Marui has managed to clinch.
Marui misses with a punch on the inside.
Marui throws a punch but it's blocked by Maldini.
Nice body punch from Marui.
Maldini is looking to break free of the clinch but Marui has double underhooks.
Marui struggles to land a body shot inside as Maldini controls his hands.
Marui prevents Maldini from breaking the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Naoko Marui dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Marui throws a body punch but Maldini moves out of range.
Maldini swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Marui ducks under a wild hook from Maldini.
Marui loads up on a big right hand but Maldini slips the punch.
Marui misses with a combination
and Maldini connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maldini with a hook.
Maldini throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Maldini clobbers Marui with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Maldini throws a looping overhand right but Marui ducks down to avoid it.
Marui tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maldini was well out of range. Poor timing from Marui.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maldini looks to land a combination but Marui avoids it well.
Maldini throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Marui was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Naoko Marui is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marui misses with a wild combination. #T1#
Maldini throws a shot from downtown. Marui moves away and avoids it.
Maldini slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Maldini jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marui misses with an uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Marui looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Marui throws a predictable looking body shot
and Maldini connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Marui cracks a nice hook into Maldini's ribs.
Marui takes a swing at Maldini's ribcage but misses.
It seemed like Maldini was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Marui moves away from the strike by Maldini.
Marui swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Maldini keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maldini might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Maldini ducks under a wild hook from Marui.
Maldini looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Maldini misses the shot to the body.
Marui is looking for a counter combo.
Marui works Maldini's body with a nice hook.#T2#
Marui lands a head shot.
A right-left combo lands from Marui.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marui rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Maldini counter with a right hand.
Marui scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Maldini doesn't seem bothered though.
Maldini keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marui.
Marui throws a hook to the side of Maldini's head but Maldini sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Maldini looks to land a left hand but Marui moved out of range nicely.
Maldini throws an overhand right that lands on Marui's shoulder, as Marui tries to avoid the shot.
Maldini slips a jab and a cross from Marui.
Marui slips a straight right by Maldini.
Maldini cracks Marui with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Maldini bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Marui's head.
A telegraphed right hand from Marui misses the target.
Naoko Marui is winning the standup battle so far.#T3#
Marui throws a body punch but Maldini moves out of range.
Marui swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Maldini counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Marui misses with a body shot
and Marui takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Maldini misses with a wild combination.
Maldini has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Marui finds it's way round the side to connect with Maldini's head.
Maldini dodges the punch combination from Marui.
Marui scores with a three punch combo!
Marui will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air. #T4#
Marui misses with the combination.
A little jabbing left from Maldini on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Maldini thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maldini takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marui is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maldini.
Marui misses with a right hand
and Maldini connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Marui throws a hook to the side of Maldini's head but Maldini sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marui ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Maldini misses with a wild body shot.
Marui cracks a nice hook into Maldini's ribs.
Maldini slips under a jab.
Maldini misses with a looping left.
Marui appears to be looking for a big counter.
Marui tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maldini was well out of range. Poor timing from Marui.
Marui throws a right hand that misses
and Maldini counters with a series of strikes. Marui will be more careful next time no doubt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Naoko Marui will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Marui tests Maldini's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Maldini swings for the body but Marui moves out of range.
Maldini keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marui fails to land with a series of punches.
Marui misses with a body shot
and Maldini counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Marui misses with an uppercut
and Maldini counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Marui looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Marui fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Marui throws a series of punches but Maldini moves out of range.
Marui thuds a left hand into Maldini's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maldini throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maldini. Marui does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marui swings for the body but Maldini moves out of range.
Maldini appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Marui falls off balance throwing a combination
and Maldini counters with a series of strikes. Marui will be more careful next time no doubt. #T1#
Marui throws a right and a left that Maldini avoids nicely.
Marui works the jab nicely.
Marui falls off balance throwing a combination
and Maldini counters with a right hand to the body.
Marui takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Marui swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Maldini counters with a stiff right hand.
Maldini is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Maldini!
Marui tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maldini was well out of range. Poor timing from Marui.
Marui fails to land with a series of punches.
Marui uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maldini.
Marui misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maldini.
No joy there for Maldini, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Marui throws a combination that misses
and Maldini connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maldini uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Marui has time to react.
Marui lands with a nice combination. Maldini backs away looking to recover.
Marui throws a combination that misses
and Maldini counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Marui rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Maldini counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Maldini connects with a single shot there.
Maldini slips a straight right by Marui.
Maldini throws a shot from downtown. Marui moves away and avoids it.
Marui tries to counter by clinching up but Maldini breaks away and moves out of range.
Marui throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Maldini to counter with a crisp jab.
Maldini stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Maldini scores with a hook.
Marui misses the shot to the body.
Maldini ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Marui tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #T3#
Maldini tries to bum rush Marui with a series of wild strikes but Marui uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Maldini avoids the body shot from Marui.
Marui swings for the body but Maldini moves out of range.
Maldini looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Marui throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Maldini cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Marui throws a body punch but Maldini moves out of range.
Maldini lands a right hook to the body.
Marui moves to clinch but Maldini breaks away
and Maldini counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Maldini has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A telegraphed right hand from Maldini misses the target.
Marui missing with a left hand there. Maldini was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Marui throws a combination that misses
letting Maldini counter with a right hand.
Marui throws a right hand that Maldini ducks under and follows up with a left that Maldini also avoids with ease.
Marui throws a left and a right that both miss
and Marui takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T4#
Maldini uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marui.
Maldini is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marui.
Maldini throws a lazy right hand but Marui sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A left and a right from Maldini both land. Nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marui misses with a jab to the body
and Marui takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marui rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maldini moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Paulo Maldini has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maldini fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Marui rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Maldini counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Marui with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Maldini with a hook.
Marui avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marui misses with a wild combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paulo Maldini comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Marui 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paulo Maldini!

Event: CMMA 100
Date: Apr 25, 2021

#R1#
A left lands for Marui.
Marui is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Camara. #CL#
Camara rushes Marui and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Camara.
Marui's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Camara prevents a body shot from Marui.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marui.
Camara misses with a hook from the clinch.
Camara misses with a punch to the body.
Marui blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Camara throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Camara misses with a body punch.
Marui working aggressively here.
Camara blocks a body shot from Marui.
Camara tries to work over Marui's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marui struggles to land a body shot inside as Camara controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Camara.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marui.
Marui lands a body shot.
Marui can't find room to land a body shot as Camara controls the action.
Camara lands with a short shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marui blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Camara swings away with an uppercut that misses. #T1#
Camara blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marui.
Marui misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Camara tries to throw a body punch but Marui avoids it by throwing Camara back against the cage.
Camara scores with a shoulder strike.
Marui struggles to land a body shot inside as Camara controls his hands.
Camara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marui swings wildly with an uppercut but Camara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Camara lands a hook to the side of the head.
Camara has a couple of punches blocked by Marui.
Camara misses with a punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Camara.
Marui misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marui tries to throw a body punch but Camara avoids it by throwing Marui back against the cage.
Camara lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Camara scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short left from Marui.
Marui lands a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marui throws a punch but it's blocked by Camara.
Camara lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Marui. #T2#
Marui struggles to land a body shot inside as Camara controls his hands.
Camara misses with a hook to the ribs.
Camara lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Camara misses with a punch on the inside.
Camara misses with the head strike.
Marui lands a hook that snaps the head of Camara backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Camara fails to land.
Marui misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marui tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Camara pushes Marui back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marui.
Camara throws a punch but it's blocked by Marui.
A short left from Camara.
Camara fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marui pushes Camara back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Camara lands a nice shot to the body.
Marui lands with a left to the head.
Camara blocks an uppercut.
Camara lands with a left to the head.
Marui misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Camara misses with a body punch. #T3#
Camara lands a left hand.
Camara misses with a punch to the body.
Camara misses with a punch on the inside.
Marui misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Camara fails to land.
Marui doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Camara works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Marui can't find room to land a body shot as Camara controls the action.
Camara lands a right hand.
Marui tries to throw a body punch but Camara avoids it by throwing Marui back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Camara.
Camara lands a right hand that snaps the head of Marui backwards.
Camara blocking some punches.
Marui tries to throw a body punch but Camara avoids it by throwing Marui back against the cage.
Marui misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Camara.
Camara lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Marui.
Camara tries to throw a body punch but Marui avoids it by throwing Camara back against the cage.
Camara digs a right hand into Marui's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Marui's gas tank.
Marui tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Camara's elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Camara scores with a shot to the side of Marui's head. #T4#
Camara pushes Marui back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marui.
Marui misses with some punches.
Camara lands a right hand.
Camara misses with the head strike.
Marui working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Camara swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Camara has a couple of punches blocked by Marui.
Camara tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marui blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Camara blocks a body shot from Marui.
Camara tries to work over Marui's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Camara.
Marui tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Camara's elbow.
Camara throws a punch but it's blocked by Marui.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Camara is leaning against Marui and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Camara tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Camara lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Marui.
Marui takes a shot to the head.
Marui blocks an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Abdelrahman Camara dominated that round.
That's time! Camara's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Marui misses with the combination.
Camara is looking to clinch but Marui is avoiding it.
Marui looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Marui uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Camara. #CL#
Camara darts in and clinches Marui up against the cage.
Camara lands a right hand.
Camara prevents a body shot from Marui.
Marui can't find room to land a body shot as Camara controls the action.
Camara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Camara lands a body punch.
Marui doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Camara.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Camara.
Camara misses with a hook from the clinch.
Camara is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Marui can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice right hand lands inside from Camara.
Marui tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Camara's elbow.
Marui tries to throw a body punch but Camara avoids it by throwing Marui back against the cage.
Camara stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Camara misses with a hook to the ribs.
Camara misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marui prevents a body shot from Camara. #T1#
Marui goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marui tries to throw a body punch but Camara avoids it by throwing Marui back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Camara.
A nice left hand lands by Marui.
Marui misses with a body punch.
Marui fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marui misses with a punch to the body.
Marui doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Camara lands an uppercut.
Camara misses with a body punch.
Camara pushes Marui back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Camara tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marui's elbow.
Camara lands a left hand that snaps the head of Marui backwards.
Camara lands with a light punch inside.
Camara is working Marui over against the cage.
Camara working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#ROC#Marui is rocked!
Camara softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Marui is still on wobbly legs! Can Camara finish him?
Camara throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Marui is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Camara lands a body punch.
Marui misses with a punch on the inside.
Marui scores with a shot to the side of Camara's head. #T2#
Camara lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Marui backwards.
A short left from Camara.
Marui takes a shot to the head.
Camara misses with a short punch on the inside.
Camara works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Camara lands a left hand that snaps the head of Marui backwards.
A hook to the body from Camara.
Camara scores with a shot to the side of Marui's head.
Marui can't find room to land a body shot as Camara controls the action.
Camara lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Camara blocks an uppercut.
Camara lands with a right to the head.
Camara dips a shoulder and cracks Marui with a mighty uppercut! Marui falls back against the cage and Camara unloads with a barrage of strikes! Marui is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Camara screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abdelrahman Camara!
During a confident post fight interview, Abdelrahman Camara thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: SMASH: Gomez vs Lacplesis
Date: Mar 13, 2021

#R1#
Loco showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Marui.
Marui stuffs the takedown.
Loco takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Marui wants to clinch.
Loco tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Marui swivels and escapes.
Loco looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mono Loco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Loco has a takedown stuffed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Loco throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Marui's waist but Marui gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Loco off to one side.
Marui throws a one two combo.
Marui rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Loco moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Loco half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Marui lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marui throws a right hand that Loco ducks under and follows up with a left that Loco also avoids with ease.
Naoko Marui is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T1#
Loco fails with the takedown.
Loco closes the distance and clinches up with Marui, looking for a takedown. Loco pushes Marui against the cage but Marui circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Marui throws a right and a left that both miss.
Loco drops down looking for a counter takedown but Marui sprawls and moves away.
Marui lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Loco circles away quickly and effectively.
Marui throws the left hand but Loco avoids the punch easily.
Marui moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Marui swinging wildly here.
Loco is trying hard to land a takedown here. Marui sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Marui swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Naoko Marui seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Loco shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Loco looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Marui lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Loco circles away quickly and effectively.
Loco fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Marui has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.#T2#
Marui throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#CL2#
Marui clinches up with Loco and pushes him back against the cage.
Marui struggles to land a body shot inside as Loco controls his hands.
Marui is leaning against Loco and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Marui goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marui content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Loco changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Marui fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Some wild striking there from Marui.
Marui connects with a looping right hand.
Loco is trying hard to land a takedown here. Marui sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Loco takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Marui looks to score with a jab to the body but Loco is just out of range.#T3#
Loco is trying hard to land a takedown here. Marui sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Marui throws a looping overhand right but Loco ducks down to avoid it. #CL2#
Marui fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Loco, pushing him back against the cage.
Marui tries a body shot but Loco blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Loco creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Loco is looking to control Marui's arms but Marui gets an underhook and turns him. Now Loco has his back to the cage. #BC#
Loco breaks from the clinch.
Marui throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Loco on the side of the head.
Marui throws a lazy right hand but Loco sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Loco is trying hard to land a takedown here. Marui sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Loco closes this distance looking for a takedown but Marui circles away.#CL2#
Marui drives through and clinches with Loco against the cage.
Marui has Loco pressed against the cage, preventing Loco from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Loco tries to pull guard but Marui won't allow it.
Marui makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Loco is trying to break the clinch but Marui is controlling him.#T4#
Loco is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Marui to keep the fight standing.
Marui lands with a light punch inside.
Loco fails to pull guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#BC#
Loco breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Marui comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Marui bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Loco's head backwards.
A cross from Marui lands.#CL2#
Marui fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Loco, pushing him back against the cage.#BC#
Loco breaks from the clinch.
Loco takes one to the side of the head. #TD#
Loco closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Marui quickly recovers to half guard.
Marui wants to get back to full guard but Loco has mounted him!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Marui can do anything to dispel that myth.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marui tries to improve his position but instead Loco has taken his back!
Loco controlling from the back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Naoko Marui dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Marui throws a looping overhand right but Loco ducks down to avoid it.
Marui throws a series of punches but Loco avoids them all with ease.
Marui throws a nice looking combination but Loco bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.#CL2#
Marui moves into the clinch.#BC#
Loco breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Marui lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Loco circles away quickly and effectively.
Loco shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Marui as he avoids it easily.
A big right from Marui misses.
Marui lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Loco at a distance.
Loco fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Marui has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Loco moves away from the strike by Marui.
Loco shoots in for a takedown but Marui shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mono Loco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Loco shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Marui connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T1#
Danga de danga de dang - Marui scores with a four punch combination!
Marui tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Loco was well out of range. Poor timing from Marui.
Loco shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Marui as he jumps to the side.
Loco with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Marui to score with a decent uppercut.
Marui lands with a shot to the body.
Marui lands a head shot.#KD2#
Marui lands a left and a right that send Loco crashing to the mat, dazed. Marui thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#ROC2#Loco is rocked!#CUT2#It looks like Mono Loco has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Marui swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Oh Loco is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Marui lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Loco can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Marui and Loco drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Marui.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Naoko Marui!
Naoko Marui was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

Event: SMASH: Bee vs Orochi
Date: Feb 06, 2021

#R1#
Plugger shoots for a takedown but Marui saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Marui dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Naoko Marui seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marui scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. #TD#
Plugger changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Marui looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Marui struggling a bit here.
Plugger is putting a hurting on Marui here, landing some big shots from side control.
Marui really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Plugger. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Plugger wants to control but Marui is keeping him busy. #SUB#
Plugger wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Marui, who protects the arm well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marui can't do much from the bottom here. #SUB#
Plugger is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Marui looks calm but he's in trouble here. Plugger gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Marui is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Plugger lets go of the hold and Marui can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Pull Plugger!

Event: SMASH: Granger vs Orochi
Date: Jan 09, 2021

#R1#
Marui throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fox.
Marui scores with a body shot.
Marui will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Marui misses with a wild body shot.
Marui looks to throw the jab but Fox is out of range.
Marui slips a straight right by Fox.
Fox shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Marui eats them both and turns towards Fox to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Marui misses with a body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fox! But no joy.
Marui ducks under a wild hook from Fox.
Marui tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fox was well out of range. Poor timing from Marui.
Fox drops his hands momentarily and Marui takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fox dodges the punch combination from Marui.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fox moves into range and connects with a jab. #T1#
Fox throws a right hand that misses
and Marui counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fox takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fox throws a right hand that Marui ducks under and follows up with a left that Marui also avoids with ease.
Marui seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Marui misses with a jab, cross combination.
Marui throws a good cross that connects.
Marui lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering. #ROC#Fox is rocked!
Fox fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fox is still on wobbly legs! Can Marui finish him?
Fox misses with a hook #CL#
and Marui holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Fox seems to have recovered his senses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fox.
Marui lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fox or not.
Marui prevents Fox from breaking the clinch.
Marui lands a shot to the body.
Marui stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marui lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fox or not.
Fox looks winded!
Fox throws a punch but it's blocked by Marui.
A short left from Marui. #T2#
Good body shot from Marui.
Fox swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good body shot from Marui.
A hook to the body from Marui.
Fox takes a shot to the head.
Marui lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fox backwards.
Marui lands a hook to the side of the head.
Marui lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fox.
Marui lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Marui.
Marui lands a shot to the body.
Fox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marui works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short uppercut from Marui.
A right hand to the body from Marui.
Marui lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fox or not.
Marui stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Marui lands a body shot.
Marui throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Marui presses Fox against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.#T3#
Marui is working Fox over against the cage.
Nice body punch from Marui.
Marui lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fox or not.
Marui lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Marui throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Marui digs a right hand underneath Fox's ribcage. Fox let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short left from Marui.
Marui makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fox's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Marui lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fox backwards.
Fox tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marui digs a right hand underneath Fox's ribcage. Fox let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Marui.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Marui.
Marui lands a body shot.
A right hand to the body from Marui.
Marui lands a body punch in the clinch.
Marui presses Fox against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Marui is working Fox over against the cage.
Marui lands a nice shot to the body. #T4#
Marui lands a nice shot to the body.
Marui lands a body punch.
Marui lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Marui gets through Fox's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Marui is leaning against Fox and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Marui works on Fox's body with a couple of short punches.
Nice body punch from Marui - that landed with a thud.
A hook to the body from Marui.
Marui presses Fox against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right hand to the body from Marui.
Nice body punch from Marui.
Marui lands a body shot.
A hook to the body from Marui.
Marui lands an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from Marui - that landed with a thud.
Marui lands a nice uppercut.
Fox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marui softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Marui lands an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Naoko Marui dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Marui fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fox misses with an uppercut
and Marui counters with a huge left! Fox is in big trouble! He's backing up but Marui isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Fox from any more damage. A dominating finish by Marui!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Naoko Marui!
A very excited looking Naoko Marui rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.

Event: FARTMMA 126
Date: Nov 28, 2020

#R1#
Marui with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A lazy left from Marui finds it's target.
Marui takes a swing at Shklyarskiy's ribcage but misses.
Marui is looking to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Marui. Those never looked like landing.
Marui tries to clinch up.
Shklyarskiy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Shklyarskiy throws a shot from downtown. Marui moves away and avoids it.
Marui tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shklyarskiy was well out of range. Poor timing from Marui.
Marui misses with a few strikes there.
Shklyarskiy lands a nice hook to Marui's body. Marui takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Marui definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#CL#
Marui pushes Shklyarskiy up against the cage in a clinch.
Marui misses with a punch to the body. #BC2#
Shklyarskiy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Marui wants to clinch up but Shklyarskiy keeps it at a distance.
Marui misses with a looping left.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!#CL#
Marui gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Marui tries to stall but Shklyarskiy uses the opportunity to gain a better position. #T1#
Marui misses with a punch to the body.
Marui slows down the pace here.
Shklyarskiy blocks a body shot from Marui. #BC2#
Shklyarskiy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shklyarskiy keeps the fight on the outside.
Marui looks to score with a jab to the body but Shklyarskiy is just out of range.
Marui misses with a body shot.
Shklyarskiy takes a swing at Marui's ribcage but misses.
As Shklyarskiy looks to move away, Marui throws a big counter combo but Shklyarskiy just gets out of the way.
Shklyarskiy just misses with a punch to the body.
Shklyarskiy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marui blocks a jab.
Marui takes a swing at Shklyarskiy's ribcage but misses.
A nice side step and Shklyarskiy releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Marui misses with a wild combination.
Shklyarskiy misses with a lunging right hand
and Marui counters with a stiff right hand. #T2#
Marui is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Shklyarskiy. That snapped Marui's head back.
Shklyarskiy stuns Marui with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Marui fails to land with a series of punches.
Shklyarskiy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Marui misses with a two punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marui tries to clinch there but Shklyarskiy circles away.
Marui is looking to wear down Shklyarskiy with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Shklyarskiy slips a jab and a cross from Marui.
Marui falls off balance throwing a combination
and Shklyarskiy counters with a straight right hand.
Marui throws a jab but it's blocked by Shklyarskiy.
Marui fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Marui tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shklyarskiy throws a looping overhand right but Marui ducks down to avoid it.
Marui takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.#T3#
A punch combination from Shklyarskiy misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Marui misses its target.
Marui throws a lazy uppercut
and Shklyarskiy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Marui closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Marui fails to land with a series of punches.
Shklyarskiy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Marui tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shklyarskiy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A nice side step and Shklyarskiy releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Marui throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Shklyarskiy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marui.
Shklyarskiy misses with a series of wild punches.
Marui uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shklyarskiy.
Shklyarskiy takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shklyarskiy avoids the body shot from Marui.
Shklyarskiy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Shklyarskiy throws an overhand right that lands on Marui's shoulder, as Marui tries to avoid the shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Marui misses the target.
Marui misses with a series of wild punches.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shklyarskiy! But no joy.#T4#
Shklyarskiy works the jab nicely.
Marui connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Shklyarskiy's hands.
Shklyarskiy staying out of range there.
Marui swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Shklyarskiy counters with a right hand to the body.
Marui tries to clinch there but Shklyarskiy circles away. #CL#
Marui forces Shklyarskiy back against the cage and clinches.#BC2#
Shklyarskiy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Marui shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Shklyarskiy eats them both and turns towards Marui to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Marui tries to clinch but Shklyarskiy moves away
and Shklyarskiy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shklyarskiy swats away the attempt to clinch by Marui.#CL#
Marui moves into range and clinches up with Shklyarskiy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#BC#
Marui escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Naoko Marui dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Shklyarskiy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marui moves away.
A jab from Shklyarskiy does it's job there.
Shklyarskiy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Marui tries to clinch but Shklyarskiy is having none of it.
Shklyarskiy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Marui closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Marui punishes Shklyarskiy's body with a nice straight punch.
Marui works Shklyarskiy's body with a nice hook.#CL#
Marui clinches up against the cage.#BC2#
Shklyarskiy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shklyarskiy lands a really nice looking cross but Marui seems unphased.
Marui catches Shklyarskiy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marui is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shklyarskiy misses with an uppercut.
Marui tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Shklyarskiy manages to circle out of the way.
Shklyarskiy misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Marui to counter with a crisp jab.
Marui fails to land with a series of punches. #T1##CL#
Marui moves into the clinch.#BC2#
Shklyarskiy manages to break the clinch.
A combination from Shklyarskiy does no damage.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Shklyarskiy!
Marui tries to clinch but Shklyarskiy moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shklyarskiy! But no joy.
Shklyarskiy throws a jab when Marui was well out of range.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Shklyarskiy in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Shklyarskiy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marui was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Marui swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marui tries to clinch up but Shklyarskiy circles away and keeps his distance.
Marui fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Marui looks to land a combination but Shklyarskiy avoids it well.
Marui misses with a double jab.
Shklyarskiy throws an overhand right that lands on Marui's shoulder, as Marui tries to avoid the shot.
Marui jabs Shklyarskiy right on the nose. Shklyarskiy blinks but takes it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marui avoids the body shot from Shklyarskiy. #T2#
Marui wants to clinch up but Shklyarskiy keeps it at a distance.
Shklyarskiy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marui.
Naoko Marui is winning the standup battle so far.
Marui throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Shklyarskiy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shklyarskiy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Marui. Those never looked like landing.
Shklyarskiy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shklyarskiy moves into range and connects with a jab.
Marui tries to clinch up.
Shklyarskiy throws out a counter right but Marui avoids it with no problem.
Marui showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shklyarskiy.
Marui moves out of range as Shklyarskiy strikes.
Shklyarskiy keeps the fight on the outside.
The fighters circling - Shklyarskiy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Marui avoids the body shot from Shklyarskiy.
Marui seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Marui throws a right hand that Shklyarskiy ducks under and follows up with a left that Shklyarskiy also avoids with ease.
Marui uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shklyarskiy. #T3#
A left and a right from Marui both land. Nice combination.
Shklyarskiy throws the left hand but Marui avoids the punch easily.
Marui wants to clinch but Shklyarskiy slips to the side
and Shklyarskiy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Marui moves out of range as Shklyarskiy strikes.
Marui lands a slapping body shot.
Shklyarskiy slips a jab and a cross from Marui.
Shklyarskiy appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Marui moves in looking to clinch but Shklyarskiy pushes him off.
Shklyarskiy takes one to the side of the head.
Naoko Marui is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marui getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Shklyarskiy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shklyarskiy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shklyarskiy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marui.
Marui tries to clinch but Shklyarskiy moves out of range.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shklyarskiy jabbing away but nothing is landing. #T4#
Marui misses with a body shot.
Shklyarskiy scores with a one two! Marui had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. #CUT2#It looks like Naoko Marui has been cut.
A slow jab from Shklyarskiy misses its intended target.
Shklyarskiy misses with an uppercut. Marui saw that one coming.
Shklyarskiy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marui.
Shklyarskiy jabs Marui right on the nose. Marui blinks but takes it well.
Marui bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Marui tries to counter by clinching up but Shklyarskiy breaks away and moves out of range.
Shklyarskiy missing with a left hand there. Marui was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shklyarskiy throws a big shot that misses.#CL#
Marui darts in and clinches Shklyarskiy up against the cage.
Marui prevents Shklyarskiy from breaking the clinch.#BC2#
Shklyarskiy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shklyarskiy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Marui counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
No joy there for Marui, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marui fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shklyarskiy manages to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Edmund Shklyarskiy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Naoko Marui's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Shklyarskiy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Marui fails with an attempt to clinch.
Marui defending well as Shklyarskiy loads up on a big left hand.
Marui keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shklyarskiy.
Shklyarskiy throws a big shot that misses.
Marui throws a hook to the side of Shklyarskiy's head but Shklyarskiy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marui misses with a double jab. #CL#
Marui fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Shklyarskiy, pushing him back against the cage.#BC2#
Shklyarskiy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Marui fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Marui misses with a few strikes there.
Shklyarskiy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shklyarskiy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Marui tries to close the distance and clinch but Shklyarskiy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Marui.
Shklyarskiy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marui was well out of range. Poor timing from Shklyarskiy.
Shklyarskiy looks to score with a jab to the body but Marui is just out of range.#T1#
Shklyarskiy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Marui was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Shklyarskiy.
Marui uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shklyarskiy.
Marui misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shklyarskiy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Shklyarskiy moves out of range of the strikes.
Shklyarskiy throws a body punch but Marui moves out of range.
Shklyarskiy scores with a nice strike.
Shklyarskiy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Marui throws a right hand that misses
and Shklyarskiy counters with a nice uppercut.
Marui tries to clinch up.
Shklyarskiy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Marui misses with the combination.
Marui misses the shot to the body.
Marui throws a body punch but Shklyarskiy moves out of range. #T2#
Marui throws a nice looking combination but Shklyarskiy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Marui blocks a jab.
Marui fails to land with a series of punches.
Marui walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Marui takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The fight stays on the outside here - Marui looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shklyarskiy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marui moves away.
Marui doesn't manage to clinch there - Shklyarskiy circles away.
Marui throws a right and a left that both miss.
Marui throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shklyarskiy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Marui is looking to clinch but Shklyarskiy is avoiding it.
Marui throws a sloppy body shot
letting Shklyarskiy counter with a right hand.
Shklyarskiy cracks a nice hook into Marui's ribs.
Shklyarskiy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marui sees it coming and avoids it easily.#T3#
Shklyarskiy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Marui moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shklyarskiy misses with a right hand
and Marui counters with a straight right hand.
Shklyarskiy lands a head shot.
Marui moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Marui throws the left hand but Shklyarskiy avoids the punch easily.
Good shot there by Shklyarskiy.
Shklyarskiy misses with an uppercut.
Shklyarskiy keeps the fight on the outside.
Marui feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Shklyarskiys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Shklyarskiy swats away the attempt to clinch by Marui.
Shklyarskiy misses the shot to the body.
Marui cracks Shklyarskiy with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shklyarskiy throws a nice looking combination but Marui bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shklyarskiy keeps the fight on the outside.#T4#
Marui blocks a jab.
Marui was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Shklyarskiy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shklyarskiy throws a hook but Marui avoids it easily.
Marui appears to be looking for a big counter.
Shklyarskiy throws out a loose jab but Marui uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shklyarskiy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marui.
Shklyarskiy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Shklyarskiy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Marui tries to clinch up
and Marui takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marui showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shklyarskiy.
Marui scores with a punch to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Edmund Shklyarskiy.
I think Shklyarskiy 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Edmund Shklyarskiy!
Post fight, Edmund Shklyarskiy stared into the camera and said 'Fuck inbred alt right'.

Event: Gladius New Era
Date: Oct 18, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!#TD2#
Victor shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Marui is trying to defend but Victor finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.#SUB2#
Victor is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Marui defends it well.
Marui wants to get back to full guard.#SUB2#
Victor is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Marui is just riding it out for now. Victor eventually gives up the hold. #SUB2#
Marui is defending against the submission attempts here by Victor.
Marui has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Marui wants to control but Victor is keeping busy. #T1#
Victor trying to control the action but Marui is working from the bottom.
Marui on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Marui tries to get out of the position.
Marui wants to get back to full guard.
Victor is pressing down on Marui's thigh, looking to free his foot. Marui is holding on for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Victor is working for a submission of some sort. #SUB2#
Victor is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Marui sees it coming and defends easily.#SUB2#
Victor is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Marui is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #T2#
Victor takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.#SUB2#
Victor wants to work for an arm triangle but Marui is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Victor works his foot free and advances to mount. #SUB2#
Victor swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Caio Victor!

Event: The Island Season 11, 155 lbs, Round 2
Date: Oct 09, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Marui.
Mayhem jabs Marui to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Marui throws a hook but Mayhem avoids it easily.
Marui looks to score with a jab to the body but Mayhem is just out of range.
Mayhem pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Marui throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mayhem connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mayhem with a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Marui misses the target.
Marui pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mayhem drops his hands momentarily and Marui takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Marui falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mayhem counters with a straight right hand.
Mayhem lands a glancing blow to the side of Marui's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circling - Marui throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Marui misses the jab.
Mayhem keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marui ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mayhem moves away.
Mayhem definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Marui looks to throw the jab but Mayhem is out of range.
Nice shot by Marui.#T1#
Marui throws a nice looking combination but Mayhem bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mayhem looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Marui takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Marui has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Mayhem throws a body punch but Marui moves out of range.
Marui misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mayhem.
Marui lands a nice shot to the body.
Marui throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mayhem connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mayhem is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Mayhem defending well as Marui loads up on a big left hand.
Mayhem blocks a jab.
Marui throws a jab but it's blocked by Mayhem.
Mayhem is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Marui misses with an uppercut
and Mayhem counters with a nice uppercut.
Mayhem lands a two punch combo. #ROC#Marui is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marui throws an off balance right hand
and Mayhem counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Marui is still on wobbly legs! Can Mayhem finish him?
Mayhem on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mayhem lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Marui at a distance.
Marui seems to have recovered his senses.
Mayhem scores with a nice strike.
Marui defending well as Mayhem loads up on a big left hand.
A slow jab from Marui misses its intended target.
Mayhem is looking to counter punch.#T2#
Marui misses with a wild body shot.
Mayhem throws a big counter combination but Marui scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Marui is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Mayhem takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Marui takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mayhem takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Marui takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Marui swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marui's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mayhem connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Marui scrambles back to his feet.
Marui misses with a combination
and Mayhem cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Marui looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mayhem's corner calls for a 1-2. Mayhem obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. #CL#
Mayhem moves into the clinch.
Marui tries to break free but Mayhem pushes him back against the cage.
Marui blocking some punches.
Mayhem lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mayhem digs a right hand into Marui's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Marui's gas tank. #T3#
Mayhem misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mayhem tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Marui smiles and moves away.
Marui misses with a body shot.
Marui throws a hook to the side of Mayhem's head but Mayhem sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marui misses with a body punch
and Mayhem counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mayhem avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab from Mayhem does it's job there.
Danga de danga de dang - Marui scores with a four punch combination!
Marui throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mayhem swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Marui moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marui throws a right hand that misses
and Mayhem counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mayhem scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Marui misses with a right hand
and Mayhem cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mayhem lands with a shot to the body.
Mayhem ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Marui swings away with a body shot that misses #CL#
and Mayhem holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. #T4#
Marui tries to throw a body punch but Mayhem avoids it by throwing Marui back against the cage.
Marui lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A body shot lands from Mayhem.
Marui blocks a body shot from Mayhem.
Mayhem swings wildly with an uppercut but Marui uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mayhem scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Marui on the inside.
Mayhem digs a right hand into Marui's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Marui's gas tank.
Mayhem stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marui struggles to land a body shot inside as Mayhem controls his hands.
Mayhem fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mayhem misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marshal Mayhem dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Marui stuns Mayhem with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mayhem. Marui does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marshal Mayhem is winning the standup battle so far.
Marui lands with a good body shot.
Marui throws a body shot but no joy.
An attempted straight right counter from Mayhem misses the target.
Naoko Marui seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marui throws a combination that misses
and Mayhem counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Marui fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mayhem manages to avoid it.
Mayhem dodges the punch combination from Marui. #CL#
Mayhem clinches up with Marui and pushes him back against the cage.
Mayhem misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mayhem misses with some punches.
Marui misses with a punch to the body.
Marui can't find room to land a body shot as Mayhem controls the action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mayhem.
Marui tries to work over Mayhem's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T1#
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mayhem.
Marui stalling in the clinch but Mayhem improves position.
Mayhem lands with a left to the head.
Mayhem working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Marui fails to land.
Mayhem lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Marui wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mayhem managing to block the knees to the body from Marui.
Mayhem misses with the head strike.
Mayhem lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Marui.
Mayhem scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mayhem lands a hook that snaps the head of Marui backwards.
Marui misses with a hook from the clinch. #T2#
Mayhem misses with a body punch.
Mayhem can't find room to land a body shot as Marui controls the action.
Mayhem lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Marui backwards.
Mayhem fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marui taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Mayhem lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!#BC2#
Marui breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Marui walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mayhem tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Marui paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mayhem stuns Marui with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mayhem fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Marui jabs Mayhem to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Marui scores with a shot to the body.
Nice jab there from Mayhem.
Marui tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mayhem was well out of range. Poor timing from Marui.#T3#
Marui throws out a loose jab but Mayhem uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mayhem slips a straight right by Marui.
Decent striking displayed by Marui there.
Marui throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marui digs a good body shot into Mayhem's ribs.
Marui throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mayhem counters with a straight right hand.#CL#
Mayhem gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Marui is struggling to control the position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mayhem.
Mayhem is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Marui can do to turn this around?
A quick uppercut on the inside from Marui.
Mayhem scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mayhem lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Marui misses with a punch to the body. #T4#
Marui tries to throw a body punch but Mayhem avoids it by throwing Marui back against the cage.
Mayhem misses with some punches.
Mayhem leaning against his opponent.
Mayhem misses with a punch on the inside.
Marui tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mayhem's elbow.
Mayhem misses with a punch on the inside.
Mayhem lands an uppercut.
Marui tries to throw a body punch but Mayhem avoids it by throwing Marui back against the cage.
Marui wants to break free but Mayhem has control.
Marui tries to break free but Mayhem pushes him back against the cage.
Mayhem misses with a punch to the body.
Mayhem tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mayhem misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marshal Mayhem dominated that second round.
That's time! Mayhem's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R3#
Marui on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mayhem cracks a nice hook into Marui's ribs.
Marui lands a slapping body shot.
Mayhem throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mayhem scores with a body shot.
Mayhem moves out of range as Marui strikes.
Marui takes a swing at Mayhem's ribcage but misses.
Mayhem takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mayhem misses with a wild body shot.
Mayhem throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Marui.
Marui looks to land a left hand but Mayhem moved out of range nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Mayhem misses the target.
A swing and a miss from Marui.
Mayhem slips a jab and a cross from Marui.
Marui takes one to the chin there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Marui misses with a left hand
and Mayhem connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Marui throws a body shot but no joy.
Marui is looking to land body kicks.
Mayhem is looking to counter with a shot to the body.#T1#
Marui tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mayhem was well out of range. Poor timing from Marui.
A slow jab from Marui misses its intended target.
Marui lands a jab to Mayhem's midsection.
Mayhem scores with a decent looking hook.
Marui has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mayhem looks to score with a jab to the body but Marui is just out of range.
Marui fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mayhem manages to avoid it.
Marui misses with a straight left.
Mayhem swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Marui takes a swing at Mayhem's ribcage but misses.
Marui lands a really nice looking cross but Mayhem seems unphased.
Marui moves out of range as Mayhem strikes.
Marui takes one to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mayhem. Marui does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marui takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A swing and a miss from Marui.
A slow jab from Marui misses its intended target.
Marui throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Marshal Mayhem is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marui throws a lazy uppercut
and Mayhem cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mayhem tests Marui's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Marui throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mayhem counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mayhem punishes Marui's body with a nice straight punch.
Marui ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mayhem moves away.
Mayhem cracks a nice hook into Marui's ribs.
Mayhem scores with a nice right hand.
Marui lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mayhem lands with a straight right. Marui didn't see that one coming.
Marui swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marui misses with a hook
enabling Mayhem to counter with a crisp jab.
Marui pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Mayhem back to the cage. Marui follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Mayhem scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Marui rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Marui takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marui's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Marui duly obliges.
Marui ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mayhem moves away.
Marui takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T3#
Marui swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marui takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Marui ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mayhem moves away.
A shot to the body from Marui misses
and Mayhem counters with a straight right hand.
Mayhem throws a right hand that Marui ducks under and follows up with a left that Marui also avoids with ease.
Mayhem takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Marui misses with a hook
and Mayhem counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mayhem keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marui gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mayhem.
Mayhem misses with the combination.
Mayhem fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Marui misses with a combination
and Marui takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mayhem comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.#T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mayhem lands with a shot to the body.
Marui gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mayhem.
Marui misses with a body punch
and Mayhem counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.#CL#
Mayhem rushes Marui and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Marui misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mayhem.
A shot in the inside from Marui.
Marui can't find room to land a body shot as Mayhem controls the action.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marui misses with a punch to the body.
Naoko Marui has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mayhem letting Marui take a breather here.
Marshal Mayhem has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mayhem misses with a body punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marshal Mayhem showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mayhem, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight for Marshal Mayhem!
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight for Marshal Mayhem!
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight for Marshal Mayhem!

Marshal Mayhem wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Marshal Mayhem made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: The Island Season 11, 155 lbs, Round 1
Date: Oct 08, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Glinko. Those never looked like landing.
Marui jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Some wild striking there from Glinko.
Marui seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Marui works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Glinko scores with a crisp jab that stopped Marui in his tracks.
Marui tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Glinko was well out of range. Poor timing from Marui.
Marui sets himself, and Glinko steps forward looking for the clinch! Marui avoids it this time.
A jab from Marui misses.
Glinko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Glinko ducks under a wild hook from Marui.
Marui connects with a body shot that sends Glinko's belly button to the back.
Glinko takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Marui uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Glinko.
Glinko misses with a body shot.
Marui lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#TD2#
Marui gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.#ES#
Marui has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Glinko has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Glinko can't find room to land a body shot as Marui controls the action. #T1#
Marui blocks an uppercut.
Glinko trying to control the position but instead, Marui has worked for underhooks and has pushed Glinko into the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Marui.
Glinko misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Marui.
Marui prevents the takedown attempt.
Marui lands with a light punch inside. #BC#
Marui breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Marui loads up on a big right hand but Glinko slips the punch.
Glinko misses with a takedown attempt - Marui sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Glinko shoots in looking for a takedown but Marui manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Glinko's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Marui has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gladius Elite Facilities in the buildup to the fight.
Naoko Marui has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dodgie Glinko.
Marui scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Marui ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Glinko moves away.
Marui misses with a hook. Glinko ducked under it nicely.
Marui lands a jab-cross combination. #T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marui throws a body shot but no joy.
Glinko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marui seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Glinko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marui manages to avoid it.
Marui throws a right hand that Glinko ducks under and follows up with a left that Glinko also avoids with ease.
Marui throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Marui misses the shot to the body.
Marui throws the left hand but Glinko avoids the punch easily.
Glinko is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Marui throws a series of punches but Glinko avoids them all with ease.
Glinko throws out a loose jab but Marui uses good head movement to avoid it. #CL#
Marui moves into the clinch.
Glinko tries a body shot but Marui blocks it.
Glinko is trying to maintain a safe position but Marui gets an underhook and turns Glinko into the cage.
Glinko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Glinko misses with a punch to the body.
Glinko has a couple of punches blocked by Marui.
Glinko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Glinko misses with a punch on the inside. #T3#
Glinko tries to work over Marui's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Glinko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Glinko misses with a body punch.
Marui has Glinko pressed against the cage.
Marui wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A bit of stalling here from Marui.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Glinko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Glinko is working Marui over against the cage.
Glinko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Glinko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Glinko misses with a body punch.
Marui blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Glinko tries to land a knee to the head but Marui blocks with his arms.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Marui. #T4#
Glinko wants a takedown.
Glinko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Glinko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Glinko is trying to pull guard but Marui turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Marui tries to work over Glinko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marui misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marui is trying to break free.
Marui blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Glinko is looking to control Marui's arms but Marui gets an underhook and turns him. Now Glinko has his back to the cage.
Glinko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marui blocks a body shot from Glinko.
Marui struggles to land a body shot inside as Glinko controls his hands.
Marui blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Glinko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Glinko's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Glinko can't find room to land a body shot as Marui controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Naoko Marui dominated that round.
That's time! Marui's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Marui swings for the body but Glinko moves out of range.
Glinko on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Marui ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Glinko moves away.
Marui misses with a few strikes there.
Marui misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Glinko.
Marui misses the shot to the body.
Glinko blocks a jab.
Nice shot by Glinko.
Marui throws a shot from downtown. Glinko moves away and avoids it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A left lands for Marui.
Marui ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Glinko moves away.
Marui takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Marui throws a right hand that Glinko ducks under and follows up with a left that Glinko also avoids with ease.
Glinko scores with a nice strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Glinko defending well as Marui loads up on a big left hand.
Naoko Marui is winning the standup battle so far.
Glinko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A big left from Glinko misses.
Glinko throws a jab when Marui was well out of range.
Marui is looking for a counter combo.
Glinko takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Glinko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marui. #T1#
Glinko on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A shot to the liver by Glinko. Beautiful body shot.
Marui misses with a few strikes there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Glinko. Marui does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marui misses with a wild body shot.
Glinko slips under a jab.
Marui is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Glinko can do to turn this around?
Marui throws a right and a left that Glinko avoids nicely.
Marui misses with an uppercut. Glinko saw that one coming.
Glinko steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Marui.
Marui misses the shot to the body.
Naoko Marui is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#CL#
Marui gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Marui blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Glinko lands with a left to the head.
Marui gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Glinko.
Marui gets through Glinko's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Naoko Marui has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Glinko throws a punch but it's blocked by Marui. #T2#
Marui stops a takedown attempt from Glinko.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Glinko tries to throw a body punch but Marui avoids it by throwing Glinko back against the cage.
Marui lands a body punch in the clinch.
Glinko misses with a punch to the body.
Marui gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Glinko.
Naoko Marui has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dodgie Glinko.
Glinko missing with knees to the body.
Marui works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Glinko tries to pull guard but Marui forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Marui blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marui.
The referee calls for Marui to work.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.#T3#
Glinko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marui stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Glinko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marui lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Glinko trying to stall but Marui improves his position.
Glinko is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Glinko leaning his opponent against the cage.#BC#
Marui breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Glinko slips under a jab from Marui.
Marui throws a wild combination but nothing lands. #T4#
Glinko dodges the punch combination from Marui.
Glinko is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Glinko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Marui looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Glinko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Marui manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Marui uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Glinko.
Marui misses with the combination.
Marui misses with a wild body shot.
Marui looks to score with a jab to the body but Glinko is just out of range.
Glinko scores with a nice right hand.
Marui has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Glinko finds it's way round the side to connect with Marui's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Glinko takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Marui scores with a hook.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Marui.
Marui throws a hook but Glinko avoids it easily.
Glinko is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Glinko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Marui.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Naoko Marui 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. This is the final round!#R3#
Marui throws a series of punches but Glinko avoids them all with ease.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Marui connects with a single shot there.
Marui scores with a decent looking hook.
Glinko throws a hook but Marui blocks it.
Marui tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Glinko was well out of range. Poor timing from Marui.
Marui swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Marui jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marui misses the shot to the body.
Glinko looks to land a combination but Marui avoids it well.
Glinko moves away from the strike by Marui.
Glinko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marui.
Marui bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Glinko throws a head kick that misses.
A slow jab from Marui misses its intended target.
Glinko stalks Marui and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Marui's face. Marui staggers backwards, shaken.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marui lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Donk. Marui catches Glinko right on the button with a cross.
Glinko feints a jab promting Marui to slip. Glinko then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Marui slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Nice cross by Marui.#ROC#Glinko is rocked!#T1#
Marui throws a jab but it's blocked by Glinko.
Marui blocks a jab.
The fighters circling - Glinko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Marui on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Marui looks to throw the jab but Glinko is out of range. #KD#
Marui drops Glinko with a beautiful combination! Glinko stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Marui is looking for the KO!
Glinko is still on wobbly legs! Can Marui finish him?
Glinko walks into a straight right hand from Marui.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marui throws a right and a left that both miss.
Glinko lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Glinko lands with a cross.
Glinko throws a leg kick but Marui sees it coming and checks it nicely. #KD#
Marui feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Glinko sprawling to the canvas! Glinko rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Marui finish him?!
Sloppy strikes from Marui. Those never looked like landing.
A punch combination from Marui misses.
Glinko slips a straight right by Marui.
Glinko defending well as Marui loads up on a big left hand.
Glinko misses with a straight right.
Marui jabbing away but nothing is landing. #T2#
Marui moves out of range as Glinko strikes.
Glinko moves in looking to clinch but Marui pushes him off.
Glinko seems to have recovered his senses.
Marui misses with a wild body shot.
Marui uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Glinko.
Marui throws a looping overhand right but Glinko ducks down to avoid it.
Marui throws a jab when Glinko was well out of range.
Glinko scores with a body shot. #CL#
Marui closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #TD2#
Glinko gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Marui regains guard.
Glinko postures up in Marui's guard and throws a big left but Marui blocks it.
Glinko trying to control the position from guard on top but Marui is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Glinko advances to half guard.
Marui on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Marui is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #T3#
Marui has hold of Glinko's hands but Glinko slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Glinko is nestled in close to Marui, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Marui on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Marui tries to get out of the position.
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. Glinko connects with a nice short shot to Marui's temple. #ROC2#Marui is rocked!
Marui keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Oh Marui is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
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. Glinko connects with a nice short shot to Marui's temple. #SUB2#
Glinko is looking for a kimura but Marui is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Glinko to get the leverage.
Marui seems to have got his legs back now.
Glinko is looking to take a break and control but Marui is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #SUB2#
Glinko is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Marui defends it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Glinko is trying to work for a kimura but Marui is defending well. #T4##SUB2#
Marui is defending against the submission attempts here by Glinko.
Glinko tries to pass to full mount but Marui defends it.
Dodgie Glinko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Glinko thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Glinko wants to free his trapped foot but Marui is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Glinko winds up and cracks Marui with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Naoko Marui showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Marui, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 David Hoff scores the fight for Naoko Marui!
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight for Naoko Marui!
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight for Naoko Marui!

Naoko Marui wins by unanimous decision!
A less than humble Naoko Marui misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.

Event: G | 49
Date: Sep 27, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mack with a nice cross.
Mack misses with a body shot.
Naoko Marui seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marui throws a body punch but Mack moves out of range.
Mack looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Marui swinging wildly here.
Mack throws out a loose jab but Marui uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mack uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marui.
Mack throws a lazy right hand but Marui sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mack showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Marui.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marui lands the left hand.
Marui throws a nice looking combination but Mack bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Marui throws a looping overhand right but Mack ducks down to avoid it.
Marui blocks a jab.#T1#
Mack throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Marui on the side of the head.
Mack fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marui manages to avoid it.
Marui misses with a double jab
and Mack counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Marui fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mack manages to avoid it.
Marui tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mack was well out of range. Poor timing from Marui.
Mack doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Mack takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mack looks to score with a jab to the body but Marui is just out of range.
Mack throws a looping overhand right but Marui ducks down to avoid it.
Marui is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Mack steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marui.
The fighters circling - Marui throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mack takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.#T2#
Marui lands a nice shot to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Marui! #CUT#It looks like Craig Mack has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A combination from Mack does no damage.
Marui is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.#CL#
Marui rushes Mack and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mack lands with a right to the head.
Marui digs a right hand into Mack's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mack's gas tank.
Marui makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mack blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mack has a couple of punches blocked by Marui.
Marui lands with a light punch inside.
Marui prevents a body shot from Mack.
Mack tries to work over Marui's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mack misses with a punch to the body.
Marui blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mack misses with a punch to the body. #T3#
Marui misses with a body punch.
Marui content to slow the pace in the clinch. #BC#
Marui breaks the clinch.
Marui scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Marui scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Marui thuds his right hand into Mack's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mack thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mack walks into a straight right hand from Marui.
Marui avoids the body shot from Mack.
Marui with a hook.
Marui misses with a right hand
and Mack counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marui misses with a hook
and Mack cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mack steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marui.
Mack is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Marui with a body shot.#T4#
Marui misses with a leg kick. #CL#
Marui clinches with his opponent.
Mack tries to work over Marui's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #BC#
Marui breaks from the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Marui.
Marui swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marui lands with a shot to the body.
Marui connects with a single shot there.
Marui slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Marui lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mack at a distance.
Marui throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mack counters with a stiff right hand. #CUT2#It looks like Naoko Marui has been cut.
Marui misses with a double jab
and Marui takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Naoko Marui dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Marui scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Marui misses with a left hand
and Mack counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marui ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Marui lands the left hand.
Marui scores with a punch to the head.#ROC#Mack is rocked!
Marui takes a swing at Mack's ribcage but misses.
A nice side step and Mack releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Mack just misses with a punch to the body.
Mack has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Mack throws a hook but Marui blocks it.
Marui lands with a shot to the body.
Marui misses with a series of wild punches.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mack with a hook.#T1#
Mack lands a nice shot that snaps Marui's head back.
Marui ducks under a wild hook from Mack.
Marui comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Marui cracks Mack with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mack doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Marui misses the shot to the body.
Mack appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Mack uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marui.
A little jabbing left from Mack on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Marui scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Marui misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Marui throws a big shot that misses.
Mack looks to land a left hand but Marui moved out of range nicely.#T2#
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Marui misses with a body punch
enabling Mack to counter with a crisp jab.
Marui avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mack swinging wildly here.
Marui throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mack checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mack takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Marui misses with a right hand
and Marui takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marui scores with a jab to the body.
Marui lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Marui throws a body shot but no joy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mack! But no joy.
Marui takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.#T3#
Jab from Marui.
Mack showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Marui.
Some wild striking there from Marui.
Mack misses with a left hand
and Marui counters with a right hand to the body.
Mack keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Donk. Marui catches Mack right on the button with a cross.
Mack throws a jab when Marui was well out of range.
Marui throwing a counter right hand but Mack manages to avoid it.
Mack looks to land a left hand but Marui moved out of range nicely.
Mack moves out of range of the strikes.#T4#
Marui misses with a body shot.
Mack looks to throw the jab but Marui is out of range.
A slow jab from Marui misses its intended target.
Mack throws out a counter right but Marui avoids it with no problem.
A slow jab from Mack misses its intended target.
Marui dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Marui ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mack moves away.
Mack misses with a lunging right hand
and Marui counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Marui looks to land a right hand but Mack moved out of range.
Mack throws out a counter right but Marui avoids it with no problem.
Marui misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mack.
Marui misses with a series of wild punches.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mack! But no joy.
Naoko Marui is winning the standup battle so far.
Mack ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mack let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Naoko Marui dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Marui's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.#R3#
A telegraphed right hand from Marui misses the target.
Craig Mack has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mack moves forwards but Marui connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mack throws a shot from downtown. Marui moves away and avoids it.
Marui misses with a series of wild punches.
Marui lands a jab to the head.
Mack throws a lazy right hand but Marui sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mack moves out of range as Marui strikes.
Nice uppercut there from Marui.
Marui takes a swing at Mack's ribcage but misses.
Mack doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Marui with a nice cross.#T1##KD#
Marui lands a left and a right that send Mack crashing to the mat, dazed. Marui thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Mack is still on wobbly legs! Can Marui finish him?
Marui closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Mack out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Naoko Marui!
Naoko Marui was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

Event: G | 44
Date: Sep 16, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!#CL2#
Badildoon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Marui tries to work over Badildoon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marui has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Marui is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Badildoon fails to land.
Marui tries to break the clinch but Badildoon is controlling the position.
Badildoon scores with a shoulder strike.
Badildoon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marui blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Badildoon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Badildoon throws a punch but it's blocked by Marui.
A head punch on the inside from Badildoon fails to land.
Badildoon looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Badildoon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Badildoon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Badildoon prevents Marui from breaking the clinch.
Badildoon digs a right hand underneath Marui's ribcage. Marui let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nice body punch from Marui. #T1#
Marui missing with knees to the body.
Badildoon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Badildoon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marui's elbow.
Marui blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marui is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nice body punch from Badildoon.
Badildoon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Badildoon has a couple of punches blocked by Marui.
Badildoon throws a head punch that misses.
Marui misses with a punch to the body.
Badildoon working aggressively here. #T2#
Badildoon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Badildoon is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Badildoon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Badildoon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Badildoon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Badildoon misses with some punches.
Badildoon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Badildoon has a couple of punches blocked by Marui.
Marui lands a right hand that snaps the head of Badildoon backwards.
A short left from Badildoon.
Marui blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Badildoon has a couple of punches blocked by Marui.
A body shot lands from Marui.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Badildoon pushes Marui back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Badildoon misses with the head strike. #T3#
A left hand lands to the body for Badildoon.
Badildoon tries to throw a body punch but Marui avoids it by throwing Badildoon back against the cage.
Badildoon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Marui backwards.
Badildoon lands a body punch.
Badildoon has a couple of punches blocked by Marui.
Badildoon throws a punch but it's blocked by Marui.
Badildoon misses with some punches.
Badildoon works on Marui's body with a couple of short punches.
Badildoon working aggressively here.
Marui blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Badildoon.
Badildoon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Marui backwards.
Badildoon throws a punch but it's blocked by Marui.
Badildoon misses with a punch to the body. #T4#
Marui blocks an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Marui.
Badildoon working aggressively here.
Marui tries a body shot but Badildoon blocks it.
Badildoon blocks a body shot from Marui.
Badildoon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marui is looking to break free of the clinch but Badildoon has double underhooks.
Marui is looking to break free of the clinch but Badildoon has double underhooks.
Badildoon is looking for a takedown.
Marui cracks Badildoon with a nice body shot.
Marui blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marui wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Badildoon fails to land.
Marui has a couple of punches blocked by Badildoon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Akara Badildoon dominated that round.
That's time! Marui's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Badildoon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Marui went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Badildoon connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Marui momentarily.
Badildoon moves to clinch but Marui breaks away
and Marui connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Badildoon tries to clinch there but Marui circles away.
Marui throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Badildoon doesn't manage to clinch there - Marui circles away.
A lazy left from Marui finds it's target.
Badildoon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marui throws out the jab.
Badildoon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Marui misses its target.
Badildoon wants to clinch
and Marui counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Badildoon thinking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Badildoon fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Marui on the side of the head.
Sloppy strikes from Marui. Those never looked like landing.
Badildoon misses the jab.
Marui is looking to counter punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Badildoon. Marui does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Badildoon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Akara Badildoon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1#
Marui avoids the body shot from Badildoon.
Marui throws out a powerful jab.
Badildoon moves away from the strike by Marui.
Marui misses with a hook.
Badildoon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marui sets himself, and Badildoon steps forward looking for the clinch! Marui avoids it this time.
Marui throws a big shot that misses.
Badildoon is looking to clinch but Marui is avoiding it.
Badildoon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marui wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Badildoon closes the distance looking to clinch
and Marui counters with a stiff right hand.
Badildoon tries to clinch up but Marui circles away and keeps his distance.
Marui circles away from the clinch attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Marui misses the target.#CL2#
Badildoon gets in close and instigates a clinch. #T2#
Badildoon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Badildoon struggles to land a body shot inside as Marui controls his hands.
Badildoon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Badildoon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marui is looking to control Badildoon's arms but Badildoon gets an underhook and turns him. Now Marui has his back to the cage.
Marui blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marui scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Badildoon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Badildoon throws a head punch that misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Badildoon prevents Marui from breaking the clinch.
Marui blocks an uppercut.
Marui blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Badildoon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marui's elbow.
Badildoon misses with a punch on the inside.
Marui blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #T3#
Marui blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Badildoon misses with some punches.
Badildoon misses with a punch on the inside.
Badildoon tries to throw a body punch but Marui avoids it by throwing Badildoon back against the cage.
Marui presses Badildoon against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Badildoon misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Badildoon fails to land.
Badildoon misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Badildoon.
Akara Badildoon seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A body shot lands from Marui.
Badildoon misses with a punch to the body.
Marui takes a shot to the head.
Badildoon prevents Marui from breaking the clinch.
Badildoon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marui's elbow. #T4#
Marui is trying to push Badildoon away but Badildoon has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Marui lands a right hand.
Badildoon misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Badildoon.
Badildoon lands a nice uppercut.
Badildoon throws a punch but it's blocked by Marui.
Badildoon swings wildly with an uppercut but Marui uses good head movement to avoid it.
Badildoon throws a head punch that misses.
Marui lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Badildoon.
Marui prevents a body shot from Badildoon.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Badildoon lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Badildoon tries a body shot but Marui blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Akara Badildoon will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3##CL#
Marui clinches up with Badildoon and pushes him back against the cage.
Badildoon throws a head punch that misses.
Badildoon has a couple of punches blocked by Marui.
Badildoon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Badildoon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Badildoon is working Marui over against the cage.
Marui misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Badildoon fails to land.
Marui lands a hook to the side of the head.
Marui blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Badildoon prevents Marui from breaking the clinch.
Badildoon can't find room to land a body shot as Marui controls the action.
Badildoon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marui throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Badildoons head. #T1#
Marui blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Badildoon misses with a hook from the clinch. #BC#
Marui breaks from the clinch.
Badildoon is looking to clinch but Marui is avoiding it. #CL2#
Badildoon closes the distance and pushes Marui back into the cage.
Badildoon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Badildoon.
Badildoon throws a punch but it's blocked by Marui.
Marui blocking some punches.
Marui misses with a hook to the ribs.
Badildoon is working Marui over against the cage.
Marui pushes Badildoon back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Marui misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Badildoon fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #T2#
Marui tries to break the clinch but Badildoon is controlling the position.
Badildoon can't find room to land a body shot as Marui controls the action.
Badildoon misses with a body punch.
Badildoon has a couple of punches blocked by Marui.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marui.
Badildoon misses with the head strike.
Badildoon swings wildly with an uppercut but Marui uses good head movement to avoid it.
Badildoon is working Marui over against the cage.
Marui blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Badildoon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Badildoon misses with a body punch.
Marui lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Badildoon or not.
Badildoon struggles to land a body shot inside as Marui controls his hands. #T3#
Badildoon working aggressively here.
A right hand to the body from Marui.
A nice right hand lands inside from Badildoon.
Marui wants to break free but Badildoon has control.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Marui.
Marui wants to break free but Badildoon has control.
Badildoon throws a punch but it's blocked by Marui.
Akara Badildoon is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Marui wants to break free but Badildoon has control.
Marui is trying to force a seperation but Badildoon has the dominant position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Marui.
Marui wants to break free but Badildoon has control. #T4#
Marui working aggressively here.
Marui lands a body shot in the clinch.
Badildoon blocks a body shot from Marui.
Marui struggles to land a body shot inside as Badildoon controls his hands.
Marui tries to throw a body punch but Badildoon avoids it by throwing Marui back against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marui has a couple of punches blocked by Badildoon.
Naoko Marui has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marui fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Akara Badildoon.
I've got Badildoon 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akara Badildoon!

Event: SOTF Semifinal
Date: Sep 09, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marui lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Marui throws a hook to the side of Murphy's head but Murphy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marui swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murphy let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Marui uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murphy.
Marui moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Marui misses with a hook.
Murphy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Marui momentarily. #CUT2#It looks like Naoko Marui has been cut.
Murphy takes a swing at Marui's ribcage but misses.
Marui throws a right and a left that both miss.
Marui lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marui. Murphy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murphy unleashes a big counter combination but Marui bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Marui misses the shot to the body.
Naoko Marui seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marui throws a predictable looking body shot
and Murphy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.#T1#
Marui tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murphy was well out of range. Poor timing from Marui.
Murphy takes one to the side of the head.
Marui throws a right and a left that both miss.
Murphy now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Murphy sizes up Marui with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Murphy loads up on a big right hand but Marui slips the punch.
Murphy slips a jab and a cross from Marui.
Murphy slips under a jab.
Marui lands with an uppercut that bounces Murphy off the cage and back into range.
Marui connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Murphy avoids the body shot from Marui.
Murphy throws a hook but Marui avoids it easily.
Marui misses with a right hand
enabling Murphy to counter with a crisp jab. #T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murphy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Marui misses with a straight left.
Despite the aggression on Murphy's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Danga de danga de dang - Marui scores with a four punch combination!
Murphy jabs Marui to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Marui misses with a right hand #KD2#
and Murphy counters with a nice right hand that sends Marui toppling to the canvas! Marui scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Murphy finish him?!#ROC2#Marui is rocked!
Murphy lands a brutal uppercut that launches Marui off his feet! Marui tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Finn Murphy!
Finn Murphy managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, EL ZOIDO FEEBLE FIGHTWEAR, into his post fight interview.

Event: G | 38
Date: Aug 30, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al Ghul misses with a takedown
and Marui counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ra S Al Ghul seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marui shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Al Ghul eats them both and turns towards Marui to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Al Ghul backs away from a small jab... but Marui lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Al Ghul crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Marui with a spectacular finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Naoko Marui!
Naoko Marui bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

Event: G | 35
Date: Aug 22, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Marui misses the target.
Badildoon staying out of range there.
Marui uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Badildoon.
Badildoon wants to clinch up but Marui keeps it at a distance.
Marui slips under a jab from Badildoon.
Badildoon gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Marui cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Marui uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Badildoon.
Marui misses with a hook.
Badildoon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Marui paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Marui throws a right hand that Badildoon ducks under and follows up with a left that Badildoon also avoids with ease.
Badildoon ducks under a wild hook from Marui.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marui lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#CL#
Marui has closed the distance and engaged Badildoon in a clinch.
Marui leaning against his opponent.
Marui scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Badildoon stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Badildoon looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#T1#
Badildoon working aggressively here.
Badildoon tries a body shot but Marui blocks it.
Badildoon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Badildoon throws a head punch that misses.
Badildoon is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Marui leaning against his opponent.
Badildoon scores with a nice hook to the head.
Marui scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Marui leaning against his opponent.
A head punch on the inside from Badildoon fails to land.
Badildoon throws a head punch that misses.
Marui tries a body shot but Badildoon blocks it.
Badildoon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Badildoon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Badildoon blocks a body shot from Marui. #T2#
Marui blocks an uppercut.
Marui lands a left hand.
Marui wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Badildoon has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Marui's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Marui blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Badildoon.
Badildoon scores with a hook to the body.
Marui is trying to break the clinch but Badildoon has him pressed against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Marui.
Badildoon misses with some punches.
Marui wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Marui stalling against the cage.
Badildoon tries to work over Marui's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Badildoon fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #T3#
Marui throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Marui blocks a body shot from Badildoon.
Marui blocks an uppercut.
Badildoon misses with a hook to the ribs.
A hook to the body from Badildoon.
Badildoon misses with a body punch.
Badildoon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Badildoon prevents a body shot from Marui.
Badildoon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Badildoon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marui misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marui looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Badildoon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marui tries to throw a body punch but Badildoon avoids it by throwing Marui back against the cage.
Badildoon tries to throw a body punch but Marui avoids it by throwing Badildoon back against the cage. #T4#
Marui throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Badildoon tries a body shot but Marui blocks it.
Badildoon prevents Marui from breaking the clinch.
Badildoon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marui blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Badildoon fails to land.
Marui prevents a body shot from Badildoon.
Badildoon has a couple of punches blocked by Marui.
Marui prevents a body shot from Badildoon.
Badildoon tries to work over Marui's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Badildoon misses with some punches.
Badildoon lands a shoulder strike.
Badildoon throws a head punch that misses.
Marui blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Akara Badildoon will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Badildoon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Badildoon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marui lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Badildoon at a distance.
Marui ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Badildoon takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Marui scores with a nice right hand.
Marui lands a nice looking body shot.
Badildoon tries to clinch but Marui is having none of it.
Badildoon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Badildoon wants to counter with a clinch but Marui pushes him away.
Marui circles away from the clinch attempt.
Marui is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Marui throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Badildoon stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Akara Badildoon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marui swats away the attempt to clinch by Badildoon.
Badildoon misses with a wild body shot.
Marui looks to land a combination but Badildoon avoids it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Badildoon tries to clinch up but Marui circles away and keeps his distance.
Marui lands a slapping body shot. #T1#
Marui connects with a combination that backs up Badildoon into the cage. Marui lands a flurry of punches that gets past Badildoon's guard. Badildoon is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Marui bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Naoko Marui!
Naoko Marui tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.

Event: G | 33
Date: Aug 16, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marui tries to bum rush Agripa with a series of wild strikes but Agripa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Marui throws a right hand that misses #TD#
and Agripa counters with a nice double leg into side control. Marui won't be happy with that. #SUB#
Agripa is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Marui looks calm but he's in trouble here. Agripa gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Marui is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Agripa lets go of the hold and Marui can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Marcos Agripa!
Marcos Agripa retains his lightweight title!
After winning the bout, Marcos Agripa thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: G | 28
Date: Aug 01, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marui connects with the punch.
Hunter looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Marui throws a hook but Hunter avoids it easily.#CL2#
Hunter gets a clinch.
Hunter missing with knees to the body.
Hunter gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. #CUT2#It looks like Naoko Marui has been cut.
Hunter landing knees to the body.
Marui blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Marui goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hunter using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Marui blocks the elbow strike.
Marui misses with a body punch.
Marui blocks an elbow strike from Hunter.
Hunter on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Marui dodges an elbow strike from Hunter.
Hunter lands an elbow inside.
Hunter landing knees to the body.
Marui has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marui has Hunter pressed against the cage. #T1#
Hunter has Marui pressed against the cage, preventing Marui from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A nice left hand lands by Marui.
Marui takes an elbow to the temple.
Hunter throws an elbow that misses.
Marui blocks an elbow strike.
Hunter lands an elbow inside that Marui shrugs off.
Marui can't break the clinch.
Marui wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hunter has him pressed against the cage.
Marui dodges an elbow strike from Hunter.
Marui tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hunter looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hunter.
Hunter utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Marui on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body. #T2#
Hunter throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hunter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Marui.
Marui takes an elbow to the temple.
Hunter is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Marui is defending well for now.#BC#
Marui manages to break the clinch. #CL2#
Hunter moves into range and clinches up with Marui.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Marui avoids the elbow strike from Hunter, against the cage.
Hunter throws an elbow that misses.
Hunter lands a damaging elbow.
Hunter throws an elbow that misses.
Hunter prevents a body shot from Marui.
Marui on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hunter tries to land knees in the clinch but Marui avoids the damage to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Marui's face as he tries to break the clinch. #T3#
Marui blocks the elbow strike.
Hunter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Marui.
Hunter pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Marui lands a shot to the body.
Hunter trying to land knees to the body.
Hunter tries to land knees in the clinch but Marui avoids the damage to the body.
Marui blocks an elbow strike from Hunter.
Marui wants to break the clinch but can't.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Marui takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hunter is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Marui is defending well for now.
Hunter working Marui over with knees to the body.
Marui gets through Hunter's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Marui on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hunter comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #CUT2#Naoko Marui's cut is getting worse.#T4#
Hunter misses with a knee to the head.
Hunter tries to land knees in the clinch but Marui avoids the damage to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hunter.
Hunter tries a knee to the head but Marui blocks it.
Hunter is looking to control Marui's arms but Marui gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hunter has his back to the cage.
Hunter keeps control of Marui as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Marui takes an elbow to the temple.
Hunter creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunter creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hunter looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Marui avoids the elbow strike from Hunter, against the cage.
Marui lands a nice shot to the body.
Hunter pushes off an throws an elbow but Marui leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Marui wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hunter pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hunter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christian Hunter dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Naoko Marui's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Marui throws a combination. Hunter tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hunter throws a head kick that misses
and Marui counters with a right hand to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hunter.
Marui cracks Hunter with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hunter has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hunter throws a leg kick but Marui checks it.
Marui misses the shot to the body.
Hunter takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hunter looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Marui lands a nice hook to Hunter's body. Hunter takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hunter takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marui lands with a hook. Hunter tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Marui lands with a nice body punch. #T1#
Hunter thows a leg kick but Marui checks it
and Marui counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A leg kick checked by Marui.
Hunter takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hunter is breathing heavily.
Marui fails to land with a series of punches.
Naoko Marui is winning the standup battle so far.#KD#
Marui sends Hunter crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Marui is motioning to the referee to let Hunter up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!#ROC#Hunter is rocked!
Naoko Marui seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Marui misses its intended target.
Hunter wants to counter the offense by Marui and move into the clinch position.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marui getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Marui cracks Hunter with a hook to the temple - Hunter is on wobbly legs here! Marui swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Hunter falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Marui wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Naoko Marui!
Naoko Marui bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

Event: SOTF Round 3
Date: Jul 19, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Marui misses.
Moons throws a jab but it's blocked by Marui.
As Moons looks to move away, Marui throws a big counter combo but Moons just gets out of the way.
The crowd cheers as Marui lands an impressive looking overhand right. Moons doesn't seem phased though.
Marui fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Moons manages to avoid it.
Moons scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Moons swings for the body but Marui moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Moons there.
Marui ducks under a wild hook from Moons.
Moons moves out of range of the strikes.
Marui loads up on a big right hand but Moons slips the punch.
Moons scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Marui blocks a jab.
Marui lunges at Moons with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Moons's hand.
Marui lands with a good body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Marui throws a shot from downtown. Moons moves away and avoids it.
Marui is looking to clinch. #T1#
Marui misses with a hook
and Marui takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marui slips a jab from Moons.
Moons waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Marui.
Moons looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#CL2#
Moons clinches up with Marui and pushes him back against the cage.
Marui throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right hand to the body from Moons.
Marui tries a body shot but Moons blocks it.
Moons prevents a body shot from Marui.
Moons lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Moons tries to work over Marui's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Moons throws a punch but it's blocked by Marui.
Moons misses with a short punch on the inside.
Moons lands a right hand that snaps the head of Marui backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Moons.
Moons misses with a hook to the ribs. #T2#
Moons has a couple of punches blocked by Marui.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marui.
Moons misses with a hook from the clinch.
Moons misses with a shot to the kidneys.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moons struggles to land a body shot inside as Marui controls his hands.
A body shot lands from Marui.
Moons working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Moons.
Marui lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Moons can't find room to land a body shot as Marui controls the action.
Marui pushes Moons back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Moons.
Marui looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Moons misses with a hook from the clinch.
Moons misses with a short punch on the inside.
Moons working aggressively here. #T3#
A short body shot lands from Moons as the two fighters clinch.
Marui tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Moons tries a body shot but Marui blocks it.
Moons misses with the head strike.
Moons can't find room to land a body shot as Marui controls the action.
Marui stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Moons misses with a punch on the inside.
Moons misses with a punch to the body.
Marui misses with a punch to the body.
Marui goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marui taking a break, stalling in the clinch. #BC#
Marui pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Moons closes the distance looking to clinch
and Marui counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T4#
Marui misses with the combination. #CL2#
Moons takes the fight into the clinch.
Marui is struggling to control the position.
Moons misses with a short punch on the inside.
Moons blocks a body shot from Marui.
A hook to the body from Moons.
Marui blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Moons misses with a punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Marui.
Still in the clinch, Marui scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Two Moons dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Decent striking displayed by Marui there.
Marui throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A jab from Marui misses.
Moons tries to counter by closing the distance.
Moons slips under a jab.
Moons displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marui throws out the jab.
Moons's jab looks to have found its range, popping Marui under the eye.
Marui throws a right hand that Moons ducks under and follows up with a left that Moons also avoids with ease.
Marui throws a predictable looking body shot
and Moons counters with a straight right hand.
Marui moves away from the strike by Moons.
Marui is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Moons.
Marui throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moons digs a good hook to Marui's body.
Moons slips a jab from Marui.
Moons swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marui defending well as Moons loads up on a big left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marui waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Moons.#T1#
Moons misses with a hook. Marui ducked under it nicely.
Marui throws a right hand that Moons ducks under and follows up with a left that Moons also avoids with ease.
Moons throws out a counter right but Marui avoids it with no problem.
Moons throws a jab but it's blocked by Marui.
A big right from Moons misses.
Marui wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Marui misses with an uppercut. Moons saw that one coming.
Marui is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Marui throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Moons counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Moons tries to clinch but Marui moves away
and Marui counters with a series of strikes. Moons will be more careful next time no doubt.
Marui looks to score with a jab to the body but Moons is just out of range.
Moons throws a jab but it's blocked by Marui.
Marui lands a right hook to the body.
Marui misses the body punch
and Moons cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Moons throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marui throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Moons unleashes a big counter combination but Marui bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Marui looks to score with a jab to the body but Moons is just out of range.#T2#
Moons pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marui lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nice shot by Moons.
Marui works Moons's body with a nice hook.
Moons jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Moons on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Marui needs to keep his hands up - Moons had a free shot at his head there.
Marui punishes Moons's body with a nice straight punch.
Marui rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Moons counter with a right hand.
Marui swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Marui takes one to the side of the head.
Marui throws a left and a right that both miss
and Moons counters with a nice uppercut.
Marui scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Marui thuds a left hand into Moons's body.#T3#
Marui throws an overhand right that lands on Moons's shoulder, as Moons tries to avoid the shot.
Marui looks to score with a jab to the body but Moons is just out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Marui.#CL2#
Moons gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Marui swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Moons.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marui.
Moons swings wildly with an uppercut but Marui uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moons swings wildly with an uppercut but Marui uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moons lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Marui backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Moons fails to land.
Marui doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #T4#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Moons.
Marui tries a body shot but Moons blocks it.
Moons lands a right hand that snaps the head of Marui backwards.
Marui blocking some punches.
Marui is trying to break the clinch but Moons has him pressed against the cage.
Marui tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Moons's elbow.
Moons works on Marui's body with a couple of short punches.
A short left from Marui.
Moons swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marui scores with a nice hook to the head.
Moons swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marui blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Moons struggles to land a body shot inside as Marui controls his hands.
Marui tries to work over Moons's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
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 Naoko Marui will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Marui ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moons moves away.
Moons misses with a wild body shot.
Marui throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Naoko Marui is winning the standup battle so far.
Moons misses with a hook
and Marui counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Moons throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
An attempted straight right counter from Marui misses the target.
Moons lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#CL2#
Moons darts in and clinches Marui up against the cage.
Moons lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Marui tries to work over Moons's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Moons misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moons tries to throw a body punch but Marui avoids it by throwing Moons back against the cage.
Moons swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Moons misses with a punch on the inside.
Marui misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Moons working aggressively here. #T1#
Marui goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #BC#
Marui manages to break the clinch.
Marui throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Moons counter with a right hand.
Moons tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Marui manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Moons gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Marui tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Moons misses with a body punch.
Moons lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Moons.
Moons throws a punch but it's blocked by Marui.
Marui is trying to break the clinch but Moons is controlling him.
Moons swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Moons is pushing Marui up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Moons doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #T2#
Marui holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Two Moons seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Moons is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Moons misses with the head strike.
Marui throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Moonss head.
Marui looking to slow down the pace here.
Marui cracks Moons with a nice body shot.#BC#
Marui breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Marui lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range. #T3#
Marui misses the body punch
and Moons counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Marui takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Marui swats away the attempt to clinch by Moons.
Moons wants to clinch.
Marui throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Moons to counter with a crisp jab.
Marui misses with a wild body shot.
Marui lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Marui misses with a shot to the body #CL2#
and Moons counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Marui effectively controlling the action here.
Moons blocks an uppercut. #T4#
Marui doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marui tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Moons's elbow.
Moons misses with a punch on the inside. #BC#
Marui manages to break the clinch.
Marui scores with a jab to the jaw.
A shot to the body from Moons misses
letting Marui counter with a right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Marui swats away the attempt to clinch by Moons.
Marui misses with a wild body shot.
Moons thows a left - swing and a miss!
Moons takes a swing at Marui's ribcage but misses.
Marui throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Moons.
Nice body punch from Marui.
Moons uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marui.
Moons looks like he wants to counter punch here.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Naoko Marui.
I think Marui 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Two Moons!
After winning the bout, Two Moons thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: G | 21: Camara x Torres
Date: Jul 11, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marui misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Agripa has his takedown stuffed
letting Marui counter with a right hand.
Agripa fails with the takedown
and Marui connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Marui swings wildly with a couple of big hooks #TD#
and Agripa counters with a nice double leg into half guard. #SUB#
Agripa is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Marui is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Marcos Agripa!
Marcos Agripa retains his lightweight title!
A victorious Marcos Agripa thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: G | 17: Camara x SanKing
Date: Jun 28, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marui swings for the body but Taylor moves out of range.
Taylor takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Marui misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Taylor.
Taylor looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Marui misses with an uppercut
and Taylor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CUT2#It looks like Naoko Marui has been cut.
Marui thuds a left hand into Taylor's body.
Taylor walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Marui misses with a looping left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Taylor! But no joy.
Taylor throws the left hand but Marui avoids the punch easily.
Marui appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Marui throws a body shot but no joy.
Taylor throws a counter combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marui throws a shot from downtown. Taylor moves away and avoids it.
Marui throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Marui takes a swing at Taylor's ribcage but misses.
Marui connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Taylor momentarily. #T1#
Marui feints a jab promting Taylor to slip. Marui then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Taylor slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Marui has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Taylor finds it's way round the side to connect with Marui's head.
Marui misses with a right hand
and Taylor counters with a nice uppercut. #ROC2#Marui is rocked!
Taylor turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Oh Marui is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Marui throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Taylor crashing down! Taylor tries to stagger back to his feet but Marui just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Taylor asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Naoko Marui!
In his post fight interview, Naoko Marui started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
Buddy Taylor was interviewed post fight and said 'I'll be back ..stronger '.

Event: G | 14: Chukwu x Vladez
Date: Jun 20, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short body shot lands from Carillo Fuantes as the two fighters clinch.
Carillo Fuantes misses with some punches.
Carillo Fuantes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marui blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Carillo Fuantes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marui's elbow.
Marui misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Carillo Fuantes fails to land.
Marui stalling in the clinch.
Marui misses with a body punch.
Marui pressing his opponent against the cage.
Carillo Fuantes misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marui misses with a body punch.
Carillo Fuantes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marui.
Marui lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Carillo Fuantes backwards. #T1#
Marui doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Carillo Fuantes makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Marui blocks an uppercut. #BC#
Marui breaks the clinch. #CL2#
Carillo Fuantes fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Marui, pushing him back against the cage.
Marui blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Carillo Fuantes throws a punch but it's blocked by Marui.
Carillo Fuantes misses with a punch on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Marui takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Marui blocking some punches. #BC#
Marui escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Marui thuds a left hand into Carillo Fuantes's body.
Marui ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carillo Fuantes. Marui does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marui lands with a straight right. Carillo Fuantes didn't see that one coming.
Carillo Fuantes takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carillo Fuantes takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing. #T2#
Carillo Fuantes connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Marui is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Carillo Fuantes misses with a looping left.
Carillo Fuantes throws a big shot that misses.
Marui scores with a hook.
Marui throws a right and a left that both miss.
Marui lands with a straight right. Carillo Fuantes didn't see that one coming.
Marui throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carillo Fuantes throws a right hand that misses
and Marui cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#ROC#Carillo Fuantes is rocked!
Carillo Fuantes takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Carillo Fuantes is still on wobbly legs! Can Marui finish him?#CL#
Marui clinches up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carillo Fuantes.
Marui blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Carillo Fuantes working aggressively here.
Carillo Fuantes has a couple of punches blocked by Marui.
Marui blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Carillo Fuantes seems to have recovered his senses.#BC#
Marui breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Carillo Fuantes throws a jab when Marui was well out of range.
Carillo Fuantes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marui misses with a hook.#T3#
Marui lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Marui lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Marui works over Carillo Fuantes's head and body with a nice combination.
Marui throws a series of punches but Carillo Fuantes moves out of range.
A big right from Carillo Fuantes misses.
Carillo Fuantes darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Marui throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Marui is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Marui misses with a combination
and Carillo Fuantes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Carillo Fuantes misses with an uppercut.
Marui appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Carillo Fuantes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marui is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Marui misses with a looping left.
Carillo Fuantes doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Carillo Fuantes takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Marui steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Carillo Fuantes.
Marui defending well as Carillo Fuantes loads up on a big left hand.
Carillo Fuantes misses with an uppercut
and Marui counters with a stiff right hand. #T4#
Carillo Fuantes takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Carillo Fuantes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marui lands a body shot.
Carillo Fuantes takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Marui lands a slapping body shot.
Carillo Fuantes misses the shot to the body.
Marui misses with a straight right.
Carillo Fuantes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Carillo Fuantes misses with an uppercut
and Marui connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Carillo Fuantes looks winded!
Carillo Fuantes takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Carillo Fuantes throws a jab but it's blocked by Marui.
Marui is looking for a counter combo.
Carillo Fuantes swings away with a body shot that misses #KD#
and Marui counters with a nice right hand that sends Carillo Fuantes toppling to the canvas! Carillo Fuantes scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Marui finish him?!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marui drops Carillo Fuantes with a straight right hand, right on the button! Marui follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Naoko Marui!
Naoko Marui tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.

Event: G | 11: McGraugh x Guzman
Date: Jun 10, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marui misses with a looping left.
Moons swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Moons avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marui closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Moons steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marui.
Moons let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Moons misses with a hook #CL#
and Marui counters by moving into the clinch.
Moons lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Marui being controlled against the cage.
Moons swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moons leaning against his opponent.
Moons throws a punch but it's blocked by Marui.
Marui tries to throw a body punch but Moons avoids it by throwing Marui back against the cage.
Marui stalling.
Marui tries to throw a body punch but Moons avoids it by throwing Marui back against the cage. #T1#
Moons throws a punch but it's blocked by Marui.
A nice left hand lands by Moons.
Marui misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Moons.
Marui lands with a right to the head.
Moons misses with some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Marui.
Moons misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marui blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Moons working aggressively here.
A bit of stalling here from Marui.
Moons blocks an uppercut.
Moons swings wildly with an uppercut but Marui uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moons blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #T2#
Marui lands with a light punch inside.
A short left from Marui.
Marui misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A left hand lands to the body for Marui.
Marui tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Moons's elbow.
Moons throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marui taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A short right from Moons.
Marui blocks an uppercut.
Moons throws a punch but it's blocked by Marui.
Marui blocks an uppercut.
Moons misses with a hook to the ribs.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Marui blocks a punch to the side of the head. #T3#
Marui is trying to break the clinch but Moons has him pressed against the cage. #BC#
Marui breaks the clinch.
Marui throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marui throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marui throws a right hand that Moons ducks under and follows up with a left that Moons also avoids with ease.
Marui throws a nice looking combination but Moons bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Moons throws out a counter right but Marui avoids it with no problem.
Marui misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moons.
Marui throws a combination that misses
and Moons counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Marui tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Moons was well out of range. Poor timing from Marui.
Moons takes one on the button.#CL2#
Moons moves into range and clinches up with Marui.
Marui blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #T4#
Marui blocking some punches.
Moons lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Marui misses with a punch to the body.
Marui misses with a hook to the ribs.
Moons lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Moons throws a head punch that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moons fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marui goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Moons misses with a body punch.
Moons prevents a body shot from Marui.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Moons.
Marui is working Moons over against the cage.
Moons misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marui blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Naoko Marui will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
A nice combination there by Marui.
Marui swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Moons counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Marui misses with a lunging right hand
and Marui takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CL2#
Marui tries to keep at a distance but Moons has taken the fight into the clinch.
Marui slowing the pace effectively.
Marui blocking some punches. #BC#
Marui manages to break the clinch.
Moons misses with an uppercut
and Marui counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Moons tries to clinch there but Marui circles away.
Marui swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Marui ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Marui scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Marui avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#T1#
Marui throws a hook but Moons blocks it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Marui.
Moons displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marui throws out the jab.
Moons looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A big right from Marui misses.
Moons doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Marui misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Moons to counter with a crisp jab.
Marui moves out of range as Moons strikes.
Marui throws a body punch but Moons moves out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Marui scores with a four punch combination!
Marui connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Moons momentarily. #ROC#Moons is rocked!
A looping hook to the body misses from Marui. Moons does a little dance to reset his feet.
Moons is still on wobbly legs! Can Marui finish him?
A punch lands to the side of Moons 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Marui misses with a lunging right hand
and Moons counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Naoko Marui seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marui throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Moons counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Marui on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Moons seems to have recovered his senses.
Moons bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Marui's head backwards.
Marui throws a sloppy body shot
and Moons counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marui just misses with a punch to the body.
Moons is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marui.
Marui ducks under a wild hook from Moons.
Moons might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Moons blocks a jab.
Marui lands a nice looking body shot.
Marui throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marui misses with a series of wild punches.
Moons looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.#T3#
Marui takes one on the button.
Marui looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Nice jab there from Marui.
Marui scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Moons connects with a right hand. Marui shakes it off.
Marui looks to land a left hand but Moons moved out of range nicely.
Moons scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Marui connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Moons momentarily.
Moons looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Marui misses with an uppercut
and Marui takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Naoko Marui is winning the standup battle so far.
Marui lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.#T4#
Marui misses with a lunging right hand
and Marui takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moons takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Marui looks to score with a jab to the body but Moons is just out of range.
Moons throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Moons takes one to the chin there.
Marui rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Moons cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Moons throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marui seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Marui misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moons.
Moons digs a good body shot into Marui's ribs.
Marui rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Moons moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Marui lands a nice shot that snaps Moons's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Naoko Marui dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Marui misses with a shot to the body
and Moons counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Moons lands a slapping body shot.
Marui avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Moons connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Marui momentarily.
Marui throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marui throws a sloppy body shot #CL2#
and Moons counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Marui blocking some punches.
Marui wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moons swings wildly with an uppercut but Marui uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marui pushes Moons back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Moons misses with a short punch on the inside. #T1#
Marui doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Moons tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marui goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Moons tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Moons misses with a hook to the ribs.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Moons takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Moons misses with some punches.
Marui blocks an uppercut.
Moons has a couple of punches blocked by Marui.
Marui goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Moons swings wildly with an uppercut but Marui uses good head movement to avoid it. #T2#
Marui blocking some punches.
Moons throws a punch but it's blocked by Marui.
Moons is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Moons creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Moons tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marui struggles to land a body shot inside as Moons controls his hands.
Two Moons seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Moons will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Marui up against the cage.
Moons throws a head punch that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Moons has a couple of punches blocked by Marui. #T3#
Moons doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marui taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Marui tries to work over Moons's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marui lands a body punch.
Marui misses with a punch to the body.
Moons swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Marui.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Moons.
Marui lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Moons fails to land.
Marui lands a right hand that snaps the head of Moons backwards. #BC#
Marui breaks the clinch.
Marui lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Moons backs up against the cage.
Marui drops his hands momentarily and Moons takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. #T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moons takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Marui throws a shot from downtown. Moons moves away and avoids it.
Marui just misses with a punch to the body.
Moons tries to counter by closing the distance.
Marui tries to land a body kick
and Moons connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Marui takes a swing at Moons's ribcage but misses.
Marui is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Moons.
Marui sets himself, and Moons steps forward looking for the clinch! Marui avoids it this time.
Marui throws a good cross that connects.
Two Moons has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marui misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moons.
Moons slips a jab from Marui.
Moons moves away from the strike by Marui.
Marui sets himself, and Moons steps forward looking for the clinch! Marui avoids it this time.
Naoko Marui is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A shot to the body from Marui misses
and Moons counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Two Moons.
I think Marui 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Naoko Marui!
Naoko Marui bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

Event: G | 8: Camara x Nosferatu
Date: May 30, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Agripa ducks right into an uppercut from Marui.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marui. Agripa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marui lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Good exchange - Marui coming out on top.#KD#
Marui lands a left and a right that send Agripa crashing to the mat, dazed. Marui thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#ROC#Agripa is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marui fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Marui throws a body punch but Agripa moves out of range.
Agripa appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Marui throws a series of punches but Agripa avoids them all with ease.
Marui looks to score with a jab to the body but Agripa is just out of range.
Marui looks to land a combination but Agripa avoids it well.
Marui looks to land a left hand but Agripa moved out of range nicely.
Agripa tries to counter by closing the distance.
Agripa throws the left hand but Marui avoids the punch easily.
Marui throws a big counter combination but Agripa scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Agripa loads up on a big right hand but Marui slips the punch.#T1#
Marui lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though. #TD2#
Agripa gets a takedown into half guard.#SUB2#
Agripa is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Marui is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Marcos Agripa!
Marcos Agripa is the new featherweight champion!

Event: Gladius | 5: Camara vs Krueger
Date: May 16, 2020

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marui connects with a jab.
Marui moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

Wiggum is rocked!

It looks like Ralph Wiggum has been cut.
Marui connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Wiggum! He's out on his feet! Marui rushes in and drops Wiggum with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Naoko Marui!
An out of breath Naoko Marui thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: Gladius | 4: McKean vs Salim
Date: May 09, 2020

#R1#
Van Roosmalen misses the shot to the body.
Marui takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Van Roosmalen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Marui makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Van Roosmalen slips under a jab from Marui.
Marui with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Van Roosmalen cracks Marui with a good jab.
Marui on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Van Roosmalen misses with a body shot.
Van Roosmalen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Van Roosmalen throws a good cross that connects.
Van Roosmalen dives in and grabs Marui's left leg, looking for a takedown. Marui pushes down on Van Roosmalen's head and hops out.
Van Roosmalen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marui.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Roosmalen shoots in looking for a takedown but Marui manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Van Roosmalen's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Marui misses with a two punch combination.
Van Roosmalen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Van Roosmalen fails with a takedown attempt.
Naoko Marui has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sam Van Roosmalen.
Marui moves away from the strike by Van Roosmalen. #T1#
Marui throws a jab but it's blocked by Van Roosmalen.
Van Roosmalen lands a leg kick that knocks Marui off balance momentarily.
Naoko Marui is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Van Roosmalen misses with a left hand
and Marui counters with a straight right hand.
Van Roosmalen swinging wildly here.
Van Roosmalen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sam Van Roosmalen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Roosmalen misses with a wild body shot.
Van Roosmalen throws a poor cross that misses
and Marui counters with a straight right hand.
Good exchange - Van Roosmalen coming out on top.
Marui punishes Van Roosmalen's body with a nice straight punch.
Marui seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Marui ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Van Roosmalen looks winded!
Van Roosmalen throws a jab but it's blocked by Marui.
Marui fails to land with a series of punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marui jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Van Roosmalen throws a body shot but no joy.
Van Roosmalen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Marui throws a body punch but Van Roosmalen moves out of range. #T2#
Van Roosmalen ducks under a wild hook from Marui.
Marui tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Roosmalen was well out of range. Poor timing from Marui.
Van Roosmalen is trying to counter with his kicks.
Van Roosmalen misses with the combination.
Van Roosmalen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Van Roosmalen lands with an overhand left.
A chopping leg kick lands by Van Roosmalen.
Van Roosmalen connects with a leg kick. Marui looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Marui lands a slapping body shot.
Van Roosmalen fails with the takedown
letting Marui counter with a right hand.
Van Roosmalen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marui.
Marui stalks Van Roosmalen and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Van Roosmalen's face. Van Roosmalen staggers backwards, shaken.
Van Roosmalen avoids the body shot from Marui.
Marui swings for the body but Van Roosmalen moves out of range.
Van Roosmalen throws a combination. Marui tries to block but a couple of punches get through.#T3#
Van Roosmalen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Marui is able to avoid easily.
Marui displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Van Roosmalen throws out the jab.
A jab from Marui misses.
Van Roosmalen misses with a lunging right hand
and Marui cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A solid body kick from Van Roosmalen.
Van Roosmalen defending well as Marui loads up on a big left hand.
Marui connects with a single shot there.
Van Roosmalen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Van Roosmalen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Marui lands an overhand right.#ROC#
Van Roosmalen is rocked!
Marui drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Van Roosmalen's head, knocking him out cold! Marui is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Naoko Marui!
Our winner, Naoko Marui, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: Gladius Fight Night 1
Date: Apr 29, 2020

#R1#
Dimagiba is looking to clinch but Marui is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dimagiba looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Marui avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dimagiba throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dimagiba staying out of range there.
Dimagiba pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Marui back to the cage. Dimagiba follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Dimagiba wants to clinch up but Marui keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dimagiba shoots and misses
and Marui counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dimagiba is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#T1#
Dimagiba closes this distance looking for a takedown but Marui circles away.
Marui fails to land with a series of punches.
Marui moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.#CL2#
Marui instigates a clinch.
Marui wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dimagiba tries to pull guard but Marui forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arturo Dimagiba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marui wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dimagiba takes a shot to the head.
Marui controlling the action here for a moment.
Marui is trying to break free.#T2#
Marui lands a nice uppercut.
Dimagiba keeps control of Marui as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #BC2#
Marui breaks from the clinch. #CL2#
Marui rushes Dimagiba and presses him up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Marui.#BC2#
Marui breaks the clinch.
Marui shoots in looking for a takedown. Dimagiba tries to sprawl out of it but Marui keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dimagiba manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. #T3#
Dimagiba tries to clinch but Marui is having none of it.
Marui lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.#ROC2#
Dimagiba is rocked!
Marui throws an uppercut from hell that sends Dimagiba clean off his feet! He's out cold! Marui stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Naoko Marui!
During a confident post fight interview, Naoko Marui thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

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