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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ezekiel Marley (ranked 2977 p4p, 2624 weight class) and Ranji Katoor (ranked 0 p4p, 290 weight class). Marley comes to the cage accompanied by EMOTIONALLY SCARRED. Ranji Katoor is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ezekiel Marley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ranji Katoor!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marley throws out a loose jab but Katoor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Katoor avoids a kick to the body.
Katoor feints a counter leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Katoor.
Marley misses with a series of wild punches.
A lazy left from Marley finds it's target.
Marley takes a swing at Katoor's ribcage but misses.
Katoor tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Marley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Katoor checks a low kick from Marley.
Katoor rushes Marley and presses him up against the cage.
Marley lands with a light punch inside.
Marley breaks from the clinch.
Marley looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Katoor is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
We've been told by Marley's head coaches at Convicted Fight Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Katoor blocks a jab.
Katoor takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A jab lands there for Marley.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Katoor looks to land a combination but Marley avoids it well.
Marley swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Marley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A big left from Marley misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katoor connects with a body shot that sends Marley's belly button to the back.
A big left from Marley misses.
Katoor lands with a nice combination. Marley backs away looking to recover.
Marley stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Katoor misses with a looping right.
Katoor throws a half hearted mid kick.
Katoor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Marley loads up on a big right hand but Katoor slips the punch.
Marley misses with an uppercut.
Marley looks to land a right hand but Katoor moved out of range.
Marley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Katoor throws a body punch but Marley moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Marley.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Katoor tries to clinch up but Marley circles away and keeps his distance.
Marley misses the jab.
Katoor takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A combination from Katoor does no damage.
Katoor closes the distance and clinches.
Katoor scores with a shot to the side of Marley's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marley lands a nice knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Katoor.
Marley trying to land knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Katoor.
Marley landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Marley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Donk. Marley catches Katoor right on the button with a cross.
Marley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Katoor.
Katoor gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Katoor takes a swing at Marley's ribcage but misses.
Katoor doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Katoor just misses with a punch to the body.
Marley is looking to slow Katoor down with leg kicks.
Marley is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Katoor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marley.
Marley misses with a few strikes there.
Marley slips a jab and a cross from Katoor.
Katoor shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Marley eats them both and turns towards Katoor to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Ezekiel Marley has been cut.
Marley misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katoor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Katoor gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Marley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Katoor works on Marley's body with a couple of short punches.
Katoor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marley's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marley.
Marley scores with a nice hook to the head.
Katoor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Marley tries to break the clinch but Katoor is controlling the position.
Katoor has Marley pressed against the cage, preventing Marley from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Marley missing with knees to the body.
Katoor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Katoor lands a right hand.
Katoor tries a body shot but Marley blocks it.
Marley scores a nice knee to the body.
Marley wants to break free but Katoor has control.
Marley is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Katoor is defending well for now.
Marley lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Marley is trying to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marley throws a punch but it's blocked by Katoor.
Marley is trying to break the clinch but Katoor is controlling him.
Katoor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Marley bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Katoor's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marley throws a wild body kick that Katoor sees coming a mile off.
Marley misses with a straight left.
Marley connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Marley loads up on a big right hand but Katoor slips the punch.
Marley takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Marley catches Katoor with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A looping hook to the body misses from Katoor. Marley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Donk. Marley catches Katoor right on the button with a cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marley changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Marley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Katoor manages to avoid it.
Marley misses with a looping right.
Katoor lands a slapping body shot.
Katoor is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Marley rather than just go for the knockout.
Marley with a nice calf kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ezekiel Marley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ezekiel Marley's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A head kick misses from Katoor.
Marley throws a lazy uppercut
and Katoor moves into the clinch.
Katoor prevents Marley from breaking the clinch.
Nice body punch from Katoor.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Katoor.
Marley wants to break the clinch but can't.
A nice left hand lands by Katoor.
Marley throws a knee to the head but misses.
Marley is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Katoor is defending well for now.
Katoor lands a hook that snaps the head of Marley backwards.
Marley misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Katoor.
Ranji Katoor seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Katoor lands a left hand.
Marley lands a hook to the side of the head.
Katoor lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Marley using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Katoor has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Katoor throws an elbow but it misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Katoor keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Marley's efforts to push away.
Katoor lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Katoor scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katoor throws an elbow but it misses.
Marley tries to break the clinch but Katoor is controlling the position.
A right hook to the body lands for Katoor.
Katoor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marley avoids a wild elbow strike from Katoor.
Marley landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Katoor misses with an elbow strike.
Marley is looking to break free of the clinch but Katoor has double underhooks.
Marley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Katoor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marley tries to circle away but Katoor has him pinned against the cage.
Katoor lands a body punch.
Katoor lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Katoor drops Marley onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Marley is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Marley is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Katoor works on Marley's body with a couple of short punches.
Oh Marley is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Katoor scores with a shot to the side of Marley's head.
Katoor presses Marley against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Katoor.
Katoor scores with a hook to the body.
Katoor lands a damaging elbow.
A left hand lands to the body for Katoor.
A right hand to the body from Katoor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katoor pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Marley! Katoor unloads with more strikes and Marley sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ranji Katoor!
Ranji Katoor really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that The Thrift Shop - Cheap Clothes and Laundry logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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