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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rakeem Marley (ranked 4355 p4p, 952 weight class) and Aloisia Alvar (ranked 512 p4p, 142 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Marley might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Damian Marley - Welcome to Jamrock. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rakeem Marley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aloisia Alvar!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Russell Pearce and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Alvar looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Alvar throws a body punch but Marley moves out of range.
Alvar takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Alvar tries to score a power double leg takedown but Marley sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Alvar somewhat.
Marley throwing a counter right hand but Alvar manages to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Marley. Those never looked like landing.
Marley walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Alvar scores with a jab to the head.
Alvar shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Marley sprawls well. Marley wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Alvar gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvar shoots in for a takedown but Marley shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rakeem Marley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aloisia Alvar.
Some wild striking there from Marley.
Alvar darts in looking for a takedown but Marley gets double underhooks and turns Alvar into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marley leaves Alvar with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Alvar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Marley.
Alvar throws a front kick aimed at Marley's knee but Marley avoids it well.
Alvar misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Alvar throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Marley was covering up waiting for the punch and Alvar finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Marley wants to stand up but Alvar is controlling him.
Marley wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvar keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Marley's head.
Alvar won't allow Marley to get back to his feet.
Marley wriggles free and stands up.
Alvar lands a head shot.
Marley walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alvar shoots in but Marley avoids the takedown attempt easily.
It looked like Marley was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Alvar fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Marley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Marley keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Marley walks into a straight right hand from Alvar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvar takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Alvar dives in and grabs Marley's left leg, looking for a takedown. Marley pushes down on Alvar's head and hops out.
Marley walks into a left hand.
Alvar connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Alvar swings for the body but Marley moves out of range.
Marley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alvar throws out the jab.
Aloisia Alvar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alvar shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Marley but Marley pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Alvar looks to throw the jab but Marley is out of range.
Marley misses with a head kick.
A jab from Alvar finds it's way through Marley's defenses.
Alvar shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Marley but Marley pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Marley connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marley stuffs the takedown attempt from Alvar. Alvar gets slowly back to his feet.
Alvar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marley.
Nice shot lands for Alvar.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alvar closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alvar wants to control but Marley is keeping him busy.
Alvar working the head and body with strikes.
Marley throws Alvar to one side and escapes!
Marley takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jab by Alvar.
Alvar has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Marley finds it's way round the side to connect with Alvar's head.
Marley stuffs the takedown attempt from Alvar. Alvar gets slowly back to his feet.
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 Rakeem Marley will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Marley lands a nice hook to Alvar's body. Alvar takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Marley takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A big right from Alvar misses.
Marley looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Marley bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Marley tries to stand but Alvar is controlling his head.
Marley working away.
Alvar tries to buck Marley off but Marley is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marley in side control, throwing shots but Alvar defends.
Marley wants to stand but Alvar has his arm trapped.
You can see the frustration on Alvar's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marley stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Marley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alvar circles away quickly and effectively.
Alvar on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Alvar fails with a takedown attempt.
Alvar shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Marley counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Marley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alvar can do to turn this around?
Alvar misses with a left hand
and Marley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Good shot there by Alvar.
Alvar shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Marley manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Marley manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marley wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Alvar swings wildly with an uppercut but Marley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marley working hard to break the clinch.
Marley blocks a body shot from Alvar.
Marley tries to break free but Alvar pushes him back against the cage.
Alvar keeps control of Marley as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Marley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Marley throws a right and a left that Alvar avoids nicely.
Marley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alvar throws a hook but Marley blocks it.
Alvar works the jab nicely.
Alvar throws a jab but it's blocked by Marley.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marley scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Marley misses with the combination.
Alvar throws a hook but Marley blocks it.
Marley throws a shot from downtown. Alvar moves away and avoids it.
Marley misses with a wild combination.
Marley throws a series of punches but Alvar avoids them all with ease.
A slapping leg kick lands for Alvar.
Alvar throws out a loose jab but Marley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alvar lands with an uppercut that bounces Marley off the cage and back into range.
Nice straight punches there by Marley. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Marley.
Alvar has a takedown stuffed.
Rakeem Marley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aloisia Alvar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvar keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
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!
Marley closes the distance and pushes Alvar back into the cage.
Marley breaks the clinch.
Marley throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Alvar stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Alvar throws a body punch but Marley moves out of range.
Marley went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Rakeem Marley is winning the standup battle so far.
Alvar looks to land a right hand but Marley moved out of range.
Alvar connects with a right hand. Marley shakes it off.
Alvar misses with a takedown
and Marley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alvar misses with a body punch
and Marley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Marley 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.
Marley keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Alvar slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rakeem Marley 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!
Marley lands with a good body shot.
Alvar throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Marley on the side of the head.
Rakeem Marley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alvar lunges at Marley with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Marley's hand.
A swing and a miss from Marley.
Alvar throws an overhand right that lands on Marley's shoulder, as Marley tries to avoid the shot.
Marley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alvar throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice shot lands for Marley.
Alvar shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Marley connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Alvar momentarily.
Alvar shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Marley counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Marley throws a right and a left that Alvar avoids nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marley lunges at Alvar with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Alvar's hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It seemed like Alvar was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Marley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Marley scores with a body shot.
Alvar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jab from Marley.
Alvar misses with a left hand
and Marley counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Alvar thinking.
Alvar throws a leg kick that is checked
and Marley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Alvar shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Marley manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Marley manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marley manages to break the clinch.
Alvar connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Marley momentarily.
Marley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alvar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Alvar throws a low kick but it's checked well by Marley.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvar shoots in for a takedown but Marley shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
It looked like Marley wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rakeem Marley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aloisia Alvar.
Alvar looks to land a combination but Marley avoids it well.
An attempted straight right counter from Marley misses the target.
Alvar misses with a lunging right hand
and Marley counters with a nice uppercut.
Marley throws a nice looking combination but Alvar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Alvar lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Marley leaves Alvar with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Marley went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Marley looks to throw the jab but Alvar is out of range.
Alvar takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A lazy left from Alvar finds it's target.
Alvar throws the left hand but Marley avoids the punch easily.
Marley displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Alvar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Marley stuffs the takedown.
Alvar tries a low kick but Marley avoids it.
Marley looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Marley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alvar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Marley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alvar.
Horrible takedown attempt by Alvar or perhaps it was just good defense by Marley, which made it look bad.
Marley lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Marley.
Alvar doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Marley counters with a stiff right hand.
Alvar is rocked!
Marley swings for the body but Alvar moves out of range.
Rakeem Marley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Marley went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Alvar tries to score a power double leg takedown but Marley sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Alvar somewhat.
As Alvar looks to move away, Marley throws a big counter combo but Alvar just gets out of the way.
Marley throws a combination that misses
and Alvar decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Marley's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marley has his feet on Alvar's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Marley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Alvar misses with a body shot
and Marley counters with a straight right hand.
Marley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alvar was well out of range. Poor timing from Marley.
Alvar gets caught napping as Marley dives in and scores a takedown. Alvar manages to retain guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marley showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Marley gets to his feet - Alvar follows without any prompting.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rakeem Marley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Marley 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rakeem Marley!
A relieved looking Rakeem Marley thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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