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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gaius Marius (ranked 1455 p4p, 2150 weight class) and Long Wang (ranked 194 p4p, 278 weight class). Wang has chosen 閃靈 as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Long Wang enters the cage!
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Excellent boxer
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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 11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Gaius Marius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Long Wang!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marius slips under a jab.
Wang misses with a hook
and Marius cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wang throws out a loose jab but Marius uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wang throws a shot from downtown. Marius moves away and avoids it.
Marius looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Marius is looking to slow Wang down with leg kicks.
Marius lands a slapping body shot.
Wang throws a shot from downtown. Marius moves away and avoids it.
Marius misses with an uppercut
and Wang counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Marius kicks Wang off and gets back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marius lands a leg kick that knocks Wang off balance momentarily.
A shot to the body from Marius misses
and Wang makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Some wild striking there from Marius.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang takes one to the chin there.
Wang checks a leg kick nicely.
Wang 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.
A head kick misses from Marius.
Marius tries to clinch there but Wang circles away.
Marius lands a right hook to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wang checks a leg kick.
Wang displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marius throws out the jab.
Marius misses with a wild body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Wang blocks the leg kick.
Marius looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Marius moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wang walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wang stuns Marius with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Marius throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wang throws a hook to the side of Marius's head but Marius sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wang throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marius throwing a counter right hand but Wang manages to avoid it.
Marius throws a nice outside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marius. Wang does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marius tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Wang is able to avoid easily.
Sloppy strikes from Wang. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wang throws the kick towards the body but Marius avoids it.
Gaius Marius is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wang blocks a jab.
And Wang tries to counter it with a takedown but Marius pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Marius tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wang wants to slow Marius down by chopping away at his legs.
Gaius Marius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marius jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marius throws a body shot but no joy.
Marius throws a leg kick but Wang sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wang throws out a counter right but Marius avoids it with no problem.
Marius scoring well with a low kick there.
Wang misses the jab.
Wang takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A swing and a miss from Marius.
Marius lands a jab-cross combination.
A slow jab from Wang misses its intended target.
Marius looks to score with a jab to the body but Wang is just out of range.
Marius walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Wang checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marius stuffs the takedown attempt from Wang. Wang gets slowly back to his feet.
Marius half committed to a counter leg kick.
Wang takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wang takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Marius is looking to slow Wang down with leg kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wang changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wang misses with a looping left.
Marius with a nice cross.
Wang thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marius feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Wang throws a lazy uppercut
and Marius makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wang checks the leg kick nicely there.
Wang let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gaius Marius 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.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Marius crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Wang - the referee stops the clock and Marius gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Wang. Marius manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Wang dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wang swings for the body but Marius moves out of range.
Wang blocks a leg kick.
Wang throws a body kick that misses
and Marius connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Marius is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wang can do to turn this around?
Marius will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Wang shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Marius defends it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick by Marius misses
and Wang counters with a two punch combo.
Marius fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Wang is out of range.
Wang throws a series of punches but Marius moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marius buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Marius.
Wang attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Wang throws a hook but Marius avoids it easily.
Marius slips a jab from Wang.
Marius lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wang throws a big shot that misses.
Marius slips a straight right by Wang.
Wang comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Wang 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wang fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marius swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marius throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Wang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marius throws a predictable looking body shot
and Wang counters with a leg kick.
Marius misses with a wild body shot.
Wang changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Marius tries to clinch up but Wang circles away and keeps his distance.
A nice leg kick lands there from Marius.
Marius throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Wang's jab looks to have found its range, popping Marius under the eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A combination from Wang does no damage.
Marius swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wang tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick lands for Marius.
Wang goes for a double leg but Marius avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Marius continues to drive forward.
Gaius Marius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Long Wang.
Marius uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wang.
Wang walks into a stiff left hand from Marius.
Wang tries to land a leg kick but Marius saw it coming and moves away.
Wang throws a low kick but Marius moves out of range easily.
Gaius Marius is winning the standup battle so far.
Marius thows a leg kick but Wang checks it
and Wang counters with a stiff right hand.
Jab, jab by Marius - just one landing.
Marius swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marius wants to clinch.
Wang swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wang checks a leg kick.
Wang is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Marius with a body shot.
Marius moves away from the strike by Wang.
Marius misses with a jab to the body
and Wang makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Marius thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marius avoids a punch combination nicely.
Donk. Marius catches Wang right on the button with a cross.
Marius misses with a leg kick
and Wang counters with a shot to the ribs. 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!
Wang throws a leg kick but Marius sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Marius misses with a looping left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Long Wang will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Marius misses with a hook. Wang ducked under it nicely.
Wang looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Marius misses with a leg kick.
Marius scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wang shoots in for a takedown but Marius shows good takedown defense.
Wang throws a low kick but Marius moves out of range easily.
Wang rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Marius moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wang lands a jab to the head.
Wang tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marius wants to slow Wang down by chopping away at his legs.
Wang let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Marius throws a wild body kick that Wang sees coming a mile off.
Marius scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A solid leg kick lands there for Marius.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marius misses with a lunging right hand
and Wang counters with a stiff right hand.
Wang's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wang checks a leg kick.
Wang throws a hook but Marius blocks it.
Wang loads up on a big right hand but Marius slips the punch.
Marius throws an off balance right hand
and Wang counters with a leg kick.
Wang drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Marius swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marius throws a leg kick but Wang checks it.
Marius throws a leg kick that is checked
and Wang counters with an inside leg kick.
Wang throws a hook but Marius blocks it.
Wang avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marius tries to land a leg kick but Wang saw it coming and moves away.
Wang misses with a left hand
and Marius counters with an inside leg kick.
Marius moves into the clinch successfully.
Marius misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marius lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wang backwards.
Wang throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Marius tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wang's elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marius scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Marius tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marius can't find room to land a body shot as Wang controls the action.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wang blocking some punches.
Wang drops down looking for an ankle pick but Marius pulls his leg out and moves away.
Marius finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Marius.
Marius lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wang blocks a head kick by Marius.
Marius just misses with a punch to the body.
Wang lands with an overhand left.
Wang lands a nice hook to Marius's body. Marius takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A jab lands there for Marius.
Wang ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Marius works the jab nicely.
Wang closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Wang lands in his opponent's guard.
Marius has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Wang off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marius misses with a body shot.
Marius throws a front kick aimed at Wang's knee but Wang avoids it well.
Wang takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Marius does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Wang misses with an attempted mid kick.
Marius takes a swing at Wang's ribcage but misses.
Wang let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Marius darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wang lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gaius Marius showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Marius 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gaius Marius!
An out of breath Gaius Marius thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Long Wang was interviewed post fight and said 'No worries. Everyone here knows my opponent has a bad habit of testing positive for PEDs, so I'm sure this fight will soon be ruled a 'No Contest' by the Athletic Commission.'.
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