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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ezekiel Marley (ranked 1041 p4p, 1981 weight class) and Damien Hawthorne (ranked 24 p4p, 50 weight class). Marley comes to the cage accompanied by EMOTIONALLY SCARRED. Hawthorne has chosen Schism by Tool as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ezekiel Marley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Damien Hawthorne!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawthorne with a nice cross.
Marley lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hawthorne slips a straight right by Marley.
Marley lands with a straight right. Hawthorne didn't see that one coming.
Marley forces Hawthorne back against the cage and clinches.
Hawthorne misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hawthorne swings wildly with an uppercut but Marley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hawthorne scores with a shot to the side of Marley's head.
Marley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hawthorne takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've been informed that Hawthorne 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.
Hawthorne throws a jab when Marley was well out of range.
Hawthorne throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hawthorne lands a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hawthorne tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hawthorne looks to land a left hand but Marley moved out of range nicely.
Marley has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Thib's Sweat Shoppe in the buildup to the fight.
Marley slips a jab from Hawthorne.
Hawthorne lands a really nice looking cross but Marley seems unphased.
Hawthorne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marley.
Marley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hawthorne swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hawthorne scores with a jab to the head.
Hawthorne uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marley.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawthorne misses with a wild body shot.
Marley moves into the clinch.
Marley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Marley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hawthorne dodges the punch combination from Marley.
Hawthorne is looking to slow Marley down with leg kicks.
Marley with a hook.
Hawthorne staying out of range there.
Marley throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hawthorne counters with a head kick.
Marley drives through and clinches with Hawthorne against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Hawthorne fails to land.
Hawthorne throws a punch but it's blocked by Marley.
Marley throws a knee to the head but misses.
Marley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hawthorne closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hawthorne takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marley throws out a powerful jab.
Hawthorne scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Marley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marley lands with an uppercut that bounces Hawthorne off the cage and back into range.
Marley is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Marley.
A head kick misses from Marley.
A little jabbing left from Hawthorne on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Marley throws a jab when Hawthorne was well out of range.
Hawthorne misses with a wild combination.
Hawthorne misses with a hook. Marley ducked under it nicely.
Hawthorne throws a quick inside leg kick.
Marley misses with an uppercut.
Marley cracks Hawthorne with an open hand slap.
Marley throws a lazy uppercut
letting Hawthorne counter with a right hand.
Hawthorne scores with a jab. Marley acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hawthorne getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hawthorne's jab looks to have found its range, popping Marley under the eye.
Hawthorne with a jab.
Hawthorne moves into range and clinches up with Marley.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawthorne lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hawthorne is trying to break free.
Marley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hawthorne stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Marley unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Marley breaks from the clinch.
Marley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hawthorne moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hawthorne! But no joy.
Marley on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Marley tries to clinch but Hawthorne is having none of it.
Marley lands a nice shot to the body.
A big right from Hawthorne misses.
A slow jab from Hawthorne misses its intended target.
An attempted straight right counter from Marley misses the target.
Marley misses with a wild body shot.
Hawthorne pushes Marley up against the cage in a clinch.
Hawthorne scores with a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marley is trying to break free.
Hawthorne gets through Marley's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hawthorne.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawthorne avoiding damage as Marley throws knees to the body.
Hawthorne misses with a punch to the body.
Hawthorne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hawthorne darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Marley digs a good body shot into Hawthorne's ribs.
A head kick misses from Marley.
Marley takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hawthorne lands a high kick!
Marley slips a jab from Hawthorne.
Marley swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Marley misses with a straight right.
Marley throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hawthorne on the side of the head.
Hawthorne connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A leg kick checked by Marley.
A head kick misses from Marley.
Hawthorne let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marley lands a jab to the nose.
Hawthorne lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hawthorne throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hawthorne misses with a looping left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Damien Hawthorne 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.
The fight stays on the outside here - Marley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Marley tries to clinch but Hawthorne is having none of it.
A jab from Hawthorne finds it's way through Marley's defenses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hawthorne. That's going to slow Marley down.
Marley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hawthorne.
Hawthorne lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Marley misses with a wild body shot.
Hawthorne throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Marley stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hawthorne defending well as Marley loads up on a big left hand.
Hawthorne scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Marley scores with a spinning back kick!
Marley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marley just misses with a punch to the body.
Marley keeps the fight on the outside.
Hawthorne swats away the attempt to clinch by Marley.
Hawthorne feints a counter leg kick.
Hawthorne instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marley.
Hawthorne misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hawthorne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marley.
Marley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hawthorne's elbow.
Hawthorne lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Marley scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marley.
Hawthorne avoiding damage as Marley throws knees to the body.
Marley throws an elbow that misses.
Hawthorne lands a body shot.
Hawthorne swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hawthorne.
A shot in the inside from Hawthorne.
Hawthorne misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hawthorne has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hawthorne lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Marley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marley throws a punch but it's blocked by Hawthorne.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hawthorne works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hawthorne tries to work over Marley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marley.
Hawthorne swings wildly with an uppercut but Marley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marley has a couple of punches blocked by Hawthorne.
Marley prevents a body shot from Hawthorne.
Hawthorne pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Marley takes one to the chin there.
Hawthorne uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marley.
Hawthorne scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hawthorne misses with an uppercut.
Good leg kick by Hawthorne.
Marley misses the shot to the body.
Marley doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hawthorne lands a body shot.
Marley scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hawthorne.
Marley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hawthorne throws a body shot but no joy.
Marley misses with a wild body shot.
Marley takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hawthorne lands a jab to Marley's midsection.
Marley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hawthorne.
Hawthorne misses the shot to the body.
Hawthorne throws a series of punches but Marley avoids them all with ease.
Marley throwing a counter right hand but Hawthorne manages to avoid it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hawthorne.
Marley throws a body punch but Hawthorne moves out of range.
Hawthorne doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Marley.
Hawthorne connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hawthorne misses with a leg kick.
Marley tries to close the distance and clinch but Hawthorne swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Damien Hawthorne seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Marley wants to clinch up but Hawthorne keeps it at a distance.
Hawthorne lands a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A swing and a miss from Hawthorne.
Marley moves in looking to clinch but Hawthorne pushes him off.
Marley rushes Hawthorne and presses him up against the cage.
Hawthorne lands with a right to the head.
Marley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Marley scores a nice knee to the body.
Hawthorne misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marley.
Hawthorne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hawthorne throws a head punch that misses.
Hawthorne's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Marley takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A cross from Hawthorne lands.
Marley throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hawthorne on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Damien Hawthorne 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! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Hawthorne avoids the body shot from Marley.
Marley clinches with his opponent.
Marley working Hawthorne over with knees to the body.
Damien Hawthorne seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Marley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Marley throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Hawthorne to counter with a crisp jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Marley, as that shot connected.
Marley throws a hook but Hawthorne avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Marley.
Some bone on bone action there as Hawthorne checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Marley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hawthorne was well out of range. Poor timing from Marley.
Hawthorne swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Marley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hawthorne swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hawthorne tries to clinch but Marley moves away
and Marley makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Hawthorne really felt that one!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marley misses the shot to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Hawthorne. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hawthorne.
Marley throws a shot from downtown. Hawthorne moves away and avoids it.
Marley tries to clinch up but Hawthorne circles away and keeps his distance.
Marley tests Hawthorne's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marley takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Marley darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hawthorne lands with an overhand left.
Hawthorne ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hawthorne clobbers Marley with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hawthorne misses with an uppercut.
Hawthorne lands a jab to the nose.
Marley misses with a straight left.
Hawthorne closes the distance and clinches.
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 misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hawthorne swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hawthorne working aggressively here.
Hawthorne lands a left hand.
Hawthorne lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hawthorne misses with some punches.
Hawthorne's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hawthorne misses with some punches.
Ezekiel Marley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Hawthorne's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hawthorne misses with the head strike.
Hawthorne misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hawthorne can't find room to land a body shot as Marley controls the action.
Hawthorne lands a left hand that snaps the head of Marley backwards.
Hawthorne breaks the clinch.
Marley takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hawthorne moves out of range of the strikes.
Good exchange - Hawthorne coming out on top.
Hawthorne gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hawthorne. That's going to slow Marley down.
Hawthorne connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Marley's hands.
Hawthorne avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marley tests Hawthorne's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hawthorne swings for the body but Marley moves out of range.
Hawthorne scores with a crisp jab that stopped Marley in his tracks.
Hawthorne lands with a straight right. Marley didn't see that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawthorne takes the fight into the clinch.
Hawthorne lands an uppercut.
Marley is rocked!
Hawthorne misses with the head strike.
Oh Marley is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Marley prevents a body shot from Hawthorne.
Hawthorne throws a head punch that misses.
Hawthorne throws a head punch that misses.
Marley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marley wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hawthorne has him pressed against the cage.
Hawthorne misses with the head strike.
Marley throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hawthorne swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marley blocks an uppercut.
Hawthorne lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hawthorne managing to block the knees to the body from Marley.
Hawthorne has a couple of punches blocked by Marley.
Hawthorne tries to throw a body punch but Marley avoids it by throwing Hawthorne back against the cage.
Hawthorne swings wildly with an uppercut but Marley uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hawthorne.
Marley tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hawthorne avoids it.
Hawthorne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hawthorne lands a right hand.
Marley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hawthorne misses with some punches.
Hawthorne blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hawthorne swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hawthorne escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hawthorne drops Marley with a huge uppercut! Marley drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Hawthorne is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Damien Hawthorne!
Our winner, Damien Hawthorne, 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.
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