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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sly Marbo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cb Blair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cb Blair has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sly Marbo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cb Blair!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marbo misses with a looping right.
Blair thuds his right hand into Marbo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Marbo tries to bum rush Blair with a series of wild strikes but Blair uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Blair closes this distance looking for a takedown but Marbo circles away.
Blair shoots for a takedown but Marbo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Marbo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blair moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Marbo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blair circles away quickly and effectively.
Marbo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blair.
Blair blocks the body kick.
Blair takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Marbo lands an overhand right.
Marbo tries to bum rush Blair with a series of wild strikes but Blair uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Marbo throws a leg kick but Blair sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Marbo scores with a one two! Blair had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Marbo looks to score with a jab to the body but Blair is just out of range.
Marbo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blair.
Blair connects with a good right hand that stumbles Marbo. Marbo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Blair shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sly Marbo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cb Blair.
Marbo misses with a series of wild punches.
Marbo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marbo is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marbo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blair.
Marbo misses with a wild combination.
Marbo misses with a few strikes there.
Blair shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Blair controlling the pace for now.
Blair get's back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blair throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Marbo.
Blair fails in his attempt to clinch.
Blair is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Blair shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Marbo pinned against the cage. Marbo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Blair throws out a powerful jab.
Blair goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Blair displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marbo throws out the jab.
A head kick from Blair lands but Marbo takes it in his stride.
Blair connects with a high kick.
Blair goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blair plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Blair tries to clinch but Marbo is having none of it.
Blair fails to land the takedown.
Blair slips a straight right by Marbo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blair has a takedown stuffed.
Blair is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Blair looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nice jab there from Marbo.
Blair moves away from the strike by Marbo.
Blair throws a nice head kick!
Marbo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blair moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Blair showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Marbo.
Blair connects with a high kick.
Marbo throws a head kick that misses
and Blair counters with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Marbo tries to score with a low kick but Blair moves his leg out of the way.
Blair throws a nice head kick!
Marbo throws a leg kick
and Blair counters with a good, hard body kick but Marbo shrugs it off.
A head kick misses from Blair.
Marbo dips to his left and cracks Blair with an uppercut!
Blair takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Blair lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Blair closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Blair lands in his opponent's guard.
Blair with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cb Blair dominated that 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.
Blair tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Marbo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Marbo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Blair counters with a three punch combo that has Marbo backing up. Marbo nods at Blair to acknowledge the strikes.
Marbo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Blair counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Marbo is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Blair showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Marbo.
Blair shoots in for a double leg but Marbo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Blair tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blair scores with a head kick.
Marbo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Some wild striking there from Marbo.
Blair uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marbo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blair tries to clinch but Marbo is having none of it.
Marbo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Blair counters with a single leg into guard. Marbo didn't expect that.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marbo wants to stand up but Blair is controlling him.
Blair pushing down on Marbo's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Blair is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Marbo sees it coming and defends easily.
Marbo tries to kick Blair off but Blair keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Blair looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Marbo pushes Blair off but Blair dives into side control.
Blair decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Sly Marbo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice sprawl there from Marbo as Blair shoots in.
Sly Marbo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cb Blair.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marbo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blair moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Marbo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Marbo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Marbo takes a kick to the side of the head.
Left hook, right uppercut from Marbo.
Blair will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nice uppercut there from Marbo.
Marbo misses with a double jab
and Blair counters with a big head kick but Marbo shrugs it off.
Blair shoots for a double leg takedown but Marbo sprawls well. He's pushed Blair's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Marbo misses with an uppercut. Blair saw that one coming.
A slow jab from Marbo misses its intended target.
Blair tries to close the distance and clinch but Marbo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Blair fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Blair tries to close the distance and clinch but Marbo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sly Marbo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blair looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Marbo is fending him off so far but Blair persists. Nope, Marbo circles away and we're back to standing.
Marbo looks to land a combination. Blair sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Horrible takedown by Blair or perhaps it was just good defense by Marbo which made him look bad.
Blair showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Marbo.
Blair pushes Marbo up against the cage in a clinch.
Marbo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A head kick from Blair lands but Marbo takes it in his stride.
Marbo throws a combination that misses
and Blair counters with a big head kick but Marbo shrugs it off.
Blair shoots in for a double leg but Marbo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blair looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cb Blair showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Marbo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Blair cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Blair throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Blair throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Marbo misses with a wild body shot.
Marbo stuffs the takedown.
Blair lands a high kick!
Marbo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Marbo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Marbo stuffs the takedown attempt from Blair. Blair gets slowly back to his feet.
Marbo lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Blair avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blair lands a high kick!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Blair shoots in looking for a takedown. Marbo tries to sprawl out of it but Blair keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Marbo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sly Marbo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cb Blair.
Blair misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blair has a takedown stuffed.
Blair slips a jab from Marbo.
Blair tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marbo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sly Marbo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice cross by Blair.
Marbo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Blair counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Marbo displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A nice inside leg kick there by Marbo. That's going to slow Blair down.
Blair throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Marbo's waist but Marbo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Blair off to one side.
Marbo looks to throw the jab but Blair is out of range.
Blair tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marbo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Marbo jabs at Blair's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Blair shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A good leg kick by Blair.
Blair avoids the head kick by Marbo.
Marbo digs a good body shot into Blair's ribs.
Blair lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Blair looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Blair looks for a takedown but Marbo sprawls well.
A combination from Blair does no damage.
Marbo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A punch lands to the side of Blair 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Blair lands a high kick!
Blair throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Marbo's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Blair or perhaps it was just good defense by Marbo which made him look bad.
Marbo throws a jab but it's blocked by Blair.
Blair shoots in but no luck this time.
Marbo misses with a hook.
Marbo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Blair counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Blair would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Blair thows a big elbow that misses.
Sly Marbo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blair stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Marbo clobbers Blair with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Marbo misses with a combination
and Blair counters with a big head kick but Marbo shrugs it off.
Marbo looks to land a left hand but Blair moved out of range nicely.
Blair throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Marbo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blair moves away.
Blair moves out of range of the strikes.
Blair lands with a shot to the body.
Marbo misses with a double jab
and Blair counters with a body kick.
Marbo misses with a combination
and Blair counters with a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cb Blair comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Blair 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cb Blair!
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