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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ezekiel Marley (ranked 1144 p4p, 1045 weight class) and Tino Takala (ranked 176 p4p, 159 weight class). Marley's entrance music is EMOTIONALLY SCARRED. A fine choice. Ezekiel Marley has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Good wrestling
World class 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 17 - 10 - 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 7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Tino Takala!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takala uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marley.
Takala slips a jab from Marley.
Marley drives through and clinches with Takala against the cage.
Takala gets through Marley's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Marley struggles to land a body shot inside as Takala controls his hands.
Marley tries to land knees in the clinch but Takala avoids the damage to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Takala.
Marley throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Takalas head.
Marley is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Takala is defending well for now.
Takala breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice jab there from Marley.
Takala lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Ezekiel Marley has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Takala connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Marley digs a good body shot into Takala's ribs.
Takala closes the distance and pushes Marley back into the cage.
Marley tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Takala avoids it.
Marley can't find room to land a body shot as Takala controls the action.
A frustrated look appears on Takala's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Takala wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Marley has him pressed against the cage.
Marley misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Takala.
Takala lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Takala is looking to break free of the clinch but Marley has double underhooks.
Marley breaks the clinch.
Marley throws a big shot that misses.
Marley dips to his left and cracks Takala with an uppercut!
Marley misses with a body shot.
Marley looks to land a left hand but Takala moved out of range nicely.
Marley drives through and clinches with Takala against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Marley obliges.
Takala lands with a right to the head.
Takala's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Marley has taken the fight to the clinch.
Marley misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Takala.
Takala lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Marley swings for the body but Takala moves out of range.
Marley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Takala.
Takala is looking for the big counter here.
Takala on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Marley throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Marley lands a nice shot that snaps Takala's head back.
Takala avoids the body shot from Marley.
Marley throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Takala counters with a three punch combo that has Marley backing up. Marley nods at Takala to acknowledge the strikes.
Takala throws a right and a left that Marley avoids nicely.
Marley getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Marley misses with a body shot.
Marley misses with an uppercut.
Marley walks into a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marley throws a hook but Takala blocks it.
Takala throws out a counter right but Marley avoids it with no problem.
Ezekiel Marley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marley feints and then cracks Takala's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Takala down.
Takala doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Marley loads up on a big right hand but Takala slips the punch.
Takala walks into a stiff left hand from Marley.
Marley throws a body punch but Takala moves out of range.
Takala steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Marley.
Marley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Takala.
Takala throws a left and a right that both miss
and Marley counters with a stiff right hand.
Marley rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Takala counters by moving into the clinch.
Marley throws a knee to the head but misses.
Takala lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Takala is trying to break the clinch but Marley has him pressed against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Marley scores with a nice short uppercut.
Takala breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marley connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Takala's hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Marley is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Takala steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marley.
Marley lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Marley cracks Takala with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Takala looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Marley finish him?
Takala is rocked!
Marley misses with an uppercut
and Takala counters with a head kick. That will keep Marley thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Takala is still on wobbly legs! Can Marley finish him?
Marley is looking to clinch but Takala is avoiding it.
Marley sends Takala crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Marley is motioning to the referee to let Takala up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Takala keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marley.
Takala scoring well with a low kick there.
Marley misses with a straight left.
Takala seems to have recovered his senses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marley throws a predictable looking body shot
and Takala counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Marley misses with an uppercut
and Takala counters with a low kick, right behind Marley 's knee.
Takala with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Marley to score with a decent uppercut.
And that is 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 referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Marley throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Takala moves into the clinch.
Takala breaks from the clinch.
Tino Takala is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marley on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A shot to the body from Marley misses
and Takala counters by moving into the clinch.
Marley breaks the clinch.
Marley misses with a shot to the body
and Marley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marley cracks Takala with a good jab.
Marley slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Marley darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Marley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Takala can do to turn this around?
Marley cracks Takala with a good jab.
Marley drops Takala with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Takala looks back up at him and smiles so Marley waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Takala moves out of range as Marley strikes.
Takala avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Takala looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takala lunges at Marley with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Marley's hand.
Jab from Marley.
Marley misses with a wild body shot.
Takala ducks under a wild hook from Marley.
Takala walks into a left hand.
Marley tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice shot lands for Marley.
Marley is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Marley wants to clinch.
As Marley backs off Takala throws a huge counter combo but Marley manages to avoid it all.
Takala 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.
Marley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Takala sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Marley throws a hook to the side of Takala's head but Takala sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marley lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Marley misses with a straight right.
Marley backing away here, and Takala unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Marley misses with an uppercut
and Takala counters with a series of strikes that sends Marley to the canvas! Takala follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Takala wanted to stand there but Marley had control of the position.
Marley knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Takala on the ground.
Takala is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marley is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Marley preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Takala tries to stand but Marley is controlling from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Takala uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marley.
Marley throws a lazy head kick
and Takala counters with a thumping low kick.
Takala throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Takala on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Takala scores with a jab. Marley acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Marley misses the jab.
Takala lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Marley throws a jab but it's blocked by Takala.
And Takala responds with a good body kick, but Marley manages to step out the way in time.
Marley swings for the body but Takala moves out of range.
Takala unleashes a big counter combination but Marley bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Takala has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Marley connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Marley throws a hook but Takala blocks it.
Marley lands a jab.
No joy there for Takala, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A shot to the body from Marley misses
and Takala counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ezekiel Marley dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ezekiel Marley's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Takala misses with a few strikes there.
Marley throws a leg kick but Takala sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Marley misses with a straight right.
Marley stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Marley thuds his right hand into Takala's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Marley throws a body punch but Takala moves out of range.
Takala tries to counter with a clinch but Marley shakes him off and moves away.
Marley lands a nice shot to the body.
Takala connects with a solid leg kick.
Takala ducks under a wild hook from Marley.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marley misses with an uppercut. Takala saw that one coming.
Marley tests Takala's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Marley throws a lazy uppercut
and Takala counters with a left and a right that stings Marley.
Marley is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marley throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Takala counters with a nice low kick that buckles Marley's knee momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marley throws a lazy uppercut
and Takala counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Takala moves into the clinch.
Takala escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Marley throws a body shot but no joy.
A lazy left from Marley finds it's target.
Marley lands an overhand right.
Takala fails with an attempt to clinch.
Marley missing with a left hand there. Takala was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Marley bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Takala's head backwards.
Ezekiel Marley is winning the standup battle so far.
Marley throws a lazy uppercut
and Takala counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Marley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Takala closes the distance and clinches.
Takala wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tino Takala has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marley breaks the clinch.
Marley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
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!
Takala fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Marley, pushing him back against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Takala lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Marley is trying to break the clinch but Takala is controlling him.
Takala is pushing Marley up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Takala manages to break the clinch.
Takala moves out of range of the strikes.
Marley throws a low kick, looking for Takala's leg but Takala calmly moves out of range.
Takala tries to clinch but Marley is having none of it.
Marley misses with a looping right.
Takala lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marley cracks a nice hook into Takala's ribs.
Marley misses with a series of wild punches.
Marley throws a leg kick but Takala moved away.
Takala shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Marley eats them both and turns towards Takala to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Marley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Takala.
Marley throws a poor cross that misses
and Takala counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Marley! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Takala!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tino Takala!
Tino Takala thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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hype
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pop
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