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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Herbert Kreischer (ranked 3 p4p, 29 weight class) and Ezekiel Marley (ranked 1 p4p, 4 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kreischer might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bert Learns To Hip-Hop Dance To Post Malone. Marley has chosen WANTED as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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26 - 9 - 0 |
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Herbert Kreischer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ezekiel Marley!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Mauricio Rocha and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Kreischer. Marley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marley throws a fast counter high kick but Kreischer manages to duck under it in time.
Marley moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Marley fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kreischer checks it well.
Kreischer swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Marley counter with a right hand.
It looks like Herbert Kreischer has been cut.
A big left from Marley misses.
Kreischer slips a straight right by Marley.
Kreischer tries to clinch but Marley is having none of it.
Marley throws out a counter right but Kreischer avoids it with no problem.
Kreischer misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kreischer throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Ezekiel Marley has been cut.
Kreischer moves into range and clinches up with Marley.
Kreischer lands a nice shot to the body.
Kreischer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knees to the body from Marley.
Marley misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kreischer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marley misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kreischer.
Kreischer scores with a hook to the body.
Marley is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kreischer is defending well for now.
Marley missing with knees to the body.
I was talking to Kreischer's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Marley misses with a punch to the body.
Kreischer misses with a knee strike.
Kreischer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Marley.
Marley struggles to land a body shot inside as Kreischer controls his hands.
Kreischer scores with a knee to the head.
Marley missing with knees to the body.
Marley is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kreischer is defending well for now.
Knees to the body from Marley.
Kreischer tries a body shot but Marley blocks it.
Marley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kreischer's elbow.
Kreischer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Marley lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kreischer backwards.
Kreischer misses with a punch on the inside.
Marley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kreischer cracks Marley with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marley moves out of range as Kreischer strikes.
Nice uppercut lands for Kreischer. That snapped Marley's head back.
Kreischer moves away from the strike by Marley.
Kreischer misses with an uppercut. Marley saw that one coming.
Kreischer looks to land a combination but Marley avoids it well.
Kreischer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kreischer.
Herbert Kreischer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kreischer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Marley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kreischer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Marley counters with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Kreischer misses.
Kreischer misses the body punch
and Marley counters with a nice right hand that sends Kreischer toppling to the canvas! Kreischer scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Marley finish him?!
Kreischer throws the left hand but Marley avoids the punch easily.
Marley moves away from the strike by Kreischer.
Marley looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kreischer wants to clinch.
Kreischer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kreischer throws a hook but Marley blocks it.
Marley moves out of range of the strikes.
Kreischer connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That has opened up Ezekiel Marley's cut even more.
Kreischer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kreischer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kreischer throws an off balance right hand
and Marley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Marley ducks under a wild hook from Kreischer.
It seemed like Marley was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kreischer is looking to clinch.
Kreischer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kreischer tries to clinch
and Marley counters with a low kick, right behind Kreischer 's knee.
Marley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kreischer.
Marley tries to land a front kick but Kreischer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ezekiel Marley will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kreischer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Marley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kreischer was well out of range. Poor timing from Marley.
Kreischer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Marley lands a big head kick that sends Kreischer tumbling to the mat! Marley takes a step backwards and waves Kreischer back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Kreischer is rocked!
Kreischer misses with a lunging right hand
and Marley counters with a crisp right hand that drops Kreischer! Marley lets Kreischer back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Oh Kreischer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ezekiel Marley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marley shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Kreischer takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Marley sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Kreischer bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ezekiel Marley!
Ezekiel Marley is the new heavyweight champion!
An out of breath Ezekiel Marley thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Herbert Kreischer had this to say: 'When I was 22 I got involved with the Russian mafia. This is how it happened...'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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