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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ezekiel Marley (ranked 4 p4p, 91 weight class) and Kjetil Olsen (ranked 1 p4p, 11 weight class). Marley's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, WANTED. Olsen comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Tubthumping by Chumbawamba kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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 17 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ezekiel Marley!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kjetil Olsen!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Thiago Cunha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olsen throws a leg kick
and Marley counters with a slapping leg kick.
Marley chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Marley works the jab nicely.
Marley lands a slapping body shot.
Marley lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marley throws a jab when Olsen was well out of range.
Marley is looking to clinch.
Marley comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Olsen 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olsen tries to work over Marley's front leg with a kick but Marley checks it.
Marley swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Olsen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A lazy body kick from Marley
and Olsen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Ezekiel Marley has been cut.
Marley lands a jab.
Olsen looks for the body kick but Marley saw that one coming.
Olsen checks a leg kick nicely.
Olsen let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Marley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Olsen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Olsen is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olsen throws a shot from downtown. Marley moves away and avoids it.
Marley tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Olsen is able to avoid easily.
Olsen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Marley closes the distance and clinches.
Marley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Olsen.
Marley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Marley - that landed with a thud.
Olsen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Olsen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olsen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marley's elbow.
Olsen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Olsen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marley lands an uppercut.
Olsen throws a head punch that misses.
Marley tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Olsen avoids it.
Olsen breaks from the clinch.
Marley gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Olsen misses with the head strike.
Olsen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good body shot from Marley.
Marley using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Olsen looks winded!
Nice body punch from Marley - that landed with a thud.
Marley lands with a left to the head.
It looks like Kjetil Olsen has been cut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Marley.
Marley lands on the inside with an uppercut.
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!
Marley lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Marley - that landed with a thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Marley.
Nice body punch from Marley - that landed with a thud.
Marley is leaning against Olsen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Marley misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Olsen.
Olsen misses with a punch to the body.
Marley pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Marley pushes Olsen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Olsen avoiding damage as Marley throws knees to the body.
Olsen tries to break the clinch but Marley is controlling the position.
A short left from Marley.
Marley putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Olsen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Our sources have told us that Marley has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Marley landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Marley trying to land knees to the body.
Marley lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Olsen or not.
A short body shot lands from Marley as the two fighters clinch.
Marley lands a knee to the body.
Marley lands a right hand.
Olsen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Good body shot from Marley.
Knees in the clinch landing for Marley.
Marley lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ezekiel Marley dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Marley.
Marley throws a jab but it's blocked by Olsen.
Olsen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marley.
Olsen misses with a right hand
and Marley counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Olsen thinking.
Marley jabs Olsen right on the nose. Olsen blinks but takes it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Olsen.
Olsen is breathing heavily.
Good leg kick by Marley.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olsen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Marley moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Marley with the inside leg kick.
Marley connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Olsen momentarily.
A shot to the body from Olsen misses
and Marley counters with a nice uppercut.
Olsen is rocked!
Marley lands a right hook to the body.
Olsen is still on wobbly legs! Can Marley finish him?
Marley lands a right hook to the body.
Olsen seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marley throws a leg kick which misses Olsen's front leg but catches the back leg as Olsen tries to avoid it.
Marley misses with a lunging right hand
and Olsen counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Marley fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Olsen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Marley scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marley avoids the head kick by Olsen.
Marley blocks a low kick nicely.
Marley fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Olsen, pushing him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Olsen.
Olsen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marley scores a nice knee to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Marley.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Marley.
Marley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Olsen can do to turn this around?
Marley presses Olsen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Marley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Marley landing knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Marley.
Ezekiel Marley has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Marley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Marley lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Marley scores a nice knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marley creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Olsen's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Olsen drops to his knees and Marley pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ezekiel Marley!
Ezekiel Marley retains his heavyweight title!
Ezekiel Marley seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Kjetil Olsen spoke after the fight, saying 'Owie!'.
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hype
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