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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ezekiel Marley (ranked 2 p4p, 5 weight class) and Noah Anderson (ranked 1 p4p, 2 weight class). Marley comes to the cage accompanied by WANTED. Anderson has chosen Bassically by Tei Shi as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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19 - 2 - 0 |
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33 - 15 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
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 19 - 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 33 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Noah Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Seu Braga and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marley throws a lazy right hand but Anderson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Anderson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Anderson misses with a lunging right hand
and Anderson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marley misses with a lunging right hand
and Marley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Ezekiel Marley has been cut.
Anderson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Anderson avoids a kick to the body.
Despite the aggression on Anderson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Marley lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marley throws a quick inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anderson. Marley does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson checks the leg kick.
Marley backing away here, and Anderson unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Marley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses
and Marley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Noah Anderson has been cut.
Anderson throws a leg kick which misses Marley's front leg but catches the back leg as Marley tries to avoid it.
Noah Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Anderson misses with a wild body shot.
A quick step to the side and Marley tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marley misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anderson manages to avoid it.
Marley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Anderson throws a lazy right hand but Marley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Anderson throws a looping overhand right but Marley ducks down to avoid it.
Marley swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Anderson just misses with a punch to the body.
Marley appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Marley moves out of range of the body kick.
A little feinted left hand from Marley on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A low kick from Marley misses
and Anderson counters with a nice body kick.
A big left from Anderson misses.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Anderson misses with a looping left.
Anderson jabs Marley to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Anderson digs a good hook to Marley's body.
Marley is breathing heavily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Marley lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Anderson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Anderson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Anderson.
Anderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws the kick towards the body but Marley avoids it.
We've been told by Marley's head coaches at Convicted Fight Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Anderson misses with a straight left.
Anderson loads up on a big right hand but Marley slips the punch.
Marley is looking to counter punch.
Anderson throws a lazy body kick
and Marley counters with a straight right hand.
Marley misses with a body kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It appears Marley was looking to counter with a kick there.
Anderson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Marley stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Noah Anderson dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Anderson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marley.
Noah Anderson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Marley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Anderson.
Marley chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Anderson throws a body shot but no joy.
And Marley counters with a quick kick to the body but Anderson blocks it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Marley.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson scores with a punch to the head.
Anderson misses with a looping left.
Marley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anderson.
As Anderson backs away, Marley returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marley clinches.
Anderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Marley.
Anderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marley takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Marley trying to land knees to the body.
Marley takes a knee right on the jaw!
Anderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Anderson lands with a nice body punch.
A big left from Anderson misses.
Anderson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Marley appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Anderson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Marley.
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.
Marley rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Anderson counters with a stiff right hand.
Ezekiel Marley's cut is getting worse.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Anderson misses.
Marley gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Marley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Anderson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Marley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Marley.
Marley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Anderson misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Anderson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Anderson manages to break the clinch.
Marley throws a predictable looking body shot
and Anderson counters with a nice right hand that sends Marley toppling to the canvas! Marley scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Anderson finish him?!
Marley is rocked!
Anderson lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Marley head around and knocks him out cold! Anderson hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Noah Anderson!
Noah Anderson is the new heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Noah Anderson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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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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