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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ezekiel Marley (ranked 1 p4p, 31 weight class) and Lasse Savisto (ranked 1 p4p, 5 weight class). Marley comes to the cage accompanied by WANTED. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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28 - 3 - 0 |
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190 cm
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19 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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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 28 - 3 - 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 19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lasse Savisto!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Seu Braga and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savisto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And Marley counters with a quick kick to the body but Savisto blocks it.
Marley cracks Savisto with a right hand to the side of the head.
It looks like Lasse Savisto has been cut.
Marley slips under a jab from Savisto.
An attempted straight right counter from Marley misses the target.
Savisto fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Savisto tries for a takedown but Marley circles away easily
and Marley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marley moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savisto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marley was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Marley swings for the body but Savisto moves out of range.
Savisto drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Marley defends it well.
Savisto misses the shot to the body.
Savisto connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
It looks like Ezekiel Marley has been cut.
Savisto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Savisto misses with a lunging right hand
and Marley counters with a nice right hand that sends Savisto toppling to the canvas! Savisto scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Marley finish him?!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oooh a lovely combination from Savisto sends Marley down but not out. Savisto dives into side control looking to finish.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marley is looking to reverse the position.
Savisto trying to control the position but Marley is working away.
Marley controls the position for a moment.
Marley dodges the ground and pound from Savisto.
Savisto wants to take a breather but Marley manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Savisto.
Savisto throwing strikes but missing.
Savisto postures up in Marley's guard and throws a big left but Marley blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marley is pulling down on Savisto's head. It's preventing any offense from Savisto, at least for the moment.
Marley keeping full guard, as Savisto tries to pass.
Savisto working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Savisto accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Marley keeping moving, preventing Savisto from controlling successfully.
Savisto being controlled here momentarily.
Savisto throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Marley works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Savisto accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Marley is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Savisto looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Marley looks to score with a jab to the body but Savisto is just out of range.
Savisto with the counter takedown but Marley avoids it easily.
Savisto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Savisto defending well as Marley loads up on a big left hand.
Savisto feints the counter takedown.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lasse Savisto 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!
A shot to the body from Savisto misses
and Marley counters with a good, hard body kick but Savisto shrugs it off.
Marley slaps away a takedown attempt from Savisto, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And Marley counters with a quick kick to the body but Savisto blocks it.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Nice defenses there by Marley.
Savisto fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marley swings for the body but Savisto moves out of range.
Savisto swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marley cracks Savisto with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Savisto swings away with a body shot that misses
and Marley counters with a nice body kick.
Savisto is breathing heavily.
Savisto walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Savisto limp body while Marley jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ezekiel Marley!
Ezekiel Marley retains his heavyweight title!
Ezekiel Marley decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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