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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Borislav Marusic (ranked 3058 p4p, 2409 weight class) and Kai Chen (ranked 250 p4p, 209 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Borislav Marusic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kai Chen!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Marusic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marusic has hold of one of Chen's legs. Chen is fighting the takedown attempt but Marusic gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Marusic distracts Chen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Chen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Marusic with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
We've been hearing that Marusic has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marusic looking to pass the guard.
Chen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Chen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Marusic passes Chen's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Chen trying to control but Marusic postures up.
Chen actively working from the bottom here.
Chen with the active half guard here but Marusic passes nicely into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chen is trying to get back to half guard.
Chen trying to remain calm as Marusic controls from the top position.
Marusic trying to control the position but Chen is working away.
Chen on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Chen is trying to improve his position.
Chen prevents Marusic from improving position.
Chen tries to buck Marusic off but Marusic is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marusic has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Chen!
Marusic with good strikes from the mount here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chen tries to lock up and control but Marusic gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Chen is in all sorts of trouble here.
Marusic with good strikes from the mount here!
Marusic scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Chen tries to hold on but Marusic pushes him away.
Marusic can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Chen is looking to escape.
Marusic controlling his opponent.
Chen can't escape the position.
Marusic landing strikes from the mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marusic trying to control but Chen is having none of it.
Marusic has hold of Chen's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Chen manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marusic with good strikes from the mount here!
Chen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Chen is squirming around, avoiding Marusic's attempts to control the action.
Marusic goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Chen turns into him and now he's in Marusic's guard.
Chen tries to free his leg and advance position but Marusic is retaining full guard.
Chen is still trying to improve position.
Chen trying to control the position from guard on top but Marusic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marusic keeping full guard, as Chen tries to pass.
Chen trying to control the position from guard on top but Marusic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chen looking to pass the guard.
Chen drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Marusic manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Chen has Marusic in his guard.
Chen working for a triangle but Marusic defends it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Borislav Marusic dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Marusic swings widly with a right hand
and Chen counters with a nice body shot.
Marusic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chen throws a jab but it's blocked by Marusic.
Chen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Marusic finds it's way round the side to connect with Chen's head.
Marusic fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Chen, pushing him back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Marusic.
Chen has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Marusic avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Marusic cracks Chen with a nice body shot.
Marusic stops a takedown attempt from Chen.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Marusic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Marusic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Marusic lands with a light punch inside.
Marusic scores with a shot to the side of Chen's head.
Chen is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Marusic pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Borislav Marusic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kai Chen.
Chen jumps guard but Marusic turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marusic working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Marusic scores with a nice hook to the head.
Marusic works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right hook to the body lands for Marusic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marusic is pressed up against the cage. Chen has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Marusic down to the mat. Marusic avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kai Chen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Marusic misses its intended target.
Chen lands with an overhand left.
Chen misses with a body shot.
Marusic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chen.
Marusic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chen.
Chen misses with a straight left.
Nice body punch from Marusic.
Chen moves into the clinch successfully.
Chen is trying to pull guard but Marusic turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Marusic tries to throw a body punch but Chen avoids it by throwing Marusic back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Marusic.
Marusic lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chen backwards.
Marusic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chen can do to turn this around?
Marusic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Chen is trying to drag Marusic to the mat but Marusic just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Marusic lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chen wants a takedown.
Chen lands a takedown into guard.
Chen is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Marusic is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Marusic has escaped and now he's on top!
Chen is breathing heavily.
Marusic trying to control but Chen is working from the bottom.
Marusic advances position into side control!
Chen on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Marusic tries to move into full mount but can't pass Chen's legs.
Chen regains half guard.
Chen manages to get to full guard.
Marusic has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Chen keeping full guard, as Marusic tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marusic controls from within his opponent's guard.
Marusic landing some decent shots from guard.
Marusic wants to control from the top but Chen keeps moving.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Marusic's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Marusic landing with the ground and pound.
Chen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Marusic gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Marusic gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Marusic advances position into side control!
Marusic lands a decent elbow from side control.
Marusic tries to advance to mount but can't.
Chen gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Chen is looking to improve his position but Marusic isn't that keen on the idea.
Marusic avoids the attempt from Chen to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Borislav Marusic dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Chen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Chen shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Chen showed some decent athleticism there.
Marusic is defending against the submission attempts here by Chen.
Chen wants to work for an arm triangle but Marusic is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chen is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Marusic doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Chen.
Chen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Marusic does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chen stalling away here and it's allowed Marusic to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Marusic looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Marusic seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Marusic is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Chen defends well.
Chen tries to free his leg and advance position but Marusic is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Chen works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Marusic is trying to get back to full guard.
Marusic is trying to maintain the position but Chen is very close to passing his half guard.
Marusic has his hands clasped together around Chen's back. He's all about the action.
Borislav Marusic overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chen looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Marusic tries to get to full guard but Chen has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chen is looking to take a break and control but Marusic is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Chen is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Marusic sees it coming and defends easily.
Marusic tries to get to full guard but Chen has control of the leg.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Marusic misses the shot to the body.
Chen throws a lazy right hand but Marusic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Marusic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chen darts in and clinches Marusic up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chen.
Kai Chen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chen tries to pull guard but Marusic forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Marusic manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A short uppercut from Marusic.
Marusic stalling in the clinch.
Marusic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Borislav Marusic has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Marusic struggles to land a body shot inside as Chen controls his hands.
Chen drops down looking for an ankle pick but Marusic pulls his leg out and moves away.
Marusic clinches up with Chen and pushes him back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kai Chen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Marusic has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Borislav Marusic!
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