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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Takeda Shida (ranked 1 p4p, 4 weight class) and Ezekiel Marley (ranked 1 p4p, 2 weight class). Marley is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by WANTED. Takeda Shida has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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 17 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Takeda Shida!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ezekiel Marley!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Luis Engracia and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Shida takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Marley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shida.
Marley staying out of range there.
Marley lands with a hook. Shida tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Marley smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Shida looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Shida takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marley throws the left hand but Shida avoids the punch easily.
Marley connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shida tries a low kick but Marley avoids it.
Marley flicks out a counter leg kick but Shida steps away.
Marley slips a straight right by Shida.
Marley tries a quick counter leg kick but Shida is wise to it.
Shida throws a body shot but no joy.
Marley wants to counter the offense by Shida and move into the clinch position.
Shida is looking to land body kicks.
Shida misses with a looping left.
Shida throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Marley wants to counter with a clinch but Shida pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Shida misses with a body shot
and Marley counters with a right hand to the body.
Jab from Shida.
Good shot there by Shida.
It looks like Ezekiel Marley has been cut.
Marley throws a looping overhand right but Shida ducks down to avoid it.
Shida pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Marley wants to counter the offense by Shida and move into the clinch position.
Shida ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shida misses with a looping right.
Marley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shida.
Marley scores with a sloppy right hand. Shida should have avoided that one.
Marley shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Shida swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Shida throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Marley wants to counter the offense by Shida and move into the clinch position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marley lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Shida defending well as Marley loads up on a big left hand.
Shida really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Shida takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Marley scores with a jab. Shida acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Marley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shida.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marley just misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ezekiel Marley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ezekiel Marley's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Marley chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Marley feints and then cracks Shida's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Shida down.
Shida 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.
Shida tries to score with a low kick but Marley moves his leg out of the way.
Marley steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Shida.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shida works the jab nicely.
Good work by Marley as he checks the leg kick.
Marley thinks about the counter body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marley lands a really nice looking cross but Shida seems unphased.
Shida gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Shida might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Marley connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Shida swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marley doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Marley punishes Shida's body with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shida throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Marley misses.
Marley avoids the body shot from Shida.
Marley lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Marley connects with a nice looking jab.
Shida throws out a loose jab but Marley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shida sets himself, and Marley steps forward looking for the clinch! Shida avoids it this time.
Marley throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
It looked like Shida wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Marley.
Marley fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Marley has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Marley takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Marley avoids the body shot from Shida.
Marley tries to counter with a clinch but Shida shakes him off and moves away.
Marley takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Marley wants to counter the offense by Shida and move into the clinch position.
Marley with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marley swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Marley misses the jab.
Marley lands with a nice body kick.
Shida misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marley.
Marley doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Marley.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ezekiel Marley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ezekiel Marley's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Shida throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shida looks to land a left hand but Marley moved out of range nicely.
Marley is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Marley moves out of range of the strikes.
Marley sizes up Shida with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Marley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marley fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Shida on the side of the head.
Shida moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marley connects with a body shot.
Shida throws a right hand that misses
and Marley counters by clinching up.
Shida lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Marley or not.
Marley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shida breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Marley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marley chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Shida throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marley wants to counter with a clinch but Shida pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shida was well out of range. Poor timing from Marley.
Shida half committed to a counter leg kick.
Shida takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ezekiel Marley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shida takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Shida lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Shida misses with a body shot.
And Marley responds with a good body kick, but Shida manages to step out the way in time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marley connects with a body shot.
Shida throws a big shot that misses.
Marley ducks right into an uppercut from Shida.
Marley throws a wild body kick that Shida sees coming a mile off.
Shida swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Marley rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Shida counters with a stiff right hand.
Marley digs a good body shot into Shida's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shida.
It looked like Shida wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Marley with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Shida walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Shida moves out of range of the body kick from Marley.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sloppy strikes from Shida. Those never looked like landing.
Marley tries to counter with a clinch but Shida shakes him off and moves away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ezekiel Marley really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ezekiel Marley's cut.
That's time! Shida's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Marley throws a body kick that misses.
Shida keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Shida blocks the body kick.
Shida dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Marley. That did some damage!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shida throws a left and a right that both miss
and Marley counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Shida tries to pull guard but Marley holds him up against the cage and eventually Shida drops back down to his feet.
Shida tries to pull guard but Marley forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marley misses with a punch on the inside.
Marley using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
A right handed body shot lands from Marley.
Shida's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Marley lands a nice uppercut.
Marley tries to land knees in the clinch but Shida avoids the damage to the body.
Marley struggles to land a body shot inside as Shida controls his hands.
Marley lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Marley works on Shida's body with a couple of short punches.
Shida's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Marley tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shida avoids it.
Shida is looking to break free of the clinch but Marley has double underhooks.
Marley struggles to land a body shot inside as Shida controls his hands.
Marley lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short left from Marley.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Marley obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shida avoiding damage as Marley throws knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Marley.
A nice left hand lands by Marley.
A right handed body shot lands from Marley.
A left hand lands to the body for Marley.
Shida managing to block the knees to the body from Marley.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Marley obliges.
Shida is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Marley using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Marley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marley crunches a lovely knee into Shida's ribcage.
Marley lands a right hand.
Shida blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Marley lands with a right to the head.
Marley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shida tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Takeda Shida. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marley is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shida is defending well for now.
Marley lands with a right to the head.
Shida wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Marley has him pressed against the cage.
Shida wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Marley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ezekiel Marley seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Marley misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shida.
Shida breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Marley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shida.
Marley ducks under a wild hook from Shida.
Shida blocks the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shida misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marley.
Marley misses with a kick to the body.
Marley takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Shida lands a nice leg kick that just misses Marley's sensitive parts.
Marley motions for Shida to come forward. Marley throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Shida swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Marley to counter with a crisp jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ezekiel Marley dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Ezekiel Marley's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Marley chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Shida looks to score with a jab to the body but Marley is just out of range.
Marley wants to counter the offense by Shida and move into the clinch position.
Shida swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Marley makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Marley lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shida connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Marley throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marley thows a body kick. Shida tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Marley digs a good hook to Shida's body.
Shida ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Marley throws a sloppy head kick and Shida moves out of range easily.
Shida fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marley buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Marley scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Marley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shida.
A head kick from Shida lands but Marley takes it in his stride.
Shida looks to throw the jab but Marley is out of range.
Marley wants to counter with a clinch but Shida pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marley looks to score with a jab to the body but Shida is just out of range.
Takeda Shida has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marley with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Shida to score with a decent uppercut.
Marley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Marley - that will leave a mark!
Marley takes a swing at Shida's ribcage but misses.
Marley throws the kick towards the body but Shida avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marley misses with a wild body shot.
Shida throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Marley on the side of the head.
That has opened up Ezekiel Marley's cut even more.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shida. Marley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marley wants to counter the offense by Shida and move into the clinch position.
A jab from Shida does it's job there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shida throws a low kick, looking for Marley's leg but Marley calmly moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ezekiel Marley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Marley has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 45:50
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 45:50
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ezekiel Marley!
Ezekiel Marley is the new heavyweight champion!
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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