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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ezekiel Marley (ranked 1 p4p, 15 weight class) and Takeda Shida (ranked 1 p4p, 2 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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 34 - 4 - 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 17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Takeda Shida!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Mauricio Rocha and Daniel Cesar.
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.
Marley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shida.
Marley jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Shida is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Shida thumps Marley with a low kick.
Marley lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Shida misses with a hook
letting Marley counter with a right hand.
Shida misses with a hook
and Marley counters with a good low kick that Shida was not able to check.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shida ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marley moves away.
Marley jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Shida misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shida takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Marley misses with a hook
and Shida counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Ezekiel Marley has been cut.
Shida cracks a nice hook into Marley's ribs.
Shida throws a hook but Marley avoids it easily.
A shot to the liver by Marley. Beautiful body shot.
A low kick from Shida misses
and Marley makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Shida really felt that one!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shida throws a body shot but no joy.
Shida pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Marley is looking to counter with a body kick.
Shida ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marley moves away.
As Shida tries to get set, Marley tries to push him back and clinch up but Shida manages to avoid the attempt.
Shida swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marley moves out of range of the strikes.
A low kick from Shida is predictable there
and Marley counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shida throws out a leg kick but Marley moves out of range and Shida only half commits.
Marley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shida.
Marley backing away here, and Shida unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
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.
Marley scores with a shot to the body.
Shida misses with a body shot.
Marley is looking to counter the offense by Shida and move into the clinch.
Marley lands with a shot to the body.
Marley throws a hook to the side of Shida's head but Shida sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shida throws a shot from downtown. Marley moves away and avoids it.
Marley swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Marley throws a body punch but Shida moves out of range.
Marley is looking to wear down Shida with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Shida throws a big shot that misses.
Marley wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Marley moves out of range of the strikes.
Marley looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Marley keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marley loads up on a big right hand but Shida slips the punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ezekiel Marley will probably get the nod.
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 ducks under a wild hook from Shida.
Shida throws a half hearted mid kick.
Shida takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Shida misses with a left hand
and Marley counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Marley connects with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shida misses with a right hand
and Marley counters with a body kick.
Marley throws a poor cross that misses
and Shida counters with a nice kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shida swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marley tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Shida manages to circle out of the way.
Shida takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Shida throws an off balance right hand
and Marley counters with a low kick, right behind Shida 's knee.
Marley throws the left hand but Shida avoids the punch easily.
Shida throws a body punch but Marley moves out of range.
Shida misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marley.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marley throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Shida to counter with a crisp jab.
Marley lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Takeda Shida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shida swings for the body but Marley moves out of range.
Shida uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marley.
Marley is looking to slow Shida down with leg kicks.
Shida throws a lazy uppercut
and Marley counters with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Marley - that will leave a mark!
Shida throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shida smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Shida fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marley manages to avoid it.
Marley is looking to counter the offense by Shida and move into the clinch.
Shida misses with a body shot
and Marley holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Marley lands a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shida is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Marley to keep the fight standing.
Shida wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Marley tries to throw a body punch but Shida avoids it by throwing Marley back against the cage.
Marley misses with a punch to the body.
Marley tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shida avoids it.
Shida looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Marley keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Shida's efforts to push away.
Shida wants to get back to striking at distance but Marley won't allow it.
Shida managing to block the knees to the body from Marley.
Shida has had enough of the clinch but Marley keeps him there for the moment.
Shida blocks an uppercut.
Shida's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marley lands a jab to the head.
Marley connects with a crisp jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ezekiel Marley dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ezekiel Marley's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Shida ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ezekiel Marley is winning the standup battle so far.
Shida moves out of range of the body kick from Marley.
Marley moves out of range of the body kick.
Marley feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Shida throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Marley feinted there with a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shida uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marley.
Marley throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shida throws a half hearted mid kick.
Marley throws a quick counter kick to the body but Shida avoids it.
Marley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shida is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Marley with a body shot.
A leg kick checked by Shida.
A low kick from Shida is predictable there
and Marley counters by moving into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Marley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Marley lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shida wants to break the clinch but can't.
Marley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shida can do to turn this around?
Marley lands a right hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Marley.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shida manages to break the clinch.
Shida walks into a stiff left hand from Marley.
A left lands for Shida.
Shida checks a leg kick.
Marley misses with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shida throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marley tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Shida manages to circle out of the way.
Shida swings for the body but Marley moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shida swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shida with a nice calf kick.
Shida misses with a looping right.
It looked like Marley wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Marley rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Shida counters with a stiff right hand.
Marley moves out of range of the strikes.
Marley looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Shida misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And Marley counters with a quick kick to the body but Shida blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Marley.
Shida throws a right hand that misses
and Marley counters with a nice uppercut.
Shida misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marley.
Shida throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Marley half committed to a counter leg kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shida swings for the body but Marley moves out of range.
Shida misses the body punch
and Marley counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ezekiel Marley clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Ezekiel Marley's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Shida chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Marley can pounce on him.
Marley connects with a leg kick.
Shida checks a low kick from Marley.
A big left from Shida misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marley moves out of range as Shida strikes.
Marley gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shida goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Marley looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Marley fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Shida misses with an uppercut
and Marley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shida ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marley moves away.
Marley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Marley backing away here, and Shida unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A shot to the body from Marley misses
and Marley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shida tries to move into range but Marley moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Shida swings for the body but Marley moves out of range.
Marley connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Marley thumps Shida with a low kick.
Shida misses with a shot to the body
letting Marley counter with a right hand.
Shida's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Marley throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shida throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Marley is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Shida.
Marley cracks Shida with a right hand to the side of the head.
Marley throws a nice inside leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Shida.
Marley is looking to counter the offense by Shida and move into the clinch.
Marley connects with a solid leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shida connects with an inside leg kick.
Marley with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Shida misses with a body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shida swings away with a body shot that misses
and Marley counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Shida thinking.
Shida misses with a looping right.
Marley looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ezekiel Marley had his way with Takeda Shida in 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! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Shida throws a jab but it's blocked by Marley.
Marley throws a quick counter kick to the body but Shida avoids it.
Shida tries to land a body kick
and Shida takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shida throws a poor cross that misses
and Marley counters with a stiff right hand.
Shida motions for Marley to come forward. Shida throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Marley seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Shida checks a leg kick.
Shida was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Shida throws a hook but Marley blocks it.
Marley half committed to a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marley checks a leg kick nicely.
Marley is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Shida.
Marley misses with an uppercut
and Shida counters with a body kick that stops Marley in his tracks momentarily.
Marley with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Shida thows a leg kick but Marley checks it
enabling Marley to counter with a crisp jab.
Shida throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marley is looking to counter with a body kick.
Takeda Shida has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shida swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Marley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Marley.
Marley moves out of range as Shida strikes.
Nice shot by Marley.
Shida fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marley manages to avoid it.
Marley with a hook.
Shida takes a swing at Marley's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shida fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marley manages to avoid it.
Marley feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Marley buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Marley keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Shida misses with an uppercut
and Marley counters with an outside leg kick.
Shida throws a head kick but Marley moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shida tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marley was well out of range. Poor timing from Shida.
Marley misses with a right hand
and Shida finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Shida throws a leg kick which misses Marley's front leg but catches the back leg as Marley tries to avoid it.
Shida throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Marley, as that shot connected.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marley works Shida's body with a nice hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ezekiel Marley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Marley has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 50:45
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 50:45
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... 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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