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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Baron Black (ranked 1395 p4p, 782 weight class) and Borislav Marusic (ranked 103 p4p, 61 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Baron Black!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Borislav Marusic!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Black misses its intended target.
Black misses with a looping left.
A countering left hand to the body from Marusic misses.
Marusic works Black's body with a nice hook.
Black misses the jab.
Marusic fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Black on the side of the head.
Marusic scores with a jab to the body.
Marusic moves out of range of the strikes.
It seemed like Marusic was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Black definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Marusic throws a jab when Black was well out of range.
Black was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Black really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Marusic misses the shot to the body.
Black throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Marusic to counter with a crisp jab.
Marusic slips a straight right by Black.
Marusic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Marusic misses with a hook to the body
and Black counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Black takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marusic lands a jab to Black's midsection.
Marusic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Black throws a hook but Marusic avoids it easily.
Marusic lunges at Black with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Black's hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marusic closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Marusic blocks a jab.
A punch lands to the side of Black 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Baron Black is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marusic comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Marusic throws a jab but it's blocked by Black.
Black throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marusic just misses with a punch to the body.
Marusic scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Black doesn't seem bothered though.
Marusic is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Black rather than just go for the knockout.
Black throws an off balance right hand
and Marusic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big left from Black misses.
Black on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Black misses the target.
Marusic throws out a counter right but Black avoids it with no problem.
Black is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Black throws a hook to the side of Marusic's head but Marusic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marusic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Black throws out the jab.
Black takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Marusic slips a jab from Black.
Marusic moves away from the strike by Black.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marusic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Black bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Marusic misses with a looping right.
A swing and a miss from Black.
Marusic looks for a takedown but Black sprawls well.
Black throws a poor cross that misses
and Marusic counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Marusic trying to pass the guard but Black defending well.
Black blocking the ground and pound attempt from Marusic.
Marusic controlling the action here.
Marusic is pressing down on Black's thigh, looking to free his foot. Black is holding on for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marusic seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Black does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Marusic works his way into side control.
An elbow from Marusic crashes against the mat.
Marusic tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Marusic has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Marusic working the ground and pound from side control.
Marusic is staying tight to Black's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Marusic throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marusic tries to advance to mount but can't.
Marusic wants to control but Black is keeping him busy.
Black struggling a bit here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Marusic moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Black taking punishment in the form of punches.
Marusic tries to move to mount but Black blocks the move with his legs.
Marusic looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Black is avoiding damage well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Borislav Marusic dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Marusic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Black throws the left hand but Marusic avoids the punch easily.
Marusic fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Black on the side of the head.
Marusic moves out of range as Black strikes.
Marusic moves out of range as Black strikes.
Marusic lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Marusic ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Horrible takedown attempt by Marusic or perhaps it was just good defense by Black, which made it look bad.
Black swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Marusic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Black.
Black throwing a counter right hand but Marusic manages to avoid it.
Marusic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Marusic throws the left hand but Black avoids the punch easily.
Black misses with a right hand
enabling Marusic to counter with a crisp jab.
Black needs to keep his hands up - Marusic had a free shot at his head there.
A big left from Black misses.
A nice side step and Marusic releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Marusic swings widly with a right hand
enabling Black to counter with a crisp jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Marusic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marusic throws a hook to the side of Black's head but Black sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marusic just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBlack.
Marusic defending well as Black loads up on a big left hand.
Borislav Marusic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marusic with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Black to score with a decent uppercut.
Black misses with a hook. Marusic ducked under it nicely.
Black's jab looks to have found its range, popping Marusic under the eye.
Black throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Marusic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Black throws out a loose jab but Marusic uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big left from Black misses.
Black throws a hook but Marusic blocks it.
Marusic throws a shot to the body.
Marusic closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Black quickly recovers to half guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Marusic working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Black is not content to let Marusic control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marusic moves into full mount! Black won't be happy about that!
Marusic looking to finish with strikes here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marusic landing punches.
Black wants to hold on but Marusic pushes him away.
Black knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Marusic on the ground.
Marusic thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Marusic lands with some strikes.
A nice elbow there by Marusic.
Marusic lands a heavy elbow.
Marusic connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Black on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Black tries to get out of the position.
Black keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Marusic wants to control the pace but Black is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marusic sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marusic trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Black is trying desperately to improve position.
Marusic jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Black is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Black and Marusic has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Black stops Marusic from passing to mount.
Marusic is looking to take a break and control but Black is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Marusic fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Black is not content to let Marusic control the position.
Marusic taking a breather here.
Black stops Marusic from passing to mount.
Marusic wants to control but Black is keeping him busy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Borislav Marusic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Marusic.
Black jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marusic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Black misses with a left hand
letting Marusic counter with a right hand.
Marusic's jab looks to have found its range, popping Black under the eye.
Baron Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marusic blocks a jab.
Black lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Black slips under a jab.
Marusic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Black throws a jab but it's blocked by Marusic.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black moves out of range as Marusic strikes.
Marusic fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Marusic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
As Black backs off Marusic throws a huge counter combo but Black manages to avoid it all.
Black has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Marusic finds it's way round the side to connect with Black's head.
Black looks to land a right hand but Marusic moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Black misses with a hook. Marusic ducked under it nicely.
Black misses with a hook
and Marusic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Marusic moves out of range of the strikes.
Marusic staying out of range there.
Marusic lands the left hand.
Black takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Marusic connects with a body shot that sends Black's belly button to the back.
Black throws a head kick that misses.
Marusic moves out of range as Black strikes.
A swing and a miss from Marusic.
Marusic cracks a nice hook into Black's ribs.
Marusic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Black.
Black looks to land a right hand but Marusic moved out of range.
Black throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marusic slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black looks to land a right hand but Marusic moved out of range.
Marusic looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Black throws a shot from downtown. Marusic moves away and avoids it.
Marusic slips under a jab.
Black on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Marusic slips under a jab from Black.
Black avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marusic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marusic throws a jab but it's blocked by Black.
Marusic swings for the body but Black moves out of range.
A left lands for Marusic.
Black misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marusic.
Black jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marusic lands a glancing blow to the side of Black's head.
Marusic looks to land a left hand but Black moved out of range nicely.
Black takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Black thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marusic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Black misses with a wild body shot.
Black closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The fighters circling - Black throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Black throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd cheers as Marusic lands an impressive looking overhand right. Black doesn't seem phased though.
Black waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Marusic.
Black has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Marusic works Black's body with a nice hook.
Black moves out of range of the strikes.
Marusic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Black.
Marusic throws an overhand right that lands on Black's shoulder, as Black tries to avoid the shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marusic takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marusic blocks a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Marusic! But no joy.
Marusic moves out of range of the strikes.
Marusic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Black manages to avoid it.
Black throws a big shot that misses.
Marusic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Black throws a hook to the side of Marusic's head but Marusic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little jabbing left from Marusic on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Marusic throws a lazy right hand but Black sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Marusic just misses with a punch to the body.
Black takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Black takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Black thows a left - swing and a miss!
Black throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marusic scores with a decent looking hook.
Black jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Black throws a poor cross that misses
and Marusic counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Borislav Marusic really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Black takes one to the chin there.
Marusic fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Marusic scores with a body shot.
Marusic digs a good body shot into Black's ribs.
Black throws a poor cross that misses
and Marusic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Marusic throws the left hand but Black avoids the punch easily.
Marusic cracks a nice hook into Black's ribs.
Black lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Marusic misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marusic.
A slow jab from Black misses its intended target.
Marusic throws out a counter right but Black avoids it with no problem.
Black with a hook.
A big left from Marusic misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black lands with a slapping head kick.
Marusic connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Black throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marusic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Black misses with a looping right.
Black misses with an uppercut. Marusic saw that one coming.
Marusic lands a body shot.
Black slips a jab from Marusic.
Black misses with a looping right.
Marusic is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Black with a body shot.
Marusic scores with a shot to the body.
A lazy left from Marusic finds it's target.
Marusic goes for a double leg but Black avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Black continues to drive forward.
Black jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Black looks to land a left hand but Marusic moved out of range nicely.
Black takes one to the chin there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marusic throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marusic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Black throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marusic throws a counter combo.
A big right from Black misses.
Black slips under a jab.
Black looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Black throws a lazy uppercut
and Marusic counters with a nice double leg into side control. Black won't be happy with that.
Marusic is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Black is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Marusic working away.
Marusic is chipping away with strikes.
Marusic takes a little break here. Black wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Borislav Marusic has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Marusic wants to lay and pray for a moment but Black keeps working.
Marusic is working Black over with some ground and pound from side control.
Black parries the strikes from Marusic easily there. Marusic is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Black to escape.
Marusic looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Black is avoiding damage well.
That's four 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.
Marusic working away.
Marusic creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Marusic is looking to take a break and control but Black is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Marusic postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Marusic lands an elbow.
Marusic trying to control the action but Black is working from the bottom.
Marusic throws a strike aimed at the side of Black's head but Black avoids it well.
Black taking punishment in the form of punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Borislav Marusic dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Black, as that shot connected.
Baron Black has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Borislav Marusic is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nice shot by Marusic.
Black throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Marusic to counter with a crisp jab.
Marusic slips a straight right by Black.
Black rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Marusic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Marusic scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Black doesn't seem bothered though.
A lazy left from Black finds it's target.
Black throws a poor cross that misses
and Marusic counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Marusic.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marusic passes Black's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Marusic seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Marusic is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Black!
Marusic can't control as he wanted to and Black manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marusic 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.
Black trying to hold on to Marusic's head to control him but Marusic postures up.
Marusic tries to pass to full mount but Black defends it.
Marusic content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Black is not content to let Marusic control the position.
Black won't allow Marusic to pass to mount.
Black trying to control from the bottom.
Marusic wants to pass the guard but Black is defending well.
Marusic wants to control but Black is keeping him busy.
Marusic thows a huge punch but Black dodges it nicely.
Marusic not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marusic content to control rather than advance.
Black is staying active underneath Marusic, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Marusic clobbers Black with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Black misses with a body shot.
Marusic changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Black looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Marusic remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Black prevents Marusic from improving position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marusic trying to control the position but Black is working away.
Black can't do much from the bottom here.
Black tries to buck Marusic off but Marusic is having none of it.
Black takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Marusic is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Black's shoulder. That is not cool.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marusic landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Marusic happy to just control the position for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Borislav Marusic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Marusic 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 45:50
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 45:50
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Borislav Marusic! Borislav Marusic retains his bantamweight title!
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