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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gaius Marius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Blimm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gaius Marius has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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170 lbs
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172 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gaius Marius !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Billy Blimm!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Russell Pearce and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blimm wants to clinch up but Marius keeps it at a distance.
Marius looks for a takedown but Blimm sprawls well.
Blimm gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Marius chips away with some ground and pound.
Blimm not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Blimm keeping moving, preventing Marius from controlling successfully.
Marius pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Blimm is keeping the position for now.
Marius is working hard here to advance position.
Marius seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Blimm will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blimm pushes Marius off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Blimm tries to bum rush Marius with a series of wild strikes but Marius uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Marius fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Blimm gets a clinch.
Blimm tries to score a body lock takedown but Marius shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Blimm tries to circle away but Marius has him pinned against the cage.
Marius pulls guard successfully.
Marius is trying to control the position but Blimm postures up.
Blimm decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Marius , up you get!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marius looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gaius Marius . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blimm will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Blimm fails in his attempt to clinch.
Marius drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Blimm trying to keep a closed guard but Marius is proving a slippery customer.
Marius looking to sit in guard and control but Blimm gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Marius wants to sweep here but Blimm controlling him for the moment.
Blimm wanted to stand there but Marius had control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marius looking for a sweep. Not yet Marius , not yet.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Blimm trying to stand up but can't free himself from Marius 's guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Marius clinches up with Blimm and pushes him back against the cage.
Marius pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Marius changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Blimm tries to avoid it but Marius manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Blimm to the ground. Blimm escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Marius tries for a takedown but Blimm sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Blimm throws a big shot that misses.
Blimm lands an overhand right.
Billy Blimm is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marius showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blimm.
Marius avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blimm throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Marius stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Blimm throws a low kick, looking for Marius 's leg but Marius calmly moves out of range.
Marius shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Marius 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.
Marius is breathing heavily.
Blimm tries to kick Marius off but Marius keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gaius Marius dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Marius clinches.
Marius can't get the takedown.
Blimm prevents a takedown attempt there.
Marius has Blimm pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Blimm manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gaius Marius . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marius tries for a takedown but Blimm manages to get underhooks.
Blimm gets underhooks to prevent Marius 's takedown attempt.
Blimm is trying to break the clinch but Marius is controlling him.
Blimm pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Billy Blimm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marius goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Marius checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Blimm throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Marius .
Blimm throws a nice looking combination but Marius bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Blimm throws a right hand that Marius ducks under and follows up with a left that Marius also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blimm looks to clinch
and Marius counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Marius drops an elbow to the side of Blimm's head.
Marius is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Blimm is refusing to be controlled, as Marius sits in half guard.
Marius looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Blimm with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Marius thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marius not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Marius is looking to take a break and control but Blimm is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marius is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Marius wants to take a breather but Blimm is having none of it.
Marius thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Blimm misses with a double jab
and Marius counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Blimm!
Blimm is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marius lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Blimm is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Marius looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marius scoring with strikes but Blimm is staying in there.
The referee warns Blimm that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Marius is landing with some decent strikes but Blimm is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Marius cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Marius in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Marius lands a big elbow.
Marius landing strikes, looking to finish!
Blimm takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marius with the ground and pound from mount.
Blimm is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marius looking to control but Blimm is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
You get the feeling that Blimm really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Marius trying to control but Blimm is having none of it.
Marius punishing his opponent with strikes.
Marius working the ground and pound effectively.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marius landing punches.
Marius has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Blimm's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gaius Marius dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Marius decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Blimm is trying to get back to full guard.
Marius lands with a punch from half guard.
Marius scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Marius thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Blimm keeping control of the position.
Marius missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Blimm avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Marius .
Blimm takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Marius missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marius is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Blimm avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Marius .
Marius missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Marius is trying to control the action in half guard but Blimm is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Marius sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Blimm defending well though.
Marius missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Marius looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Blimm avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Marius .
Marius throwing shots but Blimm is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Marius fails with a takedown attempt.
Marius closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Marius lands in his opponent's guard.
Gaius Marius overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Blimm wants to stand but Marius is controlling the position.
Marius thows a big elbow that misses.
Marius tries to free his leg and advance position but Blimm is retaining full guard.
Blimm pulls Marius in close to prevent any damage.
Marius slips nicely into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blimm wants to get back to his feet.
Marius is working for a kimura but Blimm is defending it quite comfortably.
Marius throwing shots but Blimm is blocking nicely.
Marius wants to pass to mount but Blimm is defending the position.
Marius passes to side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Marius tries to advance to mount but can't.
Marius with the ground and pound but Blimm regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Blimm avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Marius .
Marius is keen to just control but Blimm is a slippery customer.
Nice strikes from Marius there.
Blimm missing with punches from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gaius Marius clearly takes 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.
Blimm throws a lazy head kick
and Marius counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Blimm!
Blimm wants to hold on but Marius pushes him away.
Blimm is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Marius is staying active.
Blimm is in a horrible position here. Marius smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Marius scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Marius wants to control the pace but Blimm is squirming around nicely.
Marius pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Blimm is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Marius with a couple of short strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marius lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Marius sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Marius cracks Blimm with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Marius working Blimm over with strikes here.
Blimm is squirming around, avoiding Marius 's attempts to control the action.
Marius lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Blimm hang on?
Marius sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Marius looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marius avoids the attempt from Blimm to control.
Marius lands a big elbow.
Marius lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Marius with a couple of short strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marius working Blimm over with strikes here.
Marius putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Blimm is still in real trouble! Can Marius finish him?
Marius looking to control but Blimm is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marius controlling from the full mount.
Blimm seems to have recovered his senses.
Marius lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The referee warns Blimm that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Marius scoring with strikes but Blimm is staying in there.
Marius lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Marius controlling the position easily from mount.
Marius is landing with some decent strikes but Blimm is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marius landing strikes from the mount and Blimm is in trouble!
Blimm taking shots to the head.
Blimm takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Blimm tries to lock up and control but Marius gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Blimm flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Marius trying to control but he's not successful this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marius lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Marius lands a nice shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gaius Marius had his way with Billy Blimm in that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Blimm misses with a body kick.
Marius closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Blimm to the mat! Blimm manages to get full guard.
Blimm keeping moving, preventing Marius from controlling successfully.
Marius pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Blimm is keeping the position for now.
Marius thows a big elbow that misses.
Marius slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Blimm pushes Marius away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Marius gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Marius looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Blimm is avoiding damage well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blimm regains half guard, as Marius was trying to land strikes.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Marius trying to control the action but Blimm is working from the bottom.
Marius is pressing down on Blimm's thigh, looking to free his foot. Blimm is holding on for now.
Marius is looking to take a break and control but Blimm is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Marius throwing shots but Blimm is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Marius working Blimm over with strikes.
Marius misses with a head shot. Blimm uses the momentum to regain guard.
Marius pushes down on Blimm's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Marius sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Blimm defending well though.
Marius throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Marius seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Blimm is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blimm blocking the ground and pound attempt from Marius .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marius is nestled in close to Blimm, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Marius looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Marius scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Marius is looking for a kimura but Blimm is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Marius to get the leverage.
Blimm pushes Marius off looking to stand but Marius dives back in and keeps control.
Marius is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blimm can do to turn this around?
Blimm on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Blimm taking some punishment here, with Marius in his half guard.
Marius wants to lay and pray for a moment but Blimm keeps working.
Marius thows a huge punch but Blimm dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Marius working over Blimm with some ground and pound. Blimm looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Blimm pushes Marius off looking to stand but Marius dives back in and keeps control.
Marius sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Blimm defending well though.
Marius wants to pass the guard but Blimm is defending well.
Marius working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Blimm wants to get back to his feet.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Blimm misses with a looping right.
Billy Blimm has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gaius Marius is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Blimm misses with a double jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gaius Marius showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Marius , winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 50:43
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 50:43
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 50:43
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gaius Marius !
Gaius Marius retains his welterweight title!
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