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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tedy Boy Marino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damian Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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197 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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180 cm
20
190 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin |
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Powerful takedowns
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tedy Boy Marino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Damian Maia!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Joseph Jones and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marino shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Marino looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Marino controlling the position easily from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maia really wants to buck Marino off and get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marino sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Maia is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Marino throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Marino controlling from mount.
Maia squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Marino tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Marino landing strikes, looking to finish!
Maia wants to try and get back to his feet.
Marino tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Marino misses with a head shot.
Marino dominating with strikes here.
Maia is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marino controlling the pace for now.
Marino throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Maia because Marino loaded up on that one.
Marino in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Marino content just to control the position here.
Maia is trying to stand up.
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.
Maia is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Marino scoring with strikes but Maia is staying in there.
Marino won't let Maia get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Marino controlling from mount.
Marino won't let Maia get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marino lands a big elbow.
Marino sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Maia in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tedy Boy Marino dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Maia misses with a wild body shot.
Marino closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Maia did well to prevent Marino getting side control.
Well, if Marino is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Maia tries to kick Marino off but Marino keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Marino performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Maia is trying to stand up here but Marino is controlling him well.
Marino controlling the action here.
Marino looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Maia with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia wants to get back to his feet.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Marino thows a huge punch but Maia dodges it nicely.
Marino slows the pace down in half guard.
Maia is looking to escape.
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.
Marino sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marino missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Marino in particular looking to stall.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Tedy Boy Marino just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Maia misses with a straight left.
Marino is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Maia's half guard.
Marino is taking a breather. Maia says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Marino takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia tries to kick Marino off but Marino keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Marino throwing shots but Maia is blocking nicely.
Maia kicks off Marino and gets to his feet.
Marino scores a takedown into full mount!
You get the feeling that Maia really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Marino raining down shots from the mount!
Marino sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Poor strikes thrown by Marino there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maia's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Marino working Maia over with strikes here.
Marino controlling the pace for now.
Maia in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Marino sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tedy Boy Marino dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Maia lands a right hook to the body.
Marino shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Maia wants to stand up but Marino is controlling him.
Tedy Boy Marino overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Marino slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Maia is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Marino is controlling him.
Maia is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Marino throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia wants to stand but Marino is controlling the position.
Marino working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Marino shoots in looking for a takedown. Maia tries to sprawl out of it but Marino keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Maia manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Marino scores with a takedown into Maia's guard.
Maia wants to stand and escape but Marino is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maia being controlled here, momentarily.
Marino won't allow Maia to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Marino stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Maia swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Maia misses with a body shot.
Marino feints and as Maia raises his hands in defense, Marino changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Marino wants to control from the top but Maia keeps moving.
Maia wants to stand up but Marino is controlling him.
Maia preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Marino controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marino's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Maia is looking to stand up but Marino isn't so interested in that idea.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marino showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tedy Boy Marino showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Marino, 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tedy Boy Marino!
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hype
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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