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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Badr Hari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and NESTA MARLEY (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). MARLEY has chosen Babylon System- Bob Marley as his entrance music. Badr Hari has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 cm
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180 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
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190 cm
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177 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Badr Hari! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, NESTA MARLEY! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! MARLEY takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Hari throws an overhand right that lands on MARLEY's shoulder, as MARLEY tries to avoid the shot. Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world. Hari works the jab nicely. Hari rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but MARLEY moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Hari misses with a wild body shot. MARLEY is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hari sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. MARLEY wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hari misses with a looping left. MARLEY changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hari tries to avoid it but MARLEY manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hari to the ground. Hari escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Hari looks to score with a jab to the body but MARLEY is just out of range. A telegraphed takedown attempt from MARLEY is defended easily by Hari. Badr Hari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of NESTA MARLEY.
That's two 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. Hari just misses with a punch to the body.
MARLEY looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Hari takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round. MARLEY shoots for a takedown but Hari saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. MARLEY moves out of range of the strikes. Hari throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
MARLEY slips a straight right by Hari.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Hari misses with an uppercut. MARLEY saw that one coming. Badr Hari is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. MARLEY staying out of range there. Hari throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Hari lands with a hook. MARLEY tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! MARLEY tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hari sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten MARLEY somewhat. MARLEY closes the distance and clinches up with Hari, looking for a takedown. MARLEY pushes Hari against the cage but Hari circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Badr Hari dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hari looks to land a right hand but MARLEY moved out of range. Hari showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from MARLEY.
MARLEY staying out of range there. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. MARLEY slips a jab from Hari. A jab from Hari misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nice sprawl there from Hari as MARLEY shoots in. Hari throws a shot from downtown. MARLEY moves away and avoids it. Hari misses with a wild body shot. Badr Hari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. MARLEY slips a straight right by Hari. MARLEY closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hari circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. MARLEY is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hari sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Badr Hari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of NESTA MARLEY. Hari throws a hook but MARLEY blocks it. Hari lands a jab. MARLEY wants to clinch up but Hari keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hari moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. Hari takes a swing at MARLEY's ribcage but misses. Hari with a nice cross. Hari just misses with a punch to the body.
NESTA MARLEY is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. A looping hook to the body misses from Hari. MARLEY does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hari lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but MARLEY circles away quickly and effectively. MARLEY uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hari. Hari loads up on a big right hand but MARLEY slips the punch. MARLEY blocks a jab. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Hari pushing out the jab but it's not landing. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Badr Hari dominated that second round. That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
MARLEY moves away from the strike by Hari. MARLEY looks for a takedown but Hari sprawls well. Hari displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from MARLEY. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Hari misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hari swings and misses with a hook to the body.
MARLEY displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hari throws out the jab. MARLEY slips a jab from Hari. Hari throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and MARLEY decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hari's guard. MARLEY drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and MARLEY jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. NESTA MARLEY has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. MARLEY advances position into side control! MARLEY is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hari is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. Hari tries to escape but MARLEY is in control. Hari on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hari tries to get out of the position. MARLEY is trying to get an arm triangle but Hari is defending well. MARLEY tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no MARLEY has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! MARLEY tries for a kimura but Hari is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round. MARLEY is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hari has escaped the position, nice work there. MARLEY working the ground and pound but Hari is defending the strikes. Hari is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but MARLEY has just dragged him back down to the mat. MARLEY is trying to get an arm triangle but Hari is defending well. MARLEY tries for a kimura but Hari is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hari defending against the ground and pound. Both fighters are breathing heavily. MARLEY working the body and head with strikes. An elbow from MARLEY crashes against the mat.
MARLEY in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Hari is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). NESTA MARLEY!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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