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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Teddy Marks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hidekai Law (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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190 cm
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140 lbs
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163 cm
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140 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart |
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Teddy Marks! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hidekai Law! The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Law shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Marks eats them both and turns towards Law to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo. Law looks to land a combination but Marks avoids it well. Horrible takedown by Marks or perhaps it was just good defense by Law which made him look bad. Marks throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Law. Marks really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Marks is looking to clinch but Law is avoiding it.
Law keeps the fight on the outside. Law misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Marks throws a jab when Law was well out of range. Law misses with a wild combination.
Marks avoids a punch combination nicely.
Law throws a series of punches but Marks avoids them all with ease. The fight stays on the outside here - Marks looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Law swinging wildly here.
Marks lands with a hook. Law tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Law misses with a jab, cross combination.
Law swinging wildly here.
No joy there for Law, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round. Law misses with the combination.
Law misses with a double jab.
Law misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Law tries to bum rush Marks with a series of wild strikes but Marks uses good footwork to avoid the assault. A nice combination there by Law.
Law misses with a few strikes there.
Marks shoots in for a takedown but Law shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Marks fails in his attempt to clinch. Law will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Marks dives in and grabs Law's left leg, looking for a takedown. Law pushes down on Marks's head and hops out. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Teddy Marks. That's going to take a lot out of him. Law throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Marks avoids a punch combination nicely.
A combination from Law does no damage. Law misses with the combination.
Law rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Marks moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Marks fails with the takedown.
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. Marks tries for a takedown but Law sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Marks tries to clinch but Law moves out of range. Law throws a right and a left that Marks avoids nicely. Law scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. Marks slips a jab and a cross from Law.
Law throws a right and a left that both miss. Marks avoids a punch combination nicely.
No joy there for Law, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Law looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Law misses with a series of wild punches.
Hidekai Law is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Law looks to land a combination but Marks avoids it well. Danga de danga de dang - Law scores with a four punch combination! Law looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. A combination from Law does no damage. Some wild striking there from Law.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A combination from Law does no damage. Law throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Marks. Marks avoids a punch combination nicely.
A big right from Marks misses. Law tries to bum rush Marks with a series of wild strikes but Marks uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Law throws a series of punches but Marks moves out of range. Law slaps away a takedown attempt from Marks, before circling back to the center of the mat. Law tries to bum rush Marks with a series of wild strikes but Marks uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Law lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Marks circles away quickly and effectively. Marks fails to land the takedown. Marks is breathing heavily. No joy there for Law, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Law fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Marks shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Some wild striking there from Law.
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. Marks will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Law misses with a series of wild punches.
Danga de danga de dang - Law scores with a four punch combination! Law misses with a series of wild punches.
Law throws a series of punches but Marks avoids them all with ease. Law swinging wildly here.
Law will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Law swinging wildly here.
Law misses with a series of wild punches.
Marks shoots in looking for a takedown. Law tries to sprawl out of it but Marks keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Law manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hidekai Law dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Law throws a nice looking combination but Marks bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Law misses with the combination.
Law misses with a wild combination.
Law throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Marks. A punch combination from Law misses. Law misses with a series of wild punches.
Marks tries for a takedown but Law sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Marks showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Law.
Law throws a right and a left that both miss. Law throws a right and a left that Marks avoids nicely. Law looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Law rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Marks moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Marks looks for a takedown but Law sprawls well. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Law takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Law misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Law misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Law throws a right and a left that Marks avoids nicely. Marks showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Law.
Hidekai Law seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Law throws a series of punches but Marks moves out of range. Marks tries to close the distance and clinch up but Law swats him away and circles back towards the center. Law throws a right and a left that both miss. Law will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Law leaves Marks with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Teddy Marks. That's going to take a lot out of him. Marks wants to clinch up but Law keeps it at a distance. Marks looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. Law lands a two punch combo.
Law swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Marks slips a jab and a cross from Law.
Law throws a right and a left that Marks avoids nicely. Marks tries to clinch up. Law misses with a few strikes there.
Law throws a series of punches but Marks avoids them all with ease. Law throws a series of punches but Marks moves out of range. Marks shoots for a takedown but Law saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Law swinging wildly here.
Marks avoids a punch combination nicely.
Law looks to land a combination but Marks avoids it well. The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. Law throws a series of punches but Marks avoids them all with ease. Law fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A combination from Law does no damage. Marks fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Law, pushing him back against the cage. Law wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Marks has him pressed against the cage. Law working hard to break the clinch. Knees in the clinch landing for Marks.
Marks has Law pressed against the cage, preventing Law from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Law is trying to force a seperation but Marks has the dominant position. Good body shot from Marks.
Law tries to circle away but Marks has him pinned against the cage. A nice glancing elbow lands by Marks. Marks with a knee to the head.
Law is trying to break free. Marks gets through Law's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Law is trying to break free. Marks throws a punch but it's blocked by Law. Marks utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Marks lands a good knee to the midsection. Law won't want to take too many of those. Marks digs a right hand underneath Law's ribcage. Law let out a lung full of air as it connected. Law is looking to break free of the clinch but Marks has double underhooks. Law wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Marks misses with a knee to the head. Law tries to break free but Marks pushes him back against the cage. Marks with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Marks working some nice short punches in the clinch. Law has had enough of the clinch but Marks keeps him there for the moment. Marks misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Marks throws a knee to the head but misses.
Law wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Marks has him pressed against the cage. Marks lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Marks.
Law wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Law's face as he tries to break the clinch. Law takes a knee right on the jaw!
A right hook to the body lands for Marks.
Law can't break the clinch.
Law takes a knee right on the jaw!
Marks scores with a knee to the head.
Marks cracks Law with a nice body shot. Marks scores with an uppercut up the middle. Marks lands a nice knee to the body. Marks lands a damaging elbow. Law takes a knee right on the jaw!
Marks using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Law has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Marks lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Law is trying to push Marks away but Marks has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Marks connects with a knee to the head.
Law wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Marks has him pressed against the cage. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Law tries to break the clinch but Marks is controlling the position. Law is trying to push Marks away but Marks has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Law working hard to break the clinch. Marks landing knees to the head.
Marks misses with a knee strike.
Marks has a couple of punches blocked by Law.
Law is trying to break the clinch but Marks has him pressed against the cage. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Hidekai Law will probably get the nod - 10:9. That's time! Marks's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Marks is defended easily by Law. No luck with that takedown attempt from Marks. Law fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Marks tries to clinch there but Law circles away.
Law lands a two punch combo.
Law misses with the combination.
Law throws a nice looking combination but Marks bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Marks tries to clinch there but Law circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Law rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Marks moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Marks fails with a takedown attempt from distance. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Teddy Marks. That's going to take a lot out of him. Law misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Law fails to land with a series of punches.
Law throws a right hand that Marks ducks under and follows up with a left that Marks also avoids with ease. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Marks slips a jab and a cross from Law.
That's one minute gone in the round. Marks dodges the punch combination from Law.
Law misses with the combination.
Sloppy strikes from Law. Those never looked like landing. Some wild striking there from Law.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Marks. Law fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Teddy Marks is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Law throws a series of punches but Marks avoids them all with ease. Law throws a right and a left that both miss. A punch combination from Law misses. Law swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Marks shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Law sprawls well. Law wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Marks gets slowly back to his feet. Marks slips a jab and a cross from Law.
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. Law closes the distance and lands a one-two. No luck with that takedown attempt from Marks. Law looks to land a combination but Marks avoids it well. A punch combination from Law misses. Law tries to bum rush Marks with a series of wild strikes but Marks uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Law throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Marks. Law leaves Marks with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Law misses with a double jab.
Marks tries to clinch up but Law circles away and keeps his distance. Law misses with a few strikes there.
Law misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Marks gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Marks connects with a knee to the head.
Law wants to break free but Marks has control.
Marks lands a body punch in the clinch. Marks misses with a knee strike.
Marks works on Law's body with a couple of short punches. Law working hard to break the clinch. Law wants to break the clinch but can't.
Marks unloads a knee to the mid-section. Law lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Marks connects with a knee to the head.
Law has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Marks working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Marks lands with a light punch inside. Law looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Marks keeps control of Law as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Marks scores with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marks. Law takes a knee to the side of the body. Law wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Marks throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Law blocks it with crossed arms. Knees to the body from Marks.
Law wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Marks is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Marks can't find room to land a body shot as Law controls the action.
Law wants to break free but Marks has control.
Law wants to break free but Marks has control.
Marks keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Law's efforts to push away. Marks unloads a knee to the mid-section.
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. Marks using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Marks with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Marks misses with a knee strike.
Law is trying to break the clinch but Marks has him pressed against the cage. Law tries to break free but Marks pushes him back against the cage. Marks working Law over with knees to the body. Marks scores with an uppercut up the middle. A short right from Marks. Law is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Law wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Marks misses with a knee to the head. Marks landing knees to the body.
Law looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Marks using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Marks misses with a knee strike.
Law has had enough of the clinch but Marks keeps him there for the moment. Marks landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Marks has Law pressed against the cage, preventing Law from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Marks misses with a knee strike.
Marks landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Marks tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Law tries to circle away but Marks has him pinned against the cage. Law tries to circle away but Marks has him pinned against the cage. A knee to the head by Marks.
Nice elbow from Marks. Marks landing knees to the head.
Teddy Marks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Hidekai Law is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Marks with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Marks scores with a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight! Hidekai Law comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Law winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30 Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30 Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hidekai Law!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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