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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Man Bearpig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gaius Marius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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155 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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170 cm
28
155 lbs
14 - 6 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Counter striker
Very quick |
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Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Man Bearpig!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gaius Marius !
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Reed Andrews and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bearpig keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marius bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bearpig's head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Marius .
Marius throws a looping overhand right but Bearpig ducks down to avoid it.
Bearpig shoots in for a takedown but Marius shows good takedown defense.
Bearpig misses with a left hand
and Marius counters with a right hand to the body.
Marius throws a body punch but Bearpig moves out of range.
Bearpig tries to score a power double leg takedown but Marius sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bearpig somewhat.
Marius thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bearpig misses with a right hand
and Marius counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bearpig scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Marius takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Marius is trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bearpig lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Marius down.
Marius is trying to control Bearpig's posture but Bearpig avoids it.
Bearpig just content to control the position.
Bearpig landing a few strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marius is looking for a sweep.
Marius prevents Bearpig from improving position.
Marius is looking to reverse the position.
Marius wants to control but Bearpig postures up.
Marius is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Bearpig's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Marius regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bearpig trying to control the position from guard on top but Marius is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marius has Bearpig pulled in close to control his posture.
Bearpig trying to control but Marius is working from the bottom.
Bearpig passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bearpig working the head with strikes.
Bearpig working the ground and pound.
Marius is not content to let Bearpig control the position.
Marius struggling a bit here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Marius can do anything to dispel that myth.
Marius is looking for a sweep.
Bearpig working the body and head with strikes.
Bearpig lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Marius is not content to let Bearpig control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bearpig lands a nice forearm strike.
Marius is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marius is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Marius takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Marius tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bearpig wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Marius on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Bearpig lands a few punches from side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bearpig tries to advance to mount but Marius denies him.
Bearpig working the ground and pound from side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bearpig wants to lay and pray for a moment but Marius keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Man Bearpig dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Marius throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Man Bearpig seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bearpig needs to keep his hands up - Marius had a free shot at his head there.
Marius waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bearpig.
Marius lands with an overhand left.
Marius throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bearpig fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the body from Bearpig misses
letting Marius counter with a right hand.
Bearpig throws a poor cross that misses
and Marius counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bearpig thinking.
Marius throws a shot from downtown. Bearpig moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marius tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bearpig was well out of range. Poor timing from Marius .
Marius defending well as Bearpig loads up on a big left hand.
Marius stuns Bearpig with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bearpig swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bearpig takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bearpig with a poor takedown
and Marius counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bearpig circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bearpig ducks under a wild hook from Marius .
Bearpig falls off balance throwing a combination
and Marius counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bearpig rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Marius cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Marius misses the shot to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Marius .
Bearpig closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Marius did well to prevent Bearpig getting side control.
Bearpig throwing shots but Marius is blocking nicely.
Bearpig 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.
Marius wants to improve his position but Bearpig is controlling well.
Marius is refusing to be controlled, as Bearpig sits in half guard.
Bearpig thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Marius to regain full guard.
Marius is trying to keep Bearpig in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bearpig looking to pass the guard.
Marius bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bearpig's guard.
Marius lands a couple of digs.
Bearpig has momentary wrist control but Marius slips an elbow through the middle.
Marius throwing strikes but missing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bearpig is on top in guard.
Marius wants to sweep but no luck.
Bearpig lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bearpig wants to pass the guard but Marius is keeping the position.
Bearpig won't allow Marius to sweep him here.
Man Bearpig overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bearpig wants to pass the guard but Marius is keeping the position.
Bearpig is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Marius wants to control but Bearpig passes easily into half guard.
Marius keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bearpig is trying to control. Marius wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bearpig landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Marius trying to hold on to Bearpig's head to control him but Bearpig postures up.
Marius is looking to get back to full guard here but Bearpig has managed to pass to side control instead.
Marius is breathing heavily.
Bearpig is working Marius over with some ground and pound from side control.
Marius tries to improve position but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gaius Marius showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Bearpig's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Bearpig throws a predictable looking body shot
and Marius counters with a straight right hand.
Bearpig misses with a left hand
and Marius cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bearpig swings widly with a right hand
and Marius makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Marius swinging wildly here.
Bearpig misses with a takedown attempt
and Marius counters with a nice uppercut.
Bearpig tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marius was well out of range. Poor timing from Bearpig.
Bearpig throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bearpig drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Marius looks to score with a jab to the body but Bearpig is just out of range.
Bearpig misses with a body punch
and Marius cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marius swinging wildly here.
Bearpig has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Marius lands with an overhand left.
Marius scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bearpig in his tracks.
Bearpig shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Marius as he jumps to the side.
Nice defenses there by Bearpig.
Bearpig scores with a takedown into Marius 's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marius manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Bearpig is in a horrible position here. Marius smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Marius landing shots from mount.
Marius looking to ground and pound but Bearpig is blocking nicely.
Marius connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bearpig taking shots to the head.
Marius throws some wild stikes that Bearpig manages to avoid easily.
Marius throws some wild stikes that Bearpig manages to avoid easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marius scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Marius takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Marius in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Bearpig is trying desperately to improve position.
Marius has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bearpig blocking the ground and pound.
Marius punching from mount but Bearpig doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Marius looking to ground and pound but Bearpig is blocking nicely.
Bearpig manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Marius prevents Bearpig from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marius not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bearpig moves into full guard.
Marius is fighting to break Bearpig's control of his arms but Bearpig is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Marius is looking to work some ground and pound but Bearpig has wrist control.
Bearpig has momentary wrist control but Marius slips an elbow through the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Bearpig holds on and takes a little breather.
Bearpig utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gaius Marius comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Marius has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gaius Marius !
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