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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rauno Repomies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rudy Marley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marley has chosen The Specials - A Message To You Rudy as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Rudy Marley told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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144 lbs
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135 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rauno Repomies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rudy Marley!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Repomies throws a combination that misses
and Marley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Repomies tries to clinch but Marley moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Repomies.
Repomies fails to land with a series of punches.
Repomies gets a clinch.
Marley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Repomies lands with a nice body kick.
Marley is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Repomies scores with a sloppy right hand. Marley should have avoided that one.
Repomies lands a leg kick that knocks Marley off balance momentarily.
Repomies throws the kick towards the body but Marley avoids it.
Repomies throws a hook but Marley avoids it easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Repomies.
Repomies tries a head kick but it misses.
Repomies fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Marley checks it well.
Repomies lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Marley throws a jab but it's blocked by Repomies.
Marley looks to land a right hand but Repomies moved out of range.
Marley chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Repomies can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Marley scores with a crisp jab that stopped Repomies in his tracks.
Repomies lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Repomies finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A good leg kick by Repomies.
Repomies fails in his attempt to clinch.
Marley takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Marley lands with an uppercut that bounces Repomies off the cage and back into range.
Marley has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Repomies.
Repomies tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Repomies's corner calls for a 1-2. Repomies obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Repomies's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Repomies duly obliges.
Marley missing with a left hand there. Repomies was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Repomies has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Marley finds it's way round the side to connect with Repomies's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Repomies sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Repomies has Marley up against the cage in a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Repomies.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Repomies displaying some good clinch control by pressing Marley up against the cage.
Repomies lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Marley backwards.
Repomies pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Repomies lands with a nice body kick.
Repomies scores with a spinning back kick!
Marley throws the left hand but Repomies avoids the punch easily.
Marley just misses with a punch to the body.
Repomies tries to clinch up but Marley circles away and keeps his distance.
Repomies lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Repomies throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Repomies lands with a nice body punch.
Repomies keeps Marley at a distance using the push kick.
Marley is looking to score with low kicks.
Repomies clinches up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marley is trying to push Repomies away but Repomies has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Marley misses with some punches.
Repomies breaks from the clinch.
Marley misses with a straight right.
Marley misses with a body shot
and Repomies counters with a nice body kick.
Marley tries to bum rush Repomies with a series of wild strikes but Repomies uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Repomies fails with an attempt to clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Repomies.
Repomies on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Repomies tries to clinch but Marley moves out of range.
Marley on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Repomies throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Repomies dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Marley. That did some damage!
Marley thuds a left hand into Repomies's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marley tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Repomies throws a leg kick but Marley checks it.
Rauno Repomies seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Repomies misses with a low kick as Marley jumps back.
Marley misses with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Repomies wants to land a leg kick but Marley is out of range.
Repomies feints and then cracks Marley's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Marley down.
Marley's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Good leg kick by Repomies there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Repomies misses with a head kick.
Repomies throws a push kick but Marley slaps the foot to one side.
Repomies motions for Marley to come forward. Repomies throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice uppercut lands for Repomies. That snapped Marley's head back.
Repomies misses with a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Repomies pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Good work by Marley as he checks the leg kick.
Repomies throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Marley's head.
Repomies tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Marley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rauno Repomies dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A slow jab from Marley misses its intended target.
A slow jab from Marley misses its intended target.
A punch lands to the side of Repomies 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A jab from Marley misses.
Marley lands a nice shot to the body.
Marley takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Marley throws a leg kick but Repomies moved away.
Rauno Repomies is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Repomies lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Repomies thumps Marley with a low kick.
Repomies misses with a leg kick.
Repomies throws a low kick, looking for Marley's leg but Marley calmly moves out of range.
Repomies throws a right hand that Marley ducks under and follows up with a left that Marley also avoids with ease.
Marley moves out of range of the body kick from Repomies.
Repomies ducks under a wild hook from Marley.
Marley misses with a straight left.
Repomies walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Marley checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Repomies misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Repomies misses with a series of wild punches.
Good leg kick by Repomies there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Repomies tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Marley has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Repomies.
Marley missing with a left hand there. Repomies was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Repomies misses with a jab, cross combination.
Repomies connects with a solid leg kick.
That kick from Repomies tenderised Marley's leg. Marley is trying to keep his angry face on.
Repomies misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Repomies wants to clinch up but Marley keeps it at a distance.
Repomies keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marley.
Rauno Repomies is winning the standup battle so far.
Marley digs a good body shot into Repomies's ribs.
Marley throws a jab but it's blocked by Repomies.
Marley has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Repomies.
Marley throws a low kick but Repomies avoids it.
Marley scores with a nice strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marley takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A decent looking cross lands there for Repomies.
Repomies moves in looking to clinch but Marley pushes him off.
Marley blocks a head kick by Repomies.
Marley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Repomies.
Repomies throws a leg kick but Marley moved away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Repomies scores with a nice body kick.
Repomies throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marley does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Marley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Repomies misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marley scores with a nice strike.
Repomies misses with a low kick.
Repomies looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jab by Marley.
Marley throws the left hand but Repomies avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A leg kick checked by Marley.
Repomies has taken the fight to the clinch.
Repomies keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Marley's efforts to push away.
Marley is trying to break the clinch but Repomies is controlling him.
Marley slowing the pace effectively.
Repomies breaks from the clinch.
Repomies misses with a leg kick.
Repomies buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Marley throws a looping overhand right but Repomies ducks down to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Repomies there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Marley throws a leg kick but Repomies moved away.
Marley throws a body punch but Repomies moves out of range.
Repomies throws a head kick that misses.
Marley moves out of range as Repomies throws a body kick.
Repomies tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marley stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Repomies.
Marley blocks a low kick nicely.
Repomies moves into the clinch.
Marley scores with a shoulder strike.
Repomies lands a left hand that snaps the head of Marley backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marley trying to control the position but instead, Repomies has worked for underhooks and has pushed Marley into the cage.
Marley swings wildly with an uppercut but Repomies uses good head movement to avoid it.
Repomies lands a body shot in the clinch.
Repomies misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marley.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee calls for Repomies to work.
Marley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Marley chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Repomies can pounce on him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rauno Repomies dominated that second round.
That's time! Repomies's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Repomies throws a leg kick that misses.
Repomies tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Repomies lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Repomies throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nice defenses there by Repomies.
Marley will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Marley throws a shot from downtown. Repomies moves away and avoids it.
Repomies throws a hook but Marley blocks it.
A big left from Marley misses.
Repomies finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Repomies. That's going to slow Marley down.
Repomies closes the distance and clinches.
Repomies prevents Marley from breaking the clinch.
Marley wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Repomies has him pressed against the cage.
Marley is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Repomies lands an elbow just above Marley 's eye.
It looks like Rudy Marley has been cut.
Marley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marley moves out of range of the body kick from Repomies.
Marley digs a good body shot into Repomies's ribs.
Marley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Repomies.
A telegraphed right hand from Repomies misses the target.
Repomies displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marley throws out the jab.
Repomies tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Repomies tries to clinch but Marley is having none of it.
Repomies misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marley with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Marley takes a kick to the side of the head.
Repomies moves away from the strike by Marley.
Repomies throws a quick inside leg kick.
Repomies connects with a solid leg kick.
Marley misses with a body shot.
Repomies buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Repomies.
Marley takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Repomies wants to clinch.
Repomies lands with a right hand.
Marley connects with a body shot that sends Repomies's belly button to the back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Repomies takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Marley throws a jab but it's blocked by Repomies.
Marley lands with an overhand left.
Repomies takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Marley takes a kick to the side of the head.
Marley comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Marley takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Repomies throws a leg kick but Marley sees it coming and moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Repomies.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Repomies throws out a leg kick but Marley moves out of range and Repomies only half commits.
Repomies looks to land a left hand but Marley moved out of range nicely.
Marley tries to work over Repomies's front leg with a kick but Repomies checks it.
A jab from Marley does it's job there.
Repomies fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Marley has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Repomies feints and then cracks Marley's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Marley down.
Marley lands a nice shot that snaps Repomies's head back.
A chopping leg kick lands by Repomies.
Repomies moves out of range as Marley strikes.
Repomies tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marley was well out of range. Poor timing from Repomies.
Repomies lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Marley jabs at Repomies's body.
Repomies misses with a head kick.
Repomies pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A right-left combo lands from Repomies.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marley moves out of range as Repomies strikes.
The fighters circle momentarily. Repomies darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rauno Repomies is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Repomies drops his hands momentarily and Marley takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marley avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Repomies avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Repomies.
Marley takes a swing at Repomies's ribcage but misses.
Repomies is looking to score with low kicks.
Marley misses with an uppercut. Repomies saw that one coming.
Repomies throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Marley lands a jab to Repomies's midsection.
Marley throws a big shot that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marley is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Repomies.
Repomies misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rudy Marley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Rauno Repomies.
Well Repomies has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rauno Repomies!
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hype
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