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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eric Steinbrenner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Jammin Marley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Eric Steinbrenner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ben Jammin Marley!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Colin Fray and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marley shoots in but Steinbrenner avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Steinbrenner moves in looking to clinch but Marley pushes him off.
Marley shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Steinbrenner as he jumps to the side.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Marley!
Marley connects with a right hand. Steinbrenner shakes it off.
Steinbrenner closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Steinbrenner lands in his opponent's guard.
Steinbrenner throwing strikes from guard but Marley blocks nicely.
Marley keeping moving, preventing Steinbrenner from controlling successfully.
Steinbrenner makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Steinbrenner stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steinbrenner manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Marley on his heels. He'll look to pass Marley's guard now, I'm sure.
Marley is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Steinbrenner defends well.
Steinbrenner wants to control from the top but Marley keeps moving.
Marley is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Steinbrenner not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Marley wants to stand and escape but Steinbrenner is having none of it.
Marley is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Steinbrenner is aware though and is defending well.
Steinbrenner could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Steinbrenner is looking to stand up but Marley won't let him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steinbrenner wants to pass the guard but Marley is keeping the position.
Steinbrenner is working hard here to advance position.
Marley controls Steinbrenner momentarily but Steinbrenner frees himself.
Steinbrenner stands and throws Marley's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marley is not content to let Steinbrenner control the position.
Steinbrenner landing a few strikes.
Steinbrenner controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marley is trying to improve his position.
Marley strikes from the bottom.
Steinbrenner wants to control but Marley is keeping him busy.
Marley striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Steinbrenner advances to mount.
Steinbrenner is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Marley has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Marley is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steinbrenner avoids the attempt from Marley to control.
Steinbrenner controlling his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Steinbrenner looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Steinbrenner dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Steinbrenner clinches with his opponent.
Marley wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Steinbrenner misses with a punch to the body.
Steinbrenner breaks the clinch.
Steinbrenner scores with a takedown into Marley's guard.
Steinbrenner stands and steps away. Marley gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Marley fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Steinbrenner on the side of the head.
Marley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Steinbrenner.
Marley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Marley.
Some wild striking there from Steinbrenner.
Steinbrenner fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Marley motions for Steinbrenner to come forward. Marley throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marley throws a sloppy head kick
and Steinbrenner counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Steinbrenner slaps away a takedown attempt from Marley, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Marley thows a body shot but no joy.
Steinbrenner cracks a nice hook into Marley's ribs.
Eric Steinbrenner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marley throws a head kick that misses.
Marley is breathing heavily.
Marley scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Steinbrenner doesn't seem bothered though.
Steinbrenner looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nice takedown defense from Steinbrenner. No joy for Marley on that attempt.
A head kick misses from Steinbrenner.
Steinbrenner closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Marley to the mat! Marley manages to get full guard.
Marley has his foot on Steinbrenner's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Steinbrenner works his way back into a safe position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Steinbrenner's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Steinbrenner lands a couple of digs.
Steinbrenner wants to control from the top but Marley keeps moving.
Marley is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Marley keeping moving, preventing Steinbrenner from controlling successfully.
Steinbrenner stands and steps away. Marley gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Steinbrenner tries to close the distance and clinch but Marley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Steinbrenner shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Steinbrenner wants to free his trapped foot but Marley is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steinbrenner decides to return to a standing position.
Steinbrenner tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Marley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Steinbrenner. Marley shrugs it off though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Steinbrenner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Steinbrenner goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Steinbrenner. Marley shrugs it off though.
Steinbrenner has managed to clinch.
Still in the clinch, Steinbrenner scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steinbrenner will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Marley up against the cage.
Steinbrenner gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Marley regains guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steinbrenner keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Marley's head.
Eric Steinbrenner overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Steinbrenner controls from within his opponent's guard.
Marley trying to control the position.
Steinbrenner might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marley is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Steinbrenner dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Some wild striking there from Steinbrenner.
Horrible takedown by Marley or perhaps it was just good defense by Steinbrenner which made him look bad.
Marley takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Steinbrenner drives through and clinches with Marley against the cage.
Steinbrenner is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Steinbrenner breaks from the clinch.
Steinbrenner slips a jab and a cross from Marley.
Steinbrenner doesn't manage to clinch there - Marley circles away.
Steinbrenner takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Steinbrenner will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Marley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marley circles away from the clinch attempt.
Steinbrenner tries to clinch up but Marley circles away and keeps his distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Marley.
Marley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Steinbrenner.
A combination from Steinbrenner does no damage.
Steinbrenner throws a head kick but Marley moves out of range.
Marley scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Marley takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Marley swings for the body but Steinbrenner moves out of range.
Steinbrenner misses with a two punch combination.
Marley lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Steinbrenner lands with a slapping head kick.
Steinbrenner looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Marley!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steinbrenner can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Marley is looking to escape.
Marley is in a horrible position here. Steinbrenner smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Marley is squirming around, avoiding Steinbrenner's attempts to control the action.
Marley tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steinbrenner looking to finish Marley with some ground and pound. This is bad for Marley!
Marley looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Marley staying busy and making it hard for Steinbrenner to control.
Steinbrenner controlling well, preventing Marley from escaping the position.
Marley is trying to shake Steinbrenner off. He's managed it and has hopped back to his feet! Steinbrenner won't be happy about giving up the dominant position.
Steinbrenner shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Steinbrenner showed some decent athleticism there.
Well, if Steinbrenner 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marley is trying to control but Steinbrenner passes into side control!
Marley wants to control but Steinbrenner postures up.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Steinbrenner stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Marley tries to keep at a distance but Steinbrenner has taken the fight into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Steinbrenner gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Steinbrenner showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Steinbrenner 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Steinbrenner!
Eric Steinbrenner seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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