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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Billy Dessler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Marley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marley has chosen Jammin' as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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160 lbs
13 - 2 - 0 |
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162 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Billy Dessler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bob Marley!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Jonathan Paton and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Dessler.
Marley throws a sloppy head kick and Dessler moves out of range easily.
Marley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dessler wants to clinch
and Marley counters with a nice uppercut.
Marley misses with a hook. Dessler ducked under it nicely.
Marley blocks a low kick nicely.
Marley feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dessler's calf.
Sloppy strikes from Marley. Those never looked like landing.
Marley dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dessler. That did some damage!
Dessler lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dessler.
Jab from Marley.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Dessler.
Marley throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Dessler throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Marley scores with a jab to the head.
Marley with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dessler turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Marley.
Dessler throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Marley is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Marley throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dessler tries to clinch there but Marley circles away.
A head kick from Marley lands but Dessler takes it in his stride.
A low kick from Dessler is predictable there
and Marley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Marley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dessler.
Dessler throws a leg kick that is checked
and Marley counters with a body kick that stops Dessler in his tracks momentarily.
Marley moves away from the strike by Dessler.
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?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Dessler. Marley shrugs it off though.
Marley takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Marley tries a low kick but Dessler avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dessler tries to clinch but Marley is having none of it.
Dessler tries to clinch but Marley moves away
letting Marley counter with a right hand.
It looks like Billy Dessler has been cut.
Marley scores with a jab to the jaw.
Marley takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dessler takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Marley throws a body punch but Dessler moves out of range.
Dessler throws a low kick, looking for Marley's leg but Marley calmly moves out of range.
Billy Dessler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dessler misses with a low kick.
Dessler 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.
Dessler fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dessler pivots, looking for a leg kick but Marley is out of range and Dessler settles back down.
Marley takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Nice body punch from Marley.
Dessler lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dessler paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dessler checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That kick from Dessler tenderised Marley's leg. Marley is trying to keep his angry face on.
Marley is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Marley rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dessler counters with a slapping leg kick.
A slow jab from Dessler misses its intended target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dessler.
Marley has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Marley misses with a low kick.
Dessler takes the fight into the clinch.
Dessler leaning his opponent against the cage.
Marley avoids the elbow strike from Dessler, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Marley.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marley lands a nice elbow.
Marley avoids the elbow strike from Dessler, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Marley scores with a nice short uppercut.
Marley throws a head punch that misses.
Marley avoids a wild elbow strike from Dessler.
Dessler content to slow the pace in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marley tries to work over Dessler's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dessler swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marley tries to work over Dessler's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marley misses with the head strike.
Dessler is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Marley is pushing Dessler up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marley lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dessler backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bob Marley will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Billy Dessler's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dessler tries to land a leg kick but Marley saw it coming and moves away.
Marley moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Marley scores with a shot to the body.
Dessler is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marley.
Dessler shoots in looking for a takedown but Marley manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dessler's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Marley looks to land a body kick but Dessler moved away.
Dessler throws a leg kick
and Marley counters with a straight right hand.
Dessler on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Marley. Marley obviously looking to wear him down.
Marley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Marley cracks the inside of Dessler's front leg.
Dessler clinches with his opponent.
Dessler tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Marley avoids it.
Dessler blocks the elbow strike.
Marley leaning his opponent against the cage.
Marley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marley takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Marley throws a hook but Dessler blocks it.
A lazy left from Marley finds it's target.
A head kick by Dessler misses
and Marley counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dessler lands with a right hand.
Marley connects with a leg kick. Dessler looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Marley scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Marley misses with a two punch combination.
Bob Marley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dessler jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dessler blocks a head kick by Marley.
Dessler fails with a takedown attempt.
Dessler chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dessler bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dessler misses with a low kick.
Dessler blocks a leg kick.
A lazy body kick from Dessler
and Marley counters with a right hand to the body.
Marley turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dessler misses with a low kick.
Dessler is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Marley on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dessler clinches up against the cage.
Marley dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Marley breaks from the clinch.
Marley misses the body punch
and Dessler counters with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dessler looks to score with a jab to the body but Marley is just out of range.
Marley scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Marley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dessler.
Dessler lands with a good body shot.
Marley lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dessler's sensitive parts.
Crunch! Dessler slams his shin into Marley's torso.
Marley has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Dessler.
Bob Marley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dessler instigates a clinch.
Dessler's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Dessler wants to break free but Marley has control.
Dessler stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Dessler breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dessler throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Marley works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dessler looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Marley is fending him off so far but Dessler persists. Nope, Marley circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Dessler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dessler 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.
Marley lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Marley misses with a head kick.
Marley motions for Dessler to come forward. Marley throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Marley connects with a right hand. Dessler shakes it off.
Dessler pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A big right from Dessler misses.
Marley misses with a right hand
and Dessler counters with a good low kick that Marley was not able to check.
Dessler misses with an attempted mid kick.
A good leg kick by Dessler.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bob Marley will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Billy Dessler's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Marley turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Marley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dessler moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Marley keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Marley blocks a head kick by Dessler.
Marley misses with a leg kick
and Dessler counters with a nice low kick that buckles Marley's knee momentarily.
Dessler looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dessler takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dessler.
Dessler throws a wild body kick that Marley sees coming a mile off.
Marley has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Dessler.
Marley feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Desslers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Marley connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dessler. Dessler circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dessler throws a front kick aimed at Marley's knee but Marley avoids it well.
Dessler misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marley misses with a low kick.
A swing and a miss from Marley.
Dessler is looking to land body kicks.
Marley throws a chopping leg kick but Dessler manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Marley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dessler tries to clinch up
and Marley counters with a leg kick.
Dessler looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Marley is fending him off so far but Dessler persists. Nope, Marley circles away and we're back to standing.
Dessler tries to clinch there but Marley circles away.
Marley moves out of range of the strikes.
Marley lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dessler shoots in but Marley avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Dessler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Marley cracks the inside of Dessler's front leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marley scores with a nice body kick.
Marley buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Marley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marley misses with a kick to the body
and Dessler counters with a three punch combo that has Marley backing up. Marley nods at Dessler to acknowledge the strikes.
Dessler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dessler 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.
Marley throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dessler stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Marley is looking to chop away at Dessler's legs.
Dessler stuns Marley with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Marley misses with the combination.
Marley takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Marley feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Desslers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dessler lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Marley scores with a body shot.
Dessler throws a leg kick but Marley checks it.
Marley throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dessler throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Marley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Marley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dessler throws out the jab.
Bob Marley is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Marley ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Marley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dessler tries a low kick but Marley avoids it.
Dessler takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Marley lands a nice looking kick to the body. Dessler takes a step back to recover.
Marley lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dessler at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dessler will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Billy Dessler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dessler circles away quickly and effectively.
Dessler takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Marley scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dessler looks to throw a body kick
and Marley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice cross by Marley.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Marley, as that shot connected.
Marley lands with an overhand left.
Dessler connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dessler tries to work over Marley's front leg with a kick but Marley checks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marley is looking to slow Dessler down with leg kicks.
Marley takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A good leg kick by Marley.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Marley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Marley 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Marley!
A very excited looking Bob Marley rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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