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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marshall Mathers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marlon Worthy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mathers comes to the cage accompanied by Superman. Worthy has chosen Drop the world as his entrance music. Marshall Mathers could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Marlon Worthy's chin.
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Good wrestling
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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
18 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Marshall Mathers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marlon Worthy!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Worthy misses with a body shot
and Mathers counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Worthy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A head kick by Worthy misses
and Mathers counters with a good low kick that Worthy was not able to check.
Mathers shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Worthy is trying to defend but Mathers finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Mathers is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Worthy reverses the position - he's now on top in Mathers's guard.
Worthy won't allow Mathers to sweep him here.
Mathers wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Mathers looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mathers looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Worthy puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Worthy content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Mathers wants to improve his position but Worthy is controlling well.
Mathers avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Worthy.
Mathers keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mathers is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mathers trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mathers tries to get to full guard but Worthy has control of the leg.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Worthy misses with a few strikes there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mathers lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Worthy has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Worthy and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Worthy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marlon Worthy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mathers tries a head kick but it misses.
Worthy moves away from the strike by Mathers.
Mathers takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Worthy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Worthy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Worthy connects with a looping right hand.
Nice defenses there by Mathers.
A shot to the liver by Worthy. Beautiful body shot.
Worthy misses with a double jab
and Mathers counters with a straight right hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mathers.
Worthy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mathers was well out of range. Poor timing from Worthy.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mathers.
Worthy misses with a body shot
and Mathers counters with a straight right hand.
Nice cross by Worthy.
Mathers swings for the body but Worthy moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mathers walks into a straight right hand from Worthy.
Mathers connects with a single shot there.
Mathers misses with a looping left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Worthy lands with a good body shot.
Worthy closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Worthy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Worthy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Worthy connects with a single shot there.
Worthy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mathers with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mathers moves into range and connects with a jab.
Danga de danga de dang - Worthy scores with a four punch combination!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Marlon Worthy will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Worthy ducks under a wild hook from Mathers.
Mathers slips a straight right by Worthy.
Worthy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Worthy misses.
A big left from Worthy misses.
Mathers lands with an overhand left.
Mathers with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Worthy to score with a decent uppercut.
Worthy misses with a head kick.
Worthy connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Worthy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mathers swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Worthy loads up on a big right hand but Mathers slips the punch.
Good standup being displayed there by Worthy as he connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mathers uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Worthy.
Worthy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mathers.
Mathers throws a big shot that misses.
Worthy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mathers moves away.
Mathers shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Worthy napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Mathers in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Mathers throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Worthy wants to control but Mathers postures up.
Worthy regains half guard, as Mathers was trying to land strikes.
Mathers trying to mount his opponent but Worthy defends it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mathers drops an elbow to the side of Worthy's head.
Mathers not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Worthy gets back to full guard.
Mathers missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mathers trying to control the position from guard on top but Worthy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Worthy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mathers loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mathers lands a couple of elbows.
Mathers throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Worthy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mathers working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mathers connects with a couple of short punches.
Worthy wants to control the position but Mathers says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Worthy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mathers looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Mathers is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mathers working over Worthy with some ground and pound. Worthy looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Mathers missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mathers throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mathers is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Worthy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mathers.
Worthy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mathers throws a strike but Worthy avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Worthy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mathers stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Worthy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mathers working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marshall Mathers dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Mathers lands with a slapping head kick.
Mathers drives through with a takedown into guard.
Worthy controlling Mathers's posture.
Worthy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mathers stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Worthy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mathers throwing strikes but missing.
Mathers throws a strike but Worthy rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mathers is trying to keep Worthy in close.
Mathers is looking to sweep but instead, Worthy has passed into half guard.
Worthy wants to control but Mathers is keeping him busy.
Worthy trying to control the pace.
Worthy works his way into side control.
Mathers struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mathers tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Worthy gets to mount! Mathers was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Worthy thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Worthy avoids the attempt from Mathers to control.
Worthy tries to control but Mathers wriggling away.
Mathers really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mathers sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Mathers gets back to full guard.
Mathers working a defensive guard here.
Worthy stopping the sweep attempt from Mathers.
Mathers is trying to hold Worthy in close to prevent damage but Worthy has managed to pass into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Mathers tries to roll over but Worthy keeps him under control.
Mathers is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Worthy jumps into side control!
Marshall Mathers overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Worthy gets to mount! Mathers was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mathers is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Worthy tries to control but Mathers wriggling away.
Worthy controlling the pace for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marshall Mathers showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mathers has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marshall Mathers!
A pretty intense looking Marshall Mathers took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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energy
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hype
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