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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mordecai Wollsey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Marley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marley is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Jammin'. Mordecai Wollsey could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bob Marley's chin.
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175 cm
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165 lbs
19 - 12 - 0 |
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179 cm
28
164 lbs
13 - 4 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mordecai Wollsey! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bob Marley! The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Marley bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wollsey's head. Marley gets caught flat footed, as Wollsey shoots in with a quick takedown into guard. Wollsey throws an elbow that misses. Marley uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Wollsey's guard. Nice move by Marley! Wollsey looking to hit a scissor sweep but Marley is one step ahead there. Wollsey looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Wollsey has a closed guard, preventing Marley from standing up. Wollsey trying to keep a closed guard but Marley is proving a slippery customer.
Wollsey keeping full guard, as Marley tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round. Marley sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. Marley takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Marley ducks under a wild hook from Wollsey. Wollsey misses with a head kick.
A slow jab from Wollsey misses its intended target. A looping hook to the body misses from Wollsey. Marley does a little dance to reset his feet. Wollsey connects with a solid leg kick. Mordecai Wollsey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Nice cross by Wollsey. Wollsey catches Marley with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Wollsey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wollsey throws a chopping leg kick but Marley manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Wollsey on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Marley. Marley obviously looking to wear him down.
Wollsey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wollsey gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Marley counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Marley avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Wollsey throws a sloppy head kick and Marley counters with a stiff right hand. Wollsey jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wollsey throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Marley's waist but Marley gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wollsey off to one side. Wollsey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wollsey pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Marley wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Wollsey avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A low kick from Wollsey misses letting Marley counter with a right hand. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Marley.
Marley scores with a jab. Wollsey acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Wollsey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wollsey looks to score with a jab to the body but Marley is just out of range. Marley connects with a crisp jab. Marley avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Wollsey walks into a jab. Wollsey fails with a takedown attempt. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mordecai Wollsey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Marley forces Wollsey back against the cage and clinches. Marley throws a head punch that misses. Marley gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. A short right from Marley on the inside. Wollsey takes an elbow to the temple. Wollsey avoiding damage as Marley throws knees to the body.
Marley misses with a knee strike.
Marley misses with a short punch on the inside. Wollsey goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marley misses with a short punch on the inside. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Wollsey misses with a punch to the body.
Wollsey blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Wollsey breaks the clinch.
Marley checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Marley dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Wollsey tries a head kick but it misses.
Marley jabs at Wollsey's body. Wollsey ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Bob Marley seems to be getting the better of the standup. Marley scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wollsey has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Marley. Wollsey shoots in looking for a takedown. Marley tries to sprawl out of it but Wollsey keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Marley manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Wollsey shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Marley sprawls well. Marley wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wollsey gets slowly back to his feet. A clash of legs there as Marley blocks the low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Wollsey fails with a takedown attempt. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mordecai Wollsey. That's going to take a lot out of him. Wollsey shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Wollsey showed some decent athleticism there. Marley tries to get to full guard but Wollsey has control of the leg. Wollsey missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Wollsey sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Marley defending well though. Marley is looking for a sweep. Wollsey is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Wollsey thows a huge punch but Marley dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wollsey seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. Marley looks like he's trying to stand up.
Wollsey throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Wollsey sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Marley defending well though. Wollsey wants to pass the guard but Marley is defending well. Wollsey throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Marley is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment. Marley trying to control but Wollsey 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! Marley won't allow Wollsey to pass to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Wollsey is working hard here to advance position. Marley tries to roll over but Wollsey keeps him under control. Wollsey drops an elbow to the side of Marley's head. Wollsey throws a strike but Marley avoids it easily and moves to full guard. Wollsey with a flurry of punches that miss. Marley wants to sweep here but Wollsey controlling him for the moment. Wollsey postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Wollsey tries to free his leg and advance position but Marley is retaining full guard. Wollsey scoring with punches to the head and body. Wollsey working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Mordecai Wollsey overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Marley wants to sweep but no luck. Marley has control of Wollsey's left arm, preventing Wollsey from doing any damage. Wollsey missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Wollsey wants to control from the top but Marley keeps moving. Wollsey throws a big elbow that misses. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Wollsey loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Wollsey is pushing down on Marley's leg trying to pass to half guard. Marley is fighting to maintain full guard but Wollsey has managed to sneak the leg through. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mordecai Wollsey dominated that second round. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Marley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wollsey circles away quickly and effectively. Wollsey thows a body shot but no joy. Wollsey misses with a wild body shot. Horrible takedown by Wollsey or perhaps it was just good defense by Marley which made him look bad. Marley defending well as Wollsey loads up on a big left hand. Wollsey misses with a low kick. Wollsey throws a hook but Marley avoids it easily. Wollsey closes the distance and clinches up with Marley, looking for a takedown. Wollsey pushes Marley against the cage but Marley circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Wollsey lands the left hand. Nice defenses there by Wollsey. Good leg kick by Marley there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bob Marley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round. Wollsey fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Wollsey throws a body punch but Marley moves out of range. A jab from Wollsey does it's job there. Marley is looking to slow Wollsey down with leg kicks. Wollsey waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Marley. Marley misses with a body kick. Wollsey moves out of range as Marley throws a body kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Marley - that will leave a mark!
Wollsey punishes Marley's body with a nice straight punch. Wollsey slips a straight right by Marley. Nice uppercut lands for Marley. That snapped Wollsey's head back.
Wollsey misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Marley lands a right hook to the body.
Wollsey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marley was well out of range. Poor timing from Wollsey. Wollsey takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Marley misses with an uppercut. Wollsey saw that one coming. Marley tries to land a front kick but Wollsey steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Marley lands with a thumping leg kick.
Marley takes the fight into the clinch. Wollsey is trying to force a seperation but Marley has the dominant position. Wollsey looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Marley gets through Wollsey's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Marley is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Wollsey displaying some good clinch control by pressing Marley up against the cage. Marley misses with the head strike.
Marley wants to stall.
Marley stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Wollsey as Marley tries to tie him up. Wollsey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A telegraphed right hand from Marley misses the target. Marley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wollsey.
Marley moves in looking to clinch but Wollsey pushes him off. Wollsey has a takedown stuffed. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mordecai Wollsey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Marley scores with a punch to the head. Wollsey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wollsey misses with a right hand and Marley counters with a good low kick that Wollsey was not able to check. Wollsey steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marley. Marley tries a low kick but Wollsey avoids it. Some bone on bone action there as Wollsey checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Wollsey rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Marley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Marley pivots, looking for a leg kick but Wollsey is out of range and Marley settles back down. Wollsey misses with a body shot
and Marley counters with a lovely straight right hand! Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Wollsey tries to land a front kick but Marley steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And that's the end of the fight! Bob Marley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Marley 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29 Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29 Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Marley! Bob Marley took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'UGH,uGH,Hugh,ugHHHHHHHHH!!!'.
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energy
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