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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Riley Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nezu Nambara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marshall kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is I Shot the Sheriff by Eric Clapton. Nambara has chosen This Is Goodbye - Blue Foundation as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Nezu Nambara has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Riley Marshall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nezu Nambara!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Joseph Jones and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marshall throws a head kick but Nambara moves out of range.
Nambara has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Marshall is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Marshall throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sloppy strikes from Marshall. Those never looked like landing.
Marshall throws a series of punches but Nambara avoids them all with ease.
Nambara keeps the fight on the outside.
Marshall pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marshall has a takedown stuffed.
Marshall misses with a low kick.
Nambara just misses with a punch to the body.
Nambara lands a nice hook to Marshall's body. Marshall takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nambara misses with a body punch
and Marshall connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nambara scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Marshall doesn't seem bothered though.
A shot to the liver by Marshall. Beautiful body shot.
A head kick misses from Marshall.
Nambara fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marshall is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nambara moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall throws a solid leg kick but Nambara takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Marshall.
Nambara lands with a nice combination. Marshall backs away looking to recover.
Marshall is rocked!
Marshall tries to bum rush Nambara with a series of wild strikes but Nambara uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Oh Marshall is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Marshall misses with a looping left.
Nambara misses with a straight right.
Marshall seems to have got his legs back now.
Marshall closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nambara lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nambara lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nambara is looking to break free of the clinch but Marshall has double underhooks.
A short right from Marshall.
Knees to the body from Nambara.
We've been hearing reports that Marshall has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nambara pushes Marshall back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Marshall pressing his opponent against the cage.
Marshall has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Nambara avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Marshall tries to land knees in the clinch but Nambara avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Marshall's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Marshall is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Marshall is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Nambara is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Riley Marshall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marshall misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nambara.
Marshall tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nambara avoids it.
Nambara throws an elbow but it misses.
Nambara manages to break the clinch.
Nambara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marshall.
Marshall fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nambara, pushing him back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Marshall creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nambara breaks from the clinch.
Nambara jabs Marshall to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nambara tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Riley Marshall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marshall tries to bum rush Nambara with a series of wild strikes but Nambara uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nambara uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Marshall finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nezu Nambara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nambara just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nambara gets caught napping as Marshall dives in and scores a takedown. Nambara manages to retain guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Marshall throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nambara wants to stand but Marshall is controlling the position.
Marshall has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Marshall trying to control but Nambara is working from the bottom.
Marshall passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Marshall goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Nambara has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Marshall but great work by Nambara.
Nambara wants to stand but Marshall has his arm trapped.
Marshall is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nambara wants to stand but Marshall has his arm trapped.
Marshall struggling a bit here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nambara tries to stand but Marshall is controlling his head.
Marshall tries to bench press Nambara off him but Nambara keeps the position.
Nambara tries to stand but Marshall is controlling his head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nambara working away.
Nambara tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Marshall is trying to control Nambara's posture but Nambara avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nezu Nambara will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Marshall takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nambara ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nambara avoids a kick to the body.
Marshall throws a series of punches but Nambara moves out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Marshall.
A shot to the liver by Nambara. Beautiful body shot.
Marshall thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nambara throws a hook but Marshall avoids it easily.
Marshall tries to keep at a distance but Nambara has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nambara missing with knees to the body.
Marshall taking a breather.
Nambara takes a shot to the head.
Nambara throws a head punch that misses.
Nambara works on Marshall's body with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nambara's face.
Marshall looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Marshall misses with a knee strike.
Marshall trying to stall but Nambara improves his position.
Nambara tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marshall tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nambara avoids it.
Marshall missing with knees to the body.
Marshall goes for a takedown attempt but Nambara pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nambara. Marshall does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marshall takes one on the button.
Marshall scores with a nice body kick.
Marshall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nambara was well out of range. Poor timing from Marshall.
Nambara lands a head shot.
Marshall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshall shoots in looking for a takedown. Nambara tries to sprawl out of it but Marshall keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nambara manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marshall shoots in for a takedown but Nambara shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Riley Marshall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nambara dodges the punch combination from Marshall.
Nambara with a nice cross.
Nambara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marshall moves away.
Nambara walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Marshall drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Nambara swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Marshall's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nezu Nambara!
During a confident post fight interview, Nezu Nambara thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Riley Marshall spoke after the fight, saying 'You must defeat Sheng Long to stand a chance!'.
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