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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Speedy Atkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Marley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Atkins comes to the cage accompanied by big in japan. Bob Marley will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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150 lbs
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155 lbs
15 - 5 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Olympic wrestler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Speedy Atkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 2, fighting out of New York, Bob Marley!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Phil Schofield and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Marley checks a leg kick.
Atkins scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Atkins lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Atkins lands a jab-cross combination.
Marley keeps the fight on the outside.
Marley swats away the attempt to clinch by Atkins.
Atkins misses with a double jab
and Marley holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Atkins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marley misses with a knee to the head.
Atkins swings wildly with an uppercut but Marley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Atkins using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Marley has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Atkins tries a body shot but Marley blocks it.
Marley lands a nice elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Marley fails to land.
Atkins pushes off an throws an elbow but Marley leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Atkins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marley lands a nice uppercut.
Marley lands an uppercut.
Atkins takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atkins throws a head punch that misses.
Atkins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marley lands a damaging elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Marley.
Atkins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marley's elbow.
Marley lands an elbow inside.
Marley lands with a right to the head.
Atkins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marley's elbow.
Marley scores with a shot to the side of Atkins's head.
Marley throws a punch but it's blocked by Atkins.
Atkins tries to throw a body punch but Marley avoids it by throwing Atkins back against the cage.
Atkins scores with a hook to the body.
I was talking to Atkins's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Atkins throws a punch but it's blocked by Marley.
Atkins looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Atkins swings wildly with an uppercut but Marley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Atkins taking a breather.
Marley is looking to control Atkins's arms but Atkins gets an underhook and turns him. Now Marley has his back to the cage.
Marley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Atkins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Atkins.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Atkins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marley can't find room to land a body shot as Atkins controls the action.
Atkins throws a head punch that misses.
Marley gets through Atkins's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Atkins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Atkins's elbow.
Atkins trying to control the position but instead, Marley has worked for underhooks and has pushed Atkins into the cage.
Atkins misses with a punch on the inside.
Marley lands a left hand.
Atkins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Atkins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marley lands a hook to the side of the head.
Atkins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Marley.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marley lands with a left to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Marley.
Atkins lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Marley working aggressively here.
Atkins tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Marley avoids it.
A short uppercut from Marley.
Atkins is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Atkins misses with some punches.
Marley is trying to maintain a safe position but Atkins gets an underhook and turns Marley into the cage.
Atkins lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Marley presses Atkins against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Atkins tries to stall but Marley uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Atkins tries to land a knee to the head but Marley blocks with his arms.
Marley takes a shot to the head.
Atkins looking to throw knees to the head but Marley is blocking nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Atkins blocks an uppercut.
Atkins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marley's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Atkins.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Marley.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marley.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marley.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atkins scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Marley lands an elbow inside.
Atkins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Atkins lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Marley lands a left hand that snaps the head of Atkins backwards.
Atkins digs a right hand underneath Marley's ribcage. Marley let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Marley has a couple of punches blocked by Atkins.
Marley has a couple of punches blocked by Atkins.
Atkins missing with knees to the body.
Marley misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Atkins.
Atkins throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Atkins can't find room to land a body shot as Marley controls the action.
Still in the clinch, Marley scores with a nice short uppercut.
Atkins lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marley throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Atkins lands a body punch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Atkins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Atkins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
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 corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A combination from Atkins does no damage.
Atkins is looking to clinch but Marley is avoiding it.
Atkins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Atkins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marley manages to avoid it.
Marley lands with a right hand.
A combination from Atkins does no damage.
A good leg kick by Atkins.
Atkins tries to clinch up
and Marley counters by moving into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Atkins fails to land.
Atkins tries to work over Marley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marley throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Atkins has a couple of punches blocked by Marley.
Marley throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Atkinss head.
Atkins is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atkins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marley just leaning against Atkins, taking a breather.
Atkins tries a body shot but Marley blocks it.
Marley throws a punch but it's blocked by Atkins.
Marley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Atkins fails to land.
A hook to the body from Atkins.
Marley working aggressively here.
Marley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marley works on Atkins's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Atkins scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Marley lands with a left to the head.
Marley lands a shot to the body.
Marley lands a shoulder strike.
Marley misses with the head strike.
Atkins blocks the elbow strike.
Atkins lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Marley.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Atkins digs a right hand underneath Marley's ribcage. Marley let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nice body punch from Atkins - that landed with a thud.
Marley lands a hook that snaps the head of Atkins backwards.
Atkins takes an elbow to the temple.
Atkins lands a nice uppercut.
Atkins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Atkins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Marley blocks an uppercut.
Atkins lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Atkins takes a shot to the head.
Atkins tries to throw a body punch but Marley avoids it by throwing Atkins back against the cage.
Marley's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Marley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marley throws a head punch that misses.
Atkins lands a nice uppercut.
Atkins takes a shot to the head.
Atkins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bob Marley seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atkins tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Marley stalling in the clinch.
Atkins scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Marley.
Atkins trying to stall but Marley improves his position.
Marley lands with a left to the head.
Atkins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Atkins misses with a punch to the body.
Atkins works on Marley's body with a couple of short punches.
Atkins misses with a knee to the head.
Marley misses with a punch on the inside.
Atkins tries to land a knee to the head but Marley blocks with his arms.
A nice right hand lands inside from Atkins.
Atkins lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Marley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Atkins backwards.
A short uppercut from Marley.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Atkins.
Marley scores with a shoulder strike.
Marley lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Marley.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Atkins.
Atkins lands a nice shot to the body.
Marley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Marley throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Marley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Atkins lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Marley or not.
Atkins taking a breather.
Marley comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Marley scores with a shot to the side of Atkins's head.
Atkins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Atkins.
Atkins lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Atkins lands an uppercut.
Atkins has a couple of punches blocked by Marley.
Atkins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marley softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Marley lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Atkins wants to stall.
Marley tries a knee to the head but Atkins blocks it.
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.
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!
Atkins uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marley.
Atkins is looking to clinch but Marley is avoiding it.
Atkins tries to clinch but Marley is having none of it.
Marley checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Marley takes one to the chin there.
Speedy Atkins is winning the standup battle so far.
Marley blocks the body kick.
Marley circles away from the clinch attempt.
Atkins fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Marley, pushing him back against the cage.
Marley lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Atkins lands with a right to the head.
Marley swings wildly with an uppercut but Atkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Atkins landing knees to the head.
Marley taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Atkins is looking to control Marley's arms but Marley gets an underhook and turns him. Now Atkins has his back to the cage.
Marley throws a head punch that misses.
Atkins working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atkins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Atkins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Atkins working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Marley is rocked!
Atkins throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Marleys head.
Marley is still on wobbly legs! Can Atkins finish him?
Atkins lands with a short shot to the head.
Marley misses with the head strike.
Atkins working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Atkins struggles to land a body shot inside as Marley controls his hands.
Atkins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marley's elbow.
Atkins lands a body shot.
Marley lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Atkins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Atkins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Atkins is leaning against Marley and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Atkins working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Atkins has a couple of punches blocked by Marley.
Marley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right handed body shot lands from Atkins.
Atkins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Atkins lands with a short shot to the head.
Atkins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Atkins lands with a right to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atkins has a couple of punches blocked by Marley.
Atkins lands an uppercut.
Atkins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Atkins working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Atkins working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Atkins.
Marley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marley scores with a hook to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Atkins.
Atkins lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Marley.
A nice right hand lands inside from Marley.
Atkins throws a punch but it's blocked by Marley.
Atkins lands a left hand.
Marley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Atkins can't find room to land a body shot as Marley controls the action.
Atkins tries to land a knee to the head but Marley blocks with his arms.
Atkins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Atkins unloads a knee to the mid-section. Marley lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Marley lands with a right to the head.
Good body shot from Marley.
Atkins is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Marley is defending well for now.
Atkins lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Atkins looking to slow down the pace here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atkins scores with a shot to the side of Marley's head.
A nice left hand lands by Atkins.
Marley prevents a body shot from Atkins.
Atkins blocking some punches.
Marley lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Atkins tries to throw a body punch but Marley avoids it by throwing Atkins back against the cage.
Marley misses with an elbow over the top.
Marley lands a nice uppercut.
Atkins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marley's elbow.
Atkins lands a body punch.
Marley controlling the action here for a moment.
Atkins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Atkins fails to land.
Marley blocks a body shot from Atkins.
Marley blocking some punches.
Atkins misses with a punch on the inside.
Atkins dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Marley seems to have recovered his senses.
Atkins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marley avoiding damage as Atkins throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marley lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Atkins.
Atkins prevents a body shot from Marley.
Marley working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Marley lands a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marley comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Marley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Atkins tries to throw a body punch but Marley avoids it by throwing Atkins back against the cage.
Marley blocks an uppercut.
Marley swings wildly with an uppercut but Atkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Marley.
Marley looking to stall.
Marley lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Atkins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Atkins lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Marley.
Speedy Atkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Atkins lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Atkins wants to stall.
And that's the end of the fight!
Speedy Atkins showed his dominance in that final round.
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 James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Bob Marley!
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energy
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hype
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