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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Micheal Marsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Paul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Micheal Marsh has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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214 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Micheal Marsh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Shawn Paul!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Matheus Silva and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paul is looking to clinch.
Paul stuffs the takedown.
Paul throws a series of strikes that have Marsh backpedaling.
Marsh changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Paul tries to avoid it but Marsh manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Paul to the ground. Paul escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Paul lands a big head kick that sends Marsh tumbling to the mat! Paul takes a step backwards and waves Marsh back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Marsh is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paul has taken the fight to the clinch.
Oh Marsh is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Paul manages to pull guard.
Paul should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Paul is controlling Marsh's posture.
Paul looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Marsh avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Marsh engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Paul looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Marsh seems to have got his legs back now.
Marsh working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Paul wants to get back to his feet but Marsh is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Marsh throws a big right hand that misses.
Marsh really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsh in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Marsh throwing strikes but missing.
Marsh preventing the sweep.
Marsh will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Marsh distracts Paul with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Paul utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Paul has his foot on Marsh's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Marsh works his way back into a safe position though.
Paul looks winded!
Marsh missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Marsh connects with a couple of short punches.
Marsh is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Paul looking to hit a scissor sweep but Marsh is one step ahead there.
Marsh scoring with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsh controls from within his opponent's guard.
Marsh scoring with punches to the head and body.
Marsh with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Paul controls Marsh momentarily but Marsh frees himself.
Marsh working some strikes from top position.
Paul working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Marsh doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Marsh manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Marsh keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Paul's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paul has a closed guard, preventing Marsh from standing up.
Marsh slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Marsh landing with the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marsh landing some decent shots from guard.
Marsh working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Paul's head.
Marsh scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Marsh scoring with some ground and pound.
Marsh working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Paul's head.
Marsh content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Marsh postures up and lands a big shot to Paul's brow.
Marsh landing with the ground and pound.
Marsh with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Marsh stands and steps away. Paul gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Paul tries to score a power double leg takedown but Marsh sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Paul somewhat.
Paul shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Marsh defends it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Shawn Paul will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Micheal Marsh's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Marsh feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marsh connects with a couple of short punches.
Marsh stands up over Paul, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Paul has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Paul trying to keep a closed guard but Marsh is proving a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marsh working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Paul's head.
Micheal Marsh overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Marsh drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Marsh jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Paul has momentary wrist control but Marsh slips an elbow through the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsh stopping the sweep attempt from Paul.
Marsh distracts Paul with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Paul looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Marsh 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.
Paul is breathing heavily.
Paul has momentary wrist control but Marsh slips an elbow through the middle.
Marsh cracks Paul with a solid left hand.
Marsh works over Paul with some ground and pound from guard.
Marsh throws a big right hand that misses.
Marsh throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Paul works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Marsh working some strikes from top position.
Marsh postures up.
Marsh is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Marsh content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsh landing some decent shots from guard.
Marsh is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Marsh postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Marsh landing with the ground and pound.
Marsh is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Marsh cracks Paul with a solid left hand.
Marsh is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Marsh lands a couple of elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsh controls from within his opponent's guard.
Marsh working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Marsh working some strikes from top position.
Marsh got a little sloppy there for a moment and Paul has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Marsh has managed to get both his arms back between Paul's legs - danger averted.
Marsh cracks Paul with a solid left hand.
Marsh scoring with some ground and pound.
Marsh working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Paul's head.
Marsh stands up over Paul, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Marsh is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Marsh lands a couple of digs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsh postures up and lands a big shot to Paul's brow.
Marsh chips away with some ground and pound.
Marsh chips away with some ground and pound.
Marsh scoring with some ground and pound.
Marsh is working Paul over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Marsh stands up over Paul, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Marsh working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Paul's head.
Marsh won't allow Paul to get back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Marsh landing with the ground and pound.
Marsh is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Micheal Marsh dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Micheal Marsh's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Marsh darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Paul manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Shawn Paul is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marsh shoots in and bounces Paul off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Marsh controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Marsh cracks Paul with a solid left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paul is trying to control the position but Marsh postures up.
Paul takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Marsh with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Paul trying to control the position.
Marsh postures up and lands a big shot to Paul's brow.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Marsh's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Marsh distracts Paul with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Marsh would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Paul has momentary wrist control but Marsh slips an elbow through the middle.
Paul is trying to keep Marsh in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Marsh lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Marsh with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Paul can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Marsh controls the pace.
Paul wants to control but Marsh passes easily into half guard.
Marsh lands with a punch from half guard.
Paul taking some punishment here, with Marsh in his half guard.
Marsh is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Paul can do to turn this around?
Marsh is looking for a kimura here.
Marsh is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsh is nestled in close to Paul, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Marsh working over Paul with some ground and pound. Paul looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Marsh lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Marsh working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Marsh lands a nice short elbow.
Marsh looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Marsh working the head and body with strikes.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Marsh connects with a nice short shot to Paul's temple.
Marsh is nestled in close to Paul, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsh is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Marsh scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Paul has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Marsh is working away from the top position though.
Paul has hold of Marsh's hands but Marsh slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marsh scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Marsh lands a nice short elbow.
Marsh lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Micheal Marsh showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Marsh 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Micheal Marsh!
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RATING
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