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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marc Spector (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dolores Doremus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marc Spector!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dolores Doremus!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doremus fails to land the takedown.
Doremus takes one to the chin there.
Doremus slips a jab from Spector.
Spector lands a head kick. Doremus smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Doremus drives through and clinches with Spector against the cage.
Spector scores with a shot to the side of Doremus's head.
Spector lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Doremus is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Spector is defending well.
Spector fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Spector stops a takedown attempt from Doremus.
Marc Spector has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dolores Doremus.
Spector misses with a punch on the inside.
Spector lands a body punch in the clinch.
Spector prevents the takedown attempt.
Spector can't find room to land a body shot as Doremus controls the action.
Doremus wants a takedown but no success here.
Doremus looking for a takedown.
A short uppercut from Spector.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spector swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doremus goes for a takedown attempt but Spector pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Spector moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Spector.
Doremus swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Spector throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Doremus fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Spector avoids it really well and circles away.
Spector steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Doremus.
Spector throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Spector throws a quick inside leg kick.
Spector throws a body punch but Doremus moves out of range.
Marc Spector is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Spector displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Doremus.
Spector thinks about countering with a body kick.
Spector lands with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spector scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Spector takes the fight into the clinch.
Spector lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spector has a couple of punches blocked by Doremus.
Doremus successfully pulls guard.
Doremus is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Spector is aware though and is defending well.
Spector has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Doremus is proving hard to escape from.
Doremus has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Spector is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Doremus.
Spector decides to stand back up.
Spector dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Doremus. That did some damage!
Spector digs a good body shot into Doremus's ribs.
Spector throws a head kick that Doremus semi-blocks.
Spector lands with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spector gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Spector creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Spector misses with a short punch on the inside.
Spector throws a head punch that misses.
Spector lands a hook to the side of the head.
Doremus wants to take the fight to the mat but Spector manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Spector is pressed up against the cage. Doremus has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Spector down to the mat. Spector avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Doremus fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Spector avoids it really well and circles away.
Doremus takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Spector.
Spector scoring well with a low kick there.
Spector misses with a head kick.
Marc Spector seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spector takes one to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doremus takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spector lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Spector slips a jab from Doremus.
Spector jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Doremus tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Spector swivels and escapes.
Spector chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice sprawl there from Spector as Doremus shoots in.
Doremus takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A chopping leg kick lands by Spector.
Doremus takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Doremus blocks a leg kick.
Spector tries a head kick but it misses.
Doremus slips a jab from Spector.
Spector displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Doremus.
Spector changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marc Spector dominated that 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.
Doremus takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Doremus looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Spector is fending him off so far but Doremus persists. Nope, Spector circles away and we're back to standing.
Spector throws a big counter combination but Doremus scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Doremus throws a poor cross that misses
and Spector counters with a nice uppercut.
Marc Spector is winning the standup battle so far.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Doremus is defended easily by Spector.
Spector with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Doremus wants to clinch up but Spector keeps it at a distance.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Spector.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doremus forces Spector back against the cage and clinches.
Doremus blocking some punches.
Doremus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Doremus successfully pulls guard.
Spector is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Doremus can do to turn this around?
Doremus is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Spector defends well.
Spector wants to stand but Doremus is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doremus escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Spector gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Spector stands up from Doremus's guard - Spector perhaps looking for a knockout.
Spector fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Doremus on the side of the head.
Spector scores with a jab to the body.
Doremus changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Spector tries to avoid it but Doremus manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Spector to the ground. Spector escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Marc Spector has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dolores Doremus.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Doremus.
Spector regains half guard, as Doremus was trying to land strikes.
Doremus thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Spector's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spector pushes Doremus off and gets back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spector throws a leg kick which misses Doremus's front leg but catches the back leg as Doremus tries to avoid it.
Doremus fails with the takedown.
Spector tried to counter with a leg kick but Doremus avoided it.
Spector tries a low kick but Doremus avoids it.
Spector lands with a thumping leg kick.
Doremus tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Spector defends well and Doremus ends up having to push Spector into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Doremus looks to clinch
and Doremus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Spector throws a body kick that misses.
Doremus closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Spector did well to prevent Doremus getting side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Doremus is breathing heavily.
Spector pushes Doremus off and gets back to his feet.
Doremus misses with a takedown
and Spector counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doremus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Spector throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Doremus's head.
Spector scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Spector lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Spector lands a nice shot to the body.
Spector misses with an attempted mid kick.
Spector lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Doremus shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Doremus gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Spector lands with a right hand.
Spector thumps Doremus with a low kick.
Spector scores with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spector comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Doremus's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Doremus.
Spector closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Spector scores with a nice hook to the head.
Doremus is looking for a takedown.
Doremus jumps guard but Spector stands there with Doremus around his waist. Doremus gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Good body shot from Spector.
Spector working aggressively here.
Doremus wants a takedown but no success here.
Doremus is working for takedown but Spector is calmly controlling the position for now.
A nice left hand lands by Spector.
Spector throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Doremuss head.
Spector scores with a shoulder strike.
Spector lands a left hand that snaps the head of Doremus backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spector gets through Doremus's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marc Spector dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Doremus gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Spector counters with a nice uppercut.
Doremus is rocked!
A good leg kick by Spector.
It looks like Spector has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Spector slaps away a takedown attempt from Doremus, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Spector has closed the distance and engaged Doremus in a clinch.
Spector lands an uppercut.
Doremus is still on wobbly legs! Can Spector finish him?
Spector misses with some punches.
Doremus blocking some punches.
Doremus seems to have recovered his senses.
Doremus jumps into guard, dragging Spector to the mat.
Spector stands up and waves to Doremus to follow him.
Doremus fails with an attempt to clinch.
Spector swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Spector.
Spector connects with a good right hand that stumbles Doremus. Doremus circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Doremus throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Doremus takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Spector scores with a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Doremus walks into a stiff left hand from Spector.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doremus blocks a head kick by Spector.
And Doremus tries to counter it with a takedown but Spector pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Spector stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Doremus misses with an uppercut
letting Spector counter with a right hand.
Spector tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Doremus shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Doremus shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Spector as he jumps to the side.
Marc Spector has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dolores Doremus.
Doremus shoots in but no luck this time.
Spector scores with a body shot.
Doremus blocks a head kick by Spector.
Spector fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Doremus has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Doremus shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Doremus was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Spector bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spector connects with an inside leg kick.
Spector lands with a cross.
Spector throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Doremus takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Doremus finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Spector's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Doremus falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marc Spector!
Marc Spector retains his bantamweight title!
After winning the bout, Marc Spector thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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