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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Damiao Marcos (ranked 1254 p4p, 172 weight class) and Eric Offord (ranked 3318 p4p, 411 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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173 lbs
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180 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Damiao Marcos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eric Offord!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marcos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Offord unleashes a big counter combination but Marcos bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Offord lands a nice hook to Marcos's body. Marcos takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Offord stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Marcos.
Marcos closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Marcos lands in his opponent's guard.
Marcos seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marcos's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Marcos might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Marcos content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcos throwing strikes from guard but Offord blocks nicely.
Offord working a defensive guard here.
Offord told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Offord keeping moving, preventing Marcos from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Marcos drops his hands momentarily and Offord takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Marcos throws a big shot that misses.
Marcos shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Offord pushes Marcos off and gets back to his feet.
Eric Offord is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Offord uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marcos.
Offord misses with a hook
and Marcos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Marcos is defended easily by Offord.
Marcos wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcos takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Marcos looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Marcos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Offord looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Offord moves into range and connects with a jab.
Offord lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Offord takes one to the chin there.
Marcos smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Offord throws a right and a left that Marcos avoids nicely.
Offord throws out a leg kick but Marcos moves out of range and Offord only half commits.
Marcos throws a leg kick but Offord sees it coming and moves out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Offord scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Offord misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marcos.
Marcos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Offord misses with an attempted mid kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Offord.
Marcos lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Offord scores with a nice strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marcos connects with a looping right hand.
Both fighters circling a little - Marcos finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Marcos gets a takedown into half guard.
Marcos missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Offord won't allow Marcos to pass to mount.
Marcos seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Offord does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Offord is trying to get back to full guard.
Marcos winds up and cracks Offord with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Eric Offord will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Marcos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Marcos shoots in and gets a takedown into Offord's guard.
Marcos trying to control the position from guard on top but Offord is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marcos throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Offord works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Marcos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Offord is keeping the position for now.
Marcos is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Offord is pulling down on Marcos's head to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Offord trying to control the position.
Marcos preventing the sweep.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Marcos postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Marcos is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Offord controls Marcos momentarily but Marcos frees himself.
Marcos 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.
Offord avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
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.
Offord tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Offord looks to land a left hand but Marcos moved out of range nicely.
Offord looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Eric Offord seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Offord ducks under a wild hook from Marcos.
The fighters circling - Marcos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Offord shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Marcos eats them both and turns towards Offord to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Offord throws a right hand that misses
and Marcos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Marcos throws a wild body kick that Offord sees coming a mile off.
Offord throws out a counter right but Marcos avoids it with no problem.
Marcos throws a nice head kick!
Marcos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Offord.
Marcos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Offord throws out the jab.
Marcos wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Marcos's corner calls for a 1-2. Marcos obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Marcos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Offord swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Offord lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Marcos has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Marcos and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Marcos checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcos fails with the takedown
enabling Offord to counter with a crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marcos. Offord does a little dance to reset his feet.
Offord lands with a good body shot.
Offord lands with a hook. Marcos tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Marcos tries to clinch but Offord moves out of range.
Offord swings for the body but Marcos moves out of range.
Marcos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Offord throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marcos lands a front kick.
Marcos scores with a takedown into Offord's guard.
Marcos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Marcos wants to control from the top but Offord keeps moving.
Offord trying to keep a closed guard but Marcos is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marcos in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Damiao Marcos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Marcos accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Marcos throws a big right hand that misses.
Marcos looking to sit in guard and control but Offord gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Offord gets to his feet. Marcos looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Marcos lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Eric Offord has been cut.
Marcos takes one on the chin but seems OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Eric Offord will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Eric Offord's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Marcos throws a jab but it's blocked by Offord.
A jab from Marcos misses.
It seemed like Offord was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A head kick misses from Marcos.
Marcos tries to clinch up but Offord circles away and keeps his distance.
Marcos fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Offord to the ground. Marcos is now in Offord's guard.
Marcos is in close to Offord's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Marcos throwing strikes from guard but Offord blocks nicely.
Marcos throws an elbow that misses. Offord uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Marcos's guard. Nice move by Offord!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marcos wants to sweep here but Offord controlling him for the moment.
Offord gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Offord.
A cross from Offord lands.
Offord lands a nice shot that snaps Marcos's head back.
Offord cracks Marcos with a right hand to the side of the head.
Offord lands with a nice combination. Marcos backs away looking to recover.
Marcos closes the distance and clinches up with Offord, looking for a takedown. Marcos pushes Offord against the cage but Offord circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A little jabbing left from Offord on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Marcos throws a head kick that misses.
Marcos darts in looking for a takedown but Offord gets double underhooks and turns Marcos into the cage.
Offord will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Marcos blocks a jab.
The fighters circling - Offord throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Marcos lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marcos connects with a solid leg kick.
Marcos turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Damiao Marcos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Offord looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
As Offord tries to get set, Marcos tries to push him back and clinch up but Offord manages to avoid the attempt.
Offord has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Marcos shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Marcos was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Marcos goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Offord rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Marcos's guard! Nice work there by Offord!
Marcos is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Marcos sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Offord defending well though.
Marcos thows a huge punch but Offord dodges it nicely.
Marcos working the head and body with strikes.
Marcos thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcos sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Offord defending well though.
Marcos thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Offord's head.
Offord moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Marcos with a flurry of punches that miss.
Eric Offord is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Marcos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Offord swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Offord keeping moving, preventing Marcos from controlling successfully.
Marcos loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Marcos loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Offord wants to sweep here but Marcos controlling him for the moment.
Marcos connects with a couple of short punches.
Marcos throws an elbow that misses. Offord uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Marcos's guard. Nice move by Offord!
Offord gets to his feet. Marcos looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Marcos wants to slow Offord down by chopping away at his legs.
Marcos on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Offord. Offord obviously looking to wear him down.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Eric Offord.
I've got Offord winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Eric Offord!
Eric Offord decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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