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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between AC Slater (ranked 360 p4p, 53 weight class) and Juan Marfaker (ranked 564 p4p, 95 weight class). Slater comes to the cage accompanied by Stop What Ya Doin. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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23 - 12 - 1 |
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Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
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World class boxer
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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
23 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, AC Slater!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Juan Marfaker!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marfaker throws a body shot but no joy.
Marfaker ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Marfaker with a nice cross.
Marfaker lands an overhand right.
Marfaker uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Slater drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've been hearing reports that Slater has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Slater lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Marfaker is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Marfaker wants to land a leg kick but Slater is out of range.
Slater shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Marfaker napping and manages to drive through into side control!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marfaker dodges the ground and pound from Slater.
Slater lands an elbow.
It looks like Juan Marfaker has been cut.
Slater tries to score with some ground and pound. Marfaker controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Slater working the ground and pound but Marfaker is defending the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marfaker parries the strikes from Slater easily there. Slater is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Marfaker to escape.
Slater with the ground and pound but Marfaker regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Slater thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Slater is just content to waste time from the top position. Marfaker takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Marfaker is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Slater loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Slater landing some decent shots from guard.
Marfaker keeping moving, preventing Slater from controlling successfully.
Marfaker looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slater throws a big right hand that misses.
Slater throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Slater accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Slater in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Slater trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Marfaker preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Slater might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Slater trying to control but Marfaker is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Juan Marfaker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Slater steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marfaker.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slater ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A low kick from Marfaker misses
and Slater counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That has opened up Juan Marfaker's cut even more.
Marfaker pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Slater tries to counter with a takedown but Marfaker is quick to defend against it.
Slater slips a jab from Marfaker.
Slater tries to counter with a takedown but Marfaker is quick to defend against it.
Slater thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marfaker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Slater lands a nice shot that snaps Marfaker's head back.
Slater ducks under a wild hook from Marfaker.
Slater half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Marfaker throws a jab but it's blocked by Slater.
Slater throws a big counter combination but Marfaker scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Slater takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Marfaker has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Marfaker cracks a nice hook into Slater's ribs.
Jab, jab by Slater - just one landing.
The cut above Juan Marfaker's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Slater lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Marfaker sizes up Slater with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marfaker lands with a good body shot.
Slater throws a lazy uppercut
and Marfaker counters with a nice body shot.
Marfaker looks to land a left hand but Slater moved out of range nicely.
A swing and a miss from Marfaker.
Slater looks to land a right hand but Marfaker moved out of range.
Slater fails with a takedown attempt.
Marfaker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marfaker pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Marfaker lands a nice shot that snaps Slater's head back.
A telegraphed right hand from Marfaker misses the target.
Marfaker scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Marfaker connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Slater momentarily.
Marfaker is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Slater had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Marfaker tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Marfaker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Juan Marfaker's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nice takedown defense from Marfaker. No joy for Slater on that attempt.
Slater staying out of range there.
Marfaker scores with a body shot.
Marfaker with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Marfaker throws a looping overhand right but Slater ducks down to avoid it.
Slater goes for a double leg but Marfaker avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Marfaker continues to drive forward.
Slater shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Marfaker as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for AC Slater. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Slater checks a leg kick.
Slater looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Marfaker is fending him off so far but Slater persists. Nope, Marfaker circles away and we're back to standing.
Slater gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Juan Marfaker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horrible takedown attempt by Slater or perhaps it was just good defense by Marfaker, which made it look bad.
Slater shoots in but Marfaker avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marfaker lands a jab to the head.
Marfaker lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Marfaker is looking to score with low kicks.
Slater was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Slater ducks right into an uppercut from Marfaker.
Nice body kick there by Marfaker.
Slater darts in looking for a takedown but Marfaker gets double underhooks and turns Slater into the cage.
A thudding body kick lands there by Marfaker!
Marfaker looks to land a right hand but Slater moved out of range.
Slater looks for a takedown but Marfaker sprawls well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Marfaker lands a nice shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Marfaker. Beautiful body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marfaker lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slater takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Marfaker wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Slater slips a straight right by Marfaker.
Marfaker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marfaker fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Slater looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Marfaker fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Slater shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Marfaker sprawls well. Marfaker wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Slater gets slowly back to his feet.
Marfaker lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Slater at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slater throws a right hand that Marfaker ducks under and follows up with a left that Marfaker also avoids with ease.
Slater drives through with a takedown into Marfaker's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Slater missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Slater throws a big elbow that misses.
Marfaker utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Slater throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Marfaker works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Marfaker working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Slater.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Slater postures up in Marfaker's guard and throws a big left but Marfaker blocks it.
Marfaker looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Slater 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.
Slater throws a strike but Marfaker rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Marfaker sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slater is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Marfaker is controlling him.
Marfaker is pushing down on Slater's leg trying to pass to half guard. Slater is fighting to maintain full guard but Marfaker has managed to sneak the leg through.
Marfaker is controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Marfaker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Juan Marfaker's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Marfaker throws a body punch but Slater moves out of range.
Marfaker blocks a jab.
Slater swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice body punch from Marfaker.
Marfaker clobbers Slater with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Marfaker fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Slater checks it well.
Slater was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Marfaker tests Slater's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Slater misses with a jab, cross combination.
No luck for Slater with that takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marfaker scores with a kick to the midsection.
Marfaker misses the shot to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Marfaker, right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slater throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Slater moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Marfaker is looking to slow Slater down with leg kicks.
Marfaker is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Nice shot lands for Marfaker.
Marfaker throws a nice outside leg kick.
Marfaker throws a head kick that misses.
Slater throws a series of punches but Marfaker avoids them all with ease.
A nice side step and Marfaker releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Slater takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
AC Slater is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marfaker pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Slater back to the cage. Marfaker follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Marfaker feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Slaters jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Juan Marfaker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Marfaker cracks Slater with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Slater looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slater throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Marfaker was covering up waiting for the punch and Slater finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Marfaker is wriggling around but Slater manages to pass to half guard.
Juan Marfaker is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slater seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Marfaker does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Marfaker slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Slater throws a big elbow that misses.
Slater trying to control the position from guard on top but Marfaker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marfaker tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slater wants to control from the top but Marfaker keeps moving.
Slater works over Marfaker with some ground and pound from guard.
Marfaker is pulling down on Slater's head. It's preventing any offense from Slater, at least for the moment.
Slater trying to control but Marfaker is working from the bottom.
Slater throws a strike but Marfaker rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Marfaker won't allow Slater to sweep him here.
Marfaker is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Slater looking for a sweep. Not yet Slater, not yet.
Marfaker wants to control from the top but Slater keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Slater is on top in guard.
AC Slater has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Slater throws a big right hand that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Marfaker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Marfaker 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Marfaker!
A relieved looking Juan Marfaker thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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