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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Reagan Marley (ranked 4517 p4p, 436 weight class) and Steve Wolfe (ranked 24442 p4p, 557 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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190 lbs
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184 lbs
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Reagan Marley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Steve Wolfe!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Viktor Lagutenko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marley 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.
Wolfe throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Marley is fighting to break Wolfe's control of his arms but Wolfe is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Wolfe wants to stand and escape but Marley is having none of it.
Wolfe working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Marley.
Wolfe can't keep his opponent in guard - Marley advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Marley controlling the pace.
Marley definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marley trying to control from Wolfe's half guard. Wolfe has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Marley works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolfe is looking for a sweep. Marley is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Marley not doing much here.
Marley is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Wolfe on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Marley is trying to control. Wolfe wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marley controlling the action here.
Marley is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Marley is looking for a kimura but Wolfe is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Marley to get the leverage.
Marley wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wolfe keeps working.
Marley is really struggling to control Wolfe but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Marley wants to free his trapped foot but Wolfe is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marley uses his free foot to push down on Wolfe's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Wolfe.
Marley sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marley thowing shots but they're missing.
Marley is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Wolfe can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Marley is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Wolfe to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Wolfe shrugs it off.
Marley pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolfe is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Wolfe is trying to escape the mount.
Wolfe tries to hold on but Marley postures up.
Marley 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.
Marley is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Wolfe is surviving well by controlling Marley's body position as best he can.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marley trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marley lands with some strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reagan Marley dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wolfe lands a right hook to the body.
Marley closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wolfe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wolfe gets caught napping as Marley dives in and scores a takedown. Wolfe manages to retain guard.
Marley trying to control but Wolfe is working from the bottom.
Marley stopping the sweep attempt from Wolfe.
Marley wants to control from the top but Wolfe keeps moving.
Marley controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marley is pushing down on Wolfe's leg trying to pass to half guard. Wolfe is fighting to maintain full guard but Marley has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marley wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wolfe keeps working.
Marley is looking to advance position but Wolfe won't allow it.
Marley missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Marley working over Wolfe with some ground and pound. Wolfe looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Marley trying to control from half guard but Wolfe is working away.
Marley trying to mount his opponent but Wolfe defends it.
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.
Marley not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Marley moves into full mount! Wolfe won't be happy about that!
Marley landing shots from mount.
Marley looking to secure an arm triangle but Wolfe defends it well.
Marley putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Marley with shots to the head and body - Wolfe looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marley can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wolfe is looking to escape.
We've been informed that Wolfe has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Marley looking to isolate an arm here. Wolfe doesn't see it coming and as Marley extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Marley!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Reagan Marley!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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