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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jericho Marquardt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jericho Marquardt is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Black!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jericho Marquardt!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black misses with a straight right.
Black connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Marquardt throws a body kick that misses.
Black throws a jab when Marquardt was well out of range.
Black looks to land a right hand but Marquardt moved out of range.
Black defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Marquardt.
Marquardt darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Black avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Marquardt.
Black wants to improve his position but Marquardt is controlling well.
Marquardt is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Black has managed to free his arm - good work.
Marquardt throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Marquardt pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Black is keeping the position for now.
Black is controlling Marquardt's posture.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Marquardt accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Black controlling the position.
Marquardt makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Marquardt postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Black is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Marquardt, into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marquardt looking to control.
Black is stalling in the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marquardt not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marquardt keeping full guard, as Black tries to pass.
Black has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Black slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Marquardt controlling Black's posture.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Black wants to control from the top but Marquardt keeps moving.
Marquardt bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Black's guard.
Black looking to control.
Marquardt won't allow Black to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Black is working hard here to advance position.
Marquardt tries to free his leg and advance position but Black is retaining full guard.
Marquardt won't allow Black to sweep him here.
Marquardt throws and elbow that misses. Black uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Marquardt's guard. Nice move by Black!
Marquardt tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Black wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Black keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Black scores with a jab to the body.
Marquardt looks gassed!
Black just misses with a punch to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Black misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Black dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Marquardt scoring well with a low kick there.
Good work by Black as he checks the leg kick.
Black avoids a kick to the body.
Marquardt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marquardt slips under a jab from Black.
Black throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Marquardt stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Black throws a hook but Marquardt avoids it easily.
Black avoids a kick to the body.
Black keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Marquardt scores with a leg kick.
Marquardt lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Black misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marquardt.
Black misses with a wild combination.
Marquardt walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Black swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marquardt moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Black misses its intended target.
Marquardt throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Black's head.
Marquardt throws a head kick that misses.
Michael Black is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Black avoids a kick to the body.
Black checks a leg kick.
Black looks to land a right hand but Marquardt moved out of range.
Marquardt throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nice body kick there by Marquardt.
Marquardt takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jericho Marquardt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A slapping leg kick lands for Marquardt.
Marquardt fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Marquardt misses with a body kick.
Black misses with a looping left.
Marquardt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Black.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marquardt shoots in for a takedown but Black shows good takedown defense.
Marquardt is breathing heavily.
Marquardt fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Black avoids it really well and circles away.
Michael Black has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jericho Marquardt.
Nice jab there from Black.
Black throws an overhand right that lands on Marquardt's shoulder, as Marquardt tries to avoid the shot.
Black lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
It looks like Jericho Marquardt has been cut.
Black is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marquardt.
Black bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Marquardt's head.
Marquardt is rocked!
Black thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marquardt is still on wobbly legs! Can Black finish him?
Marquardt pivots, looking for a leg kick but Black is out of range and Marquardt settles back down.
Marquardt seems to have recovered his senses.
Black throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marquardt with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Black looks to score with a jab to the body but Marquardt is just out of range.
Black checks a leg kick.
Black tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marquardt defending well as Black loads up on a big left hand.
Marquardt delivers a nice body kick.
Marquardt misses with a low kick.
Black lands a nice looking body shot.
Black throws the left hand but Marquardt avoids the punch easily.
Marquardt moves away from the strike by Black.
Black throws an overhand right that lands on Marquardt's shoulder, as Marquardt tries to avoid the shot.
Marquardt misses with a head kick.
A jab from Black finds it's way through Marquardt's defenses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Marquardt. That's going to slow Black down.
Marquardt shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Black gets full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black trying to keep a closed guard but Marquardt is proving a slippery customer.
Black bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Marquardt's guard.
Black slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Marquardt working for submissions but it's allowed Black to get to half guard.
Black content to control rather than advance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Black dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jericho Marquardt's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Black clobbers Marquardt with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Marquardt attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Black fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Marquardt gets the takedown into side control.
Marquardt tries to move to mount but Black blocks the move with his legs.
Black gets back to half guard.
Black is trying to maintain the position but Marquardt is very close to passing his half guard.
Black regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Marquardt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Black is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Marquardt is trying to get back to full guard.
Black keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Black looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Black controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Black wants to control but Marquardt is keeping him busy.
Marquardt gets back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Black stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Marquardt swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Black's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Black trying to control but Marquardt is working from the bottom.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Michael Black just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Black lands with an uppercut that bounces Marquardt off the cage and back into rage.
Black scores with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black lands a jab.
Marquardt shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Marquardt was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Marquardt misses with a head shot.
Black bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Black trying to control but Marquardt is working from the bottom.
Marquardt looking to hit a scissor sweep but Black is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Black wanted to stand there but Marquardt had control of the position.
Black pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Marquardt is keeping the position for now.
Michael Black overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Black won't allow Marquardt to sweep him here.
Black wants to control from the top but Marquardt keeps moving.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Marquardt attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Black bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Marquardt's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Black clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Jericho Marquardt's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Black throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marquardt moves out of range as Black strikes.
Black throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A swing and a miss from Black.
Black scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Marquardt doesn't seem bothered though.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Marquardt 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 Black has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Black and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Black misses with a straight left.
Marquardt ducks under a wild hook from Black.
Marquardt throws a nice head kick!
Black dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Black is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Black displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Marquardt.
Marquardt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Black.
Black missing with a left hand there. Marquardt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Marquardt takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Marquardt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Black.
Marquardt is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Black, as that shot connected.
Marquardt takes a jab right on the kisser.
No luck for Marquardt with that takedown attempt.
Black fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Marquardt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Marquardt defending well as Black loads up on a big left hand.
Marquardt ducks under a wild hook from Black.
Black connects with a body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Black darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Black scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Black looks to land a left hand but Marquardt moved out of range nicely.
Black looks to throw the jab but Marquardt is out of range.
Black lands a nice looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black scores with a shot to the body.
Marquardt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Black throws out the jab.
Marquardt has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Black finds it's way round the side to connect with Marquardt's head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Marquardt 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 Black has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Black and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Marquardt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Black.
Black moves out of range of the body kick.
Black dips to his left and cracks Marquardt with an uppercut!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marquardt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Black.
Marquardt cracks the inside of Black's front leg.
Marquardt shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Black preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black tries to get to full guard but Marquardt has control of the leg.
Marquardt is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Black is just riding it out for now. Marquardt eventually gives up the hold.
Black wants to control but Marquardt is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Black tries to roll over but Marquardt keeps him under control.
Marquardt trying to control the action but Black is working from the bottom.
Marquardt is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Marquardt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Black.
A decent looking cross lands there for Black.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Black had his way with Jericho Marquardt in that round.
The cut man is working on Jericho Marquardt's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Black misses with a body shot.
Marquardt has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Black moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Marquardt lands with a slapping head kick.
Black with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd cheers as Black lands an impressive looking overhand right. Marquardt doesn't seem phased though.
Marquardt needs to keep his hands up - Black had a free shot at his head there.
A jab lands there for Black.
Black scores with a punch to the head.
Marquardt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Black misses with a looping left.
Black checks a low kick from Marquardt.
Black throws a shot to the body.
Marquardt lands a head kick. Black smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Marquardt is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Black cracks Marquardt with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Black jabs at Marquardt's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black lands a nice looking body shot.
Good exchange - Black coming out on top.
Marquardt throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Marquardt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Black.
Black misses with an uppercut. Marquardt saw that one coming.
Black takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Michael Black is winning the standup battle so far.
Marquardt slips under a jab.
Marquardt throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Black throws a shot from downtown. Marquardt moves away and avoids it.
Black looks to score with a jab to the body but Marquardt is just out of range.
Marquardt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Black throws out the jab.
Black fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Marquardt on the side of the head.
Black missing with a left hand there. Marquardt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Black misses with a straight left.
Marquardt shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Black's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Black bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Marquardt's guard.
Black wants to get up but he can't break Marquardt's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Black is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Black tries to free his leg and advance position but Marquardt is retaining full guard.
Black looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Jericho Marquardt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Black tries to free his leg and advance position but Marquardt is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black is looking to advance position but Marquardt has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Black is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Marquardt misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Black holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Marquardt tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Black is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Marquardt looking to ground and pound but Black is blocking nicely.
Black is desperately trying to improve his position but Marquardt has a good base and remains in mount.
Black wants to control but Marquardt is having none of it.
Black is working to get back to half guard.
Black tries to hold on but Marquardt pushes him away.
Black wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Marquardt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Black showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Black, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 50:45
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 50:45
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Black!
Michael Black retains his welterweight title!
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