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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mario Marroquin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kristofy Napps (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kristofy Napps has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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250 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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260 lbs
13 - 5 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Fast |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mario Marroquin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kristofy Napps!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Napps throws a big shot that misses.
Marroquin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A shot to the liver by Napps. Beautiful body shot.
Napps lands with a nice body punch.
Napps missing with a left hand there. Marroquin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Marroquin moves out of range of the leg kick from Napps.
Napps throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Marroquin lands a nice hook to Napps's body. Napps takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Marroquin throws a combination that misses
and Napps counters with a lovely shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marroquin drops his hands momentarily and Napps takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
It looks like Mario Marroquin has been cut.
Napps throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Marroquin counters with a stiff right hand.
Napps misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Marroquin counters with a stiff right hand.
Napps looks to score with a jab to the body but Marroquin is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Napps misses with a double jab
and Marroquin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Marroquin dodges the punch combination from Napps.
Napps throws a big shot that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marroquin. Napps does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marroquin cracks Napps with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Napps on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Marroquin misses with a body shot
and Napps counters with a three punch combo that has Marroquin backing up. Marroquin nods at Napps to acknowledge the strikes.
Napps throws a predictable looking body shot
and Marroquin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Napps swings for the body but Marroquin moves out of range.
Marroquin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Napps.
Marroquin throws a lazy right hand but Napps sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A combination from Napps does no damage.
Napps scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Marroquin doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marroquin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Napps with a hook.
Napps slips under a jab.
Napps thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Napps misses with a hook to the body
and Marroquin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Napps is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Marroquin rather than just go for the knockout.
Napps moves out of range of the strikes.
Marroquin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kristofy Napps seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marroquin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Napps.
Marroquin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marroquin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Marroquin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Napps.
Napps rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Marroquin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Napps moves forwards but Marroquin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Napps slips a straight right by Marroquin.
The crowd cheers as Napps lands an impressive looking overhand right. Marroquin doesn't seem phased though.
Napps goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Marroquin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Marroquin misses with a body shot.
Marroquin slips a straight right by Napps.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marroquin. Napps does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marroquin thuds a left hand into Napps's body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Napps lands a body shot.
Napps throws a sloppy head kick and Marroquin moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kristofy Napps dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mario Marroquin's cut.
That's time! Marroquin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Marroquin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Napps throws a hook but Marroquin blocks it.
Marroquin misses with a body shot.
Napps falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Marroquin counter with a right hand.
Napps moves out of range of the strikes.
Napps throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kristofy Napps is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Some wild striking there from Napps.
Marroquin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Napps counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Napps digs a good body shot into Marroquin's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Napps misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Marroquin counters with a three punch combo that has Napps backing up. Napps nods at Marroquin to acknowledge the strikes.
Napps swings for the body but Marroquin moves out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Marroquin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Marroquin.
Napps rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Marroquin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Marroquin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Napps.
Napps looks to land a combination but Marroquin avoids it well.
Marroquin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Napps.
Napps misses with a looping right.
Marroquin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Marroquin scores with a jab. Napps acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Marroquin misses with a hook to the body
and Napps counters with a one-two to the body.
Napps catches Marroquin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Napps is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Marroquin.
A jab from Napps misses.
Some wild striking there from Napps.
Napps catches Marroquin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Napps on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Napps misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Marroquin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Napps misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marroquin moves away from the strike by Napps.
Napps throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Marroquin misses with a double jab
and Napps counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Napps takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Napps displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Marroquin looks to score with a jab to the body but Napps is just out of range.
Napps keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Napps scores with a one two! Marroquin had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Napps lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Marroquin circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marroquin moves out of range of the leg kick from Napps.
Marroquin swings for the body but Napps moves out of range.
Marroquin takes a swing at Napps's ribcage but misses.
Marroquin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Napps falls off balance throwing a combination
and Marroquin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marroquin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Napps.
Marroquin throws a hook but Napps avoids it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marroquin scores with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A combination from Napps does no damage.
Marroquin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kristofy Napps showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mario Marroquin's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Marroquin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Napps moves away from the strike by Marroquin.
Napps swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marroquin scores with a nice right hand.
Kristofy Napps seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Marroquin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Napps was well out of range. Poor timing from Marroquin.
Napps misses with a jab, cross combination.
Marroquin scores with a body shot.
Napps throws a left and a right that both miss
and Marroquin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Marroquin throws a series of punches but Napps moves out of range.
Napps tries to bum rush Marroquin with a series of wild strikes but Marroquin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Napps throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marroquin misses with a combination
and Napps counters with a nice uppercut.
Napps takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Marroquin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Napps uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marroquin.
Napps misses with a wild combination.
Napps uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marroquin.
Marroquin misses with a straight left.
Napps misses with a combination
and Marroquin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Napps there.
Marroquin checks a leg kick.
Napps misses with a jab, cross combination.
A bone on bone clash there as Napps blocks the leg kick.
Marroquin throws a one two combo.
Marroquin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Napps manages to avoid it.
Napps throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Marroquin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fighters circling - Marroquin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Marroquin moves out of range as Napps strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marroquin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Napps moves away.
Marroquin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marroquin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Napps moves away.
A shot to the liver by Marroquin. Beautiful body shot.
Napps swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Napps misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marroquin.
Napps misses with a hook to the body
and Marroquin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Marroquin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marroquin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Napps cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Napps misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Napps slips a jab and a cross from Marroquin.
Napps lands a body shot.
Napps misses with a straight right.
Napps scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Napps misses with a shot to the body
and Marroquin counters with a nice body shot.
Marroquin misses the jab.
Napps throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marroquin throws out a loose jab but Napps uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mario Marroquin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marroquin throws a sloppy body shot
and Napps counters with a three punch combo that has Marroquin backing up. Marroquin nods at Napps to acknowledge the strikes.
Kristofy Napps is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Marroquin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Napps.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mario Marroquin.
Well Napps has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kristofy Napps!
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