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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Juan Manuel Marquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanchez is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Naughty by Nature - O.P.P.. Carlos Sanchez is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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150 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Juan Manuel Marquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Carlos Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sanchez shoots in and drives through. Marquez sprawls well.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Marquez moves out of range.
Sanchez closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Marquez is looking to escape.
Marquez kicks off Sanchez and gets to his feet.
Marquez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a right hand that Marquez ducks under and follows up with a left that Marquez also avoids with ease.
Marquez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sanchez looks gassed!
Marquez thuds a left hand into Sanchez's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marquez lands with a straight right. Sanchez didn't see that one coming.
Marquez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sanchez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Oooh a lovely combination from Marquez sends Sanchez down but not out. Marquez dives into side control looking to finish.
Sanchez is rocked!
It looks like Carlos Sanchez has been cut.
Marquez has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Sanchez is still on wobbly legs! Can Marquez finish him?
Sanchez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sanchez seems to have recovered his senses.
Marquez scores with a jab.
Marquez scores with a nice strike.
No luck for Marquez with that takedown attempt.
Marquez lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marquez closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Marquez has closed the distance and engaged Sanchez in a clinch.
Marquez breaks from the clinch.
Marquez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Marquez connects with a body shot that sends Sanchez's belly button to the back.
Sanchez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A left and a right from Marquez both land. Nice combination.
Sanchez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Marquez lands with a shot to the body.
Sanchez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Marquez with a nice cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marquez scores with a decent looking hook.
Nice body punch from Marquez.
Sanchez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Marquez stuns Sanchez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sanchez checks a leg kick.
Marquez throws a one two combo.
Sanchez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Marquez is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Sanchez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Marquez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sanchez.
Juan Manuel Marquez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Sanchez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marquez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Marquez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Marquez tries to clinch but Sanchez is having none of it.
Marquez jabs at Sanchez's body.
Marquez clinches up with Sanchez and pushes him back against the cage.
Marquez wants to break free but Sanchez has control.
Sanchez is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Marquez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sanchez has him pressed against the cage.
Marquez tries to break free but Sanchez pushes him back against the cage.
Marquez is trying to break free.
Sanchez prevents Marquez from breaking the clinch.
Marquez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sanchez taking a breather.
Marquez tries to break free but Sanchez pushes him back against the cage.
Marquez tries to circle away but Sanchez has him pinned against the cage.
Sanchez prevents Marquez from breaking the clinch.
Marquez is trying to break the clinch but Sanchez has him pressed against the cage.
Sanchez fails to pull guard.
Marquez manages to break the clinch.
Sanchez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Marquez moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Marquez lands with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Marquez avoids it really well and circles away.
Marquez lands a jab to the nose.
Marquez stalks Sanchez and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sanchez's face. Sanchez staggers backwards, shaken.
Sanchez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Marquez pinned against the cage. Marquez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Marquez is working the combinations to good effect here.
Marquez digs a good body shot into Sanchez's ribs.
A shot to the liver by Marquez. Beautiful body shot.
Marquez shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Marquez showed some decent athleticism there.
Marquez decides to stand and escape the position.
Sanchez takes one on the button.
Marquez scores with a three punch combo!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sanchez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sanchez drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Sanchez stops Marquez from standing up.
Sanchez throwing strikes from guard but Marquez blocks nicely.
Sanchez throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanchez wants to control from the top but Marquez keeps moving.
Marquez uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marquez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Marquez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sanchez backs up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Manuel Marquez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carlos Sanchez's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Marquez throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Marquez feints a jab promting Sanchez to slip. Marquez then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Sanchez slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Marquez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Marquez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sanchez.
Marquez shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sanchez eats them both and turns towards Marquez to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Marquez throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Marquez lands a nice shot to the body.
Marquez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sanchez can do to turn this around?
Nice uppercut lands for Marquez. That snapped Sanchez's head back.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Marquez pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Sanchez back to the cage. Marquez follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Sanchez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Juan Manuel Marquez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sanchez throws a sloppy head kick and Marquez moves out of range easily.
Marquez misses with a two punch combination.
Marquez lands a nice looking body shot.
Marquez punishes Sanchez's body with a nice straight punch.
Marquez connects with a nice looking jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marquez. Sanchez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sanchez shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Marquez manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Sanchez throwing strikes from guard but Marquez blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez prevents Marquez from getting back to his feet.
Sanchez drops back looking for a leg! Marquez is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Marquez manages to kick Sanchez off! Sanchez jumps back into Marquez's guard.
Marquez is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Marquez tries to circle away but Sanchez has him pinned against the cage.
Marquez tries to break free but Sanchez pushes him back against the cage.
Marquez is trying to break free.
Marquez wants to get back to striking at distance but Sanchez won't allow it.
Marquez prevents a takedown attempt there.
Sanchez has Marquez pressed against the cage, preventing Marquez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sanchez keeps control of Marquez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sanchez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A nice combination there by Marquez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marquez displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Marquez misses with a body kick.
Marquez throws a low kick but Sanchez moves out of range easily.
Sanchez looks for a takedown but Marquez sprawls well.
Juan Manuel Marquez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Sanchez.
A combination from Sanchez does no damage.
Marquez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sanchez doesn't seem bothered though.
Marquez lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Marquez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sanchez's head.
Marquez looks to land a combination. Sanchez sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Marquez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch but Marquez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Marquez moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Marquez scores with a body shot.
Marquez throws a series of punches but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marquez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Marquez lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Marquez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez fails with a takedown attempt.
Sanchez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Marquez.
Marquez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sanchez.
Sanchez takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Marquez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanchez.
Sanchez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Marquez defends it nicely.
Marquez instigates a clinch.
Sanchez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marquez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Marquez wants to break free but Sanchez has control.
Sanchez jumps guard but Marquez stands there with Sanchez around his waist. Sanchez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Marquez wants to break free but Sanchez has control.
Marquez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sanchez changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Marquez fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Marquez closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marquez stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Marquez lands a two punch combo.
Marquez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sanchez defends it nicely.
Marquez is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Marquez scores with the left hand. Sanchez knows he should have avoided that one.
Sanchez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Marquez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Marquez takes a swing at Sanchez's ribcage but misses.
Marquez throws a leg kick but Sanchez sees it coming and moves out of range.
Marquez throws a nice looking combination but Sanchez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marquez throws a sloppy head kick and Sanchez moves out of range easily.
Marquez closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sanchez counters with a single leg into guard. Marquez didn't expect that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanchez stands up from Marquez's guard - Sanchez perhaps looking for a knockout.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Manuel Marquez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Carlos Sanchez's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Sanchez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Marquez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Marquez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sanchez checks a leg kick nicely.
Marquez tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sanchez sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Marquez somewhat.
A left and a right from Marquez both land. Nice combination.
Sanchez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Marquez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Marquez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Marquez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A shot to the liver by Marquez. Beautiful body shot.
Marquez lands a nice looking body shot.
Marquez digs a good body shot into Sanchez's ribs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sanchez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Marquez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sanchez fails with the takedown.
Marquez is looking to wear down Sanchez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sanchez tries to clinch but Marquez moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marquez punishes Sanchez's body with a nice straight punch.
Sanchez throws the kick towards the body but Marquez avoids it.
Juan Manuel Marquez is winning the standup battle so far.
Marquez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sanchez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Marquez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sanchez takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Marquez can't break the clinch.
Marquez tries to break free but Sanchez pushes him back against the cage.
Marquez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sanchez keeps control of Marquez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Marquez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Marquez can't break the clinch.
Sanchez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sanchez has a takedown stuffed.
Juan Manuel Marquez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Sanchez.
Marquez has closed the distance and engaged Sanchez in a clinch.
Sanchez can't get the takedown.
Marquez wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marquez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Marquez breaks the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Marquez. Those never looked like landing.
Sanchez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Marquez.
Marquez lands with a shot to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sanchez.
Sanchez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sanchez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A punch combination from Marquez misses.
No luck for Sanchez with that takedown attempt.
Marquez misses with the combination.
Marquez throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Sanchez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Marquez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Marquez shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sanchez eats them both and turns towards Marquez to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez scores a takedown into full mount!
Marquez is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Marquez is squirming around, avoiding Sanchez's attempts to control the action.
Sanchez unloads with some shots from mount but Marquez bucks and avoids them well.
Carlos Sanchez has got the better of the ground game so far.
You get the feeling that Marquez really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Sanchez landing shots from mount.
Marquez wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez working for a guillotine from mount but Marquez is in no mood to give up.
Marquez bucks up and throws Sanchez to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Carlos Sanchez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marquez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sanchez sprawls well. Sanchez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Marquez gets slowly back to his feet.
Marquez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sanchez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Marquez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sanchez throws a sloppy head kick and Marquez moves out of range easily.
Marquez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sanchez at a distance.
Sanchez shoots for a double leg takedown but Marquez sprawls well. He's pushed Sanchez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Marquez stuns Sanchez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Marquez cracks a nice hook into Sanchez's ribs.
Marquez fails to land with a series of punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Manuel Marquez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Marquez, 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Manuel Marquez!
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