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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gerome Iggy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Marinas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marinas is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Linkin Park - Faint. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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187 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gerome Iggy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jose Marinas!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Iggy gets the takedown into side control.
Marinas can't do much from the bottom here.
Marinas is looking to reverse the position.
Iggy is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Marinas has escaped the position, nice work there.
Marinas tries to bench press Iggy off him but Iggy keeps the position.
Iggy lands a nice forearm strike.
Marinas managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Iggy.
Iggy throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Iggy is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Marinas knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iggy is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Marinas knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marinas tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Iggy wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Iggy tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Iggy has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Iggy throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marinas manages to work his way to half guard, despite Iggy's best efforts.
Marinas is pressing down on Iggy's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Iggy trying to control but Marinas is working from the bottom.
Marinas is looking to stand up but Iggy isn't so interested in that idea.
Iggy postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marinas wants to control but Iggy passes easily into half guard.
Marinas is not content to let Iggy control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marinas wants to improve his position but Iggy is controlling well.
Iggy seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Iggy stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Marinas to get to his feet.
Marinas shoots in and gets a takedown into Iggy's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iggy managing to control the position.
Marinas won't allow Iggy to sweep him here.
Iggy looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Iggy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marinas wants to get up but he can't break Iggy's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Marinas stays in close to Iggy's body and controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerome Iggy dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Iggy shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Marinas napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Marinas is not content to let Iggy control the position.
Marinas is looking to reverse the position.
Marinas can't do much from the bottom here.
Marinas is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Iggy controls the position from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marinas is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Marinas wants to control but Iggy postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iggy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Marinas keeps working.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Iggy lands with a right hand.
Iggy changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Marinas looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Marinas sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Iggy is working for a kimura but Marinas is defending it quite comfortably.
Marinas is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iggy stalling away here and it's allowed Marinas to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Marinas looking for subs off his back but Iggy has passed one foot through into half guard.
Gerome Iggy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Iggy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Marinas defending well though.
Marinas wants to control but Iggy is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marinas is concentrating on defense, preventing Iggy from advancing position.
Marinas tries to kick Iggy off but Iggy keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Iggy with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Marinas is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Iggy scores with a couple of nice shots.
Marinas trying to control from the bottom.
Marinas is refusing to be controlled, as Iggy sits in half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marinas is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerome Iggy dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Iggy gets a takedown into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Iggy working Marinas over with strikes.
Marinas keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Iggy trying to control the action but Marinas is working from the bottom.
Marinas trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marinas is looking to improve his position.
Iggy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Marinas is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Iggy trying to control the pace.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Marinas shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iggy has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Marinas is working away from the top position though.
Iggy is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Marinas is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iggy keeps control of the position for the meantime.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Gerome Iggy.
Marinas decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Marinas is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Iggy is concentrating on defense, preventing Marinas from advancing position.
Marinas trying to control the action but Iggy is working from the bottom.
Marinas wants to stand up but Iggy is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iggy is staying active underneath Marinas, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Iggy wants to improve his position but Marinas is controlling well.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jose Marinas was stalling too much, according to the referee.
A punch lands to the side of Marinas 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gerome Iggy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marinas slips a jab from Iggy.
Jose Marinas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Iggy throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Marinas was covering up waiting for the punch and Iggy finishes the takedown easily into guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gerome Iggy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Iggy has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gerome Iggy!
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FIGHT
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