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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mark Marx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregory Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gregory Steele will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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174 lbs
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180 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 8 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Marx!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gregory Steele!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good work by Steele as he checks the leg kick.
Marx throws a half hearted mid kick.
Steele swings away with a body shot that misses
and Marx counters with a straight right hand.
Steele misses with a takedown attempt - Marx sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Steele checks the leg kick.
Steele fails with an attempt to clinch.
Marx takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Steele lands a two punch combo.
Steele shoots in looking for a takedown. Marx tries to sprawl out of it but Steele keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Marx manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Marx keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mark Marx has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gregory Steele.
Steele tries to clinch but Marx moves away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele wants to clinch
and Marx counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Marx throws a front kick that sends Steele stumbling back into the cage.
Marx avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Steele tries to clinch
and Marx counters with a low kick, right behind Steele 's knee.
Steele closes the distance looking to clinch
and Marx counters with a body kick that stops Steele in his tracks momentarily.
Steele moves to clinch but Marx breaks away
and Marx counters with a slapping leg kick.
Steele tries to clinch but Marx moves away
and Marx counters with a low kick, right behind Steele 's knee.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Steele enables Marx to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Steele manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marx postures up in Steele's guard and throws a big left but Steele blocks it.
Steele keeping moving, preventing Marx from controlling successfully.
Marx connects with a couple of short punches.
Steele bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Marx's guard.
Steele stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Marx swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Marx is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Marx managing to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mark Marx wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Steele tries to clinch up but Marx circles away and keeps his distance.
Marx throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Marx drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Steele tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Marx wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Marx controls the position.
Marx landing strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Steele gets back to half guard.
Steele is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Marx content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Steele wants to improve his position but Marx is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marx blocks the strikes from Steele.
Marx seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marx not doing much here.
Marx drops an elbow to the side of Steele's head.
Marx working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Steele wants to control but Marx passes into side.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Steele prevents Marx from improving position.
Marx working the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Marx dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Steele.
Steele misses with a looping left.
Mark Marx is winning the standup battle so far.
Steele throws a leg kick
and Marx counters with a slapping leg kick.
A jab from Steele misses.
Marx scores with a jab to the head.
Marx connects with an inside leg kick.
Marx lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Marx throws a nice outside leg kick.
A cross from Marx lands.
Gregory Steele is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marx throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Steele stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gregory Steele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steele swings for the body but Marx moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Marx counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Steele is breathing heavily.
Marx fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Marx decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Marx slips a nice elbow through Steele's hands, connecting with Steele's forehead.
Marx takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Marx is trying to control. Steele wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Marx working Steele over with strikes.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Marx lands a nice short elbow.
Marx looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Steele with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steele wants to get back to full guard.
Steele won't allow Marx to pass to mount.
Marx scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Marx is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marx lands strikes from half guard.
Marx wants to take a breather but Steele is having none of it.
Steele looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Marx wants to control but Steele is keeping him busy.
Marx scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Marx lands with a punch from half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Marx connects with a nice short shot to Steele's temple.
Marx working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Marx lands a nice short elbow.
Marx is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Marx working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marx is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Mark Marx overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Marx takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The fighters are battling for position here. Steele manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Marx working some strikes from top position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Marx's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Steele has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Marx can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Marx connects with a couple of short punches.
Marx missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Marx is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Steele is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Marx pushes down on Steele's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steele wants to get back to full guard.
Marx is keen to just control but Steele is a slippery customer.
Marx is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Marx lands strikes from half guard.
Marx tries to pass the half guard into mount. Steele knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Marx lands with a punch from half guard.
Steele gets back to full guard.
Marx passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Steele is trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Marx dominated that second round.
That's time! Marx's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Marx digs a good hook to Steele's body.
Steele fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A solid body kick from Marx.
Steele missing with a left hand there. Marx was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Steele gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Marx to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marx is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Marx scoring with some ground and pound.
Steele takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Marx sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Steele's guard.
Marx working the head and body with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steele looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marx is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Marx drops an elbow to the side of Steele's head.
Marx looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Marx lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Marx lands strikes from half guard.
Marx is keen to just control but Steele is a slippery customer.
Steele trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Marx manages to pass to mount!
Steele bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Marx has his hands on Steele's head, controlling the position.
Marx is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Steele can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marx wants to sweep but no luck.
Marx is working hard here to advance position.
Marx pulls Steele in close to prevent any damage.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Mark Marx has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Marx looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Steele misses with a hook. Marx ducked under it nicely.
Steele darts in trying to clinch
and Marx counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Marx scores with a couple of nice shots.
Steele is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Marx pulls his head out easily.
Marx lands with a punch from half guard.
Marx landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Steele is staying active underneath Marx, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Marx lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Mark Marx is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ground and pound from Marx.
Marx scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marx content to control rather than advance.
Ground and pound from Marx.
Marx seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Steele does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marx perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Marx lands a nice short elbow.
Marx is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Gregory Steele has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marx seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Steele for as long as he can get away with.
We're going to have a standup here because Mark Marx wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Steele misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Marx showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Marx 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Marx!
Mark Marx was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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