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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jay Marquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicholas Van Der Sluijs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Der Sluijs is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Redundant by Green Day. Jay Marquez has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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174 lbs
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182 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jay Marquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nicholas Van Der Sluijs!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marquez throws a hook but Van Der Sluijs blocks it.
Marquez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Van Der Sluijs finds it's way round the side to connect with Marquez's head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Van Der Sluijs 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 Marquez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Marquez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Marquez misses with a wild body shot.
Marquez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Van Der Sluijs can pounce on him.
Van Der Sluijs lands the left hand.
Van Der Sluijs feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Marquez's calf.
Marquez is looking to score with low kicks.
Marquez has been working on his boxing with his coaches at 11th Planet Fitness ($100/wk) in the buildup to the fight.
Van Der Sluijs feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Marquezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Marquez looks to throw the jab but Van Der Sluijs is out of range.
Van Der Sluijs turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Van Der Sluijs lands a nice leg kick that just misses Marquez's sensitive parts.
Van Der Sluijs throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Marquez misses with a low kick.
Van Der Sluijs turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marquez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Marquez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
An inside leg kick lands from Van Der Sluijs.
Van Der Sluijs fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Marquez.
Marquez throws a looping overhand right but Van Der Sluijs ducks down to avoid it.
Van Der Sluijs avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Van Der Sluijs throws a sloppy head kick and Marquez moves out of range easily.
Marquez throws a low kick but Van Der Sluijs avoids it.
Marquez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Der Sluijs was well out of range. Poor timing from Marquez.
Van Der Sluijs has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Van Der Sluijs stuns Marquez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Marquez looks to land a right hand but Van Der Sluijs moved out of range.
Van Der Sluijs misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Sluijs thumps Marquez with a low kick.
Marquez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Van Der Sluijs can pounce on him.
Van Der Sluijs throws a nice outside leg kick.
Marquez misses with an uppercut. Van Der Sluijs saw that one coming.
Marquez swings for the body but Van Der Sluijs moves out of range.
Marquez takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good leg kick by Van Der Sluijs there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nice body kick there by Van Der Sluijs.
Marquez takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That kick from Van Der Sluijs tenderised Marquez's leg. Marquez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice shot by Van Der Sluijs.
Marquez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Marquez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Van Der Sluijs lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marquez throws a shot from downtown. Van Der Sluijs moves away and avoids it.
Marquez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Van Der Sluijs. Van Der Sluijs obviously looking to wear him down.
Van Der Sluijs throws out a powerful jab.
Van Der Sluijs with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Marquez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Van Der Sluijs displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marquez throws out the jab.
Van Der Sluijs checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Van Der Sluijs lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Van Der Sluijs scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Van Der Sluijs thumps Marquez with a low kick.
Marquez throws a lazy uppercut
and Van Der Sluijs counters with a nice body kick.
Van Der Sluijs lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Sluijs lands a high kick!
Van Der Sluijs throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Marquez.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marquez swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Van Der Sluijs makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Van Der Sluijs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marquez is looking to clinch but Van Der Sluijs is avoiding it.
Van Der Sluijs scores with a decent looking hook.
Marquez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Van Der Sluijs.
Marquez loads up on a big right hand but Van Der Sluijs slips the punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marquez misses with an uppercut
and Van Der Sluijs counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Marquez throws out a loose jab but Van Der Sluijs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marquez misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicholas Van Der Sluijs 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.
Marquez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Der Sluijs.
Van Der Sluijs looks to land a left hand but Marquez moved out of range nicely.
Van Der Sluijs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Der Sluijs lands a jab.
Marquez throws a body punch but Van Der Sluijs moves out of range.
Van Der Sluijs fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Van Der Sluijs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Der Sluijs throws a sloppy head kick and Marquez moves out of range easily.
Marquez throws a front kick aimed at Van Der Sluijs's knee but Van Der Sluijs avoids it well.
Van Der Sluijs defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Marquez.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Van Der Sluijs.
Nice uppercut there from Van Der Sluijs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marquez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Van Der Sluijs manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Van Der Sluijs ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Van Der Sluijs steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marquez.
Marquez throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Van Der Sluijs moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Marquez throws a shot to the body.
Van Der Sluijs scores with a kick to the midsection.
Van Der Sluijs scoring well with a low kick there.
Marquez thows a leg kick but Van Der Sluijs checks it
and Van Der Sluijs counters with a nice leg kick.
Van Der Sluijs scores with a jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Van Der Sluijs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marquez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Van Der Sluijs.
Marquez throws a leg kick
and Van Der Sluijs counters with a slapping leg kick.
Marquez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Der Sluijs.
Nicholas Van Der Sluijs seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Van Der Sluijs lands a leg kick that knocks Marquez off balance momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Der Sluijs fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Marquez on the side of the head.
Marquez throws a big shot that misses.
Marquez wants to slow Van Der Sluijs down by chopping away at his legs.
Marquez misses with a body punch
and Van Der Sluijs counters with an inside leg kick.
Marquez missing with a left hand there. Van Der Sluijs was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nicholas Van Der Sluijs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marquez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Der Sluijs manages to avoid it.
Van Der Sluijs lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Marquez throws a body punch but Van Der Sluijs moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Sluijs cracks Marquez with an open hand slap.
Marquez misses with an uppercut.
Van Der Sluijs slips under a jab.
Marquez misses with a leg kick.
Van Der Sluijs lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Marquez throws out a loose jab but Van Der Sluijs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Der Sluijs throws a quick inside leg kick.
Van Der Sluijs ducks under a wild hook from Marquez.
Marquez blocks a head kick by Van Der Sluijs.
Van Der Sluijs connects with a solid leg kick.
Van Der Sluijs scores with a crisp jab that stopped Marquez in his tracks.
Marquez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Der Sluijs manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Marquez crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Van Der Sluijs - the referee stops the clock and Marquez gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Van Der Sluijs. Marquez manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Van Der Sluijs lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Marquez circles away quickly and effectively.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Van Der Sluijs, right into the meat.
Van Der Sluijs is looking to slow Marquez down with leg kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Der Sluijs scores with a decent looking hook.
Van Der Sluijs avoids the body shot from Marquez.
Van Der Sluijs scores with a push kick.
Van Der Sluijs turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Marquez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Van Der Sluijs pinned against the cage. Van Der Sluijs gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A shot to the body from Marquez misses
and Van Der Sluijs cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Van Der Sluijs lets loose with a powerful body kick. Marquez will feel that in the morning.
An inside leg kick lands from Van Der Sluijs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicholas Van Der Sluijs showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Marquez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Van Der Sluijs fails to land with a series of punches.
Marquez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Marquez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Van Der Sluijs.
Van Der Sluijs thuds a left hand into Marquez's body.
Marquez's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Van Der Sluijs connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Marquez scrambles back to his feet.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Marquez might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Van Der Sluijs throws a nice looking combination but Marquez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Van Der Sluijs ducks under a wild hook from Marquez.
Van Der Sluijs feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Marquez's calf.
Both fighters circling a little - Van Der Sluijs finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Marquez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Marquez takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Marquez misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marquez pivots, looking for a leg kick but Van Der Sluijs is out of range and Marquez settles back down.
Van Der Sluijs avoids the body shot from Marquez.
Van Der Sluijs feints and then cracks Marquez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Marquez down.
Marquez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Van Der Sluijs dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Marquez. That did some damage!
Van Der Sluijs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nicholas Van Der Sluijs is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Van Der Sluijs lands a nice looking body kick.
A solid body kick from Van Der Sluijs.
Marquez looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Der Sluijs is just out of range.
Marquez looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A chopping leg kick lands by Van Der Sluijs.
Marquez misses with a hook
and Van Der Sluijs counters with an outside leg kick.
Van Der Sluijs scores with a sloppy right hand. Marquez should have avoided that one.
Jay Marquez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marquez takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Van Der Sluijs connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Der Sluijs connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Marquez momentarily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Van Der Sluijs, right into the meat.
Van Der Sluijs lands a nice looking body shot.
Marquez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Van Der Sluijs throws a good cross that connects.
Marquez will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Van Der Sluijs lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Marquez does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A solid leg kick lands there for Van Der Sluijs.
Van Der Sluijs scores with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marquez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Van Der Sluijs cracks Marquez with an open hand slap.
Van Der Sluijs thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Marquez if he has to take too many more of those.
Marquez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Van Der Sluijs.
An inside leg kick lands from Van Der Sluijs.
Marquez misses with an uppercut
and Van Der Sluijs counters with a slapping leg kick.
Van Der Sluijs tests Marquez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Van Der Sluijs.
Van Der Sluijs uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marquez.
Van Der Sluijs lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Marquez takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marquez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Van Der Sluijs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marquez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Der Sluijs moves away.
Van Der Sluijs buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Van Der Sluijs lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Van Der Sluijs sizes up Marquez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Marquez misses with a low kick.
Van Der Sluijs plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Van Der Sluijs has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Van Der Sluijs moves out of range of the body kick from Marquez.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Der Sluijs chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Marquez looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Der Sluijs is just out of range.
Van Der Sluijs cracks Marquez with a good jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nicholas Van Der Sluijs comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Van Der Sluijs 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nicholas Van Der Sluijs!
Nicholas Van Der Sluijs gave a mention to Divinity 160Q for $150 in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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energy
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