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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Henry Marquet (ranked 2390 p4p, 291 weight class) and Guillermo Pato (ranked 1465 p4p, 185 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
13 - 10 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Henry Marquet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Guillermo Pato!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, John Roberts and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marquet walks into a left hand.
Marquet tries to close the distance and clinch but Pato swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Marquet keeps the fight on the outside.
A punch combination from Marquet misses.
Nice defenses there by Pato.
Pato falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Marquet to counter with a crisp jab.
Pato fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pato throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pato wants to clinch up but Marquet keeps it at a distance.
Pato throws a body punch but Marquet moves out of range.
Marquet uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pato.
Pato lands a jab to the head.
Marquet misses with a series of wild punches.
Pato avoids the head kick by Marquet.
Pato misses with a looping left.
A telegraphed right hand from Pato misses the target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pato misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marquet throws out a powerful jab.
A big left from Marquet misses.
Pato is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Marquet throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Marquet fails to land with a series of punches.
Pato steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Marquet.
Marquet on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pato slips a jab and a cross from Marquet.
Pato takes a swing at Marquet's ribcage but misses.
Marquet is looking for a counter combo.
Pato slips a jab and a cross from Marquet.
No joy there for Marquet, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pato wants to counter the offense by Marquet and move into the clinch position.
Pato is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Marquet.
Pato rushes Marquet and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marquet blocking some punches.
Pato misses with a punch on the inside.
Pato tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Marquet makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pato avoiding damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pato throws a head punch that misses.
Pato scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Marquet tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pato misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Marquet.
Marquet goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pato lands a nice uppercut.
Marquet tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marquet scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Marquet blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pato lands with a right to the head.
Marquet stalling in the clinch.
Pato lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marquet.
Pato can't find room to land a body shot as Marquet controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pato pushes Marquet back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pato misses with a punch on the inside.
Pato has a couple of punches blocked by Marquet.
Marquet is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Pato blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pato stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pato throws a head punch that misses.
Pato tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marquet's elbow.
Marquet slowing the pace effectively.
A short left from Pato.
Marquet softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pato blocking some punches.
Pato misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pato scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pato scores with a hook to the body.
Marquet stalling.
Pato fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marquet misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pato fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marquet swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pato tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marquet wants to stall.
Marquet cracks Pato with a nice body shot.
Marquet putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pato in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Pato breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pato tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Marquet manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Marquet takes the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pato.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Guillermo Pato will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marquet. Pato does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pato is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pato throws a hook to the side of Marquet's head but Marquet sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marquet tries a head kick but it misses.
Pato needs to keep his hands up - Marquet had a free shot at his head there.
Pato tries to close the distance and clinch but Marquet swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Marquet fails to land with a series of punches.
Marquet uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pato.
A punch combination from Marquet misses.
Pato clinches.
Pato swings wildly with an uppercut but Marquet uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pato working aggressively here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Pato softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pato misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pato can't find room to land a body shot as Marquet controls the action.
Pato throws a head punch that misses.
Pato blocks a body shot from Marquet.
Pato gets through Marquet's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pato misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pato swings wildly with an uppercut but Marquet uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marquet blocking some punches.
Pato throws a head punch that misses.
Pato working aggressively here.
Marquet is pushing Pato up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Pato struggles to land a body shot inside as Marquet controls his hands.
Pato blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pato lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marquet fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pato swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pato throws a head punch that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Pato.
Marquet stalling in the clinch but Pato improves position.
Marquet blocking some punches.
Marquet dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Pato fails to land.
Pato softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Marquet struggles to land a body shot inside as Pato controls his hands.
Pato tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marquet misses with a body punch.
Pato blocks an uppercut.
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!
Marquet fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marquet tries to stall but Pato uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marquet lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pato lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pato struggles to land a body shot inside as Marquet controls his hands.
Pato lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Pato.
Marquet is rocked!
Pato lands a right hand that snaps the head of Marquet backwards.
Oh Marquet is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pato prevents a body shot from Marquet.
Marquet tries to throw a body punch but Pato avoids it by throwing Marquet back against the cage.
Pato prevents a body shot from Marquet.
A head punch on the inside from Marquet fails to land.
Guillermo Pato seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pato swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pato blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marquet seems to have got his legs back now.
Marquet blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marquet taking a breather.
Marquet stalls.
Marquet struggles to land a body shot inside as Pato controls his hands.
Still in the clinch, Pato scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pato tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marquet's elbow.
Marquet is trying to stall.
A short right from Marquet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pato makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pato throws a head punch that misses.
Pato tries a body shot but Marquet blocks it.
Marquet leaning his opponent against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Marquet.
A head punch on the inside from Marquet fails to land.
Marquet throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pato blocks it with crossed arms.
Pato misses with some punches.
Pato lands a shoulder strike.
Pato misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guillermo Pato showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Pato dodges the punch combination from Marquet.
Marquet wants to clinch.
Pato tries to counter by closing the distance.
Pato closes the distance and clinches.
Pato scores with a shot to the side of Marquet's head.
Pato working aggressively here.
Marquet is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pato is keeping busy.
Pato lands a left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pato misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Pato fails to land.
A bit of stalling here from Pato.
Marquet throws a punch but it's blocked by Pato.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marquet is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Good body shot from Marquet.
Pato blocks an uppercut.
Pato misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marquet working aggressively here.
Marquet working aggressively here.
Pato lands with a short shot to the head.
Marquet blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pato.
Marquet blocks a body shot from Pato.
Marquet blocks a body shot from Pato.
Pato misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pato lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Marquet backwards.
Marquet lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pato throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pato fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marquet lands a hook to the side of the head.
Marquet misses with a punch on the inside.
Marquet working aggressively here.
Marquet looking to slow down the pace here.
Pato misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Marquet prevents a body shot from Pato.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pato working aggressively here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marquet makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pato pushes Marquet back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Marquet slowing the pace effectively.
Marquet lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pato lands a body punch in the clinch.
Marquet swings wildly with an uppercut but Pato uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pato blocks an uppercut.
Marquet taking a breather.
Pato working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Marquet fails to land.
Guillermo Pato is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Marquet stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pato as Marquet tries to tie him up.
Marquet can't find room to land a body shot as Pato controls the action.
Marquet blocks a body shot from Pato.
Henry Marquet has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marquet working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Marquet throws a head punch that misses.
Pato blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marquet tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marquet is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pato is defending well for now.
Marquet lands a right hand.
Marquet misses with some punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marquet trying to control the position but instead, Pato has worked for underhooks and has pushed Marquet into the cage.
Pato tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
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 Henry Marquet.
I think Pato has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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hype
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