Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 12, 2021

#R1#
Davidyan misses with a low kick.
And Marques tries to counter it with a takedown but Davidyan pushes his down on his head and steps out.#CL#
Davidyan clinches up against the cage.
Davidyan can't find room to land a body shot as Marques controls the action.
Davidyan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Davidyan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marques's elbow.
Marques prevents a body shot from Davidyan.
Marques has Davidyan pressed against the cage.
Marques tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davidyan lands a body punch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Marques has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Davidyan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Davidyan.
Marques misses with a shot to the kidneys. #T1##BC2#
Marques breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Marques misses with a hook. Davidyan ducked under it nicely.
Davidyan throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand. #CUT#It looks like Billy Marques has been cut.
Davidyan throws a poor cross that misses
and Marques counters with a left to the body.
Gurgen Davidyan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Davidyan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Davidyan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Marques counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Davidyan misses with a hook
and Marques counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Davidyan throws a combination that misses
and Marques counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Marques connects with a right hand. Davidyan shakes it off.
Davidyan tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Marques counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circling - Davidyan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Marques lands a jab to Davidyan's midsection.
Davidyan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#T2#
Davidyan closes the distance looking to clinch
and Marques counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A swing and a miss from Davidyan.
Davidyan jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Davidyan tries to clinch but Marques moves out of range.
Davidyan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Marques closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. #TD2#
Marques shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Davidyan's guard.#ES#
Davidyan pushes Marques off and gets back to his feet.
Davidyan throws a quick head kick that knocks Marques silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Davidyan is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Gurgen Davidyan!
After the big win, Gurgen Davidyan made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Big Dog Gains 160Q $225 and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
Billy Marques spoke after the fight, saying 'I would like to apologize to my fans for what they witnessed here tonight. I am A LOT better than what you all seen here, trust me, the next time I step inside this octagon, you will witness something you've never seen before. MARK MY WORDS!'.

Event: SMASH: Mazziotti vs Pawlik
Date: Jan 16, 2021

#R1#
Marques lands a head shot.
We've been told by Marques's head coaches at whitey's gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.#TD#
Syndicate gets caught napping as Marques dives in and scores a takedown. Syndicate manages to retain guard.

Syndicate pushes Marques off and scrambles back to his feet.
Nice defenses there by Marques.
Syndicate tries to bum rush Marques with a series of wild strikes but Marques uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Marques misses with an uppercut
letting Syndicate counter with a right hand.
Syndicate lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Marques circles away quickly and effectively.
Marques was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circling - Syndicate throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Syndicate dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Syndicate throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A quick step to the side and Marques tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Marques.
Syndicate throws a hard body shot but it just misses. #T1#
Syndicate ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Marques throws a shot from downtown. Syndicate moves away and avoids it.
Marques showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Syndicate.
Syndicate moves out of range as Marques strikes.
Nathaniel Syndicate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Syndicate takes one on the button.
Syndicate will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Syndicate feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Marquess jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!#T2#
Syndicate takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Marques uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Syndicate.
Syndicate misses with a body shot
and Marques counters with a nice body shot.
Syndicate throws an off balance right hand
and Syndicate takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marques scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab from Syndicate.
Syndicate fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A quick step to the side and Marques tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.#CL#
Marques clinches up with Syndicate and pushes him back against the cage.#BC2#
Syndicate pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Syndicate takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.#T3#
Marques 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.
Syndicate throws a body punch but Marques moves out of range.
Syndicate misses with an uppercut.
Marques appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Syndicate takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.#TD#
Marques drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Syndicate throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Syndicate throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Marques makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Marques slips a jab from Syndicate.
Marques changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Syndicate tries to avoid it but Marques manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Syndicate to the ground. Syndicate escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. #T4#
Marques throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Syndicate stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Syndicate throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Marques counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Syndicate throws a right hand that Marques ducks under and follows up with a left that Marques also avoids with ease.
A counter left hand to the body from Marques misses its target.
Marques misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Syndicate.
Syndicate thows a left - swing and a miss!
Syndicate keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marques misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Syndicate thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marques slips a jab from Syndicate.
Marques throwing a counter right hand but Syndicate manages to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Nathaniel Syndicate will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
A big right from Syndicate misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Marques as he connects with a hook.
Syndicate works over Marques's head and body with a nice combination.
Marques dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Syndicate moves out of range of the strikes.
Syndicate paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Syndicate throws a looping overhand right but Marques ducks down to avoid it.
Marques drops down looking for a counter takedown but Syndicate sprawls and moves away.
Marques is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marques bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Marques drops down looking for a counter takedown but Syndicate sprawls and moves away.
Marques lands an overhand right.
Marques takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.#T1#
Marques moves away from the strike by Syndicate.
Marques closes this distance looking for a takedown but Syndicate circles away.
Marques lunges at Syndicate with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Syndicate's hand.
Marques is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Marques thuds a left hand into Syndicate's body.
Syndicate throws an off balance right hand
and Marques counters with a straight right hand.
Marques lands with a right hand.
Nathaniel Syndicate is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A punch combination from Syndicate misses.
A jab from Syndicate misses.
Billy Marques is winning the standup battle so far.
Syndicate throws a lazy uppercut
and Marques counters with a right hand to the body.
Marques misses with a left hand
and Syndicate counters with a stiff right hand. #T2#
Marques scores with a shot to the body.
Syndicate jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marques lands with a good body shot.
Marques rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Syndicate cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Marques throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Syndicate throws a body punch but Marques moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Marques. That snapped Syndicate's head back.
Syndicate lands with a nice body punch.
Nice defenses there by Syndicate.
Nathaniel Syndicate is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#T3#
Syndicate lands with a cross.
Syndicate lands a body shot.
Marques keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Syndicate swats away the attempt to clinch by Marques.
Syndicate misses with an uppercut.
Syndicate misses with a double jab
and Marques counters with a right hand to the body.
Syndicate misses with a lunging right hand
and Marques counters with a stiff right hand.
Syndicate ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marques moves away.
Marques appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.#T4#
Syndicate ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marques moves away.
Syndicate moves away from the strike by Marques.
Syndicate looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Syndicate lands a two punch combo.
Syndicate fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marques manages to avoid it.
Marques is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Syndicate looks to score with a jab to the body but Marques is just out of range.
Marques changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Syndicate lands a nice hook to Marques's body. Marques takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Syndicate looks to land a combination but Marques avoids it well.
An attempted straight right counter from Marques misses the target.
Marques slips a jab from Syndicate.
Marques takes a swing at Syndicate's ribcage but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Nathaniel Syndicate will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!#R3#
Marques tries to clinch there but Syndicate circles away.
Marques throws a jab but it's blocked by Syndicate.
Syndicate lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Syndicate misses with a body shot.
Marques thuds a left hand into Syndicate's body.
Syndicate thuds his right hand into Marques's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Syndicate lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Marques circles away quickly and effectively.
Marques changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Syndicate thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Syndicate works over Marques's head and body with a nice combination.
Marques loads up on a big right hand but Syndicate slips the punch.
Syndicate uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marques.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Syndicate! But no joy.#T1#
Syndicate misses with a hook. Marques ducked under it nicely.
A quick step to the side and Marques tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marques cracks Syndicate with a right hand to the side of the head.
Marques tries to close the distance and clinch up but Syndicate swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Syndicate scores with a jab.
Syndicate misses the body punch
enabling Marques to counter with a crisp jab.
Syndicate lands a nice hook to Marques's body. Marques takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Marques ducks under a wild hook from Syndicate.
Marques tries to counter with a takedown but Syndicate is quick to defend against it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Marques darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Marques shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Syndicate but Syndicate pushes him off and we're back to square one.#T2#
Marques throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Syndicate to counter with a crisp jab.
Marques uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Syndicate.
A counter left hand to the body from Marques misses its target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marques. Syndicate does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good exchange - Marques coming out on top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marques throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marques lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Marques shoots in for a takedown but Syndicate shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Syndicate throws a predictable looking body shot
and Marques counters with a right hand to the body. #T3#
Marques misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Syndicate.
Syndicate rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Marques counter with a right hand.
Syndicate looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Marques appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Syndicate misses the shot to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Marques misses its target.
Marques with a poor takedown
and Syndicate counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Marques. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Syndicate waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Marques.
Marques throwing a counter right hand but Syndicate manages to avoid it.
Marques ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Syndicate moves away.
Syndicate throws a left and a right that both miss
and Marques counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Syndicate misses with a right hand
and Marques counters with a nice body shot.
Marques shoots in for a takedown but Syndicate shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Billy Marques has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T4#
Marques shoots in for a double leg but Syndicate sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Syndicate throws a lazy uppercut
and Marques connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Marques throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Syndicate misses with an uppercut. Marques saw that one coming.
Syndicate has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Syndicate looks to land a right hand but Marques moved out of range.
Marques fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Syndicate manages to avoid it.
Marques throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Syndicate misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marques.
Syndicate lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nathaniel Syndicate.
I've got Syndicate winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nathaniel Syndicate!
The defeated Billy Marques had this to say: 'I would like to apologize to my fans for what they witnessed here tonight. I am A LOT better than what you all seen here, trust me, the next time I step inside this octagon, you will witness something you've never seen before. MARK MY WORDS!'.

Event: SMASH: Camara vs Colucci
Date: Dec 12, 2020

#R1#
Ilmarinen misses with a body kick.
Ilmarinen misses with an uppercut.
Marques appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A big right from Ilmarinen misses.
Marques bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ilmarinen throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ilmarinen throws an off balance right hand
and Marques counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ilmarinen thinking.
Marques is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Marques avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#TD2#
Marques dives in and scores a takedown into Ilmarinen's guard.
Marques trying to control but Ilmarinen is working from the bottom.
Marques slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Marques postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #T1##ES#
Ilmarinen pushes Marques off and gets back to his feet.
Ilmarinen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jaakko Ilmarinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marques avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It seemed like Marques was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ilmarinen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ilmarinen misses the jab.
Ilmarinen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ilmarinen connects with a body shot.
Marques shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ilmarinen misses with an uppercut
and Marques connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Ilmarinen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Marques changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Ilmarinen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Ilmarinen misses with a wild body shot.
Ilmarinen is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.#T2#
Marques throws a big shot that misses.
Ilmarinen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ilmarinen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ilmarinen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marques slips a jab from Ilmarinen.
Ilmarinen scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Marques throws a body shot but no joy.
Ilmarinen misses the jab.
Marques now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A big right from Ilmarinen misses.
Marques 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.
Marques ducks under a wild hook from Ilmarinen.
Marques lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ilmarinen at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Ilmarinen misses the target.
A jab from Ilmarinen misses.
Ilmarinen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Marques counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T3#
Ilmarinen moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ilmarinen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Marques counters with a nice body shot.
Ilmarinen throws an off balance right hand
and Marques counters with a right hand to the body.
Marques connects with a body shot that sends Ilmarinen's belly button to the back.
Marques uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ilmarinen.
It seemed like Marques was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ilmarinen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ilmarinen throws a hook but Marques blocks it.
A nice side step and Marques releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ilmarinen misses with a hook to the body
and Marques counters with a nice uppercut.
Marques moves out of range as Ilmarinen throws a body kick.
Marques is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ilmarinen with a body shot.
Ilmarinen throws an off balance right hand
and Marques counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Marques will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ilmarinen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marques showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ilmarinen.
Marques changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.#T4#
Marques misses with a shot to the body
and Ilmarinen counters with a nice uppercut.
Ilmarinen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Marques counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Marques.
Ilmarinen misses with a straight left.
Ilmarinen throws a body shot but no joy.
Marques appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Marques cracks Ilmarinen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Good exchange - Ilmarinen coming out on top.
Ilmarinen misses with a left hand
and Marques counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ilmarinen stuffs the takedown.
A swing and a miss from Ilmarinen.
Marques is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ilmarinen with a body shot.
Marques punishes Ilmarinen's body with a nice straight punch.
Marques is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ilmarinen had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ilmarinen misses with an uppercut
and Marques counters with a nice body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Ilmarinen.
Ilmarinen misses with an uppercut. Marques saw that one coming.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Marques! But no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jaakko Ilmarinen will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Marques takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ilmarinen scores with a body shot.
Marques blocks a jab.
Marques with the counter takedown but Ilmarinen avoids it easily.
Marques waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ilmarinen.
Marques drops his hands momentarily and Ilmarinen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ilmarinen throws a nice looking combination but Marques bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ilmarinen misses with a hook to the body
and Ilmarinen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marques takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ilmarinen throws a lazy uppercut
and Marques connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Marques connects with a right hand. Ilmarinen shakes it off.
A big left from Ilmarinen misses.
And Marques tries to counter it with a takedown but Ilmarinen pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Marques dodges the punch combination from Ilmarinen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ilmarinen throws a nice looking combination but Marques bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.#T1#
Ilmarinen misses with a straight left.
Ilmarinen misses with a left hand
and Marques counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ilmarinen misses with a hook to the body
and Marques counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ilmarinen throws a sloppy body shot
and Marques counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Marques loads up on a big right hand but Ilmarinen slips the punch.
Marques scores with a jab to the head.
Ilmarinen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Marques's head backwards.
Ilmarinen throws a nice looking combination but Marques bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Marques tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ilmarinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Marques.
Ilmarinen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Marques counters with a stiff right hand.
Marques lands a jab to the head.
A swing and a miss from Ilmarinen.
Ilmarinen throws a right hand that misses
and Marques counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marques moves in looking to clinch but Ilmarinen pushes him off.#T2#
Ilmarinen throws a right hand that misses
and Marques counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Marques.
Ilmarinen misses with an uppercut.
Jaakko Ilmarinen is winning the standup battle so far.
Ilmarinen dips to his left and cracks Marques with an uppercut!
Jaakko Ilmarinen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ilmarinen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Marques counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Marques misses with a body shot.
Marques ducks under a wild hook from Ilmarinen.
Ilmarinen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marques steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ilmarinen.
Ilmarinen lands a right hook to the body.
Ilmarinen lands a really nice looking cross but Marques seems unphased.
Marques swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marques tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #T3#
Ilmarinen misses with the body kick
enabling Marques to counter with a crisp jab.
Ilmarinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marques moves away.
Marques drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ilmarinen defends it well.
Marques takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Marques ducks under a wild hook from Ilmarinen.
Ilmarinen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Marques counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ilmarinen just misses with a punch to the body.
A little jabbing left from Marques on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ilmarinen throws a right hand that misses
and Marques counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Marques tries to clinch but Ilmarinen moves out of range.
A left lands for Marques.
Marques steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ilmarinen. That one must have hurt.
Ilmarinen throws a poor cross that misses
and Marques counters with a straight right hand.
Marques takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ilmarinen misses the shot to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.#T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marques throws a jab but it's blocked by Ilmarinen.
Marques takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ilmarinen fails to land with a series of punches.
Marques is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ilmarinen with a body shot.
Marques uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ilmarinen.
Marques uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ilmarinen.
Ilmarinen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ilmarinen misses with a looping left.
Marques appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A punch combination from Ilmarinen misses.
Ilmarinen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ilmarinen misses with a kick to the body.
Marques swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marques walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ilmarinen lands a jab to the head.
Marques throws the left hand but Ilmarinen avoids the punch easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jaakko Ilmarinen will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Ilmarinen throws a poor cross that misses
and Ilmarinen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marques scores with a body shot.
Marques avoids a punch combination nicely.
Marques moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ilmarinen throws an off balance right hand
and Marques connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Marques cracks Ilmarinen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ilmarinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marques manages to avoid it.#TD2#
Marques looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Marques trying to control the position from guard on top but Ilmarinen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marques is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #T1#
Ilmarinen trying to keep a closed guard but Marques is proving a slippery customer.
Ilmarinen pulls Marques in close to his closed guard and prevents Marques from doing any damage or advancing position.
Marques postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ilmarinen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Marques postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Marques postures up in Ilmarinen's guard and throws a big left but Ilmarinen blocks it.
Marques looking to pass the guard.
Marques trying to control but Ilmarinen is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ilmarinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ilmarinen misses with a looping left.
Marques lands with an overhand left.
Marques thuds a left hand into Ilmarinen's body.
Good shot there by Ilmarinen.
Marques steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ilmarinen.
Marques misses with a wild body shot.
Ilmarinen throws a series of punches but Marques avoids them all with ease.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#TD2#
Marques changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ilmarinen looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Ilmarinen tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Ilmarinen is trying to get back to his feet but can't. #T3#
Ilmarinen is trying to stand but he's just given Marques his back.#SUB2#
Marques has his opponent's back and is working for the choke. #SUB2#
Ilmarinen defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Marques's arms.
Ilmarinen wants to get back to his feet. #SUB2#
Marques working for a choke but Ilmarinen is defending well. #SUB2#
Marques has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Ilmarinen is defending well but eventually Marques manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Ilmarinen has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Billy Marques!
A very excited looking Billy Marques made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Jaakko Ilmarinen spoke after the fight, saying 'Lucky rat I had flu'.

Event: PANDA 45
Date: Nov 14, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!#TD2#
Marques fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hardin sprawls well initially but Marques persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Hardin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hardin is looking to control Marques's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hardin avoid being mounted?#SUB2#
Marques is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hardin doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Marques.
Hardin trying to hold on to Marques's head to control him but Marques postures up.
Hardin trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardin wants to hold on but Marques pushes him away.
Marques is landing with some decent strikes but Hardin is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hardin is looking to get to half guard.
Hardin tries to hold on but Marques postures up.#T1#
Marques works his way to his opponent's back. #SUB2#
Hardin defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
My spies in Catch Wrestling L.A. inform me that Marques has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!#SUB2#
Hardin defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Hardin trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Hardin tries to escape the position. #SUB2#
Marques working for a choke but Hardin is defending well. #SUB2#
Marques tightening his grip on Hardin, looking for the choke. #T2#
Hardin turns into Marques and is now in his guard.
Marques is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Marques keeping moving, preventing Hardin from controlling successfully.
Hardin has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Marques controlling the position.#ES2#
Marques pushes Hardin off and scrambles back to his feet. #CL2#
Marques clinches up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hardin wants to break free but Marques has control. #T3#
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hardin has had enough of the clinch but Marques keeps him there for the moment.
Hardin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hardin working hard to break the clinch.
Hardin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Marques keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hardin's efforts to push away.
Marques lands a shoulder strike.
Hardin misses with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hardin working hard to break the clinch.#BC#
Hardin manages to break the clinch.
Hardin throws a lazy head kick
letting Marques counter with a right hand.
Hardin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.#T4#
Hardin scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hardin throws a body shot but no joy. #TD2#
Marques changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hardin looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Hardin tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Marques easily slips into full mount!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#SUB2#
Marques looking for a guillotine from mount but Hardin is having none of it. #SUB2#
Marques is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Hardin is surviving well by controlling Marques's body position as best he can.
Marques trying to control but Hardin is having none of it.
Hardin is wriggling around trying to escape.
Marques content just to control the position here.
Hardin tries to hold on but Marques pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Marques dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2##TD2#
Marques shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Hardin is looking to improve his position.
John Hardin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#SUB#
Hardin is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Marques pulls his head out easily. #SUB2#
Marques is working for a kimura but Hardin is defending it quite comfortably.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Marques is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hardin is just riding it out for now. Marques eventually gives up the hold. #T1#
Hardin is looking to control Marques's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hardin avoid being mounted?#SUB2#
Marques is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hardin has managed to free his arm - good work.
Marques is controlling the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marques looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hardin with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Marques passes to side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hardin tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Marques wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. #T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Marques advances to mount.
Hardin really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hardin tries to hold on but Marques pushes him away.
Hardin in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
BOOM! Marques connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Hardin is wriggling around trying to escape.
Marques has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Marques sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. #T3#
Hardin tries to hold on but Marques postures up.#SUB2#
Marques looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Marques cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Marques avoids the attempt from Hardin to control.
Hardin working to try and regain half guard.
Hardin tries to lock up and control but Marques gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Marques controlling his opponent. #T4#
Marques punishing his opponent with strikes.
Marques prevents Hardin from getting the reversal.
Marques is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Hardin wants to control but Marques is having none of it.#SUB2#
Marques looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Hardin tries to hold on but Marques pushes him away.
Hardin has given up his back here.
Hardin rolls, trying to escape but Marques keeps control of the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB2#
Marques has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Hardin! Can he survive? No! He's out! Marques gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Billy Marques!
A relieved looking Billy Marques thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: PANDA 35
Date: Oct 24, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marques tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Marques uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Arteta.
Marques throws a shot from downtown. Arteta moves away and avoids it.
Marques changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Arteta tries to avoid it but Marques manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Arteta to the ground. Arteta escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Marques gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Marques takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Arteta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marques moves away.
Marques doesn't manage to clinch there - Arteta circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Arteta misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from Arteta misses the target.
Marques takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Arteta. Marques does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Marques was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Arteta.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arteta throws out a loose jab but Marques uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marques throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Arteta misses the jab.
Arteta throws a body punch but Marques moves out of range.
Arteta lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#T1#
Arteta scores with a nice head shot.
Marques seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Mikel Arteta is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A decent looking cross lands there for Arteta.
Marques moves out of range of the strikes.
Marques tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Arteta manages to circle out of the way.
Arteta throws a right hand that Marques ducks under and follows up with a left that Marques also avoids with ease.
Arteta slips a jab from Marques.
Arteta swings widly with a right hand
and Marques counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Marques wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Arteta keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mikel Arteta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marques scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Arteta doesn't seem bothered though. #TD#
Marques shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Arteta's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!#SUB2#
Arteta throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Arteta can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Marques controls the pace.#T2##SUB2#
Arteta throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Arteta utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #SUB2#
Arteta is looking for a triangle but Marques pushes his legs off easily.
Arteta working a defensive guard but Marques manages to pass into side control anyway. #SUB#
Marques thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Arteta is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Marques wants to pass to mount but Arteta is defending the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Arteta regains full guard. Nicely done. #T3##SUB2#
Arteta is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Marques has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Arteta looking to control.
Marques wants to control from the top but Arteta keeps moving.
Marques passes Arteta's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Arteta wants to control but Marques is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Arteta works his way to full guard. Good work.
Marques trying to control but Arteta is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Arteta is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Marques defends well.
Arteta lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB##T4##SUB#
Marques working for a triangle but Arteta defends it easily.
Arteta is looking to pass into half guard but Marques pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Marques is in guard.#REVR##SUB2#
Arteta has his foot on Marques's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Marques works his way back into a safe position though.
Marques wants to control from the top but Arteta keeps moving.
Arteta avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #SUB2#
Arteta looking for a guillotine here but Marques defends easily.
Marques passes Arteta's left leg - he's now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mikel Arteta dominated that round.
That's time! Marques's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Marques misses with a body kick.
Marques takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Arteta rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Marques counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Arteta misses with a left hand #CL#
and Marques counters into the clinch. Nicely done. #TD2#
Arteta has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Marques uses from the top position. #SUB#
Marques is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. #SUB2#
Arteta throws his legs up looking for a submission but Marques uses it to pass to side control.
Marques trying to control the action but Arteta is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arteta tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Marques wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Arteta regains half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
Arteta gets full guard.
Marques wants to control from the top but Arteta keeps moving.
Arteta is trying to hold Marques in close to prevent damage but Marques has managed to pass into half guard.
Arteta trying to control from the bottom. #SUB#
Arteta is defending against the submission attempts here by Marques.
Arteta is pressing down on Marques's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Marques is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Arteta working a defensive guard here.
Marques wants to control from the top but Arteta keeps moving. #T2#
Marques with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Marques lands a couple of elbows.
Marques wants to control from the top but Arteta keeps moving.
Marques's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Marques trying to control but Arteta is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Arteta looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Arteta controls Marques momentarily but Marques frees himself. #SUB2#
Arteta looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening. #T3##SUB2#
Arteta has his foot on Marques's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Marques works his way back into a safe position though.
Marques slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Marques throwing strikes but missing.
Arteta keeping moving, preventing Marques from controlling successfully.
Marques slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Arteta manages to work his way to half guard, despite Marques's best efforts.
Arteta wants to sweep but Marques has passed to side control!
Arteta manages to get back to half guard.#T4#
Marques is trying to control the action in half guard but Arteta is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Arteta is looking to improve his position.
Marques winds up and cracks Arteta with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Arteta moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.#SUB2#
Marques avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Marques is stalling in the full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB2#
Arteta working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Marques doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Marques manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Billy Marques will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Marques jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Arteta stuffs the takedown attempt from Marques. Marques gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice cross by Marques.
Arteta takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Arteta scores with a nice head shot.
Arteta throws a head kick that misses #TD#
so Marques counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. #SUB2#
Arteta is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Marques is aware though and is defending well.
Arteta keeping moving, preventing Marques from controlling successfully.
Billy Marques overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#SUB2#
Arteta has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Marques should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Arteta has tightened it up now! Marques should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Mikel Arteta!
After winning the bout, Mikel Arteta thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Billy Marques had this to say: 'I would like to apologize to my fans for what they witnessed here tonight. I am A LOT better than what you all seen here, trust me, the next time I step inside this octagon, you will witness something you've never seen before. MARK MY WORDS!'.

Event: PANDA 29
Date: Oct 09, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Denke takes a jab right on the kisser.
Marques's coach down at Catch Wrestling L.A. was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Marques's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Marques misses with a body shot.
Marques takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A combination from Denke does no damage.
As Denke backs off Marques throws a huge counter combo but Denke manages to avoid it all.#TD2#
Denke tries to sprawl but Marques drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Denke is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #SUB#
Denke actively working from the bottom here.
Denke has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Marques is working away from the top position though.
Denke wants to get back to full guard.
Marques not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Denke trying to control but Marques postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1##SUB2#
Marques is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Marques controlling the pace.
Denke wants to get back to full guard.
Denke wants to control but Marques is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Marques content to control rather than advance. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Denke wants to control but Marques is keeping busy. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Marques fails with the takedown.
Denke staying out of range there.
A little feinted left hand from Denke on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Marques swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Denke counters with a straight right hand.#CUT#It looks like Billy Marques has been cut.
Denke connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Marques momentarily.
Denke misses with a series of wild punches.
Marques blocks the body kick.
Denke lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Denke throws a head kick but Marques moves out of range. #T3#
Marques throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Denke connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Denke swings for the body but Marques moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marques. Denke does a little dance to reset his feet.
A quick step to the side and Denke tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Denke throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Denke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marques was well out of range. Poor timing from Denke.
Karl Denke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marques moves out of range of the leg kick from Denke.
Marques misses with an uppercut.
Good work by Marques as he checks the leg kick.
Marques ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Marques cracks Denke with a good jab.
Marques moves out of range as Denke strikes.
Marques looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Marques connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Marques thows a left - swing and a miss! #T4#
A head kick misses from Denke.
Marques blocks a head kick by Denke.
Denke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marques manages to avoid it.
Denke misses with an uppercut.
Karl Denke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Denke with a jab.
Denke misses with a two punch combination.
Denke looks to land a right hand but Marques moved out of range.
Marques lands with a hook. Denke tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Marques paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Denke swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Marques counter with a right hand. #TD2#
Marques shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Denke wants to improve his position but Marques is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Karl Denke will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Billy Marques's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Denke throws a body shot but no joy.
Denke pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
No luck for Marques with that takedown attempt.
Denke throws a lazy head kick
and Marques counters with a stiff right hand.
A head kick misses from Denke.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Denke throws a body kick that misses.
Denke throws a sloppy head kick
and Marques counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Marques shoots in and drives through. Denke sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marques throws a lazy right hand but Denke sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Denke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marques lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Denke lands a nice looking body shot. #T1#
The fighters circling - Marques throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #CL2#
Marques moves into range and clinches up with Denke.#BC#
Denke escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice shot lands for Denke.
Denke misses with a kick to the body #TD2#
and Marques counters with a single leg into guard. Denke didn't expect that. #SUB#
Denke working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Marques doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Marques manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Denke working a defensive guard but Marques manages to pass into side control anyway. #SUB2#
Marques looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Denke tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Marques wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. #T2#
Denke trying to control but Marques flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Marques keeps control of the position as Denke tries to break free. #SUB2#
Denke fending off the submission attempt from Marques.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Denke rolls, trying to escape but Marques keeps control of the position. #SUB2#
Denke preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Marques.
Well, with Marques on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Denke is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Denke wants to escape the position. #T3#
Marques biding his time, looking for the opening.
Denke tries to escape but Marques has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Denke covering up well under a barage of strikes. #SUB2#
Denke preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Marques.
Denke tries to escape but Marques has the hooks in and won't let him break free. #SUB2#
Marques is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Marques controlling the position well here. Denke rolled but Marques kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position. #T4##SUB2#
Denke preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Marques.
Marques avoiding Denke 's attempts to control his hands. #SUB2#
Marques working for the choke.
Denke tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Marques showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Billy Marques's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3##TD2#
Marques gets a takedown into half guard.
Denke controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Denke has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Marques is working away from the top position though.
Marques landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marques is trying to control. Denke wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Denke wants to improve his position but Marques is controlling well.
Denke trying to control from the bottom. #T1#
Denke is refusing to be controlled, as Marques sits in half guard.
Denke tries to get to full guard but Marques has control of the leg.
Denke wants to control but Marques is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Marques passes to full mount!
Marques lands a nice shot to the head. #T2#
Marques content just to control the position here. #SUB2#
Marques looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Marques takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
A nice elbow there by Marques.
Marques tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Marques tries to control but Denke wriggling away. #T3#
Marques in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Denke working to try and regain half guard.
Marques fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Denke tries to hold on but Marques pushes him away. #T4#
Marques content just to control the position here. #SUB2#
Marques working for a guillotine from mount but Denke is in no mood to give up.
Denke is trying desperately to improve position.
Marques sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Denke is trying desperately to improve position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Marques comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Marques 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Marques!
During a confident post fight interview, Billy Marques thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: PANDA 17
Date: Sep 06, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!#TD#
Magaluff scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
A lull in the action here.
Marques is looking for a sweep.
Magaluff is trying to ground and pound but Marques uses the momentary lack of control by Magaluff to regain half guard.
Marques tries to get to full guard but Magaluff has control of the leg.
Magaluff misses with a head shot. Marques uses the momentum to regain guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marques looking to control.
Magaluff missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #T1#
Magaluff postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Magaluff working some strikes from top position.
Marques can't keep his opponent in guard - Magaluff advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Marques is looking to control Magaluff's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Marques avoid being mounted?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Magaluff slips a nice elbow through Marques's hands, connecting with Marques's forehead.
Magaluff not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Magaluff throwing shots but Marques is blocking nicely.
Marques wants to get back to his feet.
Magaluff is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Magaluff not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. #T2#
Marques wants to control but Magaluff is keeping busy.
Magaluff thows a huge punch but Marques dodges it nicely.
Magaluff not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Magaluff throws a strike but Marques avoids it easily and moves to full guard.#SUB2#
Marques throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Magaluff preventing the sweep.
Magaluff throwing strikes but missing.
Magaluff is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.#T3#
Marques wants to sweep but no luck.
Magaluff trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Magaluff scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Magaluff is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Marques has control of Magaluff's left arm, preventing Magaluff from doing any damage.
Magaluff postures up.
Marques is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Magaluff trying to control but Marques is working from the bottom.
Magaluff throws a big elbow that misses.
Magaluff wants to control from the top but Marques keeps moving. #T4#
Marques working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Magaluff.
Magaluff distracts Marques with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Magaluff loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Marques trying to keep a closed guard but Magaluff is proving a slippery customer.
Magaluff throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Magaluff has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Marques bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Magaluff's guard. #REVB#
Marques wants to control from the top but Magaluff keeps moving.
Magaluff pulls Marques in close to his closed guard and prevents Marques from doing any damage or advancing position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marques's corner is telling him to maintain position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kabala Magaluff dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
No luck with that takedown attempt from Magaluff.
Magaluff misses with a body shot
and Marques counters with a straight right hand.
Magaluff is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Marques can do to turn this around?#TD#
Magaluff throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Marques tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Magaluff is in Marques's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Magaluff lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Magaluff trying to control the position from guard on top but Marques is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marques wants to sweep here but Magaluff controlling him for the moment.
Magaluff throws an elbow that misses. Marques uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Magaluff's guard. Nice move by Marques!#REVB#
Magaluff on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Magaluff tries to get out of the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marques seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Magaluff has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Marques has passed into side control. #T1#
Magaluff tries to buck Marques off but Marques is having none of it.
Magaluff dodges the ground and pound from Marques.
Magaluff is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Marques has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Magaluff tries to bench press Marques off him but Marques keeps the position.
Magaluff wants to control but Marques postures up.
Marques tries to advance to mount but can't.
Magaluff is positioning himself to get back to half guard. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Magaluff manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Magaluff not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Magaluff stalling away here and it's allowed Marques to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Magaluff postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Marques pulls Magaluff in close to prevent any damage. #SUB2#
Magaluff is posturing up here but Marques has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Magaluff tries to roll out but it's too tight and Magaluff has to tap! Slick submission there by Marques!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Billy Marques!
A very excited looking Billy Marques made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: PANDA 9
Date: Aug 07, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marques connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sparr's hands.
Sparr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marques was well out of range. Poor timing from Sparr.
Sparr loads up on a big right hand but Marques slips the punch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Marques! But no joy.
Marques lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sparr circles away quickly and effectively.
Marques listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.#TD2#
Marques closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Sparr tries to improve position but can't.
Sparr is working hard here to advance position.
Sparr manages to work his way to half guard, despite Marques's best efforts.#SUB2#
Marques seems to be working for a kimura but Sparr defends the submission attempt.
Sparr is looking for a sweep. Marques is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#T1#
Sparr lands with a few short shots to the body. #SUB2#
Sparr is defending against the submission attempts here by Marques.
We've been hearing good reports from Sparr's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Sparr is looking to improve his position. #SUB#
Sparr is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Marques pulls his head out easily. #SUB2#
Marques seems to be looking for submissions.
Marques is trying to control. Sparr wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marques controlling the action here.#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sparr is looking for a sweep. Marques is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sparr is looking to control Marques's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sparr avoid being mounted?
Marques wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sparr keeps working.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Marques in particular looking to stall.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Sparr throws a strike from the bottom that misses. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Marques has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Marques lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sparr backs up against the cage. #TD2#
Marques shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Sparr napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Sparr throws a few strikes from the bottom but Marques takes advantage and mounts!
Marques controlling from mount.
Sparr sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.#T3#
Sparr is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Marques's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Marques's back!
Marques avoids the strikes from Sparr. #SUB#
Marques is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Sparr gets his way!
Sparr thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Marques covering up well and avoiding damage.
Marques trying to get back to his feet but Sparr is in full control for now.
Sparr is landing with strikes from the back. #T4#
Marques just trying to survive but Sparr is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish. #SUB#
Marques showing good submission defense here.
Sparr has the hooks in. Marques is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Sparr has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sparr lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Sparr.
Can Marques hold on?! Sparr is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sparr not allowing Marques to control his hands.
Marques can't escape the position.
Sparr missing with punches from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Billy Marques will probably get the nod.
That's time! Sparr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2##TD#
Sparr decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Sparr tries to pass the half guard into mount. Marques knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Marques avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sparr. #SUB#
Sparr seems to be working for a kimura but Marques defends the submission attempt.
Sparr passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Marques!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sparr lands a couple of nice shots there from mount. #T1#
Marques is squirming around, avoiding Sparr's attempts to control the action.
Marques is hanging on here. He's in a desperate position.
Sparr in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Sparr misses with a head shot.#SUB#
Sparr working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Marques is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Marques is working to get back to half guard.
Sparr looking to ground and pound but Marques is blocking nicely. #T2##SUB#
Sparr goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Marques turns into him and now he's in Sparr's guard.
Sparr keeping moving, preventing Marques from controlling successfully. #SUB#
Sparr has his foot on Marques's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Marques works his way back into a safe position though.
Sparr looking to control.
Sparr wants to sweep but no luck.
Marques seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Sparr manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Marques manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR##T3#
Sparr working some strikes from top position.#SUB#
Sparr is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Marques is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Marques has escaped and now he's on top! #REVB#
Marques controlling from the top position. #SUB#
Sparr looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening. #T4#
Marques trying to control the position from guard on top but Sparr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marques won't allow Sparr to sweep him here.
Sparr wants to improve his position but instead Marques has moved into half guard.
Sparr wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sparr gets full guard.
Marques throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sparr works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sparr keeping moving, preventing Marques from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sparr working a defensive guard here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Marques's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyler Sparr dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Sparr throws a lazy right hand but Marques sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sparr throws a sloppy head kick
and Marques cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sparr will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sparr throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sparr tries for a takedown but Marques sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.#TD2#
Marques shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Sparr is trying to defend but Marques finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Marques takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sparr manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Sparr looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Marques trying to control but Sparr is working from the bottom.
Marques trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #T1#
Marques won't allow Sparr to sweep him here. #SUB#
Sparr is looking for a triangle but Marques pushes his legs off easily. #SUB#
Sparr working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Marques doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Marques manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sparr is on top in guard. #REVR#
Sparr trying to control the position from guard on top but Marques is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tyler Sparr overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#SUB2#
Marques throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sparr stopping the sweep attempt from Marques.#T2#
Marques wants to improve his position but instead Sparr has moved into half guard.
Sparr not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Marques trying to hold on to Sparr's head to control him but Sparr postures up.
Sparr sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Marques defending well though.
Sparr scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sparr throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Marques keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. #T3#
Sparr thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Marques regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Sparr.
Sparr working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Marques's head.
Sparr works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Marques is positioning himself well to prevent Sparr advancing to mount.
Sparr throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. #SUB#
Sparr is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Marques is just riding it out for now. Sparr eventually gives up the hold.
Sparr landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. #T4#
Sparr thows a huge punch but Marques dodges it nicely.
Marques tries to get to full guard but Sparr has control of the leg.
Sparr is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Marques in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marques regains half guard.
Marques is trying to get back to full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tyler Sparr showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sparr has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyler Sparr!
Tyler Sparr thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Billy Marques spoke after the fight, saying 'I would like to apologize to my fans for what they witnessed here tonight. I am A LOT better than what you all seen here, trust me, the next time I step inside this octagon, you will witness something you've never seen before. MARK MY WORDS!'.

Event: CACC 104
Date: Jul 04, 2020

180 cm
22 yrs
187 lbs

191 cm
42 yrs
193 lbs

Boudreaux

Marques

This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Sydney, with a TWGC record of 11 wins and 3 losses; Jethro Boudreaux! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 1 losses; Billy Marques!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.

The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Boudreaux looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.#CL2#
Marques moves into range and clinches up with Boudreaux.#TD#
Boudreaux lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Boudreaux (2) vs (0) Marques
Marques won't allow Boudreaux to pass to mount. #SUB#
Boudreaux is looking for a kimura here. #SUB#
Boudreaux is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marques trying to hold on to Boudreaux's head to control him but Boudreaux postures up.
Boudreaux wants to pass the guard but Marques is defending well. #T1##SUB#
Boudreaux is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Boudreaux looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. #SUB#
Boudreaux seems to be looking for submissions.
Boudreaux slows the pace down in half guard.
Marques trying to control from the bottom. #T2##SUB#
Boudreaux is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Marques is just riding it out for now. Boudreaux eventually gives up the hold. #SUB#
Boudreaux is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Marques sees it coming and defends easily.
Boudreaux trying to control from Marques's half guard. Marques has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Boudreaux trying to control but Marques is working from the bottom.
Boudreaux stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Marques swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T3#
Boudreaux trying to control but Marques is working from the bottom.
Boudreaux pushing down on Marques's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Boudreaux working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Marques's thigh. Marques counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Boudreaux won't allow Marques to sweep him here.
Boudreaux passes into half guard.
Boudreaux works his way into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Boudreaux (5) vs (0) Marques#T4#
Boudreaux is looking to take a break and control but Marques is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #SUB#
Boudreaux is working to tighten his grip on Marques's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Marques has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Boudreaux is really squeezing tight and eventually Marques passes out! Boudreaux breaks the hold and jumps onto the ropes to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jethro Boudreaux!
Jethro Boudreaux seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Billy Marques spoke after the fight, saying 'I would like to apologize to my fans for what they witnessed here tonight. I am A LOT better than what you all seen here, trust me, the next time I step inside this octagon, you will witness something you've never seen before. MARK MY WORDS!'.

Event: CACC 102
Date: Jun 27, 2020

191 cm
42 yrs
193 lbs

180 cm
26 yrs
195 lbs

Marques

Michaels

This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 1 losses; Billy Marques! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Shawn Michaels!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.

Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Michaels moves to clinch but Marques breaks away #TD#
and Marques counters with a takedown into side control.
Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Marques (4) vs (0) Michaels
Marques gets to mount! Michaels was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Score +2 for reaching mount: Marques (6) vs (0) Michaels
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Michaels keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Michaels is still trying to improve position.
Marques sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Michaels wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Score +3 for taking back: Marques (9) vs (0) Michaels
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Michaels tries to escape but Marques has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Marques doesn't have the hooks in and Michaels manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Marques (9) vs (2) Michaels#T1#
Michaels trying to control but Marques is working from the bottom.
Marques manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Michaels manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Marques (11) vs (2) Michaels
Marques engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #SUB2#
Michaels has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Marques can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #SUB2#
Michaels has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Marques is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Michaels.
Score +3 for passing guard: Marques (14) vs (2) Michaels#T2#
Michaels is not content to let Marques control the position.
Michaels is trying to get back to half guard.
Marques wants to lay and pray for a moment but Michaels keeps working.
Michaels looks to move to half guard but instead Marques has passed into mount! Damn!
Score +2 for reaching mount: Marques (16) vs (2) Michaels#SUB#
Marques is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Michaels has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Michaels!
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Marques (16) vs (4) Michaels#T3#
Marques keeping moving, preventing Michaels from controlling successfully.
Michaels trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Michaels trying to control the position from guard on top but Marques is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Michaels sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Marques's guard.
Marques won't allow Michaels to pass to mount.
Marques moves into full guard. #T4#
Marques is adopting a defensive guard.
Marques is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Michaels controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Michaels wants to pass the guard but Marques is keeping the position.#T5#
Michaels stays in close to Marques's body and controls the position.
Michaels must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Marques looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Marques working a defensive guard here.
Michaels wants to pass the guard but Marques is keeping the position.
Michaels being controlled here momentarily. #T6#
Michaels controlling from the top position.
Michaels trying to control the position from guard on top but Marques is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Michaels tries to free his leg and advance position but Marques is retaining full guard. #SUB2#
Michaels drops back, looking for a kneebar! Marques looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Marques looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Marques!
Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Marques (20) vs (4) Michaels
Marques will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Michaels is looking for a sweep.#T7#
Michaels tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Marques presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Score +2 for reaching mount: Marques (22) vs (4) Michaels
Michaels working to try and regain half guard.
Marques trying to control but Michaels is having none of it.
Marques controlling from mount.
Michaels keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.#T8#
Michaels wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Score +3 for taking back: Marques (25) vs (4) Michaels
Michaels has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Marques is hanging on to Michaels's back as he tries to escape.
Michaels rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done. #SUB2#
Michaels looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Marques stalling. #SUB#
Marques is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Michaels sees it coming and defends easily.#T9#
Marques works his way into full mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Marques (28) vs (4) Michaels#SUB#
Marques working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Michaels turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Marques off and cradles Michaels's limp body as Marques celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Billy Marques!
Billy Marques seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: CACC 95 CORONA 2ND RD
Date: May 30, 2020

180 cm
21 yrs
187 lbs

191 cm
41 yrs
193 lbs

Boudreaux

Marques

This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Sydney, with a TWGC record of 9 wins and 3 losses; Jethro Boudreaux! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Billy Marques!

The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Boudreaux looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Marques is fending him off so far but Boudreaux persists. Nope, Marques circles away and we're back to standing.
And Marques tries to counter it with a takedown but Boudreaux pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Boudreaux definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Marques has a takedown stuffed.
Boudreaux fails miserably with a takedown attempt.#TD#
Boudreaux closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Boudreaux (2) vs (0) Marques
Boudreaux keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Boudreaux trying to control the action but Marques is working from the bottom.
Boudreaux wants to free his trapped foot but Marques is holding on for dear life with his legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boudreaux wants to lay and pray for a moment but Marques keeps working.
Marques wants to control but Boudreaux is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Boudreaux is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Marques!
Score +3 for passing guard: Boudreaux (5) vs (0) Marques#T1#
Boudreaux trying to control but Marques is having none of it.
Marques working to try and regain half guard.
Boudreaux tries to control but Marques wriggling away. #T2#
Boudreaux moves to the back position.
Score +3 for taking back: Boudreaux (8) vs (0) Marques
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Marques staying busy and making it hard for Boudreaux to control. #SUB#
Marques defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Boudreaux's arms. #SUB#
Boudreaux is persistently looking for the submission but Marques is defending it well. #SUB#
Boudreaux looking for the choke but no joy.
Marques rolls, trying to escape but Boudreaux keeps control of the position. #T3#
Boudreaux is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish. #SUB#
Marques preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Boudreaux.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Boudreaux not allowing Marques to control his hands.
Marques prevents Boudreaux from getting a body triangle.#SUB#
Boudreaux tightening his grip on Marques, looking for the choke. #SUB#
Boudreaux working for the choke. #T4##SUB#
Boudreaux is looking for a rear naked choke here but Marques reverses the position brilliantly into Boudreaux's guard!
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Boudreaux (8) vs (2) Marques
Marques preventing the sweep.
Boudreaux is trying to control the position but Marques postures up.
Boudreaux keeping moving, preventing Marques from controlling successfully.
Boudreaux is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Boudreaux (10) vs (2) Marques
Boudreaux seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Marques does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Boudreaux trying to control from Marques's half guard. Marques has other ideas though and has regained full guard. #T5#
Boudreaux works a leg free and moves into half guard. #SUB#
Marques is defending against the submission attempts here by Boudreaux.
Boudreaux wants to lay and pray for a moment but Marques keeps working.
Marques trying to control but Boudreaux postures up.
Boudreaux is keen to just control but Marques is a slippery customer.
Boudreaux wants to pass the guard but Marques is defending well. #T6#
Marques wants to improve his position but Boudreaux is controlling well.
Boudreaux uses his free foot to push down on Marques's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Marques.
Score +3 for passing guard: Boudreaux (13) vs (2) Marques
Marques gets back to half guard.#SUB#
Boudreaux is looking for submissions but instead, Marques has regained full guard.
Marques is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Boudreaux tries to free his leg and advance position but Marques is retaining full guard. #SUB2#
Marques throwing his legs up looking for a triangle. #T7##SUB2#
Marques throws his legs up looking for a submission but Boudreaux uses it to pass to side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Boudreaux (16) vs (2) Marques#SUB#
Boudreaux is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Marques is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. #SUB#
Boudreaux is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Marques knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. #SUB#
Boudreaux goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Marques has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Boudreaux but great work by Marques.
Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Boudreaux (16) vs (6) Marques
Marques tries to move to mount but Boudreaux blocks the move with his legs. #T8#
Boudreaux is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Boudreaux gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Boudreaux tries to roll over but Marques keeps him under control.
Boudreaux is trying to control but can't.
Marques is trying to control. Boudreaux wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are battling for position here. Boudreaux manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Boudreaux manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Marques manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Boudreaux (18) vs (6) Marques#T9#
Marques keeping moving, preventing Boudreaux from controlling successfully.
Boudreaux forces his way into half guard.#SUB#
Marques makes his way to full guard, as Boudreaux worked for a kimura. #SUB2#
Marques is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Boudreaux defends well.
Boudreaux looking to pass the guard. #T10#
Boudreaux passes Marques's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Marques has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Boudreaux is working away from the top position though.
Marques is looking to improve his position. #SUB#
Boudreaux is trying for a kimura here. Marques looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Boudreaux wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 10:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jethro Boudreaux!
Jethro Boudreaux seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Billy Marques was interviewed post fight and said 'I would like to apologize to my fans for what they witnessed here tonight. I am A LOT better than what you all seen here, trust me, the next time I step inside this octagon, you will witness something you've never seen before. MARK MY WORDS!'.

Event: CACC 79
Date: Apr 19, 2020

Coming up we have a middleweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Billy Marques (ranked 4147 p4p, 451 weight class) and Cebu Chon (ranked 2662 p4p, 317 weight class). Marques comes to the ring accompanied by Raining Blood. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

191 cm
41 yrs
193 lbs

179 cm
22 yrs
180 lbs

Marques

Chon

This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Billy Marques! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 1 losses; Cebu Chon!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?

Marques has closed the distance and engaged Chon in a clinch.
Chon is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Marques is defending well.
Marques is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Chon pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Marques is working for takedown but Chon is calmly controlling the position for now.

Marques has hold of one of Chon's legs. Chon is fighting the takedown attempt but Marques gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Marques (2) vs (0) Chon
Marques pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chon is keeping the position for now.
Chon is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Marques pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chon is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marques controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chon is trying to control the position but Marques postures up.
Marques engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Marques has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Chon has his hands on Marques's head, controlling the position.
Chon keeping moving, preventing Marques from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marques is looking to pass into half guard but Chon pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Chon is in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Marques (2) vs (2) Chon
Chon's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Marques not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Marques looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Marques will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Chon not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marques is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Marques is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Chon content to stall in guard here.
Chon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Chon trying to control but Marques is working from the bottom.
Marques is trying to hold Chon in close to prevent damage but Chon has managed to pass into half guard.
Marques is holding on to half guard well.
Chon seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Marques does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Chon seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Marques tries to get to full guard but Chon has control of the leg.
Chon is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Marques has his hands clasped together around Chon's back. He's all about the action.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Marques is looking to improve his position.
Chon wants to pass the guard but Marques is defending well.
Marques has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Chon is working away from the top position though.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Marques is positioning himself well to prevent Chon advancing to mount.
Marques has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Chon is working away from the top position though.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Marques wants to improve his position but Chon is controlling well.
Marques is doing well to control the position and prevent Chon from advancing to side control.
Marques trying to control here.

That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Marques keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Chon is stalling here. Marques is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Chon seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Marques has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Marques (6) vs (2) Chon
Chon being controlled for a moment.

That's eleven minutes gone in the round.

Marques goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Chon rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Marques's guard! Nice work there by Chon!
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Marques (6) vs (4) Chon
Chon trying to control but Marques is working from the bottom.

That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Marques pulls Chon in close to prevent any damage.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Marques.
Chon trying to control the position from guard on top but Marques is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marques seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.

That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Marques holds on and takes a little breather.
Chon seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Marques trying to keep a closed guard but Chon is proving a slippery customer.

That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Marques seems keen to control Chon's posture.

Marques has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Chon can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Marques controls Chon momentarily but Chon frees himself.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marques takes the fight on points by 6 to 4.
Billy Marques decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 21, 2020

#R1#
Marques throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Marques misses with a combination
and Dog Iii cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CUT#
It looks like Billy Marques has been cut.
Marques misses with a looping right.
Dog Iii is looking to counter punch.
Marques scores with a body shot.
Donk. Marques catches Dog Iii right on the button with a cross.
Marques thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marques misses with a body punch
and Dog Iii connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dog Iii throws a hook but Marques avoids it easily.
Marques goes for a double leg but Dog Iii avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Dog Iii continues to drive forward.
Marques swings and misses with a hook to the body. #T1#
Marques throws a right hand that misses
and Dog Iii counters with a straight right hand.
Dog Iii moves forwards but Marques connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Marques misses with a body punch
and Dog Iii makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A swing and a miss from Marques.
Dog Iii lands with a nice body punch.
Marques throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dog Iii.
A little feinted left hand from Dog Iii on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Marques looks to throw the jab but Dog Iii is out of range.
Marques lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dog Iii at a distance.
Marques fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dog Iii walks into a straight right hand from Marques.#T2#
Marques throws a lazy uppercut
and Dog Iii counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dog Iii pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dog Iii swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marques shoots in for a takedown but Dog Iii shows good takedown defense.
Marques throws a series of punches but Dog Iii moves out of range.
Dog Iii was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Marques misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dog Iii appears to be looking for a big counter.
Marques looks to land a left hand but Dog Iii moved out of range nicely.
Marques shoots in looking for a takedown but Dog Iii manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Marques's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mad Dog Iii has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Marques.
Marques throws a hard body shot but it just misses. #T3#
Marques cracks Dog Iii with an open hand slap.
Marques keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dog Iii stuffs the takedown attempt from Marques. Marques gets slowly back to his feet.
Marques throws a jab but it's blocked by Dog Iii.
Dog Iii throwing a counter right hand but Marques manages to avoid it.
Marques misses with a body punch
and Dog Iii connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dog Iii doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Marques scores with a jab to the jaw.
Marques lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dog Iii circles away quickly and effectively.#T4#
Marques wants to clinch
enabling Dog Iii to counter with a crisp jab.
Marques tries to clinch #KD#
and Dog Iii counters with a nice right hand that sends Marques toppling to the canvas! Marques scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Dog Iii finish him?!#ROC#
Marques is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dog Iii ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Marques is still on wobbly legs! Can Dog Iii finish him?
Marques looks winded!
Dog Iii ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little feinted left hand from Dog Iii on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Marques misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dog Iii counters with a right hand to the body.
Marques bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Dog Iii comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Marques falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Marques was out before he hit the floor!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mad Dog Iii!
Mad Dog Iii 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.
In defeat, Billy Marques stepped up to the mic, saying 'I would like to apologize to my fans for what they witnessed here tonight. I am A LOT better than what you all seen here, trust me, the next time I step inside this octagon, you will witness something you've never seen before. MARK MY WORDS!'.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 21, 2020

#R1#
Marques changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bob takes one to the side of the head.
Marques with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Marques moves out of range as Bob throws a body kick.
Nice straight punches there by Bob. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bob.
Silent Bob seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marques takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A head kick by Bob misses
and Marques makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Marques.
Marques misses with a hook to the body
and Bob counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. #T1#
Bob throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Marques counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Marques keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bob.
As Bob backs off Marques throws a huge counter combo but Bob manages to avoid it all.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bob, right into the meat.
Marques is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bob rather than just go for the knockout.
A big left from Marques misses.
Bob keeps Marques at a distance using the push kick.
Marques takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Marques scores with a jab.
Bob misses with a right hand
and Marques counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Marques scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.#T2#
Bob uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Marques has time to react.#CUT#
It looks like Billy Marques has been cut.
Bob throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A solid body kick from Bob.
Bob misses with a straight right.
Bob lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bob feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Marques's calf.
Bob misses with a low kick.
As Bob backs off Marques throws a huge counter combo but Bob manages to avoid it all.
Marques on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.#T3#
Bob pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marques throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice jab there from Marques.
Bob throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Marques counters with a stiff right hand.
Bob takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Marques throws a hook to the side of Bob's head but Bob sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bob throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Marques counters with a stiff right hand.
Marques digs a good hook to Bob's body. #T4#
Bob chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bob shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bob takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bob throws an off balance right hand
and Marques counters with a lovely shot to the body.
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!
Bob just misses with a punch to the body.
Marques takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bob throws a body punch but Marques moves out of range.
Marques let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bob feints and then cracks Marques's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Marques down.
Marques lands with a good body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Silent Bob will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Billy Marques's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Bob takes one on the button.
Bob throws a lazy body kick
and Marques counters with a left to the body.
Marques misses with the combination.
Bob thinks about countering with a body kick.
Bob dips to his left and cracks Marques with an uppercut!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marques scores with a hook to the body. Bob takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bob misses with an uppercut
and Marques counters with a straight right hand.
Marques throws a body punch but Bob moves out of range. #T1#
Marques listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bob misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice jab there from Marques.
Bob has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Marques finds it's way round the side to connect with Bob's head.
Bob with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Marques to score with a decent uppercut.
Marques bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bob 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.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bob. #T2#
Marques throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Marques's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marques comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bob rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bob takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bob throws a leg kick which misses Marques's front leg but catches the back leg as Marques tries to avoid it.
Bob throws a lazy body kick
and Marques cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bob scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bob lands a big head kick that sends Marques to the canvas! Bob follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Silent Bob!
The defeated Billy Marques had this to say: 'I would like to apologize to my fans for what they witnessed here tonight. I am A LOT better than what you all seen here, trust me, the next time I step inside this octagon, you will witness something you've never seen before. MARK MY WORDS!'.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 09, 2020

#R1#
Marques looks to land a combination. Adesanya sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Adesanya misses with a hook #TD#
and Marques decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Adesanya's guard.
Adesanya is looking to stand back up but Marques counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Adesanya. #REVB#
Adesanya flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Marques moves into full mount! Adesanya won't be happy about that!
Adesanya tries to hold on but Marques pushes him away.
Marques controlling from the full mount.
Adesanya is looking to improve his position but Marques isn't that keen on the idea.#SUB#
Marques jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Adesanya manages to avoid the submission attempt. #T1#
Marques controlling the position from side mount. #SUB#
Marques tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Marques has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Adesanya throws a few strikes from the bottom but Marques takes advantage and mounts!
Marques takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Marques is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Adesanya can't stay in a position like this for much longer. #T2#
Marques takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Marques's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Adesanya wants to try and get back to his feet.
Adesanya tries to control the position but Marques now has his back.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Adesanya wants to escape the position.
Marques keeps control of the position easily here as Adesanya tries to buck him off. #T3#
Adesanya is trying to stand back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Marques has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Adesanya is defending well but eventually Marques manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Adesanya has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Billy Marques!
A victorious Billy Marques thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 07, 2019

#R1#
Kern walks into a stiff left hand from Marques.#CUT#
It looks like Jimbo Kern has been cut.
Billy Marques seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kern gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kern with a lazy takedown attempt
and Marques connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Marques lands with a nice body punch.
Marques connects with a looping right hand.
Marques smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A shot to the liver by Marques. Beautiful body shot.#CL#
Marques fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kern, pushing him back against the cage.
Marques lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kern working aggressively here.
Marques just leaning against Kern, taking a breather.
Marques works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Marques scores with a hook to the body.
I was talking to Marques's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kern looks winded!#T1#
Marques stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Marques lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kern backwards.
A short body shot lands from Marques as the two fighters clinch.
Kern prevents the takedown attempt.
Marques lands an uppercut.
Marques cracks Kern with a nice body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Marques.
Marques lands with a left to the head.
Marques is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Marques works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process. #T2#
Marques lands with a left to the head. #TD#
Marques has hold of one of Kern's legs. Kern is fighting the takedown attempt but Marques gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
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!
Marques postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Marques is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Marques showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kern can do anything to dispel that myth.
Marques passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Marques scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Kern to see if he's OK.
Marques cracks Kern with a big right hand but Kern just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go. #T3##SUB#
Marques tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Marques has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kern really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Marques. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Marques prevents Kern from escaping the position.
Marques works to advance to full mount. Kern defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Marques controlling the pace for now.
Marques seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Kern for as long as he can get away with.#SUB#
Marques has control of Kern's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Kern regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Kern taking shots to the head. #T4##SUB#
Marques is working for a guillotine from mount but Kern frees his head quite easily. #SUB#
Marques has control of Kern's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Kern regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Kern felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Marques scoring with strikes but Kern is staying in there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marques content just to control the position here. #SUB#
Marques wants to finish this one by submission but Kern is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Marques.
Marques controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Marques dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jimbo Kern's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Kern takes one to the side of the head.
Marques connects with a solid leg kick.
Marques walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Marques throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A punch lands to the side of Kern 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jimbo Kern is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Decent striking displayed by Marques there.
Kern fails with the takedown
and Marques counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Marques goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
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!
Marques lands with a straight right. Kern didn't see that one coming.#ROC#
Kern is rocked!
Marques scores with a jab.
Kern is still on wobbly legs! Can Marques finish him?#T1#
Kern is aggressively charging in as Marques backs up avoiding any damage. Marques tosses out a jab and Kern runs right into it face first! Kern is out cold! Marques dropped down on all fours and is barking in Kern's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Billy Marques!
Billy Marques thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 25, 2019

#R1#
Benn Jr moves forwards but Marques connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Benn Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Marques's shoulder, as Marques tries to avoid the shot.
Benn Jr's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Benn Jr duly obliges.
Marques throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marques misses with a shot to the body
and Benn Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
We've been told by Benn Jr's head coaches at Panda Sprawl n Brawl that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Benn Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Benn Jr looks to land a combination but Marques avoids it well.
Benn Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Marques moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Marques unleashes a big counter combination but Benn Jr bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Benn Jr lands with a straight right. Marques didn't see that one coming.
Marques has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Marques thuds a left hand into Benn Jr's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marques takes a swing at Benn Jr's ribcage but misses.
Marques takes a swing at Benn Jr's ribcage but misses.
Marques swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Benn Jr catches Marques with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Marques throws a lazy uppercut
and Benn Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Marques takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.#T1#
Marques throws a jab when Benn Jr was well out of range.
Benn Jr connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Benn Jr misses the jab.
Benn Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good standup being displayed there by Marques as he connects with a hook.
Benn Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Marques circles away quickly and effectively.
Marques misses with a takedown attempt
and Benn Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Marques ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benn Jr moves away.
Benn Jr connects with a body shot.
Marques throws the left hand but Benn Jr avoids the punch easily.
Benn Jr looks to land a left hand but Marques moved out of range nicely.
Marques misses with a lunging right hand
and Benn Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Marques jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent. #T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benn Jr throws a nice looking combination but Marques bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A countering left hand to the body from Marques misses.
Benn Jr misses with a straight left.
Marques looks to score with a jab to the body but Benn Jr is just out of range.
Marques falls off balance throwing a combination
and Benn Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Benn Jr misses with a hook.#TD2#
Marques closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Marques lands in his opponent's guard.#ES#
Benn Jr is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Marques throws a head punch that misses. #T3#
Benn Jr is struggling to control the position.
Marques tries a body shot but Benn Jr blocks it. #TD2#
Marques has picked Benn Jr up - he's going for a ride! Marques dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Marques perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. #SUB2#
Marques is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Benn Jr is looking to escape.
Benn Jr is pressing down on Marques's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Marques trying to control the position from guard on top but Benn Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Benn Jr is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Marques is controlling him. #T4#
Benn Jr not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Benn Jr lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Benn Jr working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Benn Jr trying to stand up but can't free himself from Marques's guard.
Benn Jr looking to sit in guard and control but Marques gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Benn Jr wants to stand and escape but Marques is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nigel Benn Jr dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Benn Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Benn Jr misses the target.
Benn Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Marques with a poor takedown
and Benn Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Marques swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Benn Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Marques.
It looked like Benn Jr wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A big left from Marques misses.
Marques shoots in for a takedown but Benn Jr shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Benn Jr scores with a jab. Marques acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marques throws a poor cross that misses
and Benn Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Benn Jr buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Benn Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Benn Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Marques can do to turn this around?
Marques fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As Marques looks to move away, Benn Jr throws a big counter combo but Marques just gets out of the way.
Benn Jr connects with the punch.#T1#
Benn Jr misses with an uppercut.
Marques throws a left and a right that both miss
and Benn Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!#ROC#
Marques is rocked!
Marques showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Benn Jr.
Marques is still on wobbly legs! Can Benn Jr finish him?
Benn Jr drops Marques with a naaaaasty hook - Marques is in real trouble here! Benn Jr dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nigel Benn Jr!
Nigel Benn Jr thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Billy Marques had this to say: 'I would like to apologize to my fans for what they witnessed here tonight. I am A LOT better than what you all seen here, trust me, the next time I step inside this octagon, you will witness something you've never seen before. MARK MY WORDS!'.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 12, 2019

#R1#
Marques avoids the head kick by Boco.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Boco is defended easily by Marques.
Good shot there by Marques.
Marques lands with a straight right. Boco didn't see that one coming.
Marques lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Marques uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Boco pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marques is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Boco takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Boco throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boco shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Marques counters with a nice uppercut. #ROC#
Boco is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marques ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Boco out cold! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Billy Marques!
A very excited looking Billy Marques made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 04, 2019

#R1#
Maia avoids the body shot from Marques.
Marques connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Maia's hands.#KD2#
Marques drops his shoulder and cracks Maia with a huge uppercut! Maia goes down! Can Marques finish him? #CUT2#
It looks like Dan Maia has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marques seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. #SUB#
Maia is looking for a triangle here but Marques uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Maia is trying to improve his position.
Maia is trying to escape the position but Marques is controlling the position.
Maia might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.#SUB2#
Marques is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Maia is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Maia is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Star Studded Beef that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.#T1#
Marques controlling the position.
Maia is trying to improve his position.
Marques content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Maia is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Marques gets to mount! Maia was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Maia keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard. #T3#
Marques controlling from the full mount.
Marques with good strikes from the mount here!
Maia in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Marques tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Maia tries to reverse the position but Marques maintains control.#SUB2#
Marques is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Maia has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Maia! #SU#
Maia gets to his feet - Marques follows without any prompting. #T4#
Marques lands with a shot to the body.
Marques wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Maia is breathing heavily.
Marques stuns Maia with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Marques lands a nice looking body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#KD2#
Marques lands a big shot that drops Maia! Can he finish him?
Marques content to stall in guard here.
Marques with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Marques's corner is telling him to maintain position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Marques dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dan Maia's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2##KD2#
Marques drops Maia with a big left hand and mounts him. Maia is in big trouble! #ROC2#
Maia is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
Marques in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Oh Maia is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marques looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Maia covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy Marques!
After winning the bout, Billy Marques thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: GC 302
Date: Jun 29, 2019

#R1##CL2#
Burduada No Cranio closes the distance and pushes Marques back into the cage.
Marques tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Burduada No Cranio's elbow.
Burduada No Cranio working aggressively here.
Marques tries to throw a body punch but Burduada No Cranio avoids it by throwing Marques back against the cage.
Marques lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Burduada No Cranio.
Burduada No Cranio lands an uppercut.
Marques misses with some punches.
Burduada No Cranio is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Marques is defending well for now.#BC2#
Burduada No Cranio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Marques throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burduada No Cranio tries to counter by closing the distance.
Marques misses with a right hand
and Marques takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marques pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Marques takes a swing at Burduada No Cranio's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Burduada No Cranio, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Marques walks into a straight right hand from Burduada No Cranio.
Marques seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
A punch combination from Marques misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marques throws a hook but Burduada No Cranio avoids it easily.
A jab from Burduada No Cranio finds it's way through Marques's defenses.
Marques misses with a body shot.
Burduada No Cranio swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#T1#
Burduada No Cranio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marques.
Burduada No Cranio is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Burduada No Cranio slips a jab from Marques.
Burduada No Cranio fails to land with a series of punches.
Burduada No Cranio goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Burduada No Cranio ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Burduada No Cranio works over Marques's head and body with a nice combination.#CUT2#
It looks like Billy Marques has been cut.
Marques misses with a two punch combination.
Burduada No Cranio lands with a nice combination. Marques backs away looking to recover.#ROC2#
Marques is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burduada No Cranio throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Marques crashing down! Marques tries to stagger back to his feet but Burduada No Cranio just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Marques asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricardo Burduada No Cranio!
The defeated Billy Marques had this to say: 'I would like to apologize to my fans for what they witnessed here tonight. I am A LOT better than what you all seen here, trust me, the next time I step inside this octagon, you will witness something you've never seen before. MARK MY WORDS!'.

Event: GC 296
Date: May 25, 2019

#R1#
Marques throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Linewood shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Marques scores with a jab to the body.
Linewood throws a quick inside leg kick.
Marques misses with a wild body shot.
Linewood dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Marques. That did some damage!
Linewood feints and then cracks Marques's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Marques down.
Marques fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss. #TD2#
Linewood drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Linewood pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Marques is keeping the position for now.
Linewood wants to control from the top but Marques keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Linewood stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Marques swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Marques keeping moving, preventing Linewood from controlling successfully. #T1##SUB2#
Linewood drops back, looking for a kneebar! Marques looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Marques looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Marques! #REVR##SUB#
Marques wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Linewood, who protects the arm well.
Marques in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Marques has knee on belly and moves into mount. #T2#
Marques tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Linewood working to try and regain half guard.
Marques is landing with some decent strikes but Linewood is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Marques takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Marques trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Marques cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Marques tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. #T3#
Marques thowing shots but they're missing.
Marques trying to control but Linewood is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Linewood regains half guard.
Linewood regains full guard. Nicely done. #T4#
Linewood controls Marques momentarily but Marques frees himself.
Marques trying to control the position from guard on top but Linewood is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marques controls from within his opponent's guard.
Marques wants to pass the guard but Linewood is keeping the position.
Marques knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Linewood on the ground.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marques controls from within his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Marques dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2##CL2#
Linewood closes the distance and clinches.
Linewood effectively controlling the action here.
Marques throws a punch but it's blocked by Linewood.
Linewood prevents a body shot from Marques. #TD2#
Linewood pulls Marques into guard.
Marques has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#SUB2#
Linewood working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Marques doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Linewood is tightening it up a little... Marques has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Marques reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Marques taps out! Nice BJJ there by Linewood!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Shock Linewood!
Our winner, Shock Linewood, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
In defeat, Billy Marques stepped up to the mic, saying 'I would like to apologize to my fans for what they witnessed here tonight. I am A LOT better than what you all seen here, trust me, the next time I step inside this octagon, you will witness something you've never seen before. MARK MY WORDS!'.

Event: GC 285
Date: Mar 29, 2019

#R1#
Marques finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Agapov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Marques paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Marques lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering. #KD#
Oooooh!!! Agapov has knocked Marques down with a huge combo! Agapov steps away and waves a wobbly Marques back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#CUT#
It looks like Billy Marques has been cut.
Agapov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marques doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Agapov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Marques.
Agapov misses with the combination.
Agapov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A combination from Agapov does no damage. #KD2#
Oooh a lovely combination from Marques sends Agapov down but not out. Marques dives into side control looking to finish. #CUT2#
It looks like Bogdan Agapov has been cut.
Agapov prevents Marques from moving into mount. #SUB2#
Marques is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Agapov is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Marques controls the position.
Marques is looking to take a break and control but Agapov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Marques working away.#T1#
Agapov is trying to improve his position.
Agapov has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Agapov trying to control but Marques flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Agapov wants to control his opponent's hands but Marques gets his hands free. #SUB2#
Marques is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Agapov defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined. #SUB2#
Agapov is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Agapov is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Marques trying to control.#T2#
Agapov is trying to stand back up. #SUB2#
Marques is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Agapov staying busy and making it hard for Marques to control.
Agapov is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Marques controlling the positon.
Will Marques go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position? #T3##SUB2#
Marques looking to break Agapov's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Agapov remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Marques will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Agapov is trying to stand back up.
Marques struggling to keep hold of the position.
Agapov tries to roll but Marques sticks to his back.
Agapov wants to get back to his feet.
Marques really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Agapov.
Marques tries to keep control of the position but Agapov is staying busy.#T4##SUB2#
Marques working for the choke.
Agapov is trying to break free.
Agapov is keeping busy. #SUB2#
Marques is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Agapov defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Agapov trying to control the hands but Marques breaks the grip. #SUB2#
Marques tightening his grip on Agapov, looking for the choke.
Marques is punishing Agapov with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Marques dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Agapov throws a series of punches but Marques moves out of range.
Marques cracks Agapov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Agapov swinging wildly here.
Agapov slips a jab from Marques.
Agapov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Marques throws out a counter right but Agapov avoids it with no problem.
Agapov lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Marques has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Agapov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Marques lunges at Agapov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Agapov's hand.
Marques ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Agapov moves away.
Bogdan Agapov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Agapov feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Marques crashing to the mat! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bogdan Agapov!
Bogdan Agapov managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Freebok (85% Laundry), into his post fight interview.
In defeat, Billy Marques stepped up to the mic, saying 'I would like to apologize to my fans for what they witnessed here tonight. I am A LOT better than what you all seen here, trust me, the next time I step inside this octagon, you will witness something you've never seen before. MARK MY WORDS!'.

Event: GC 277
Date: Feb 16, 2019

#R1#
Marques throws a hook but Nurmy blocks it.#TD#
Nurmy closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Marques to the mat! Marques manages to get full guard.
Nurmy is looking to work some ground and pound but Marques has wrist control.
Nurmy has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Nurmy lands a couple of elbows.
Nurmy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nurmy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nurmy working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Marques's head.
Nurmy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nurmy throwing strikes from guard but Marques blocks nicely.
Nurmy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Marques is on top in guard. #REVB#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Nurmy is active off his back here, looking for submissions. #T1##SUB#
Nurmy is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Marques frees his head nicely. Oh but Nurmy has switched to an armbar! Marques is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Khalabib Nurmy!
After winning the bout, Khalabib Nurmy thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Billy Marques stepped up to the mic, saying 'I would like to apologize to my fans for what they witnessed here tonight. I am A LOT better than what you all seen here, trust me, the next time I step inside this octagon, you will witness something you've never seen before. MARK MY WORDS!'.

Event: GC 264
Date: Dec 12, 2018

#R1#
Pearson lands a nice hook to Marques's body. Marques takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pearson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. #CUT2#
It looks like Billy Marques has been cut.
Pearson tries to clinch there but Marques circles away.
Marques thuds a left hand into Pearson's body.
Marques walks forward, straight into a front kick from Pearson.
Pearson misses with a lunging right hand #CL#
and Marques counters by clinching up.
Pearson stalling.
Pearson struggles to land a body shot inside as Marques controls his hands.
A right handed body shot lands from Pearson.
Pearson digs a right hand into Marques's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Marques's gas tank.
Pearson misses with a punch to the body.
Pearson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pearson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marques lands a body punch.
A short right from Pearson.
Pearson lands with a left to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pearson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pearson digs a right hand into Marques's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Marques's gas tank. #T1#
Marques misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Marques fails to land.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Pearson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Marques seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Pearson can turn it around.
Pearson tries a body shot but Marques blocks it.
Pearson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Pearson lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pearson.
Marques throws a head punch that misses.
Marques tries to work over Pearson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pearson pushes Marques back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#ROC2#
Marques is rocked!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marques.
Oh Marques is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pearson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Marques misses with a body punch.
Pearson misses with a punch on the inside.
Pearson misses with a punch on the inside.
Pearson misses with the head strike.
Pearson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Marques backwards.
Pearson pushes Marques against the cage. Pearson is working some dirty boxing. Pearson pushes off with a quick right hook! Marques goes down! Marques tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Pearson moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyson Pearson!
Tyson Pearson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Billy Marques was interviewed post fight and said 'I would like to apologize to my fans for what they witnessed here tonight. I am A LOT better than what you all seen here, trust me, the next time I step inside this octagon, you will witness something you've never seen before. MARK MY WORDS!'.

Event: GC 258
Date: Nov 17, 2018

#R1#
Marques gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Umarov.
Marques's corner calls for a 1-2. Marques obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Marques shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Umarov eats them both and turns towards Marques to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.#TD#
Umarov looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Umarov's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Umarov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Umarov slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Umarov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Marques is keeping the position for now. #T1##ES2#
Marques has his feet on Umarov's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work. #TD#
Umarov drives through with a takedown into Marques's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Marques keeping full guard, as Umarov tries to pass.
Umarov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Umarov tries to free his leg and advance position but Marques is retaining full guard. #T2#
Marques is trying to control the position but Umarov postures up.
Marques being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Marques throws a body punch but Umarov moves out of range. #TD#
Umarov shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Marques manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.#T3#
Umarov prevents Marques from getting back to his feet.
Umarov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Marques swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Marques is pulling down on Umarov's head. It's preventing any offense from Umarov, at least for the moment.
Umarov is working Marques over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Umarov passes Marques's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Umarov is taking a breather. Marques says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Marques is trying is best to control the position here.
Marques is trying to stand up here but Umarov is controlling him well. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Umarov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Marques to score with a decent uppercut.
Marques closes the distance and clinches up with Umarov, looking for a takedown. Marques pushes Umarov against the cage but Umarov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Marques delivers a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Timur Umarov will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Marques misses with a kick to the body #TD#
and Umarov counters with a nice double leg into side control. Marques won't be happy with that. #ES2#
Marques sneaks out the side door and pushes Umarov away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Marques darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Marques with a nice cross.
Marques misses with the combination.
Umarov throwing a counter right hand but Marques manages to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Marques finds it's way through Umarov's defenses.
Umarov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marques.
A swing and a miss from Umarov.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Marques! But no joy.
Marques falls off balance throwing a combination
and Umarov counters with a nice uppercut. #T1#
Marques throws a body shot but no joy. #TD#
Umarov shoots in and gets a takedown into Marques's guard.#ES2#
Marques pushes Umarov off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Marques has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.#TD#
Umarov gets the takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marques is trying to buck Umarov off.
Marques prevents Umarov from moving into mount. #T2#
Umarov working away.
Umarov tries to move to mount but Marques blocks the move with his legs.
Marques seems a little lost for a moment, as Umarov dominates the positioning.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You can see the frustration on Marques's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Umarov just content to control the position. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Marques jabbing away but nothing is landing. #T3#
Marques scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Marques tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Umarov was well out of range. Poor timing from Marques.
Marques throws a body punch but Umarov moves out of range.
Marques takes a swing at Umarov's ribcage but misses.
Umarov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A lazy body kick from Marques #TD#
and Umarov counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Umarov.
We've been hearing that Umarov has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.#ES2#
The fighters are working up against the cage. Marques manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Marques goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Umarov.
Marques wants to break free but Umarov has control.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Umarov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. #T4#
Marques is trying to break the clinch but Umarov is controlling him.#BC#
Umarov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marques swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marques throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Umarov throws a jab when Marques was well out of range.#TD#
Marques gets caught flat footed, as Umarov shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Marques is looking to stand back up but Umarov counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Marques. #REVB#
Marques is trying to stand up here but Umarov is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Marques showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
A jab from Umarov finds it's way through Marques's defenses.
Marques misses with a hook. Umarov ducked under it nicely.
Umarov shoots in for a takedown but Marques shows good takedown defense.
Marques misses with a looping left.
Marques cracks Umarov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Marques throws a lazy uppercut
and Umarov counters with a straight right hand.
Marques misses with a right hand
and Umarov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Marques has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Umarov fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marques is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.#T1#
No luck for Umarov with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Timur Umarov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Umarov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Umarov goes for a double leg but Marques avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Marques continues to drive forward.
Marques misses with a takedown attempt - Umarov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Marques pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marques throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Umarov to counter with a crisp jab.
Umarov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.#T2#
Marques throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marques works the jab nicely.
Umarov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.#TD#
Umarov scores with a takedown into Marques's guard.
Marques keeping moving, preventing Umarov from controlling successfully.
Marques is trying to keep Umarov in close.
Umarov sitting in guard here, content to control. #T3#
Umarov stops Marques from standing up.
Marques is pulling down on Umarov's head to control his posture.
Marques is trying to control the position but Umarov postures up.
Marques might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Umarov haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Umarov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Marques pinned against the cage. Marques gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Marques fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Umarov manages to avoid it.
Umarov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Umarov half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Marques takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marques displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Umarov.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Billy Marques.
I think Marques 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Marques!
Our winner, Billy Marques, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: GC 247
Date: Oct 03, 2018

#R1#
Marques throws a body shot but no joy.
Marques throws a looping overhand right but Udric ducks down to avoid it.
Marques looks to land a right hand but Udric moved out of range.
A head kick misses from Marques.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Udric has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
The fighters circling - Marques throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Udric wants to counter the offense by Marques and move into the clinch position.
We've been hearing reports that Marques has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Marques will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marques throws a predictable looking body shot #CL2#
and Udric counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Udric creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Marques's defenses. #CUT2#
It looks like Billy Marques has been cut.
Udric lands a knee to the body.
Udric tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Marques avoids it.
Marques avoiding damage as Udric throws knees to the body. #T1#
Marques on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Udric obliges.
Marques is trying to break the clinch but Udric has him pressed against the cage.
Udric throws an elbow that misses.
Marques dodges an elbow strike from Udric.
Marques managing to block the knees to the body from Udric.
Udric tries to land knees in the clinch but Marques avoids the damage to the body.
Marques is looking for a takedown.
Marques on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Udric misses with an elbow strike.
Udric utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Udric landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Marques is breathing heavily.
Udric keeps control of Marques as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #T2#
Udric working Marques over with knees to the body.
Udric landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Marques takes a knee to the side of the body.
Udric tries to land knees in the clinch but Marques avoids the damage to the body.
Marques managing to block the knees to the body from Udric.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marques avoiding damage as Udric throws knees to the body.
Udric missing with knees to the body.
Udric lands an elbow inside that Marques shrugs off.
Udric landing knees to the body.
Marques takes an elbow to the forehead.
Marques on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Marques blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Marques managing to block the knees to the body from Udric.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Udric just misses with a elbow thrown towards Marques's brow. #T3#
Marques can't break the clinch.
Udric tries to land knees in the clinch but Marques avoids the damage to the body.
Marques has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Udric unloads a knee to the mid-section. Marques lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Marques has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Udric trying to land knees to the body.
Udric creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Udric tries to land knees in the clinch but Marques avoids the damage to the body.
Udric working Marques over with knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Udric just misses with a elbow thrown towards Marques's brow.
Udric lands an elbow inside that Marques shrugs off.
Udric comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Udric unloads a knee to the mid-section. Marques lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Udric using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body. #T4#
Udric lands a good knee to the midsection. Marques won't want to take too many of those.
Udric tries to land knees in the clinch but Marques avoids the damage to the body.
Udric scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Udric is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Marques is defending well for now.
Marques takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Udric obliges.
Udric utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Udric utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Marques takes a knee right on the jaw!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Udric. #CUT2#
Billy Marques's cut is getting worse.
Udric lands a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Razbinos Udric dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Billy Marques's cut.
That's time! Marques's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Udric tries to clinch but Marques is having none of it.
Marques tried to score with a low kick but Udric checks it.
Udric leaves Marques with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A swing and a miss from Marques.
Marques sets himself, and Udric steps forward looking for the clinch! Marques avoids it this time.
Marques throws a right hand that Udric ducks under and follows up with a left that Udric also avoids with ease.
Udric is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Udric fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Udric dodges the punch combination from Marques.
Udric tries to clinch up
and Marques cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Billy Marques seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1#
Marques throws a half hearted mid kick.
Marques misses with a body kick.
Despite the aggression on Udric's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Razbinos Udric is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marques throws a poor cross that misses
and Udric counters with a two punch combo.
Udric tries to clinch but Marques is having none of it.
Marques throws a hook but Udric blocks it.
Marques sets himself, and Udric steps forward looking for the clinch! Marques avoids it this time.
Udric moves forwards but Marques connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Marques swings wildly with a couple of big hooks #CL2#
and Udric counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Marques managing to block the knees to the body from Udric. #T2#
Udric tries to land knees in the clinch but Marques avoids the damage to the body.
Marques swings away with an uppercut that misses. #BC#
Marques's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Udric tries to clinch but Marques moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Marques tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marques fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Udric manages to avoid it.
Billy Marques is winning the standup battle so far.
Marques tries a head kick but it misses.
Udric is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Marques moves into range and connects with a jab.
Udric wants to clinch up but Marques keeps it at a distance.
Marques throws a low kick, looking for Udric's leg but Udric calmly moves out of range.
Marques scores with a hook.#T3#
Udric blocks a jab.
Marques throws a poor cross that misses #CL2#
and Udric holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Udric has Marques pressed against the cage, preventing Marques from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Udric missing with knees to the body.
Udric lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Udric throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Udric throws an elbow that misses.
Marques blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Marques is looking to break free of the clinch but Udric has double underhooks. #BC#
Marques breaks the clinch.
Udric takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A big left from Marques misses.
Udric wants to counter the offense by Marques and move into the clinch position.#T4#
Marques keeps the fight on the outside.
Marques is looking to counter punch.#CL2#
Udric moves into the clinch successfully. #BC#
Marques's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Udric avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Udric avoids the body shot from Marques.
Marques throws out a loose jab but Udric uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marques takes a swing at Udric's ribcage but misses.
Marques looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marques dives in for a single leg takedown but Udric sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Razbinos Udric is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Udric tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Marques manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Marques dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Billy Marques's cut.
That's time! Marques's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Udric slips a straight right by Marques.
Marques lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Marques throws a hook to the side of Udric's head but Udric sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Udric wants to counter with a clinch but Marques pushes him away.#CL2#
Udric gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Udric lands an elbow inside.
Marques avoiding damage as Udric throws knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Udric.
Udric lands an elbow that stopped Marques in his tracks for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Udric creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Udric prevents a body shot from Marques. #BC#
Marques manages to break the clinch.
Marques throws a hook to the side of Udric's head but Udric sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#T1#
Marques misses the body punch #CL2#
and Udric counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Udric tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Udric unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Marques on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body. #BC#
Marques escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Marques ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Udric moves away.
Udric tries to clinch up
and Marques counters with a straight right hand.
Marques takes a swing at Udric's ribcage but misses.
Udric bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#T2#
Marques swings widly with a right hand #CL2#
and Udric counters by moving into the clinch. #BC#
Marques breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Marques works Udric's body with a nice hook.
Marques misses with the combination.
Marques lands a right hook to the body.
Udric tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Marques manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Marques bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.#T3#
Marques rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Udric counters with a slapping leg kick.
Marques keeps the fight on the outside.
Good shot there by Marques.
Marques takes a swing at Udric's ribcage but misses.
Udric is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
A decent looking cross lands there for Marques.
Marques swats away the attempt to clinch by Udric.
Udric tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Marques counters with a left and a right that stings Udric.
Udric has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T4#
Udric is looking to clinch but Marques is avoiding it.
The fighters circling - Marques throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marques. Udric does a little dance to reset his feet.
Udric steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Marques.
Marques misses the jab.
Udric tries to counter by closing the distance.
Udric tries to clinch
and Marques counters with a nice uppercut.
Udric ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Udric steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Marques.
Marques takes a swing at Udric's ribcage but misses.
Marques fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Udric manages to avoid it.
Marques lands with a shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Marques showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Marques has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:28

The fight is ruled a majority draw!

Event: GC 237
Date: Aug 29, 2018

#R1#
Tiitti throws a left and a right that both miss
and Marques counters with a straight right hand.
Tiitti misses with a body kick.
Marques appears to be looking for a big counter.
Tiitti swinging wildly here.
Marques was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Tiitti throws a sloppy head kick and Marques moves out of range easily. #CL2#
Tiitti darts in and clinches Marques up against the cage.
Tiitti is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Marques to keep the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC2#
Tiitti breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Marques gets tackled into the cage by Tiitti. Tiitti maintains the clinch. #BC#
Marques pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tiitti throws a right and a left that both miss.#T1#
Tiitti scores with a head kick. Marques tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.#CUT2#
It looks like Billy Marques has been cut.#TD2#
Tiitti gets a takedown into half guard.
Marques avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tiitti.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tiitti controlling the action here.
Tiitti working over Marques with some ground and pound. Marques looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.#SUB2#
Tiitti wants to work for an arm triangle but Marques is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt. #T2#
Marques is trying to get back to full guard.
Tiitti is trying to control. Marques wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Marques avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tiitti.
My spies in Rabid Dog inform me that Tiitti has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Tiitti content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Tiitti trying to control from half guard but Marques is working away.
Tiitti content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. #T3##SUB2#
Tiitti is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Tiitti seems to be looking for submissions. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.#SUB2#
Tiitti is looking for a kimura but Marques is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Tiitti to get the leverage.
Marques wants to control but Tiitti is keeping busy and won't allow it. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Marques takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tiitti looks to clinch
and Marques counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tiitti misses with a takedown attempt
and Marques counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tiitti throws a sloppy head kick
and Marques counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marques circles away from the clinch attempt.
Marques was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tiitti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Repa Tiitti dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Billy Marques's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2##CL2#
Tiitti clinches up with Marques and pushes him back against the cage.
Tiitti misses with an elbow strike. #BC2#
Tiitti escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tiitti pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
It looked like Marques was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Marques moves out of range of the body kick.
Marques feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Tiitti lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross. #TD2#
Tiitti darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.#ES#
Marques kicks Tiitti off and gets back to his feet.#T1#
Tiitti misses with a leg kick.
Marques was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tiitti closes the distance but Marques moves to the side
and Marques connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tiitti throws a head kick that misses
and Marques counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tiitti throws a sloppy head kick and Marques moves out of range easily. #CL2#
Tiitti instigates a clinch. #BC2#
Tiitti breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tiitti closes the distance looking to clinch
and Marques cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Repa Tiitti seems to be getting the better of the standup.#T2#
Tiitti throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. #CL2#
Tiitti gets a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#BC2#
Tiitti's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tiitti moves in looking to clinch but Marques pushes him off.
Tiitti shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Marques but Marques pushes him off and we're back to square one.#CL2#
Tiitti clinches with his opponent. #T3##BC#
Marques's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Marques blocks a head kick by Tiitti.
Marques looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.#CL2#
Tiitti rushes Marques and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#BC2#
Tiitti pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tiitti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Repa Tiitti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tiitti fails to land with a series of punches.
Tiitti with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Whack! Tiitti lands a heavy head kick that drops Marques. The ref tackles Tiitti to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Marques was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Repa Tiitti!
An out of breath Repa Tiitti thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Billy Marques was interviewed post fight and said 'I would like to apologize to my fans for what they witnessed here tonight. I am A LOT better than what you all seen here, trust me, the next time I step inside this octagon, you will witness something you've never seen before. MARK MY WORDS!'.

Event: GC 227
Date: Jul 28, 2018

#R1#
Cartwright fails with a takedown attempt.
Cartwright tries to score a power double leg takedown but Marques sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cartwright somewhat.
Cartwright misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cian Cartwright. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cartwright is looking to clinch.
Marques misses with a lunging right hand #CL#
and Cartwright counters by clinching up. #TD#
Cartwright turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Cartwright landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Marques defending against the ground and pound.
Cartwright working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Marques dodges the ground and pound from Cartwright.
Marques wants to control but Cartwright postures up.#T1#
Cartwright landing a few strikes.
Cartwright in side control lands a decent elbow.
Cartwright scores with a couple of short elbows.#SUB#
Cartwright tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Cartwright tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Cartwright scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Marques to see if he's OK.#ROC#
Marques is rocked!
Cartwright cracks Marques with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Marques is still in real trouble! Can Cartwright finish him?
Cartwright lands a strong strike to the head of Marques. That's dazed him! Cartwright looking to finish here. Marques is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Cartwright lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cian Cartwright!
After winning the bout, Cian Cartwright thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Billy Marques stepped up to the mic, saying 'I would like to apologize to my fans for what they witnessed here tonight. I am A LOT better than what you all seen here, trust me, the next time I step inside this octagon, you will witness something you've never seen before. MARK MY WORDS!'.

Event: GC 216
Date: Jun 09, 2018

#R1#
Marques tests Udric's chin there with a solid looking shot.#CL2#
Udric clinches up with Marques and pushes him back against the cage.
Udric lands a nice knee to the body.
Marques blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Marques on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Udric lands a nice knee to the body.
Udric displaying some good clinch control by pressing Marques up against the cage.
I was talking to Marques's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Marques wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Udric holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Udric throws a knee to the head but misses.
Udric tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Marques avoids it.
A frustrated look appears on Marques's face as he tries to break the clinch. #T1#
Marques is trying to push Udric away but Udric has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Udric tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Marques avoids it.
Udric with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Marques is trying to force a seperation but Udric has the dominant position.
Udric missing with knees to the body.
Udric lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #CUT2#
It looks like Billy Marques has been cut.
Udric lands an elbow that stopped Marques in his tracks for a moment.
Udric using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Udric.
Udric lands a nice elbow.
Marques looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Marques avoiding damage as Udric throws knees to the body.
Marques is looking to break free of the clinch but Udric has double underhooks.
Udric throws an elbow that misses.
Udric has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Marques seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Udric can turn it around.
Marques is trying to force a seperation but Udric has the dominant position.#T2#
Udric lands an elbow that stopped Marques in his tracks for a moment.
Udric is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Marques is defending well for now.
Udric lands a nice elbow.
Nice elbow from Udric.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Udric pushes off an throws an elbow but Marques leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Udric throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Udric's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Marques managing to block the knees to the body from Udric.
Marques wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Udric has him pressed against the cage.
Udric trying to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Udric obliges.
Udric misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Marques.
Udric tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Marques avoids it.#T3#
Udric tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Marques avoids it.
Udric pushes off an throws an elbow but Marques leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Knees to the body from Udric.
Udric lands an elbow inside that Marques shrugs off. #BC#
Marques breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Udric tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Marques throwing a counter right hand but Udric manages to avoid it.
Udric defending well as Marques loads up on a big left hand.
Marques swings and misses with a shot to the body#CL2#
and Udric counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Udric.
Udric throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Udric has Marques pressed against the cage, preventing Marques from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Marques managing to block the knees to the body from Udric.
Marques is trying to break the clinch but Udric has him pressed against the cage.
Marques wants to get back to striking at distance but Udric won't allow it. #T4#
Marques on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Udric lands a nice elbow. #CUT2#
Billy Marques's cut is getting worse.
Marques avoiding damage as Udric throws knees to the body.
Marques blocks the elbow strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Udric.
Udric doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Udric throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Udric using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Udric obliges.
Marques blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Udric lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Udric trying to land knees to the body.
Udric is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Marques is defending well for now.
Marques on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Udric.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Razbinos Udric dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Billy Marques's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Udric tries to clinch there but Marques circles away. #CL2#
Udric moves into range and clinches up with Marques.
Udric using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Marques looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Udric has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Udric unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Udric is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Marques on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Udric missing with knees to the body.
Marques is trying to break free.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Udric is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Marques is defending well for now.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Marques has had enough of the clinch but Udric keeps him there for the moment.#T1#
Marques avoids the elbow strike from Udric, against the cage.
Marques on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Udric keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Marques's efforts to push away.
Udric lands a nice knee to the body.
Udric misses with an elbow over the top.
Udric landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Marques on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Marques takes an elbow to the temple.
Marques takes an elbow to the forehead.
Marques blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Marques wants to get back to striking at distance but Udric won't allow it.
Marques is trying to break the clinch but Udric is controlling him.
Udric putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Marques in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.#T2#
Udric utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Marques on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Udric trying to land knees to the body.
Marques avoiding damage as Udric throws knees to the body.
Udric is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Marques is defending well for now.
Udric throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Marques on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Udric lands an elbow just above Marques 's eye.
Razbinos Udric seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Marques blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Marques is trying to break the clinch but Udric has him pressed against the cage.
Udric is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Marques is defending well for now.
Udric utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Udric lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #T3#
Marques avoiding damage as Udric throws knees to the body.
Marques blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Udric unloads a knee to the mid-section. Marques lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Udric throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Marques wants to break the clinch but can't.
Marques blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Udric lands an elbow just above Marques 's eye.
Nice elbow from Udric.
Marques on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Udric looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Marques managing to block the knees to the body from Udric.
Marques is trying to force a seperation but Udric has the dominant position.
Marques blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#T4#
Udric tries to land knees in the clinch but Marques avoids the damage to the body.
Udric misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Marques.
Udric tries to score a body lock takedown but Marques shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Udric is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Marques is defending well for now.
Marques avoids the elbow strike from Udric, against the cage.
Udric scores a nice knee to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Udric just misses with a elbow thrown towards Marques's brow.
Udric using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Udric lands a hook that snaps the head of Marques backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marques has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Udric trying to land knees to the body.
Udric with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Udric tries to pull guard but Marques holds him up against the cage and eventually Udric drops back down to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Razbinos Udric showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Billy Marques's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3#
Marques avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Udric is looking to clinch.
Udric tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Marques manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Good exchange - Marques coming out on top.
Udric tries to clinch but Marques moves out of range.
Marques looks to land a right hand but Udric moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marques ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Udric moves away.
Marques throws a right and a left that both miss.
Udric only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Udric moves in looking to clinch but Marques pushes him off.#T1#
Marques throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped #CL2#
and Udric counters by moving into the clinch.
Knees to the body from Udric.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Marques takes a knee to the side of the body.
Udric tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Marques avoids it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Udric.
Udric unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Udric utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Marques managing to block the knees to the body from Udric.
Marques on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Udric lands a knee to the body.
Udric lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Udric lands a damaging elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Udric landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt. #T2#
A short right hand to the side of the head by Udric.
Marques avoiding damage as Udric throws knees to the body.
Udric landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Udric lands an elbow that stopped Marques in his tracks for a moment.
Udric with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Udric throws an elbow but it misses.
Udric misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Marques.
Udric leaning his opponent against the cage.
Marques can't break the clinch.
Udric lands a nice knee to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Marques's face as he tries to break the clinch. #T3#
Udric unloads a knee to the mid-section. Marques lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Udric tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marques can't break the clinch.
Marques wants to get back to striking at distance but Udric won't allow it.
Udric trying to land knees to the body.
Udric tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Marques smiles and moves away.
Marques pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Marques falls off balance throwing a combination #CL2#
and Udric counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Udric.
Razbinos Udric is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Udric utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Marques working hard to break the clinch.
Billy Marques has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T4#
Marques is trying to break the clinch but Udric is controlling him.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Marques is trying to break the clinch but Udric is controlling him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marques wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Udric tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Marques avoids it.
Udric tries to land knees in the clinch but Marques avoids the damage to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Razbinos Udric comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Udric winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 25:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 25:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Razbinos Udric!
Razbinos Udric decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Billy Marques was interviewed post fight and said 'I would like to apologize to my fans for what they witnessed here tonight. I am A LOT better than what you all seen here, trust me, the next time I step inside this octagon, you will witness something you've never seen before. MARK MY WORDS!'.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 27, 2018

#R1#
Riley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Riley gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Marques rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Riley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Marques throws a jab when Riley was well out of range.
Riley throws a body shot but no joy.
Marques tests Riley's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Riley misses with a straight left.
Marques jabs Riley right on the nose. Riley blinks but takes it well.
Marques lunges at Riley with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Riley's hand.
A shot to the liver by Marques. Beautiful body shot.
Riley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marques connects with a body shot that sends Riley's belly button to the back.
Marques scores with a hook to the body. Riley takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marques fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Riley on the side of the head.
Marques's jab looks to have found its range, popping Riley under the eye.
Riley wants to clinch
and Marques counters with a solid body kick. #T1#
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Marques - that will leave a mark!
Riley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Marques misses with a few strikes there.
Riley with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Marques to score with a decent uppercut.
Marques uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Riley.
Marques uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Riley.
It looks like Marques has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Riley throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Marques counters with a stiff right hand.
Marques throws a hook but Riley avoids it easily.
Marques misses with a straight right.
A combination from Marques does no damage.
Marques slips under a jab from Riley.
Marques goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Marques tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #T2#
Crunch! Marques slams his shin into Riley's torso.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riley misses with an uppercut
and Marques counters with a three punch combo that has Riley backing up. Riley nods at Marques to acknowledge the strikes.
Riley throws a poor cross that misses
and Marques counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Riley looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Riley thows a leg kick but Marques checks it
enabling Marques to counter with a crisp jab.
Marques cracks a nice hook into Riley's ribs.
Riley misses with a lunging right hand
and Marques makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Riley takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Riley throws a left and a right that both miss
and Marques counters with a left to the body.
Riley misses with the body kick
and Marques counters with a stiff right hand.
Marques lands a jab.
Riley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Riley throws a lazy uppercut
and Marques counters with a nice uppercut.
Marques moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.#T3#
Riley looks to throw the jab but Marques is out of range.
Riley throws a poor cross that misses
and Marques counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Marques moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Marques slips under a jab.
Riley looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Marques throwing a counter right hand but Riley manages to avoid it.
Marques moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Riley throws a sloppy body shot
and Marques counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Alex Riley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marques misses with a wild body shot.
Marques connects with a high kick. #ROC#
Riley is rocked!
Riley throws a lazy uppercut
and Marques counters with a straight right hand.
Riley is still on wobbly legs! Can Marques finish him?
A head kick by Riley misses
and Marques counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Marques connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Riley tumbling to the canvas! Marques pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Riley was done - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Billy Marques!
Our winner, Billy Marques, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 24, 2018

#R1#
Humperding drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Humperding avoids the head kick by Marques.
Jab from Marques.
Humperding misses with a body punch
and Marques cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Humperding misses with a lunging right hand
and Marques counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Humperding thinking.
Marques scores with a nice body kick.
Marques moves out of range of the strikes.
Humperding misses with a straight right.
Humperding throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Marques counter with a right hand.
Marques swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Humperding takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Humperding rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Marques counters with a one-two to the body.
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!
Jab, jab by Marques - just one landing.
Humperding misses with a left hand
letting Marques counter with a right hand.
Marques connects with the punch.
Marques lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Humperding at a distance.
Marques ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Humperding moves away.
Humperding misses with an uppercut
and Marques counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marques jabs Humperding to the body, keeping him at a distance.#T1#
Humperding fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Marques appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Humperding takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Humperding throws a right hand that misses
and Marques counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Humperding throws a lazy right hand but Marques sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Marques misses the target.
Humperding shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Humperding misses with a left hand
and Marques counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Humperding thinking.
Marques digs a good body shot into Humperding's ribs.
Humperding displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marques throws out the jab.
Humperding throws an off balance right hand
enabling Marques to counter with a crisp jab.
Marques slips under a jab.
It looked like Marques was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Marques looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Humperding might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Humperding misses the jab.
Marques ducks under a wild hook from Humperding.
Marques swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marques lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Humperding misses the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Humperding misses the target.
A little feinted left hand from Marques on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.#T2#
Humperding missing with a left hand there. Marques was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Humperding lands a nice shot that snaps Marques's head back.
Humperding throws a body shot but no joy.
Humperding swings widly with a right hand
and Marques connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Humperding swings widly with a right hand
and Marques connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Humperding loads up on a big right hand but Marques slips the punch.
Marques scores with a punch to the head.
Humperding misses the shot to the body.
Marques is looking for a counter combo.
Humperding swings widly with a right hand
and Marques counters with a nice uppercut.
A big left from Humperding misses.
Humperding throws a right hand that misses
and Marques counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Marques connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Marques bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Marques avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marques connects with a body shot.
Humperding lands with a shot to the body. #T3#
Humperding throws a right hand that misses
and Marques counters with a nice uppercut.
Marques throws a series of punches but Humperding avoids them all with ease.
Marques clobbers Humperding with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Humperding moves out of range as Marques strikes.
Arnold Humperding seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Humperding jabs Marques right on the nose. Marques blinks but takes it well.
Marques is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Humperding rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Marques connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Marques throws a big shot that misses.
Humperding uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Marques has time to react.
Humperding takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Marques lands with a right hand.
Humperding throws a jab but it's blocked by Marques.
Marques ducks under a wild hook from Humperding.
Marques thinks about countering with a body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Humperding misses with a left hand
and Marques counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Marques scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Marques dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Marques connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Humperding's hands.#T4#
Humperding shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Humperding walks into a stiff left hand from Marques.#ROC#
Humperding is rocked!
Marques moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Humperding is still on wobbly legs! Can Marques finish him?
Humperding misses with a left hand
and Marques makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Humperding throws a right hand that misses
letting Marques counter with a right hand.
Humperding misses with a lunging right hand
and Marques counters with a big right hand! Oh Humperding is in trouble here! Marques follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy Marques!
Billy Marques decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 13, 2018

#R1#
Humperding misses with a hook
and Marques counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Humperding misses with a lunging right hand
and Marques cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Marques staying out of range there.
Humperding moves out of range as Marques strikes.
Marques uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Humperding.
Humperding misses with a looping left.
Marques slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Humperding staying out of range there.
Humperding fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Marques closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Humperding misses with a jab to the body
and Humperding takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marques uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Humperding.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marques moves out of range of the strikes.
Marques connects with a right hand. Humperding shakes it off.
Marques feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Humperdings jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Humperding pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Humperding misses with an uppercut
and Marques counters with a nice uppercut.
Marques goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.#T1#
Humperding throws a right hand that misses
and Marques counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Arnold Humperding seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Humperding misses its intended target.
Humperding throws the left hand but Marques avoids the punch easily.
Marques slips a straight right by Humperding.
The fighters circling - Humperding throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Humperding looks to land a combination. Marques sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.#CUT2#
It looks like Billy Marques has been cut.
Marques scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Humperding throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Humperding drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Marques is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Humperding throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Marques to counter with a crisp jab.
Humperding misses with a hook
and Humperding takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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!
Marques throws a big shot that misses.
Marques throws a good cross that connects.
A slow jab from Humperding misses its intended target.
Humperding misses with a hook
and Marques counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Humperding throws an off balance right hand
and Marques counters with a lovely shot to the body.#T2#
Marques lands a slapping body shot.
Humperding slips a jab and a cross from Marques.
Humperding walks into a left hand.
Humperding cracks Marques with a right hand to the side of the head.
Marques ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Humperding throws a poor cross that misses
and Marques counters with a nice uppercut.
Marques moves away from the strike by Humperding.
Marques moves out of range as Humperding strikes.
It looked like Marques wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A swing and a miss from Humperding.
Humperding takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Humperding misses the jab.
Humperding throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marques bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Humperding's head backwards.
Marques is looking to slow Humperding down with leg kicks.
Humperding ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Humperding throws a lazy uppercut
and Marques counters with a left to the body. #T3#
Humperding misses with a straight left.
It looks like Marques has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Marques throws a right and a left that Humperding avoids nicely.
Humperding looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Humperding throws a jab but it's blocked by Marques.
Humperding lands a nice hook to Marques's body. Marques takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Humperding throws a jab when Marques was well out of range.
Marques lands with a hook. Humperding tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Marques displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Humperding throws out the jab.
We've been informed that Humperding has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Humperding misses with a two punch combination.
Humperding throws the left hand but Marques avoids the punch easily.
Marques throws a series of punches but Humperding avoids them all with ease.
Humperding misses with an uppercut. Marques saw that one coming.
Marques throwing a counter right hand but Humperding manages to avoid it.
Humperding misses with a combination
and Marques counters with a nice uppercut.
Humperding misses with a left hand
and Marques counters with a left and a right that stings Humperding.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Humperding throws out a loose jab but Marques uses good head movement to avoid it.
Humperding missing with a left hand there. Marques was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #T4#
Humperding walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Humperding throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Marques cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Humperding jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marques 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.
Marques is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Humperding drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Humperding misses with a right hand
and Marques counters with a three punch combo that has Humperding backing up. Humperding nods at Marques to acknowledge the strikes.
Humperding throws a hook but Marques avoids it easily.
Humperding throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Humperding throws a poor cross that misses
and Marques counters with a straight right hand.
A big right from Humperding misses.
A punch lands to the side of Humperding 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Marques connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Humperding misses with a hook
and Marques cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Humperding looks to land a right hand but Marques moved out of range.
Marques scores with a jab. Humperding acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Marques lands a right hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Marques dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Billy Marques's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Humperding misses the body punch
and Marques counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Humperding slips a jab from Marques.
Marques lands with a thumping leg kick.
Humperding takes a swing at Marques's ribcage but misses.
Humperding throws a big shot that misses.
It looked like Marques was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Humperding.
Marques slips under a jab from Humperding.
Marques bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Humperding misses with an uppercut. Marques saw that one coming.
Marques jabs at Humperding's body.
Humperding misses with a right hand
and Marques counters with a straight right hand.
Marques connects with the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marques ducks under a wild hook from Humperding.
A counter left hand to the body from Marques misses its target.
Humperding steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marques.
Marques cracks Humperding with an open hand slap.
Humperding misses with a right hand
and Marques cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Humperding is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marques.
Marques swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Marques walks into a jab.#T1#
Marques lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Humperding throws a right hand that misses
and Humperding takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Humperding lands with an uppercut that bounces Marques off the cage and back into range.
A big right from Humperding misses.
Humperding throws an off balance right hand
letting Marques counter with a right hand.
Humperding throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Marques on the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Humperding misses the target.
Humperding swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marques lands a really nice looking cross but Humperding seems unphased.
Marques ducks under a wild hook from Humperding.
A cross from Marques lands.
Humperding misses with a left hand
and Marques counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marques getting the better of the striking in that exchange.#ROC#
Humperding is rocked!
A decent looking cross lands there for Marques.
Humperding is still on wobbly legs! Can Marques finish him?
Billy Marques is winning the standup battle so far.
Humperding misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Marques throws an overhand right that drops Humperding like a sack of potatoes! Marques dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy Marques!
Billy Marques decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: DARE 36
Date: Mar 31, 2018

#R1#
Marques is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vicious .
Nice jab there from Vicious .
Vicious cracks Marques with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Marques bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Marques throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Vicious shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Vicious jabs Marques right on the nose. Marques blinks but takes it well.
Marques looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A slow jab from Vicious misses its intended target.
Vicious throws a hook but Marques blocks it.
A telegraphed right hand from Vicious misses the target.
Marques will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A big right from Vicious misses.
Vicious misses with an uppercut
and Marques counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A combination from Marques does no damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vicious misses with a two punch combination.
Marques appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Sic Vicious seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marques displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vicious throws out the jab.
Vicious takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.#T1#
A jab from Vicious misses.
Vicious 's coach down at Touch Of Death Combat Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Vicious 's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Vicious throws a big shot that misses.
Marques throwing a counter right hand but Vicious manages to avoid it.
Vicious misses with an uppercut.
Vicious looks to land a right hand but Marques moved out of range.
Vicious throws a lazy right hand but Marques sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vicious misses the shot to the body.
Marques slips a jab and a cross from Vicious .
Vicious swings for the body but Marques moves out of range.
Marques was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Marques misses with a jab, cross combination.
It seemed like Vicious was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Vicious lands the left hand.
Vicious throws an off balance right hand
and Marques counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Marques will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vicious missing with a left hand there. Marques was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vicious throws a series of punches but Marques avoids them all with ease.
Vicious throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Marques on the side of the head.
Marques moves away from the strike by Vicious . #T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vicious throws a series of punches but Marques avoids them all with ease.
Marques appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Marques dodges the punch combination from Vicious .
Marques avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marques goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Marques connects with a good right hand that stumbles Vicious . Vicious circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Vicious pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vicious is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marques.
Marques lands a really nice looking cross but Vicious seems unphased.
Nice cross by Marques.
Vicious misses with a few strikes there.
Marques avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab from Vicious misses.
Marques ducks under a wild hook from Vicious .
Vicious stuns Marques with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Vicious lands the left hand.#T3#
Marques throws a shot from downtown. Vicious moves away and avoids it.
Marques dodges the punch combination from Vicious .
Marques throwing a counter right hand but Vicious manages to avoid it.
Vicious might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Vicious displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Marques takes a swing at Vicious 's ribcage but misses.
Marques swings for the body but Vicious moves out of range.
Marques connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Vicious momentarily.
Marques steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vicious .
Vicious scores with a jab.#ROC2#
Marques is rocked!
Marques drops his hands momentarily. Vicious doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Marques staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Marques doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sic Vicious !
Our winner, Sic Vicious , made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Billy Marques spoke after the fight, saying 'I would like to apologize to my fans for what they witnessed here tonight. I am A LOT better than what you all seen here, trust me, the next time I step inside this octagon, you will witness something you've never seen before. MARK MY WORDS!'.

Event: DARE 28
Date: Feb 14, 2018

#R1#
Raske throws a body punch but Marques moves out of range.
Raske steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marques.
Raske misses with a body kick.
Marques lands a nice shot to the body.
Raske fails with an attempt to clinch.
Raske takes a swing at Marques's ribcage but misses.
Marques just misses with a punch to the body.
Raske throws a body shot but no joy.
Marques looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Raske doesn't manage to clinch there - Marques circles away.
It seemed like Marques was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Raske is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marques.
Marques keeps the fight on the outside.
Raske slips under a jab from Marques.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marques misses with an uppercut. Raske saw that one coming.
Marques circles away from the clinch attempt
and Marques counters with a straight right hand.
Marques jabbing away but nothing is landing.
As Marques backs away, Raske returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Raske looks to score with a jab to the body but Marques is just out of range.#T1#
Raske moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Marques throws a hook but Raske blocks it.
Raske tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Marques manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Raske's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Marques connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Raske scrambles back to his feet.#CL#
Raske closes the distance and clinches.
Raske lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Raske working aggressively here.
Raske lands a body punch in the clinch. #BC2#
Marques pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Raske is looking to land body kicks.
Marques ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Raske moves away.
Raske was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Marques gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Raske.
Raske misses with a body shot.
Marques doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.#CL#
Raske clinches up with Marques and pushes him back against the cage.
Raske misses with the head strike.
Raske working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marques. #T2#
Marques blocking some punches.
Raske swings wildly with an uppercut but Marques uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Raske creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Raske digs a right hand into Marques's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Marques's gas tank.
Marques wants to get back to striking at distance but Raske won't allow it.
Marques wants to break the clinch but can't.
Marques wants to get back to striking at distance but Raske won't allow it.
Marques has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Raske seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Marques can turn it around.#BC2#
Marques escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Raske looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A lazy left from Raske finds it's target.
Raske swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Marques.
Raske misses with a hook.
We've been told by Raske's head coaches at Aspire Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Good leg kick by Raske there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Marques throws a body punch but Raske moves out of range.
Marques displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Raske throws out the jab.
Marques looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Raske avoids a kick to the body.
Marques misses with a jab, cross combination. #T3#
Raske misses with a straight left.
Marques throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Raske tries to clinch but Marques is having none of it.
Marques pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
No joy there for Marques, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Raske moves away from the strike by Marques. #CL#
Raske gets a clinch.
Raske tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Raske can't find room to land a body shot as Marques controls the action.
Raske tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Raske pushes Marques back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Raske lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Marques or not.
Raske gets through Marques's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Marques is trying to break the clinch but Raske has him pressed against the cage.
Raske lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Marques.
Marques looks winded!
Marques can't break the clinch.
Raske lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Marques.#T4#
Raske lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #BC2#
Marques breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Good exchange - Raske coming out on top.
Thomas Raske seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marques misses with a looping right.
Raske cracks Marques with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Raske throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Marques drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Raske thuds a left hand into Marques's body.
Raske connects with a body shot that sends Marques's belly button to the back.
A big left from Marques misses.
Raske misses with a shot to the body
letting Marques counter with a right hand. #CL#
Raske darts in and clinches Marques up against the cage.
Raske cracks Marques with a nice body shot.
Raske lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Raske lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Marques backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marques.
Raske lands a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Raske 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.
#R2#
Raske misses with a wild body shot.
Marques throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Marques chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Raske can pounce on him.
Raske lands a nice hook to Marques's body. Marques takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Raske connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Marques misses with a straight left.
A swing and a miss from Marques.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Raske.
Raske fails in his attempt to clinch.
Marques circles away from the clinch attempt
and Marques counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Raske thinking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marques takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Raske scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Raske is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Marques can do to turn this around?
Raske swings for the body but Marques moves out of range.
Raske tries to clinch up.
Marques misses the jab.#T1#
Raske throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Raske uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Marques is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Raske.
Raske keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Raske.
Raske lands with a hook. Marques tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Marques avoids the head kick by Raske.
Marques misses with an attempted mid kick.
Marques takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Marques's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Marques moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.#CL#
Marques gets tackled into the cage by Raske. Raske maintains the clinch.
Marques blocks a body shot from Raske.
Raske lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Raske can't find room to land a body shot as Marques controls the action.
Raske misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raske misses with a hook from the clinch. #T2#
Marques is looking to break free of the clinch but Raske has double underhooks.
Thomas Raske has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Raske working aggressively here. #BC2#
Marques's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Marques throws a jab when Raske was well out of range.
Marques misses with a hook. Raske ducked under it nicely.
Raske throws a jab when Marques was well out of range.
Raske throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. #CL#
Marques gets tackled into the cage by Raske. Raske maintains the clinch.
Raske working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Raske lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Raske swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Raske working aggressively here.
Raske misses with a short punch on the inside.
Raske throws a head punch that misses.
Raske doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Raske scores with a nice hook to the head.
Raske works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process. #T3#
Marques looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Marques wants to break the clinch but can't.
Raske lands a left hand that snaps the head of Marques backwards. #ROC#
Marques is rocked!
Marques blocking some punches.
Raske misses with the head strike.
Raske misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Raske misses with a body punch.
Marques tries to break free but Raske pushes him back against the cage.
Raske lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Marques or not.
Raske misses with a punch to the body.
Still in the clinch, Raske scores with a nice short uppercut.
Marques is still on wobbly legs! Can Raske finish him?
Raske misses with a hook from the clinch.
Raske has a couple of punches blocked by Marques.
Marques is trying to break the clinch but Raske is controlling him.
Raske misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Raske fails to land.
Marques looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Raske tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Raske lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Marques.
Marques blocks an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Raske.
Marques seems to have recovered his senses.
Marques is breathing heavily.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marques.
A shot in the inside from Raske.
Raske is leaning against Marques and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.#T4#
Raske misses with a punch to the body.
Raske misses with a hook from the clinch.
Raske throws a big uppercut that drops Marques! More strikes from Raske and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Marques lies dazed against the cage as Raske celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thomas Raske!
Thomas Raske thanked the fans post fight for their support.
In defeat, Billy Marques stepped up to the mic, saying 'I would like to apologize to my fans for what they witnessed here tonight. I am A LOT better than what you all seen here, trust me, the next time I step inside this octagon, you will witness something you've never seen before. MARK MY WORDS!'.

Event: DARE 21
Date: Jan 06, 2018

#R1##CL2#
Pearson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pearson misses with the head strike.
Pearson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pearson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pearson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marques is trying to push Pearson away but Pearson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Pearson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Marques backwards.
Marques tries to break the clinch but Pearson is controlling the position.
A short uppercut from Pearson.
Marques wants to break free but Pearson has control.
Pearson has Marques pressed against the cage, preventing Marques from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pearson has Marques pressed against the cage, preventing Marques from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pearson lands a body shot.
Marques blocks a body shot from Pearson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pearson misses with a body punch.
Pearson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pearson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pearson keeps control of Marques as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Marques is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pearson misses with a punch on the inside. #T1#
Marques has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A left hand lands to the body for Pearson.
Marques blocking some punches.
Marques's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Pearson fails to land.
Marques wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Marques tries to circle away but Pearson has him pinned against the cage.
Pearson lands with a left to the head.
Marques wants to break the clinch but can't.
Marques is trying to push Pearson away but Pearson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Pearson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Marques backwards.
Pearson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pearson throws a head punch that misses.
Pearson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Marques blocking some punches.
Pearson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pearson throws a punch but it's blocked by Marques. #T2#
Pearson keeps control of Marques as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pearson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #ROC2#
Marques is rocked!
Pearson has a couple of punches blocked by Marques.
Marques wants to break free but Pearson has control.
Pearson has a couple of punches blocked by Marques.
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!
Marques is looking to break free of the clinch but Pearson has double underhooks.
Pearson stalling against the cage.
Pearson swings wildly with an uppercut but Marques uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pearson misses with a hook to the ribs. #BC#
Marques escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Marques tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pearson was well out of range. Poor timing from Marques.
Pearson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pearson thuds his right hand into Marques's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Oh Marques is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pearson closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Marques! Pearson dives in looking to finish! Marques is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyson Pearson!
Billy Marques was interviewed post fight and said 'I would like to apologize to my fans for what they witnessed here tonight. I am A LOT better than what you all seen here, trust me, the next time I step inside this octagon, you will witness something you've never seen before. MARK MY WORDS!'.

Event: DFC 61: In The Crosshairs
Date: Jul 15, 2017

#R1#
Marques will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Marques is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Marques shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Marques throws out a loose jab but Berget uses good head movement to avoid it.
Berget loads up on a big right hand but Marques slips the punch.
Berget misses with a body punch
and Marques counters with a series of strikes. Berget will be more careful next time no doubt.
Berget 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.
Marques misses the jab.
A combination from Marques does no damage.
A shot to the body from Berget misses
letting Marques counter with a right hand.
Berget jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marques appears to be looking for a big counter.
Berget tests Marques's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!#CL2#
Berget drives through and clinches with Marques against the cage. #T1#
Berget cracks Marques with a nice body shot.
A body shot lands from Berget.
Berget lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Berget misses with a shot to the kidneys. #TD2#
Berget drags the fight down to the ground.
Our spies down at at Helsinki Athletics Club inform us that Berget has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Berget wants to sweep but no luck. #SUB2#
Berget is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Marques defends well.#SUB2#
Berget is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Marques is stalling in the full guard. #SUB2#
Berget is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Marques is aware though and is defending well.
Marques wants to pass the guard but Berget is keeping the position.#T2##SUB2#
Berget is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Marques is aware though and is defending well.
Marques looking to control the position here, rather than advance. #SUB2#
Berget looking for a guillotine here but Marques defends easily.
Berget tries to land a sweep but no joy. #SUB2#
Berget has an active guard here but Marques has managed to pass into half guard.
Berget is looking to improve his position. #T3#
Marques with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Berget wants to get back to full guard.
Berget is still trying to improve position.
Berget tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Marques has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Berget really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Berget bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!#T4#
Berget passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Marques is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Berget fails to land a wild elbow strike. #SUB2#
Berget is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Marques is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Berget scoring with punches and elbows.
Berget working away.
Marques is trying to buck Berget off.
Berget misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Evan Berget dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
A telegraphed right hand from Marques misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from Berget misses the target.
Marques connects with a single shot there.
Berget misses with an uppercut. Marques saw that one coming.
Marques misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marques moves out of range as Berget strikes.
Marques throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marques uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Berget.
It looked like Marques wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Marques throws a head kick but Berget moves out of range.
Marques throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berget sizes up Marques with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Marques looks to land a right hand but Berget moved out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Berget.
Marques takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. #T1#
Marques misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Marques looks to land a right hand but Berget moved out of range.
Nice shot by Berget.
Berget lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Berget takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A telegraphed right hand from Berget misses the target.
Berget walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Marques digs a good hook to Berget's body.
Berget moves to clinch but Marques breaks away
enabling Marques to counter with a crisp jab.
Marques throws a right hand that misses
and Berget counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marques misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Berget to counter with a crisp jab. #T2#
Marques throws a sloppy body shot
and Berget counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Berget misses with a hook.
Marques is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Berget might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Berget moves away from the strike by Marques.
Berget takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Berget misses the shot to the body.
Marques takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure. #CL2#
Berget clinches.
Berget lands with a light punch inside.
Berget struggles to land a body shot inside as Marques controls his hands.
Berget throws a punch but it's blocked by Marques.
Berget can't find room to land a body shot as Marques controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Berget.
Berget has Marques pressed against the cage, preventing Marques from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A frustrated look appears on Marques's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Berget doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marques is trying to break the clinch but Berget has him pressed against the cage. #T3#
Marques's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Marques is trying to break the clinch but Berget has him pressed against the cage. #BC#
Marques breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Berget fails in his attempt to clinch.
Billy Marques is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#CL2#
Berget clinches with his opponent.
Berget tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marques's elbow.
Marques blocks a body shot from Berget.
Still in the clinch, Berget scores with a nice short uppercut.
Marques is trying to break free.
Berget misses with a body punch.
Marques takes a shot to the head.
Berget lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Marques.
Berget misses with a body punch.
Marques wants to get back to striking at distance but Berget won't allow it.
Marques wants to break the clinch but can't.
Berget tries a body shot but Marques blocks it.
Berget is leaning against Marques and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.#T4#
Berget can't find room to land a body shot as Marques controls the action.
Berget scores with a hook to the body.
Marques blocks a body shot from Berget.
A body shot lands from Berget.
Berget doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Berget misses with a punch on the inside.
Berget tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Berget scores with a shoulder strike.
Berget tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
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!
Marques wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Berget has him pressed against the cage.
Berget scores with a shot to the side of Marques's head.
Marques wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Berget has him pressed against the cage.
Evan Berget seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Berget can't find room to land a body shot as Marques controls the action.
Marques is trying to force a seperation but Berget has the dominant position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Berget.
Berget has Marques pressed against the cage, preventing Marques from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Berget lands with a left to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Evan Berget showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Nice defenses there by Marques.
Marques throwing a counter right hand but Berget manages to avoid it.
Berget shoots for a double leg takedown but Marques sprawls well. He's pushed Berget's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Marques comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Berget misses with a hook.
Marques throws a hook but Berget blocks it.
Berget misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Billy Marques is winning the standup battle so far.
Marques has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Marques there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marques defending well as Berget loads up on a big left hand.
Berget with a lazy takedown attempt
and Marques cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Billy Marques has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Evan Berget.
Berget ducks under a wild hook from Marques.
Marques throws a right hand that misses
letting Berget counter with a right hand.
Marques throws a hook but Berget blocks it.#T1#
Marques ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Berget moves away.
Berget wants to clinch.
Marques throws a leg kick that is checked#TD2#
and Berget counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Marques is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #SUB2#
Berget is working for a submission of some sort.
Berget wants to free his trapped foot but Marques is holding on for dear life with his legs. #T2#
Berget trying to advance position but Marques counters by regaining guard.
Berget trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Marques will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Berget stands and throws Marques's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Marques gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Berget punishing his opponent with strikes. #T3#
Marques is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Marques is trying desperately to improve position.
Berget throwing strikes here but Marques is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage. #SUB2#
Berget goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Marques is on top in guard. #SUB2#
Berget is looking for a triangle here but Marques uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Berget tries to buck Marques off but Marques is having none of it.
Billy Marques has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Berget can do anything to dispel that myth.#T4#
The referee asks Marques politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Marques prefers to stall for the moment though.
Berget has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Berget is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Berget's face as Marques controls the position.
Berget tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Marques wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Marques taking a breather here.
Berget is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Marques wants to control but Berget is keeping him busy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Berget takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Evan Berget.
I've got Berget winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Evan Berget!
Evan Berget gave a mention to Humanoid Nutrition (160Q for 180$) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
The defeated Billy Marques had this to say: 'I would like to apologize to my fans for what they witnessed here tonight. I am A LOT better than what you all seen here, trust me, the next time I step inside this octagon, you will witness something you've never seen before. MARK MY WORDS!'.

Event: DFC 53: Full Throttle
Date: Jun 10, 2017

#R1#
Marques lands a jab to the head.
Faspred misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Faspred tries to clinch but Marques moves away
and Marques counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A jab from Marques does it's job there.
Marques connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Faspred's hands.#CL#
Faspred gets a clinch.
Marques wants to break the clinch but can't. #BC2#
Marques manages to break the clinch.
Marques fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Faspred looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Marques throws a big shot that misses.
Faspred with a lazy takedown attempt
and Marques counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Faspred walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marques misses with a body shot.
Faspred doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Marques throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Faspred avoids the body shot from Marques. #T1#
Marques smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Faspred fails in his attempt to clinch. #CL#
Faspred closes the distance and clinches.
Faspred goes for a takedown attempt but Marques pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tomy Faspred. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marques throws a body punch but Faspred moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Marques. Those never looked like landing.
Marques pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Faspred wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Marques.
Marques lunges at Faspred with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Faspred's hand. #CL#
Faspred clinches up against the cage.
Faspred tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Marques smiles and moves away.
Marques throws a good cross that connects. #T2#
Faspred on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Marques connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marques throws the left hand but Faspred avoids the punch easily.#CL#
Marques gets tackled into the cage by Faspred. Faspred maintains the clinch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Marques has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Faspred goes for a takedown attempt but Marques pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Faspred fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A little jabbing left from Marques on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Marques misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Faspred dives in and grabs Marques's left leg, looking for a takedown. Marques pushes down on Faspred's head and hops out.
Marques lands a nice shot to the body.
Marques has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Marques scores with a jab. Faspred acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Marques scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Faspred doesn't seem bothered though.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Marques, as that shot connected.
Faspred gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Marques counters with a straight right hand.#T3#
Marques scores with a one two! Faspred had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Marques scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Tomy Faspred seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marques jabs Faspred right on the nose. Faspred blinks but takes it well.
Faspred shoots for a takedown but Marques saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Marques feints a jab promting Faspred to slip. Marques then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Faspred slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.#ROC2#
Faspred is rocked!
Faspred with a lazy takedown attempt
and Marques counters with a deadly accurate combination that rocks Faspred badly! He tries to strike back but Marques puts an end to that with another precision combo that knocks Faspred out cold! Oh man, Faspred will never hear the end of this one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Billy Marques!
An out of breath Billy Marques thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: DFC 44: Pate Vs Newton 2
Date: May 12, 2017

#R1#
Whittaker 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.
Marques blocks the body kick.
Marques sizes up Whittaker with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Whittaker pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Marques back to the cage. Whittaker follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.#CUT2#
It looks like Billy Marques has been cut.
A jab from Marques does it's job there.
Whittaker lands with a slapping head kick.
Whittaker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marques moves out of range of the strikes.
Whittaker misses the jab.
Marques looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Whittaker misses with a head kick.
Whittaker takes a body punch but keeps moving.
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!
A leg kick checked by Marques.
Marques was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Whittaker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Whittaker jabs Marques right on the nose. Marques blinks but takes it well.#T1#
Whittaker throws the left hand but Marques avoids the punch easily.
Marques misses with a wild combination.
Whittaker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marques.
Tyron Whittaker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No joy there for Marques, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Marques cracks Whittaker with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Marques scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. #ROC#
Whittaker is rocked!
Marques darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Whittaker 's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Marques before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Billy Marques!
A victorious Billy Marques thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Tyron Whittaker spoke after the fight, saying 'Props to the other guy. We trained hard for this. It sucks when a gameplan doesn't go the way you wanted it to. All we can do is go back to training and never give up. '.

Event: OFC 276: Aquarius
Date: Apr 12, 2017

#R1#
Marques throws a hook to the side of Bull's head but Bull sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bull takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Marques looks to throw the jab but Bull is out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Bull misses the target.
Marques looks to score with a jab to the body but Bull is just out of range.
Marques scores with a jab.
Marques ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bull moves away.
Bull tries for a takedown but Marques sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marques throws an overhand right that lands on Bull's shoulder, as Bull tries to avoid the shot.
Bull moves away from the strike by Marques.
Marques misses with a wild combination. #T1#
Marques misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bull.
Billy Marques is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good shot there by Marques.
Marques scores with a sloppy right hand. Bull should have avoided that one.
Nice uppercut lands for Marques. That snapped Bull's head back.
Bull looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Marques tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circling - Marques throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bull seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Marques swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bull throwing a counter right hand but Marques manages to avoid it.
Marques goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.#T2#
Marques sizes up Bull with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Marques throws a body shot but no joy. #CL2#
Marques fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bull, pushing him back against the cage.
Marques has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marques misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bull tries to score a body lock takedown but Marques shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clubber Bull. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marques throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bulls head.
Bull drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Marques gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bull blocks a body shot from Marques.
Marques throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Marques stalling against the cage.
Bull is looking for a takedown.#T3#
Bull is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.#TD#
Bull turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Bull manages to end up in side control.
Bull tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marques sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Bull missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bull with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Bull throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bull 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.
Marques wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marques wants to control but Bull is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bull thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. #ES2#
Marques has one foot on Bull's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.#T4#
Bull shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circling - Marques throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bull swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bull on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Marques has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
The fighters circling - Marques throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bull shoots in but no luck this time.
A swing and a miss from Marques.
Marques throws a body shot but no joy.
A little feinted left hand from Bull on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Marques swings widly with a right hand
and Bull counters with a nice uppercut.
Horrible takedown attempt by Bull or perhaps it was just good defense by Marques, which made it look bad.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Marques! But no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Marques dominated that round.
That's time! Bull's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Bull darts in looking for a takedown but Marques gets double underhooks and turns Bull into the cage. #CL2#
Marques pushes Bull up against the cage in a clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Marques displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bull up against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bull drops down looking for an ankle pick but Marques pulls his leg out and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marques throws a lazy uppercut
and Bull connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#TD#
Bull manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Marques on his heels. He'll look to pass Marques's guard now, I'm sure.
Marques is looking to stand back up but Bull counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Marques. #T1##REVB#
Bull missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Marques keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bull throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bull missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bull is thwarting Marques's attempts to control the position.
Bull trying to control from Marques's half guard. Marques has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Bull throws a big elbow that misses.
Bull trying to control the position from guard on top but Marques is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bull postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #T2#
Bull throws an elbow that misses. Marques uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bull's guard. Nice move by Marques!#REVB#
Bull trying to control the position here.
Bull bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Marques's guard. #REVR#
Marques looking for a sweep. Not yet Marques, not yet.
Bull in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bull throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Marques works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bull controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Bull wants to pass the guard but Marques is keeping the position.#T3#
Bull in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bull has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Marques wants to sweep here but Bull controlling him for the moment.
Bull is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bull working some strikes from top position.
Bull throws a big elbow that misses.
Bull wants to control from the top but Marques keeps moving.
Bull throws a big elbow that misses.
Bull seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Bull throws a big elbow that misses. #T4#
Bull content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bull throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Marques works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Marques lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Marques not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bull lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Marques avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bull throwing strikes from guard but Marques blocks nicely.
Bull throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clubber Bull dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Marques pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Marques connects with the punch.
Marques tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bull swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Marques has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bull checks a leg kick.
Bull keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Bull on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Marques displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bull.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marques looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Marques misses with a head kick.
Marques swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Bull misses the target.#T1#
Marques throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bull shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Marques as he avoids it easily.
Bull fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clubber Bull. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marques fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Marques tries to clinch but Bull is having none of it.
An attempted straight right counter from Bull misses the target.
Bull shoots in but no luck this time.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marques. Bull does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bull was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bull shoots in but no luck this time.
Marques throws a hook but Bull avoids it easily.
Bull throwing a counter right hand but Marques manages to avoid it.#T2#
Marques connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bull's hands.
Marques tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bull manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Marques throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bull counters with a stiff right hand.
Jab, jab by Marques - just one landing.
Marques throws a hook but Bull blocks it.
A nice combination there by Marques.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marques gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Bull counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#TD#
Bull throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Marques tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Bull is in Marques's guard.#SUB2#
Marques working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bull doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bull manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #T3#
Bull working some strikes from top position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bull accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Marques trying to control the position.
Bull with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bull postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bull is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Bull landing with the ground and pound. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bull throws a big elbow that misses.
Bull is in close to Marques's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bull throws an elbow that misses. Marques uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bull's guard. Nice move by Marques!#REVB#
Bull working a defensive guard here.
Bull looking for a sweep. Not yet Bull, not yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Marques comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Marques 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Marques!
After winning the bout, Billy Marques thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Clubber Bull stepped up to the mic, saying 'That's a really great win u got there and I am honoured to fight and have to respect what u did today.'.

Event: OFC 264: Interstellar
Date: Mar 03, 2017

#R1#
King Kong punishes Marques's body with a nice straight punch.
King Kong swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
King Kong will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Marques punishes King Kong's body with a nice straight punch.
Marques looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Marques throws a big shot that misses.
Brock King Kong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King Kong throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Marques counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Marques.
King Kong thows a left - swing and a miss!
King Kong will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
King Kong lands a head shot.
Marques thuds a left hand into King Kong's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King Kong looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Marques was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
King Kong throws a right and a left that both miss.#T1#
King Kong throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Marques counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
King Kong throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Marques throws a body shot but no joy.
Marques misses with a body shot.
Marques is looking to wear down King Kong with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
King Kong swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Marques counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab lands there for Marques.
Marques stuns King Kong with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Marques misses with an uppercut
and King Kong counters with a straight right hand.
Marques thuds his right hand into King Kong's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King Kong scores with a sloppy right hand. Marques should have avoided that one.
Marques takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Marques is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by King Kong.
Marques misses with a straight right.
King Kong is looking for the big counter here.
King Kong misses with an uppercut. Marques saw that one coming.
Marques takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.#T2#
Marques bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.#CL#
Marques has closed the distance and engaged King Kong in a clinch.
King Kong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Marques.
Marques lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Marques taking a breather.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Marques takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Stalling in the clinch from Marques.
King Kong throws a punch but it's blocked by Marques. #T3#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marques.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Marques.
King Kong misses with a punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Marques.
King Kong takes a shot to the head.
King Kong misses with a body punch.
King Kong stalling in the clinch but Marques improves position.
Marques struggles to land a body shot inside as King Kong controls his hands.
Marques tries to work over King Kong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T4#
Marques softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Marques dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Marques lands a hook that snaps the head of King Kong backwards. #ROC#
King Kong is rocked!
Marques scores with a hook to the body.
Marques lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Marques lands a left hand.
King Kong is still on wobbly legs! Can Marques finish him?
Marques lands a nice shot to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Marques as King Kong tries to tie him up.
Marques controlling the action here for a moment.
Marques scores with a nice hook to the head.
Marques taking a breather.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marques cracks King Kong with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Marques dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Marques misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from King Kong.
King Kong tries to move into range but Marques moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Marques uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from King Kong.
Brock King Kong seems to be getting the better of the standup.
King Kong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marques throws a lazy uppercut
enabling King Kong to counter with a crisp jab.
Marques misses with a looping right.
King Kong seems to have recovered his senses.
Marques connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Marques swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marques showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from King Kong.
Marques seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
No joy there for King Kong, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King Kong swinging wildly here.
Marques cracks a nice hook into King Kong's ribs.
Marques circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! King Kong drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Marques follows King Kong to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy Marques!
A very excited looking Billy Marques made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: OFC: Blood Night XXXIII
Date: Feb 05, 2017

#R1#
Culkin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Marques stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Culkin throws a right and a left that Marques avoids nicely.
Culkin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marques is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Culkin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marques.
Marques misses the jab.
Culkin only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Marques. Those never looked like landing.
Marques swings for the body but Culkin moves out of range.
Marques tests Culkin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Culkin's corner calls for a 1-2. Culkin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. #CUT2#
It looks like Billy Marques has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marques tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Culkin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Culkin misses with a wild combination.
Marques moves away from the strike by Culkin. #T1#
Marques steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Culkin.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Marques checks a leg kick.
Marques misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too. #KD2#
Culkin lands a big right hand that sends Marques crashing to the mat! Culkin stays standing though and waves Marques back to his feet!#ROC2#
Marques is rocked!
Marques doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Oh Marques is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Marques throws a right and a left that both miss.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Culkin connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Marques to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Culkin!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Macaulay Culkin!
Macaulay Culkin bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
Billy Marques was interviewed post fight and said 'I would like to apologize to my fans for what they witnessed here tonight. I am A LOT better than what you all seen here, trust me, the next time I step inside this octagon, you will witness something you've never seen before. MARK MY WORDS!'.

Event: OFC: Blood Night XXXI
Date: Jan 04, 2017

#R1#
Bull changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Marques tries to avoid it but Bull manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Marques to the ground. Marques escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Marques lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bull at a distance.
Marques connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bull. Bull circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bull has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bull there as he acknowledges the shot.
Marques changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bull slips under a jab.
Bull has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Marques finds it's way round the side to connect with Bull's head.
Marques looks to score with a jab to the body but Bull is just out of range.
Billy Marques seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marques fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bull manages to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Bull on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bull misses with a takedown
and Marques cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jab by Marques.#T1#
Bull tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Marques swivels and escapes.
As Bull tries to get set, Marques tries to push him back and clinch up but Bull manages to avoid the attempt.
Billy Marques has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clubber Bull.
Marques keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bull circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bull's coach down at MM eh Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Bull's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Marques looks to score with a jab to the body but Bull is just out of range.
Bull walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bull dives in and grabs Marques's left leg, looking for a takedown. Marques pushes down on Bull's head and hops out.
Bull circles away from the clinch attempt.
It seemed like Bull was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Marques lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bull at a distance.
Bull takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Marques swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches. #T2#
Marques punishes Bull's body with a nice straight punch.
Marques slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Marques lands a two punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marques lands an overhand right.#TD2#
Bull changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Marques looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Marques really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Marques pushes Bull away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Bull gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Bull throwing strikes but Marques manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Bull manages to get back to half guard.
Bull is not content to let Marques control the position.
Bull has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bull wants to improve his position but Marques is controlling well.
Bull is looking to control Marques's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bull avoid being mounted?#T3#
Bull trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Bull tries to hold on but Marques pushes him away.
Marques takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Marques trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bull tries to hold on but Marques postures up.
Bull is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Marques is staying active.#T4#
Bull is desperately trying to improve his position but Marques has a good base and remains in mount.
Marques looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bull tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bull is still trying to improve position.
Bull gets back to half guard.
Bull desperately trying to maintain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Marques dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Marques throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marques stuffs the takedown.#TD2#
Bull closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bull lands in his opponent's guard.
Bull working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bull accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bull postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bull distracts Marques with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bull postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #ES#
Marques has his feet on Bull's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Marques dips to his left and cracks Bull with an uppercut!#T1#
Bull slips under a jab from Marques.
Marques just misses with a punch to the body.
Bull tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Marques swivels and escapes.
Marques goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Marques wants to clinch.
Marques throws a shot from downtown. Bull moves away and avoids it.
Marques slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A nice combination there by Marques. #T2#
Marques moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Marques lands a two punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marques throws out a loose jab but Bull uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marques throws a body shot but no joy.
Bull looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Marques is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bull can do to turn this around?#TD2#
Bull drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bull is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bull is looking to work some ground and pound but Marques has wrist control.
Bull postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bull in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bull throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bull working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. #T3#
Marques is controlling Bull's posture.
Bull works over Marques with some ground and pound from guard.
Bull throwing strikes but missing.
Bull throws an elbow that misses. Marques uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bull's guard. Nice move by Marques!#REVR#
Marques has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bull tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bull manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Marques manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#
Bull won't allow Marques to get back to his feet.
Bull working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #T4#
Bull throwing strikes but missing.
Bull postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.#ES#
Marques has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Bull has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Bull drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Marques gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Billy Marques has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clubber Bull.
Bull drops down looking for an ankle pick but Marques pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bull fails with the takedown
and Marques counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Marques dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Marques throws a right and a left that Bull avoids nicely.
Bull tries for a takedown but Marques sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Marques throws out a powerful jab.
Marques misses the jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Marques looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Marques with a nice cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marques looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Marques with a nice cross.
Marques works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.#T1##TD2#
Bull fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Marques to the ground. Bull is now in Marques's guard.
Marques preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bull lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bull loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bull missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Marques avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bull tries to free his leg and advance position but Marques is retaining full guard.
Marques knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bull on the ground.
Bull is looking to work some ground and pound but Marques has wrist control.
Bull lands a couple of digs.
Bull with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bull working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bull chips away with some ground and pound.
Clubber Bull has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Billy Marques is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
Bull is working Marques over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. #ROC2#
Marques is rocked!
Bull scoring with punches to the head and body.
Oh Marques is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bull missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bull gets to his feet and stands over Marques, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Marques felt that one! Bull unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Marques from any more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Clubber Bull!
In his post fight interview, Clubber Bull started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
Billy Marques was interviewed post fight and said 'I would like to apologize to my fans for what they witnessed here tonight. I am A LOT better than what you all seen here, trust me, the next time I step inside this octagon, you will witness something you've never seen before. MARK MY WORDS!'.

Event: OFC: Blood Night XXX
Date: Dec 17, 2016

#R1##CL#
Marques clinches.
Marques scores with a shoulder strike.
Marques lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Marques. #TD#
Marques works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Neer is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Marques dives into side control.
Marques definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#REVB#
Neer is looking to regain half guard here but Marques keeps moving and retains side control. #SUB#
Marques tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Neer really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Marques. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marques in side control, just content to control the action for now. #T1##SUB#
Marques working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Marques landing with strikes to the head and body from side control. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Marques scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Neer to see if he's OK.#SUB#
Marques tries for a kimura but Neer is defending well.
Marques controlling from side mount.
Marques gets to mount! Neer was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly. #SUB#
Marques looking to secure an arm triangle but Neer defends it well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Marques with a couple of short strikes.#T3#
Marques sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Marques has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.#SUB#
Marques working for a submission but Neer is keeping him at bay.
Neer keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard. #T4#
Neer tries to improve his position but instead Marques has taken his back! #SUB#
Marques is working for a rear naked choke. Neer is not defending it well and Marques has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Neer refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Neer's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Billy Marques!
Billy Marques decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 14, 2016

#R1#
Ce connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ce moves away from the strike by Marques.
Ce connects with a good right hand that stumbles Marques. Marques circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ce moves out of range of the strikes.
Ce moves to clinch but Marques breaks away
enabling Marques to counter with a crisp jab.
Ce moves away from the strike by Marques.
It seemed like Ce was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#TD2#
Ce changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Marques looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.#SUB2#
Ce is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Marques has escaped the position, nice work there.
Marques has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#SUB2#
Ce has an Americana. Marques didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Ce is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Ce hooks up with any of them at the after show party.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Sun Ce!
In defeat, Billy Marques stepped up to the mic, saying 'I would like to apologize to my fans for what they witnessed here tonight. I am A LOT better than what you all seen here, trust me, the next time I step inside this octagon, you will witness something you've never seen before. MARK MY WORDS!'.

Event: LKO International FW3
Date: Aug 27, 2016

#R1##CL#
Toole Jr clinches up against the cage.
Marques is trying to break the clinch but Toole Jr is controlling him.
Marques wants to break free but Toole Jr has control.
Toole Jr misses with some punches.
Toole Jr working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Marques tries to circle away but Toole Jr has him pinned against the cage.
Marques letting Toole Jr take a breather here.
Marques looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Toole Jr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Toole Jr gets through Marques's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Toole Jr lands a left hand.
Marques is trying to push Toole Jr away but Toole Jr has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Toole Jr lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toole Jr scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Toole Jr lands a left hand.
Toole Jr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Marquess head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Toole Jr lands a hook that snaps the head of Marques backwards. #ROC#
Marques is rocked!
Toole Jr lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Marques.
Marques is still on wobbly legs! Can Toole Jr finish him?
Toole Jr lands a body punch.
Toole Jr lands a big right hand that drops Marques! The killer instinct kicks in and Toole Jr finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Toole Jr!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ottis Toole Jr!
Ottis Toole Jr is the new welterweight champion!
Ottis Toole Jr very nearly forgot to thank Bullet Proof System amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
In defeat, Billy Marques stepped up to the mic, saying 'I would like to apologize to my fans for what they witnessed here tonight. I am A LOT better than what you all seen here, trust me, the next time I step inside this octagon, you will witness something you've never seen before. MARK MY WORDS!'.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 03, 2016

#R1#
Ochoa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Marques.
Marques connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ochoa momentarily.
Ochoa misses with a wild combination.
Ochoa stuns Marques with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Marques scores with a decent looking hook.
Marques lands a nice shot that snaps Ochoa's head back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ochoa gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ochoa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marques throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Marques fails to land with a series of punches.
Ochoa half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Marques throws out a powerful jab.#ROC2#
Ochoa is rocked!#T1#
BOOM! Marques lands a beautiful left hook that drops Ochoa. Ochoa tries to recover but Marques is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Ochoa lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy Marques!
An out of breath Billy Marques thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 30, 2016

#R1#
Richmond changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Marques tries to avoid it but Richmond manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Marques to the ground. Marques escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Marques connects with the punch.#CUT2#
It looks like Julius Richmond has been cut.
Richmond dodges the punch combination from Marques.
Marques bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Richmond's head.
Marques misses with a combination
and Richmond counters with a left to the body.
Richmond displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marques throws out the jab.
Richmond appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marques lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Richmond circles away quickly and effectively.
Marques misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Richmond ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Marques throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Richmond went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.#T1#
Richmond will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Marques lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Richmond shoots in but Marques avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julius Richmond. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marques rushes Richmond with punches - Richmond moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Richmond goes down! Marques follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy Marques!
Billy Marques thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 27, 2016

#R1#
Marques will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mccarty doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A nice combination there by Marques. #CUT2#
It looks like Gale Mccarty has been cut.
Mccarty avoids a punch combination nicely.
Marques moves out of range of the body kick from Mccarty.
Marques fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Marques throws a body shot but no joy.
Marques throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mccarty stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Marques cracks Mccarty with a good jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mccarty takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing. #ROC2#
Mccarty is rocked!
Mccarty loses concentration momentarily and Marques pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Mccarty crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Marques finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Billy Marques!
A victorious Billy Marques thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

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