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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Billy Marques (ranked 1870 p4p, 1751 weight class) and Nathaniel Syndicate (ranked 238 p4p, 226 weight class). Marques comes to the cage accompanied by Raining Blood. Billy Marques has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Billy Marques!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Nathaniel Syndicate!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
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.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
Marques clinches up with Syndicate and pushes him back against the cage.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!'.
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