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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cole Hart (ranked 3085 p4p, 4310 weight class) and Jeremy Marks (ranked 411 p4p, 500 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Cole Hart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jeremy Marks!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That kick from Marks tenderised Hart's leg. Hart is trying to keep his angry face on.
Marks's coach down at Temple of Fitness was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Marks's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Hart misses with a hook. Marks ducked under it nicely.
Marks throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
We've been told by Hart's head coaches at BKC Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hart lands with a shot to the body.
Hart misses with a two punch combination.
Hart lands with a shot to the body.
Marks ducks under a wild hook from Hart.
Marks is trying to counter with his kicks.
Hart misses with a combination
and Marks counters with a thumping low kick.
Marks pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marks throws a front kick that sends Hart stumbling back into the cage.
Hart tries to land a front kick but Marks steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hart has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Marks.
Hart swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart misses with a lunging right hand
and Marks finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Marks moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Hart looks to land a left hand but Marks moved out of range nicely.
Good leg kick by Marks.
An inside leg kick lands from Marks.
Marks scores with a kick to the midsection.
Marks moves out of range as Hart strikes.
Marks lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Marks connects with a solid leg kick.
Marks throws a head kick that misses.
Marks throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hart walks forward, straight into a front kick from Marks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hart throws a combination that misses
and Marks counters with an outside leg kick.
Marks misses with a double jab.
Hart 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.
Marks throws a head kick but Hart moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Marks misses the target.
Marks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hart 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.
Hart takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hart misses with a looping left.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Marks.
Marks lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hart will feel that in the morning.
Marks fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marks connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Marks connects with a solid leg kick.
Marks throws a sloppy head kick and Hart moves out of range easily.
Hart misses with a double jab.
Hart throws a series of punches but Marks avoids them all with ease.
Marks misses with a hook.
Marks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hart manages to avoid it.
Hart thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marks throws a nice head kick!
Marks uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hart.
Marks tries a head kick but it misses.
Marks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hart was well out of range. Poor timing from Marks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hart misses the shot to the body.
Marks is trying to counter with his kicks.
Marks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hart throws a big counter combination but Marks scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Hart on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Marks. Marks obviously looking to wear him down.
A good leg kick by Marks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hart throws a lazy right hand but Marks sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Marks shapes to counter with a head kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Marks.
Hart takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Marks missing with a left hand there. Hart was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Marks showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hart.
Hart throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marks feints and then cracks Hart's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hart down.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Marks dominated that round.
That's time! Hart's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A bone on bone clash there as Hart blocks the leg kick.
Marks lands with a cross.
Marks swings for the body but Hart moves out of range.
Hart throwing a counter right hand but Marks manages to avoid it.
Jeremy Marks seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Marks misses with an attempted mid kick.
Marks has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hart misses with a combination
and Marks counters with an inside leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hart checks a leg kick.
Marks throws out a loose jab but Hart uses good head movement to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Hart misses the target.
Marks looks to land a right hand but Hart moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marks misses with a head kick.
A cross from Hart lands.
Marks throws out a leg kick but Hart moves out of range and Marks only half commits.
Some wild striking there from Hart.
Marks steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marks takes a jab right on the kisser.
Marks fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hart has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jeremy Marks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hart misses with a left hand
and Marks counters with a slapping leg kick.
Marks moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hart will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Hart on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Marks. Marks obviously looking to wear him down.
Marks jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Marks swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Hart to counter with a crisp jab.
Marks throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hart is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hart throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart swings away with a body shot that misses
and Marks counters with a body kick that stops Hart in his tracks momentarily.
A big left from Hart misses.
Marks let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Hart takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
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!
Marks buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Marks.
Marks fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hart.
Marks misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hart connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Marks lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hart will feel that in the morning.
Hart lands with a good body shot.
Marks misses with a body kick.
Nice body kick from Marks.
Marks throws a sloppy head kick
and Hart counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Marks.
Hart throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marks fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hart has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Marks throws a jab but it's blocked by Hart.
Hart was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Marks buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hart misses with a looping left.
Marks misses with a left hand
and Hart counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hart will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hart misses with a straight left.
That kick from Marks tenderised Hart's leg. Hart is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marks throws a right hand that misses
and Hart cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A head kick misses from Marks.
Hart throws a looping overhand right but Marks ducks down to avoid it.
Hart throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hart misses with a right hand
and Marks counters with a low kick, right behind Hart 's knee.
Marks throws a body kick that misses.
A quick step to the side and Hart tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marks throws a head kick that Hart semi-blocks.
Marks lands with a kick to the temple. Hart shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hart throws a hook to the side of Marks's head but Marks sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marks delivers a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Marks misses with an uppercut.
Marks throws a body shot but no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Marks 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! This is the final round!
Marks throws a quick inside leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Marks.
Marks throws a body punch but Hart moves out of range.
Hart swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Marks fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Marks.
Marks lands with a thumping leg kick.
Marks with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hart to score with a decent uppercut.
Marks throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hart misses with a double jab
and Marks counters with a left to the body.
Marks throws a body shot but no joy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Marks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Marks counters with a good low kick that Hart was not able to check.
Marks pushes Hart away with a front kick.
Hart takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Marks throws a leg kick which misses Hart's front leg but catches the back leg as Hart tries to avoid it.
Hart has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Marks.
Nice body kick from Marks.
Marks fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hart.
Marks throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hart has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Marks.
A head kick from Marks lands but Hart takes it in his stride.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hart crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Marks - the referee stops the clock and Hart gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Marks. Hart manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Hart takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Hart might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Marks feints and then cracks Hart's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hart down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Marks.
Marks misses the body punch
and Hart counters with a straight right hand.
Well,Hart is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Hart keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hart takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Marks lands with a thumping leg kick.
Marks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hart avoids the head kick by Marks.
Hart lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Marks circles away quickly and effectively.
Cole Hart has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marks scores with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marks lands a head kick. Hart smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Marks misses with a body shot.
Hart appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marks. Hart does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marks lands a front kick.
Marks throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Hart takes a kick to the side of the head.
Marks lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hart will feel that in the morning.
Hart jabs Marks right on the nose. Marks blinks but takes it well.
Hart on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Marks. Marks obviously looking to wear him down.
Hart misses with a hook
and Marks counters with a body kick.
A low kick lands for Marks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slapping leg kick lands for Marks.
Marks ducks under a wild hook from Hart.
Marks throws a nice head kick!
Marks lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Marks lands with a kick to the ribs.
Marks throws a nice inside leg kick.
Marks throws a front kick that sends Hart stumbling back into the cage.
Marks scores with a nice body kick.
Marks scores with a sloppy right hand. Hart should have avoided that one.
Marks connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jeremy Marks is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Marks scores with a kick to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeremy Marks comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Marks has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight for Jeremy Marks!
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight for Jeremy Marks!
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight for Jeremy Marks!
Jeremy Marks wins by unanimous decision!
A relieved looking Jeremy Marks thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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