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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marques Roy (ranked 427 p4p, 570 weight class) and Pitter Patter (ranked 57 p4p, 72 weight class). Marques Roy had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Marques Roy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Pitter Patter!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Dirk Anderson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patter scores with a crisp jab that stopped Roy in his tracks.
Pitter Patter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roy takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Roy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Roy changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Patter swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Roy decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Patter's guard.
Roy is stalling in the full guard.
Roy keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Patter's head.
Roy 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roy throwing strikes but missing.
Roy forces his way into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roy stalling.
Patter is looking to control Roy's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Patter avoid being mounted?
Patter really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Roy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Roy takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Roy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Roy thows a huge punch but Patter dodges it nicely.
Roy looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Roy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Patter defending well though.
Roy working over Patter with some ground and pound. Patter looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Roy lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roy takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Roy landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Roy 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.
Well, if Roy is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Roy working Patter over with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roy throwing shots but Patter is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Roy is nestled in close to Patter, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Patter can do anything to dispel that myth.
Roy throwing shots but Patter is blocking nicely.
Roy 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.
Roy content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Roy takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Roy slips a nice elbow through Patter's hands, connecting with Patter's forehead.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Roy connects with a nice short shot to Patter's temple.
Roy working Patter over with strikes.
Roy looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Patter with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Roy drops an elbow to the side of Patter's head.
Roy landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Roy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Patter defending well though.
Roy seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Roy'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.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Roy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Patter holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Roy landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marques Roy dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Roy shoots in for a takedown but Patter shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Roy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Patter's waist but Patter gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Roy off to one side.
Patter throws a hook but Roy avoids it easily.
Roy changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Patter misses with an uppercut
and Roy counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Patter!
Roy scores with a couple of short elbows.
Roy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Patter keeps working.
Roy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Patter can do to turn this around?
Patter taking punishment in the form of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roy taking a breather here.
Roy throws an elbow but Patter slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roy is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Patter on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Roy cracks Patter with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Patter taking a bit of punishment here - Roy scoring with strikes.
Roy grinds an elbow into Patter's temple.
Roy in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Roy working the ground and pound.
Roy scoring with punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roy works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Roy lands an elbow.
Patter takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Roy is chipping away with strikes.
Roy controlling the position.
Patter avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Roy.
Check out the look on Roy's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roy advances nicely into full mount.
Roy scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Roy landing punches.
Patter is bucking up trying to escape but Roy cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
BOOM! Roy connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Roy in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Roy fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Roy cracks Patter with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roy working Patter over with strikes here.
Roy controlling the pace for now.
Roy is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roy is in the full mount, landing strikes.
We've been informed that Patter has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Roy with the ground and pound from mount.
Roy punishing his opponent with strikes.
Roy landing strikes, looking to finish!
Roy lands a big elbow.
Roy breaks from Patter's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Roy fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Roy takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The referee warns Patter that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Patter is breathing heavily.
Roy has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Patter's face.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marques Roy dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes 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.
Patter looks to throw the jab but Roy is out of range.
Patter digs a good hook to Roy's body.
Roy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Patter pinned against the cage. Patter gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Roy tries to score a power double leg takedown but Patter sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Roy somewhat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patter swings for the body but Roy moves out of range.
Patter misses with an uppercut. Roy saw that one coming.
Roy changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Roy.
Roy shoots in for a double leg but Patter sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marques Roy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Roy moves out of range of the strikes.
Roy ducks under a wild hook from Patter.
A jab from Patter misses.
Roy feinted with a counter takedown.
Roy manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Patter on his heels. He'll look to pass Patter's guard now, I'm sure.
Roy stands up over Patter, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Roy is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Roy is working Patter over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Pitter Patter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roy is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Marques Roy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Roy connects with a couple of short punches.
Roy with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Roy postures up and lands a big shot to Patter's brow.
Roy cracks Patter with a solid left hand.
Roy looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Roy is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roy controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Roy makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Patter has momentary wrist control but Roy slips an elbow through the middle.
Roy is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Roy postures up and lands a big shot to Patter's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Roy postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Roy keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Patter's head.
Roy with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Roy scoring with some ground and pound.
Roy connects with a couple of short punches.
Roy postures up and lands a big shot to Patter's brow.
Roy works over Patter with some ground and pound from guard.
Patter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Roy keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Patter's head.
Roy with a nice head shot there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Roy forces his way into half guard.
Roy controlling the action here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marques Roy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Roy, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight for Marques Roy!
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight for Marques Roy!
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight for Marques Roy!
Marques Roy wins by unanimous decision!
After winning the bout, Marques Roy thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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