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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marques Roy (ranked 277 p4p, 358 weight class) and Jerome Browning (ranked 41 p4p, 50 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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 16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marques Roy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jerome Browning!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Roy shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Browning sprawls well. Browning wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Roy gets slowly back to his feet.
Roy has been working on his balance at Squirrel Sports 🐿️, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Browning.
Roy closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Browning is pressing down on Roy's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Roy keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Browning's head.
Roy working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Browning's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Browning trying to keep a closed guard but Roy is proving a slippery customer.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Roy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Browning working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Roy.
Browning is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Browning is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roy desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Roy is looking for a sweep. Browning is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nice strikes from Browning there.
Browning wants to control but Roy is keeping him busy.
Roy works his way to full guard. Good work.
Roy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Roy wants to sweep here but Browning controlling him for the moment.
Browning throws a strike but Roy rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roy with a nice head shot there.
Browning avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Roy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Roy trying to control the position from guard on top but Browning is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Browning looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Roy is fighting to break Browning's control of his arms but Browning is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Browning working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Roy.
Browning keeping moving, preventing Roy from controlling successfully.
Roy engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Browning bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Roy's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Browning working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Browning must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Roy has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Browning trying to control the position from guard on top but Roy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've been informed that Browning has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Roy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Roy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Roy keeping moving, preventing Browning from controlling successfully.
Roy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Browning manages to get himself to full guard.
Browning is trying to keep Roy in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Browning is looking to sweep but instead, Roy has passed into half guard.
Browning is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Browning blocking the ground and pound attempt from Roy.
Browning is trying to maintain the position but Roy is very close to passing his half guard.
Roy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Roy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Browning's head.
Browning manages to get to full guard.
Roy preventing the sweep.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marques Roy dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Roy tries for a takedown but Browning circles away easily
and Browning counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Browning throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Roy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Browning with a nice head shot there.
Roy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Browning.
Roy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Browning is one step ahead there.
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.
Roy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Browning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Browning throwing strikes from guard but Roy blocks nicely.
Browning landing with the ground and pound.
Browning trying to control but Roy is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Browning stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Roy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Roy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Browning with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Browning content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Browning wants to pass the guard but Roy is keeping the position.
Browning throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Roy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Browning throws a strike but Roy rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Browning is trying to control the position but Roy postures up.
Roy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Browning works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Browning wants to sweep here but Roy controlling him for the moment.
Browning keeping moving, preventing Roy from controlling successfully.
Roy postures up.
Roy content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Browning is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Browning looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Roy is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Browning scores with a couple of nice shots.
Browning not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Browning prevents Roy from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roy is not content to let Browning control the position.
Browning drops an elbow to the side of Roy's head.
Browning thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Roy's head.
Browning wants to control but Roy is keeping him busy.
Browning not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Roy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Browning missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Roy is refusing to be controlled, as Browning sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Roy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Roy has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Browning is working away from the top position though.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Browning lands a jab to the nose.
Roy shoots for a double leg takedown but Browning sprawls well. He's pushed Roy's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Marques Roy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roy looks for a takedown but Browning sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marques Roy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Browning misses with a wild body shot.
Browning gets caught flat footed, as Roy shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Browning tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jerome Browning showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Browning uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Roy.
Browning moves away from the strike by Roy.
Roy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Roy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Browning closes the distance and clinches up with Roy, looking for a takedown. Browning pushes Roy against the cage but Roy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Roy shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Browning defends it nicely.
Roy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Browning is fending him off so far but Roy persists. Nope, Browning circles away and we're back to standing.
Roy shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Browning as he jumps to the side.
And Browning tries to counter it with a takedown but Roy pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marques Roy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Browning misses with a double jab.
Browning misses with a few strikes there.
Browning throws a looping overhand right but Roy ducks down to avoid it.
Roy shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Browning napping and manages to drive through into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Browning's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
An elbow from Roy crashes against the mat.
You can see the frustration on Browning's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Browning tries to buck Roy off but Roy is having none of it.
Roy is putting a hurting on Browning here, landing some big shots from side control.
Browning is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Roy's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Browning looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Browning is trying to maintain the position but Roy is very close to passing his half guard.
Browning lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.
Browning wants to control but Roy is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roy drops an elbow to the side of Browning's head.
Browning wants to get back to full guard.
Roy throwing shots but Browning is blocking nicely.
Browning is trying to get back to full guard.
Browning blocking the ground and pound attempt from Roy.
Browning trying to control here.
Roy is looking to take a break and control but Browning is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Browning tries to get to full guard but Roy has control of the leg.
Roy working over Browning with some ground and pound. Browning looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Browning tries to get to full guard but Roy has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Browning wants to get back to full guard.
Browning is refusing to be controlled, as Roy sits in half guard.
Roy prevents Browning from improving his position.
Roy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Browning defending well though.
Roy is looking to take a break and control but Browning is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Browning has hold of Roy's hands but Roy slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Browning is concentrating on defense, preventing Roy from advancing position.
Roy controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
Roy working over Browning with some ground and pound. Browning looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Roy lands with a punch from half guard.
Roy is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Roy is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Browning is looking to improve his position.
Browning gets back to full guard.
Browning wants to sweep but no luck.
Roy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Browning works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Browning preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Browning preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Roy won't allow Browning to sweep him here.
Browning wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Roy is now in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marques Roy showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Roy 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marques Roy!
An out of breath Marques Roy thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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