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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lion Tiger (ranked 1632 p4p, 1262 weight class) and Jeremy Marks (ranked 216 p4p, 164 weight class). Tiger's entrance music is Alok - Hear Me Tonight. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 26 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lion Tiger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jeremy Marks!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marks connects with a body shot.
Marks throws a leg kick but Tiger checks it.
A quick step to the side and Tiger tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tiger swings widly with a right hand
and Marks cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Marks throws a head kick but Tiger moves out of range.
Tiger misses with a hook. Marks ducked under it nicely.
Marks gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tiger.
Marks blocks a jab.
A jab from Tiger finds it's way through Marks's defenses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiger swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Marks counters with a leg kick.
Marks fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Good exchange - Marks coming out on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiger swings widly with a right hand
and Marks connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tiger lands a really nice looking cross but Marks seems unphased.
Marks throws a shot from downtown. Tiger moves away and avoids it.
Marks misses with a two punch combination.
Tiger seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Tiger throws a right and a left that Marks avoids nicely.
Marks was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Tiger takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Marks misses with an attempted mid kick.
Marks throws a leg kick that is checked
and Marks takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A big left from Marks misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Marks - just one landing.
Tiger digs a good hook to Marks's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marks throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tiger counters with a two punch combo.
Marks's corner calls for a 1-2. Marks obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Marks takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tiger checks a leg kick nicely.
Tiger is looking for a counter combo.
A head kick misses from Marks.
Marks connects with a right hand. Tiger shakes it off.
Tiger looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marks uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tiger.
Marks throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tiger was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tiger lands a body shot.
Tiger thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice shot by Tiger.
Marks swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Tiger counter with a right hand.
Marks pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A counter left hand to the body from Tiger misses its target.
Marks pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marks misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Tiger.
Marks throws the kick towards the body but Tiger avoids it.
Jeremy Marks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marks. Tiger does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marks throws a sloppy head kick
and Tiger cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Jeremy Marks has been cut.
Marks pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marks tries to land a front kick but Tiger steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Marks uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tiger.
Marks lands with a kick to the temple. Tiger shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Marks has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tiger finds it's way round the side to connect with Marks's head.
Marks drops his hands momentarily and Tiger takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Marks misses with a two punch combination.
Some wild striking there from Tiger.
Tiger takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tiger bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Marks finds it's target.
Marks swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tiger is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Marks lands with a right hand.
Tiger cracks a nice hook into Marks's ribs.
Tiger misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tiger swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tiger lands a jab to the head.
Tiger lands with a shot to the body.
Marks misses with a left hand
and Tiger counters with a straight right hand.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Tiger throws a body punch but Marks moves out of range.
Marks slips under a jab from Tiger.
Jab from Marks.
Good work by Tiger as he checks the leg kick.
Marks lands a front kick.
Marks lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tiger's sensitive parts.
Marks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tiger moves away.
Marks throws a looping overhand right but Tiger ducks down to avoid it.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Tiger throws a lazy uppercut
and Tiger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tiger.
Marks avoids the body shot from Tiger.
Marks misses with the body kick
and Tiger connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tiger steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marks.
Tiger throwing a counter right hand but Marks manages to avoid it.
Marks ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Marks throws a jab when Tiger was well out of range.
Marks looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tiger swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Marks throws a hook but Tiger avoids it easily.
Marks ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tiger avoids the head kick by Marks.
It looked like Tiger wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Marks throws a shot to the body.
Nice body kick there by Marks.
Marks looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tiger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marks.
A big left from Tiger misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jeremy Marks will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jeremy Marks'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.
Tiger swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Marks counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Marks throws a sloppy head kick and Tiger moves out of range easily.
Tiger swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tiger throws a hook but Marks avoids it easily.
Tiger steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Marks. That one must have hurt.
Tiger chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Marks can pounce on him.
A slow jab from Tiger misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marks pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marks misses with a kick to the body
and Tiger counters with a straight right hand.
Marks chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marks missing with a left hand there. Tiger was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tiger throwing a counter right hand but Marks manages to avoid it.
Marks staying out of range there.
A nice side step and Marks releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Tiger swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marks swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tiger misses with the combination.
Marks follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Marks lands with a hook. Tiger tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Marks takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiger avoids the head kick by Marks.
Tiger swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Tiger misses with an uppercut. Marks saw that one coming.
Jeremy Marks seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tiger wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Marks lands a glancing blow to the side of Tiger's head.
Tiger throws a body shot but no joy.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Marks in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Marks throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tiger.
Tiger throws a sloppy head kick and Marks moves out of range easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tiger moves away from the strike by Marks.
It looked like Tiger wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marks throws a lazy head kick
and Tiger counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tiger scores with a jab to the body.
Tiger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marks manages to avoid it.
Marks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tiger moves away from the strike by Marks.
Tiger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tiger lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Marks throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marks scores with a body shot.
Marks throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tiger takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Marks misses with a body kick.
Tiger blocks a head kick by Marks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marks misses with a body kick.
Tiger looks to land a combination but Marks avoids it well.
Tiger moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMarks.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Marks lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Marks throws an off balance right hand
and Tiger counters with a straight right hand.
Marks lands with a straight right. Tiger didn't see that one coming.
Tiger misses the jab.
A leg kick checked by Tiger.
Marks looks to throw the jab but Tiger is out of range.
Tiger lands a jab.
Marks throws a sloppy head kick and Tiger moves out of range easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Tiger misses its target.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Tiger checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
It looked like Tiger wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tiger moves out of range of the body kick.
Tiger misses with a lunging right hand
and Marks counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Marks missing with a left hand there. Tiger was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like Tiger wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Marks misses with a wild body shot.
Tiger dodges the punch combination from Marks.
Marks misses with a head kick.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Marks slips a straight right by Tiger.
Marks doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Marks throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
It looked like Tiger wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Marks misses with a body shot.
Marks swings widly with a right hand
and Tiger counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Marks throws a head kick but Tiger moves out of range.
Tiger connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Marks goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tiger throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Marks pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A quick step to the side and Tiger tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marks moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Marks just misses with a punch to the body.
It appears Tiger was looking to counter with a kick there.
A shot to the body from Tiger misses
and Marks counters with a nice body kick.
Tiger avoids the head kick by Marks.
Marks scores with a jab. Tiger acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Marks throws a head kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Tiger on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Marks misses.
Marks misses with a hook.
Marks throws a sloppy head kick and Tiger moves out of range easily.
A little feinted left hand from Tiger on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tiger scores with a shot to the body.
Tiger stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tiger takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Marks misses with a straight left.
Marks misses with a wild body shot.
Tiger appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
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.
The cut man is working on Jeremy Marks's cut.
That's time! Tiger's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Marks pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Marks lands a nice looking body shot.
Marks throws a lazy head kick
and Tiger counters with a straight right hand.
Tiger smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tiger ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tiger connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Marks momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marks scores with a nice head shot.
Tiger lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiger throws a body punch but Marks moves out of range.
Tiger checks a low kick from Marks.
Marks pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marks has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tiger ducks under a wild hook from Marks.
Marks thows a leg kick but Tiger checks it
and Tiger counters with a stiff right hand.
Tiger misses with a looping left.
Marks throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tiger.
Marks throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Tiger connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiger dodges the punch combination from Marks.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Tiger displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marks throws out the jab.
Tiger misses with a wild body shot.
It seemed like Marks was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Marks throws a hook but Tiger avoids it easily.
Tiger looks to land a right hand but Marks moved out of range.
Tiger takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Marks throws a sloppy head kick and Tiger moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiger throws a looping overhand right but Marks ducks down to avoid it.
Marks motions for Tiger to come forward. Marks throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Marks with a jab.
Tiger pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Marks is looking to land body kicks.
A counter left hand to the body from Tiger misses its target.
Tiger misses with a wild body shot.
Marks throws out a counter right but Tiger avoids it with no problem.
Tiger looks to score with a jab to the body but Marks is just out of range.
Marks throws a fast counter high kick but Tiger manages to duck under it in time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiger throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Marks swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Some wild striking there from Marks.
Tiger blocks a head kick by Marks.
Tiger looks to score with a jab to the body but Marks is just out of range.
No joy there for Marks, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A little feinted left hand from Tiger on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tiger uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marks.
Marks misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tiger was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Tiger lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A swing and a miss from Tiger.
A little jabbing left from Marks on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tiger scores with a one two! Marks had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Marks is looking to chop away at Tiger's legs.
Marks misses with a jab to the body
and Marks takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marks lands with a thumping leg kick.
A head kick misses from Marks.
Marks smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Marks, as that shot connected.
A big left from Tiger misses.
Marks fakes the leg kick and cracks Tiger in the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A swing and a miss from Tiger.
Marks misses with a body kick.
Tiger takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A lazy left from Tiger finds it's target.
Marks avoids the body shot from Tiger.
A little jabbing left from Marks on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Marks throws a wild body kick that Tiger sees coming a mile off.
Tiger misses with a wild body shot.
Marks swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tiger counters with a straight right hand.
Marks throws a lazy uppercut
and Tiger cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tiger connects with a crisp jab.
Tiger fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tiger scores with a jab. Marks acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Marks.
Marks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tiger moves away.
Marks fakes the leg kick and cracks Tiger in the body.
Marks bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Marks misses.
Tiger avoids a kick to the body.
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 wild body kick that Tiger sees coming a mile off.
A little feinted left hand from Tiger on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tiger looks to score with a jab to the body but Marks is just out of range.
Marks swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Marks tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tiger was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Tiger falls off balance throwing a combination
and Marks counters with a stiff right hand.
Tiger misses with a wild combination.
Marks looks to land a left hand but Tiger moved out of range nicely.
Tiger went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Lion Tiger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tiger moves away from the strike by Marks.
Jeremy Marks is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jab from Tiger.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Lion Tiger.
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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jeremy Marks!
Our winner, Jeremy Marks, 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.
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