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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joao Gabriel (ranked 3075 p4p, 3991 weight class) and Ferdinand Alexander Marcos (ranked 364 p4p, 435 weight class). Gabriel comes to the cage accompanied by Circo das Galinhas. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joao Gabriel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ferdinand Alexander Marcos!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Darius Henderson and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gabriel shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Marcos pinned against the cage. Marcos gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Marcos doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Marcos stuffs the takedown.
No luck for Gabriel with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joao Gabriel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marcos with a nice cross.
Gabriel looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Marcos!
Marcos throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Gabriel shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Marcos as he jumps to the side.
Gabriel looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gabriel shoots for a takedown but Marcos saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Marcos misses the shot to the body.
Marcos misses with a body shot.
Gabriel looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gabriel tries for a takedown but Marcos circles away easily
and Marcos counters with a right hand to the body.
Some wild striking there from Marcos.
Ferdinand Alexander Marcos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gabriel looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Marcos!
Marcos bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Gabriel shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Marcos but Marcos pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Marcos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gabriel was well out of range. Poor timing from Marcos.
Gabriel closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Gabriel lands in his opponent's guard.
Marcos has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Gabriel is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gabriel changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Marcos fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Gabriel staying out of range there.
Gabriel shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Marcos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gabriel.
Marcos lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Marcos closes the distance and pushes Gabriel back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcos lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nice body punch from Marcos - that landed with a thud.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Marcos.
Marcos tries a body shot but Gabriel blocks it.
Marcos lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Marcos.
Marcos misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Marcos.
Marcos lands with a right to the head.
A right hand to the body from Marcos.
Marcos working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gabriel is looking for a takedown.
Marcos scores with a nice hook to the head.
Marcos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marcos softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Marcos.
Marcos can't find room to land a body shot as Gabriel controls the action.
Marcos digs a right hand into Gabriel's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gabriel's gas tank.
Gabriel looking for a takedown.
Marcos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Marcos tries to throw a body punch but Gabriel avoids it by throwing Marcos back against the cage.
Marcos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Marcos.
Gabriel is breathing heavily.
Marcos scores with a shot to the side of Gabriel's head.
Marcos lands a nice uppercut.
Marcos struggles to land a body shot inside as Gabriel controls his hands.
Marcos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marcos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gabriel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Marcos gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Marcos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marcos lands a body shot.
Gabriel jumps guard.
Gabriel manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Marcos manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marcos throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gabriel with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gabriel landing with the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marcos avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Marcos avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ferdinand Alexander Marcos dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gabriel tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Marcos defends well and Gabriel ends up having to push Marcos into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Ferdinand Alexander Marcos seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gabriel drops down looking for an ankle pick but Marcos pulls his leg out and moves away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Marcos darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Marcos darts in and clinches Gabriel up against the cage.
Marcos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gabriel's elbow.
Marcos lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've been informed that Marcos has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Nice body punch from Marcos.
Marcos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marcos lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gabriel tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Marcos smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joao Gabriel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marcos gets caught napping as Gabriel dives in and scores a takedown. Marcos manages to retain guard.
Marcos manages to escape and get back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gabriel has his takedown stuffed
and Marcos counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gabriel shoots in for a takedown but Marcos shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ferdinand Alexander Marcos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marcos misses with a body shot.
Marcos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Marcos is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gabriel rather than just go for the knockout.
Marcos misses with a double jab.
Gabriel misses with a takedown attempt - Marcos sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gabriel.
Gabriel doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Marcos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gabriel dodges the punch combination from Marcos.
Sloppy strikes from Marcos. Those never looked like landing.
Nice sprawl there from Marcos as Gabriel shoots in.
Gabriel fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Joao Gabriel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Marcos goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marcos closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marcos presses Gabriel against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Marcos swings wildly with an uppercut but Gabriel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good body shot from Marcos.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gabriel.
Gabriel can't get the takedown.
Gabriel is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Marcos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gabriel backwards.
Marcos misses with a body punch.
Gabriel has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Marcos is trying to keep an underhook but Gabriel manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Gabriel looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Gabriel seems to be working for a kimura but Marcos defends the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel seems to be looking for submissions.
Marcos manages to get to full guard.
Gabriel postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Marcos is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Gabriel, into his guard.
Gabriel working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Marcos doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Marcos manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gabriel isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Marcos stacks Gabriel on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Marcos!
Gabriel is trying to work for a sweep but Marcos has mounted him!
Gabriel is working to get back to half guard.
Marcos trying to control but Gabriel is having none of it.
Marcos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gabriel sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ferdinand Alexander Marcos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Marcos has Gabriel up against the cage in a clinch.
Marcos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marcos lands a shoulder strike.
Gabriel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marcos misses with a punch to the body.
Marcos misses with a punch to the body.
Marcos tries a body shot but Gabriel blocks it.
Gabriel prevents a body shot from Marcos.
Gabriel prevents a body shot from Marcos.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marcos misses with some punches.
Gabriel has Marcos pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Gabriel pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Marcos tumbling to the mat - Gabriel dives into Marcos's guard.
Marcos has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Gabriel is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good body shot from Marcos.
Gabriel tries to pull guard but Marcos holds him up against the cage and eventually Gabriel drops back down to his feet.
Marcos lands a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Marcos scores with a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Marcos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Marcos lands a body shot.
A right hand to the body from Marcos.
A short right from Marcos on the inside.
Gabriel blocks a body shot from Marcos.
Marcos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Marcos gets through Gabriel's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gabriel prevents a body shot from Marcos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marcos misses with some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right handed body shot lands from Marcos.
Marcos lands with a right to the head.
Marcos can't find room to land a body shot as Gabriel controls the action.
Gabriel blocks a body shot from Marcos.
Gabriel goes for a takedown in the clinch but Marcos prevents it.
Marcos misses with a body punch.
Gabriel jumps guard but Marcos turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joao Gabriel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marcos tries to work over Gabriel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marcos pushes Gabriel back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Marcos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel has clasped his hands together around Marcos's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Gabriel is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Marcos has escaped the position, nice work there.
Marcos is looking to reverse the position.
Marcos pushes Gabriel away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Gabriel gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Gabriel scores with punches from side control.
Ferdinand Alexander Marcos is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gabriel is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Marcos is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Marcos manages to get back to half guard.
Gabriel throws a strike but Marcos avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Gabriel throws a strike but Marcos rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Gabriel has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Marcos can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marcos passes into half guard.
Gabriel makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gabriel.
Marcos passes Gabriel's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gabriel slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Joao Gabriel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marcos content to stall in guard here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ferdinand Alexander Marcos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Marcos 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 Chris Dean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ferdinand Alexander Marcos!
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energy
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hype
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