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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marques Roy (ranked 314 p4p, 1483 weight class) and Tungslegge Rettslag (ranked 44 p4p, 190 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Excellent MT
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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 18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marques Roy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tungslegge Rettslag!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rettslag throws a body shot but no joy.
Roy blocks a leg kick.
Rettslag sizes up Roy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Roy slips under a jab from Rettslag.
Roy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rettslag.
Roy takes a jab right on the kisser.
Roy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Roy shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rettslag but Rettslag pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Roy fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rettslag avoids it really well and circles away.
Roy throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Rettslag was covering up waiting for the punch and Roy finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Roy throwing strikes from guard but Rettslag blocks nicely.
Rettslag looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roy content to stall in guard here.
Rettslag looking to hit a scissor sweep but Roy is one step ahead there.
Roy is stalling in the full guard.
Roy with a nice head shot there.
Roy trying to control but Rettslag is working from the bottom.
Roy sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Rettslag's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Rettslag is looking to improve his position.
Rettslag keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rettslag is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Roy scores with a couple of nice shots.
Roy working over Rettslag with some ground and pound. Rettslag looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Rettslag wants to get back to full guard.
Roy is nestled in close to Rettslag, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Rettslag wants to get back to his feet.
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 Rettslag's temple.
Roy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Roy prevents Rettslag from improving his position.
Rettslag wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roy is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Rettslag looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Roy looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rettslag with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Rettslag is looking to improve his position.
Rettslag trying to control but Roy postures up.
Roy is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rettslag can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rettslag moves into full guard.
Roy is looking to work some ground and pound but Rettslag has wrist control.
Roy slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roy working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rettslag's head.
Roy stands up over Rettslag, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rettslag 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.
Rettslag preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Roy stands and throws Rettslag's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Rettslag on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Rettslag is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
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.
Rettslag is looking for a sweep.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rettslag is trying to control Roy's posture but Roy avoids it.
Roy scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Rettslag to see if he's OK.
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!
Rettslag is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Roy.
Roy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Roy scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ground and pound from Roy.
Rettslag is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Roy scores with a couple of nice shots.
Roy lands with a punch from half guard.
Roy takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Roy lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Roy drops an elbow to the side of Rettslag's head.
Rettslag tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Roy has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Rettslag is in a horrible position here. Roy smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roy working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Roy lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Roy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rettslag can do to turn this around?
Roy lands a big elbow.
Roy with a couple of short strikes.
Rettslag wants to control but Roy is having none of it.
Roy looking to finish Rettslag with some ground and pound. This is bad for Rettslag!
Rettslag wants to hold on but Roy pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by Roy.
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 Rettslag's face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roy connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Roy with a couple of short strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rettslag slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Roy working over Rettslag with some ground and pound. Rettslag looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Roy working the head and body with strikes.
Roy stalling.
Roy drops an elbow to the side of Rettslag's head.
Rettslag on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Roy landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Roy lands with a punch from half guard.
Roy landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Rettslag tries to kick Roy off but Roy keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Roy is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rettslag is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Roy jumps into side control!
Roy wants to control but Rettslag is keeping him busy.
Roy scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Rettslag to see if he's OK.
Roy is working Rettslag over with some ground and pound from side control.
Roy lands a few punches from side control.
Roy cracks Rettslag with a big right hand but Rettslag just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Roy creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Roy is putting a hurting on Rettslag here, landing some big shots from side control.
Roy lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rettslag is trying to control Roy's posture but Roy avoids it.
Rettslag on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Roy controls the position.
Roy trying to control the position but Rettslag is working away.
Roy looks up at the clock and then as Rettslag takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Roy smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Rettslag on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rettslag is trying to get back to half guard.
Roy working the ground and pound from side control.
Roy is putting a hurting on Rettslag here, landing some big shots from side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marques Roy dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Rettslag displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Roy.
Rettslag scores with a leg kick.
Roy closes the distance and clinches up with Rettslag, looking for a takedown. Roy pushes Rettslag against the cage but Rettslag circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Roy tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rettslag sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Roy somewhat.
Despite the aggression on Rettslag's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marques Roy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rettslag throws a looping overhand right but Roy ducks down to avoid it.
Roy half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Roy darts in looking for a takedown but Rettslag gets double underhooks and turns Roy into the cage.
It seemed like Rettslag was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Roy jumps guard but Rettslag stands there with Roy around his waist. Roy gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Roy tries to pull guard but Rettslag forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roy jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rettslag walks away with a smile on his face. Roy gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Roy shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rettslag sprawls well. Rettslag wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Roy gets slowly back to his feet.
Rettslag throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Roy fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rettslag avoids it really well and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rettslag tries to land a leg kick but Roy saw it coming and moves away.
Rettslag displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Roy.
Roy looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Roy is defended easily by Rettslag.
Rettslag throws out a counter right but Roy avoids it with no problem.
Roy checks a leg kick.
Rettslag keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Roy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rettslag throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Roy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Roy is defended easily by Rettslag.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rettslag just misses with a punch to the body.
Roy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nice defenses there by Roy.
Nice jab there from Rettslag.
Rettslag digs a good body shot into Roy's ribs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rettslag stuffs the takedown attempt from Roy. Roy gets slowly back to his feet.
Rettslag fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rettslag misses with a hook. Roy ducked under it nicely.
Roy changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Roy moves away from the strike by Rettslag.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roy with a poor takedown
and Rettslag counters with a stiff right hand.
Rettslag stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rettslag wants it to stay on the feet.
Roy shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Rettslag manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Rettslag is looking to stand up but Roy isn't so interested in that idea.
Roy lands a couple of digs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roy is working Rettslag over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Rettslag controlling the position.
Rettslag looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tungslegge Rettslag has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Roy working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Roy working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Roy connects with a couple of short punches.
Roy cracks Rettslag with a solid left hand.
Roy cracks Rettslag with a solid left hand.
Roy throwing strikes from guard but Rettslag blocks nicely.
Marques Roy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Roy working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rettslag's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roy is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Roy content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Roy chips away with some ground and pound.
Roy keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rettslag's head.
Roy makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Roy landing with the ground and pound.
Roy scoring with some ground and pound.
Roy trying to control the position from guard on top but Rettslag is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Roy chips away with some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tungslegge Rettslag comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marques Roy!
Marques Roy thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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