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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dominic Marquez (ranked 25039 p4p, 5312 weight class) and Mike Hecalzag (ranked 501 p4p, 498 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Good low kicks
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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 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dominic Marquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mike Hecalzag!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Fedor Mirinova and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hecalzag misses with the combination.
Hecalzag looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Marquez!
Marquez throws Hecalzag to one side and escapes!
Marquez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hecalzag looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hecalzag swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Marquez.
Hecalzag shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Marquez has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Hecalzag is on him like a limpet, forcing Marquez back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marquez wants to break free but Hecalzag has control.
Hecalzag escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hecalzag blocks a jab.
Hecalzag uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Marquez swings for the body but Hecalzag moves out of range.
Hecalzag misses with a two punch combination.
Hecalzag throws a one two combo.
Hecalzag misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marquez closes the distance and pushes Hecalzag back into the cage.
Hecalzag makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hecalzag.
Hecalzag with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hecalzag lands a body punch.
Marquez is breathing heavily.
Hecalzag presses Marquez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hecalzag breaks from the clinch.
Hecalzag throws a left that rocks Marquez and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Hecalzag dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Marquez regain composure!
Marquez is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hecalzag tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Oh Marquez is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Marquez seems to have got his legs back now.
Hecalzag throws a strike aimed at the side of Marquez's head but Marquez avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hecalzag tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hecalzag misses with the ground and pound.
Hecalzag working the ground and pound but Marquez is defending the strikes.
Marquez wants to control but Hecalzag postures up.
Hecalzag wants to stand but Marquez has his arm trapped.
Hecalzag in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Hecalzag throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Hecalzag wants to stand but Marquez has his arm trapped.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hecalzag stands up.
Hecalzag lands a jab-cross combination.
Decent striking displayed by Hecalzag there.
Hecalzag digs a good body shot into Marquez's ribs.
Marquez tries to keep at a distance but Hecalzag has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hecalzag breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hecalzag. Marquez shrugs it off though.
Marquez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hecalzag lets loose with a powerful body kick. Marquez will feel that in the morning.
Mike Hecalzag seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body kick from Hecalzag.
Hecalzag looks to land a combination. Marquez sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Marquez has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hecalzag.
Hecalzag scores with a kick to the midsection.
Marquez takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hecalzag shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hecalzag showed some decent athleticism there.
Hecalzag is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Hecalzag thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Marquez's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marquez is looking to escape.
Hecalzag not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Marquez is looking to improve his position.
Hecalzag working the head and body with strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Hecalzag dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Marquez keeps the fight on the outside.
Marquez drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hecalzag sprawls and moves away.
Marquez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hecalzag keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Marquez's efforts to push away.
Marquez tries to break free but Hecalzag pushes him back against the cage.
Hecalzag gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Hecalzag trying to control the position from guard on top but Marquez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marquez has Hecalzag pulled in close to control his posture.
Hecalzag wanted to stand there but Marquez had control of the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hecalzag working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hecalzag has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Marquez is proving hard to escape from.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hecalzag accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hecalzag is looking to work some ground and pound but Marquez has wrist control.
Hecalzag wants to stand but Marquez has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Marquez takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hecalzag misses with a double jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hecalzag.
Hecalzag throws a combination. Marquez tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Nice body kick there by Hecalzag.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Marquez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hecalzag fails to land with a series of punches.
Hecalzag scores with a push kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marquez throws a nice looking combination but Hecalzag bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hecalzag throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Nice body kick from Hecalzag.
Both fighters circling a little - Hecalzag finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Dominic Marquez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hecalzag works over Marquez's head and body with a nice combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hecalzag shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Marquez eats them both and turns towards Hecalzag to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Hecalzag pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Marquez back to the cage. Hecalzag follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Hecalzag lands with a nice body kick.
Hecalzag scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A solid body kick from Hecalzag.
Hecalzag throws a series of strikes that have Marquez backpedaling.
Hecalzag connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Marquez! He's out on his feet! Hecalzag rushes in and drops Marquez with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Mike Hecalzag!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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