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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marques Roy (ranked 639 p4p, 3300 weight class) and Biggie Smoke (ranked 83 p4p, 392 weight class). Marques Roy has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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188 cm 29 206 19 - 6 - 0 |
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188 cm 22 220 3 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling Basic striking Granite chin |
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Good wrestler Decent boxing Good gas tank |
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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 19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marques Roy! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Biggie Smoke! The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksandr Martynov.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Smoke tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Roy defends well and Smoke ends up having to push Roy into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Smoke closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Roy quickly recovers to half guard. Smoke wants to pass to mount but Roy is defending the position. Roy wants to get back to full guard. Smoke missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Roy is refusing to be controlled, as Smoke sits in half guard. Smoke looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Roy controlling the position for now. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Roy is not content to let Smoke control the position. Smoke not landing any meaningful shots this time. 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. Smoke landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. Smoke is thwarting Roy's attempts to control the position. Smoke wants to lay and pray for a moment but Roy keeps working.
Smoke is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Smoke is trying to control the action in half guard but Roy is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. Smoke trying to control the pace. Smoke tries to pass the half guard into mount. Roy knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
 The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet. Smoke bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Roy's head.
Roy feints and as Smoke raises his hands in defense, Roy changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard. Roy trying to control the position from guard on top but Smoke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Roy lands a couple of digs. Roy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Smoke trying to keep a closed guard but Roy is proving a slippery customer.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Roy throws a big elbow that misses.
Smoke throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Smoke is adopting a defensive guard. Smoke wants to sweep but no luck. Smoke is still trying to improve position. Smoke looking to control.
Roy landing some decent shots from guard. Roy looking to sit in guard and control but Smoke gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

 That's four minutes gone in the round. Smoke is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. Roy tries to land a sweep but no joy. Smoke sitting in guard, not really doing much. Smoke wants to control from the top but Roy keeps moving. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Smoke stands up over Roy, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Biggie Smoke dominated that round. 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.
No luck for Roy with that takedown attempt.
Smoke shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Smoke showed some decent athleticism there. Smoke trying to control from half guard but Roy is working away. Smoke works his foot free and advances to mount. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Roy is squirming around, avoiding Smoke's attempts to control the action.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Smoke looking to control and managing it successfully. Smoke looking to finish with strikes here!
Roy is trying to reverse the position but instead Smoke has taken his back - oops! Smoke wants to control but Roy is keeping busy. Smoke is hanging on to Roy's back as he tries to escape.
Smoke really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Roy.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Roy staying busy and making it hard for Smoke to control.
Roy is having to fend off submission attempts from Smoke, who is looking to sink in the choke. Smoke doesn't have the hooks in though and Roy manages to reverse position! He's now on top, in his opponent's guard. Smoke has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Roy stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Smoke has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Roy manages to get his head free but now Smoke has transitioned to an armbar! Roy grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Smoke! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Biggie Smoke!
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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
29% |
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