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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brock Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Marquardt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brock Michaels has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brock Michaels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nate Marquardt!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marquardt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Michaels.
Marquardt scores with a kick to the midsection.
Marquardt fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Michaels throws the left hand but Marquardt avoids the punch easily.
Michaels swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marquardt throws a nice outside leg kick.
Marquardt looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Marquardt throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Brock Michaels has been cut.
Michaels on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Marquardt. Marquardt obviously looking to wear him down.
Marquardt goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marquardt throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marquardt throws a head kick that Michaels semi-blocks.
Michaels takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Marquardt throws a head kick that misses.
Marquardt throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Marquardt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Michaels takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Marquardt thumps Michaels with a low kick.
Marquardt thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Michaels if he has to take too many more of those.
Marquardt dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Michaels. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaels throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marquardt shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Michaels but Michaels pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Marquardt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Michaels takes a swing at Marquardt's ribcage but misses.
Marquardt goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Marquardt with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marquardt ducks under a wild hook from Michaels.
Marquardt chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Michaels takes a kick to the side of the head.
Michaels is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Marquardt connects with a high kick.
Brock Michaels's cut is getting worse.
Marquardt throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Michaels's head.
Nate Marquardt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marquardt moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Marquardt.
Brock Michaels has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nate Marquardt.
Michaels tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marquardt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Marquardt feints and then cracks Michaels's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Michaels down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Michaels as Marquardt shoots in.
Michaels throws a hook to the side of Marquardt's head but Marquardt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marquardt throws a head kick that misses.
Marquardt avoids the body shot from Michaels.
Michaels misses with a wild body shot.
Marquardt throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Michaels ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marquardt moves away.
Michaels looks to score with a jab to the body but Marquardt is just out of range.
Marquardt throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Marquardt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brock Michaels's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Marquardt feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Michaels's calf.
Michaels throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Michaels avoids the head kick by Marquardt.
Michaels lands with a nice combination. Marquardt backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Nate Marquardt has been cut.
Marquardt throws a nice inside leg kick.
Michaels lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Marquardt circles away quickly and effectively.
Marquardt lands a high kick!
Michaels displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Marquardt.
Michaels takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Michaels is looking to wear down Marquardt with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marquardt throws a nice inside leg kick.
Michaels blocks a head kick by Marquardt.
Marquardt shoots for a double leg takedown but Michaels sprawls well. He's pushed Marquardt's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Michaels might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Marquardt throws a sloppy head kick and Michaels moves out of range easily.
Marquardt throws a leg kick which misses Michaels's front leg but catches the back leg as Michaels tries to avoid it.
Marquardt connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Marquardt lands with a thumping leg kick.
Marquardt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Michaels swings for the body but Marquardt moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marquardt feints and then cracks Michaels's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Michaels down.
Marquardt looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Marquardt lands with a thumping leg kick.
Michaels takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Marquardt scores with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marquardt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Marquardt.
Michaels throws a hook but Marquardt blocks it.
Michaels avoids the head kick by Marquardt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels scores with a decent looking hook.
Marquardt is trying hard to land a takedown here. Michaels sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Brock Michaels has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nate Marquardt.
Marquardt chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Marquardt connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Marquardt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Michaels tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Marquardt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Michaels.
Marquardt connects with a high kick.
Marquardt fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Marquardt throws a head kick but Michaels moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marquardt shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Michaels is trying to defend but Marquardt finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Marquardt controlling the action here.
Michaels avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Marquardt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Michaels is looking to improve his position.
Marquardt is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Michaels to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Marquardt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Marquardt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Marquardt throws a chopping leg kick but Michaels manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Marquardt scores with a head kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Marquardt.
Michaels tries to score a power double leg takedown but Marquardt sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Michaels somewhat.
Marquardt shoots in for a takedown but Michaels shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Michaels as he checks the leg kick.
Marquardt throws a head kick but Michaels moves out of range.
Michaels moves out of range of the body kick from Marquardt.
An inside leg kick lands from Marquardt.
Michaels misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marquardt.
A cross from Michaels lands.
Marquardt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Michaels misses.
Marquardt takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Marquardt connects with a high kick.
Michaels throws a right and a left that Marquardt avoids nicely.
Horrible takedown by Marquardt or perhaps it was just good defense by Michaels which made him look bad.
Brock Michaels has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nate Marquardt.
Michaels lands with a nice body punch.
Marquardt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Marquardt lands with a kick to the temple. Michaels shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Brock Michaels's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Michaels shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Marquardt sprawls well. Marquardt wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Michaels gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marquardt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Michaels takes a swing at Marquardt's ribcage but misses.
A head kick from Marquardt lands but Michaels takes it in his stride.
Michaels blocks a head kick by Marquardt.
Marquardt tries to work over Michaels's front leg with a kick but Michaels checks it.
Michaels lands a nice shot that snaps Marquardt's head back.
Nate Marquardt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Marquardt lands with a kick to the temple. Michaels shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marquardt shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Michaels sprawls well. Michaels wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Marquardt gets slowly back to his feet.
Brock Michaels has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marquardt lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nate Marquardt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Michaels scores with a hook to the body. Marquardt takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Michaels misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marquardt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Michaels misses the shot to the body.
Michaels displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Marquardt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Marquardt. That's going to slow Michaels down.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nate Marquardt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Marquardt 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nate Marquardt!
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