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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Benavidez Marquez (ranked 2517 p4p, 3531 weight class) and James Colby (ranked 204 p4p, 273 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Benavidez Marquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Colby!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marquez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Colby darts in looking for a takedown but Marquez gets double underhooks and turns Colby into the cage.
Colby avoids a punch combination nicely.
A low kick lands for Marquez.
Colby scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Colby landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Colby working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Colby prevents Marquez from escaping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marquez is not content to let Colby control the position.
Colby scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Marquez to see if he's OK.
Colby wants to lay and pray for a moment but Marquez keeps working.
Marquez is trying to get back to his feet.
Colby lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Marquez down.
Marquez is pushing Colby's head away, looking to escape. Colby manages to hold on to the position though.
Colby cracks Marquez with a big right hand but Marquez just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Colby trying to control the action but Marquez is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marquez is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Colby working the head with strikes.
Colby wants to lay and pray for a moment but Marquez keeps working.
Marquez on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Marquez tries to get out of the position.
Marquez wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Marquez trying his best to control but Colby has mounted him.
Colby lands a big elbow.
Colby landing shots from mount.
Marquez is rocked!
Colby tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Oh Marquez is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Colby working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Marquez is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Colby! Marquez is hurt baaadly! Colby is firing away with more strikes - Marquez is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Colby!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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