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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kimbo Slysizzle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Marquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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180 cm
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192 lbs
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190 cm
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200 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kimbo Slysizzle! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Antonio Marquez! The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, William Gold and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Slysizzle misses with a hook. Slysizzle thows a left - swing and a miss! Marquez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Slysizzle. Nice uppercut there from Slysizzle. Slysizzle misses the jab. Slysizzle misses with the combination.
Marquez on the wrong end of a nice hook. Marquez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Slysizzle throws an overhand right that lands on Marquez's shoulder, as Marquez tries to avoid the shot. Marquez blocks a jab. Slysizzle throws an overhand right that lands on Marquez's shoulder, as Marquez tries to avoid the shot. A swing and a miss from Slysizzle. Slysizzle misses with a straight left. Marquez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Slysizzle throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round. Marquez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Slysizzle throws out the jab. Marquez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Slysizzle throws a series of punches but Marquez avoids them all with ease. Slysizzle throws a jab but it's blocked by Marquez. Marquez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Slysizzle's waist but Slysizzle gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Marquez off to one side. Kimbo Slysizzle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. A jab from Slysizzle finds it's way through Marquez's defenses. Marquez blocks a jab. Marquez defending well as Slysizzle loads up on a big left hand. Marquez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Slysizzle sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Marquez slips a straight right by Slysizzle. Marquez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Slysizzle throws out the jab. Marquez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Kimbo Slysizzle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Slysizzle dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Slysizzle lands with a hook. Marquez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Slysizzle throws a hook but Marquez avoids it easily. Marquez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Slysizzle. Marquez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Slysizzle pinned against the cage. Slysizzle gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Kimbo Slysizzle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Marquez. Slysizzle throws an overhand right that lands on Marquez's shoulder, as Marquez tries to avoid the shot. Slysizzle looks to land a right hand but Marquez moved out of range. Marquez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Slysizzle. Slysizzle throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Slysizzle pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Slysizzle misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Marquez slips a straight right by Slysizzle. Slysizzle misses with a looping right. Slysizzle throws a looping overhand right but Marquez ducks down to avoid it. Marquez tries to clinch up. Slysizzle swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Marquez. Slysizzle misses the shot to the body. Slysizzle throws the left hand but Marquez avoids the punch easily. Slysizzle is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. Slysizzle throws a lazy right hand but Marquez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Slysizzle throws a jab when Marquez was well out of range. Slysizzle pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Slysizzle connects with a jab. Slysizzle throws a hook to the side of Marquez's head but Marquez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Marquez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Slysizzle.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Marquez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Slysizzle throws out the jab. Slysizzle ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Slysizzle jabbing away but nothing is landing. A swing and a miss from Slysizzle. Marquez slips a straight right by Slysizzle. Marquez tries for a takedown but Slysizzle sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Slysizzle throws a series of punches but Marquez avoids them all with ease. A jab lands there for Slysizzle. Marquez shoots in for a double leg but Slysizzle sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Marquez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Slysizzle as he avoids it easily. Slysizzle is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Marquez's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems. Marquez looks gassed! A jab from Slysizzle misses. Slysizzle throws a jab but it's blocked by Marquez. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kimbo Slysizzle dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Slysizzle throws a jab but it's blocked by Marquez. Marquez blocks a jab. Slysizzle throws a big shot that misses. Marquez defending well as Slysizzle loads up on a big left hand. Slysizzle jabbing away but nothing is landing. Slysizzle connects with a single shot there. Slysizzle dips to his left and cracks Marquez with an uppercut! Slysizzle fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Some wild striking there from Slysizzle.
A telegraphed right hand from Slysizzle misses the target. Slysizzle looks to throw the jab but Marquez is out of range. Slysizzle lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Marquez is trying desperately to land a takedown but Slysizzle is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Marquez.
That's one minute gone in the round. Marquez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. A jab from Slysizzle misses. Slysizzle throws a jab when Marquez was well out of range. Marquez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Slysizzle thows a left - swing and a miss! Slysizzle lunges at Marquez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Marquez's hand. Marquez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Slysizzle looks to land a left hand but Marquez moved out of range nicely. Marquez moves away from the strike by Slysizzle. Marquez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Slysizzle looks to land a right hand but Marquez moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Marquez slips a straight right by Slysizzle. Marquez slips under a jab from Slysizzle. A punch lands to the side of Marquez 's head but he takes it in his stride. Marquez ducks under a wild hook from Slysizzle. Slysizzle loads up on a big right hand but Marquez slips the punch. Slysizzle dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Marquez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Slysizzle. Slysizzle looks to land a right hand but Marquez moved out of range. Slysizzle throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Slysizzle smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Marquez blocks a jab. A slow jab from Slysizzle misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Marquez avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Marquez avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Slysizzle scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Marquez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Marquez slips a jab from Slysizzle. Decent striking displayed by Slysizzle there. A big left from Slysizzle misses. Slysizzle thows a left - swing and a miss! The fighters circling - Slysizzle throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Marquez slips under a jab. Marquez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Marquez is looking to clinch. Marquez shoots in for a takedown but Slysizzle shows good takedown defense.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. Marquez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Slysizzle. Slysizzle throws a big shot that misses. Marquez moves away from the strike by Slysizzle. Marquez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Slysizzle thows a left - swing and a miss! Slysizzle throws a hook to the side of Marquez's head but Marquez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Nice defenses there by Marquez. Slysizzle misses the jab. Slysizzle misses with a jab, cross combination.
Slysizzle throws a big shot that misses. Marquez ducks under a wild hook from Slysizzle. Slysizzle throws a shot from downtown. Marquez moves away and avoids it. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kimbo Slysizzle dominated that second round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Nice shot by Slysizzle. Marquez takes one to the side of the head.
Slysizzle misses with a straight left. Marquez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Slysizzle. Marquez avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Marquez moves away from the strike by Slysizzle. Marquez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A swing and a miss from Slysizzle. Marquez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Slysizzle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marquez sees it coming and avoids it easily. Marquez shoots in for a takedown but Slysizzle shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Marquez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Slysizzle. A jab from Slysizzle finds it's way through Marquez's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Marquez ducks under a wild hook from Slysizzle. Slysizzle misses the jab. Slysizzle lands the left hand. Slysizzle throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Slysizzle looks to score with a jab to the body but Marquez is just out of range. Marquez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Slysizzle. Slysizzle throws a hook to the side of Marquez's head but Marquez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Slysizzle throws a jab when Marquez was well out of range. The fight stays on the outside here - Marquez looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Marquez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Marquez slips a jab from Slysizzle.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. Slysizzle throws a looping overhand right but Marquez ducks down to avoid it. Marquez moves away from the strike by Slysizzle. Slysizzle misses with an uppercut. Marquez saw that one coming. Slysizzle's corner calls for a 1-2. Slysizzle obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Slysizzle scores with a nice strike. Marquez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Slysizzle's waist but Slysizzle gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Marquez off to one side. Kimbo Slysizzle is winning the standup battle so far. Marquez slips under a jab. Marquez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Slysizzle. Marquez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Kimbo Slysizzle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Marquez. Marquez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Marquez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Slysizzle with a body punch. A glancing blow. Marquez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Marquez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Slysizzle misses with a looping right. Antonio Marquez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Slysizzle lunges at Marquez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Marquez's hand.
Marquez is rocked! Slysizzle misses with a straight right. Marquez ducks under a wild hook from Slysizzle. Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Marquez might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Slysizzle has got the better of the exchanges. Nice defenses there by Marquez. Slysizzle scores with a body shot.
Slysizzle lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Marquez is still on wobbly legs! Can Slysizzle finish him? Slysizzle throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. A big right from Slysizzle misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Slysizzle misses with an uppercut. Marquez saw that one coming. Slysizzle loads up on a big right hand but Marquez slips the punch. Slysizzle misses with a straight left. Marquez seems to have recovered his senses. Slysizzle misses with an uppercut. Marquez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Slysizzle throws the left hand but Marquez avoids the punch easily. Marquez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Marquez slips a straight right by Slysizzle. Slysizzle misses with an uppercut. Marquez saw that one coming. Slysizzle stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Slysizzle wants it to stay on the feet. Slysizzle loads up on a big right hand but Marquez slips the punch. Slysizzle darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
And that's the end of the fight! Kimbo Slysizzle showed his dominance in that final round. Well Slysizzle has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:25 Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:25 Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kimbo Slysizzle!
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