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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Quan Raiden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Marcel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raiden comes to the cage accompanied by Boss Battle. Marcel comes into a darkened arena with his song building. city of angels kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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167 lbs
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167 lbs
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Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Quan Raiden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jesse Marcel!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marcel is looking to clinch but Raiden is avoiding it.
Marcel moves out of range of the strikes.
Raiden misses with a looping left.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Raiden lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Marcel has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Marcel and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Marcel takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Raiden thumps Marcel with a low kick.
Marcel is looking to clinch but Raiden is avoiding it.
A swing and a miss from Raiden.
Raiden tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marcel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Marcel lands with a kick to the temple. Raiden shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raiden waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Marcel.
Raiden throws a lazy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The fighters circling - Raiden throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice sprawl there from Raiden as Marcel shoots in.
A head kick by Marcel misses
and Raiden counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Marcel moves in looking to clinch but Raiden pushes him off.
A low kick from Raiden is predictable there
and Marcel counters with a good low kick that Raiden was not able to check.
Raiden throws a right and a left that both miss.
Marcel shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Marcel is fighting to break Raiden's control of his arms but Raiden is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Raiden is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Marcel trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Marcel advances to half guard.
Marcel perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcel is thwarting Raiden's attempts to control the position.
Raiden keeping control of the position.
Marcel is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Marcel passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Raiden!
Raiden tries to hold on but Marcel pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raiden tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Raiden tries to hold on but Marcel pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Raiden is in all sorts of trouble here.
Marcel trying to control but Raiden is having none of it.
Raiden wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Marcel.
Marcel is working for a guillotine from mount but Raiden frees his head quite easily.
Raiden can't escape the position.
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.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Raiden is squirming around, avoiding Marcel's attempts to control the action.
Raiden wants to hold on but Marcel pushes him away.
Raiden on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Raiden tries to get out of the position.
The referee warns Raiden that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Raiden really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Marcel trying to control but Raiden is having none of it.
Marcel jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Raiden is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Raiden and Marcel has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Marcel tries for a kimura but Raiden is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Marcel dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Raiden buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Marcel moves out of range of the strikes.
Raiden tests Marcel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Marcel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Marcel slips a straight right by Raiden.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marcel doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Raiden, as that shot connected.
Quan Raiden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raiden misses with a body shot.
Raiden throws a jab when Marcel was well out of range.
Quan Raiden is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raiden missing with a left hand there. Marcel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Marcel throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Raiden throws a head kick that misses
and Marcel counters with an inside leg kick.
Raiden blocks a head kick by Marcel.
Raiden swinging wildly here.
Marcel throws a quick inside leg kick.
Raiden tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marcel was well out of range. Poor timing from Raiden.
Raiden misses with a hook. Marcel ducked under it nicely.
Raiden throws a sloppy head kick
and Marcel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Raiden misses with a low kick as Marcel jumps back.
Marcel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raiden tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Marcel is able to avoid easily.
Marcel misses with a body shot.
Marcel avoids the head kick by Raiden.
Raiden throws a nice inside leg kick.
Raiden throws a lazy head kick
and Marcel moves into the clinch.
Raiden digs a right hand underneath Marcel's ribcage. Marcel let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short left from Marcel.
Marcel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Raiden misses with a punch on the inside.
Raiden tries to land knees in the clinch but Marcel avoids the damage to the body.
Raiden managing to block the knees to the body from Marcel.
Raiden lands a body punch in the clinch.
Marcel lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Raiden - that landed with a thud.
Raiden blocks an elbow strike.
Marcel tries to break the clinch but Raiden is controlling the position.
Raiden misses with a short punch on the inside.
Raiden lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raiden tries a body shot but Marcel blocks it.
Marcel tries to land knees in the clinch but Raiden avoids the damage to the body.
Raiden lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Marcel stalling in the clinch but Raiden improves position.
Marcel tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Raiden avoids it.
Raiden pushes Marcel back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Marcel misses with a punch on the inside.
Raiden throws a head punch that misses.
Nice elbow from Marcel.
Raiden lands a left hand.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Raiden lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Raiden holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Raiden works on Marcel's body with a couple of short punches.
Marcel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Raiden throws a quick inside leg kick.
Marcel moves out of range of the leg kick from Raiden.
Raiden thumps Marcel with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raiden feints and then cracks Marcel's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Marcel down.
Marcel wants to land a leg kick but Raiden is out of range.
Raiden lands with a shot to the body.
Raiden misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Marcel counters with a head kick. That will keep Raiden thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Raiden misses the body punch
and Marcel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Raiden throws a leg kick
and Marcel counters with an inside leg kick.
Raiden lands a right hook to the body.
A combination from Raiden does no damage.
Raiden connects with a single shot there.
A head kick misses from Raiden.
Marcel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Raiden swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quan Raiden 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. This is the final round!
Marcel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Raiden.
Raiden throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marcel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Raiden throws a looping overhand right but Marcel ducks down to avoid it.
Marcel throws a leg kick
and Raiden cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A head kick by Raiden misses
and Marcel moves into the clinch.
Raiden avoids the elbow strike from Marcel, against the cage.
Marcel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Raiden is defending well for now.
Marcel pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Raiden is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Marcel is keeping busy.
Marcel misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marcel throws an elbow but it misses.
Raiden can't find room to land a body shot as Marcel controls the action.
Marcel pushes Raiden back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Raiden creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Raiden lands a hook that snaps the head of Marcel backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Marcel is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raiden manages to break the clinch.
Raiden tries to clinch but Marcel moves out of range.
Raiden throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marcel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marcel blocks a head kick by Raiden.
Raiden ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marcel moves away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Marcel.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Raiden.
Raiden throws out a leg kick but Marcel moves out of range and Raiden only half commits.
Marcel gets a clinch.
Raiden tries a body shot but Marcel blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Raiden crunches a lovely knee into Marcel's ribcage.
Raiden wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Raiden looking to stall.
Marcel fails to pull guard.
Marcel lands a shoulder strike.
Marcel tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Raiden avoids it.
Raiden tries a body shot but Marcel blocks it.
Raiden tries to stall but Marcel uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Marcel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Raiden is defending well for now.
Raiden pushes Marcel back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Marcel prevents a body shot from Raiden.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Raiden lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Raiden.
Raiden misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marcel tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Raiden avoids it.
Marcel throws an elbow that misses.
Raiden lands a nice shot to the body.
Marcel tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Raiden tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Marcel.
Marcel tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Marcel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Knees in the clinch landing for Raiden.
Raiden lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Marcel throws an elbow but it misses.
Marcel looking to throw knees to the head but Raiden is blocking nicely.
Raiden letting Marcel take a breather here.
Marcel takes a shot to the head.
Raiden lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Marcel lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Raiden lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Marcel misses with an elbow strike.
Marcel stalling in the clinch but Raiden improves position.
Raiden lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right from Raiden.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Raiden.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Marcel as Raiden tries to tie him up.
A right hook to the body lands for Raiden.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raiden digs a right hand into Marcel's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Marcel's gas tank.
Marcel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Raiden stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Marcel blocking some punches.
Raiden misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Marcel.
Raiden lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Marcel or not.
Marcel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Raiden lands a nice shot to the body.
Raiden breaks the clinch.
Marcel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Raiden.
Raiden avoids the head kick by Marcel.
Raiden does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Raiden ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Marcel fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Raiden checks it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Quan Raiden showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Raiden has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Quan Raiden!
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