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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stien Riech (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mondo Marcio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Riech might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Escape. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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190 lbs
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177 cm
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199 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stien Riech!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mondo Marcio!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marcio gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Marcio looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Riech swats away the attempt to clinch by Marcio.
Riech throws a hook but Marcio avoids it easily.
Marcio feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Riech's calf.
Marcio throws a sloppy head kick and Riech moves out of range easily.
Marcio swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Marcio wants to clinch.
Marcio fails in his attempt to clinch.
Marcio clinches up with Riech and pushes him back against the cage.
Marcio misses with an elbow over the top.
Marcio using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Marcio misses with a knee strike.
Marcio is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Riech takes a knee right on the jaw!
Marcio softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Riech tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Riech wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Marcio has him pressed against the cage.
Marcio lands a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcio lands a nice uppercut.
Riech has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Riech fails to pull guard.
Marcio working Riech over with knees to the body.
Marcio lands a knee to the body.
Riech is breathing heavily.
Marcio scores a nice knee to the body.
Marcio is struggling to control the position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Marcio.
Marcio landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Marcio scores with a hook to the body.
Marcio connects with a nasty looking knee right to Riech's face.
Marcio landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Marcio unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Good body shot from Marcio.
Marcio with a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Marcio.
Marcio utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Marcio is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Marcio lands a knee to the head.
Marcio working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Marcio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcio creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Riech's defenses.
Marcio lands a hook that snaps the head of Riech backwards.
Marcio lands a damaging elbow.
Marcio lands a good knee to the midsection. Riech won't want to take too many of those.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Marcio.
Marcio lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Riech manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Marcio unloads a knee to the mid-section. Riech lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Marcio utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Marcio unloads a knee to the mid-section. Riech lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Marcio landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Marcio comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Riech tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Marcio avoids it.
Marcio landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Marcio lands an elbow just above Riech 's eye.
Marcio presses Riech against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Marcio lands a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Marcio creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Marcio pushes Riech back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Marcio unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Marcio avoiding damage as Riech throws knees to the body.
Marcio lands a knee to the body.
A short right from Marcio on the inside.
Marcio gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Marcio tries to stall but Riech uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Riech takes a knee to the side of the body.
Marcio trying to land knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Riech wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stien Riech. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marcio missing with knees to the body.
Marcio lands an elbow just above Riech 's eye.
Marcio using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Riech has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Riech tries to pull guard but Marcio won't allow it.
Marcio with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Riech tries to circle away but Marcio has him pinned against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Marcio pushes off an throws an elbow but Riech leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Riech is looking to control Marcio's arms but Marcio gets an underhook and turns him. Now Riech has his back to the cage.
Riech tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Marcio.
Riech tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Marcio just stands there and leans against the cage.
Riech stalling in the clinch but Marcio improves position.
Marcio lands an elbow inside.
Marcio gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Marcio.
Marcio lands an elbow that stopped Riech in his tracks for a moment.
Riech tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Marcio smiles and moves away.
Riech shoots in for a takedown but Marcio shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Riech misses with a looping left.
Marcio tries to clinch but Riech is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Riech throws a hook but Marcio blocks it.
Mondo Marcio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab lands there for Marcio.
Marcio scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Marcio looks to land a left hand but Riech moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mondo Marcio dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Marcio misses with a body shot.
Marcio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Riech moves away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Marcio.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Marcio - that will leave a mark!
Riech fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Riech misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Riech connects with a looping right hand.
Marcio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Riech manages to avoid it.
Riech misses with a series of wild punches.
Marcio throws a nice looking combination but Riech bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Marcio is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Riech.
Marcio takes a swing at Riech's ribcage but misses.
Riech falls off balance throwing a combination
and Riech takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Marcio throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Riech.
Riech swinging wildly here.
Riech throws a series of punches but Marcio moves out of range.
Marcio swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Riech counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Marcio is breathing heavily.
Marcio displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Riech.
Marcio throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Riech takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Marcio misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Marcio throws a head kick that half lands.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Marcio in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Riech throws a left and a right that both miss
and Marcio counters with a left to the body.
Marcio explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Marcio scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Riech doesn't seem bothered though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Marcio misses.
A head kick misses from Marcio.
Marcio goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Marcio tries to clinch up.
Riech shoots in for a takedown but Marcio shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stien Riech. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marcio throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marcio darts in and clinches Riech up against the cage.
Riech wants a takedown.
Marcio is leaning against Riech and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short body shot lands from Marcio as the two fighters clinch.
Marcio scores with a shoulder strike.
Marcio landing knees to the head.
Marcio utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A hook to the body from Marcio.
Marcio scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Marcio lands a damaging elbow.
Riech breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcio moves into the clinch.
Marcio scores a nice knee to the body.
Marcio using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Riech has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Marcio gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Marcio.
With the fighters up against the cage, Riech throws an elbow but misses.
Marcio lands a good knee to the midsection. Riech won't want to take too many of those.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Riech.
Riech is trying to break the clinch but Marcio has him pressed against the cage.
Riech blocks an uppercut.
Riech avoids the elbow strike from Marcio, against the cage.
Riech's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Marcio has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Riech tries to pull guard but Marcio won't allow it.
Marcio lands an elbow inside that Riech shrugs off.
Marcio prevents Riech from breaking the clinch.
Marcio is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Marcio lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Riech working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Marcio misses with a punch to the body.
Riech is trying to force a seperation but Marcio has the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riech wants to break the clinch but can't.
Riech can't get the takedown.
Nice elbow from Marcio.
Riech is trying to break free.
Mondo Marcio seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Marcio gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Marcio stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Marcio utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Marcio prevents a takedown attempt there.
Riech trying to control the position but instead, Marcio has worked for underhooks and has pushed Riech into the cage.
Marcio lands a knee to the head.
Marcio tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Riech has had enough of the clinch but Marcio keeps him there for the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Riech is working for takedown but Marcio is calmly controlling the position for now.
Riech is looking to control Marcio's arms but Marcio gets an underhook and turns him. Now Riech has his back to the cage.
A short left from Marcio.
Riech's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Marcio trying to land knees to the body.
Riech tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mondo Marcio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Marcio slips a jab from Riech.
Marcio misses with a hook.
Marcio scoring well with a low kick there.
Riech scores with a shot to the body.
A shot to the body from Riech misses
and Marcio counters with a series of strikes. Riech will be more careful next time no doubt.
Riech connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Marcio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Riech.
Riech lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Marcio at a distance.
Danga de danga de dang - Riech scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd cheers as Riech lands an impressive looking overhand right. Marcio doesn't seem phased though.
Left hook, right uppercut from Riech.
Stien Riech is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Riech misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Riech takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Marcio goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Riech throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riech throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Riech fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mondo Marcio seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Marcio works over Riech's head and body with a nice combination.
Marcio tests Riech's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Riech thows a body shot but no joy.
Marcio is looking to clinch but Riech is avoiding it.
Both fighters circling a little - Marcio finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Marcio throws a nice head kick!
Stien Riech seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riech throws a left and a right that both miss
and Marcio counters with a solid body kick.
Crunch! Marcio slams his shin into Riech's torso.
Marcio with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Marcio throws a head kick that half lands.
Riech avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mondo Marcio is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riech walks forward, straight into a front kick from Marcio.
Marcio connects with a solid leg kick.
Marcio slips a jab from Riech.
Marcio slips under a jab.
Riech looks to score with a jab to the body but Marcio is just out of range.
Riech throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Marcio counters with a thumping low kick.
Riech shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Marcio as he avoids it easily.
Marcio fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Riech, pushing him back against the cage.
Riech jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Marcio walks away with a smile on his face. Riech gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stien Riech. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marcio lands with a hook. Riech tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Riech takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Marcio swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Riech.
Marcio lands an overhand right.
Marcio moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcio landing knees to the body.
Marcio scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Riech will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Marcio lands a knee to the body.
Riech takes an elbow to the temple.
Riech is working for takedown but Marcio is calmly controlling the position for now.
Marcio lands a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Marcio.
Marcio unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Marcio putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Riech in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Marcio lands a nice elbow.
Marcio connects with a nasty looking knee right to Riech's face.
Marcio lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Marcio pushes Riech back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Riech jumps guard.
Marcio looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marcio working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Marcio postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Marcio is stalling in the full guard.
Stien Riech has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Riech will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Riech had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Marcio defends it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mondo Marcio comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Marcio 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mondo Marcio!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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