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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Marques (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ramdom Issa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marques comes to the cage accompanied by Ain't No Sunshine. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Anderson Marques!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ramdom Issa!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Issa gets caught flat footed, as Marques shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Issa has a closed guard, preventing Marques from standing up.
Issa kicks Marques off and gets to his feet.
Anderson Marques seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marques tries to clinch up.
Marques moves into the clinch successfully.
Issa gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Issa wants to control but Marques is keeping him busy.
Issa seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Marques blocking the ground and pound attempt from Issa.
Issa scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marques is staying active underneath Issa, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Marques is looking to escape.
Marques is refusing to be controlled, as Issa sits in half guard.
Marques kicks Issa off and gets back to his feet.
Marques tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Marques tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Issa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Marques tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Issa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Issa with a lazy takedown attempt
and Marques counters by moving into the clinch.
Issa drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marques tries a knee to the head but Issa blocks it.
Issa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Marques landing knees to the head.
Marques throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Issa blocks it with crossed arms.
Marques scores with a knee to the head.
Issa is looking to break free of the clinch but Marques has double underhooks.
Marques tries a knee to the head but Issa blocks it.
Marques working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Marques throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Issa blocks it with crossed arms.
Marques is breathing heavily.
Issa has had enough of the clinch but Marques keeps him there for the moment.
Marques tries a knee to the head but Issa blocks it.
Marques with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Marques misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marques keeps control of Issa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Issa pulls Marques into guard.
Issa has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Marques tries to stand but Issa is controlling from the bottom.
Issa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Marques is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Marques stands up and waves to Issa to follow him.
Issa tries to clinch up but Marques circles away and keeps his distance.
Issa feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Issa looking to sit in guard and control but Marques gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marques wants to stand but Issa is controlling his posture from full guard.
Issa wants to stand but Marques is controlling the position.
Marques stands up from Issa's guard - Marques perhaps looking for a knockout.
Marques tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Issa counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Issa is stalling in the full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marques uses the cage to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ramdom Issa dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Issa is looking to clinch but Marques is avoiding it.
Issa throws a nice looking combination but Marques bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Issa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ramdom Issa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marques tries to clinch up.
Issa throws a head kick but Marques moves out of range.
Marques wants to clinch but Issa slips to the side
and Issa counters with a head kick.
Marques darts in trying to clinch
and Issa counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Marques closes the distance and clinches.
Marques connects with a nasty looking knee right to Issa's face.
Marques tries for a takedown but Issa manages to get underhooks.
Marques trying to land knees to the body.
Issa misses with a punch to the body.
Marques putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Issa in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Issa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Marques tries to clinch but Issa moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marques moves into range and clinches up with Issa.
Marques using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Issa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Issa tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Marques smiles and moves away.
Issa tries for a takedown but Marques sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Issa is breathing heavily.
Issa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Marques tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Issa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Marques as Issa shoots in.
Anderson Marques has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ramdom Issa.
Issa fails to land with a series of punches.
Marques fails with an attempt to clinch.
Marques moves in looking to clinch but Issa pushes him off.
Marques clinches with his opponent.
Knees to the body from Marques.
Marques looking to stall.
Issa pulls guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marques won't allow Issa to sweep him here.
Marques stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Marques tries to close the distance and clinch but Issa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Marques tries to clinch but Issa moves out of range.
Marques tries to clinch up but Issa circles away and keeps his distance.
Marques moves into the clinch.
Marques tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short right from Marques.
Issa is trying to maintain a safe position but Marques gets an underhook and turns Issa into the cage.
Marques lands a takedown into guard.
Marques gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Issa closes the distance looking to clinch
and Marques counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Marques.
Issa has had enough of the clinch but Marques keeps him there for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marques landing knees to the body.
Marques tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Issa smiles and moves away.
Marques takes the fight into the clinch.
Issa is trying to break the clinch but Marques has him pressed against the cage.
Marques scores with a shoulder strike.
Marques throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Issa blocks it with crossed arms.
Issa breaks from the clinch.
Marques tries to clinch
and Issa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A decent looking cross lands there for Issa.
Issa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marques darts in trying to clinch
and Issa makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Marques really felt that one!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marques tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Issa counters by clinching up.
A knee to the head by Marques.
Marques with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Issa prevents the takedown attempt.
Issa jumps guard and drags Marques to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Issa controls Marques momentarily but Marques frees himself.
Issa might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Marques kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Marques wants to get up but he can't break Issa's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Issa trying to control the position.
Marques gets to his feet. Issa looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Marques dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Issa lands with a kick to the temple. Marques shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Marques wants to clinch but Issa slips to the side
and Issa counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Marques!
Issa punching from mount but Marques doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Marques is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Issa tries to control but Marques wriggling away.
Issa goes for an armbar but Marques turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Marques.
Marques wants to stand and escape but instead Issa has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Issa is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Marques keeping moving, preventing Issa from controlling successfully.
Marques has a closed guard, preventing Issa from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Issa postures up.
Issa wants to control from the top but Marques keeps moving.
Marques wriggles free and stands up.
Marques tries to clinch
and Issa counters with a nice double leg into side control. Marques won't be happy with that.
Marques throws Issa to one side and escapes!
Marques wants to clinch
and Issa decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Marques's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Issa trying to control the position from guard on top but Marques is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marques wants to stand up but Issa is controlling him.
Marques keeping moving, preventing Issa from controlling successfully.
Marques pushes Issa off and gets back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Marques avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Marques fails with the takedown
and Issa counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Issa.
Issa stands up from guard. Let's bang!
The fight stays on the outside here - Marques looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Issa closes the distance and clinches up with Marques, looking for a takedown. Issa pushes Marques against the cage but Marques circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Issa fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Marques avoids it really well and circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marques darts in trying to clinch
and Issa moves into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ramdom Issa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Issa has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ramdom Issa!
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