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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ferdinand Marcos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boris Cekada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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163 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ferdinand Marcos!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Boris Cekada!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Donald Grub and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cekada connects with the punch.
Marcos moves out of range as Cekada throws a body kick.
Cekada jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cekada fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cekada misses the jab.
Cekada misses with a hook.
Boris Cekada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cekada tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marcos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Marcos shoots and misses
and Cekada cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cekada fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marcos manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cekada.
Cekada throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A punch combination from Marcos misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cekada rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Marcos counters with a nice double leg into side control. Cekada won't be happy with that.
Marcos gets to mount! Cekada was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Marcos raining down hammerfists from mount.
Marcos looking to control and managing it successfully.
Cekada is looking to improve his position but Marcos isn't that keen on the idea.
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.
Marcos trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Cekada is in all sorts of trouble here.
Cekada is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marcos working the ground and pound effectively.
Marcos with good strikes from the mount here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ferdinand Marcos 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.
Cekada defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Marcos.
Marcos shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cekada counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cekada throws an off balance right hand
and Marcos counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cekada tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marcos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cekada avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cekada gets the takedown into side control.
Marcos tries to bench press Cekada off him but Cekada keeps the position.
Marcos manages to work his way to half guard, despite Cekada's best efforts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcos tries to get to full guard but Cekada has control of the leg.
Cekada thows a huge punch but Marcos dodges it nicely.
Cekada not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cekada is looking to take a break and control but Marcos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Marcos tries to roll over but Cekada keeps him under control.
Cekada winds up and cracks Marcos with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Cekada thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cekada thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Marcos's head.
Cekada wants to pass to mount but Marcos is defending the position.
Cekada thows a huge punch but Marcos dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cekada working over Marcos with some ground and pound. Marcos looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Cekada throwing shots but Marcos is blocking nicely.
Cekada sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Marcos defending well though.
Marcos has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cekada is working away from the top position though.
Cekada seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nice strikes from Cekada there.
Cekada prevents Marcos from improving his position.
Marcos won't allow Cekada to pass to mount.
Marcos is trying to maintain the position but Cekada is very close to passing his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marcos is not content to let Cekada control the position.
Cekada tries to pass to full mount but Marcos defends it.
Cekada sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Marcos defending well though.
Marcos is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cekada scores with a couple of nice shots.
Marcos is refusing to be controlled, as Cekada sits in half guard.
Cekada working the head and body with strikes.
Cekada passes to full mount!
Marcos is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boris Cekada showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cekada misses with a left hand
and Marcos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cekada misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Marcos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Marcos throws a lazy head kick
letting Cekada counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cekada lands a glancing blow to the side of Marcos's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcos gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cekada counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cekada misses with a looping right.
Ferdinand Marcos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marcos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cekada.
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.
Cekada misses the shot to the body.
Marcos throws an off balance right hand
and Cekada counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Marcos misses with a hook
and Cekada counters with a two punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cekada throws a jab but it's blocked by Marcos.
Marcos wants to slow Cekada down by chopping away at his legs.
Cekada avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cekada uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marcos.
That's four 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.
Cekada stuffs the takedown attempt from Marcos. Marcos gets slowly back to his feet.
Marcos ducks right into an uppercut from Cekada.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Marcos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cekada counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boris Cekada really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Marcos pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Cekada back to the cage. Marcos follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Marcos misses with a wild body shot.
Cekada misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Marcos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cekada slips under a jab from Marcos.
Cekada misses with an uppercut
and Marcos counters with a single leg into guard. Cekada didn't expect that.
Cekada looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Cekada working for a triangle but Marcos defends it easily.
Cekada has his foot on Marcos's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Marcos works his way back into a safe position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcos tries to free his leg and advance position but Cekada is retaining full guard.
Cekada is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Marcos defends well.
Cekada isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Marcos stacks Cekada on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Marcos!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcos trying to control the action but Cekada is working from the bottom.
Marcos lands a few punches from side control.
Marcos working the ground and pound.
Cekada is looking to reverse the position.
Cekada taking a bit of punishment here - Marcos scoring with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cekada looks to move to half guard but instead Marcos has passed into mount! Damn!
Ferdinand Marcos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cekada is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marcos dominating with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ferdinand Marcos had his way with Boris Cekada in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Cekada rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Marcos counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Cekada keeping hold of Marcos's head, controlling as best he can.
Cekada looks like he's trying to stand up.
Nice strikes from Marcos there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cekada tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Marcos has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Marcos scoring with strikes but Cekada is staying in there.
Marcos lands a nice shot to the head.
Cekada keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Cekada regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cekada looking for submissions off his back.
Cekada slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Marcos controlling from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcos preventing the sweep.
Marcos won't allow Cekada to get back to his feet.
Marcos trying to control but Cekada is working from the bottom.
Cekada trying to control the position.
Marcos wants to control from the top but Cekada keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
We're going to have a standup here because Ferdinand Marcos wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Marcos fails with the takedown
and Cekada counters with a stiff right hand.
No luck for Marcos with that takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ferdinand Marcos showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Marcos 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 48:47
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 48:47
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ferdinand Marcos!
Ferdinand Marcos retains his lightweight title!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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