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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Senior Tres Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Ponce Marquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Senior Tres Santos has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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133 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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170 cm
18
133 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Prefers standup |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Senior Tres Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marco Ponce Marquez!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tres Santos tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Marquez moves into the clinch.
Tres Santos being controlled against the cage.
Tres Santos misses with a punch to the body.
Tres Santos tries to throw a body punch but Marquez avoids it by throwing Tres Santos back against the cage.
Tres Santos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marquez's elbow.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Marquez.
Tres Santos pushes Marquez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tres Santos really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Tres Santos working aggressively here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Marquez.
Marquez receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Marco Ponce Marquez.
Tres Santos tries to clinch but Marquez moves away
and Marquez counters by moving into the clinch.
Marquez just leaning against Tres Santos, taking a breather.
Tres Santos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tres Santos swings wildly with an uppercut but Marquez uses good head movement to avoid it.
A bit of stalling here from Marquez.
Tres Santos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tres Santos working aggressively here.
Tres Santos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tres Santos being controlled against the cage.
Marquez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marquez stalling in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tres Santos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marquez just leaning against Tres Santos, taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Marco Ponce Marquez.
Marquez tries to clinch there but Tres Santos circles away.
Senior Tres Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tres Santos is looking to clinch.
Tres Santos tries to clinch but Marquez moves out of range.
Marquez tries to clinch there but Tres Santos circles away.
Marquez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Marquez will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tres Santos up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marquez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tres Santos throws a punch but it's blocked by Marquez.
Tres Santos throws a head punch that misses.
Marquez slows down the pace here.
Tres Santos throws a punch but it's blocked by Marquez.
Marquez manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Marco Ponce Marquez.
Tres Santos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Marquez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tres Santos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Marquez has Tres Santos up against the cage in a clinch.
Marquez will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tres Santos up against the cage.
Marquez blocks an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tres Santos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marquez's elbow.
Marquez slows down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Ponce Marquez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tres Santos doesn't manage to clinch there - Marquez circles away.
Marquez darts in and clinches Tres Santos up against the cage.
Come on Marquez - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Marco Ponce Marquez.
Tres Santos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Marquez moves in looking to clinch but Tres Santos pushes him off.
Tres Santos tries to clinch up
and Marquez counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Marquez manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Marquez blocks a body shot from Tres Santos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Tres Santos fails to land.
Tres Santos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The referee is keeping an eye on Marquez - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Tres Santos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tres Santos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tres Santos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tres Santos letting Marquez take a breather here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Tres Santos tries to throw a body punch but Marquez avoids it by throwing Tres Santos back against the cage.
Tres Santos misses with a punch to the body.
A short body shot lands from Tres Santos as the two fighters clinch.
Marquez is struggling to control the position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Marco Ponce Marquez.
Tres Santos tries to clinch up
and Marquez moves into the clinch.
Tres Santos misses with the head strike.
Tres Santos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tres Santos throws a punch but it's blocked by Marquez.
Marquez is struggling to control the position.
A head punch on the inside from Tres Santos fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tres Santos tries a body shot but Marquez blocks it.
Marquez manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tres Santos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tres Santos misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Tres Santos fails to land.
Marquez's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Tres Santos tries a body shot but Marquez blocks it.
Tres Santos throws a punch but it's blocked by Marquez.
Marquez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tres Santos misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marquez is pushing Tres Santos up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The crowd are getting on Marquez's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tres Santos.
Tres Santos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tres Santos scores with a nice hook to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Marquez - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Tres Santos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marquez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tres Santos being controlled against the cage.
Tres Santos swings wildly with an uppercut but Marquez uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Marco Ponce Marquez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Tres Santos tries to clinch
and Marquez counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Marquez.
Marquez pressing his opponent against the cage.
Tres Santos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tres Santos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marquez taking a breather.
Tres Santos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marquez's elbow.
Tres Santos tries a body shot but Marquez blocks it.
Tres Santos misses with a hook from the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Marco Ponce Marquez.
Tres Santos doesn't manage to clinch there - Marquez circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tres Santos looks to clinch
and Marquez counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tres Santos misses with a punch on the inside.
The referee calls for Marquez to work.
Tres Santos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marquez slows down the pace here.
Marquez blocking some punches.
Tres Santos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marquez displaying some good clinch control by pressing Tres Santos up against the cage.
Tres Santos misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marquez blocks an uppercut.
Tres Santos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marquez.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tres Santos.
Tres Santos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Come on Marquez - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tres Santos misses with the head strike.
Marquez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tres Santos tries to work over Marquez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tres Santos tries to work over Marquez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marco Ponce Marquez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tres Santos.
Tres Santos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tres Santos can't find room to land a body shot as Marquez controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marquez will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tres Santos up against the cage.
Marco Ponce Marquez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Marquez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tres Santos tries a body shot but Marquez blocks it.
Tres Santos being controlled against the cage.
Tres Santos lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The referee calls for Marquez to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Marco Ponce Marquez.
Marquez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tres Santos tries to clinch up.
Marquez tries to clinch up.
Tres Santos is looking to clinch but Marquez is avoiding it.
Tres Santos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Marquez takes the fight into the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Marquez.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Marquez 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.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Marco Ponce Marquez.
I've got Marquez winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marco Ponce Marquez!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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