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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Murphy MacManus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Marcos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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196 lbs
10 - 9 - 0 |
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190 cm
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185 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Counter striker
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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
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Murphy MacManus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, David Marcos!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marcos takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
MacManus misses with a double jab.
MacManus throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Marcos.
MacManus keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Horrible takedown by Marcos or perhaps it was just good defense by MacManus which made him look bad.
Marcos avoids the head kick by MacManus.
MacManus drops Marcos with a left and a right! Oh, Marcos is hurt - MacManus dives into side control looking to finish!
It looks like David Marcos has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
MacManus stands up and beckons Marcos to his feet.
MacManus tries to score with a low kick but Marcos moves his leg out of the way.
MacManus throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Marcos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacManus tries a head kick but it misses.
Marcos closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Marcos throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Marcos throws an elbow but MacManus slips to the side and avoids it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ground and pound from Marcos seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marcos works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Marcos in side control, throwing shots but MacManus defends.
Marcos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Marcos working the ground and pound but MacManus is defending the strikes.
MacManus manages to get back to half guard.
Marcos lands strikes from half guard.
Marcos is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marcos throws a strike but MacManus avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Marcos throws a strike but MacManus rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
MacManus won't allow Marcos to sweep him here.
MacManus being controlled here momentarily.
Marcos is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacManus lands with a light punch inside.
MacManus breaks the clinch.
MacManus is looking to clinch but Marcos is avoiding it.
MacManus lands a right hook to the body.
MacManus thows a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacManus wants to land a leg kick but Marcos is out of range.
Marcos finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
MacManus doesn't manage to clinch there - Marcos circles away.
Marcos checks a low kick from MacManus.
Murphy MacManus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
MacManus lands a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for MacManus.
Marcos gets tackled into the cage by MacManus. MacManus maintains the clinch.
MacManus lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Marcos.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marcos managing to block the knees to the body from MacManus.
MacManus can't find room to land a body shot as Marcos controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Murphy MacManus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on David Marcos's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
MacManus moves into range and clinches up with Marcos.
Marcos has MacManus pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. MacManus manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Marcos avoiding damage as MacManus throws knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on MacManus - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
MacManus lands a body punch in the clinch.
MacManus stalling the fight.
MacManus putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Marcos in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
MacManus stalling in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from MacManus.
MacManus misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacManus is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
MacManus stalling the fight.
MacManus prevents the takedown attempt.
Marcos keeps the fight in the clinch, despite MacManus's efforts to push away.
MacManus throws a head punch that misses.
MacManus leaning his opponent against the cage.
MacManus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Marcos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacManus taking a breather.
MacManus with an attempt at a knee that misses.
MacManus manages to break the clinch.
MacManus throws a left and a right that both miss
and Marcos counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
MacManus trying to control but Marcos postures up.
MacManus on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if MacManus tries to get out of the position.
Marcos thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed MacManus's head.
Marcos sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. MacManus defending well though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marcos throwing shots but MacManus is blocking nicely.
MacManus is trying to get back to full guard.
Marcos not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Marcos connects with a nice short shot to MacManus's temple.
Marcos throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Marcos missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
MacManus knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Marcos on the ground.
MacManus wants to control but Marcos is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Marcos takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
MacManus avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Marcos.
MacManus avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Marcos.
Marcos thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Marcos thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
MacManus keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marcos not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Marcos missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Marcos not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Marcos winds up and cracks MacManus with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
MacManus keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
David Marcos has got the better of the ground game so far.
Marcos looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
MacManus controlling the position for now.
Marcos throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marcos throws a strike but MacManus avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Marcos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on David Marcos's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Marcos clinches up against the cage.
MacManus cracks Marcos with a nice body shot.
MacManus landing some nice looking knees to the body.
MacManus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marcos's elbow.
MacManus scores with a hook to the body.
Marcos has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed MacManus clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Marcos throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
MacManus tries to break free.
MacManus rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Marcos thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed MacManus's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcos not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Marcos connects with a nice short shot to MacManus's temple.
Marcos looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Marcos missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
MacManus is looking to control Marcos's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can MacManus avoid being mounted?
Marcos thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Marcos throwing shots but MacManus is blocking nicely.
MacManus is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Marcos scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcos not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Marcos not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Marcos looks to land a strike but MacManus avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
MacManus controls Marcos momentarily but Marcos frees himself.
MacManus has momentary wrist control but Marcos slips an elbow through the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marcos lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Marcos wants to pass the guard but MacManus is keeping the position.
Marcos throwing strikes from guard but MacManus blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacManus working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Marcos.
Marcos is looking to work some ground and pound but MacManus has wrist control.
Marcos throws a big elbow that misses.
MacManus preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Marcos scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Marcos throws an elbow that misses. MacManus uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Marcos's guard. Nice move by MacManus!
Marcos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marcos has a closed guard, preventing MacManus from standing up.
Marcos is pulling down on MacManus's head to control his posture.
We're going to have a standup here because Murphy MacManus wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
MacManus throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marcos gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Murphy MacManus is winning the standup battle so far.
MacManus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marcos.
MacManus tries to land a leg kick but Marcos saw it coming and moves away.
And that's the end of the fight!
David Marcos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Marcos 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Marcos!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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