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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Garvey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oliver Queen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garvey comes into the arena with One Loaf of Bread -- Damian Marley blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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152 lbs
17 - 12 - 1 |
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158 lbs
11 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Marcus Garvey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Oliver Queen!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garvey throws a hook but Queen blocks it.
Garvey throws a leg kick but Queen moved away.
Queen has a takedown stuffed.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Queen is defended easily by Garvey.
Garvey is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Queen.
Garvey avoids a punch combination nicely.
Garvey misses with a body shot.
Queen with a jab.
Queen checks a leg kick.
Garvey goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Jab, jab by Queen - just one landing.
Nice takedown defense from Garvey. No joy for Queen on that attempt.
Marcus Garvey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oliver Queen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garvey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Horrible takedown by Queen or perhaps it was just good defense by Garvey which made him look bad.
Queen lands a body shot.
Queen lands with a hook. Garvey tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Queen shoots in but Garvey avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Queen throws a lazy right hand but Garvey sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Queen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Garvey. Garvey circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Queen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Garvey makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Garvey scores with a jab to the jaw.
Queen shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Queen was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Garvey struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Queen tries to stand but Garvey is controlling his head.
Queen misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Garvey tries to buck Queen off but Queen is having none of it.
Garvey keeping his opponent close.
Garvey tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Queen seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Queen is trying to move to mount but Garvey reverses beautifully and ends up in Queen's guard.
Queen has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Queen slips a straight right by Garvey.
Queen misses with a takedown
and Garvey counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Queen looks to score with a jab to the body but Garvey is just out of range.
Garvey fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Queen is out of range.
Marcus Garvey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Queen with a lazy takedown attempt
and Garvey counters with a three punch combo that has Queen backing up. Queen nods at Garvey to acknowledge the strikes.
Queen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Garvey.
Garvey takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Garvey scores with a jab to the body.
Queen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Queen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Garvey connects with a good right hand that stumbles Queen. Queen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Queen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garvey throws a leg kick that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garvey uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Queen.
Garvey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Queen cracks Garvey with a right hand to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oliver Queen dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Garvey throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Queen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Garvey as he jumps to the side.
Garvey connects with the punch.
Queen scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Queen looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Garvey is avoiding damage well.
Queen fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Garvey stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Queen throws an elbow but Garvey slips to the side and avoids it well.
Queen wants to control but Garvey is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garvey parries the strikes from Queen easily there. Queen is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Garvey to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Queen working away.
Queen tries to move to mount but Garvey blocks the move with his legs.
Garvey keeps Queen under control for a moment.
Queen throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Garvey is working to avoid the ground and pound but Queen connects with a decent elbow.
Garvey manages to work his way to half guard, despite Queen's best efforts.
Oliver Queen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Garvey keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Queen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garvey tries to roll over but Queen keeps him under control.
Queen is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Garvey tries to get to full guard but Queen has control of the leg.
Garvey blocking the ground and pound attempt from Queen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garvey regains full guard. Nicely done.
Garvey working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Queen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Queen content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Queen throwing strikes from guard but Garvey blocks nicely.
Queen looking to pass the guard.
Queen preventing the sweep.
Garvey controlling the position.
Queen trying to control but Garvey is working from the bottom.
Garvey utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Queen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Queen works over Garvey with some ground and pound from guard.
Garvey is controlling Queen's posture.
Queen won't allow Garvey to get back to his feet.
Queen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Queen throwing strikes but missing.
Queen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Garvey avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Queen postures up in Garvey's guard and throws a big left but Garvey blocks it.
Garvey looking to control.
Queen is looking to work some ground and pound but Garvey has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oliver Queen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Queen shoots in for a takedown but Garvey shows good takedown defense.
Garvey clobbers Queen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Garvey tries to close the distance and clinch but Queen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Garvey swings for the body but Queen moves out of range.
Garvey looks to score with a jab to the body but Queen is just out of range.
Queen throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Garvey was covering up waiting for the punch and Queen finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Queen throws a big elbow that misses.
Queen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Garvey looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Garvey seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Queen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Queen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Queen is looking to work some ground and pound but Garvey has wrist control.
Garvey pulls Queen in close to prevent any damage.
Garvey keeping full guard, as Queen tries to pass.
Queen makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Garvey working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Queen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Queen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Garvey managing to control the position.
Queen is looking to work some ground and pound but Garvey has wrist control.
Queen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Queen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Queen passes Garvey's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Garvey is looking to control Queen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Garvey avoid being mounted?
Queen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Queen scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Queen wants to stand but Garvey has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Queen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Queen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Garvey regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Queen.
Marcus Garvey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Queen throwing strikes from guard but Garvey blocks nicely.
Garvey avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Oliver Queen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Garvey is pulling down on Queen's head to control his posture.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Queen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Queen trying to control the position from guard on top but Garvey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Queen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oliver Queen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Queen 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oliver Queen!
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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
59% |
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