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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Marquee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and brandon hervey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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190 cm
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220 lbs
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275 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyson Marquee! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, brandon hervey! The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Jonathan Paton and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! hervey shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Marquee but Marquee pushes him off and we're back to square one. Marquee avoids a kick to the body.
hervey shoots for a double leg takedown but Marquee sprawls well. He's pushed hervey's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Marquee goes for a high kick. It partially lands. Marquee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but hervey paws at him with a jab and circles away. hervey throws a lazy head kick and Marquee counters with a takedown into side control. hervey regains half guard, as Marquee was trying to land strikes. hervey is controlling Marquee's position as best he can from this difficult position. We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if hervey can do anything to dispel that myth. hervey trying to control but Marquee postures up.
hervey wants to get back to his feet. Marquee has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round. hervey looking for submissions off his back. Marquee is controlling the pace.
hervey is looking to improve his position.
hervey trying to control from the bottom.
Marquee controlling the action here. Marquee is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for hervey! hervey looks gassed!
That's two 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. Marquee with the ground and pound from mount. hervey is in all sorts of trouble here.
Marquee tries to control but hervey wriggling away. Marquee is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. hervey can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Marquee punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Marquee landing strikes from the mount. Marquee looking to control but hervey is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. Marquee is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because hervey is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him. Marquee controlling from the full mount. Marquee looking to control but hervey is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Marquee controlling his opponent.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Tyson Marquee just wasn't active enough from the dominant position. hervey is looking to clinch. Marquee wants to clinch. hervey misses with the body kick and Marquee counters with a slapping leg kick. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyson Marquee dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
hervey tries to clinch there but Marquee circles away.
Nice takedown defense from hervey. No joy for Marquee on that attempt. Marquee tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but hervey swivels and escapes. Marquee shoots and misses and hervey counters with a left and a right that stings Marquee. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyson Marquee. That's going to take a lot out of him. Marquee shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts hervey as he jumps to the side. Marquee with a poor takedown and hervey counters into the clinch. Nicely done. hervey is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Marquee can't fight it off and eventually hervey manages to take the fight to the floor. Marquee looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Marquee keeping moving, preventing hervey from controlling successfully. Marquee trying to control the position here. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Marquee keeping moving, preventing hervey from controlling successfully. Marquee is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst hervey is controlling him. Marquee seems keen to control hervey's posture. Marquee looking to control.
Marquee has a closed guard, preventing hervey from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. Marquee thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Marquee with a poor takedown and hervey counters by moving into the clinch. Marquee fails to pull guard.
hervey pulls guard. hervey is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. hervey throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
hervey can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Marquee controls the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round. hervey is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Marquee throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. hervey is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. Marquee slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. Marquee looking to pass the guard.
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.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. hervey circles away from the clinch attempt enabling hervey to counter with a crisp jab. Tyson Marquee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Marquee tries for a takedown but hervey circles away easily and hervey counters with a series of strikes. Marquee will be more careful next time no doubt. A lazy body kick from hervey and hervey takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Marquee lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Marquee shoots in looking for a takedown. hervey tries to sprawl out of it but Marquee keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. hervey manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. hervey tries for a takedown but Marquee circles away easily and Marquee counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for hervey! And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but brandon hervey will probably get the nod - 10:9. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Marquee has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Marquee cracks the inside of hervey's front leg. Marquee closes this distance looking for a takedown but hervey circles away. hervey shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. hervey shoots in for a takedown but Marquee shows good takedown defense. Marquee lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. Marquee closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. Marquee stands up and we're back to a striking position. Marquee doesn't manage to clinch there - hervey circles away.
Marquee tries to close the distance and clinch up but hervey swats him away and circles back towards the center. Both fighters are breathing heavily. hervey shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Marquee but Marquee pushes him off and we're back to square one. Tyson Marquee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of brandon hervey.
That's one minute gone in the round. A head kick by hervey misses and Marquee counters with a nice low kick that buckles hervey's knee momentarily. It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Marquee here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man. hervey with a lazy takedown attempt and Marquee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. hervey misses with a takedown attempt and Marquee counters with a body kick that stops hervey in his tracks momentarily. Marquee looks to land a combination but hervey avoids it well. Marquee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Marquee blocks a head kick by hervey.
Marquee tries to close the distance and clinch up but hervey swats him away and circles back towards the center. Marquee with a poor takedown and hervey counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. hervey circles away from the clinch attempt and hervey counters with a shoot takedown. Marquee fights it but they end up in guard. hervey must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu. hervey wants to control from the top but Marquee keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round. hervey pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Marquee is keeping the position for now. hervey really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Marquee. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Marquee pulls hervey in close to prevent any damage. Marquee bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in hervey's guard. Marquee wants to get up but he can't break hervey's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. hervey wants to control the position but Marquee says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Marquee is thwarting hervey's attempts to control the position. hervey is looking for a sweep. Marquee is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. hervey looking to work for a kimura from the bottom. Marquee trying to mount his opponent but hervey defends it. Marquee wants to take a breather but hervey is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. hervey wants to improve his position but Marquee is controlling well.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. hervey tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marquee swats him away and circles back towards the center. Marquee drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. hervey is looking to reverse the position. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. hervey is looking to get back to his feet here but Marquee is keeping cool and he's managed to take hervey's back. hervey wants to control his opponent's hands but Marquee gets his hands free.
And that's the end of the fight! Tyson Marquee showed his dominance in that final round. I think Marquee 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27 Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28 Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyson Marquee!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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