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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gus Dengel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josie Marquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Dengel might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Papillon. Marquez has chosen THIS IS NOW as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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148 lbs
32 - 22 - 0 |
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28
145 lbs
13 - 10 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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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
32 - 22 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gus Dengel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Josie Marquez!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marquez rushes Dengel and presses him up against the ropes.
Dengel lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Josie Marquez has been cut.
Dengel landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dengel looking to throw knees to the head but Marquez is blocking nicely.
Marquez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dengel tries to land a knee to the head but Marquez blocks with his arms.
Dengel lands with a short shot to the head.
Dengel landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Marquez.
Marquez gets control of Dengel's arms and successfully pulls guard. Marquez will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Dengel sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Marquez is looking to sweep but instead, Dengel has passed into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dengel thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dengel is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Marquez as he works his way to full guard.
Dengel trying to control the position from guard on top but Marquez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marquez working a defensive guard here.
Dengel wants to control from the top but Marquez keeps moving.
Dengel with a nice head shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dengel trying to control but Marquez is working from the bottom.
Dengel throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Marquez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Dengel trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Marquez keeping moving, preventing Dengel from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Gus Dengel just wasn't active enough.
Dengel finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dengel throws an off balance right hand
and Marquez counters with a left to the body.
Marquez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dengel throws out a leg kick but Marquez moves out of range and Dengel only half commits.
Dengel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dengel unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A left hand lands to the body for Marquez.
Marquez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marquez taking a breather.
Dengel lands a nice knee to the body.
Dengel blocking some punches.
Dengel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Marquez.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marquez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marquez.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Dengel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dengel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marquez lands a right hand.
Dengel creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Marquez's defenses.
Dengel misses with a knee strike.
Marquez works on Dengel's body with a couple of short punches.
Marquez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Marquez scores with a shoulder strike.
Dengel lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Marquez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marquez managing to block the knees to the body from Dengel.
Marquez manages to pull guard.
Marquez trying to control the position here.
Dengel drops back, looking for a kneebar! Marquez looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Marquez looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Marquez!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gus Dengel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Josie Marquez's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
No joy there for Dengel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Marquez moves into the clinch.
Marquez digs a right hand into Dengel's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dengel's gas tank.
Marquez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marquez blocks the elbow strike.
Dengel throws an elbow that misses.
Dengel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marquez avoiding damage as Dengel throws knees to the body.
Marquez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Marquez misses with a body punch.
Dengel connects with a nasty looking knee right to Marquez's face.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dengel as Marquez tries to tie him up.
Marquez misses with some punches.
Marquez is leaning against Dengel and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Marquez blocks an elbow strike.
Dengel lands a damaging elbow.
Gus Dengel has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dengel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Marquez is defending well for now.
Dengel creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Marquez's defenses.
Marquez blocks the elbow strike.
Dengel lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dengel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Marquez.
Dengel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marquez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right hand to the body from Marquez.
Dengel throws an elbow that misses.
Marquez throws a punch but it's blocked by Dengel.
Dengel throws an elbow but it misses.
Dengel misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Marquez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Marquez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dengel tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Marquez managing to block the knees to the body from Dengel.
Dengel lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Marquez backwards.
Dengel missing with knees to the body.
Dengel lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Marquez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Marquez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dengel is keeping busy.
Dengel has a couple of punches blocked by Marquez.
Marquez slowing the pace effectively.
Dengel scores with a shoulder strike.
Dengel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Marquez is defending well for now.
Marquez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice elbow from Dengel.
Marquez lands a hook that snaps the head of Dengel backwards.
Marquez avoiding damage as Dengel throws knees to the body.
Marquez blocks an elbow strike.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Marquez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dengel tries to land knees in the clinch but Marquez avoids the damage to the body.
Marquez avoiding damage as Dengel throws knees to the body.
Marquez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dengels head.
Marquez is trying to maintain a safe position but Dengel gets an underhook and turns Marquez into the ropes.
Dengel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Marquez is defending well for now.
Dengel landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marquez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A body shot lands from Marquez.
Dengel throws an elbow that misses.
Marquez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dengel letting Marquez take a breather here.
Marquez tries to stall but Dengel uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dengel lands a damaging elbow.
Dengel tries to throw a body punch but Marquez avoids it by throwing Dengel back against the ropes.
Dengel working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dengel tries a knee to the head but Marquez blocks it.
Marquez throws a head punch that misses.
Marquez blocks a body shot from Dengel.
Dengel swings wildly with an uppercut but Marquez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dengel landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Marquez blocking some punches.
Marquez pressing his opponent against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dengel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Marquez is defending well for now.
Dengel connects with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dengel prevents a body shot from Marquez.
Dengel lands a knee to the head.
Dengel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Marquez blocks an elbow strike.
Marquez is working Dengel over against the ropes.
Marquez looking to slow down the pace here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Marquez.
Marquez lands with a light punch inside.
Marquez is looking to control Dengel's arms but Dengel gets an underhook and turns him. Now Marquez has his back to the ropes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marquez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Marquez blocks an elbow strike.
Dengel throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dengel has Marquez pressed against the ropes, preventing Marquez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Gus Dengel will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Josie Marquez's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Marquez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Marquez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Marquez wants it to stay on the feet.
Dengel throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dengel thumps Marquez with a low kick.
Marquez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Josie Marquez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dengel throws a lazy head kick
and Marquez counters with a left and a right that stings Dengel.
Marquez clinches up with Dengel and pushes him back against the ropes.
Marquez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dengel backwards.
Marquez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Marquez lands a body punch.
Dengel misses with a knee strike.
Dengel lands an elbow inside that Marquez shrugs off.
Marquez blocking some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marquez just leaning against Dengel, taking a breather.
Marquez gets through Dengel's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Marquez blocks an elbow strike from Dengel.
Marquez lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marquez blocks the elbow strike.
Marquez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Marquez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Marquez slowing the pace effectively.
A right hook to the body lands for Marquez.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Marquez stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Josie Marquez.
Marquez closes the distance and clinches.
Dengel tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Marquez trying to control the position but instead, Dengel has worked for underhooks and has pushed Marquez into the ropes.
Dengel misses with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dengel has a couple of punches blocked by Marquez.
Marquez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marquez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dengel lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Dengel - that landed with a thud.
Dengel misses with a knee to the head.
Marquez is looking to control Dengel's arms but Dengel gets an underhook and turns him. Now Marquez has his back to the ropes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dengel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Marquez.
Marquez takes an elbow to the temple.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dengel.
Dengel prevents a body shot from Marquez.
Dengel throws an elbow but it misses.
Marquez lands a body punch.
Dengel scores with a knee to the head.
Marquez pushes Dengel back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Marquez lands with a short shot to the head.
Dengel tries to land knees in the clinch but Marquez avoids the damage to the body.
Marquez avoids the elbow strike from Dengel, against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dengel throws an elbow but it misses.
Marquez blocking some punches.
Marquez controlling the action here for a moment.
Marquez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marquez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dengel backwards.
Dengel looking to throw knees to the head but Marquez is blocking nicely.
Marquez takes a knee right on the jaw!
Marquez manages to break the clinch.
Dengel closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Marquez moves out of range as Dengel throws a body kick.
Marquez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dengel has time to react.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dengel.
Dengel takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Marquez lands with a nice body punch.
Gus Dengel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marquez moves into range and clinches up with Dengel.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Marquez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dengel's elbow.
Josie Marquez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marquez tries to circle away but Dengel has him pinned against the ropes.
Marquez scores with a shoulder strike.
Dengel pushes off an throws an elbow but Marquez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Dengel misses with a knee to the head.
Marquez lands with a short shot to the head.
Dengel pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Marquez blocks an uppercut.
Dengel misses with a knee to the head.
Marquez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Marquez drives through and clinches with Dengel against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Marquez - that landed with a thud.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marquez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Marquez blocks an uppercut.
Marquez holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Marquez blocks an elbow strike from Dengel.
And that's the end of the fight!
Josie Marquez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dengel 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gus Dengel!
A very excited looking Gus Dengel made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Josie Marquez was interviewed post fight and said 'it happens he got the better of me he showed me what I have to work on'.
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energy
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hype
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