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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Quinton The Quick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Quick's entrance music is Higher. A fine choice. Quinton The Quick has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 cm
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155 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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200 cm
25
158 lbs
4 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Quinton The Quick! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ben Marshall! The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Marshall tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but The Quick paws at him with a jab and circles away. Marshall shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Marshall passes The Quick's right leg, so he's now in half guard. Marshall wants to control but The Quick is keeping him busy. The Quick makes his way to full guard, as Marshall worked for a kimura.
Marshall throwing strikes from guard but The Quick blocks nicely. Marshall throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round. Marshall throws an elbow that misses. The Quick uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Marshall's guard. Nice move by The Quick! Marshall is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. The Quick tries to free his leg and advance position but Marshall is retaining full guard. The Quick trying to control but Marshall is working from the bottom. The Quick has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Marshall is proving hard to escape from. The Quick stands up from Marshall's guard - The Quick perhaps looking for a knockout. Marshall shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The Quick wants to stand and escape but Marshall is having none of it. Marshall with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. The Quick has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Marshall is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position. The Quick keeps control of Marshall as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Nice body punch from The Quick. Marshall jumps guard but The Quick stands there with Marshall around his waist. Marshall gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The Quick content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on The Quick's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. The Quick breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. The Quick looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Marshall lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but The Quick circles away quickly and effectively. Marshall misses with a kick to the body.
Some wild striking there from Marshall.
The Quick fails in his attempt to clinch. The Quick lands with a nice body punch. A shot to the body from Marshall misses and The Quick counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Marshall is looking to clinch but The Quick is avoiding it.
Marshall circles away from the clinch attempt.
No joy there for Marshall, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The Quick throws a left and a right that both miss
and Marshall moves into the clinch. Marshall ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Marshall no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard. The Quick decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Marshall, up you get! The Quick fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Marshall thows a leg kick but The Quick checks it and The Quick counters with a right hand to the body. Marshall keeps the fight on the outside. Marshall misses with the combination.
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! The Quick closes the distance and clinches. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. The Quick trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ben Marshall will probably get the nod. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The Quick closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. The Quick's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Marshall tries to clinch and The Quick makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. The fight stays on the outside here - The Quick looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Marshall tries to clinch but The Quick is having none of it. The Quick fails with an attempt to clinch.
Marshall moves in looking to clinch but The Quick pushes him off. The Quick tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Marshall paws at him with a jab and circles away. A head kick misses from Marshall. Quinton The Quick is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. The Quick drives through and clinches with Marshall against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round. The Quick's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. The Quick avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Marshall pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marshall tries to clinch up but The Quick circles away and keeps his distance. The Quick has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ. Marshall misses with the body kick and The Quick counters into the clinch. Nicely done. The Quick breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The Quick connects with a solid leg kick. The Quick is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Marshall misses with a hook. The Quick ducked under it nicely. Marshall wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Marshall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Quick was well out of range. Poor timing from Marshall. Marshall will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Marshall throws a series of punches but The Quick moves out of range. Marshall misses with a wild body shot. Marshall misses with a double jab
and The Quick counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Marshall thinking. The Quick throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marshall is looking to clinch but The Quick is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A jab from The Quick does it's job there. The Quick is looking to wear down Marshall with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. The Quick moves in looking to clinch but Marshall pushes him off. Marshall throws a series of punches but The Quick avoids them all with ease. The Quick tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marshall swats him away and circles back towards the center. Marshall rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but The Quick moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Quinton The Quick is winning the standup battle so far. Some wild striking there from Marshall.
Marshall throws a head kick that misses and The Quick counters with a lovely shot to the body. Marshall is breathing heavily. The Quick moves into the clinch successfully.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. The Quick breaks the clinch.
The Quick connects with a high kick. Quinton The Quick is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Marshall closes the distance and pushes The Quick back into the cage. Marshall tries to circle away but The Quick has him pinned against the cage. The Quick breaks the clinch.
Marshall throws a left and a right that both miss
and The Quick counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Marshall misses with a two punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Marshall looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. The Quick wants to clinch. The Quick instigates a clinch. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quinton The Quick dominated that second round. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Marshall tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but The Quick paws at him with a jab and circles away. The Quick swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marshall tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Marshall misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Marshall. The Quick tries to clinch and Marshall counters with a straight punch to the midsection. The Quick is looking to clinch but Marshall is avoiding it.
Marshall avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Marshall tries to clinch but The Quick moves away and The Quick counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Marshall wants to clinch. The Quick tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round. The Quick wants to clinch. The Quick keeps the fight on the outside. Marshall shoots in but The Quick avoids the takedown attempt easily. Marshall looks to score with a jab to the body but The Quick is just out of range. The Quick wants to clinch and Marshall counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Marshall is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables The Quick to keep the fight standing. Marshall has dropped down and is working for a takedown. The Quick is trying to keep an underhook but Marshall manages to get the takedown into half guard. Marshall not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. The Quick pushes Marshall off and gets back to his feet. Marshall changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. The Quick tries to avoid it but Marshall manages to keep hold of a leg and drag The Quick to the ground. The Quick escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Quinton The Quick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Marshall. Marshall takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Marshall throws a half hearted mid kick. Marshall rushes The Quick and presses him up against the cage. The Quick breaks from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action! The Quick blocks a head kick by Marshall.
That's three minutes gone in the round. The Quick closes the distance and clinches. The Quick slows down the pace here.
Marshall tries to stall but The Quick uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The Quick is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Marshall is defending well for now. The Quick breaks from the clinch.
The Quick looks to land a combination but Marshall avoids it well. The Quick misses with a series of wild punches.
The Quick has taken the fight to the clinch.
The Quick gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Marshall.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Marshall on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The Quick breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The Quick slips a jab and a cross from Marshall.
Marshall rushes The Quick and presses him up against the cage. The Quick breaks from the clinch.
Marshall is looking to clinch. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. A combination from The Quick does no damage. Marshall tries to close the distance and clinch but The Quick swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Marshall thows a leg kick but The Quick checks it and The Quick counters with a left and a right that stings Marshall.
And that's the end of the fight! That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Quinton The Quick. I think The Quick 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 William Peck scores the fight 28:29 Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:29 Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Quinton The Quick! Our winner, Quinton The Quick, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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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
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