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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cam Marks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Allen Key (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Key has chosen Party and Bullshit - Biggie Smalls as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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210 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cam Marks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Allen Key!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marks rushes Key and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Key.
Marks has a couple of punches blocked by Key.
Key wants to break free but Marks has control.
Key is stalling here.
A right hand to the body from Key.
Marks is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Key blocks an elbow strike.
Marks misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Our sources have told us that Marks has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Marks scores a nice knee to the body.
Key softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Marks blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Key has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Marks is pressed up against the cage. Key has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Marks down to the mat. Marks avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Key misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Key misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marks darts in and clinches Key up against the cage.
Key blocks the elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Key on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Key is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Marks is defending well for now.
A short uppercut from Key.
Key lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Marks backwards.
Key manages to break the clinch.
Marks clinches up against the cage.
Marks throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Key tries to land knees in the clinch but Marks avoids the damage to the body.
Key pulls guard.
Key kicks Marks off and gets to his feet.
Marks tries a head kick but it misses.
Key uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marks.
Key has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Good leg kick by Marks there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Marks misses with a body shot
and Key holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Key with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Marks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Key's elbow.
Key wants to get back to striking at distance but Marks won't allow it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marks avoids a wild elbow strike from Key.
Key pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Key misses with a wild combination.
Marks looks to land a body kick but Key moved away.
A jab from Marks misses.
Marks moves into the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Marks throws an elbow but misses.
Key avoids a wild elbow strike from Marks.
A short right from Key.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Key blocks an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Marks.
Key wants a takedown but no success here.
Key blocks a body shot from Marks.
Marks misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marks lands a nice knee to the body.
Key pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Marks throws a sloppy head kick and Key moves out of range easily.
Key avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Marks tries a head kick but it misses.
Key avoids the head kick by Marks.
Marks finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Marks rushes Key and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Key is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Marks is defending well.
Cam Marks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Allen Key.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marks throws a knee to the head but misses.
Marks managing to block the knees to the body from Key.
Marks misses with a body punch.
Key has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Marks uses from the top position.
Key controlling Marks's posture.
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!
Marks is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Key trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Allen Key will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Marks misses with an uppercut. Key saw that one coming.
Marks loads up on a big right hand but Key slips the punch.
Key tries to keep at a distance but Marks has taken the fight into the clinch.
Marks misses with a punch to the body.
Key is trying to break the clinch but Marks is controlling him.
Marks misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Key.
Marks struggles to land a body shot inside as Key controls his hands.
Marks tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Allen Key seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Marks trying to land knees to the body.
Marks struggles to land a body shot inside as Key controls his hands.
Key lands a body shot.
Key prevents a body shot from Marks.
Marks can't find room to land a body shot as Key controls the action.
Key wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Marks has him pressed against the cage.
Marks has Key pressed against the cage, preventing Key from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Marks blocks an elbow strike from Key.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Key is trying to break the clinch but Marks has him pressed against the cage.
Key escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Marks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Key throws a head kick but Marks moves out of range.
Cam Marks is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A right-left combo lands from Key.
Key is breathing heavily.
Marks checks the leg kick nicely there.
Marks drives through and clinches with Key against the cage.
Marks goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marks tries a body shot but Key blocks it.
Key lands a left hand.
Marks misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Key.
Marks prevents a takedown attempt there.
Key is looking to break free of the clinch but Marks has double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marks tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Key avoids it.
Key is trying to force a seperation but Marks has the dominant position.
Marks misses with a punch to the body.
Marks tries a knee to the head but Key blocks it.
Marks missing with knees to the body.
Marks can't find room to land a body shot as Key controls the action.
Key has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Marks throws a head punch that misses.
Marks lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Key breaks the clinch.
Marks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Key keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marks.
Marks tries a head kick but it misses.
Marks misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marks throws a head kick but Key moves out of range.
Marks swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Key counters with a stiff right hand.
Key will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Marks throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Key tries to score with a low kick but Marks moves his leg out of the way.
Marks pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cam Marks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Key shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Marks but Marks pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Marks throws a body kick that misses.
Key will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cam Marks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Allen Key.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marks has Key up against the cage in a clinch.
Marks throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nice body punch from Key - that landed with a thud.
Marks tries a body shot but Key blocks it.
Marks is pressed up against the cage. Key has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Marks down to the mat. Marks avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Marks closes the distance and clinches.
Key tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Marks avoids it.
Key blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the fighters up against the cage, Marks throws an elbow but misses.
Key is trying to break free.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marks pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Marks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marks misses with a knee strike.
Marks throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cam Marks dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Marks throws a head kick that misses.
Marks moves into range and clinches up with Key.
Marks tries a body shot but Key blocks it.
Key breaks from the clinch.
Marks fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Key, pushing him back against the cage.
Marks misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marks misses with a punch on the inside.
Key is trying to break the clinch but Marks is controlling him.
Marks lands a knee to the body.
Marks with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Key drops down looking for an ankle pick but Marks pulls his leg out and moves away.
Cam Marks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marks moves into the clinch successfully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Key looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Marks looking to throw knees to the head but Key is blocking nicely.
Marks throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Marks misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Key.
Key breaks from the clinch.
Key avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Marks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Key throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Marks.
Marks throws a half hearted mid kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Key is defended easily by Marks.
Marks clinches up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marks tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Key taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Marks connects with a knee to the head.
Key working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Marks using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Key has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Key avoids the elbow strike from Marks, against the cage.
Key pushes Marks back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Key breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Key throws a chopping leg kick but Marks manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Marks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Marks slips a jab and a cross from Key.
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!
Key throws a one two combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Key lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Marks lands with a kick to the temple. Key shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Key lands a nice leg kick that just misses Marks's sensitive parts.
Marks clinches up against the cage.
Marks working aggressively here.
Key works on Marks's body with a couple of short punches.
Key with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Key breaks from the clinch.
Cam Marks is winning the standup battle so far.
Marks clinches up against the cage.
Key blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Key pushes off an throws an elbow but Marks leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Marks is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Key is defending well for now.
Marks struggles to land a body shot inside as Key controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Key lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Key tries to break free but Marks pushes him back against the cage.
Key tries to land knees in the clinch but Marks avoids the damage to the body.
Marks gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Marks misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Key.
Key wants to break the clinch but can't.
Marks working aggressively here.
Marks makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marks landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Key gets through Marks's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Marks missing with knees to the body.
Marks with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Key lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Marks or not.
Key is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Cam Marks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Allen Key.
Key lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Marks backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marks.
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 Cam Marks.
I think Marks 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cam Marks!
After winning the bout, Cam Marks thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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hype
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