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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Riley Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rory Markman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marshall comes to the cage accompanied by I Shot the Sheriff by Eric Clapton. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 lbs
16 - 16 - 0 |
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186 lbs
25 - 22 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Riley Marshall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 22 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rory Markman!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Lou da Vinci and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Marshall.
Marshall throws a head kick that misses.
Markman slips a straight right by Marshall.
Markman with the counter takedown but Marshall avoids it easily.
Markman leaves Marshall with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Marshall is pressed up against the cage. Markman has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Marshall down to the mat. Marshall avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Marshall lands with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Markman on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Marshall scores with a body shot.
Marshall throws a jab when Markman was well out of range.
Marshall throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Markman's waist but Markman gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Marshall off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Riley Marshall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Markman is able to avoid easily.
Marshall misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Markman throws out a counter right but Marshall avoids it with no problem.
Marshall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Markman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Markman drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Marshall defends it well.
Marshall Rushes Markman and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Markman is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Marshall Piles on the pressure and Markman crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Riley Marshall!
In his post fight interview, Riley Marshall started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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