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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lenny Lukens Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Marks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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168 lbs
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182 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lenny Lukens Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tim Marks!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paul Aken and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Marks misses.
Tim Marks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lukens Jr takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Marks scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Marks lands with an overhand left.
Lukens Jr takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lukens Jr gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Marks counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lukens Jr throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Marks was covering up waiting for the punch and Lukens Jr finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Lukens Jr looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marks wants to stand and escape but Lukens Jr is having none of it.
Lukens Jr drops back looking for a leg! Marks is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Marks manages to kick Lukens Jr off! Lukens Jr jumps back into Marks's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lukens Jr trying to control but Marks is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marks is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Marks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Marks is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Marks lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Marks fails to land with a series of punches.
Marks lunges at Lukens Jr with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lukens Jr's hand.
Marks connects with a crisp jab.
Lukens Jr avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lukens Jr fails with an attempt to clinch.
Marks has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Marks looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marks swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lukens Jr.
Nice shot lands for Lukens Jr.
Marks connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marks rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lukens Jr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lukens Jr drops down looking for a counter takedown but Marks sprawls and moves away.
Marks fails to land with a series of punches.
Marks misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lukens Jr tries to clinch
and Marks counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Marks circles away from the clinch attempt.
A little jabbing left from Marks on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lukens Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marks.
Lukens Jr looks for a takedown but Marks sprawls well.
Marks throws a right and a left that both miss.
Marks throws a right and a left that Lukens Jr avoids nicely.
Lukens Jr scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Marks is looking to escape.
Lukens Jr wants to work for an arm triangle but Marks is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Lukens Jr seems to be working for a kimura but Marks defends the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marks wants to get back to his feet.
Lukens Jr is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Marks is trying to stand.
Marks manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Lukens Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marks.
Lukens Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marks swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Marks scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Marks walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lukens Jr checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Marks is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lukens Jr had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Marks gets tackled into the cage by Lukens Jr. Lukens Jr maintains the clinch.
Lukens Jr is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Marks pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lenny Lukens Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marks breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marks pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lukens Jr is out of range and Marks settles back down.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lukens Jr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Marks tests Lukens Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Marks looks to land a right hand but Lukens Jr moved out of range.
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!
Lukens Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Marks paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Marks misses with a low kick.
Marks throws the left hand but Lukens Jr avoids the punch easily.
Lukens Jr tries to close the distance and clinch but Marks swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Marks scores with a sloppy right hand. Lukens Jr should have avoided that one.
Marks misses with the combination.
Lukens Jr looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A left and a right from Marks both land. Nice combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Marks dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lukens Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tim Marks seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lukens Jr slips a jab and a cross from Marks.
Lukens Jr moves into range and clinches up with Marks.
Lukens Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lukens Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lukens Jr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Marks misses with the combination.
Marks connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lukens Jr. Lukens Jr circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marks cracks Lukens Jr with an open hand slap.
Lenny Lukens Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lukens Jr shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lukens Jr showed some decent athleticism there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marks is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lukens Jr wants to work for an arm triangle but Marks is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Lukens Jr is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Marks is defending against the submission attempts here by Lukens Jr.
Lukens Jr is looking for a kimura but Marks is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Lukens Jr to get the leverage.
Lukens Jr seems to be looking for submissions.
Lukens Jr is trying to control. Marks wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Marks is trying to stand back up but Lukens Jr is controlling him
Lukens Jr is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Marks manages to escape and get back to his feet!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marks avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Marks takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Marks lands a jab to the nose.
Marks fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Marks will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Marks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lukens Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Marks misses with a leg kick.
Lukens Jr wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Lukens Jr tries to clinch there but Marks circles away.
Marks has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marks goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Lukens Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Marks paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lukens Jr tries to clinch but Marks is having none of it.
Marks walks into a left hand.
Marks throws a one two combo.
It looks like Lenny Lukens Jr has been cut.
Marks scores with a nice strike.
Lukens Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marks.
Marks dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lukens Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lukens Jr tries to clinch but Marks moves out of range.
Marks misses with a double jab.
Marks is looking to chop away at Lukens Jr's legs.
Marks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lukens Jr drops down looking for a counter takedown but Marks sprawls and moves away.
Lukens Jr tries to clinch up.
Marks swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lukens Jr tries to close the distance and clinch but Marks swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A countering left hand to the body from Marks misses.
Tim Marks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marks slaps away a takedown attempt from Lukens Jr, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Marks lands with a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lukens Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Marks moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lukens Jr tries to clinch but Marks is having none of it.
Despite the aggression on Marks's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Marks lands a really nice looking cross but Lukens Jr seems unphased.
Lukens Jr takes one to the chin there.
Marks fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lukens Jr half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Lukens Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marks swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Marks throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lukens Jr looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lukens Jr blocks a jab.
Lukens Jr seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Lukens Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Marks paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Marks tries a quick counter leg kick but Lukens Jr is wise to it.
Marks lands a body shot.
Marks keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Marks showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lenny Lukens Jr's cut.
That's time! Lukens Jr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Lukens Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Marks paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lukens Jr clinches up with Marks and pushes him back against the cage.
Lukens Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marks's elbow.
Lukens Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Marks.
Marks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Marks tries to bum rush Lukens Jr with a series of wild strikes but Lukens Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lukens Jr tries to counter with a takedown but Marks is quick to defend against it.
Lukens Jr tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Marks connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lukens Jr fails with an attempt to clinch.
Marks bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lukens Jr's head backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marks fails to land with a series of punches.
Marks goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Marks scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marks lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Marks thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lukens Jr tries to counter with a takedown but Marks is quick to defend against it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lukens Jr takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Marks lands a body shot.
Lukens Jr has managed to clinch.
Marks breaks from the clinch.
Lukens Jr tries to clinch but Marks moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Lukens Jr checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Danga de danga de dang - Marks scores with a four punch combination!
Marks takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lukens Jr closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Marks did well to prevent Lukens Jr getting side control.
Marks wants to get back to his feet.
Lukens Jr is working for a submission of some sort.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marks is trying to stand back up but Lukens Jr is controlling him
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lukens Jr is looking for a kimura but Marks is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Lukens Jr to get the leverage.
Lukens Jr prevents Marks from standing back up.
Lukens Jr seems to be looking for submissions.
Lukens Jr throwing shots but Marks is blocking nicely.
Lukens Jr is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Marks keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lukens Jr is looking for a kimura here.
Lukens Jr stops Marks from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marks is defending against the submission attempts here by Lukens Jr.
Marks manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Lukens Jr keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Lenny Lukens Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marks manages to break the clinch.
Marks lands a jab-cross combination.
Lukens Jr lands a body shot.
Marks throws a combination. Lukens Jr tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Lukens Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marks throws out the jab.
Marks throws the left hand but Lukens Jr avoids the punch easily.
Lukens Jr has closed the distance and engaged Marks in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lukens Jr just leaning against Marks, taking a breather.
Marks breaks the clinch.
Lukens Jr tries to clinch but Marks is having none of it.
Marks ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Marks tries to land a leg kick but Lukens Jr saw it coming and moves away.
Lukens Jr takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lukens Jr tries to clinch up.
Marks lands a head shot.
Marks lands a jab to the head.
Marks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lukens Jr takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Marks moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Lukens Jr wants to clinch
and Marks counters with a stiff right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tim Marks comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Marks winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tim Marks!
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energy
A | B |
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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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