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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Avery Marquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lewis MCcarthur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Avery Marquez has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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165 cm
18
278 lbs
0 - 3 - 0 |
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220 cm
20
260 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Avery Marquez! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lewis MCcarthur! The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Marquez fails with a takedown attempt. MCcarthur drives through and clinches with Marquez against the cage.
MCcarthur manages to break the clinch.
MCcarthur dives in and scores a takedown into Marquez's guard. The fighters are working up against the cage. Marquez manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage. MCcarthur breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Marquez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. MCcarthur closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. MCcarthur controlling the pace. Marquez taking some punishment here, with MCcarthur in his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Marquez trying to control from the bottom.
MCcarthur is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Marquez sees it coming and defends easily. Marquez is trying to stand back up but MCcarthur is controlling him
MCcarthur has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Marquez slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work. MCcarthur passes easily into side control. Nice work. MCcarthur just content to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. MCcarthur wants to stand but Marquez is controlling his arm. MCcarthur looks up at the clock and then as Marquez takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, MCcarthur smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
MCcarthur working the ground and pound. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. MCcarthur looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. MCcarthur wants to stand but Marquez is controlling his arm. MCcarthur is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Marquez is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round. MCcarthur scoring with punches from side control. Marquez is being controlled here. Marquez could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely. MCcarthur is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Marquez is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. MCcarthur creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots. MCcarthur has knee on belly and moves into mount. MCcarthur has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Marquez's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round. MCcarthur controlling from mount. MCcarthur is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Marquez is working to get back to half guard.
MCcarthur controlling from the full mount. MCcarthur is working for a guillotine from mount but Marquez frees his head quite easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! MCcarthur moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Marquez has worked his arm free - good work by Marquez!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lewis MCcarthur dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
MCcarthur throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Marquez's waist but Marquez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing MCcarthur off to one side. Marquez tries to clinch up and MCcarthur makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Marquez throws a quick head kick that skims the top of MCcarthur's head. Marquez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to MCcarthur's calf. Marquez misses with a two punch combination.
MCcarthur checks a leg kick. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. MCcarthur closes the distance and clinches. MCcarthur has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Marquez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. MCcarthur just stands there and leans against the cage. MCcarthur has clasped his hands together around Marquez's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done. MCcarthur tries for a kimura but Marquez is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round. MCcarthur landing strikes. Marquez trying to remain calm as MCcarthur controls from the top position. MCcarthur tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer. Marquez wants to get back to his feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity. The fight moves into the clinch position. MCcarthur pulls guard effortlessly. MCcarthur bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Marquez's guard. Marquez working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because MCcarthur has passed into half guard!
MCcarthur is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's three minutes gone in the round. MCcarthur seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. MCcarthur seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
MCcarthur is figuring out what he wants to do next. The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. MCcarthur connects with a nice short shot to Marquez's temple. MCcarthur controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round. My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer. Marquez tries to kick MCcarthur off in order to stand up. MCcarthur Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control. MCcarthur in side control lands a decent elbow. MCcarthur in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. MCcarthur taking a breather here. MCcarthur landing a few strikes. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lewis MCcarthur showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Marquez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. MCcarthur shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. MCcarthur showed some decent athleticism there.
Marquez is rocked! Well, if MCcarthur is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Oh Marquez is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! Marquez seems to have got his legs back now. MCcarthur frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. MCcarthur controlling from mount. Lewis MCcarthur has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round. Marquez wants to get back to his feet.
MCcarthur looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
MCcarthur gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks! Marquez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
MCcarthur fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Marquez avoids it really well and circles away. Marquez changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Marquez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marquez throws a big counter combination but MCcarthur scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage. Marquez fails in his attempt to clinch. Lewis MCcarthur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. A head kick misses from MCcarthur. Marquez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marquez misses with a head kick.
MCcarthur lands a jab to Marquez's midsection. Marquez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Both fighters are breathing heavily. MCcarthur closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Marquez did well to prevent MCcarthur getting side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round. MCcarthur is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Marquez! MCcarthur wants to finish this one by submission but Marquez is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from MCcarthur. MCcarthur is landing with some decent strikes but Marquez is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue. MCcarthur controlling the pace for now. MCcarthur putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound! MCcarthur with a couple of short strikes. Marquez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for MCcarthur on the ground. Marquez flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round. MCcarthur controlling the pace for now. MCcarthur with good strikes from the mount here! MCcarthur loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Marquez scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from MCcarthur land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. MCcarthur stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lewis MCcarthur!
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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
35% |
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