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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Keith Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Marquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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146 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Keith Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Marquez!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Luis Engracia and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marquez fails to land with a series of punches.
Marquez is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Stone.
Stone gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Stone tries for a takedown but Marquez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Stone showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Marquez.
Marquez tries to keep at a distance but Stone has taken the fight into the clinch.
Stone lands a nice shot to the body.
Marquez avoiding damage as Stone throws knees to the body.
Stone has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Marquez clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marquez is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marquez prevents Stone from getting a body triangle.
Stone is punishing Marquez with strikes - can he finish him?!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone tries to get the hooks in deep but Marquez pushed the leg off.
Marquez trying to control the action but Stone just sinks the hooks in.
Stone throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Marquez!
Marquez holding on to Stone's left wrist, preventing the choke.
Stone has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Marquez's body.
Stone has got his arm under Marquez's chin working for the choke… has he got it? It looks pretty tight! Oh! Marquez has spun round into Stone's guard beautifully! Well done that man!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone wants to sweep here but Marquez controlling him for the moment.
Marquez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Marquez postures up.
Stone looking for a sweep. Not yet Stone, not yet.
Marquez wants to control from the top but Stone keeps moving.
Marquez preventing the sweep.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Marquez working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Stone looking to control.
Stone looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Marquez passes into side control.
Marquez wants to control but Stone is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone is looking for a sweep.
Stone wants to control but Marquez postures up.
Stone on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Stone tries to get out of the position.
Marquez works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Marquez trying to control the action but Stone is working from the bottom.
Marquez scores with punches from side control.
Marquez wants to control but Stone is keeping him busy.
Stone is trying to control Marquez's posture but Marquez avoids it.
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 controls the position from side control.
Stone tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The referee asks Marquez politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Marquez prefers to stall for the moment though.
Marquez scoring with punches from side control.
Stone is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Marquez off and has taken his back!
Marquez showing good submission defense here.
Marquez is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Marquez is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Stone gets his way!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Keith Stone will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Stone moves into range and clinches up with Marquez.
Stone landing knees to the body.
Marquez misses with a punch to the body.
Marquez misses with a body punch.
Stone jumps into guard, dragging Marquez to the mat.
Marquez content to stall in guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stone trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marquez being controlled here momentarily.
Marquez trying to control but Stone is working from the bottom.
Stone is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Stone is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Marquez can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marquez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Stone looking to hit a scissor sweep but Marquez is one step ahead there.
Stone pulls Marquez in close to prevent any damage.
Marquez pushing down on Stone's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Stone trying to hold on to Marquez's head to control him but Marquez postures up.
Stone wants to improve his position but Marquez is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Stone is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Marquez scores with a couple of nice shots.
Stone controlling the position well.
Stone wants to get back to full guard but Marquez has passed into side control.
Stone is looking to reverse the position.
Stone takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Stone knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Marquez on the ground.
Marquez trying to control the position but Stone is working away.
Stone is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marquez working away.
Stone is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Marquez is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Stone tries to improve position but can't.
Marquez working the head and body with strikes.
Stone is trying to control Marquez's posture but Marquez avoids it.
Stone throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Stone is holding Marquez down, trying to stall.
Stone is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Marquez has control of an arm but Stone manages to advance to Marquez's back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marquez is in a bad position with Stone working for a choke. Marquez manages to spin nicely into guard and the danger is over for the moment.
Marquez tries to free his leg and advance position but Stone is retaining full guard.
Stone is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Marquez is working Stone over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Stone is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Stone seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Stone is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Marquez is stalling in the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Carlos Marquez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Stone's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Stone lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Marquez at a distance.
Stone darts in and clinches Marquez up against the cage.
Stone is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Marquez pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Stone breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Marquez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stone has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Marquez.
A head kick misses from Marquez.
Stone clinches up against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Stone.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stone scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Marquez misses with a knee to the head.
Marquez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Marquez wants to break free but Stone has control.
Marquez misses with a knee strike.
Marquez being controlled against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone landing knees to the body.
Stone gets control of Marquez's arms and successfully pulls guard. Stone will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Marquez trying to control but Stone is working from the bottom.
Stone seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Marquez got a little sloppy there for a moment and Stone has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Marquez has managed to get both his arms back between Stone's legs - danger averted.
Stone is looking to sweep but instead, Marquez has passed into half guard.
Stone tries to get to full guard but Marquez has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marquez is looking to take a break and control but Stone is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Stone looking for submissions off his back.
Stone trying to control but Marquez postures up.
Marquez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone is looking to control Marquez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Stone avoid being mounted?
Stone has hold of Marquez's hands but Marquez slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Marquez trying to control the action but Stone is working from the bottom.
Marquez slows the pace down in half guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Stone closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Marquez letting Stone take a breather here.
Stone manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Stone will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Stone wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marquez sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Stone is trying to keep Marquez in close.
Stone is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Marquez trying to control the position from guard on top but Stone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stone seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Stone working a defensive guard but Marquez passes into half guard.
Stone wants to improve his position but Marquez is controlling well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Keith Stone showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Stone 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Keith Stone!
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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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