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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marco Pique (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felipe Marseglian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marco Pique has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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170 lbs
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
Good chin |
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
Very confident |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Marco Pique!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Felipe Marseglian!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Sandra Marshall and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marseglian gets caught napping as Pique dives in and scores a takedown. Marseglian manages to retain guard.
Pique trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pique is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Pique wants to pass the guard but Marseglian is keeping the position.
Marseglian is pulling down on Pique's head. It's preventing any offense from Pique, at least for the moment.
Pique looking to sit in guard and control but Marseglian gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marseglian tries to free his leg and advance position but Pique is retaining full guard.
Marseglian controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pique is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marseglian with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Marseglian pushes down on Pique's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Marseglian seems to be looking for submissions.
Pique slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Pique looking to hit a scissor sweep but Marseglian is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marseglian content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Marseglian trying to stand up but can't free himself from Pique's guard.
Pique looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Marseglian stands up over Pique, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Marseglian chips away with some ground and pound.
Pique escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Marseglian gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Pique will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Marseglian makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Marseglian stopping the sweep attempt from Pique.
Marseglian scoring with some ground and pound.
Pique working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pique throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Pique wants to improve his position but instead Marseglian has moved into half guard.
Marseglian lands with a punch from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marseglian is controlling the pace.
Pique has hold of Marseglian's hands but Marseglian slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marseglian lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Pique wants to improve his position but Marseglian is controlling well.
Marseglian looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Pique has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Marseglian not doing much here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Let's hope that Marseglian has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Felipe Marseglian dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Marseglian has closed the distance and engaged Pique in a clinch.
Marseglian gets control of Pique's arms and successfully pulls guard. Marseglian will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Pique passes Marseglian's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Marseglian wants to control but Pique is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Marseglian is defending against the submission attempts here by Pique.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pique is keen to just control but Marseglian is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marseglian is defending against the submission attempts here by Pique.
Marseglian trying to control from the bottom.
Pique seems to be working for a kimura but Marseglian defends the submission attempt.
Pique thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Marseglian's head.
Pique is just content to waste time from the top position. Marseglian takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Pique trying to control but Marseglian is working from the bottom.
Marseglian is controlling Pique's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Marseglian keeping moving, preventing Pique from controlling successfully.
Felipe Marseglian has got the better of the ground game so far.
Marseglian has his hands on Pique's head, controlling the position.
Marseglian keeping full guard, as Pique tries to pass.
Marseglian is trying to control the position but Pique postures up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pique shoots in and drives through. Marseglian sprawls well.
Marseglian misses with a body kick.
Pique shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Marseglian but Marseglian pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Marseglian drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Pique manages to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Marseglian is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Pique moves into full guard.
Marseglian is looking to stand up but Pique won't let him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pique looking for a sweep. Not yet Pique, not yet.
Marseglian showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Marseglian has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Marseglian wants to pass the guard but Pique is keeping the position.
Pique wants to sweep here but Marseglian controlling him for the moment.
Marseglian must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Marseglian is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Pique wants to sweep but no luck.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Marseglian postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Pique looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Felipe Marseglian showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Pique is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Marseglian's half guard.
Pique works his foot free and advances to mount.
Marseglian is desperately trying to improve his position but Pique has a good base and remains in mount.
Pique working for a submission but Marseglian is keeping him at bay.
Pique tries to control but Marseglian wriggling away.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Marseglian can do anything to dispel that myth.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marseglian tries to hold on but Pique postures up.
Marseglian bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Pique looking for a sweep. Not yet Pique, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marseglian with a nice head shot there.
Marseglian wants to control from the top but Pique keeps moving.
Pique has his foot on Marseglian's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Marseglian works his way back into a safe position though.
Marseglian is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Marseglian won't allow Pique to sweep him here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pique is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Marseglian stands and throws Pique's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marseglian is putting a hurting on Pique here, landing some big shots from side control.
Marseglian is looking to take a break and control but Pique is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pique is looking for a sweep.
Pique is working hard here to advance position.
Marseglian wants to control but Pique is keeping him busy.
Marseglian landing strikes.
Marseglian just content to control the position.
Marseglian tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marseglian is chipping away with strikes.
Pique is looking for a sweep.
Marseglian thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Pique gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's four 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.
Marseglian lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Pique moves into full guard.
Marseglian controls from within his opponent's guard.
Pique bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Marseglian's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marseglian looking for a sweep. Not yet Marseglian, not yet.
Marco Pique has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Felipe Marseglian is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Marseglian pulls Pique in close to prevent any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Felipe Marseglian.
Well Marseglian has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Felipe Marseglian!
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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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