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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adalberto Marquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Lima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thiago Lima has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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278 lbs
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250 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adalberto Marquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Thiago Lima!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Viktor Lagutenko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lima throws a quick inside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Marquez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lima closes the distance and clinches.
Lima lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Adalberto Marquez has been cut.
Marquez landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lima wants a takedown but no success here.
Lima breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Marquez throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Lima fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Marquez avoids the body shot from Lima.
Marquez seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Marquez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lima rushes Marquez and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lima slows down the pace here.
Lima lands a takedown into guard.
Marquez has his feet on Lima's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Lima should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Marquez fails to land the takedown.
Marquez rushes Lima and presses him up against the cage.
Marquez managing to block the knees to the body from Lima.
Lima breaks from the clinch.
Marquez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lima is fending him off so far but Marquez persists. Nope, Lima circles away and we're back to standing.
Lima is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marquez gets tackled into the cage by Lima. Lima maintains the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marquez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Horrible takedown attempt by Marquez or perhaps it was just good defense by Lima, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adalberto Marquez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Marquez.
Lima closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Marquez kicks off Lima and gets to his feet.
Thiago Lima seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lima closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Lima trying to control the action but Marquez is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lima scoring with punches from side control.
Lima trying to control the position but Marquez is working away.
Lima tries for a kimura but Marquez is defending well.
Lima trying to control the position but Marquez is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Lima is working Marquez over with some ground and pound from side control.
Lima taking a breather here.
Lima trying to control the action but Marquez is working from the bottom.
Marquez is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Lima dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Adalberto Marquez's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Lima tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Marquez swivels and escapes.
Marquez looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Lima has one foot on Marquez's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Lima gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Marquez working hard to break the clinch.
Marquez tries to pull guard but Lima won't allow it.
Lima escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Marquez wants to clinch up but Lima keeps it at a distance.
Lima has taken the fight to the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lima fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lima blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Marquez has had enough of the clinch but Lima keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marquez is trying to trip Lima. He has hold of a leg but Lima is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Marquez persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Lima has momentary wrist control but Marquez slips an elbow through the middle.
Lima wants to stand up but Marquez is controlling him.
Lima is looking to sweep but instead, Marquez has passed into half guard.
Lima trying to control but Marquez postures up.
Lima avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Marquez.
Marquez wants to stand up but Lima has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Lima makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lima shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Marquez manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Marquez striking off his back but it's not causing Lima any problems.
Marquez keeping moving, preventing Lima from controlling successfully.
Lima pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Marquez is keeping the position for now.
Marquez throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Lima with a nice head shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lima is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Marquez is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Marquez has escaped and now he's on top!
Lima trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Marquez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Marquez throws a strike but Lima rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Lima trying to control but Marquez is working from the bottom.
Lima chips away with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lima wants to control from the top but Marquez keeps moving.
Lima avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Marquez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Lima looking to sit in guard and control but Marquez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Marquez is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Lima showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Adalberto Marquez's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Lima lands a big head kick that sends Marquez tumbling to the mat! Lima takes a step backwards and waves Marquez back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Marquez is rocked!
Adalberto Marquez's cut is getting worse.
Lima shoots in for a takedown. He's got it... He's hoisted his opponent over his head and is carrying him over to the other end of the mat. The crowd roars in approval and Lima slams his opponent to the mat. OH, that is naaaaaasty! He's out! Lima lands a punch to his unconscious victim for good measure before the ref has time to call the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Thiago Lima!
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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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RATING
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