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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Francisco Marquez (ranked 3558 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chongyang Lu (ranked 3074 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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157 lbs
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157 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Good takedowns
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Francisco Marquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Chongyang Lu!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Santiago Holmes and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lu is looking to clinch but Marquez is avoiding it.
Marquez drops down looking for a counter takedown but Lu sprawls and moves away.
Marquez goes for a double leg but Lu avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Lu continues to drive forward.
Marquez moves in looking to clinch but Lu pushes him off.
Marquez goes for a double leg but Lu avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Lu continues to drive forward.
Lu misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Marquez appears to be looking for a big counter.
Lu shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Marquez's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lu slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Marquez controls Lu momentarily but Lu frees himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marquez pulls Lu in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lu tries to free his leg and advance position but Marquez is retaining full guard.
Marquez wants to stand up but Lu is controlling him.
Marquez controls Lu momentarily but Lu frees himself.
Marquez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Marquez swings for the body but Lu moves out of range.
Marquez shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Francisco Marquez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Marquez tries to clinch up but Lu circles away and keeps his distance.
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.
Marquez shoots in but no luck this time.
Lu is looking to clinch but Marquez is avoiding it.
Lu misses with a takedown attempt - Marquez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lu dives in and scores a takedown into Marquez's guard.
Marquez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
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.
Lu content to stall in guard here.
Marquez controls Lu momentarily but Lu frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lu engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Lu throws a strike but Marquez rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Lu looking for a sweep. Not yet Lu, not yet.
Lu controls Marquez momentarily but Marquez frees himself.
Marquez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
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.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Marquez wants to control from the top but Lu keeps moving.
Lu has an active guard here but Marquez has managed to pass into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lu can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lu wants to sweep but Marquez has passed to side control!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lu is looking to reverse the position.
Lu is not content to let Marquez control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Chongyang Lu will probably get the nod.
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.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Marquez.
Lu shapes to counter with a head kick.
Marquez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Marquez wants it to stay on the feet.
Marquez drops down looking for a counter takedown but Lu sprawls and moves away.
Lu drives through with a takedown into Marquez's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Marquez working a defensive guard here.
Lu is looking to stand up but Marquez won't let him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marquez is trying to keep Lu in close.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lu pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Marquez is keeping the position for now.
Marquez is trying to keep Lu in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marquez wants to sweep but no luck.
Marquez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lu sitting in guard here, content to control.
Lu pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Marquez is keeping the position for now.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Marquez stuns Lu with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
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.
Lu has closed the distance and engaged Marquez in a clinch.
Lu tries to pull guard but Marquez won't allow it.
Lu drops down looking for an ankle pick but Marquez pulls his leg out and moves away.
Francisco Marquez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chongyang Lu.
Marquez closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lu counters with a one-two to the body.
Marquez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lu shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lu showed some decent athleticism there.
Marquez is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marquez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Marquez is staying active underneath Lu, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Marquez trying to hold on to Lu's head to control him but Lu postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lu trying to pass the guard but Marquez defending well.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Lu moves into the clinch.
Lu tightens his grip and picks Marquez up, before dumping him to the ground. Marquez manages to land in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lu accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lu looking to pass the guard.
Lu slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chongyang Lu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Lu stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lu wants it to stay on the feet.
Marquez with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lu counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lu.
Marquez has had enough of the clinch but Lu keeps him there for the moment.
Marquez tries to circle away but Lu has him pinned against the cage.
Lu misses with a punch to the body.
Marquez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lu has him pressed against the cage.
Lu fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lu fails to pull guard.
Lu breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Marquez is defended easily by Lu.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Francisco Marquez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Marquez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lu wants to counter with a clinch but Marquez pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lu shoots in and gets a takedown into Marquez's guard.
Marquez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Marquez is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Lu is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Lu would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Lu wants to stand and escape but instead Marquez has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Marquez drops back looking for a leg! Lu is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lu manages to kick Marquez off! Marquez jumps back into Lu's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marquez drops back looking for a leg! Lu is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lu manages to kick Marquez off! Marquez jumps back into Lu's guard.
Lu tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lu is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Marquez passes Lu's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lu is staying active underneath Marquez, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lu is trying to get back to full guard.
Marquez wants to stand but Lu has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Marquez is thwarting Lu's attempts to control the position.
Marquez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lu does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
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.
Marquez shoots in looking for a takedown but Lu manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Marquez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lu steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Marquez.
Marquez throws a body kick that misses
and Lu counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lu content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Lu is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Marquez is staying active underneath Lu, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Marquez has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lu is working away from the top position though.
Lu trying to pass the guard but Marquez defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chongyang Lu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lu 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 27:30
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chongyang Lu!
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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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