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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ferdinand Marquez (ranked 5137 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amir Topal (ranked 7551 p4p, 521 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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158 lbs
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177 cm
25
156 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ferdinand Marquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Amir Topal!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Dean Styles and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marquez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Marquez moves into the clinch.
Marquez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Marquez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Marquez drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Marquez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Marquez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Topal looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Marquez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marquez engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Topal looking for a guillotine here but Marquez defends easily.
Marquez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Topal is trying to hold Marquez in close to prevent damage but Marquez has managed to pass into half guard.
Topal looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Topal really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Marquez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Marquez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Marquez content to control rather than advance.
Marquez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Marquez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Topal keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Marquez stands up and beckons Topal to join him on the feet.
Marquez looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Topal!
An elbow from Marquez crashes against the mat.
Marquez working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Marquez stands up and beckons Topal to his feet.
Ferdinand Marquez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marquez shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Topal napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Marquez working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Topal looking for a sweep but Marquez has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Marquez content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marquez lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Marquez controlling the position easily from mount.
Topal has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Topal showing good submission defense here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ferdinand Marquez dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Marquez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Marquez stuffs the takedown attempt from Topal. Topal gets slowly back to his feet.
Topal wants to clinch up but Marquez keeps it at a distance.
Marquez closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Topal quickly recovers to half guard.
Marquez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Marquez is trying to work for a kimura but Topal is defending well.
Well, if Marquez 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marquez throwing shots but Topal is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marquez perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Ferdinand Marquez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Topal is trying to control but Marquez manages to pass to mount!
Marquez content just to control the position here.
Marquez has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Topal is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Marquez controlling the position easily from mount.
Topal working to try and regain half guard.
Marquez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marquez is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Topal can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Topal tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Marquez takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Topal is trying desperately to improve position.
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 throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Marquez content just to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Topal tries to hold on but Marquez pushes him away.
Marquez landing strikes from the mount.
Marquez controlling from the full mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Marquez landing strikes, looking to finish!
Marquez looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ferdinand Marquez dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Marquez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Topal is fending him off so far but Marquez persists. Nope, Topal circles away and we're back to standing.
Topal fails with a takedown attempt.
Marquez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Topal was well out of range. Poor timing from Marquez.
Marquez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Topal is fending him off so far but Marquez persists. Nope, Topal circles away and we're back to standing.
Marquez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Marquez decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Topal kicks Marquez off and gets back to his feet.
Marquez slaps away a takedown attempt from Topal, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Topal closes the distance and clinches up with Marquez, looking for a takedown. Topal pushes Marquez against the cage but Marquez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ferdinand Marquez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Amir Topal.
Marquez avoids a kick to the body.
Marquez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Topal can do to turn this around?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marquez gets a double leg takedown into Topal's guard.
Topal takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marquez stands up from Topal's guard - Marquez perhaps looking for a knockout.
Marquez looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Marquez thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Marquez controlling from the top position.
Marquez chips away with some ground and pound.
Marquez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marquez sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Marquez gets to his feet - Topal follows without any prompting.
Marquez shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Topal's guard.
Marquez drops back looking for a leg! Topal is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Topal manages to kick Marquez off! Marquez jumps back into Topal's guard.
Marquez slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marquez 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Marquez wants to pass the guard but Topal is keeping the position.
Topal wants to get back to his feet but Marquez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Marquez decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Topal, up you get!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marquez walks into a stiff left hand from Topal.
Topal wants to clinch up but Marquez keeps it at a distance.
Amir Topal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ferdinand Marquez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Topal pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ferdinand Marquez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Marquez has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ferdinand Marquez!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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