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Event:
NYF Fight Night 40
Date: Sep 04, 2024 |
#R1# Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Devaney, as that shot connected.
Devaney's corner calls for a 1-2. Devaney obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Devaney looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. A shot to the liver by Devaney. Beautiful body shot. Marquez takes a body punch but keeps moving. Marquez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Devaney works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Devaney bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Marquez's head backwards.#ROC#Marquez is rocked! Devaney connects with a superb combination that knocks Marquez out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Devaney before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Marquez!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Rory Devaney! |
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Event:
NYF Fight Night 37
Date: Aug 14, 2024 |
#R1# Cunningham throws a head kick but Marquez moves out of range.
Marquez throws out a counter right but Cunningham avoids it with no problem. Cunningham throws a head kick that half lands.
Cunningham connects with a leg kick. A big left from Cunningham misses. A little jabbing left from Marquez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Cunningham misses with a series of wild punches.
Marquez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Cunningham plants his feet and lands a nice head kick! Blaze Cunningham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Cunningham jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cunningham lands a head kick!
#ROC#Marquez is rocked!#T1# Marquez avoids the head kick by Cunningham.
Cunningham lands a leg kick that knocks Marquez off balance momentarily. Cunningham throws a right and a left that both miss. Marquez looks like he wants to counter punch here. Cunningham lands with a thumping leg kick.
Marquez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Marquez avoids the head kick by Cunningham.
Marquez wants to counter with a clinch but Cunningham pushes him away. A kick lands to the mid section there for Cunningham. Cunningham with the inside leg kick. Marquez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Cunningham throws a good cross that connects.
#T2# Cunningham tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Marquez wants to counter with a clinch but Cunningham pushes him away. Marquez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A combination from Cunningham does no damage. Marquez wants to counter the offense by Cunningham and move into the clinch position. Cunningham dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Cunningham looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Marquez wants to counter with a clinch but Cunningham pushes him away. Cunningham lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cunningham fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marquez manages to avoid it.#TD# Marquez tries to sprawl but Cunningham drives through with a takedown into half guard. Cunningham prevents Marquez from improving his position.#T3# Marquez regains full guard. Nicely done. Cunningham won't allow Marquez to sweep him here. Marquez lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB# Marquez tries to stand but Cunningham is controlling from the bottom. Cunningham managing to control the position. #SUB# Marquez got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cunningham has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Marquez has managed to get both his arms back between Cunningham's legs - danger averted. Marquez throwing strikes but missing. Marquez trying to stand up but can't free himself from Cunningham's guard. Marquez tries to free his leg and advance position but Cunningham is retaining full guard. #T4# There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cunningham is on top in guard.
#REVR# Marquez looking for a sweep. Not yet Marquez, not yet. Marquez lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB# Marquez works a leg free and moves into half guard. Cunningham is trying to get back to full guard. Marquez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cunningham's head. Cunningham wants to get back to full guard. Cunningham keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Cunningham is trying to get back to full guard. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Blaze Cunningham 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.#R2##TD# Cunningham closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Marquez's guard. Marquez wants to sweep here but Cunningham controlling him for the moment. Cunningham makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Cunningham with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Marquez tries to land a sweep but no joy. Cunningham showing good wrestling skills to control the position. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Marquez looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Cunningham working some strikes from top position. Cunningham advances position into side control!#T1# Marquez is positioning himself to get back to half guard. Marquez is persisting with the attempt to improve his position. Marquez gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard. Marquez taking some punishment here, with Cunningham in his half guard. Cunningham controlling the action here. Marquez is trying to get back to full guard. Cunningham not doing much here.
#T2# The fighters are battling for position here. Marquez manages to regain full guard. Nice work. Cunningham slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. 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. Cunningham connects with a couple of short punches. Marquez wants to sweep here but Cunningham controlling him for the moment. Marquez keeps trying to improve his position. Cunningham trying to control but Marquez is working from the bottom. Blaze Cunningham overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Marquez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cunningham manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB##T3# Marquez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cunningham is keeping the position for now. #SUB# Marquez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Marquez slips nicely into half guard. Cunningham has hold of Marquez's hands but Marquez slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. Cunningham is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Marquez can do to turn this around? Marquez stops Cunningham from getting back to his feet.
Marquez trying to mount his opponent but Cunningham defends it. Marquez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Marquez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cunningham defending well though. Cunningham on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cunningham tries to get out of the position. Marquez moves into full mount! Cunningham won't be happy about that! Marquez throwing shots from mount but they're not landing. #T4# Cunningham is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. Marquez punching from mount but Cunningham doing a good job of avoiding damage. Cunningham avoids a series of strikes thrown by Marquez.
Marquez misses with some ground and pound and Cunningham recovers position to half guard. Marquez throwing shots but Cunningham is blocking nicely. Cunningham is trying to get back to full guard. Cunningham moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard. Marquez wants to pass the guard but Cunningham is keeping the position. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB# Marquez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Marquez wants to pass the guard but Cunningham is keeping the position. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rhett Marquez will probably get the nod - 10:9. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3# Marquez dodges the punch combination from Cunningham.
Cunningham throws a solid leg kick but Marquez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cunningham. Cunningham looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.#TD# Cunningham darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard. Cunningham wants to control but Marquez is keeping him busy. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Marquez is looking for a sweep. Cunningham is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Cunningham lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. #T1# Marquez tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Cunningham has advanced to mount. Uh oh. Marquez tries to get back to half guard but can't. Marquez gets back to half guard. Cunningham takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position. Marquez is looking to improve his position.
Cunningham not doing much here.
#T2# Cunningham passes to full mount! Marquez can't escape the position.
#SUB# Cunningham looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet. Marquez is trying desperately to improve position.#SUB# Marquez defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Cunningham. Marquez can't escape the position.
#T3# Marquez regains half guard. Cunningham prevents Marquez from improving his position. Cunningham passes the guard and advances to mount! Marquez is desperately trying to improve his position but Cunningham has a good base and remains in mount.#SUB# Cunningham working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet. Marquez is looking to get to half guard.#T4# Cunningham controlling his opponent. Cunningham working away from the top, dropping strikes. Marquez tries to get back to half guard but can't. Cunningham scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Marquez?
Marquez tries to reverse the position but Cunningham maintains control. Marquez is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes. Cunningham can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Marquez is looking to escape. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB# Cunningham working for a submission but Marquez is keeping him at bay.
And that's the end of the fight! Blaze Cunningham showed his dominance in that final round. Well Cunningham 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 29:28 Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28 Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Blaze Cunningham! Blaze Cunningham decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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Event:
NYF Fight Night 35
Date: Jul 17, 2024 |
#R1# Munyentwali scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Munyentwali misses with a hook. Marquez ducked under it nicely. Marquez is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch. Marquez staying out of range there. Munyentwali throws a right hand that misses
and Marquez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CUT2#It looks like Mihigo Munyentwali has been cut. Munyentwali scores with a jab to the body. Marquez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Munyentwali misses with a few strikes there.
Munyentwali definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Marquez slips under a jab from Munyentwali. Munyentwali misses with a left hand #KD2# and Marquez counters with a crisp right hand that drops Munyentwali! Marquez lets Munyentwali back up to his feet, looking for a finish!#ROC2#Munyentwali is rocked! Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Munyentwali throws a right and a left that Marquez avoids nicely. Marquez tries to counter by closing the distance. Oh Munyentwali is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Munyentwali lands a slapping body shot.
#T1# Munyentwali throws an off balance right hand
and Marquez rattles Munyentwali with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Munyentwali tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Marquez dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Munyentwali stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Rhett Marquez! |
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Event:
NYF Fight Night 34
Date: Jul 04, 2024 |
#R1##CL# Linares moves into the clinch successfully.
Linares tries to land knees in the clinch but Marquez avoids the damage to the body. Marquez lands with a left to the head. Marquez misses with the head strike.
Marquez lands a shoulder strike. Marquez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Good body shot from Marquez.
Marquez throws a head punch that misses. Marquez lands a nice shot to the body. Linares is breathing heavily. Marquez scores with a shoulder strike. Marquez lands on the inside with an uppercut. Marquez lands an uppercut. Marquez scores with an uppercut up the middle. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#KD2# Marquez drops Linares onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Linares is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!#ROC2#Linares is rocked! Marquez dips a shoulder and cracks Linares with a mighty uppercut! Linares falls back against the cage and Marquez unloads with a barrage of strikes! Linares is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Marquez screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rhett Marquez! |
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Event:
NYF Challengers Series 2
Date: Jun 19, 2024 |
Mike Gamble had a terrible time trying to make weight. After initially coming in at 161.0, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. Stepping on the scales for a second time, he still failed to make the required weight and after much deliberation, his fight with Rhett Marquez was cancelled. |
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Event:
NYF Fight Night 31
Date: May 31, 2024 |
#R1# Tooogood misses with a takedown attempt - Marquez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.#CL# Tooogood darts in and clinches Marquez up against the cage. A head punch blocked on the inside by Tooogood. A head punch on the inside from Marquez fails to land. Marquez misses with the head strike.
Marquez can't find room to land a body shot as Tooogood controls the action.
#TD# Marquez is fighting off a takedown attempt but Tooogood is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Marquez to the mat. Marquez regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SU# Tooogood gets to his feet. Marquez looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son! #CL# Marquez tries to keep at a distance but Tooogood has taken the fight into the clinch. Marquez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Marquez wants to get back to striking at distance but Tooogood won't allow it.
#T1##TD# Tooogood has hold of one of Marquez's legs. Marquez is fighting the takedown attempt but Tooogood gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.#SU# Tooogood decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Marquez, up you get! Tooogood thuds a left hand into Marquez's body. Owen Tooogood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Tooogood doesn't succeed with the takedown and Tooogood takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #TD# Tooogood is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Marquez's half guard. Marquez is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Tooogood's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Tooogood's back!#SUB2# Marquez is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Marquez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tooogood. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Tooogood wants to escape the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#SUB2# Marquez looking for the choke but no joy. Tooogood is in bad spot here.
#T2# Tooogood tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell! Tooogood tries to lock up and control but Marquez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. Marquez sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it! Tooogood is in all sorts of trouble here.
#SUB2# Marquez goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Tooogood turns into him and now he's in Marquez's guard.
#SUB2# Marquez working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Tooogood has passed into half guard!
Tooogood prevents Marquez from improving his position.#T3# Marquez gets full guard.#SUB2# Marquez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Tooogood postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. Tooogood landing some decent shots from guard. Marquez looking for a sweep. Not yet Marquez, not yet. #SU# Tooogood stands and steps away. Marquez gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. #TD# Tooogood shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Marquez napping and manages to drive through into side control! Marquez looks to move to half guard but instead Tooogood has passed into mount! Damn! The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Tooogood cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
#T4# Marquez takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position. Tooogood connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
#ROC#Marquez is rocked! Marquez can't escape the position.
Tooogood sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. #SU# Tooogood stands up from mount. Strange move. Tooogood falls off balance throwing a combination
and Marquez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. This has been an exciting period of action! Marquez stuffs the takedown. Marquez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Owen Tooogood. That's going to take a lot out of him.#CL# Tooogood moves into the clinch. Marquez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tooogood backwards. With the fighters up against the cage, Tooogood throws an elbow but misses. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Owen Tooogood dominated that round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2# Tooogood fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Marquez avoids it really well and circles away. Tooogood misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Marquez! But no joy. Tooogood tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Marquez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tooogood. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Owen Tooogood. That's going to take a lot out of him.#CL# Marquez gets tackled into the cage by Tooogood. Tooogood maintains the clinch. #T1##TD# Tooogood works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard. Marquez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tooogood manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB# Marquez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Marquez is looking to pass into half guard but Tooogood pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Tooogood is in guard.#REVR##SUB2# Marquez working for submissions but it's allowed Tooogood to get to half guard.
Marquez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Marquez is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tooogood scores with a couple of nice shots.#T2# Tooogood lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. Owen Tooogood overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#SUB# Tooogood seems to be working for a kimura but Marquez defends the submission attempt.#SU# Tooogood decides to stand and escape the position. This has been an exciting period of action! Tooogood shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Marquez as he avoids it easily. Tooogood shoots for a double leg takedown but Marquez sprawls well. He's pushed Tooogood's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Marquez! But no joy. Tooogood is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Marquez can do to turn this around? Tooogood looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Marquez is fending him off so far but Tooogood persists. Nope, Marquez circles away and we're back to standing. Tooogood fails with a takedown attempt. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T3# Horrible takedown attempt by Tooogood or perhaps it was just good defense by Marquez, which made it look bad. A little jabbing left from Marquez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Marquez blocks a low kick nicely. Marquez throws out a counter right but Tooogood avoids it with no problem. Marquez keeps the fight on the outside. A little jabbing left from Marquez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Marquez swats away the attempt to clinch by Tooogood. Tooogood darts in looking for a takedown but Marquez gets double underhooks and turns Tooogood into the cage. #T4# 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. The referee is keeping an eye on Tooogood - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Marquez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Marquez scores with an uppercut up the middle. Tooogood slows down the pace here.
Tooogood blocking some punches.
Marquez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. A shot in the inside from Marquez. #BC# Tooogood escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL# Tooogood gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Marquez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Marquez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
#BC# Tooogood escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tooogood with a poor takedown and Marquez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rhett Marquez will probably get the nod - 10:9. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3# Tooogood shoots in and drives through. Marquez sprawls well. Marquez throws out a counter right but Tooogood avoids it with no problem. Tooogood shoots in but Marquez avoids the takedown attempt easily. Owen Tooogood is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#TD# Tooogood gets a double leg takedown into Marquez's guard. Marquez looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Tooogood puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard. Marquez is looking for a sweep. Tooogood is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Marquez is pressing down on Tooogood's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it. Tooogood preventing the sweep. Tooogood content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Marquez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB# Marquez is thwarting Tooogood's attempts to control the position.#T1# Tooogood slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work. Marquez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Marquez is still trying to improve position. Marquez passes easily into side control. Nice work. Marquez working the ground and pound but Tooogood is defending the strikes. Marquez misses with an attempted head punch from side control. Marquez tries to advance to mount but can't. Tooogood definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Tooogood 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.#SUB2# Marquez goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Tooogood has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Marquez but great work by Tooogood. Marquez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T2# Marquez is trying to improve his position. Marquez is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Tooogood off and has taken his back!#SUB2# Marquez looking to finish the fight with a rear naked choke. Tooogood is controlling Marquez 's left arm and he spins nicely into guard. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Marquez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tooogood is one step ahead there. #SUB2# Marquez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tooogood defends well. Tooogood stands and throws Marquez's legs to the side, diving into side control. #T3# The referee tells the fighters to keep busy. Marquez tries to improve position but can't. Marquez looking for a sweep but Tooogood has passed into full mount! Oh no! Tooogood manages to capitalize on a mistake by Marquez to take his back! Tooogood has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Marquez's body.
Tooogood has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent. Marquez is trying to break free.
#T4##SUB# Tooogood is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
#SUB# Marquez defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
I really don't envy Marquez right now.
#SUB# Marquez is trying to roll into a better position but Tooogood has get a rear naked choke and Marquez is forced to tap out! This one is allllll over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Owen Tooogood! |
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