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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ferdinand Marcos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Jericho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jericho has chosen Sharkslayer - Hunting Theme as his entrance music. Ferdinand Marcos has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ferdinand Marcos!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ricky Jericho!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Glass and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jericho with a jab.
Jericho thows a body shot but no joy.
Jericho fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Marcos looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ferdinand Marcos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jericho throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jericho moves away from the strike by Marcos.
Jericho scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Jericho fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Marcos parries the strikes from Jericho easily there. Jericho is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Marcos to escape.
Marcos is pushing Jericho's head away, looking to escape. Jericho manages to hold on to the position though.
Jericho is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Marcos is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Jericho tries to score with some ground and pound. Marcos controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcos can't do much from the bottom here.
Jericho working the ground and pound but Marcos is defending the strikes.
Marcos is trying to control Jericho's posture but Jericho avoids it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jericho thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ferdinand Marcos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jericho swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Marcos throws a push kick but Jericho slaps the foot to one side.
That's two 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.
A slow jab from Jericho misses its intended target.
Jericho shoots in for a takedown but Marcos shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Marcos looks to land a right hand but Jericho moved out of range.
Jericho uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marcos.
Jericho misses the shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Jericho.
Jericho shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Marcos throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jericho.
Marcos keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ferdinand Marcos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Jericho.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jericho.
Jericho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marcos was well out of range. Poor timing from Jericho.
Jericho is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Marcos rather than just go for the knockout.
Jericho misses with a double jab.
Marcos lands with a straight right. Jericho didn't see that one coming.
Marcos misses with an uppercut. Jericho saw that one coming.
Jericho tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marcos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Marcos throws a looping overhand right but Jericho ducks down to avoid it.
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.
Jericho moves away from the strike by Marcos.
Marcos misses with a two punch combination.
Marcos works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jericho fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Marcos moves in looking to clinch but Jericho pushes him off.
Jericho lands a jab.
Nice defenses there by Marcos.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jericho thuds his right hand into Marcos's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Jericho 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.
Marcos with a jab.
Marcos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Horrible takedown by Marcos or perhaps it was just good defense by Jericho which made him look bad.
Jericho gets a takedown into half guard.
Marcos looks like he's trying to stand up.
Jericho working over Marcos with some ground and pound. Marcos looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcos tries to get to full guard but Jericho has control of the leg.
Jericho thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jericho uses his free foot to push down on Marcos's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Marcos.
Jericho punching from mount but Marcos doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Jericho lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Jericho landing strikes, looking to finish!
Jericho looking to ground and pound but Marcos is blocking nicely.
Jericho lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Jericho is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcos keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Marcos is working hard here to advance position.
Jericho scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Marcos?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marcos wants to hold on but Jericho pushes him away.
Poor strikes thrown by Jericho there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Jericho dominating with strikes here.
Jericho breaks from Marcos's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcos is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Marcos tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jericho lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Jericho landing shots from mount.
Jericho throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Jericho punching from mount but Marcos doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Jericho landing strikes, looking to finish!
Jericho throws some wild stikes that Marcos manages to avoid easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jericho jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Marcos is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Marcos and Jericho has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Jericho is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Marcos knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Jericho is breathing heavily.
Jericho creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Marcos sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marcos manages to get back to half guard.
Marcos gets back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Jericho 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!
Jericho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marcos.
Jericho blocks a leg kick.
Marcos throws a leg kick but Jericho sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Marcos lands a jab.
Marcos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marcos misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcos slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A shot to the liver by Jericho. Beautiful body shot.
Marcos takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jericho throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marcos lands a head kick!
Marcos misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jericho takes a swing at Marcos's ribcage but misses.
Jericho thows a body shot but no joy.
Jericho throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Marcos's waist but Marcos gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jericho off to one side.
Marcos throws out a loose jab but Jericho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jericho blocks a jab.
Marcos throws the left hand but Jericho avoids the punch easily.
Jericho ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marcos moves away.
Jericho connects with a solid leg kick.
Jericho wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jericho misses with a leg kick
and Marcos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Marcos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jericho avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jericho swings for the body but Marcos moves out of range.
Jericho swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Marcos counters with a left to the body.
Jericho slips under a jab from Marcos.
Jericho uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marcos.
Marcos takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
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.
Jericho fails with a takedown attempt.
Marcos goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jericho swings for the body but Marcos moves out of range.
Marcos slips a jab from Jericho.
Jericho takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jericho moves out of range as Marcos strikes.
Marcos scores with a jab to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ferdinand Marcos clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Marcos is looking to chop away at Jericho's legs.
Marcos misses with the combination.
Jericho uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marcos.
Jericho shoots in but Marcos avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jericho is looking to score with low kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marcos misses with a kick to the body.
Marcos turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jericho misses with a body shot.
Jericho takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jericho misses the shot to the body.
Jericho misses with a double jab.
Marcos throws a right hand that Jericho ducks under and follows up with a left that Jericho also avoids with ease.
Marcos misses with a double jab
and Jericho counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ferdinand Marcos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jericho checks a leg kick.
That's two 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.
Jericho misses with a wild body shot.
Jericho throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jericho changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jericho gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Marcos counters with a left and a right that stings Jericho.
Jericho fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Marcos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jericho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marcos.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcos moves out of range as Jericho strikes.
Marcos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jericho.
Jericho thuds a left hand into Marcos's body.
Jericho fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jericho fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marcos manages to avoid it.
Marcos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jericho counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Marcos's guard now.
Jericho passes into half guard.
Marcos won't allow Jericho to pass to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marcos wants to get back to his feet.
Nice strikes from Jericho there.
Marcos trying to control from the bottom.
Marcos wants to get back to his feet.
Marcos wants to get back to full guard.
Ricky Jericho has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jericho not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Marcos makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Marcos.
Jericho in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Jericho dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Marcos takes the fight into the clinch.
Marcos works on Jericho's body with a couple of short punches.
Jericho tries for a takedown. No joy.
Marcos breaks from the clinch.
Marcos defending well as Jericho loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jericho throws a looping overhand right but Marcos ducks down to avoid it.
Marcos connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Marcos misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcos lands with a good body shot.
Jericho moves away from the strike by Marcos.
Marcos turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A head kick by Marcos misses
and Jericho counters with a left to the body.
Marcos tries a head kick but it misses.
Jericho throws a jab when Marcos was well out of range.
Jericho shoots for a double leg takedown but Marcos sprawls well. He's pushed Jericho's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Marcos getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ferdinand Marcos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jericho was well out of range. Poor timing from Marcos.
Jericho fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jericho connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Marcos momentarily.
Marcos's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Marcos duly obliges.
Jericho just misses with a punch to the body.
Jericho uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marcos.
Marcos dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jericho. That did some damage!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jericho throws a body punch but Marcos moves out of range.
Marcos just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jericho. Marcos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jericho takes a swing at Marcos's ribcage but misses.
Jericho has his takedown stuffed
and Marcos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ferdinand Marcos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Jericho.
Marcos takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Marcos throws a looping overhand right but Jericho ducks down to avoid it.
Ricky Jericho is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Marcos just misses with a punch to the body.
Marcos throws a push kick but Jericho slaps the foot to one side.
Jericho tries to clinch up.
Marcos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jericho paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jericho throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marcos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jericho checks the leg kick nicely there.
Marcos throws a hook but Jericho blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ferdinand Marcos showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jericho has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 47:48
Judge James Glass scores the fight 47:48
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricky Jericho!
Ricky Jericho is the new lightweight champion!
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