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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sanchez Marquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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275 lbs
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241 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Sanchez Marquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bryan Michaels!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Michaels misses its intended target.
Marquez feints a jab promting Michaels to slip. Marquez then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Michaels slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Michaels has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Michaels throws the left hand but Marquez avoids the punch easily.
Marquez's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Marquez duly obliges.
Left hook, right uppercut from Marquez.
It looks like Bryan Michaels has been cut.
Marquez misses with a two punch combination.
Marquez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Marquez closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marquez wants to stand but Michaels has his arm trapped.
Michaels is not content to let Marquez control the position.
Michaels tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Marquez wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Marquez wants to stand but Michaels is controlling his arm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Marquez are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Marquez tries to stand but Michaels is controlling his head.
Michaels is trying to improve his position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Marquez drives through with a takedown into Michaels's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Michaels keeping moving, preventing Marquez from controlling successfully.
Marquez trying to stand up but can't free himself from Michaels's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marquez preventing the sweep.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Marquez has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Michaels is proving hard to escape from.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Michaels misses with a straight left.
Marquez fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Michaels to the ground. Marquez is now in Michaels's guard.
Marquez trying to control the position from guard on top but Michaels is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marquez wanted to stand there but Michaels had control of the position.
Michaels is pulling down on Marquez's head to control his posture.
Marquez wants to stand but Michaels has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Michaels has his hands on Marquez's head, controlling the position.
That's four 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 tries to stand but Michaels is controlling from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Marquez misses with a hook to the body
letting Michaels counter with a right hand.
Marquez moves out of range of the strikes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Marquez fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Michaels to the ground. Marquez is now in Michaels's guard.
Marquez is breathing heavily.
Marquez trying to control the position from guard on top but Michaels is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Michaels looking to hit a scissor sweep but Marquez is one step ahead there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marquez trying to control the position from guard on top but Michaels is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sanchez Marquez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bryan Michaels's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A telegraphed right hand from Michaels misses the target.
Marquez blocks a jab.
Marquez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Michaels looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Michaels checks the leg kick nicely there.
Michaels throws a shot from downtown. Marquez moves away and avoids it.
Michaels throws a big shot that misses.
Marquez decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Marquez is trying to control the action in half guard but Michaels is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Marquez has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Michaels works to full guard.
Marquez is stalling in the full guard.
Marquez has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Michaels is proving hard to escape from.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marquez wants to control from the top but Michaels keeps moving.
Marquez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A shot to the liver by Michaels. Beautiful body shot.
Marquez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Michaels.
Marquez misses with a double jab
and Michaels counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Sanchez Marquez has been cut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A nice combination there by Michaels.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marquez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Michaels counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sanchez Marquez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Michaels lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Marquez slips under a jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Michaels. That snapped Marquez's head back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marquez walks into a left hand.
Michaels throws a lazy right hand but Marquez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Michaels throws a jab when Marquez was well out of range.
Marquez defending well as Michaels loads up on a big left hand.
A slow jab from Michaels misses its intended target.
Michaels jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marquez misses with a wild combination.
Marquez darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Michaels is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marquez tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Michaels.
Michaels is doing well to control the position and prevent Marquez from advancing to side control.
Michaels is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sanchez Marquez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Marquez throwing shots but Michaels is blocking nicely.
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.
Michaels is trying is best to control the position here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Marquez is trying to control. Michaels wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Marquez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Michaels throws out the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Marquez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Marquez misses with the combination.
Marquez misses with a series of wild punches.
Michaels tries to counter with a clinch but Marquez shakes him off and moves away.
Marquez ducks under a wild hook from Michaels.
Marquez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Michaels throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Michaels lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Michaels throws a hook to the side of Marquez's head but Marquez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marquez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Marquez slips under a jab.
Jab, jab by Michaels - just one landing.
Sanchez Marquez's cut is getting worse.
Michaels looks to land a left hand but Marquez moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bryan Michaels showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Michaels cracks Marquez with an open hand slap.
Marquez is looking to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Michaels misses the target.
Marquez fails to land with a series of punches.
It seemed like Michaels was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Marquez lands with a slapping head kick.
Marquez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A jab from Michaels misses.
Michaels swings for the body but Marquez moves out of range.
Michaels scores with a decent looking hook.
Marquez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marquez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Michaels holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Michaels manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels tries to score a body lock takedown but Marquez shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Michaels keeps control of Marquez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Michaels has Marquez pushed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Marquez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Michaels has him pressed against the cage.
Michaels keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Marquez's efforts to push away.
Michaels displaying some good clinch control by pressing Marquez up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marquez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Michaels has Marquez pressed against the cage, preventing Marquez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Michaels effectively controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bryan Michaels.
Marquez dips to his left and cracks Michaels with an uppercut!
Michaels throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marquez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Marquez connects with a single shot there.
Michaels throws a right and a left that both miss.
Michaels misses with a straight left.
Michaels gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Marquez to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Marquez wants to control from the top but Michaels keeps moving.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Marquez being controlled here momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bryan Michaels.
I think Michaels 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bryan Michaels!
An out of breath Bryan Michaels thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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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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