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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mud Skipper (ranked 3385 p4p, 24885 weight class) and Desmond Marks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Big heart |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mud Skipper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Desmond Marks!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Chris Saunders and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marks throws a hook to the side of Skipper's head but Skipper sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Desmond Marks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Skipper rushes Marks and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Marks scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Marks lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Skipper prevents a body shot from Marks.
Marks cracks Skipper with a nice body shot.
Marks lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Skipper backwards.
Skipper tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Marks scores with a shoulder strike.
Marks working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Marks lands a hook to the side of the head.
Skipper pulls Marks into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marks wants to stand but Skipper is controlling his posture from full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marks wants to stand and escape but instead Skipper has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Marks looking to control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Marks can do anything to dispel that myth.
Skipper drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Skipper jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Skipper tries to free his leg and advance position but Marks is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skipper slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Skipper stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Marks swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Skipper is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Skipper has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Skipper won't allow Marks to sweep him here.
Skipper slips nicely into half guard.
Skipper looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Marks wants to get back to his feet.
Skipper is working for a kimura but Marks is defending it quite comfortably.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skipper is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Skipper.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Marks connects with the punch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Marks scores with a hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Desmond Marks will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Marks jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Marks wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Skipper takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Skipper takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Skipper moves out of range as Marks strikes.
Marks scores with a jab. Skipper acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Skipper tries to close the distance and clinch but Marks swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A big right from Marks misses.
Skipper takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Marks throws a shot to the body.
Marks lands with an uppercut that bounces Skipper off the cage and back into range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marks throws a hook but Skipper blocks it.
A jab from Marks misses.
Skipper displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marks throws out the jab.
Skipper is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Marks cracks Skipper with an open hand slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skipper tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Marks lands with an uppercut that bounces Skipper off the cage and back into range.
Skipper staying out of range there.
Skipper slips under a jab.
Skipper wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Marks misses with a looping right.
Desmond Marks seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Skipper takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Marks throws a hook to the side of Skipper's head but Skipper sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Marks.
Marks looks to land a right hand but Skipper moved out of range.
Skipper tries to counter by clinching up but Marks breaks away and moves out of range.
Marks throws a hook but Skipper avoids it easily.
Marks keeps the fight on the outside.
Marks scores with a body shot.
Marks just misses with a punch to the body.
Marks lands a jab to the nose.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skipper tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Skipper is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Marks looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Skipper fails in his attempt to clinch.
Marks throws out a loose jab but Skipper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Marks misses.
Marks looks to land a left hand but Skipper moved out of range nicely.
Marks throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Skipper tries to counter by clinching up but Marks breaks away and moves out of range.
Skipper with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Marks to score with a decent uppercut.
Skipper uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marks.
Skipper takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Marks has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Marks digs a good hook to Skipper's body.
Marks jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Skipper tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Marks manages to circle out of the way.
Marks lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Marks scores with a jab to the body.
Marks stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skipper fails with an attempt to clinch.
Marks scores with a punch to the head.
Skipper tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Marks paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Marks looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A telegraphed right hand from Marks misses the target.
Skipper bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Marks misses.
Skipper slips a straight right by Marks.
A slow jab from Marks misses its intended target.
Marks swats away the attempt to clinch by Skipper.
Skipper tries to close the distance and clinch but Marks swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Marks throws a hook but Skipper avoids it easily.
Marks lands a jab.
Marks with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Marks lands with an uppercut that bounces Skipper off the cage and back into range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marks lands with an overhand left.
Skipper gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Skipper tries to clinch there but Marks circles away.
Marks circles away from the clinch attempt.
Marks dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Marks misses the target.
Skipper slips under a jab.
Marks scores with a shot to the body.
Skipper takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Skipper walks into a stiff left hand from Marks.
Skipper is looking to clinch but Marks is avoiding it.
Marks swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Skipper keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marks.
Skipper is looking to clinch.
Skipper doesn't manage to clinch there - Marks circles away.
A jab from Marks finds it's way through Skipper's defenses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Desmond Marks showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Skipper tries to move into range but Marks moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Skipper drops his hands momentarily and Marks takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Skipper tries to close the distance and clinch but Marks swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Marks looks to land a right hand but Skipper moved out of range.
Skipper seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Skipper rushes Marks and presses him up against the cage.
Marks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Skipper fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Marks misses with the head strike.
Skipper decides to pull guard.
Skipper is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Marks rolls with it to try and escape but Skipper cranks on the arm and Marks is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mud Skipper!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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