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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Donneil Murray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Ponce Marquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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135 lbs
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170 cm
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133 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Donneil Murray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marco Ponce Marquez!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marquez gets tackled into the cage by Murray. Murray maintains the clinch.
Marquez gets underhooks to prevent Murray's takedown attempt.
Murray is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Marquez gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Marquez effectively controlling the action here.
Marquez stops a takedown attempt from Murray.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donneil Murray. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marquez taking a breather.
Marquez receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Marco Ponce Marquez.
Murray swats away the attempt to clinch by Marquez.
Marquez closes the distance but Murray moves to the side
and Murray counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Marquez!
Marquez bucks up and throws Murray to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Murray rushes Marquez and presses him up against the cage.
Murray letting Marquez take a breather here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Marco Ponce Marquez.
Marquez wants to clinch but Murray slips to the side
and Murray counters with a nice double leg into side control. Marquez won't be happy with that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murray prevents Marquez from escaping the position.
Murray could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Murray is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Marquez's shoulder. That is not cool.
Murray stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Marquez fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marquez closes the distance but Murray moves to the side
and Murray counters by moving into the clinch.
Marquez looking to stall.
Marquez seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Murray's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Murray moves in looking to clinch but Marquez pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marquez moves into the clinch.
Marquez stalling the fight.
Murray has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Marquez is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Marquez will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Murray up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Marco Ponce Marquez.
Marquez tries to clinch but Murray moves out of range.
Marco Ponce Marquez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Murray looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Marquez is fending him off so far but Murray persists. Nope, Marquez circles away and we're back to standing.
Marquez darts in trying to clinch
so Murray counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donneil Murray dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Murray circles away from the clinch attempt
and Murray counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Marquez!
Marquez squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Murray controlling his opponent.
Marquez is trying to stand.
Marquez tries to buck Murray off but Murray takes his back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marquez wants to get back to his feet.
Marquez staying busy and making it hard for Murray to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Murray is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Marquez knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Marquez for a finish.
Marquez wants to get back to his feet.
Donneil Murray overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Marquez is breathing heavily.
Marquez is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murray is looking to control Marquez but Marquez is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Marquez is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murray controls the action.
Murray tries to get the hooks in deep but Marquez pushed the leg off.
Murray has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Marquez's body.
Murray trying to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Donneil Murray wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Murray dives in and scores a takedown into Marquez's guard.
Murray is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Murray is standing up over Marquez. Marquez looks to escape but Murray dives into side control.
Murray trying to control the action but Marquez is working from the bottom.
Marquez is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Murray has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marquez throws Murray to one side and escapes!
Murray fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Marquez sprawls well initially but Murray persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Murray content to control rather than advance.
Marquez makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marquez looks to clinch
and Murray counters with a nice double leg into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donneil Murray dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Murray tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Marquez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Murray closes this distance looking for a takedown but Marquez circles away.
Murray shoots in and gets a takedown into Marquez's guard.
Marquez keeping moving, preventing Murray from controlling successfully.
Marquez wants to stand but Murray is controlling the position.
Marquez is looking to stand back up but Murray counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Marquez.
Marquez pushes Murray off looking to stand but Murray dives back in and keeps control.
Marquez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray moves into full mount! Marquez won't be happy about that!
Murray controlling the pace for now.
Murray tries to control but Marquez wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marquez wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Marquez is trying to stand but he's just given Murray his back.
What can Marquez do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Murray's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marquez holding both Murray 's hands and preventing any damage.
Marco Ponce Marquez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Murray controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murray wants to control but Marquez is keeping busy.
Marquez is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Murray trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Donneil Murray showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Murray, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donneil Murray!
Donneil Murray got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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