GLORY 46 Guangzhou: Simon Marcus vs. Alex Pereira (Middleweight Title Match) - FULL FIGHT

[Music] ladies and gentlemen please welcome to the glory ring Alex Herrera so tempting to lifeless bossy the media Kusum Hey [Music] [Music] very porked got into martial arts as a young boy and said all those years of training all that hard work has culminated in his opportunity tonight as he gets his shot at the middleweight champion of the world yeah he has his boxing to fall on but let me tell you he is a complete fighter in this fight he does have advantage in the boxing but you'll see him kicked and especially with his knees are one of his other dangerous weapons both of these guys Simon Marcus and pair were in a tournament together at glory 22 by but Barrera ended up losing to illness in the semi-finals so Holsten get to finally meet [Music] [Applause] and now he comes Simon Marcus Shannon Tinku medium Simon Marcus loves China and China loves Simon Marcus he spot here 13 times Joe has won 12 of those bounce and he's the number one attraction here tonight has been taking selfies has been signing autographs all week long he promises not to let his Asian fans down now and you all do that he's always focused he's a very emotional fighter and every time Simon fights he leaves it all in the ring and that's why every time he fights it is this an exciting fight and the thing you're gonna have to watch for is his devastating power kicks in his fight at glory 34 he had a tough fight with Jacoby but he had enough break in Jacobi's arms from this power kicks he ended up coming back and regaining his middleweight title beating Jason willness at glory 40 he wants to be as dominant as he can continuing to hold on to this middleweight title [Music] Spears are tail to tape for this the middleweight championship of the world Simon Marquez from Canada facing Alex Pereira of Brazil who holds a three and a half reach advantage looking a look at professional experience as Simon Marcus with fifty two professional fight to the thirty water Ferreira Simon with an impressive 90 percent win ratio here's our fight metric report Simon Marcus can knock you down but he's also susceptible to be knocked down having gone down to the campus five times per has only been knocked down once you can see that punch cake be ratio then it's no surprise that Ferrer is going to use his boxing Simon's gonna use his kicks and knees here are our championship rules five rounds three minutes each punches kicks and knees are legal three knockdowns in a round on four in the fight and it will be a GK judges will be scoring the bout based on the following criteria starting with knockdowns followed by damage inflicted men looking at clean scoring strikes with an emphasis on spectacular techniques finally if there's no clear advantage judges are looking at aggressiveness five judges in Guangzhou will be scoring the values in the 10-point must system the scores will be shown after each round so everyone at home and the fighters themselves will know how the fights going [Music] ladies and gentlemen this is your main event evening five rounds from a middleweight championship of the world yato dong Yi - Chiba glory to Mt Shu City ta da jo to San Francisco let's meet the Challenger fighting out of the black corner he stands six feet four inches tall one point 94 meters and he waited at fight time in an even 186 pounds eighty four point four kilos fighting tonight out of South Paulo Brazil ladies and gentlemen introducing Alex Horton [Applause] so dindt it'll be functional single EBT Olsen yeah names sánchez a lighter boshy journalist he knows his opponent fighting out of the white corner standing 6 feet 1 inch tall 1.85 meters he went in at 185 and 1/2 pounds eighty four point two kilos fighting tonight at a Toronto Canada he is the reigning and defending undisputed middleweight champion of the world he is the one Simon Marcus - Kato single bow giving senselessly Kloster WBC hydrant gbmt fortune poppy OPM FG his shoes here Quentin ID beseeching them t-shirts here Quentin shalida walk up to me the shooting budget right and you referee for this contest is Paul Nichols Jonathan follow Niko's [Music] it's the calm before the storm as Simon Marcus who believes in Zen positive vibes is taking it all in kept the belt on through the entire introduction he doesn't want to take it off at all here's Alex Pereira like a tiger in a cage ready to attack Simon Marcus defending his title for the first time since Copenhagen ago degree forward if you understand the ghost you find to take several times bait my commands at all times well title fight I expect you to fight like a bow tie all any questions perhaps right Simon Marcus told us that he knows sooner or later he would have to fight Alex Pereira tonight is the night but whose night will it be Marcus or Pereira the middleweight championship of the world is on the line we talked about both guys being strong in a different area Pereira in his boxing Simon in this cage but both of them are very complete fighters Simon has showed good improvement in his boxing Pereira a lot of improvement with his kicks and knees Marcus feels he's better in every single area except possibly with the hands than Alex Pereira says it doesn't do him any good to sit there and exchange punches with the Brazilian yeah this is where you're gonna see Simon use his kicks he's gonna try to shut down his boxing doing a lot of good body kicks Simon's left kick is one of his best weapons in your opinion joke and Pereira win a decision or does he need a knockout well Pereira has the ability to knock you out and I feel he does have the ability with his boxing backup to kind of stay calm and stay it's the first time I've seen Pereira fight five rounds so that'll be a challenge for him as well her Simon has been used to fighting five rounds with his muy Thai background undefeated in muy Thai overhand right best punch of the fight so far comes from the Canadian there's a right kick to the body poets Han can't afford to absolutely many of those Herrera just seems a lot bigger than Simon I was going to say I know Simon doesn't cut too much weight he likes to stay close fight range fight weight oh it's on six foot four inches six one is that left kick Simon's known for it's interesting you don't see a lot of smiles out of Barrera he's all business except when he sees her ring announcer Tim Hughes he loves Tim news always takes a picture with him any time he fights with a good [Music] body shot from Marcus clinching [Music] ririn a lot more composed than I thought he'd be well it could be the five rounds trying to pace himself sits down on those two punches let's take a closer look at these two fighters and we'll start with the champion Simon Marcus Simon from my hometown Toronto Canada two-time glory middleweight champion and defending world champion has been at the top of the division since he entered in glory he does have an aggressive fighting style but he does have good counter fighting you'll see him move back evade shots and counter himself thirteen one record in China's very impressive as for poet on Alex Ferreira his fighting style he's a boxer used to fight professionally and then made the switch to kickboxing back in 2009 don't you give round one too I think it was a pretty even round in my eyes both guys staying a little bit more reserved Simon did land some good body kicks that could have but the judges in China have been favoring forward pressure fighting open scoring tonight and there you have it three rounds or three judges gave round one to Marcus the other two to Pereira so that's about as even as you can get with five judges what Simon's kicks are gonna do it's gonna make Barrera second-guess opening up with his punches now we kind of got Marcus a little bit simon backed against the ropes for the been throws a body kick the champ is down three five six he got caught coming in and this is where Marcus mother Pereira wants to pounce that a punching power on display here he goes Simon in the past when he's been knocked down he gets extra aggressive maybe he's learned to control himself he's gonna regain his mental ability and come back you can see in the eyes a side of Marcus he's not really 100% back yet it's another overhead right yeah Pereira's right hands finding a home Ferreira really not letting his hands go yet he's being precise like a surgeon that left hand stuck through the guard of Simon Marcus who's now trying to fight back Ferrer is trying to mix level with his boxing what a start to this fight for Alex Pereira and you can see Simon Marcus looks like he's been in a ten round fight already nice left kick Simon going back to his kicks there's a need as Marcus backs up again to the ropes Marrero is doing well catching Simon when he's coming in and he's really conserving his energies not putting everything he has behind his punches he knows Simon's durable we told you at the beginning of this fight Simon Marcus has gone down several times he eats another right hand but now he's fighting back you know Ussuri bill Garvey's closely watching this fight as the winner gets to fight him in December uppercut from Pereira me to the body from Pereira Marcus now stumbling around the ring try to find his footing trying to get some space and Marcus relying on his muy Thai background his roots holding and throwing knees to the body 10 seconds to go so the Brazilian scores a knockdown and round 2 and we have got a major upset for half brewing here at Guangzhou China that definitely makes this fight really interesting let's take a look at that knockdown Simon was doing a good job at landing his left kicks there's that right hand did it look like it landed to flush but just enough to put Marcus to the canvas [Music] different look but Ferrara's found that right hand a few times he's finding it as he's hitting backwards there he found a left hand the way he's fighting and using his boxing backwards Ferreira been his best weapon in here by standing there he eats the kicks but drawing signing into it boxing was perfectly done mix some knees in the combinations as well so round two most likely a 10-8 round for Alex Pereira so what does Marcus need to do to bounce back here in the third Joe well he's got to stick to his kicks keep moving on the outside using his kicks he needs to be careful when he's coming in because that's when he's getting hit staying on the outside using his kicks has been his best chance at here sleep forever down keep chipping away at Pereira's body with those kicks maybe mixing some low kicks as well a small Brazilian contingent here chanting in Portuguese for Alex Pereira and the Simon Marcus fans have become quite quiet now Pereira fighting backwards Simon pushing forward and Pereira would love for this just to stay a boxing match he wins that fight does he not well yes this boxing is the big difference not really doing much damage with the kicks just as we predicted punches versus kicks and blood pouring out of the mouth of Shimon Marcus tan sneaks through therefore Pereira mark is trying to bounce around a little bit find some energy [Applause] not as much action from prayer of this round better round for silent dick Pereira was just waiting for Simon Marcus to throw a punch so he can counter well that's a good strategy it's been working [Music] Marcus looks tired does he not well Simon has that style where he does look tired but he can definitely go five rounds this conditioning is really an issue to me it looks like Ferrara has slowed down a lot more than Simon has Simon's continuing to throw [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Applause] miss Pereira throw in a kick so a much better round three for Simon Marcus but did he do enough to win it I think he did not much action from Pereira Simon kept pushing forward started landing his kicks again [Music] here are the current middleweight standings right now Alex Barrera ranked number three right behind Jason Willis and Ussuri Bell gar we who will face the winner of this fight yeah you three Bogart looked amazing in his last performance got a first round win over Jason willness split willness his eye right open so he's watching back home waiting for the winner of this fight [Music] round four now the championship rounds begin two to go and Simon Marcus a much better round three we'll find out momentarily if he won it five judges scored it for Pereira so let's see how things stand right now and Marcus might be in a little bit of trouble he's good definitely gonna have to win the next two rounds well if he wins the next two it would put three judges as a draw two judges already have Ferreira winning a knockdown would do wonders for Simon Marcus in this fight if he can find it even if it's a drop the title stays with the champion Simon Marcus actually had a draw against arctan lemons and he's been on the side of a draw as a kid Simon going back to the body overhand right from Simon Marcus and Pereira now looking a little uneasy but he lands a counter punch Simon knows he needs to pick it up and now he's got Simon in the corner [Applause] [Music] [Applause] now Simon Marcus sneaks in that right hand yeah it seems like he's looking for that overhand right he was throwing it a few times from Pereira one of the best of the fight but Simon ate it pretty well a minute to go here in round four Simon Marcus the champion knocked down and round two by Alex Pereira about a three to one underdog and in need of the body from Pereira Simon's backing themselves into the corner the Pereira's trying to use his boxing at his knees when Simon's against the rope [Applause] there he goes again Simon backs himself up there forever State Khan with his boxing and mixes his knees and the optics are not good for Simon Marcus right now as Pereira is controlling the ring with his pressure Simon couldn't be landing more but it just looked more dominating the führer's coming forward and into the corner goes Marcus again but he comes down swing it lands the right hand and then a body kick probably feels Pereira opens up when he's there he's gonna try to counter punch [Music] [Applause] [Music] I wonder if Simon Marcus's corner is telling him what the scores are because they are being posted might be down on the scorecard but he doesn't look defeated keeping up standing so three minutes stand between alex pereira and his first ever world title and kickboxing some of the action from this round Simon mark is trying to use that overhand right he's thrown in a few times against the taller fighter trying to throw those looping punches hasn't thrown as many kicks trying to rely on his boxing but Ferreira doing a good job at staying just outside of the power punching and that's when he landed his beautiful overhand right and he just threw a high kick off of that and landed a left hook Ferreira trying to end this in grand style here he's already knocked down the champion once and round two [Applause] they're deep from Pereira and a couple of punches and Simon Marquez in real trouble here Herrera knows this is it he's gonna lay it out he doesn't have to hold back anymore [Applause] his legs are starting to go Simon Marcus needs a knockout here in the fifth round but right now it looks like he's the one more likely to go down two minutes left [Applause] this has been a fantastic performance by the Brazilian called as the biggest fight of his violin and he's acted like it put some nice from Simon Marcus Ferreira stay really calm and it just keeps finding his right hand and he keeps moving back does he know Simon needs to go for the knockout 90 seconds to go [Applause] [Music] but one two there from the Brazilian [Applause] Marcus seems to have found his second wind here he needs more than that to win he needs maybe a head kick knockout not much left from Pereira prayer of expended a lot of energy at the start of this round back to the body goes Marcus Simon have the energy to put down 30 seconds of all he's got and now Pereira starting to look really tired it's got to be careful as he opens up with those punches twenty seconds to go a good finish to the round for Simon Marcus ten seconds right hand from Simon [Applause] and that is it do we indeed have a new middleweight shaping the world Simon Marcus doesn't seem to think so so what say you well according to the online scoring it looks like you know Ferreira had it in the bag but with five judges back and forth it's really hard to tell and calculate the key moment a knockdown and round two will that tilt the scales in the favor of Alex Pereira our official championship decision when we return [Music] we're back here in Guangzhou China's we look at the highlights Jo and it started off with the punching versus kitty like we predicted / I've got a good second round knockdown give him a 10-8 round as the rounds continued Pereira seemed to do well in the fourth but in that fifth and final round Simon's knew he needed a knockdown afforded to some of the rules but Simon Marcus picked it up found his energy at the end still up in the air we don't know what happened with the judges scoring in the fourth round so to me the fight can go either way still very close - we have a new middleweight champion Tim Jews with the decision ladies and gentlemen after five championship rounds we go to the tension scorecard here are the totals from our five ringside judges - judges for the bout 48-47 4945 and the final judge scores the bout 50 44 for your winner and new glory middleweight champion of the [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] to nuts hill party in Brazil like it's Carnaval if he could get the wind tonight he did it according to the judges in dominant fashion thanks in large part to a knockdown and round - here's Whitney Miller Alex congratulations please describe your emotions as you hear and new magnificent in dogura seems very precise moment moon temple without children every metal uses puto gram told us I'm very happy I've been waiting for this time for a long time and thank you for everyone and it's a dream come true Ussuri bell Gauri posted on social media not too long ago a couple hours ago actually that he was wondering

Channel: GLORY Kickboxing

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Keywords: kickboxing, martial arts, GLORY, combat, sports, title fight, simon marcus, brazilian fighters, striking, boxing

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Length: 31min 12sec (1872 seconds)

Published: Fri Nov 24 2017