Edward Stevens vs Raul Marquez

Fight info: Campo de Futbol Las Americas, Spain, 2006-06-28, announcer is Don Dunphy, referee is Pat Russell, the bout will be scored by three judges: Lloyd Scaife (United States), Michael Ancona (United States) and Frank Lombardi (United States), ring card girl is Amy Longlegs, this is not a title bout, the bout is scheduled for 10 rounds, Unified-rules are in effect, three KD rule is not in effect, save by the bell is not in effect, only the referee can stop the fight, mandatory 8 count is not in effect, fight stopped due to an accidental head butt: Tech. Draw through 4/Scorecard after 4, game will check for injuries, game will adjust ratings for weight class, use judges bias is set to 'use bias rating', Scoring System is 10 Points
In the red corner: Edward Stevens - Record: 0-1-1 - Career Stage: Adjusted to 'Prime' - Conditioning: Skip Conditioning Check - Trainer: Aristides Sagarra - Cut Man: Dr. Frankenstein
In the blue corner: Raul Marquez - Record: 1-1-0 - Career Stage: Prime - Conditioning: Skip Conditioning Check - Trainer: Floyd Mayweather Sr. - Cut Man: Joe Chavez

Round 1
Time Commentary Points
0:00 It's the start of Round 1 of what we hope to be an exciting contest. 0:0
0:08 Stevens has Marquez trapped! 0:0
0:13 Stevens is moving like he is walking on air tonight. 0:0
0:24 Stevens has Marquez blocked in! 0:0
0:28 Stevens throws a leaping shot that fails to hit the target. 0:0
0:45 Both fighters are trying but neither fighter is having much success cutting off the ring this round. 0:0
0:53 Marquez fires a volley of punches but Stevens was already moving laterally and was out of harm's way by the time Marquez started punching. 0:0
01:05 Stevens ties up Marquez. 0:0
01:09 Referee Russell steps in to break it up. 0:0
01:21 Stevens drops his shoulder as if to throw a right, then quickly rips a quick left hook to the body that makes Marquez wince! 4:0
01:21 Marquez was shaken by those blows! 4:0
01:41 Marquez picks off the jab thrown by Stevens. 4:0
01:51 Both fighters ought to be using their jabs more to set up their other punches this round. 4:0
02:07 Russell yells at the fighters to separate but Stevens and Marquez are a tangle of arms. 4:0
02:22 Referee Russell separates the two... 4:0
02:36 Stevens can't find the range with that punch. 4:0
02:39 Each fighter is measuring the other. Now Marquez lets his hands go and scores several quick punches to the head of Edward Stevens. 4:2
02:53 Raul Marquez moves into a neutral corner. 4:2
02:57 Stevens ends up behind Marquez as he deftly avoids a straight ahead attack moving to his right. 4:2
03:00 Marquez has Stevens pinned! 4:2
03:00 The bell ending the Round sounds and the fighters return to their corners. 4:3

Round 2
Time Commentary Points
0:00 Here come the fighters to ring center... 0:0
0:08 Floyd Mayweather Sr. was really animated in Marquez's corner and Marquez was nodding in agreement. 0:0
0:13 Stevens feels his back touch the ropes and immediately moves away. He doesn't want to be trapped there. 0:0
0:21 Stevens lands the lead right. 2:0
0:34 Marquez ties up Stevens... 2:0
0:45 Stevens pushes Marquez away. 2:0
0:53 Both fighters are throwing and neither is scoring more than the other. 4:2
01:11 Edward Stevens is off target with that punch. 4:2
01:18 Marquez has Stevens trapped in the far neutral corner... 4:2
01:23 Marquez circles left, then right in an attempt to cut off the ring. 4:2
01:27 Stevens retreats into the upper left corner. 4:2
01:27 Marquez goes to the head and the body, though neither punch had much on it. 4:4
01:36 There's some nice hand speed. Marquez fired off a volley of shots, several of which scored. 4:6
01:49 Edward Stevens scores with a jolting uppercut inside. 6:6
01:58 Marquez doesn't have to look for Stevens this round. He is right there in front of him. 6:6
02:02 Marquez brushes the ropes and quickly spins away, heading back to ring center. 6:6
02:07 Raul Marquez grabs and holds Stevens... 6:6
02:11 Raul Marquez pushes Stevens away. 6:6
02:16 Stevens seems really focused on what he's doing this round. 6:6
02:24 Marquez gets in close and comes straight up to the chin of Stevens with an uppercut. 6:8
02:36 The two men are circling one another, looking for an opening. 6:8
02:44 Marquez fires and misses. 6:8
02:47 The two men are bumping heads as they wrestle on the inside. Now, Stevens lands a short uppercut to the chin of Marquez. 8:8
02:56 Stevens tries to push Marquez back in an attempt to gain room to punch. 8:8
03:00 Stevens's punch actually goes behind Marquez as the latter moved inside just as Stevens threw a looping shot. 8:8
03:00 And another stanza comes to a close with the bell. 9:8

Round 3
Time Commentary Points
0:00 It's Round 3 of this scheduled 10 rounder. 0:0
0:06 Floyd Mayweather Sr. not only gave Marquez encouragement between rounds but also some solid advice on how to handle Stevens. Now it's up to Marquez to implement it. 0:0
0:07 Stevens moves into the upper left corner. 0:0
0:12 Marquez lands a devastating uppercut! 0:4
0:12 Marquez caught Stevens's attention with that uppercut. 0:4
0:26 Considering the clinch Raul Marquez has on Stevens it looks like he wants to dance with him, not fight him. Stevens pushes him away. 0:4
0:35 Edward Stevens works his way free! 0:4
0:44 Edward Stevens lands a stinging jab. 2:4
0:58 Stevens misses with that punch. 2:4
01:11 Stevens misses wildly with the hook. 2:4
01:13 Marquez shoots the right home. That's a sneaky punch. 2:6
01:30 Stevens works free! The fighters move to ring center. 2:6
01:34 It's a knowledgeable crowd tonight. They are letting the fighters know they want to see some action and when it slows down they are quick with their show of displeasure. 2:6
01:38 The two fighters lean on one another. Their arms are free and they should be throwing punches. Now they separate and the action resumes. 2:6
01:45 Marquez is either lucky or has radar. Stevens's last punch missed landing by a fraction of an inch! 2:6
01:52 The two men are posturing and neither fighter is making a move to fight. The fans are quick to voice their displeasure. 2:6
02:00 Stevens is clinching. Russell better watch because some fighters aren't above doing some nasty head work when they're in close like this. 2:6
02:15 Marquez tries to get free... Here comes Russell to break them up... 2:6
02:24 Stevens is moving around the ring nicely. 2:6
02:32 Stevens shoots the jab into the chest of Marquez. 4:6
02:50 Stevens grabs Marquez. Too much of this kind of thing can have a negative affect on the scoring of the fight. 4:6
03:00 Russell has to break them apart. 4:6
03:00 The bell ending Round 3 sounds and the fighters return to their corners. 5:5

Round 4
Time Commentary Points
0:00 Stevens and Marquez square off as the bell sounds to start the action for Round 4. 0:0
0:11 The action slows for the moment. 0:0
0:20 Stevens wings a big left hand at Marquez but the latter sidesteps the punch. 0:0
0:22 Both of these guys look just like they came out of their dressing rooms - not a mark on them. 0:0
0:36 Stevens clamps Marquez's arms to his side and holds on until Russell breaks the hold. 0:0
0:41 The fighters separate from clinching themselves. 0:0
0:50 Marquez is clinching... Stevens is trying to free his gloves... They are under Marquez's arms... 0:0
0:55 Russell separates them. 0:0
01:04 Edward Stevens tries to drop the right hand over the top but Raul Marquez ducks under it. 0:0
01:16 Marquez lets his hands go but his punches land on the arms of Stevens. 0:0
01:23 Stevens slides into the corner... 0:0
01:28 Marquez pins Edward Stevens's arms against his body stopping him from throwing any punches. 0:0
01:37 Russell is shouting at Marquez to break! 0:0
01:46 Marquez tries a straight right that's blocked by the gloves of Stevens. 0:0
01:59 Marquez lets his hands go again and gets in several scoring blows. 0:2
02:08 Stevens lands the uppercut but there wasn't much on it. 2:2
02:17 There seems to be more moving and clinching than we anticipated from these two. We didn't expect this bout to turn into a chess match. 2:2
02:20 Stevens traps Marquez in the corner! 2:2
02:25 Marquez comes in low. Edward Stevens puts a headlock on him. Russell knocks Stevens's arm off Marquez's head. 2:2
02:34 Russell separates the two... 2:2
02:43 The fighters are tangled up inside. Stevens has a hand free and lands a little uppercut. 4:2
02:53 Stevens feels his back touch the ropes and immediately moves away. He doesn't want to get trapped there. 4:2
02:53 Stevens bangs the uppercut home. 6:2
03:00 Stevens is blocked in his own corner... 6:2
03:00 Marquez is still trying to find the range with his punches. He's just missing with some of his shots. 6:2
03:00 That was a slow round for both fighters. Neither appeared overly anxious to initiate the action. 6:1

Round 5
Time Commentary Points
0:00 The bell sounds to start Round 5. 0:0
0:14 A cross lands for Marquez. Stevens didn't see that one coming. 0:2
0:18 Both fighters show virtually nothing in the way of damage. 0:2
0:23 Marquez's corner men did their job with quiet efficiency and confidence. 0:2
0:29 Marquez works his way in and leans on Stevens... 0:2
0:38 Marquez finally lets go of Stevens. 0:2
0:43 Marquez bobs and weaves his way inside and lets his hands go, scoring with a hook. 0:4
0:52 Stevens has Marquez cornered! 0:4
0:56 Stevens misses with the left and then fails to connect with the right as well. 0:4
01:10 Marquez frees himself from Stevens's clutches! They move to ring center now. 0:4
01:17 Marquez backs away and hitches up his trunks. 0:4
01:29 Stevens lets his hands go but his punches land on the arms of Marquez. 0:4
01:31 Marquez shoots the jab into the chest of Stevens. 0:6
01:45 Stevens doesn't connect with the cross. 0:6
01:47 The uppercut just landed by Marquez is a nice weapon on the inside. 0:8
01:56 Marquez takes a half step back as he tries to create some punching room. 0:8
01:59 Stevens scores with the jab. 2:8
02:13 Marquez pins Stevens in the corner! 2:8
02:18 There's a clinch. Neither fighter seems to want to break. 2:8
02:22 Now they break clean. 2:8
02:35 Marquez misses with that punch. 2:8
02:46 Russell is doing a nice job so far. He's maintaining control yet you hardly notice that he's in the ring. 2:8
02:49 Stevens lands the jab but comes up short with a second one right behind it. 4:8
02:58 Both fighters are feinting with the shoulders. Now, Stevens lands the right hand. 6:8
03:00 The bell sounds ending Round 5. 7:7

Round 6
Time Commentary Points
0:00 Marquez looks a bit disgusted as Round 6 gets underway. 0:0
0:08 Aristides Sagarra seemed to pump up Stevens between rounds. 0:0
0:09 Marquez backs into a neutral corner. 0:0
0:13 Edward Stevens fails to connect with that punch. He pushed it out there instead of cutting loose with it. 0:0
0:15 Both fighters are unmarked at this stage of the fight. 0:0
0:20 They sneak a breather as they clinch. Now they move apart. 0:0
0:31 Marquez is holding... 0:0
0:42 Russell steps in and breaks it up. 0:0
0:46 There's a pause in the action as both fighters regroup. 0:0
0:50 Marquez is trapped in his own corner... 0:0
0:50 Stevens rips a hook to the head. 2:0
01:04 Stevens can't score with short uppercut inside. Raul Marquez got his gloves in front of the punch. 2:0
01:06 Marquez lands to the chest and neck of Stevens. 2:2
01:15 Marquez backs into the lower corner. 2:2
01:15 Stevens lands a nice jab. He tries to follow it up with a cross but it misses. 4:2
01:24 Stevens lands a right cross but Marquez turned with it, diluting some of its power. 6:2
01:38 Stevens suddenly goes southpaw and tries to find an opening. But his punches miss from this side too. Now he goes back to his orthodox stance. 6:2
01:40 Marquez is trying to move in behind the jab, which lands. 6:4
01:58 Marquez scores with a tremendous left! 6:8
01:58 Stevens is trying to regroup after those punches… 6:8
02:11 Marquez is trapped in Stevens's corner... 6:8
02:15 The fighters are tied up. Stevens tries to extract himself. He gets his arms free. 6:8
02:27 The Referee breaks it up... 6:8
02:37 Marquez misses. He had an opening and whiffed with the punch. 6:8
02:51 Stevens retreats into a neutral corner. 6:8
02:51 The cross scores for Marquez. He needs to throw that punch more often. 6:10
03:00 Marquez is staying at the center of the ring. 6:10
03:00 The bell sounds - more boxing to come in a moment. 6:9

Round 7
Time Commentary Points
0:00 Stevens rushes out at the bell. Whatever his corner said to him seems to have him fired up. 0:0
0:06 Raul Marquez pins Stevens in the corner! 0:0
0:11 Marquez just comes up short with that shot. 0:0
0:13 Neither fighter shows any wear and tear at this point. 0:0
0:22 Marquez swings...and misses. 0:0
0:29 Marquez is receiving a lot of encouragement from his corner. If this helps win fights, he has a real good shot tonight. 0:0
0:39 Stevens works himself free. Now the fighters move back to ring center. 0:0
0:52 Russell tries to separate the boxers but Marquez has a vice-like grip on Stevens. 0:0
01:01 Marquez shoves Stevens away. 0:0
01:05 Marquez pushes Stevens away to give himself a little more space to work with. 0:0
01:14 Marquez wraps up Stevens... Neither fighter will break... 0:0
01:18 Referee Russell has to separate the two... 0:0
01:27 Marquez just misses with a huge shot as Stevens chooses the perfect time to suddenly backpedal. 0:0
01:39 Marquez cuts loose with a combination and the crowd roars, but the truth is none of those punches landed. They were either slipped or blocked, or simply missed the mark. 0:0
01:46 Marquez slides into a neutral corner... 0:0
01:51 That's a pretty long clinch! Do these guys want to hug or fight? 0:0
02:00 Russell separates the two... 0:0
02:16 Stevens fires and misses. 0:0
02:18 The cross scores for Marquez. He needs to throw that punch more often. 0:2
02:27 The fighters are back at ring center... 0:2
02:32 Marquez misses with the left and then fails to connect with the right as well. 0:2
02:38 Marquez throws punches in bunches and that's the way to disrupt your opponent's rhythm. 0:4
02:47 As high as Edward Stevens is holding his gloves he is leaving his body wide open to a damaging body punch if Marquez takes advantage of it. 0:4
02:51 The two fighters clinch, throwing feeble punches as they grab a quick breather. Now they back away from each other. 0:4
02:55 Marquez scores with a hook to the body but he misses when he tries to double up with it. 0:6
03:00 And there's the bell ending Round 7. 0:6

Round 8
Time Commentary Points
0:00 Both fighters look ready to go as Round 8 begins. 0:0
0:08 Marquez got quite a pep talk in his corner; we'll see if Floyd Mayweather Sr.'s instructions work. 0:0
0:11 Edward Stevens rips off two quick jabs and one finds the mark. 2:0
0:15 No blood, no bruises and no swelling; you wouldn't know that these guys are already in the 8th round of this fight. 2:0
0:26 Stevens smothers Marquez's attack with a clinch! 2:0
0:35 Russell pries them apart. 2:0
0:48 Marquez just comes up short with that shot. 2:0
0:55 Marquez has Edward Stevens trapped! 2:0
0:59 Raul Marquez dips as if to launch a body shot, then goes upstairs with a quick hook to the head that puts Edward Stevens back on his heels! 2:4
0:59 Mercy! Marquez just landed a crushing hook! It was absolutely obscene! Stevens is trying to hang on… 2:4
01:22 Stevens telegraphed that shot and Marquez ducks under it easily. 2:4
01:33 Stevens and Marquez are in a clinch, Russell hollers at them to break and start fighting. 2:4
01:38 Russell has to separate the two... 2:4
01:47 Stevens traps Marquez's gloves under his arms. He won't let go until Russell breaks it up. 2:4
01:51 Russell separates the two fighters. 2:4
02:00 Edward Stevens sneaks in a quick uppercut that lands cleanly. 4:4
02:14 Russell warns Marquez for holding and hitting, although he is doing a lot more holding than hitting. 4:4
02:18 Marquez uses his shoulder to force Stevens out of the clinch. 4:4
02:36 Marquez pins Stevens's arms. Now they move apart. 4:4
02:46 Russell breaks them up... 4:4
03:00 Marquez misses badly. It looked like he changed his mind half way through the punch. 4:4
03:00 Not much happened in that round. It's going to be a tough round for the judges to score. 4:3

Round 9
Time Commentary Points
0:00 Stevens might have a slight edge going into this round but he can't coast. It's too close, at least unofficially. 0:0
0:05 Stevens received a pep talk from Aristides Sagarra before he left his corner; we'll see if it worked. 0:0
0:08 Edward Stevens digs two shots to the body and then rips Marquez with a short uppercut on the inside. 3:0
0:12 No blood, no bruises and no swelling; you wouldn't know that these guys are already in the 9th round of this fight. 3:0
0:22 Marquez throws a straight right that glances off the shoulder of Stevens but it's enough to keep him off-balance. 3:0
0:24 Stevens throws punches in bunches and that's the way to disrupt your opponent's rhythm. 5:0
0:38 Marquez misses with an uppercut from way outside. That's a dangerous punch to throw. You leave yourself wide open for a counter. 5:0
0:45 Marquez's corner is shouting at him to be more aggressive. He seems to hear but it remains to be seen if he'll follow the advice. 5:0
0:56 There's a straight right by Marquez! 5:4
0:56 Raul Marquez just delivered some big time hurt with that cross! Even the fans at ringside felt that one! 5:4
01:05 Both fighters need to close the distance between them. 5:4
01:12 Marquez misses with the left and then fails to connect with the right as well. 5:4
01:27 Marquez misses with what looked like a backhand. He's lucky. If that had landed, he might have drawn a warning. 5:4
01:29 Stevens fires a solid combination. 7:4
01:43 That was a straight right by Marquez! 7:9
01:43 Stevens was staggered by that punch! 7:9
02:00 Marquez misses wildly with the hook. 7:9
02:02 Stevens is putting his punches together, scoring well with combinations. 9:9
02:12 The two fighters lean on one another, neither willing to do any work for the moment. The referee pushes them apart and tells them to get on with the action. 9:9
02:23 Marquez scores with a winging right! Stevens's head turned halfway round with that punch! 9:14
02:23 Stevens was stopped in his tracks by that shot… 9:14
02:32 Stevens is trying to find his timing. Punches that were finding the mark before are missing now. 9:14
02:41 Marquez misses wildly with the hook. 9:14
02:48 Stevens retreats into the far corner. 9:14
02:52 Marquez tries to double up on the jab but neither hit the mark. 9:14
03:00 Stevens has freed himself from Marquez. They move quickly to ring center. 9:14
03:00 The crowd shows their appreciation for the efforts of both fighters as the two warriors make their way to their respective corners. 10:15

Round 10
Time Commentary Points
0:00 There are 03:00 more minutes of fighting to go in the 10th and final round. 0:0
0:09 Stevens backs into the left corner. 0:0
0:13 Marquez has been watching too much wrestling. He's clinching. 0:0
0:18 Russell moves them apart. 0:0
0:18 Both fighters are unmarked at this stage of the fight. 0:0
0:31 Marquez smothers Stevens's attack as Stevens tries to get off some shots inside. 0:0
0:42 Stevens's corner is shouting to their man, encouraging him to pick up the action. 0:0
0:50 Marquez lands a solid uppercut! 0:4
0:50 Stevens is suddenly in trouble! 0:4
01:10 Marquez fires a shot, but it glances off Stevens's shoulder. 0:4
01:23 Marquez misses with the jab. He lets go with a left and that fails to find its mark, too. 0:4
01:29 Stevens is covering up to prevent body shots, but he's leaving his chin dangerously unprotected! 0:4
01:32 Marquez bangs away with both hands and a nice uppercut finds a home. 0:6
01:41 Marquez pins Stevens in the corner! 0:6
01:46 Marquez just landed a three punch combo! 0:10
01:46 Stevens appears shaken by those punches! 0:10
02:03 Marquez back pedals away from the straight forward attack of Stevens. 0:10
02:12 Marquez wraps his arms around Stevens. 0:10
02:16 Russell moves in to break the clinch. 0:10
02:20 Quick hands and feet can take you far in this game. Of course, having a good chin helps! 0:10
02:24 Both boxers are in the middle of the squared circle. 0:10
02:28 Marquez grabs Stevens's head, pulls it down, into his chest. Russell has to force Marquez to let go. 0:10
02:37 Russell has to break the clinch. 0:10
02:50 Stevens just comes up short with that shot. 0:10
02:52 Marquez lands a jab. He's using it as both an offensive and defensive weapon on occasions. 0:12
03:00 Marquez moves into the left corner. 0:12
03:00 Both fighters look finished as the fight ends with the ringing of the bell. 0:12

Fight Result

Here's Don Dunphy with the call…

Ladies and Gentlemen, the judges have tallied their scorecards and here is your decision…

Lloyd Scaife, United States scores the bout 96 to 95 for Edward Stevens

Michael Ancona, United States scores the bout 96 to 95 for Raul Marquez

Frank Lombardi, United States scores the bout 97 to 95 for...

...Raul Marquez

The winner by split decision is Raul Marquez!


Score Cards

Lloyd Scaife Round Total
United States 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Edward Stevens 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 10 9 9 96
Raul Marquez 9 9 10 9 9 10 10 9 10 10 95

Michael Ancona Round Total
United States 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Edward Stevens 10 9 10 10 10 9 9 10 9 9 95
Raul Marquez 9 10 9 9 10 10 10 9 10 10 96

Frank Lombardi Round Total
United States 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Edward Stevens 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 95
Raul Marquez 9 9 10 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 97

Round Totals Round Total
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Edward Stevens 30 29 30 30 30 27 27 29 27 27 286
Raul Marquez 27 28 29 27 29 30 30 28 30 30 288


Statistics
Categories Edward Stevens Raul Marquez
Knockdowns scored 0 0
Jabs / Round 4.30 2.80
Hooks / Round 2.60 3.50
Crosses / Round 2.50 3.50
Combinations / Round 3.70 2.80
Uppercuts / Round 1.70 3.50
Punches Landed / Round 14.80 16.10
Punches Missed / Round 55.80 63.10
Punching Accuracy 21.0% 20.3%
Total Number of Fouls 0 0
No cuts occured

Strategies (demanded/followed)
Cover Up 0 / 0 0 / 0
Fight Inside 0 / 0 0 / 0
Fight Outside (Offensive) 0 / 0 6 / 6
Fight Outside (Defensive) 8 / 5 0 / 0
Go for KO 0 / 0 0 / 0
Go All Out for KO 0 / 0 2 / 1
Protect Cut 0 / 0 0 / 0
Take a Round Off 1 / 0 1 / 0


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