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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luka Marka (ranked 2290 p4p, 4124 weight class) and Sergio Vargas (ranked 328 p4p, 518 weight class). Marka's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. Vargas has chosen a warrior's call as his entrance music. Sergio Vargas has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Luka Marka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sergio Vargas!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Francis DeMontford and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marka shoots and misses
and Vargas counters with a nice uppercut.
Marka has his takedown stuffed
and Vargas counters with a stiff right hand.
Vargas has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Vargas fails to land with a series of punches.
Marka shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Marka showed some decent athleticism there.
Vargas blocking the ground and pound attempt from Marka.
Vargas blocking the ground and pound attempt from Marka.
Vargas is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Marka scores with a couple of nice shots.
Vargas is trying to get back to full guard.
Marka tries to pass the half guard into mount. Vargas knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Marka has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Vargas taking some punishment here, with Marka in his half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vargas is pressing down on Marka's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Vargas tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Marka throwing strikes from guard but Vargas blocks nicely.
Marka lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vargas wants to sweep but no luck.
Marka stops Vargas from standing up.
Marka throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vargas works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Marka throws a big right hand that misses.
Vargas controls Marka momentarily but Marka frees himself.
Marka distracts Vargas with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Marka postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Marka scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Marka has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Vargas wants to stand up but Marka is controlling him.
Vargas looking to hit a scissor sweep but Marka is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marka with a nice head shot there.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Vargas can do anything to dispel that myth.
Marka loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Vargas looking to hit a scissor sweep but Marka is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marka postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Marka postures up in Vargas's guard and throws a big left but Vargas blocks it.
Marka slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Marka throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Vargas parries the strikes from Marka easily there. Marka is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Vargas to escape.
Vargas can't do much from the bottom here.
Vargas parries the strikes from Marka easily there. Marka is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Vargas to escape.
Marka working the head with strikes.
Vargas tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The strikes coming from Marka are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Marka tries to score with some ground and pound. Vargas controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Marka working the ground and pound.
Vargas is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marka lands a strong strike to the head of Vargas. That's dazed him! Marka looking to finish here. Vargas is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Marka lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luka Marka!
Luka Marka thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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