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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Troy Marquez (ranked 660 p4p, 3011 weight class) and Vadik Koslov (ranked 101 p4p, 431 weight class). Vadik Koslov told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Troy Marquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vadik Koslov!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koslov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Marquez closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Marquez lands in his opponent's guard.
Marquez is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marquez with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marquez prevents Koslov from getting back to his feet.
Marquez throws a big elbow that misses.
Marquez content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marquez got a little sloppy there for a moment and Koslov has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Marquez has managed to get both his arms back between Koslov's legs - danger averted.
Koslov wants to stand and escape but Marquez is having none of it.
Marquez throws a big right hand that misses.
Marquez throws a strike but Koslov rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Koslov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Marquez has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Koslov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Koslov is in close to Marquez's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Koslov is looking to work some ground and pound but Marquez has wrist control.
Marquez wants to sweep here but Koslov controlling him for the moment.
Koslov being controlled here momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koslov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Koslov is in close to Marquez's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Marquez wants to sweep here but Koslov controlling him for the moment.
Koslov wants to pass the guard but Marquez is keeping the position.
Koslov passes into half guard.
Koslov stalling away here and it's allowed Marquez to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koslov passes Marquez's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Marquez is trying to get back to full guard.
Marquez trying to control but Koslov postures up.
Koslov is taking a breather. Marquez says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Marquez works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Koslov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Koslov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Marquez lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Marquez won't allow Koslov to sweep him here.
Marquez slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Marquez prevents Koslov from getting back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Marquez throws a big right hand that misses.
Koslov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Koslov looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vadik Koslov will probably get the nod.
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.
Marquez misses with a takedown attempt - Koslov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Marquez pushes Koslov up against the cage in a clinch.
Marquez pulls guard successfully.
Marquez working a defensive guard here.
Marquez keeping moving, preventing Koslov from controlling successfully.
Koslov throwing strikes but missing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koslov trying to control the position from guard on top but Marquez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Koslov sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koslov throws a big right hand that misses.
Marquez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Koslov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Marquez dives in and grabs Koslov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Koslov pushes down on Marquez's head and hops out.
Marquez swats away the attempt to clinch by Koslov.
Marquez is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Koslov's half guard.
Koslov is staying active underneath Marquez, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marquez passes to full mount!
Koslov wants to control but Marquez is having none of it.
Marquez wants to control the pace but Koslov is squirming around nicely.
Marquez lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Koslov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Koslov keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Marquez looking to finish Koslov with some ground and pound. This is bad for Koslov!
Koslov wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koslov is bucking up trying to escape but Marquez cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koslov avoids a series of strikes thrown by Marquez.
Koslov wants to hold on but Marquez pushes him away.
Marquez misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Koslov is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Marquez looking to finish with strikes here!
Koslov sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Marquez is looking to pass Koslov's guard but actually Koslov recovers to full guard.
Koslov is trying to keep Marquez in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koslov wants to get back to his feet but Marquez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Marquez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Koslov is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Koslov is on top in guard.
Marquez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Koslov is one step ahead there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marquez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Troy Marquez dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Marquez tries to clinch but Koslov is having none of it.
Marquez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Koslov wants to counter with a clinch but Marquez pushes him away.
Marquez gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Koslov to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Koslov slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Koslov scoring with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marquez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Koslov manages to get himself to full guard.
Koslov looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marquez postures up and lands a big shot to Koslov's brow.
Koslov is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Marquez throwing strikes from guard but Koslov blocks nicely.
Marquez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Koslov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Marquez won't allow Koslov to sweep him here.
Koslov is looking to stand up but Marquez isn't so interested in that idea.
Our spies down at at Catch Wrestling L.A. inform us that Koslov has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Marquez wants to control from the top but Koslov keeps moving.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Koslov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Marquez is one step ahead there.
Marquez wants to pass the guard but Koslov is keeping the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Marquez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Koslov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Koslov throws an off balance right hand
and Marquez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Marquez shoots for a takedown but Koslov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Marquez shoots for a takedown but Koslov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Troy Marquez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Koslov tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Marquez defends well and Koslov ends up having to push Marquez into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marquez shoots in but no luck this time.
Marquez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Koslov.
Marquez feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Koslov working a defensive guard here.
Marquez postures up in Koslov's guard and throws a big left but Koslov blocks it.
Marquez scoring with punches to the head and body.
Koslov wants to stand but Marquez is controlling the position.
Marquez throws a big right hand that misses.
Koslov has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Marquez has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Marquez tries for a takedown but Koslov manages to get underhooks.
Koslov drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Marquez gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marquez gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Koslov regains guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koslov wants to stand up but Marquez is controlling him.
Marquez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Marquez throwing strikes but missing.
Marquez trying to control the position from guard on top but Koslov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marquez throwing strikes from guard but Koslov blocks nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marquez trying to control but Koslov is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Troy Marquez.
I think Marquez has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Vadik Koslov!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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