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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Damiao Marcos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Potap Kononov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Damiao Marcos has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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157 lbs
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159 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Damiao Marcos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Potap Kononov!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Luis Engracia and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Marcos.
Marcos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kononov closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Marcos's coaches at Brazilian Elite Team have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Kononov is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Marcos is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Marcos is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Kononov off and has taken his back!
Kononov staying busy and making it hard for Marcos to control.
Marcos not allowing Kononov to control his hands.
Kononov is really stuck here.
Kononov breaks Marcos's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kononov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Marcos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kononov looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcos working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kononov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kononov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kononov wants to pass the guard but Marcos is keeping the position.
Marcos is trying to keep Kononov in close.
Kononov passes Marcos's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Kononov prevents Marcos from improving his position.
Kononov tries to pass to full mount but Marcos defends it.
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.
Marcos is looking to control Kononov's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Marcos avoid being mounted?
Kononov is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Marcos is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kononov pulls his head out easily.
Kononov is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Marcos has managed to free his arm - good work.
Kononov performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Kononov is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcos actively working from the bottom here.
Kononov is controlling the pace.
Marcos is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kononov controlling the pace.
Marcos wants to control but Kononov is keeping busy.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Kononov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Marcos bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kononov's head.
Kononov needs to keep his hands up - Marcos had a free shot at his head there.
Kononov drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kononov's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Kononov tries to free his leg and advance position but Marcos is retaining full guard.
Marcos manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kononov manages to get himself to full guard.
Kononov seems keen to control Marcos's posture.
Kononov is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Marcos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kononov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Marcos's guard.
Kononov passes Marcos's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Kononov tries to pass the half guard into mount. Marcos knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kononov slows the pace down in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Potap Kononov dominated that round.
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.
Kononov closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Marcos to the mat! Marcos manages to get full guard.
Marcos is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Marcos not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kononov is stalling in the full guard.
Kononov passes Marcos's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kononov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Marcos keeps working.
Potap Kononov has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marcos trying to control from the bottom.
Kononov is working for a kimura but Marcos is defending it quite comfortably.
Marcos knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kononov on the ground.
Marcos wants to control but Kononov is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcos wants to improve his position but Kononov is controlling well.
Kononov is keen to just control but Marcos is a slippery customer.
Marcos is looking to control Kononov's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Marcos avoid being mounted?
Kononov is working for a submission of some sort.
Marcos wants to improve his position but Kononov is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kononov trying to control the pace.
Kononov is continuing to stall.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Kononov prevents Marcos from improving his position.
Kononov wants to free his trapped foot but Marcos is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Marcos trying to control but Kononov postures up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Kononov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kononov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Marcos but Marcos pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kononov on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Marcos stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Marcos wants it to stay on the feet.
Kononov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Marcos.
Kononov shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Marcos manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Kononov sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Marcos wants to control but Kononov passes easily into half guard.
Still in half guard, Kononov seems content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marcos is trying to get back to full guard.
Kononov is controlling the pace.
Marcos is looking for a sweep. Kononov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kononov is looking for a kimura but Marcos is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kononov to get the leverage.
Kononov content to control rather than advance.
Kononov's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Potap Kononov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Marcos tries to sprawl but Kononov drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Kononov trying to work for an americana but Marcos has managed to regain full guard.
Kononov tries to free his leg and advance position but Marcos is retaining full guard.
Kononov controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Kononov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Marcos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kononov sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Marcos's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kononov seems to be looking for submissions.
Kononov is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Marcos has managed to free his arm - good work.
Kononov trying to mount his opponent but Marcos defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcos wants to improve his position but Kononov is controlling well.
Kononov works his foot free and advances to mount.
Marcos tries to hold on but Kononov pushes him away.
Marcos tries to reverse the position but Kononov maintains control.
Kononov with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Damiao Marcos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcos tries to reverse the position but Kononov maintains control.
Kononov content just to control the position here.
Marcos wants to control but Kononov is having none of it.
Kononov wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Marcos tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kononov controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcos tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Marcos wants to control but Kononov is having none of it.
Marcos is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kononov controlling from mount.
Marcos is squirming around, avoiding Kononov's attempts to control the action.
Marcos tries to hold on but Kononov pushes him away.
Kononov tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kononov fails to move to back control.
Kononov sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kononov wants to control the pace but Marcos is squirming around nicely.
Marcos is trying to escape the mount but Kononov keeps good control and instead manages to take Marcos's back.
Marcos is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A bit of a pause in the action here. Kononov controlling the positon.
Kononov has the hooks in. Marcos is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
And that's the end of the fight!
Potap Kononov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kononov winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Potap Kononov!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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