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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Milo Markovic (ranked 2270 p4p, 52 weight class) and Kamil Esgoban (ranked 13727 p4p, 113 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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164 lbs
20 - 11 - 2 |
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152 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Milo Markovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kamil Esgoban!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Topper Green and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Markovic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Markovic feints and as Esgoban raises his hands in defense, Markovic changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Markovic slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Esgoban is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Markovic drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Markovic jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markovic is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Markovic in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Esgoban is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Markovic throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Esgoban cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Esgoban misses with a right hand
and Markovic finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Esgoban takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kamil Esgoban is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markovic drives through with a takedown into Esgoban's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Esgoban being controlled here, momentarily.
Markovic stops Esgoban from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markovic pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Esgoban is keeping the position for now.
Markovic decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Esgoban, up you get!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Markovic is defended easily by Esgoban.
Markovic moves out of range as Esgoban strikes.
Markovic ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Markovic throws a push kick but Esgoban slaps the foot to one side.
Markovic closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Esgoban quickly recovers to half guard.
Markovic sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esgoban is defending against the submission attempts here by Markovic.
Markovic definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Esgoban looks like he's trying to stand up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Markovic seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Markovic looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Milo Markovic dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Esgoban looks to throw the jab but Markovic is out of range.
Markovic tries for a takedown but Esgoban sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Markovic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Esgoban.
Esgoban looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Markovic ducks under a wild hook from Esgoban.
Good leg kick by Markovic there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Markovic throws a sloppy head kick and Esgoban moves out of range easily.
Kamil Esgoban is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Esgoban throws a series of punches but Markovic avoids them all with ease.
Markovic avoids the body shot from Esgoban.
Markovic walks into a left hand.
Markovic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice takedown defense from Esgoban. No joy for Markovic on that attempt.
Esgoban tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Markovic was well out of range. Poor timing from Esgoban.
Esgoban moves in looking to clinch but Markovic pushes him off.
Markovic throws a body punch but Esgoban moves out of range.
Markovic scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markovic is trying to get an arm triangle but Esgoban is defending well.
Markovic working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Markovic is staying tight to Esgoban's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Esgoban is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Markovic has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Markovic landing a few strikes.
Markovic working the ground and pound from side control.
Markovic looks up at the clock and then as Esgoban takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Markovic smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Esgoban defending against the ground and pound.
Markovic thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Markovic throws a strike aimed at the side of Esgoban's head but Esgoban avoids it well.
Markovic tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Markovic has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markovic decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Markovic tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Esgoban defends well and Markovic ends up having to push Esgoban into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Milo Markovic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Esgoban throws a poor cross that misses
and Markovic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Markovic changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Esgoban looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Markovic tries to score with some ground and pound. Esgoban controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Esgoban being controlled for a moment.
Markovic working the ground and pound but Esgoban is defending the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Markovic is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Esgoban will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Milo Markovic overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Esgoban takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Markovic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Esgoban can do to turn this around?
Markovic wants to lay and pray for a moment but Esgoban keeps working.
Esgoban is trying to escape the position but Markovic is controlling the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Esgoban is not content to let Markovic control the position.
Markovic thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Milo Markovic dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Markovic bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Esgoban swinging wildly here.
Markovic scores with a jab to the body.
Markovic will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Esgoban works Markovic's body with a nice hook.
Markovic moves into the clinch successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Esgoban is trying to maintain a safe position but Markovic gets an underhook and turns Esgoban into the cage.
Esgoban throws an elbow that misses.
Markovic slows down the pace here.
Esgoban throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esgoban prevents the takedown attempt.
Markovic has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Esgoban clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Markovic throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Esgoban is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Markovic off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Markovic working for a choke but Esgoban is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markovic trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Markovic working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Markovic working for the choke.
Markovic trying to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markovic controlling from the back.
Markovic wants to control but Esgoban is keeping busy.
Milo Markovic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Markovic missing with strikes.
Markovic looking for the choke but no joy.
Markovic controlling the position well here. Esgoban rolled but Markovic kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Milo Markovic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Markovic has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Milo Markovic!
A victorious Milo Markovic thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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