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QFC Tournament 931 Round 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Doug Raimo (ranked 5111 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan Clarkson (ranked 4766 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Doug Raimo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jordan Clarkson!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Sosuke Kotani and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clarkson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Clarkson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Clarkson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Raimo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Raimo is trying to pull guard but Clarkson has him pressed against the cage.
Clarkson is trying to drag Raimo to the mat but Raimo just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Clarkson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Clarkson letting Raimo take a breather here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee calls for Clarkson to work.
Raimo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Clarksons head.
Raimo stops a takedown attempt from Clarkson.
Doug Raimo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jordan Clarkson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clarkson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Clarkson scoring well with a low kick there.
Clarkson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Raimo tries to avoid it but Clarkson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Raimo to the ground. Raimo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Raimo moves into the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Clarkson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Raimo is defending well.
Clarkson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Raimo to keep the fight standing.
Raimo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Clarkson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Clarkson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Raimo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Clarkson circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clarkson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Raimo tries a head kick but it misses.
Clarkson changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Clarkson shoots in for a takedown but Raimo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Raimo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Clarkson backs up against the cage.
It looks like Jordan Clarkson has been cut.
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!
Raimo throws a head kick that misses
and Clarkson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Clarkson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Clarkson looks winded!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Raimo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Raimo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Clarkson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Raimo has managed to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raimo is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Clarkson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Raimo taking a breather.
Clarkson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Raimo prevents it.
Clarkson looking for a takedown.
Clarkson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Raimo smiles and moves away.
Clarkson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Raimo explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Clarkson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Raimo but Raimo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Raimo drops down looking for a counter takedown but Clarkson sprawls and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raimo clinches.
Clarkson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Raimo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raimo is trying to break the clinch but Clarkson is controlling him.
Clarkson prevents the takedown attempt.
Clarkson is pressed up against the cage. Raimo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Clarkson down to the mat. Clarkson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Clarkson fails with a takedown attempt.
Clarkson shoots for a double leg takedown but Raimo sprawls well. He's pushed Clarkson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Raimo seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doug Raimo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jordan Clarkson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Raimo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Raimo darts in looking for a takedown but Clarkson gets double underhooks and turns Raimo into the cage.
Raimo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Clarkson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Clarkson dives in and grabs Raimo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Raimo pushes down on Clarkson's head and hops out.
Raimo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Clarkson.
Clarkson is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Clarkson slaps away a takedown attempt from Raimo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Raimo closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Clarkson explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clarkson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Raimo, pushing him back against the cage.
Clarkson tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raimo jumps guard and drags Clarkson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Clarkson is breathing heavily.
Clarkson won't allow Raimo to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Raimo working for a triangle but Clarkson defends it easily.
Raimo wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Clarkson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Raimo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Clarkson looking to sit in guard and control but Raimo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Clarkson is looking for a triangle here but Raimo uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Clarkson can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raimo sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Clarkson is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Raimo working away.
Clarkson is trying to escape the position but Raimo is controlling the position.
Clarkson tries to buck Raimo off but Raimo is having none of it.
Raimo tries for a kimura but Clarkson is defending well.
Clarkson tries to improve position but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clarkson wants to control but Raimo postures up.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Raimo is trying to get an arm triangle but Clarkson is defending well.
Clarkson keeps Raimo under control for a moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Raimo dives in for a single leg takedown but Clarkson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Clarkson with the counter takedown but Raimo avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Doug Raimo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Clarkson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Raimo shoots for a double leg takedown but Clarkson sprawls well. He's pushed Raimo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Raimo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Clarkson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Raimo pinned against the cage. Raimo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
As Clarkson tries to get set, Raimo tries to push him back and clinch up but Clarkson manages to avoid the attempt.
Raimo fails to land the takedown.
Doug Raimo is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Clarkson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Raimo was well out of range. Poor timing from Clarkson.
Raimo throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doug Raimo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jordan Clarkson's cut.
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!
Clarkson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Raimo has managed to clinch.
Clarkson wants to take the fight to the mat but Raimo manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Clarkson is working for takedown but Raimo is calmly controlling the position for now.
Doug Raimo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jordan Clarkson.
Raimo is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Clarkson is defending well.
Raimo stops a takedown attempt from Clarkson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clarkson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Raimo shoots in looking for a takedown. Clarkson tries to sprawl out of it but Raimo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Clarkson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Raimo. No joy for Clarkson on that attempt.
Clarkson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A head kick misses from Raimo.
Nice body kick there by Clarkson.
Horrible takedown attempt by Clarkson or perhaps it was just good defense by Raimo, which made it look bad.
Raimo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Raimo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Clarkson can do to turn this around?
Raimo fails with a takedown attempt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Raimo wants a takedown but no success here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clarkson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Raimo.
Raimo tries to pull guard but Clarkson holds him up against the cage and eventually Raimo drops back down to his feet.
Clarkson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Clarkson stalling.
Raimo has Clarkson pushed against the cage.
Raimo lands a right hand.
Raimo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clarkson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Raimo pulls guard successfully.
Raimo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Clarkson postures up and lands a big shot to Raimo's brow.
Clarkson is looking to stand up but Raimo won't let him.
Raimo is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Clarkson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Raimo throws a right hand that Clarkson ducks under and follows up with a left that Clarkson also avoids with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clarkson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Raimo.
Raimo has Clarkson up against the cage in a clinch.
Clarkson avoiding damage as Raimo throws knees to the body.
Clarkson looking for a takedown.
Raimo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Clarkson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Clarkson has Raimo pushed against the cage.
Raimo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Clarkson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Raimo can't get the takedown.
And that's the end of the fight!
Doug Raimo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Raimo 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Doug Raimo!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Doug Raimo!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Doug Raimo!
Doug Raimo wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Xi Li (ranked 3068 p4p, 347 weight class) and Ryu Cool (ranked 5003 p4p, 519 weight class). Li kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is HYFR by Drake featuring Lil Wayne. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Xi Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryu Cool!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li sizes up Cool with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Li takes a swing at Cool's ribcage but misses.
Cool changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Cool shoots in but Li avoids the takedown attempt easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cool.
Li circles away from the clinch attempt.
Li misses with a few strikes there.
Cool tries to clinch there but Li circles away.
Cool wants to clinch.
Li swats away the attempt to clinch by Cool.
Cool moves out of range as Li throws a body kick.
Cool shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Li but Li pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Xi Li has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryu Cool.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cool throws a body punch but Li moves out of range.
Li connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Li misses with the combination.
Cool pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Li appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cool crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Li - the referee stops the clock and Cool gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Li. Cool manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Li cracks a nice hook into Cool's ribs.
Xi Li seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Li throws a head kick but Cool moves out of range.
Li throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Ryu Cool has been cut.
Cool tries to close the distance and clinch up but Li swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Li scores with a head kick.
Cool is rocked!
Li looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Li backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks Cool's temple! It sends Cool violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Li celebrates and the doctors try to help Cool!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Xi Li!
Post fight, Xi Li took to the microphone: 'I'm winning this tournament. Remember my name!!'.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lyoto Machida (ranked 4463 p4p, 380 weight class) and Andrey Arlovsky (ranked 4651 p4p, 0 weight class). Lyoto Machida has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lyoto Machida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andrey Arlovsky!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arlovsky tries to clinch
and Machida counters with a three punch combo that has Arlovsky backing up. Arlovsky nods at Machida to acknowledge the strikes.
Arlovsky misses with a body shot.
Andrey Arlovsky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arlovsky throws a series of strikes that have Machida backpedaling.
It looks like Lyoto Machida has been cut.
Sloppy strikes from Machida. Those never looked like landing.
Arlovsky throws a leg kick that misses.
As Arlovsky looks to move away, Machida throws a big counter combo but Arlovsky just gets out of the way.
Arlovsky throws a good cross that connects.
Arlovsky takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Arlovsky throws a leg kick that misses.
Machida lands a big uppercut and Arlovsky crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Arlovsky looks OK. Machida waves Arlovsky back to his feet!
Arlovsky is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Some wild striking there from Arlovsky.
Arlovsky is still on wobbly legs! Can Machida finish him?
Arlovsky shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Machida counters with a stiff right hand.
Arlovsky gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Machida counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Arlovsky to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Machida!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Lyoto Machida!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michal Bagietka (ranked 4644 p4p, 490 weight class) and Anton Marks (ranked 4768 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michal Bagietka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anton Marks!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marks tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bagietka sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Marks somewhat.
Marks lands with a good body shot.
Bagietka throws a series of punches but Marks avoids them all with ease.
Marks drives through and clinches with Bagietka against the cage.
Bagietka tries to pull guard but Marks forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Marks pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bagietka moves out of range of the leg kick from Marks.
Bagietka misses with a body shot.
Marks feints the counter takedown.
Marks fails with the takedown.
Bagietka uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bagietka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Marks paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Marks shoots in for a takedown but Bagietka shows good takedown defense.
Bagietka throws a quick counter head kick but Marks was just out of range.
Michal Bagietka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anton Marks.
Marks shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bagietka as he avoids it easily.
Bagietka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bagietka shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Marks pinned against the cage. Marks gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bagietka tries to keep at a distance but Marks has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bagietka struggles to land a body shot inside as Marks controls his hands.
Marks manages to pull guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bagietka trying to stand up but can't free himself from Marks's guard.
Marks doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Marks controls Bagietka momentarily but Bagietka frees himself.
Bagietka stops Marks from standing up.
Bagietka decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Marks fails with a takedown attempt.
Bagietka fails with the takedown
and Marks holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marks tries to score a body lock takedown but Bagietka shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A frustrated look appears on Bagietka's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Marks stalls.
Marks managing to block the knees to the body from Bagietka.
Marks tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Marks has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bagietka is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Marks has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bagietka after a bit of a struggle.
Marks looks winded!
Bagietka misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marks keeps control of Bagietka as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Marks breaks from the clinch.
Bagietka gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Marks is trying to pull guard but Bagietka has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marks jumps guard but Bagietka stands there with Marks around his waist. Marks gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bagietka jumps guard but Marks turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Bagietka is looking to break free of the clinch but Marks has double underhooks.
Marks is working for takedown but Bagietka is calmly controlling the position for now.
Marks pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from Bagietka. Those never looked like landing.
Bagietka dives in and grabs Marks's left leg, looking for a takedown. Marks pushes down on Bagietka's head and hops out.
Marks changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Bagietka fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marks misses with a kick to the body
letting Bagietka counter with a right hand.
Bagietka throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Marks keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Michal Bagietka will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Marks tries to bum rush Bagietka with a series of wild strikes but Bagietka uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bagietka throws a counter high kick but Marks was just alert enough to avoid it.
Marks fails with a takedown attempt.
Marks moves into the clinch successfully.
Marks stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bagietka wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Marks has him pressed against the cage.
Marks breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bagietka tries to clinch up.
Bagietka clinches.
Marks fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Marks taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bagietka has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Marks pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bagietka shoots in but Marks avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bagietka tries to clinch there but Marks circles away.
Bagietka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bagietka gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Marks holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bagietka is trying to push Marks away but Marks has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Marks jumps guard but Bagietka stands there with Marks around his waist. Marks gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Michal Bagietka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anton Marks.
Marks breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bagietka tries a head kick but it misses.
Marks dives in for a single leg takedown but Bagietka sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Marks pushes Bagietka up against the cage in a clinch.
Marks avoiding damage as Bagietka throws knees to the body.
Marks keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bagietka's efforts to push away.
Bagietka is pressed up against the cage. Marks has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bagietka down to the mat. Bagietka avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Marks is breathing heavily.
Bagietka misses with a head kick.
Marks clinches up with Bagietka and pushes him back against the cage.
Marks is trying to pull guard but Bagietka turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Marks working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Marks works on Bagietka's body with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bagietka is looking to break free of the clinch but Marks has double underhooks.
Bagietka drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Marks's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bagietka tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Marks manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Marks fails with a takedown attempt.
Marks has Bagietka up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bagietka is looking to control Marks's arms but Marks gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bagietka has his back to the cage.
Marks is looking for a takedown.
Marks manages to break the clinch.
Marks gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bagietka wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Marks jumps guard but Bagietka turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Marks jumps guard but Bagietka stands there with Marks around his waist. Marks gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bagietka working hard to break the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Marks tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Marks jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bagietka walks away with a smile on his face. Marks gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anton Marks showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Marks takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Marks throws a head kick that misses.
Marks avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bagietka shoots in for a takedown but Marks shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Marks clinches.
Bagietka tries to throw a body punch but Marks avoids it by throwing Bagietka back against the cage.
Marks lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bagietka.
Bagietka is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bagietka drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Marks gets the underhooks and prevents it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Marks doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Marks takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bagietka misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bagietka shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Marks counters with a two punch combo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michal Bagietka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bagietka shoots in but no luck this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Marks shoots in looking for a takedown but Bagietka manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Marks's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bagietka tries to clinch but Marks moves out of range.
Bagietka is trying hard to land a takedown here. Marks sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Marks rushes Bagietka and presses him up against the cage.
Marks decides to pull guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Marks can do anything to dispel that myth.
Marks looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Bagietka has picked Marks up and slammed him! Marks can't keep hold of the triangle and Bagietka manages to pass to side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marks is not content to let Bagietka control the position.
Marks is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marks tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bagietka wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A control attempt from Marks but he's now mounted!
Marks is looking to improve his position but Bagietka isn't that keen on the idea.
Marks tries to hold on but Bagietka pushes him away.
Marks is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Bagietka is staying active.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Marks has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
Bagietka controlling from the back.
Bagietka wants to control but Marks is keeping busy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bagietka biding his time, controlling Marks.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Anton Marks.
I think Marks has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Anton Marks!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Anton Marks!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Anton Marks!
Anton Marks wins by unanimous decision!
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