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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gaius Marius (ranked 1855 p4p, 1941 weight class) and Randy Mardov (ranked 248 p4p, 256 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Excellent boxer
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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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gaius Marius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randy Mardov!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marius circles away from the clinch attempt.
Marius digs a good body shot into Mardov's ribs.
Mardov misses with a double jab
enabling Marius to counter with a crisp jab.
Marius misses with a head kick.
Mardov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mardov looks to land a left hand but Marius moved out of range nicely.
Marius moves away from the strike by Mardov.
Marius scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Marius takes a swing at Mardov's ribcage but misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Marius.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mardov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Marius counters with an inside leg kick.
Mardov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Marius's waist but Marius gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mardov off to one side.
Marius swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Nice jab there from Marius.
Mardov with a lazy takedown attempt
and Marius counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gaius Marius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Mardov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mardov throws a series of punches but Marius moves out of range.
Gaius Marius is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mardov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Marius counters with a leg kick.
Mardov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marius throws a nice head kick!
Mardov has his takedown stuffed
and Marius counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mardov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Marius misses with a looping right.
Marius lands with a good body shot.
Marius throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mardov.
Mardov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mardov is trying hard to land a takedown here. Marius sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Marius lands with a thumping leg kick.
Marius lands with a nice combination. Mardov backs away looking to recover.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marius avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mardov with a hook.
Mardov throws a jab when Marius was well out of range.
Marius feints and then cracks Mardov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mardov down.
Mardov drives through with a takedown into Marius's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Marius wants to stand and escape but Mardov is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mardov wants to control from the top but Marius keeps moving.
Mardov prevents Marius from getting back to his feet.
Mardov not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Mardov trying to control but Marius is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mardov is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Mardov misses with a left hand
and Marius counters with a thumping low kick.
Mardov throws a chopping leg kick but Marius manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mardov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Marius sprawls well. Marius wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mardov gets slowly back to his feet.
Marius swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Marius swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mardov counters with a nice uppercut.
Marius connects with a body shot that sends Mardov's belly button to the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mardov shoots in for a takedown but Marius shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
It looked like Marius was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Mardov.
Marius looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Marius throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Marius scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Marius uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mardov.
Mardov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Marius on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mardov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mardov fails with a takedown attempt.
As Mardov backs away, Marius returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Mardov throws a looping overhand right but Marius ducks down to avoid it.
Marius connects with a leg kick.
Mardov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marius misses the shot to the body.
And Mardov tries to counter it with a takedown but Marius pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Marius scores with a kick to the body.
Marius tries to bum rush Mardov with a series of wild strikes but Mardov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mardov scores with a jab to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gaius Marius dominated that round.
That's time! Marius's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Marius stuffs the takedown.
Marius is looking to wear down Mardov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Mardov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Marius tries to counter by clinching up but Mardov breaks away and moves out of range.
Marius throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Marius is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mardov can do to turn this around?
Marius avoids the body shot from Mardov.
Marius looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Marius darts in and clinches Mardov up against the cage.
Marius tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mardov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Marius is pressed up against the cage. Mardov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Marius down to the mat. Marius avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Gaius Marius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Mardov.
Mardov takes a swing at Marius's ribcage but misses.
Gaius Marius is winning the standup battle so far.
Mardov just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marius dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mardov. That did some damage!
Nice shot lands for Marius.
Mardov misses with a takedown
and Marius makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mardov swings widly with a right hand
and Marius counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marius fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Marius throws a leg kick that misses.
Mardov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mardov shoots in and drives through. Marius sprawls well.
Mardov wants to clinch.
Mardov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Marius lands a jab.
A shot to the liver by Marius. Beautiful body shot.
Mardov misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Marius wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A telegraphed right hand from Mardov misses the target.
No luck for Mardov with that takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mardov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Marius counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mardov misses with a hook.
Marius connects with a leg kick.
Marius ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mardov moves away.
Mardov wants to counter with a clinch but Marius pushes him away.
Mardov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Marius, pushing him back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Marius.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mardov is trying to stall.
Marius pushes Mardov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mardov.
Mardov goes for a takedown in the clinch but Marius prevents it.
Marius lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mardov backwards.
Marius lands a body shot.
Mardov is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marius tries a body shot but Mardov blocks it.
Marius working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right hand to the body from Marius.
Marius tries a body shot but Mardov blocks it.
Marius is working Mardov over against the cage.
Marius working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nice body punch from Marius.
A nice left hand lands by Marius.
Marius lands a hook that snaps the head of Mardov backwards.
Marius working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Marius.
A body shot lands from Marius.
A short right from Marius on the inside.
Marius lands a nice shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Marius.
Marius presses Mardov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marius throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mardovs head.
Marius throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Marius tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mardov's elbow.
Mardov blocks a body shot from Marius.
Gaius Marius has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Marius.
Mardov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Marius throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Marius stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Marius misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marius lands a nice shot to the body.
A hook to the body from Marius.
Marius is working Mardov over against the cage.
Mardov blocks a body shot from Marius.
Mardov prevents a body shot from Marius.
Marius lands a shoulder strike.
Mardov can't find room to land a body shot as Marius controls the action.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gaius Marius dominated that second round.
That's time! Marius's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Marius lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mardov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marius tries a low kick but Mardov avoids it.
Mardov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Marius defends it nicely.
Marius connects with a nice looking jab.
Marius lands with an uppercut that bounces Mardov off the cage and back into range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marius blocks a jab.
Marius doesn't manage to clinch there - Mardov circles away.
A jab from Mardov finds it's way through Marius's defenses.
Mardov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Marius pushes Mardov up against the cage in a clinch.
Marius struggles to land a body shot inside as Mardov controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mardov drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Marius lands a nice shot to the body.
Mardov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Marius lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Randy Mardov has been cut.
Marius scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mardov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Marius digs a right hand into Mardov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mardov's gas tank.
Mardov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Marius - that landed with a thud.
A shot in the inside from Marius.
A body shot lands from Marius.
Marius tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marius lands a left hand.
Marius lands an elbow inside that Mardov shrugs off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marius is leaning against Mardov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Still in the clinch, Marius scores with a nice short uppercut.
Marius lands with a right to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marius tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marius can't find room to land a body shot as Mardov controls the action.
Marius lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mardov backwards.
Marius struggles to land a body shot inside as Mardov controls his hands.
Mardov blocks a body shot from Marius.
Marius lands a body shot.
Mardov trying to control the position but instead, Marius has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mardov into the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Marius.
Marius scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Marius misses with a punch to the body.
Marius lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Marius tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mardov's elbow.
Marius lands a body punch in the clinch.
Marius stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Marius creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Marius works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Marius lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Marius presses Mardov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Marius lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Marius lands an elbow that stopped Mardov in his tracks for a moment.
That has opened up Randy Mardov's cut even more.
A short right from Marius.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Marius.
Marius pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jab, jab by Marius - just one landing.
Marius throws a leg kick which misses Mardov's front leg but catches the back leg as Mardov tries to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mardov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
An inside leg kick lands from Marius.
Gaius Marius is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mardov misses with a wild combination.
A jab from Marius finds it's way through Mardov's defenses.
Marius connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Marius lunges at Mardov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mardov's hand.
Mardov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Randy Mardov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marius swings for the body but Mardov moves out of range.
Mardov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Marius shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A little jabbing left from Mardov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mardov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Marius but Marius pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Marius went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gaius Marius showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Marius, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gaius Marius!
In his post fight interview, Gaius Marius started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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