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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Systema Fred (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eugeny Marlov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marlov has chosen Россия Наци
as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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223 lbs
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216 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Good knees
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Systema Fred!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eugeny Marlov!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksandr Martynov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fred gets caught flat footed, as Marlov shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Marlov thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Marlov landing with the ground and pound.
Marlov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Marlov cracks Fred with a solid left hand.
Fred preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Marlov is looking to work some ground and pound but Fred has wrist control.
Fred 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.
Marlov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fred being controlled here, momentarily.
Marlov with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marlov passes Fred's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Marlov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Fred blocking the ground and pound attempt from Marlov.
Fred is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Marlov scores with a couple of nice shots.
Fred is trying to stand.
Marlov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Marlov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Marlov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fred keeps working.
Marlov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marlov thows a huge punch but Fred dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marlov throws a strike but Fred avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Marlov trying to control but Fred is working from the bottom.
Marlov wants to pass the guard but Fred is keeping the position.
Marlov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Marlov lands a couple of elbows.
Marlov throwing strikes from guard but Fred blocks nicely.
Marlov thows a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marlov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fred utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Marlov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Marlov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Marlov stands up over Fred, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Marlov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fred preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Marlov distracts Fred with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Marlov throwing strikes from guard but Fred blocks nicely.
Fred 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marlov stops Fred from standing up.
Fred is breathing heavily.
Marlov trying to control the position from guard on top but Fred is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marlov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Marlov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Marlov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Marlov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fred is keeping the position for now.
Marlov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eugeny Marlov dominated that round.
That's time! Fred's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Marlov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Fred keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Marlov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fred paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fred dodges the punch combination from Marlov.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Marlov.
Systema Fred has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eugeny Marlov.
Fred on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fred throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Eugeny Marlov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marlov dives in and grabs Fred's left leg, looking for a takedown. Fred pushes down on Marlov's head and hops out.
Eugeny Marlov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fred swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marlov avoids the head kick by Fred.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Marlov.
Marlov fails with a takedown attempt.
Fred wants to land a leg kick but Marlov is out of range.
Marlov is looking to clinch but Fred is avoiding it.
Marlov fails with a takedown attempt.
Fred throws a head kick but Marlov moves out of range.
Fred scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Marlov is breathing heavily.
Marlov shoots for a takedown but Fred saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marlov avoids the head kick by Fred.
Marlov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Fred defends it nicely.
Marlov ducks under a wild hook from Fred.
Fred throws a sloppy head kick and Marlov moves out of range easily.
Horrible takedown by Marlov or perhaps it was just good defense by Fred which made him look bad.
Horrible takedown by Marlov or perhaps it was just good defense by Fred which made him look bad.
Systema Fred is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fred throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Marlov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Fred pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Fred catches Marlov right on the button with a cross.
Horrible takedown by Marlov or perhaps it was just good defense by Fred which made him look bad.
Marlov blocks a head kick by Fred.
Marlov shoots in but no luck this time.
Marlov blocks a head kick by Fred.
Fred tries a head kick but it misses.
Fred on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Marlov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Fred but Fred pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Fred throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marlov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Fred stuffs the takedown attempt from Marlov. Marlov gets slowly back to his feet.
Fred tries a low kick but Marlov avoids it.
Fred throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Marlov is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Fred's half guard.
Marlov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Marlov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Fred looks like he's trying to stand up.
Marlov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Fred defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Systema Fred dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fred, right into the meat.
Fred defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Marlov.
Marlov shoots in for a double leg but Fred sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Fred misses with a low kick.
Marlov tries to close the distance and clinch but Fred swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fred tries a head kick but it misses.
Marlov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fred swivels and escapes.
Systema Fred has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eugeny Marlov.
Marlov with a nice cross.
Fred keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marlov dives in and grabs Fred's left leg, looking for a takedown. Fred pushes down on Marlov's head and hops out.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fred throws a head kick that misses.
Marlov changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Fred looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marlov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fred keeps working.
Marlov misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Marlov working away.
Marlov scores with punches from side control.
Marlov tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Marlov wants to control but Fred is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Fred is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Marlov asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Fred tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Marlov working the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marlov lands a few punches from side control.
Marlov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fred keeps working.
Fred knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Marlov on the ground.
Marlov working the ground and pound.
Fred is looking for a sweep.
Marlov throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Marlov is working Fred over with some ground and pound from side control.
Marlov lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Fred down.
Marlov working the ground and pound from side control.
Marlov in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fred prevents Marlov from improving position.
An elbow from Marlov crashes against the mat.
An elbow from Marlov crashes against the mat.
Marlov lands an elbow.
Marlov misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Marlov creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Fred defending against the ground and pound.
Fred is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Marlov has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Marlov lands a decent elbow from side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eugeny Marlov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Marlov 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eugeny Marlov!
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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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