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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marques Brown (ranked 4293 p4p, 2573 weight class) and Maximus Burzum (ranked 443 p4p, 296 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marques Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maximus Burzum!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown misses with a left hand
and Burzum cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brown connects with a body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Brown.
Burzum tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Burzum looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Brown tries to land a front kick but Burzum steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Burzum shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Brown as he avoids it easily.
Brown lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Brown sizes up Burzum with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Burzum tries to score a power double leg takedown but Brown sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Burzum somewhat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Burzum's hands.
Brown looks to score with a jab to the body but Burzum is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burzum lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Burzum misses with a body shot.
Brown is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Burzum checks a leg kick.
Brown looks to land a left hand but Burzum moved out of range nicely.
Nice defenses there by Burzum.
Burzum looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Brown lands a nice shot to the body.
Burzum fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brown throws a big shot that misses.
Brown looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Brown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burzum takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Burzum looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Brown is fending him off so far but Burzum persists. Nope, Brown circles away and we're back to standing.
It looked like Brown wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Marques Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maximus Burzum.
Brown misses with a right hand
and Burzum counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brown with a nice cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burzum throws a hook but Brown avoids it easily.
Brown throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A head kick misses from Brown.
Brown with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown scores with a push kick.
Brown defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Burzum.
Brown throws a big shot that misses.
Burzum closes the distance and pushes Brown back into the cage.
Burzum breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brown fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burzum manages to avoid it.
It seemed like Burzum was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Burzum throws a jab but it's blocked by Brown.
Burzum scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Brown is trying to control but can't.
Brown is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Burzum is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Burzum thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Brown has a hand on Burzum's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Burzum takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Brown knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Burzum on the ground.
Burzum throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Brown because Burzum loaded up on that one.
Burzum unloads with some shots from mount but Brown bucks and avoids them well.
Burzum controlling his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown avoids a series of strikes thrown by Burzum.
Brown wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Burzum.
Brown is wriggling around trying to escape.
Burzum looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Burzum has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Brown is trying desperately to improve position.
Brown tries to hold on but Burzum postures up.
Brown tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Brown is working hard here to advance position.
Burzum controlling the position easily from mount.
Brown wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Burzum.
Burzum controlling the pace for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Marques Brown will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Burzum closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Brown attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Burzum shoots for a double leg takedown but Brown sprawls well. He's pushed Burzum's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Brown lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Marques Brown is winning the standup battle so far.
Brown fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Burzum is out of range.
Burzum fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Brown is looking for a counter combo.
Brown misses with a low kick.
Burzum throws a body shot but no joy.
As Burzum looks to move away, Brown throws a big counter combo but Burzum just gets out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown is looking to slow Burzum down with leg kicks.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Burzum has managed to clinch.
Brown escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brown scores with a jab. Burzum acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Brown throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Burzum stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown just misses with a punch to the body.
Brown lands a high kick!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Burzum.
Marques Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maximus Burzum.
Brown scores with a sloppy right hand. Burzum should have avoided that one.
Burzum swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brown is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Burzum can do to turn this around?
Brown looks to score with a jab to the body but Burzum is just out of range.
Marques Brown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Burzum checks a leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Brown.
Brown scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Brown looks to score with a jab to the body but Burzum is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Burzum shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Brown but Brown pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Burzum keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brown.
Burzum steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brown.
Brown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burzum instigates a clinch.
Brown misses with a hook from the clinch.
Burzum is looking for a takedown.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brown fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Burzum.
Burzum shoots for a double leg takedown but Brown sprawls well. He's pushed Burzum's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A leg kick checked by Burzum.
Burzum is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Brown with a body shot.
Burzum takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Brown misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Burzum shoots in and drives through. Brown sprawls well.
Burzum shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Brown defends it nicely.
Brown throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Burzum throws a sloppy body shot
and Brown counters with a nice uppercut.
Burzum tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Brown with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown wants to slow Burzum down by chopping away at his legs.
Burzum displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brown throws out the jab.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and Burzum moves out of range easily.
Brown is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Burzum misses the shot to the body.
Burzum fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Brown to the ground. Burzum is now in Brown's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown trying to control the position.
Burzum lands a couple of elbows.
Burzum sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Burzum's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marques Brown dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Brown lands a jab.
Maximus Burzum has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brown stuns Burzum with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Burzum avoids the body shot from Brown.
Burzum will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Brown works Burzum's body with a nice hook.
Burzum bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Brown defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Burzum.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice leg kick from Brown, right into the meat of the thigh.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Burzum is defended easily by Brown.
Marques Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maximus Burzum.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burzum throws a hook to the side of Brown's head but Brown sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brown lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Burzum at a distance.
Brown misses with a low kick as Burzum jumps back.
Brown tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brown stuffs the takedown attempt from Burzum. Burzum gets slowly back to his feet.
Burzum checks the leg kick.
Brown lands with a nice body punch.
Burzum takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brown takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Brown is looking to chop away at Burzum's legs.
Burzum on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brown. Brown obviously looking to wear him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burzum is trying hard to land a takedown here. Brown sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Burzum shoots in but Brown avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Brown fires out a quick counter leg kick but Burzum just manages to avoid it.
Brown connects with a high kick.
It looks like Maximus Burzum has been cut.
Burzum tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Burzum throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown throws a jab but it's blocked by Burzum.
Brown misses with a looping right.
Brown lands with a thumping leg kick.
Burzum moves out of range of the body kick from Brown.
Brown misses with a wild body shot.
Burzum looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Burzum is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Brown rather than just go for the knockout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brown scores with a body shot.
Burzum is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brown.
Burzum misses with a hook. Brown ducked under it nicely.
It looked like Brown was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Burzum.
Burzum is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Burzum tries to clinch but Brown moves out of range.
Brown misses with an attempted mid kick.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and Burzum moves out of range easily.
Brown swings for the body but Burzum moves out of range.
Burzum throws out a counter right but Brown avoids it with no problem.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Burzum.
Brown swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Burzum darts in and clinches Brown up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Burzum.
A shot in the inside from Brown.
Brown tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brown lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Brown prevents the takedown attempt.
Burzum escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Marques Brown is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Burzum just misses with a punch to the body.
Brown's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Brown duly obliges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burzum jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brown catches Burzum with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Burzum takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burzum. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marques Brown showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Brown, 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marques Brown!
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