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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleks Makarov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cheic Bruno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Makarov's entrance music is First of the year. A fine choice. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Great low kicks
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aleks Makarov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cheic Bruno!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Fedor Mirinova and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makarov throws a head kick but Bruno moves out of range.
Bruno takes the fight into the clinch.
Makarov is looking to control Bruno's arms but Bruno gets an underhook and turns him. Now Makarov has his back to the cage.
Bruno lands a nice knee to the body.
Bruno keeps control of Makarov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bruno lands an elbow that stopped Makarov in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Aleks Makarov has been cut.
Bruno using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Makarov is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bruno can't get the takedown.
Bruno pushes Makarov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bruno just leaning against Makarov, taking a breather.
Bruno unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bruno putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Makarov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bruno will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Makarov up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Bruno.
Bruno is working Makarov over against the cage.
Bruno utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bruno lands a good knee to the midsection. Makarov won't want to take too many of those.
Bruno working Makarov over with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bruno is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bruno gets a trip takedown into half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Bruno is controlling the pace.
Bruno stands up out of the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruno rushes Makarov and presses him up against the cage.
Bruno comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bruno landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bruno breaks the clinch.
Bruno clinches.
Bruno jumps guard.
Bruno wants to sweep here but Makarov controlling him for the moment.
Bruno pushes Makarov off and gets back to his feet.
Bruno forces Makarov back against the cage and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruno tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bruno tries to land a knee to the head but Makarov blocks with his arms.
Bruno prevents Makarov from breaking the clinch.
A knee to the head by Bruno.
Makarov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bruno has him pressed against the cage.
Bruno trying to land knees to the body.
Makarov is trying to push Bruno away but Bruno has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Makarov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bruno keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Makarov's efforts to push away.
Bruno looking to throw knees to the head but Makarov is blocking nicely.
Bruno prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bruno with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Makarov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Makarov has Bruno pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bruno manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bruno dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Bruno trying to land knees to the body.
Bruno tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Makarov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bruno avoids the head kick by Makarov.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good work by Bruno as he checks the leg kick.
Makarov clinches with his opponent.
Makarov tries to land knees in the clinch but Bruno avoids the damage to the body.
Makarov avoiding damage as Bruno throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cheic Bruno dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aleks Makarov's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bruno dodges the punch combination from Makarov.
Makarov tries to bum rush Bruno with a series of wild strikes but Bruno uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Makarov has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Bruno scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bruno gets a clinch.
Cheic Bruno seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Makarov tries to break free but Bruno pushes him back against the cage.
Bruno using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Makarov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bruno is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Makarov is looking to break free of the clinch but Bruno has double underhooks.
Bruno trying to land knees to the body.
Bruno connects with a nasty looking knee right to Makarov's face.
Bruno tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Makarov avoids it.
Bruno keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Makarov's efforts to push away.
Bruno is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Bruno.
Bruno crunches a lovely knee into Makarov's ribcage.
Bruno throws an elbow that misses.
Bruno landing knees to the body.
Bruno trying to land knees to the body.
Bruno gets underhooks to prevent Makarov's takedown attempt.
Bruno trying to land knees to the body.
Bruno's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Makarov is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruno breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aleks Makarov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Makarov gets tackled into the cage by Bruno. Bruno maintains the clinch.
Bruno keeps control of Makarov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bruno keeps control of Makarov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bruno just misses with a elbow thrown towards Makarov's brow.
Bruno throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bruno tries to land knees in the clinch but Makarov avoids the damage to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Makarov cracks Bruno with a nice body shot.
Makarov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruno tries a body shot but Makarov blocks it.
Makarov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bruno pulls guard successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Makarov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Makarov wants to get up but he can't break Bruno's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Makarov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Makarov trying to control the position from guard on top but Bruno is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Makarov stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makarov looks to land a body kick but Bruno moved away.
Bruno tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Makarov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bruno blocks a head kick by Makarov.
Bruno has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Makarov throws a leg kick
and Bruno moves into the clinch.
Makarov tries to break the clinch but Bruno is controlling the position.
Makarov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Makarov breaks from the clinch.
Bruno closes the distance and clinches.
Makarov is trying to push Bruno away but Bruno has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bruno missing with knees to the body.
Bruno misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Makarov.
Bruno tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Makarov just stands there and leans against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cheic Bruno showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Aleks Makarov's cut.
That's time! Makarov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Makarov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bruno.
Makarov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Makarov moves into range and clinches up with Bruno.
Makarov takes an elbow to the temple.
Bruno taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Makarov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bruno has him pressed against the cage.
Bruno lands a knee to the body.
Makarov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bruno scores a nice knee to the body.
Bruno stalling against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bruno tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Makarov avoids it.
Makarov tries to break free but Bruno pushes him back against the cage.
Bruno unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruno tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Makarov avoids it.
Makarov being controlled against the cage.
Makarov can't break the clinch.
Makarov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bruno has him pressed against the cage.
Bruno putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Makarov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Makarov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bruno breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bruno tries to clinch up but Makarov circles away and keeps his distance.
Makarov pushes Bruno up against the cage in a clinch.
Makarov slowing the pace effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruno misses with a punch to the body.
Makarov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Makarov cracks the inside of Bruno's front leg.
Makarov feints and then cracks Bruno's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bruno down.
No joy there for Makarov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Makarov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Makarov throws a head kick that Bruno semi-blocks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bruno moves into the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Makarov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Makarov wants to get back to striking at distance but Bruno won't allow it.
Bruno's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makarov throws a head kick but Bruno moves out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Makarov.
Bruno works over Makarov's head and body with a nice combination.
Makarov scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Makarov decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Bruno tries to clinch up but Makarov circles away and keeps his distance.
Aleks Makarov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Makarov misses with a wild body shot.
Bruno moves into the clinch.
Makarov keeps control of Bruno as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Makarov tries to circle away but Bruno has him pinned against the cage.
Bruno keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Makarov's efforts to push away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruno tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Makarov avoids it.
Makarov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Makarov tries to break the clinch but Bruno is controlling the position.
Bruno keeps control of Makarov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
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!
Bruno tries to land a knee to the head but Makarov blocks with his arms.
Cheic Bruno is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Makarov wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aleks Makarov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bruno wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Makarov tries to circle away but Bruno has him pinned against the cage.
Aleks Makarov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bruno landing knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Aleks Makarov.
I think Bruno 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cheic Bruno!
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