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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maxim Mailov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddie Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcia has chosen In Da Club as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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209 lbs
18 - 13 - 0 |
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220 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Powerful takedowns
Good kicks
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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
18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maxim Mailov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Freddie Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Valeri Chadov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia with a poor takedown
and Mailov counters with a nice leg kick.
Mailov connects with a right hand. Garcia shakes it off.
Garcia fails with the takedown
and Mailov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
No luck for Garcia with that takedown attempt.
Maxim Mailov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Freddie Garcia.
Mailov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Garcia tries for a takedown but Mailov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Garcia with a poor takedown
and Mailov counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia shoots and misses
and Mailov counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Freddie Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mailov lands with an overhand left.
Garcia gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mailov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mailov connects with a body shot.
Maxim Mailov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mailov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Garcia momentarily.
Garcia has a takedown stuffed.
Garcia doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mailov counters with a good low kick that Garcia was not able to check.
Garcia looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mailov counters with an outside leg kick.
Garcia has his takedown stuffed
and Mailov counters with an inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garcia misses with a takedown attempt
and Mailov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mailov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mailov lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Garcia tries for a takedown but Mailov circles away easily
and Mailov counters with a nice uppercut.
Garcia with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mailov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mailov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Garcia has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Garcia with a poor takedown
and Mailov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Garcia shoots and misses
and Mailov makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Mailov is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Mailov scoring well with a low kick there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Mailov.
Mailov stuns Garcia with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mailov.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garcia on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Garcia with a poor takedown
and Mailov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mailov connects with a solid leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jab, jab by Mailov - just one landing.
Mailov moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maxim Mailov dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Garcia checks a leg kick.
Garcia fails with the takedown
and Mailov counters with a thumping low kick.
Garcia has his takedown stuffed
letting Mailov counter with a right hand.
Garcia throws a lazy uppercut
and Mailov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mailov is looking to slow Garcia down with leg kicks.
Mailov throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia shoots and misses
and Mailov counters with a nice low kick that buckles Garcia's knee momentarily.
Maxim Mailov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Freddie Garcia.
Mailov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Garcia gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mailov counters with a low kick, right behind Garcia 's knee.
Garcia is breathing heavily.
Mailov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Garcia gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Mailov to counter with a crisp jab.
Mailov cracks Garcia with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mailov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Garcia tries for a takedown but Mailov circles away easily
and Mailov counters with a nice body shot.
Mailov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Garcia shoots and misses
and Mailov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Garcia shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Mailov counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Mailov catches Garcia right on the button with a cross.
Mailov scoring well with a low kick there.
Garcia gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mailov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Garcia is trying desperately to land a takedown but Mailov is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Garcia.
Garcia tries for a takedown but Mailov circles away easily
and Mailov counters with a head kick.
Garcia misses with a takedown attempt
and Mailov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Mailov as he connects with a hook.
Mailov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garcia.
Maxim Mailov is winning the standup battle so far.
Garcia misses with a shot to the body
and Mailov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mailov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mailov jabs at Garcia's body.
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!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garcia misses with a takedown attempt
and Mailov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Garcia's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mailov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Garcia scrambles back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maxim Mailov dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Garcia doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mailov makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Garcia might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Mailov has got the better of the exchanges.
A cross from Mailov lands.
Garcia shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mailov but Mailov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mailov misses with a low kick as Garcia jumps back.
Garcia doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mailov counters with a low kick, right behind Garcia 's knee.
Maxim Mailov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Freddie Garcia.
Garcia takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mailov 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.
Mailov fakes the leg kick and cracks Garcia in the body.
Garcia has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Garcia there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mailov scores with a head kick. Garcia tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Freddie Garcia has been cut.
Mailov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Garcia can do to turn this around?
Mailov lands a glancing blow to the side of Garcia's head.
Garcia misses with a takedown attempt
letting Mailov counter with a right hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mailov, as that shot connected.
Garcia's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia has his takedown stuffed
and Mailov counters with a nice low kick that buckles Garcia's knee momentarily.
Mailov scoring well with a low kick there.
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!
Mailov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Garcia takes one to the chin there.
Garcia gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mailov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A jab lands there for Mailov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia misses with a takedown
and Mailov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mailov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Garcia takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Garcia doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mailov counters with a right hand to the body.
Garcia doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Garcia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mailov throws a front kick that sends Garcia stumbling back into the cage.
Garcia misses with a takedown attempt
and Mailov counters with a low kick, right behind Garcia 's knee.
Mailov thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Garcia if he has to take too many more of those.
Mailov lands a glancing blow to the side of Garcia's head.
Garcia has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Garcia there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mailov looks for the body kick but Garcia saw that one coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maxim Mailov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mailov 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maxim Mailov!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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