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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Omari Akhmedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Marston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Akhmedov comes to the cage accompanied by Jason Derulo - . Marston comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bring it on motherfucker kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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187 cm
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Omari Akhmedov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucas Marston!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akhmedov rushes Marston and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Marston is trying to break free.
Akhmedov prevents a body shot from Marston.
Akhmedov lands a nice shot to the body.
Akhmedov throws a head punch that misses.
Marston wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Marston blocking some punches.
Marston wants to break free but Akhmedov has control.
Marston blocks an uppercut.
Akhmedov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Akhmedov lands a nice uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Akhmedov.
Akhmedov pushes off an throws an elbow but Marston leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Marston lands a body punch in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akhmedov swings wildly with an uppercut but Marston uses good head movement to avoid it.
Akhmedov misses with the head strike.
Marston lands a right hand that snaps the head of Akhmedov backwards.
Marston jumps guard but Akhmedov turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Marston is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Akhmedov is keeping busy.
Akhmedov'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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akhmedov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Akhmedov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Marston.
Marston has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Akhmedov seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Marston can turn it around.
Marston tries to break the clinch but Akhmedov is controlling the position.
A head punch on the inside from Akhmedov fails to land.
Akhmedov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Akhmedov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marston breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Marston circles away from the clinch attempt.
Akhmedov forces Marston back against the cage and clinches.
Marston lands with a short shot to the head.
Akhmedov will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Marston up against the cage.
Marston breaks from the clinch.
Akhmedov closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marston looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Akhmedov prevents a body shot from Marston.
Akhmedov gets through Marston's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
I was talking to Akhmedov's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Akhmedov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Akhmedov working aggressively here.
Akhmedov blocking some punches.
Akhmedov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Marston.
Marston jumps guard but Akhmedov turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marston blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marston tries to circle away but Akhmedov has him pinned against the cage.
Akhmedov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Akhmedov tries to work over Marston's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marston blocking some punches.
Akhmedov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marston throws a punch but it's blocked by Akhmedov.
Marston wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Akhmedov.
Marston blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marston tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marston blocking some punches.
Akhmedov pushes Marston back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Akhmedov misses with a punch to the body.
Akhmedov misses with a punch to the body.
Akhmedov throws a head punch that misses.
Akhmedov working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Akhmedov fails to land.
Marston manages to break the clinch.
Marston scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Marston swats away the attempt to clinch by Akhmedov.
Akhmedov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Marston counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Marston throws a hook to the side of Akhmedov's head but Akhmedov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Akhmedov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marston swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Akhmedov looks to clinch
enabling Marston to counter with a crisp jab.
Akhmedov tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Marston - just one landing.
Akhmedov tries to clinch up but Marston circles away and keeps his distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Marston misses the target.
Marston misses with a body shot.
Akhmedov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Akhmedov tries to clinch up.
Akhmedov backing away here, and Marston unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Marston keeps the fight on the outside.
Akhmedov closes the distance and pushes Marston back into the cage.
Akhmedov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marston blocks the elbow strike.
Marston misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marston breaks the clinch.
Marston loads up on a big right hand but Akhmedov slips the punch.
Akhmedov tries to close the distance and clinch but Marston swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Akhmedov gets a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Omari Akhmedov dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Marston lunges at Akhmedov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Akhmedov's hand.
Akhmedov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marston swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Marston looks to score with a jab to the body but Akhmedov is just out of range.
Akhmedov tries to clinch but Marston moves out of range.
Akhmedov gets a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Akhmedov fails to land.
Akhmedov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Marston backwards.
Marston blocking some punches.
A short right from Marston.
Marston tries to work over Akhmedov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marston scores with a shot to the side of Akhmedov's head.
Stalling in the clinch from Marston.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice right hand lands inside from Akhmedov.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Akhmedov.
Akhmedov pushes Marston back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Marston breaks the clinch.
Akhmedov moves into the clinch.
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!
Marston blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marston breaks the clinch.
Akhmedov tries to clinch but Marston moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Marston on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Marston avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Akhmedov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Marston counters with a straight right hand.
Akhmedov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Akhmedov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Marston scores with a jab to the head.
Akhmedov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Marston throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marston throws a poor cross that misses
and Akhmedov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Akhmedov instigates a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marston.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marston escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice uppercut lands for Marston. That snapped Akhmedov's head back.
Akhmedov tries to clinch but Marston moves out of range.
Akhmedov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Marston is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Akhmedov with a body shot.
Akhmedov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Akhmedov is looking to clinch.
Akhmedov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marston swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Akhmedov tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Marston counters with a straight right hand.
Lucas Marston seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big left from Marston misses.
It looked like Akhmedov was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Akhmedov doesn't manage to clinch there - Marston circles away.
Marston circles away from the clinch attempt.
Akhmedov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Marston paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Marston looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akhmedov clinches with his opponent.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Akhmedov.
Akhmedov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Akhmedov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Akhmedov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marston is trying to pull guard but Akhmedov has him pressed against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Omari Akhmedov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Akhmedov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Akhmedov is pushing Marston up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Akhmedov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marston blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marston.
Akhmedov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Marston lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Akhmedov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akhmedov lands a hook that snaps the head of Marston backwards.
Marston misses with the head strike.
Akhmedov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marston lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Akhmedov.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Marston fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marston.
A shot in the inside from Akhmedov.
Akhmedov misses with a punch on the inside.
Marston's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Akhmedov tries to clinch up.
Marston is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Akhmedov with a body shot.
Omari Akhmedov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Marston misses its intended target.
Akhmedov tries to clinch up but Marston circles away and keeps his distance.
A nice side step and Marston releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Marston is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Akhmedov.
Akhmedov closes the distance looking to clinch
and Marston counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Lucas Marston will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Akhmedov tries to clinch up but Marston circles away and keeps his distance.
Marston swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Marston throws a jab when Akhmedov was well out of range.
Akhmedov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Akhmedov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Akhmedov is looking to clinch but Marston is avoiding it.
Akhmedov tries to clinch
and Marston counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Omari Akhmedov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Akhmedov closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Marston counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akhmedov tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Marston to counter with a crisp jab.
Akhmedov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marston swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Akhmedov tries to clinch up but Marston circles away and keeps his distance.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Marston! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akhmedov moves in looking to clinch but Marston pushes him off.
Akhmedov ducks under a wild hook from Marston.
Akhmedov wants to clinch up but Marston keeps it at a distance.
Marston swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Marston fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Akhmedov manages to avoid it.
Akhmedov tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Marston counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Akhmedov doesn't manage to clinch there - Marston circles away.
Akhmedov has closed the distance and engaged Marston in a clinch.
Akhmedov throws a punch but it's blocked by Marston.
Marston working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Marston misses with a punch to the body.
Akhmedov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marston blocks an uppercut.
Marston is trying to force a seperation but Akhmedov has the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marston fails to pull guard.
Akhmedov trying to control the position but instead, Marston has worked for underhooks and has pushed Akhmedov into the cage.
Akhmedov working aggressively here.
Akhmedov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Akhmedov.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Akhmedov.
Marston breaks the clinch.
Akhmedov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Marston paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Akhmedov tries to clinch but Marston is having none of it.
Akhmedov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Marston swats away the attempt to clinch by Akhmedov.
Akhmedov moves away from the strike by Marston.
Akhmedov tries to clinch up.
Marston throws a counter combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marston pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Marston keeps the fight on the outside.
Akhmedov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Akhmedov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Marston counters with a nice uppercut.
Akhmedov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Marston circles away from the clinch attempt.
Akhmedov moves into the clinch.
Marston manages to break the clinch.
Akhmedov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Marston gets tackled into the cage by Akhmedov. Akhmedov maintains the clinch.
Akhmedov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Marston's efforts to push away.
Akhmedov trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marston's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Marston circles away from the clinch attempt.
Marston tries to keep at a distance but Akhmedov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Marston manages to break the clinch.
Akhmedov is looking to clinch.
Marston doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Akhmedov tries to clinch but Marston is having none of it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Marston! But no joy.
Marston digs a good body shot into Akhmedov's ribs.
Akhmedov wants to clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Akhmedov tries to clinch
and Marston counters with a two punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Akhmedov tries to clinch
and Marston cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lucas Marston comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Marston 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lucas Marston!
Lucas Marston decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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hype
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pop
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