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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raja Wijaya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksey Markov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raja Wijaya has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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189 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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215 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Raja Wijaya!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aleksey Markov!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Winston Howard and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wijaya fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Markov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wijaya decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Markov's guard.
Markov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Markov is looking to stand up but Wijaya isn't so interested in that idea.
Markov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Markov wants to stand but Wijaya is controlling the position.
Wijaya throwing strikes from guard but Markov blocks nicely.
Wijaya content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Markov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wijaya postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Markov is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Wijaya, into his guard.
Wijaya keeping moving, preventing Markov from controlling successfully.
Wijaya seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wijaya preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wijaya seems keen to control Markov's posture.
Markov got a little sloppy there for a moment and Wijaya has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Markov has managed to get both his arms back between Wijaya's legs - danger averted.
Wijaya wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Wijaya is trying to keep Markov in close.
Wijaya has his foot on Markov's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Markov works his way back into a safe position though.
Wijaya wants to get back to his feet but Markov is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Wijaya tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wijaya working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Markov.
Wijaya looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Wijaya has a closed guard, preventing Markov from standing up.
Wijaya working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Markov.
Markov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wijaya works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wijaya seems keen to control Markov's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Markov is looking to stand up but Wijaya won't let him.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Wijaya managing to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Wijaya clinches up against the cage.
Markov misses with the head strike.
Markov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Markov's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Markov's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Markov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wijaya goes for a takedown attempt but Markov pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Markov misses with a lunging right hand
and Wijaya counters with a takedown into side control.
Wijaya connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Markov some visible discomfort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wijaya wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Markov, who protects the arm well.
Markov takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Wijaya working the ground and pound but Markov is defending the strikes.
Markov is looking for a sweep.
Markov is trying to control Wijaya's posture but Wijaya avoids it.
Markov is looking to regain half guard here but Wijaya keeps moving and retains side control.
Markov is working to avoid the ground and pound but Wijaya connects with a decent elbow.
Wijaya grinds an elbow into Markov's temple.
Markov is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Wijaya is controlling him well.
Wijaya cracks Markov with a big elbow.
Check out the look on Wijaya's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Wijaya connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Markov some visible discomfort.
Wijaya has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Markov takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wijaya lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Markov takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Markov is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wijaya swings around for an armbar but Markov sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Wijaya's guard.
Wijaya is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Wijaya working over Markov with some ground and pound. Markov looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Markov on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Wijaya sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Markov defending well though.
Wijaya working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Wijaya prevents Markov from improving his position.
Markov wants to control but Wijaya is keeping busy.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Wijaya connects with a nice short shot to Markov's temple.
Markov wants to get back to his feet.
Markov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wijaya. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wijaya winds up and cracks Markov with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raja Wijaya dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Markov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wijaya moves into the clinch.
Wijaya has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Markov after a bit of a struggle.
Wijaya gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Markov is trying to stand back up but Wijaya is controlling him
Wijaya is nestled in close to Markov, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Wijaya lands with a punch from half guard.
Markov has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Wijaya is working away from the top position though.
Markov tries to get to full guard but Wijaya has control of the leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wijaya lands strikes from half guard.
Wijaya working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Markov is trying to stand up here but Wijaya is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wijaya scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Wijaya is working for a kimura but Markov is defending it quite comfortably.
Wijaya is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Markov sees it coming and defends easily.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Wijaya lands a nice short elbow.
Wijaya working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Markov is still in real trouble! Can Wijaya finish him?
Wijaya looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Wijaya lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Wijaya looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Wijaya prevents Markov from standing back up.
Wijaya drops an elbow to the side of Markov's head.
Wijaya looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Markov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wijaya working Markov over with strikes.
Wijaya sitting in half guard here. He lands a big elbow that has hurt Markov! Oh, Markov is in big trouble! Wijaya lands more strikes and the ref dives in to save him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Raja Wijaya!
Raja Wijaya retains his light heavyweight title!
Raja Wijaya thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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hype
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