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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexey Markov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gleb Maximov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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218 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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190 cm
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215 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexey Markov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gleb Maximov!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Illya Tyunina and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Markov.
Maximov misses with a looping right.
Markov throws a body punch but Maximov moves out of range.
Markov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Markov tries to clinch but Maximov is having none of it.
Maximov is looking for the big counter here.
Maximov throws a jab when Markov was well out of range.
Markov lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Markov.
Maximov lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Alexey Markov has been cut.
Maximov looks to throw the jab but Markov is out of range.
A punch combination from Markov misses.
Maximov let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A jab from Maximov misses.
Maximov tries to bum rush Markov with a series of wild strikes but Markov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
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!
Maximov throws out a powerful jab.
Markov swinging wildly here.
Maximov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maximov throws a hook to the side of Markov's head but Markov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Maximov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Markov.
A jab from Markov misses.
Markov seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Maximov scores with a hook to the body. Markov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Markov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maximov throws out the jab.
Maximov throws a jab when Markov was well out of range.
Maximov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Markov misses with a body kick.
Markov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Maximov tries to keep at a distance but Markov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Markov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Markov lands a nice shot to the body.
Markov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Markov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Markov scores with a jab. Maximov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maximov misses with an uppercut
and Markov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Maximov thinking.
Markov is looking to slow Maximov down with leg kicks.
Markov lands a right hook to the body.
Markov with a nice cross.
Markov connects with a jab.
Markov displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Maximov looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Maximov misses with an uppercut. Markov saw that one coming.
Markov lands a head kick!
Markov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Markov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Markov dodges the punch combination from Maximov.
Markov went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Markov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Maximov misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markov moves out of range as Maximov strikes.
Maximov throws a lazy right hand but Markov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Maximov slips a jab from Markov.
Maximov swinging wildly here.
Maximov takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Markov moves out of range as Maximov strikes.
Markov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Markov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Markov gets a clinch.
Markov keeps control of Maximov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Markov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Markov scores with a nice right hand.
Markov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Markov tries to clinch but Maximov moves out of range.
Maximov looks to land a right hand but Markov moved out of range.
Markov is looking to counter punch.
Markov cracks Maximov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Markov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Markov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Maximov is trying to break free.
Markov has Maximov pushed against the cage.
Markov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maximov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
An inside leg kick lands from Markov.
Maximov circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Markov clinches with his opponent.
Markov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Maximov.
Markov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexey Markov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexey Markov's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Maximov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Markov on the side of the head.
Markov has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Maximov throws a big shot that misses.
Maximov misses with a looping left.
Markov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Maximov's sensitive parts.
Markov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Maximov swinging wildly here.
Maximov misses with a wild combination.
Maximov might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Markov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Markov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Maximov, pushing him back against the cage.
Markov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Maximov slips a jab from Markov.
Maximov lands with a straight right. Markov didn't see that one coming.
Alexey Markov is winning the standup battle so far.
Maximov lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maximov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Alexey Markov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maximov throws a right and a left that Markov avoids nicely.
Maximov throws a looping overhand right but Markov ducks down to avoid it.
A shot to the body from Maximov misses
and Markov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Maximov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Maximov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Maximov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Maximov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Markov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Maximov on the side of the head.
Markov rushes Maximov and presses him up against the cage.
Markov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Markov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Markov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Markov lands a lovely overhand right.
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!
Markov throws a combination that misses
and Maximov counters with a left and a right that stings Markov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maximov misses with a right hand
and Markov counters with a nice low kick that buckles Maximov's knee momentarily.
Maximov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Maximov looks to land a right hand but Markov moved out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Markov. That's going to slow Maximov down.
Markov misses with a wild combination.
Markov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Maximov scores with a three punch combo!
Maximov throws a body punch but Markov moves out of range.
Alexey Markov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maximov misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Markov counter with a right hand.
Markov wants to clinch.
Maximov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Maximov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Maximov cracks Markov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Markov breaks the clinch.
Markov connects with a leg kick. Maximov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Maximov misses with a looping left.
Markov moves into the clinch.
Maximov misses with the head strike.
Maximov lands a shot to the body.
Markov has Maximov pressed against the cage.
Markov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Markov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Maximov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Maximov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Maximov throws a jab when Markov was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Markov throws a jab when Maximov was well out of range.
It seemed like Maximov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Maximov misses with a looping left.
Nice body punch from Markov.
Markov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Maximovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
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!
Maximov slips a straight right by Markov.
Markov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Markov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Maximov. Maximov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Maximov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Maximov scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Maximov throws a lazy right hand but Markov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Markov takes a swing at Maximov's ribcage but misses.
Maximov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Markov.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Markov throws a shot from downtown. Maximov moves away and avoids it.
Markov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maximov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Maximov throws a right hand that Markov ducks under and follows up with a left that Markov also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gleb Maximov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Alexey Markov's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Markov throws a looping overhand right but Maximov ducks down to avoid it.
Maximov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Markov can pounce on him.
Maximov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Markov swings widly with a right hand
and Maximov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Maximov closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A shot to the body from Markov misses
and Maximov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Markov.
Maximov misses with a double jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Markov misses the target.
Markov lands a nice hook to Maximov's body. Maximov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Markov misses with a wild body shot.
Markov throws an off balance right hand
and Maximov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
OH! Markov has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Maximov smells blood and charges in for the finish! Maximov unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Markov sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Gleb Maximov!
Gleb Maximov thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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