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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aleksei Marshal (ranked 1647 p4p, 237 weight class) and Brian Hardy (ranked 2030 p4p, 289 weight class). Marshal's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, ЦельРазгроl. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aleksei Marshal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Hardy!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy slips a jab from Marshal.
Marshal throws a poor cross that misses
and Hardy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Aleksei Marshal has been cut.
Hardy throws a hook but Marshal blocks it.
Hardy misses with a body shot.
Hardy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hardy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nice body kick from Marshal.
Nice body kick from Marshal.
Hardy tests Marshal's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Marshal misses with a low kick.
Hardy misses with a lunging right hand
and Marshal cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marshal thumps Hardy with a low kick.
Marshal looks for the body kick but Hardy saw that one coming.
Marshal throws a sloppy head kick and Hardy moves out of range easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Hardy blocks the leg kick.
Hardy avoids the head kick by Marshal.
Marshal looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Marshal tries to score with a low kick but Hardy moves his leg out of the way.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Hardy has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy avoids the body shot from Marshal.
Marshal connects with a body shot that sends Hardy's belly button to the back.
Marshal slips a jab from Hardy.
Aleksei Marshal is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marshal. Hardy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marshal lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Marshal throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nice sprawl there from Marshal as Hardy shoots in.
A head kick misses from Marshal.
Hardy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Marshal fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A cross from Hardy lands.
Marshal takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hardy lands a right hook to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Hardy scores with a four punch combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hardy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Marshal misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshal throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Marshal with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hardy swings widly with a right hand
and Marshal counters with a straight right hand.
Hardy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marshal was well out of range. Poor timing from Hardy.
Hardy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hardy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Marshal.
Marshal misses with a head kick.
The fighters circling - Hardy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Marshal moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hardy lands a left and a right that send Marshal crashing to the mat, dazed. Hardy thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Marshal is rocked!
Hardy throws a jab when Marshal was well out of range.
Oh Marshal is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hardy cracks Marshal with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Marshal thumps Hardy with a low kick.
Marshal tries to sprawl but Hardy drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Hardy trying to control the action but Marshal is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshal is trying to stand back up but Hardy is controlling him
Marshal seems to have got his legs back now.
Marshal regains full guard. Nicely done.
Marshal controlling the position.
Marshal wants to get back to his feet but Hardy passes into half guard.
Marshal is trying to get back to full guard.
Marshal trying to control but Hardy postures up.
That's four 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.
Hardy is looking for a kimura here.
Marshal is trying to control but can't.
Hardy is trying to control. Marshal wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Marshal delivers a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Brian Hardy will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Aleksei Marshal's cut.
That's time! Marshal's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hardy connects with a jab.
Marshal misses with a body shot.
Marshal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marshal swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hardy.
Hardy ducks under a wild hook from Marshal.
Marshal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice body kick there by Marshal.
Donk. Marshal catches Hardy right on the button with a cross.
Hardy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Marshal. Marshal obviously looking to wear him down.
Brian Hardy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A telegraphed right hand from Hardy misses the target.
A counter left hand to the body from Marshal misses its target.
Hardy throws a series of punches but Marshal moves out of range.
Marshal looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Hardy moves out of range of the body kick from Marshal.
Aleksei Marshal is winning the standup battle so far.
Hardy's jab looks to have found its range, popping Marshal under the eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marshal lands a jab to Hardy's midsection.
Marshal misses the shot to the body.
Hardy misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Marshal throws a nice inside leg kick.
Marshal pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Marshal connects with a solid leg kick.
Hardy swinging wildly here.
Marshal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marshal uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hardy.
Marshal throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hardy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Marshal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marshal throws a push kick but Hardy slaps the foot to one side.
Marshal throws a lazy head kick
and Hardy counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshal lands with a right hand.
Hardy swings for the body but Marshal moves out of range.
Hardy thows a left - swing and a miss!
And Marshal counters with a quick kick to the body but Hardy blocks it.
Marshal showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hardy.
Marshal scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marshal throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Marshal buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Marshal.
Marshal scores with a jab to the body.
Hardy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hardy shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hardy showed some decent athleticism there.
Marshal kicks Hardy off and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Hardy. Beautiful body shot.
A big right from Marshal misses.
A little jabbing left from Hardy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Marshal lands a leg kick that knocks Hardy off balance momentarily.
Hardy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marshal slips a jab from Hardy.
Hardy misses with a body punch
and Marshal counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Marshal misses with an uppercut. Hardy saw that one coming.
Marshal throws a head kick that misses.
The fighters circling - Hardy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hardy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hardy throws a body shot but no joy.
A thudding body kick lands there by Marshal!
Hardy has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Marshal.
Hardy is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hardy misses with a hook.
Hardy blocks a head kick by Marshal.
Hardy's jab looks to have found its range, popping Marshal under the eye.
Marshal throws the kick towards the body but Hardy avoids it.
Hardy checks a low kick from Marshal.
Hardy doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Marshal uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hardy.
Hardy blocks a leg kick.
Marshal lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Marshal.
Hardy throws a jab but it's blocked by Marshal.
Hardy has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Marshal.
Hardy closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hardy sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Marshal connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hardy. Hardy circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hardy has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Marshal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksei Marshal dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Aleksei Marshal's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Marshal throws a head kick but Hardy moves out of range.
Hardy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Marshal.
Hardy lands a left and a right that send Marshal crashing to the mat, dazed. Hardy thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Marshal lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hardy at a distance.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hardy.
Hardy fails to land with a series of punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hardy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Marshal.
Marshal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hardy let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Marshal connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hardy. Hardy circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Marshal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marshal slips a jab and a cross from Hardy.
Marshal fakes the leg kick and cracks Hardy in the body.
Hardy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Marshal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hardy.
Nice body kick from Marshal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshal connects with a jab.
Marshal looks to score with a jab to the body but Hardy is just out of range.
Marshal avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hardy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Marshal throws a sloppy head kick and Hardy moves out of range easily.
Hardy takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Marshal lands a jab.
Marshal misses with a hook.
Hardy lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Hardy misses with a wild body shot.
Hardy tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hardy misses with a double jab.
Sloppy strikes from Hardy. Those never looked like landing.
Hardy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Marshal moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshal lands a front kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marshal is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A swing and a miss from Hardy.
Marshal throws a front kick that sends Hardy stumbling back into the cage.
Marshal fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Marshal feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hardy's calf.
Marshal lands a nice hook to Hardy's body. Hardy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Marshal misses with an uppercut. Hardy saw that one coming.
Both fighters circling a little - Marshal finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Marshal lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Marshal throws the left hand but Hardy avoids the punch easily.
Marshal slips under a jab.
Hardy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hardy shoots in for a double leg but Marshal sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshal throws a nice outside leg kick.
Marshal slips a straight right by Hardy.
Marshal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hardy was well out of range. Poor timing from Marshal.
Nice defenses there by Marshal.
Hardy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hardy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Marshal.
Marshal went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A lazy left from Marshal finds it's target.
Marshal lands with a straight right. Hardy didn't see that one coming.
Marshal slips a straight right by Hardy.
Hardy throws a lazy right hand but Marshal sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hardy avoids the body shot from Marshal.
Marshal misses with a kick to the body
and Hardy decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Marshal's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marshal is controlling Hardy's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy looking to sit in guard and control but Marshal gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marshal engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Hardy pulls Marshal in to control the position.
Marshal showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aleksei Marshal showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Marshal 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aleksei Marshal!
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