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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vidor Makarov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexei Magnus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vidor Makarov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexei Magnus!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Dmitry Maklakov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Magnus.
Makarov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Magnus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Makarov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Magnus counters with a single leg into guard. Makarov didn't expect that.
Magnus missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Magnus trying to control the position from guard on top but Makarov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Magnus stops Makarov from standing up.
Makarov is looking to stand back up but Magnus counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Makarov.
Makarov looks like he's trying to stand up.
Magnus decides to stand and escape the position.
Magnus misses with a few strikes there.
Magnus shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Makarov napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Magnus trying to control the position but Makarov is working away.
Makarov is being controlled here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magnus decides to stand back up.
Makarov tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Magnus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Makarov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Magnus counters with a good, hard body kick but Makarov shrugs it off.
Vidor Makarov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Makarov swinging wilding here.
Makarov slips a jab and a cross from Magnus.
Makarov tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Magnus counters with a head kick. That will keep Makarov thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Magnus throws a nice looking combination but Makarov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Magnus connects with a body shot.
Magnus fails with a takedown attempt.
Magnus scores with a head kick.
Makarov throws a nice looking combination but Magnus bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Makarov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Magnus counters with a single leg into guard. Makarov didn't expect that.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Makarov is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Magnus is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Makarov wants to get back to his feet but Magnus is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Magnus gets to his feet. Makarov looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Magnus.
Magnus moves into the clinch.
Makarov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Makarov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Makarov throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Magnus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Makarov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Magnus counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Makarov!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makarov is trying to stand up.
Magnus with a couple of short strikes.
Magnus punishing his opponent with strikes.
Makarov taking shots to the head.
Makarov is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Magnus scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Makarov?
Makarov squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
A nice elbow there by Magnus.
Magnus landing strikes, looking to finish!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Makarov is trying to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Magnus lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Makarov is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Magnus scoring with strikes but Makarov is staying in there.
Magnus looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Makarov is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Magnus lands with some strikes.
Makarov is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Magnus takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Magnus can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Makarov is looking to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Makarov really wants to buck Magnus off and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexei Magnus dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Magnus forces Makarov back against the cage and clinches.
Makarov throws a head punch that misses.
Magnus fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Magnus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vidor Makarov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Makarov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Magnus counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Magnus.
Magnus drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Makarov gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Magnus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Makarov stalks Magnus and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Magnus's face. Magnus staggers backwards, shaken.
Makarov looks to clinch
and Magnus counters with a single leg into guard. Makarov didn't expect that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Makarov wants to get back to his feet but Magnus passes into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Makarov tries to kick Magnus off but Magnus keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makarov scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Magnus manages to mount him!
Magnus controlling the pace for now.
Magnus with a couple of short strikes.
Magnus with good strikes from the mount here!
Magnus has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Makarov's face.
Magnus looking to ground and pound but Makarov is blocking nicely.
Magnus misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Makarov tries to buck Magnus off but he can't manage it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The referee warns Makarov that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Makarov is trying to stand.
Magnus raining down shots from the mount!
You get the feeling that Makarov really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Magnus landing strikes from the mount and Makarov is in trouble!
Makarov in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Magnus thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Magnus misses with a head shot.
Magnus looking to finish with strikes here!
Makarov wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Magnus.
Magnus throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Alexei Magnus has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makarov tries to buck Magnus off but he can't manage it.
Poor strikes thrown by Magnus there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Makarov is squirming around, avoiding Magnus's attempts to control the action.
Makarov's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Magnus has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Magnus cracks Makarov with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Magnus has hold of Makarov's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Makarov manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Magnus scoring with strikes but Makarov is staying in there.
Makarov is squirming around, avoiding Magnus's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Magnus punching from mount but Makarov doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Makarov tries to buck Magnus off but he can't manage it.
Magnus thowing shots but they're missing.
Makarov wants to try and get back to his feet.
Magnus landing shots from mount.
Magnus jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Makarov is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Makarov and Magnus has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Makarov wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexei Magnus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Magnus plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Makarov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vidor Makarov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Magnus gets a takedown into half guard.
Magnus seems to be working for a kimura but Makarov defends the submission attempt.
Makarov pushes Magnus off looking to stand but Magnus dives back in and keeps control.
Makarov trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Makarov is not content to let Magnus control the position.
Magnus works his way into full mount!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makarov holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Magnus tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Makarov is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Makarov blocking the ground and pound.
Magnus cracks Makarov with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Makarov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Magnus on the ground.
Makarov squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Magnus breaks from Makarov's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Magnus punching from mount but Makarov doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Makarov is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Magnus pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Makarov is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Makarov is squirming around, avoiding Magnus's attempts to control the action.
Makarov really wants to buck Magnus off and get back to his feet.
Magnus cracks Makarov with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Makarov is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Magnus lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Makarov hang on?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magnus punching from mount but Makarov doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Magnus throwing strikes here but Makarov is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Makarov wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Magnus lands with some strikes.
Magnus misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Poor strikes thrown by Magnus there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
You get the feeling that Makarov really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Makarov is bucking up trying to escape but Magnus cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Makarov is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Magnus has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Makarov's face.
Makarov is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Vidor Makarov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Magnus tries to control but Makarov wriggling away.
Makarov wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Magnus landing shots from mount.
Makarov bucks Magnus off and manages to get back to his feet!
Magnus misses with a jab, cross combination.
Makarov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Magnus counters with a nice leg kick.
Makarov tries to clinch but Magnus moves out of range.
Makarov throws a one two combo.
Makarov misses with a combination
and Magnus counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Magnus decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Alexei Magnus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Makarov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Magnus counters with a single leg into guard. Makarov didn't expect that.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexei Magnus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Magnus winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexei Magnus!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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