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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Marston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Apollo Olympus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for John Marston has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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166 lbs
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166 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Marston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Apollo Olympus!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Reed Andrews and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olympus fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
John Marston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Olympus shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Marston pinned against the cage. Marston gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Marston gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Olympus gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Marston.
Marston is pressed up against the cage. Olympus has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Marston down to the mat. Marston avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
John Marston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Apollo Olympus.
Marston connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Marston scores with a jab.
Olympus tries to clinch up
and Marston counters with a nice double leg into side control. Olympus won't be happy with that.
Marston trying to control the action but Olympus is working from the bottom.
Marston wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Olympus, who protects the arm well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marston tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marston prevents Olympus from escaping the position.
Marston throws a strike aimed at the side of Olympus's head but Olympus avoids it well.
Marston tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Marston has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Olympus is looking to reverse the position.
Marston is looking to take a break and control but Olympus is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Olympus wants to control but Marston postures up.
Marston tries for a kimura but Olympus is defending well.
Marston thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Olympus is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Marston has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Marston in side control lands a decent elbow.
Marston is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Olympus knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Olympus can't do much from the bottom here.
Olympus is trying to get back to half guard.
Olympus pushes Marston away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Marston gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Olympus can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olympus is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Marston is controlling him well.
Marston lands a decent elbow from side control.
Marston is putting a hurting on Olympus here, landing some big shots from side control.
Olympus wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Marston sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Olympus is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Olympus is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Olympus is defending against the submission attempts here by Marston.
Marston stops Olympus from getting back to his feet.
Marston is looking for a kimura here.
Olympus trying to control from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marston is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Olympus wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The fighters are battling for position here. Olympus manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Olympus pulls Marston in close to his closed guard and prevents Marston from doing any damage or advancing position.
Olympus looks gassed!
Olympus wants to get back to his feet but Marston is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Marston drops back, looking for a kneebar! Olympus looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Olympus looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Olympus!
Marston throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Marston 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.
Olympus listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Marston has his takedown stuffed
and Olympus counters with a nice double leg into side control. Marston won't be happy with that.
Marston is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Olympus wants to control but Marston is keeping him busy.
Marston tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Olympus tries to advance to mount but Marston instead regains half guard.
Marston flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Marston avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Olympus.
Olympus trying to mount his opponent but Marston defends it.
Marston is not content to let Olympus control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marston looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Olympus looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Marston manages to get to full guard.
Olympus preventing the sweep.
Olympus is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
John Marston overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Marston can't keep his opponent in guard - Olympus advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Olympus prevents Marston from improving his position.
Olympus wants to take a breather but Marston is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marston actively working from the bottom here.
Olympus works his foot free and advances to mount.
Olympus trying to control but Marston is having none of it.
Olympus content just to control the position here.
Marston is squirming around, avoiding Olympus's attempts to control the action.
Olympus controlling the position easily from mount.
Marston keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olympus looking to control but Marston is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Marston wants to hold on but Olympus pushes him away.
Marston is squirming around, avoiding Olympus's attempts to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Olympus controlling the position easily from mount.
Olympus can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Marston is looking to escape.
Olympus controlling his opponent.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Apollo Olympus wasn't active enough on the ground.
Marston closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Olympus quickly recovers to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marston moves into full mount! Olympus won't be happy about that!
Marston is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Olympus to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Olympus shrugs it off.
Marston dominating with strikes here.
Marston punishing his opponent with strikes.
Marston with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Olympus is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Marston looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Olympus defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Marston.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Olympus is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Apollo Olympus will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. 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.
Marston scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Marston tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Olympus trying to control from the bottom.
Marston prevents Olympus from improving his position.
Olympus has one foot on Marston's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Marston with a poor takedown
and Olympus counters with a single leg into guard. Marston didn't expect that.
Marston throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Olympus works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Marston is trying to control but can't.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Marston wants to get back to full guard.
Marston gets back to full guard.
Marston is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olympus wants to control from the top but Marston keeps moving.
Olympus stands and throws Marston's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Olympus controlling the position.
Marston tries to improve position but can't.
Marston stops Olympus from passing to mount.
Olympus wants to lay and pray for a moment but Marston keeps working.
Olympus slows the pace down.
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.
Marston is not content to let Olympus control the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Olympus works to advance to full mount. Marston defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Olympus trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Marston manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Olympus is thwarting Marston's attempts to control the position.
Olympus wants to pass the guard but Marston is defending well.
Olympus is keen to just control but Marston is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marston is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Olympus's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Olympus's back!
Marston doesn't have the hooks in and Olympus manages to turn into his guard.
Olympus trying to control the position from guard on top but Marston is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Olympus must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Olympus got a little sloppy there for a moment and Marston has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Olympus has managed to get both his arms back between Marston's legs - danger averted.
Marston throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Olympus is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Marston has his foot on Olympus's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Olympus works his way back into a safe position though.
Olympus slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Olympus trying to control the position but Marston is working away.
Marston can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marston tries to buck Olympus off but Olympus is having none of it.
Olympus is staying tight to Marston's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Marston tries to bench press Olympus off him but Olympus keeps the position.
Marston prevents Olympus from improving position.
Olympus works to advance to full mount. Marston defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Olympus controlling the position easily from mount.
Marston keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Olympus controlling the pace for now.
Olympus can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Marston is looking to escape.
And that's the end of the fight!
Apollo Olympus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Olympus 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Apollo Olympus!
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