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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brad Incons (ranked 6332 p4p, 4880 weight class) and Mihajlo Marinkovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mihajlo Marinkovic told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Brad Incons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mihajlo Marinkovic!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marinkovic tries to close the distance and clinch but Incons swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Incons throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Marinkovic has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Incons.
Marinkovic fails with the takedown.
Incons changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Marinkovic tries for a takedown but Incons sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Incons is looking to chop away at Marinkovic's legs.
Marinkovic dives in for a single leg takedown but Incons sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Brad Incons has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mihajlo Marinkovic.
Incons looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Marinkovic is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marinkovic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Incons circles away quickly and effectively.
Marinkovic shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Incons but Incons pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Incons ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marinkovic moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marinkovic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Incons.
Marinkovic is trying hard to land a takedown here. Incons sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That kick from Incons tenderised Marinkovic's leg. Marinkovic is trying to keep his angry face on.
Brad Incons is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marinkovic fails with a takedown attempt.
Marinkovic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Incons.
Incons connects with a jab.
Incons lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marinkovic fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Marinkovic looks winded!
Incons scores with a nice head shot.
Marinkovic shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Incons but Incons pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Incons is looking to counter the offense by Marinkovic and move into the clinch.
Incons will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Marinkovic takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Incons throws a right hand that Marinkovic ducks under and follows up with a left that Marinkovic also avoids with ease.
Marinkovic feints the counter takedown.
A left and a right from Incons both land. Nice combination.
Incons moves out of range of the body kick.
Marinkovic shoots for a takedown but Incons saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Incons uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Incons scores with a shot to the body.
Marinkovic has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Incons finds it's way round the side to connect with Marinkovic's head.
Incons connects with a nice looking jab.
Nice cross by Incons.
Marinkovic takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
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!
Incons throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marinkovic takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Incons tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marinkovic was well out of range. Poor timing from Incons.
Incons connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Incons dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Marinkovic. That did some damage!
Incons will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Incons scores with a crisp jab that stopped Marinkovic in his tracks.
Marinkovic drops his hands momentarily and Incons takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Incons scores with a decent looking hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Incons dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Incons digs a good body shot into Marinkovic's ribs.
Marinkovic tries to clinch up
and Incons decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Marinkovic's guard.
Incons throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Incons cracks Marinkovic with a solid left hand.
Incons postures up and lands a big shot to Marinkovic's brow.
Incons throwing strikes from guard but Marinkovic blocks nicely.
Incons is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Marinkovic can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Incons is working Marinkovic over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Marinkovic is breathing heavily.
Incons throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Incons working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Marinkovic avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Incons 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marinkovic keeping moving, preventing Incons from controlling successfully.
Incons with a flurry of punches that miss.
Marinkovic preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Marinkovic escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Incons gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Incons pushes down on Marinkovic's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Marinkovic taking some punishment here, with Incons in his half guard.
Incons keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Incons working over Marinkovic with some ground and pound. Marinkovic looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Incons landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marinkovic has hold of Incons's hands but Incons slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Incons lands with a punch from half guard.
Incons lands strikes from half guard.
Incons takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Incons lands a nice short elbow.
Incons looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Marinkovic with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Incons wants to control but Marinkovic is keeping him busy.
Incons is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Incons is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Incons looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Incons takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Incons drops an elbow to the side of Marinkovic's head.
Marinkovic taking some punishment here, with Incons in his half guard.
Incons lands strikes from half guard.
Marinkovic really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Incons. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Incons seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Incons working the head and body with strikes.
Incons working over Marinkovic with some ground and pound. Marinkovic looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Incons seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Incons is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Incons lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Incons 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Incons takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Incons landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Incons seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Brad Incons overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Incons landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Incons seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Incons seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Incons is keen to just control but Marinkovic is a slippery customer.
Marinkovic actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Incons lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Incons drops an elbow to the side of Marinkovic's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Incons dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
That kick from Incons tenderised Marinkovic's leg. Marinkovic is trying to keep his angry face on.
Marinkovic looks for a takedown but Incons sprawls well.
A quick step to the side and Incons tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Incons misses with a looping right.
Marinkovic tries to clinch up.
Incons tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Marinkovic manages to circle out of the way.
Marinkovic walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Incons will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marinkovic shoots in and drives through. Incons sprawls well.
Incons attempts a counter takedown but Marinkovic avoids it well and moves away.
Incons ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Incons connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Marinkovic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marinkovic takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Brad Incons is winning the standup battle so far.
Incons swings for the body but Marinkovic moves out of range.
Incons lands a lovely overhand right.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Incons!
A jab lands there for Incons.
Incons lands the left hand.
Marinkovic misses with a kick to the body.
Marinkovic misses with a kick to the body.
Incons throws a series of punches but Marinkovic avoids them all with ease.
It looks like Incons has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Incons looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mihajlo Marinkovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Incons connects with a leg kick.
Incons takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Incons buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Marinkovic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Incons.
Marinkovic tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Marinkovic gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Incons throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Incons fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Marinkovic has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Marinkovic takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A combination from Incons does no damage.
Marinkovic tries to score a power double leg takedown but Incons sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Marinkovic somewhat.
Brad Incons has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mihajlo Marinkovic.
Incons throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Incons scoring well with a low kick there.
A good leg kick by Incons.
Incons closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Brad Incons is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Incons lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Incons!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marinkovic walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Incons lands an overhand right.
Marinkovic has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Incons tries to bum rush Marinkovic with a series of wild strikes but Marinkovic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Marinkovic shoots in for a takedown but Incons shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Some wild striking there from Incons.
Marinkovic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Incons.
Mihajlo Marinkovic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brad Incons is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Marinkovic throws a left and a right that both miss
and Incons counters with an outside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brad Incons showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Incons 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:24
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:24
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brad Incons!
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