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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fetu Marama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Alexandrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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275 lbs
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264 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Fetu Marama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Vladimir Alexandrov!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Michael Johnstone and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alexandrov lands a left and a right that sends Marama crashing to the canvas! Alexandrov dives into mount looking to finish!
It looks like Fetu Marama has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Alexandrov is working for a guillotine from mount but Marama frees his head quite easily.
Marama is looking to improve his position but Alexandrov isn't that keen on the idea.
Alexandrov unloads with some shots from mount but Marama bucks and avoids them well.
Alexandrov throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Alexandrov throws some wild stikes that Marama manages to avoid easily.
Marama manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Alexandrov stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexandrov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Marama.
Alexandrov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Marama tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alexandrov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alexandrov misses with a wild combination.
Marama tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alexandrov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Marama closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Marama misses with a knee to the head.
Marama unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Marama breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alexandrov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Marama tries to clinch but Alexandrov is having none of it.
Marama has closed the distance and engaged Alexandrov in a clinch.
Marama tries a body shot but Alexandrov blocks it.
Marama looking to throw knees to the head but Alexandrov is blocking nicely.
Marama pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marama doesn't manage to clinch there - Alexandrov circles away.
Marama tries to clinch but Alexandrov is having none of it.
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!
Alexandrov misses with a double jab.
Alexandrov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Alexandrov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marama stalling against the cage.
Alexandrov is looking to break free of the clinch but Marama has double underhooks.
Marama tries to land a knee to the head but Alexandrov blocks with his arms.
Marama lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Marama stalls.
Alexandrov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Marama throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Alexandrov blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrov pulls guard effortlessly.
Alexandrov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Marama can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Marama pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Alexandrov is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Alexandrov looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Marama wants to control from the top but Alexandrov keeps moving.
Alexandrov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've been informed that Alexandrov has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Alexandrov pushes Marama off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marama tries to clinch up but Alexandrov circles away and keeps his distance.
Alexandrov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Marama avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Marama looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Alexandrov misses with a double jab.
Marama stuffs the takedown attempt from Alexandrov. Alexandrov gets slowly back to his feet.
Alexandrov looks winded!
Alexandrov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Marama tries to clinch but Alexandrov moves out of range.
Alexandrov throws a right hand that Marama ducks under and follows up with a left that Marama also avoids with ease.
Alexandrov scores with a hook to the body. Marama takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Alexandrov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marama feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Alexandrov's calf.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alexandrov looks to score with a jab to the body but Marama is just out of range.
Fetu Marama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alexandrov takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Marama tries to clinch up but Alexandrov circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Alexandrov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fetu Marama's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Marama gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Marama throws an elbow that misses.
Marama is trying to maintain a safe position but Alexandrov gets an underhook and turns Marama into the cage.
Alexandrov wants to get back to striking at distance but Marama won't allow it.
Alexandrov is looking to break free of the clinch but Marama has double underhooks.
Marama could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Marama tries to land a knee to the head but Alexandrov blocks with his arms.
Alexandrov is trying to break free.
Marama with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Marama is trying to maintain a safe position but Alexandrov gets an underhook and turns Marama into the cage.
Alexandrov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Alexandrov is trying to break free.
Marama using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Alexandrov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Marama tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Alexandrov lands a right hand.
Alexandrov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Marama has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marama using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Alexandrov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Alexandrov working hard to break the clinch.
Alexandrov being controlled against the cage.
Marama misses with an elbow strike.
Marama struggles to land a body shot inside as Alexandrov controls his hands.
Marama breaks from the clinch.
Alexandrov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Alexandrov lands a left and a right that sends Marama crashing to the canvas! Alexandrov dives into mount looking to finish!
Marama is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Poor strikes thrown by Alexandrov there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Oh Marama is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Marama blocking the ground and pound.
Alexandrov unloads with some shots from mount but Marama bucks and avoids them well.
Alexandrov throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Marama because Alexandrov loaded up on that one.
Alexandrov throwing strikes here but Marama is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Alexandrov there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Marama holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Alexandrov tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Alexandrov thowing shots but they're missing.
Alexandrov throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Alexandrov thowing shots but they're missing.
Marama blocking the ground and pound.
Alexandrov 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrov connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Alexandrov sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Alexandrov throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Marama because Alexandrov loaded up on that one.
Alexandrov sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Marama blocking the ground and pound.
Vladimir Alexandrov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Alexandrov looking to finish with strikes here!
Alexandrov unloads with some shots from mount but Marama bucks and avoids them well.
Alexandrov thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Marama wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Alexandrov.
Alexandrov landing strikes from the mount.
Marama is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The referee warns Marama that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Alexandrov throwing strikes here but Marama is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Alexandrov unloads with some shots from mount but Marama bucks and avoids them well.
Alexandrov punching from mount but Marama doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Marama blocking the ground and pound.
Alexandrov sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Alexandrov throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Marama is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Alexandrov scoring with strikes but Marama is staying in there.
Alexandrov unloads with some shots from mount but Marama bucks and avoids them well.
Marama blocking the ground and pound.
Marama is working to get back to half guard.
Alexandrov throwing strikes here but Marama is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Marama wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Alexandrov.
Marama holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Alexandrov tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Alexandrov punching from mount but Marama doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Marama seems to have got his legs back now.
Alexandrov misses with a head shot.
Poor strikes thrown by Alexandrov there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marama avoids a series of strikes thrown by Alexandrov.
Marama wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Alexandrov.
Alexandrov thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Alexandrov punching from mount but Marama doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Alexandrov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Alexandrov thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Marama might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Marama wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Alexandrov.
Alexandrov unloads with some shots from mount but Marama bucks and avoids them well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrov throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Alexandrov thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Marama is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Alexandrov throws some wild stikes that Marama manages to avoid easily.
Alexandrov throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alexandrov punching from mount but Marama doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Marama is in a horrible position here. Alexandrov smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Fetu Marama's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alexandrov misses with a head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Alexandrov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Fetu Marama's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Alexandrov misses with the combination.
Marama wants to clinch up but Alexandrov keeps it at a distance.
A jab from Marama misses.
Alexandrov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Marama with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A nice leg kick lands there from Marama.
Alexandrov throws a series of punches but Marama avoids them all with ease.
Marama misses with a head kick.
Alexandrov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Alexandrov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Alexandrov rushes Marama with punches - Marama moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Marama goes down! Alexandrov follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vladimir Alexandrov!
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energy
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