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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alan Markov (ranked 22071 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Arlington (ranked 3741 p4p, 0 weight class). Markov's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Jay Bling - Aye. Arlington has chosen Unchained Melody as his entrance music. Alan Markov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Powerful takedowns
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alan Markov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Arlington!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arlington misses with a jab to the body
enabling Markov to counter with a crisp jab.
Jab from Arlington.
Arlington misses with an uppercut
and Markov counters with a nice body shot.
Markov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Markov lands a jab to the nose.
Markov throws a lazy body kick
and Arlington counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Arlington lands with a shot to the body.
Arlington lands a lovely overhand right.
Markov leaves Arlington with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Markov. Arlington shrugs it off though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markov connects with a solid leg kick.
Markov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arlington was well out of range. Poor timing from Markov.
A slapping leg kick lands for Markov.
Arlington swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Arlington takes one to the side of the head.
Markov misses with a body kick.
Alan Markov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Arlington throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Markov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Markov half committed to a counter leg kick.
Markov is looking to slow Arlington down with leg kicks.
Markov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Markov tries to land a body kick
and Arlington counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arlington successfully pulls guard.
Markov wants to stand but Arlington is controlling his posture from full guard.
Arlington is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Markov defends well.
Arlington tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Arlington is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Markov wants to get up but he can't break Arlington's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Markov stopping the sweep attempt from Arlington.
Arlington looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arlington working for a triangle but Markov defends it easily.
Arlington has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Markov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Arlington looking for a guillotine here but Markov defends easily.
Markov wants to stand but Arlington has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
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.
Arlington is looking for a triangle here but Markov uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Arlington tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Markov wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Markov tries to stand but Arlington is controlling his head.
Arlington is trying to get back to half guard.
Arlington keeps trying to improve his position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Arlington is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Markov's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jason Arlington will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Arlington swings widly with a right hand
and Arlington takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Markov.
Markov throws a push kick but Arlington slaps the foot to one side.
Markov looks to score with a jab to the body but Arlington is just out of range.
Arlington tries to clinch up but Markov circles away and keeps his distance.
Markov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Alan Markov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Arlington misses its intended target.
Arlington scores with a jab. Markov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Markov lands a nice looking body kick.
Crunch! Markov slams his shin into Arlington's torso.
Markov moves forwards but Arlington connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markov jabs Arlington to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Markov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Markov tries to land a body kick
and Arlington counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Arlington postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Markov keeping full guard, as Arlington tries to pass.
Arlington is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Markov is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Markov has escaped and now he's on top!
Arlington has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Markov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arlington throws his legs up looking for a submission but Markov uses it to pass to side control.
Arlington is looking to regain half guard here but Markov keeps moving and retains side control.
Markov stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Arlington might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Markov stuns Arlington with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arlington throws a shot from downtown. Markov moves away and avoids it.
Markov is looking to counter punch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Markov.
Arlington swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Markov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Arlington lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Markov lands a glancing blow to the side of Arlington's head.
Arlington throws out a loose jab but Markov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alan Markov is winning the standup battle so far.
Markov throws a lazy body kick
and Arlington counters with a nice double leg into side control. Markov won't be happy with that.
Arlington tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Arlington has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Arlington tries to advance to mount but Markov instead regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Markov is defending against the submission attempts here by Arlington.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arlington has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Arlington wants to take Markov's back but he can't do it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Alan Markov will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Arlington walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Markov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Arlington lands with a shot to the body.
Markov feints and then cracks Arlington's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Arlington down.
Arlington misses with a takedown attempt - Markov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes from Markov. Those never looked like landing.
Nice body kick there by Markov.
Arlington on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Arlington misses with an uppercut. Markov saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arlington connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Markov throws a push kick but Arlington slaps the foot to one side.
Markov scores with a jab to the head.
Markov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Markov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Arlington.
Markov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Markov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Arlington lands a glancing blow to the side of Markov's head.
Arlington takes one to the side of the head.
Markov scores with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arlington punishes Markov's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arlington jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Markov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Markov scores with a body shot.
Markov scores with a nice right hand.
Markov misses with a body shot.
Arlington takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Markov lands with a shot to the body.
Markov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A leg kick checked by Arlington.
Markov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arlington swings for the body but Markov moves out of range.
Arlington scores with a nice strike.
Arlington throws a poor cross that misses
letting Markov counter with a right hand.
A low kick from Markov is predictable there
and Arlington counters with a nice double leg into side control. Markov won't be happy with that.
Arlington is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Markov has escaped the position, nice work there.
Markov wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Arlington tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Markov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Arlington on the ground.
Arlington tries for a kimura but Markov is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arlington advances to mount.
Arlington is trying to take his opponent's back.
Arlington is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Markov has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Markov!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arlington looking for a guillotine here but Markov defends easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alan Markov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Markov has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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