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Round 1
Welcome back to “Fight Island,” with a card that will treat fans
with a duo of title fights later on tonight. Before those
championship affairs, we get things started in the light
heavyweight division, as Ibragimov (8-3, 0-3 UFC) tries to keep his
spot on the roster as he takes on the debuting Marques (9-2, 0-0
UFC). Referee Jason Herzog draws the first assignment of the
evening, and there is no touch of gloves to begin the night! Both
men come out cautiously with high guards, and Marques sneaks in a
jab before shooting in low for a takedown. The Russian stuffs it
with a guillotine choke, and he staves off a takedown by
threatening with it. Marques drags him down but as a result, he
actually pulls Ibragimov on top of him. Ibragimov has no interest
in playing ground games, and he jumps right up from top position.
The Brazilian follows him back up and ties him up in the clinch
before pursuing a single leg takedown. Ibragimov hops around on one
foot while landing a few left hands to stop the takedown. Ibragimov
grabs the fence, and Herzog slaps it away, but Ibragimov still is
able to turn and wind up on top. Like before, he jumps back up and
the two separate back on their feet. Marques sticks out a jab, and
Ibragimov wings a right hand back at him that gets blocked. Marques
is already taking deep breaths halfway through the round after all
those takedown attempts, but he still sits down on a heavy leg kick
that makes Ibragimov twist his leg and grimace in pain. Ibragimov
charges him like a bull to land a few punches although several are
blocked, and Marques is bloodied up but still alright. The
Brazilian shoots in for a single again, and Herzog shouts for the
Russian to not grab the fence. Ibragimov keeps his back pressed to
the cage to defend the takedown, and he blocks a high knee but gets
yanked down. Marques trips Ibragimov down, and he quickly hops on
to Ibragimov’s back but is riding very high on it. Ibragimov
attempts to shuck him off and stands up, so Marques quickly latches
on with a rear-naked choke. The two men tumble to the canvas, and
Marques tries and fails one last time to finish the choke. The
round ends.
Sherdog Scores
Jay Pettry scores the round: 10-9 Marques
Brian Knapp scores the round: 10-9 Marques
Tristen Critchfield scores the round: 10-9 Marques
Round 2
Marques reaches out his left hand to try to set something up, and
Ibragimov chops at it with his fist to get it out of the way.
Marques lands a heavy leg kick, and Ibragimov loads up on a right
hand so hard that he might have thrown out his shoulder. The
Russian shakes it out a few times, but he unloads another with that
arm when Marques closes the distance. Marques paws at his bloodied
nose a few times as the action stalls out, with both light
heavyweights engaging in a prolonged staring contest for well over
a minute. Ibragimov breaks the strikeless period with a left hand
followed with a looping right, and as he attempts the same two
punches, Marques changes levels and takes him down. Ibragimov gets
back to his knees, and the Brazilian circles around and takes his
back. The newcomer quickly sets up his rear-naked choke again, and
Ibragimov defends it while looking to buck his opponent off of him.
Marques uses his forehead on the fence to stay in the position, as
he fishes for a choke but cannot get anything from it. This
position also stalls out as Ibragimov tries to catch his breath,
with Marques nowhere near getting a choke while keeping a hook in
to hold the back position. Marques throws a single right hand to
prevent a potential referee standup, but with both hooks in, Herzog
is not saying a word. Flat on their backs, Ibragimov looks to his
corner and gives them a thumbs-up. Marques rides out the round in
this position without doing anything with it.
Sherdog Scores
Jay Pettry scores the round: 10-9 Marques
Brian Knapp scores the round: 10-9 Marques
Tristen Critchfield scores the round: 10-9 Marques
Round 3
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