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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cloud Strife (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Malcovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Strife's entrance music is One Winged Angel . A fine choice. 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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300 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Cloud Strife!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, John Malcovich!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, William Gold and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strife has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Strife there as he acknowledges the shot.
It looks like Cloud Strife has been cut.
A big right from Malcovich misses.
Malcovich just misses with a punch to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Malcovich misses the target.
Malcovich drops Strife with a left and a right! Oh, Strife is hurt - Malcovich dives into side control looking to finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Strife manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Strife is looking to advance position but Malcovich won't allow it.
Malcovich tries to roll over but Strife keeps him under control.
Strife with the ground and pound but Malcovich uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Malcovich really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Strife. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Strife stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Malcovich swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Strife postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Strife is looking to work some ground and pound but Malcovich has wrist control.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Malcovich is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strife looking for subs off his back but Malcovich has passed one foot through into half guard.
Strife is trying to get back to full guard.
Strife regains full guard. Nicely done.
Strife looking to hit a scissor sweep but Malcovich is one step ahead there.
Malcovich trying to control the position from guard on top but Strife is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Strife trying to strike off his back.
Strife 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 two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Malcovich stopping the sweep attempt from Strife.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Strife uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Malcovich.
Malcovich fails to land with a series of punches.
Malcovich connects with a nice looking jab.
Strife looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Malcovich is fending him off so far but Strife persists. Nope, Malcovich circles away and we're back to standing.
Malcovich misses with a wild body shot.
Strife fails in his attempt to clinch.
Malcovich will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strife uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Malcovich.
A jab-cross combination lands for Malcovich and sends Strife crashing to the mat! Malcovich follows him down to the mat - Strife regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Strife is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Still in half guard, Malcovich seems content to control.
Malcovich has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Strife keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Strife is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strife throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Malcovich looking to control but Strife is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Strife is looking to improve his position but Malcovich isn't that keen on the idea.
Strife blocking the ground and pound.
Strife is looking to improve his position but Malcovich isn't that keen on the idea.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Malcovich takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Malcovich dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cloud Strife's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Strife will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
John Malcovich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Malcovich drops Strife with a left right combo! Malcovich follows him down to the ground into side control.
Oh Strife is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malcovich is looking to take a break and control but Strife is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Strife seems to have got his legs back now.
Malcovich looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Strife is avoiding damage well.
Strife is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Malcovich moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strife is trying to get back to half guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Malcovich throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Malcovich takes a swing at Strife's ribcage but misses.
Malcovich throws a big shot that misses.
Malcovich misses the shot to the body.
Malcovich throws a lazy right hand but Strife sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Malcovich throws a body punch but Strife moves out of range.
Strife looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Malcovich is fending him off so far but Strife persists. Nope, Malcovich circles away and we're back to standing.
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.
Malcovich misses with a looping left.
Malcovich misses with an uppercut. Strife saw that one coming.
Malcovich cracks Strife with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Strife ducks under a wild hook from Malcovich.
Strife looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Malcovich is fending him off so far but Strife persists. Nope, Malcovich circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cloud Strife. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Malcovich fails to land with a series of punches.
Malcovich lunges at Strife with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Strife's hand.
Strife takes one to the side of the head.
Strife misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Malcovich jabs Strife right on the nose. Strife blinks but takes it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malcovich looks to throw the jab but Strife is out of range.
Strife dodges the punch combination from Malcovich.
Strife takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Malcovich throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Strife. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Strife ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
John Malcovich is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Strife uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Malcovich.
Malcovich lands a glancing blow to the side of Strife's head.
Malcovich lands the left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slow jab from Malcovich misses its intended target.
Strife uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Malcovich.
Some wild striking there from Malcovich.
Malcovich punishes Strife's body with a nice straight punch.
Malcovich connects with a nice looking jab.
Strife ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Malcovich looks to score with a jab to the body but Strife is just out of range.
John Malcovich seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Strife steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Malcovich.
Malcovich throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Malcovich showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Cloud Strife'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.
Malcovich throws a right and a left that Strife avoids nicely.
Malcovich throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Malcovich.
Malcovich swinging wilding here.
Malcovich tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Strife was well out of range. Poor timing from Malcovich.
Some wild striking there from Malcovich.
A telegraphed right hand from Malcovich misses the target.
Malcovich misses with a double jab.
Malcovich swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malcovich will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Malcovich throws a big shot that misses.
A big left from Malcovich misses.
Strife avoids the body shot from Malcovich.
Malcovich swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Malcovich takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Malcovich misses with an uppercut.
A slow jab from Malcovich misses its intended target.
Strife blocks a jab.
Malcovich misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Malcovich is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Strife.
Strife shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Malcovich pinned against the cage. Malcovich gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Strife fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Strife moves out of range as Malcovich strikes.
Strife avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Malcovich swings for the body but Strife moves out of range.
Malcovich lands an overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malcovich misses with an uppercut.
A big right from Malcovich misses.
Strife tries to clinch up.
Malcovich misses with an uppercut.
Malcovich throws a series of punches but Strife avoids them all with ease.
Malcovich misses with a wild body shot.
Malcovich avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Malcovich fails to land with a series of punches.
Malcovich keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cloud Strife. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Strife tries to move into range but Malcovich moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malcovich waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Strife.
Malcovich misses with a wild combination.
Malcovich jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A punch combination from Malcovich misses.
Malcovich throws a body punch but Strife moves out of range.
Malcovich throws a nice looking combination but Strife bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Malcovich throws a series of strikes that have Strife backpedaling.
Malcovich ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Malcovich really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cloud Strife's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Strife takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Strife misses with a takedown attempt - Malcovich sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Malcovich has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A jab from Malcovich misses.
Malcovich lands with a straight right. Strife didn't see that one coming.
Malcovich throws a right and a left that both miss.
Malcovich misses with a hook.
Malcovich scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Strife avoids a punch combination nicely.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Malcovich misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malcovich is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Strife.
Malcovich misses with a double jab.
Malcovich throws a right and a left that Strife avoids nicely.
Malcovich missing with a left hand there. Strife was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Malcovich throws a looping overhand right but Strife ducks down to avoid it.
Strife ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Malcovich misses with a straight right.
Malcovich lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Strife circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Malcovich scores with a shot to the body.
John Malcovich is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Strife clinches with his opponent.
Malcovich escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Malcovich misses with a hook.
Malcovich misses with a double jab.
A big right from Malcovich misses.
Strife wants to clinch up but Malcovich keeps it at a distance.
Malcovich loads up on a big right hand but Strife slips the punch.
Malcovich misses with a body shot.
Strife shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Malcovich pinned against the cage. Malcovich gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strife slips a straight right by Malcovich.
A combination from Malcovich does no damage.
Malcovich throws a jab but it's blocked by Strife.
Malcovich lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Strife circles away quickly and effectively.
Malcovich throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Malcovich throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Strife slips a jab and a cross from Malcovich.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Strife.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cloud Strife. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Strife shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Malcovich pinned against the cage. Malcovich gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Malcovich looks to score with a jab to the body but Strife is just out of range.
Strife blocks a jab.
Strife ducks under a wild hook from Malcovich.
A left lands for Malcovich.
Malcovich will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Malcovich dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Cloud Strife's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Malcovich throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Strife on the side of the head.
Malcovich tries to bum rush Strife with a series of wild strikes but Strife uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Strife fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Malcovich as Strife shoots in.
Strife dodges the punch combination from Malcovich.
Malcovich bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strife slips a jab from Malcovich.
Malcovich throws a body punch but Strife moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malcovich lands a jab-cross combination.
Malcovich is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Malcovich throws out a powerful jab.
Strife uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Malcovich.
Malcovich misses with a wild body shot.
Horrible takedown by Strife or perhaps it was just good defense by Malcovich which made him look bad.
Malcovich fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Strife manages to avoid it.
Strife looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Malcovich scores with a nice right hand.
Malcovich throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malcovich swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Malcovich misses the shot to the body.
Strife dodges the punch combination from Malcovich.
Strife avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Malcovich throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Malcovich thows a left - swing and a miss!
Strife fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cloud Strife. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Malcovich throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cloud Strife has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malcovich misses with a wild body shot.
Strife has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Malcovich finds it's way round the side to connect with Strife's head.
Strife looks for a takedown but Malcovich sprawls well.
Malcovich misses with a double jab.
Malcovich ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Strife moves away.
Malcovich misses with an uppercut.
Malcovich tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Strife was well out of range. Poor timing from Malcovich.
That's four 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.
Malcovich throws a nice looking combination but Strife bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Strife fails with a takedown attempt.
Malcovich throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
John Malcovich is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Malcovich misses the shot to the body.
Strife is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Malcovich's half guard.
Strife thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Malcovich's head.
Strife seems to be looking for submissions.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Malcovich comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Malcovich winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 44:50
Judge William Gold scores the fight 41:50
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 44:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Malcovich!
John Malcovich is the new super heavyweight champion!
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energy
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hype
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