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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Constantine Markakis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tap Time (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tap Time has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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192 lbs
7 - 7 - 0 |
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186 cm
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183 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
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Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin |
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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
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Constantine Markakis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tap Time!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Time ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Markakis moves away.
Markakis tries to clinch but Time moves out of range.
Constantine Markakis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Time throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Time tries to keep at a distance but Markakis has taken the fight into the clinch.
Markakis landing knees to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Markakis obliges.
Markakis landing knees to the head.
Markakis creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Time's defenses.
Time is trying to maintain a safe position but Markakis gets an underhook and turns Time into the cage.
Time takes a knee right on the jaw!
Markakis lands a nice knee to the body.
Time wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Markakis using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Time has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Markakis lands an elbow inside that Time shrugs off.
Markakis slows down the pace here.
Time takes a knee to the side of the body.
Markakis lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Markakis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Time backwards.
Still in the clinch, Markakis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Markakis lands a nice elbow.
Markakis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Markakis connects with a knee to the head.
Time looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Markakis on the inside.
Time tries to circle away but Markakis has him pinned against the cage.
Markakis connects with a nasty looking knee right to Time's face.
Time takes a knee right on the jaw!
Time can't break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Markakis.
Markakis lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Markakis scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Markakis.
Markakis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Good body shot from Markakis.
Markakis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Markakis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Markakis lands a knee to the head.
Markakis digs a right hand underneath Time's ribcage. Time let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Markakis lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Time or not.
Markakis lands a knee to the head.
Time is looking to break free of the clinch but Markakis has double underhooks.
Time is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Markakis is keeping busy.
Markakis lands a shot to the body.
Markakis lands a damaging elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markakis dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Nice body punch from Markakis.
Markakis controlling the action here for a moment.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Markakis for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Markakis landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Time tries to break free but Markakis pushes him back against the cage.
Markakis lands a knee to the body.
Markakis lands a shot to the body.
Markakis prevents Time from breaking the clinch.
Time takes a knee right on the jaw!
A right hook to the body lands for Markakis.
Markakis taking a breather.
Markakis lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Markakis misses with a knee to the head.
Markakis with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markakis with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Markakis landing knees to the body.
Time looking to slow down the pace here.
Time wants to break the clinch but can't.
Time looking to stall.
Markakis landing knees to the head.
Time tries to pull guard but Markakis holds him up against the cage and eventually Time drops back down to his feet.
Markakis landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Markakis looking to throw knees to the head but Time is blocking nicely.
Time is trying to break free.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Markakis.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Markakis.
Markakis with a knee to the head.
A short right from Markakis on the inside.
Time is trying to force a seperation but Markakis has the dominant position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Markakis obliges.
Time is trying to break the clinch but Markakis has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Come on Markakis - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Markakis scores with a shot to the side of Time's head.
Markakis lands an elbow inside that Time shrugs off.
Markakis lands a nice shot to the body.
A short body shot lands from Markakis as the two fighters clinch.
Markakis lands a damaging elbow.
Markakis lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Time takes a knee to the side of the body.
Markakis gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Time is trying to break the clinch but Markakis is controlling him.
Time takes an elbow to the temple.
Markakis lands a hook to the side of the head.
Time is trying to drag Markakis to the mat but Markakis just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A knee to the head by Markakis.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Time takes an elbow to the forehead.
Time is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Markakis lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Constantine Markakis dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Time throws a sloppy head kick and Markakis moves out of range easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Markakis working Time over with knees to the body.
Time tries to break the clinch but Markakis is controlling the position.
Time is looking to break free of the clinch but Markakis has double underhooks.
Time has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Markakis lands a nice shot to the body.
Markakis taking a breather.
Markakis landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Markakis gets underhooks to prevent Time's takedown attempt.
Markakis landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Time takes an elbow to the temple.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Markakis obliges.
Markakis landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Markakis lands a nice elbow.
A knee to the head by Markakis.
Markakis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Time backwards.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Markakis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Markakis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Markakis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markakis with a knee to the head.
Markakis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Constantine Markakis has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short uppercut from Markakis.
Time tries to stall but Markakis uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Markakis lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Time wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Markakis connects with a knee to the head.
Markakis lands a knee to the head.
Time tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Markakis just stands there and leans against the cage.
Time wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Markakis has him pressed against the cage.
Markakis landing knees to the body.
Markakis unloads a knee to the mid-section. Time lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Time drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Constantine Markakis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tap Time.
Markakis crunches a lovely knee into Time's ribcage.
Markakis utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Time fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markakis misses with a knee strike.
Markakis landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Time wants to break the clinch but can't.
Markakis works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Markakis lands a good knee to the midsection. Time won't want to take too many of those.
Time tries to break the clinch but Markakis is controlling the position.
Time is looking to control Markakis's arms but Markakis gets an underhook and turns him. Now Time has his back to the cage.
Markakis lands a damaging elbow.
Markakis lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Time wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Markakis gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Time takes a knee right on the jaw!
Markakis taking a breather.
Markakis looking to throw knees to the head but Time is blocking nicely.
Time is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Time jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Markakis walks away with a smile on his face. Time gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Time avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Markakis slips a jab and a cross from Time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Time throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Markakis defending well as Time loads up on a big left hand.
A good leg kick by Markakis.
A looping hook to the body misses from Time. Markakis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Markakis moves in looking to clinch but Time pushes him off.
Markakis tries to clinch but Time is having none of it.
Time has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Time there as he acknowledges the shot.
Markakis tries to clinch but Time is having none of it.
Markakis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Time.
Markakis has closed the distance and engaged Time in a clinch.
Markakis comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Markakis gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Markakis gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Time takes an elbow to the temple.
Markakis stalling the fight.
Time stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Markakis obliges.
Markakis utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Markakis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Time backwards.
Time wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Markakis has him pressed against the cage.
Markakis creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Time's defenses.
Markakis cracks Time with a nice body shot.
Markakis lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nice elbow from Markakis.
A right handed body shot lands from Markakis.
Markakis lands a nice uppercut.
Markakis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Markakis with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Markakis stalling against the cage.
Markakis with a knee to the head.
Markakis keeps control of Time as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Markakis using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Time has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Time jumps guard but Markakis stands there with Time around his waist. Time gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Time on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Constantine Markakis dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Time throws a looping overhand right but Markakis ducks down to avoid it.
Markakis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Time paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Time. Markakis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Time scores with a sloppy right hand. Markakis should have avoided that one.
Time throws a sloppy head kick and Markakis moves out of range easily.
Markakis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Time can do to turn this around?
Time avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Markakis is looking to clinch but Time is avoiding it.
Markakis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Time is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Markakis scores with a knee to the head.
Come on Markakis - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A right handed body shot lands from Markakis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Markakis lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Time has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Markakis is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Markakis lands a nice knee to the body.
Time content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Markakis lands a damaging elbow.
Time wants a takedown but no success here.
Markakis lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markakis lands a knee to the head.
Time looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Markakis's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Markakis lands a right hand.
Time working hard to break the clinch.
Time is trying to drag Markakis to the mat but Markakis just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Constantine Markakis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tap Time.
Markakis lands with a short shot to the head.
Markakis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Time backwards.
Markakis connects with a nasty looking knee right to Time's face.
Markakis tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Markakis lands a body shot in the clinch.
Markakis comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Markakis with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Time is trying to stall.
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.
Markakis with a knee to the head.
Markakis keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Time's efforts to push away.
Time wants to get back to striking at distance but Markakis won't allow it.
Time working hard to break the clinch.
Time jumps guard but Markakis stands there with Time around his waist. Time gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Time has had enough of the clinch but Markakis keeps him there for the moment.
Markakis lands a left hand.
Markakis putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Time in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Markakis is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Markakis putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Time in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Markakis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Time backwards.
Markakis is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Markakis looking to throw knees to the head but Time is blocking nicely.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short uppercut from Markakis.
Markakis stalling the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Time wants to get back to striking at distance but Markakis won't allow it.
Markakis lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Time blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Markakis creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Time's defenses.
Time wants to stall.
Markakis leaning his opponent against the cage.
Time trying to stall but Markakis improves his position.
Constantine Markakis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Markakis tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Time is trying to force a seperation but Markakis has the dominant position.
Time tries to stall but Markakis uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Markakis lands an elbow inside.
Time tries to break free but Markakis pushes him back against the cage.
Markakis working Time over with knees to the body.
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.
Markakis is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Markakis lands a nice knee to the body.
Markakis lands a knee to the head.
Markakis scores a nice knee to the body.
Time tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Markakis lands a shoulder strike.
Tap Time has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Markakis with a knee to the head.
Time is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Markakis pressing his opponent against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Markakis lands an elbow inside.
Markakis lands with a left to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Constantine Markakis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Markakis 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:25
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:25
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Constantine Markakis!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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