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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Power (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Helio Jardim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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300 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Good wrestler
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Max Power!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Helio Jardim!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Donatello Bradman and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Power throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Power doesn't manage to clinch there - Jardim circles away.
Jardim avoids a punch combination nicely.
Power looks to land a left hand but Jardim moved out of range nicely.
Power misses with a jab, cross combination.
Power looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jardim takes the fight into the clinch.
Power throws a head punch that misses.
Power throws an elbow but it misses.
Jardim managing to block the knees to the body from Power.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jardim.
Power tries to land knees in the clinch but Jardim avoids the damage to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Power misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jardim stalls.
Power tries to land a knee to the head but Jardim blocks with his arms.
Jardim is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Jardim blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jardim gets control of Power's arms and successfully pulls guard. Jardim will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Jardim has Power pulled in close to control his posture.
Power throwing strikes from guard but Jardim blocks nicely.
Jardim looking for a sweep. Not yet Jardim, not yet.
Power wants to pass the guard but Jardim is keeping the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jardim can do anything to dispel that myth.
Power thows a big elbow that misses.
Power trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jardim really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Power. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Power working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Power postures up in Jardim's guard and throws a big left but Jardim blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power tries to free his leg and advance position but Jardim is retaining full guard.
Jardim has control of Power's left arm, preventing Power from doing any damage.
Jardim keeping moving, preventing Power from controlling successfully.
Power throwing strikes from guard but Jardim blocks nicely.
Jardim wants to sweep but no luck.
Power loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jardim controls Power momentarily but Power frees himself.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A head kick misses from Power.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jardim is looking to clinch.
Power tries to clinch but Jardim moves away
and Jardim counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Power misses with a knee strike.
Power tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jardim avoids it.
Jardim breaks from the clinch.
Jardim avoids the body shot from Power.
Power throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jardim counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Power!
Jardim throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Jardim lands a big shot there that rocks Power but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Jardim looking to ground and pound but Power is blocking nicely.
Jardim postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Power looks a forlorn figure.
You get the feeling that Power really doesn't like being in this position too much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jardim cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
It looks like Max Power has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jardim looking to finish with strikes here!
Power is squirming around, avoiding Jardim's attempts to control the action.
Jardim thowing shots but they're missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Helio Jardim dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Max Power'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.
Jardim moves out of range of the body kick from Power.
Power misses with a double jab
so Jardim counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Jardim wants to control from the top but Power keeps moving.
Helio Jardim has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jardim pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Power is keeping the position for now.
Jardim wants to control from the top but Power keeps moving.
Power avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jardim.
Jardim looking to pass the guard.
Jardim is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Jardim wants to control from the top but Power keeps moving.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jardim scores with a takedown into Power's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Jardim puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Power manages to get to full guard.
Jardim trying to control the position from guard on top but Power is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Power holds on and takes a little breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jardim wants to control from the top but Power keeps moving.
Jardim trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Power keeping moving, preventing Jardim from controlling successfully.
Power looking for a sweep. Not yet Power, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jardim throwing strikes but missing.
Power utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Power lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Helio Jardim has been cut.
Jardim takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Power tries to land a front kick but Jardim steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Power throws a combination that misses
and Jardim counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Power slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Power preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
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 Max Power will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Power looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jardim closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jardim's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Power creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jardim's defenses.
The referee calls for Jardim to work.
Jardim working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Power is trying to maintain a safe position but Jardim gets an underhook and turns Power into the cage.
A hook to the body from Power.
Power lands a nice uppercut.
Power's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Max Power is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jardim looks to land a combination but Power avoids it well.
Power throws a combination. Jardim tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Power thows a left - swing and a miss!
Max Power is winning the standup battle so far.
Power misses with a double jab
and Jardim counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jardim.
A short body shot lands from Power as the two fighters clinch.
Power breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jardim takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Power misses.
Power fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Power waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jardim.
Power throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jardim.
A punch combination from Power misses.
Power misses with a double jab.
Jardim drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Jardim won't allow Power to get back to his feet.
Jardim must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Jardim tries to free his leg and advance position but Power is retaining full guard.
Jardim looking to sit in guard and control but Power gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jardim looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Power working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Power throwing strikes from guard but Jardim blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Power landing with the ground and pound.
Power throws a strike but Jardim rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jardim wants to control from the top but Power keeps moving.
Jardim looking to sit in guard and control but Power gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jardim trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Power lands a couple of digs.
Power is looking to work some ground and pound but Jardim has wrist control.
Power trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Power passes Jardim's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Jardim taking some punishment here, with Power in his half guard.
Jardim is staying active underneath Power, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Power not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Power thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that's the end of the fight!
Max Power showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Power 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Power!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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