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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zeus Machine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Spartacus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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220 lbs
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207 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Zeus Machine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mr Spartacus!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spartacus misses with a right hand
and Machine counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Machine misses with a kick to the body.
Spartacus throws a body punch but Machine moves out of range.
Machine misses with an attempted mid kick.
Spartacus swats away the attempt to clinch by Machine.
Machine lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Spartacus backs up against the cage.
It looks like Mr Spartacus has been cut.
Spartacus catches Machine with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
It looks like Zeus Machine has been cut.
Spartacus throws an off balance right hand
and Machine counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Spartacus connects with a single shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spartacus throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Machine counters with a slapping leg kick.
Spartacus misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Good exchange - Spartacus coming out on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spartacus tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Machine throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Spartacus.
Machine throws a solid leg kick but Spartacus takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Machine.
Machine attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Spartacus blocks a head kick by Machine.
Spartacus moves away from the strike by Machine.
Spartacus checks the leg kick.
Machine scores with a head kick. Spartacus tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Spartacus is rocked!
Good leg kick by Machine there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Spartacus throws a looping overhand right but Machine ducks down to avoid it.
Machine misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spartacus throws a lazy uppercut
and Machine counters with a nice kick to the body.
Spartacus looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spartacus blocks a leg kick.
Spartacus takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Machine lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Machine gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Machine works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Machine has Spartacus pushed against the cage.
Machine stalling in the clinch but Spartacus improves position.
Machine stalling.
Machine with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Spartacus tries to work over Machine's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Machine has Spartacus pushed against the cage.
Machine drops down looking for an ankle pick but Spartacus pulls his leg out and moves away.
Machine moves into the clinch successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machine fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Spartacus lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Machine wants to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Machine fails to land.
Spartacus misses with the head strike.
Machine taking a breather.
Spartacus misses with a body punch.
Spartacus swings wildly with an uppercut but Machine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spartacus lands a shot to the body.
Machine stalling the fight.
Nice body punch from Spartacus - that landed with a thud.
Machine tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Spartacus avoids it.
Machine throws a knee to the head but misses.
Machine's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Spartacus.
Spartacus lands a hook that snaps the head of Machine backwards.
Spartacus lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spartacus lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Spartacus is working Machine over against the cage.
Good body shot from Spartacus.
Spartacus lands a shot to the body.
Spartacus working aggressively here.
Spartacus digs a right hand underneath Machine's ribcage. Machine let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Spartacus lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Spartacus lands a left hand that snaps the head of Machine backwards.
Spartacus misses with some punches.
Spartacus working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Spartacus.
Spartacus pushes Machine back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A hook to the body from Spartacus.
Spartacus lands a shoulder strike.
Spartacus works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spartacus lands a nice uppercut.
Spartacus lands a right hand.
Spartacus lands with a short shot to the head.
Spartacus lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Spartacus throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Spartacus lands a body shot in the clinch.
Spartacus throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Machines head.
A short right from Spartacus on the inside.
Spartacus lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Machine.
Spartacus lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Machine.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Zeus Machine 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.
Machine tries to move into range but Spartacus moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Machine ducks under a wild hook from Spartacus.
Machine wants to clinch
letting Spartacus counter with a right hand.
Machine throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Spartacus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Machine moves away from the strike by Spartacus.
Spartacus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Machine moves away.
Spartacus connects with a looping right hand.
Machine wants to land a leg kick but Spartacus is out of range.
Machine moves out of range as Spartacus strikes.
Mr Spartacus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Machine avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machine lands a leg kick that knocks Spartacus off balance momentarily.
Spartacus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Spartacus throws a lazy uppercut
and Machine counters with a nice kick to the body.
Machine doesn't manage to clinch there - Spartacus circles away.
Zeus Machine is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Machine clinches up with Spartacus and pushes him back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Spartacus.
Spartacus lands a body shot in the clinch.
Machine tries a knee to the head but Spartacus blocks it.
Spartacus throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Machines head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A shot in the inside from Spartacus.
Spartacus swings wildly with an uppercut but Machine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mr Spartacus seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Spartacus makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Spartacus lands a body punch in the clinch.
Machine blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Machine blocking some punches.
Spartacus digs a right hand underneath Machine's ribcage. Machine let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Spartacus - that landed with a thud.
Spartacus digs a right hand underneath Machine's ribcage. Machine let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Spartacus lands a body punch in the clinch.
Spartacus works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spartacus blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Spartacus lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Spartacus scores with a shot to the side of Machine's head.
Spartacus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Spartacus lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Spartacus lands a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Machine.
Machine's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Spartacus lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Spartacus lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Machine swings wildly with an uppercut but Spartacus uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Spartacus.
Machine's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Spartacus lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Machine or not.
Spartacus stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right from Spartacus.
Spartacus lands a right hand that snaps the head of Machine backwards.
Machine trying to stall but Spartacus improves his position.
Spartacus works on Machine's body with a couple of short punches.
Spartacus lands a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Spartacus.
Spartacus scores with a nice hook to the head.
Machine takes a shot to the head.
Spartacus lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A hook to the body from Spartacus.
Spartacus lands a right hand that snaps the head of Machine backwards.
Spartacus lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Machine backwards.
Spartacus throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Machines head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Spartacus.
Machine's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Spartacus misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Spartacus.
Spartacus lands a body shot.
Spartacus lands a hook to the side of the head.
Spartacus lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Spartacus lands a shoulder strike.
Spartacus lands with a right to the head.
A shot in the inside from Spartacus.
Spartacus working aggressively here.
Spartacus lands a right hand.
Spartacus lands an uppercut.
Spartacus stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Machine trying to land knees to the body.
Spartacus scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spartacus is leaning against Machine and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Spartacus lands a right hand that snaps the head of Machine backwards.
Good body shot from Spartacus.
Spartacus softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Spartacus lands a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Spartacus.
Spartacus working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Spartacus scores with a shot to the side of Machine's head.
Spartacus misses with a punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Spartacus.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spartacus lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Spartacus lands a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Spartacus - that landed with a thud.
Machine is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A short right from Spartacus.
Spartacus is leaning against Machine and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nice body punch from Spartacus - that landed with a thud.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spartacus works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Spartacus.
Spartacus pushes Machine back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Spartacus scores with a nice short uppercut.
Machine missing with knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Spartacus.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Spartacus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. This is the final round!
Spartacus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Machine.
Spartacus looks to throw the jab but Machine is out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Spartacus misses the target.
Spartacus throws a right hand that misses
and Machine counters with a slapping leg kick.
Zeus Machine is winning the standup battle so far.
Machine cracks the inside of Spartacus's front leg.
The fight stays on the outside here - Machine looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Spartacus keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spartacus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Machine moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spartacus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Machine throws an off balance right hand
and Spartacus counters with a one-two to the body.
Spartacus just misses with a punch to the body.
Spartacus scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Spartacus throws a right hand that misses
and Machine counters with an outside leg kick.
Spartacus walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Machine tries to clinch up.
Spartacus just misses with a punch to the body.
Spartacus slaps away a takedown attempt from Machine, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Spartacus with a hook.
Mr Spartacus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spartacus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Machine.
Spartacus moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Spartacus darts in and clinches Machine up against the cage.
Spartacus working aggressively here.
Spartacus throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spartacus gets through Machine's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Machine trying to stall but Spartacus improves his position.
Spartacus presses Machine against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Spartacus digs a right hand into Machine's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Machine's gas tank.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Spartacus creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Spartacus.
Spartacus lands a left hand.
A hook to the body from Spartacus.
Spartacus lands with a short shot to the head.
Spartacus has a couple of punches blocked by Machine.
Machine is trying to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spartacus misses with the head strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Spartacus.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Spartacus.
Spartacus working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Spartacus lands a hook to the side of the head.
Spartacus lands a hook to the side of the head.
Spartacus lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Spartacus throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Machines head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Spartacus.
Spartacus lands a left hand that snaps the head of Machine backwards.
Spartacus digs a right hand into Machine's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Machine's gas tank.
Spartacus lands a hook to the side of the head.
Spartacus lands a right hand that snaps the head of Machine backwards.
A shot in the inside from Spartacus.
A short body shot lands from Spartacus as the two fighters clinch.
Spartacus is leaning against Machine and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Spartacus throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Machines head.
A short right from Spartacus.
Spartacus cracks Machine with a nice body shot.
Machine's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Machine blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Spartacus lands with a light punch inside.
Spartacus digs a right hand into Machine's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Machine's gas tank.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Spartacus.
Spartacus lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Machine or not.
A left hand lands to the body for Spartacus.
Spartacus lands a body shot in the clinch.
Spartacus lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Spartacus.
Spartacus makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Spartacus misses with the head strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Spartacus.
Spartacus throws a punch but it's blocked by Machine.
A nice right hand lands inside from Spartacus.
Spartacus lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Machine.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spartacus lands a body punch in the clinch.
Spartacus lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Spartacus.
Spartacus digs a right hand into Machine's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Machine's gas tank.
Good body shot from Spartacus.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spartacus lands with a short shot to the head.
Spartacus scores with a shot to the side of Machine's head.
Spartacus lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Spartacus softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Machine tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Spartacus avoids it.
Spartacus lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Machine backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mr Spartacus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Spartacus has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mr Spartacus!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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