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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Markson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Cyborg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cyborg has chosen Lose Yourself as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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183 lbs
10 - 10 - 0 |
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173 cm
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165 lbs
14 - 9 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Markson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Damien Cyborg!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cyborg has a takedown stuffed.
Cyborg shoots in for a takedown but Markson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Markson stuffs the takedown.
John Markson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damien Cyborg.
Nice sprawl there from Markson as Cyborg shoots in.
Cyborg shoots in but no luck this time.
A punch combination from Markson misses.
Cyborg looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Cyborg postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Cyborg in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cyborg throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cyborg content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Cyborg throws an elbow that misses. Markson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cyborg's guard. Nice move by Markson!
Markson wants to control from the top but Cyborg keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cyborg trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Cyborg looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Cyborg looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Markson stopping the sweep attempt from Cyborg.
Cyborg looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cyborg wants to sweep here but Markson controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Markson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Cyborg lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Markson!
Cyborg jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Markson is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Markson and Cyborg has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Cyborg is trying to get an arm triangle but Markson is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markson takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The strikes coming from Cyborg are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Markson is trying to control Cyborg's posture but Cyborg avoids it.
Markson defending against the ground and pound.
Cyborg throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Markson is looking to regain half guard here but Cyborg keeps moving and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cyborg in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Cyborg has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Markson is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Cyborg in side control lands a decent elbow.
Markson avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Cyborg.
Sloppy strikes there by Cyborg.
Sloppy strikes there by Cyborg.
Cyborg working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cyborg scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Markson to see if he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damien Cyborg dominated that round.
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.
Cyborg checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cyborg shoots for a takedown but Markson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
No joy there for Markson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cyborg has his takedown stuffed
and Markson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Cyborg avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Markson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cyborg.
John Markson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damien Cyborg.
Markson leaves Cyborg with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Markson scores with a leg kick.
Cyborg looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Markson is fending him off so far but Cyborg persists. Nope, Markson circles away and we're back to standing.
Markson throws a looping overhand right but Cyborg ducks down to avoid it.
Markson stuffs the takedown attempt from Cyborg. Cyborg gets slowly back to his feet.
A slapping leg kick lands for Markson.
Markson misses with a low kick.
Markson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cyborg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cyborg steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Markson.
Markson throws a lazy uppercut
and Cyborg counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Markson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cyborg scores with a couple of nice shots.
Damien Cyborg has got the better of the ground game so far.
Markson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cyborg is working away from the top position though.
Markson tries to get to full guard but Cyborg has control of the leg.
Cyborg throwing shots but Markson is blocking nicely.
Markson is defending against the submission attempts here by Cyborg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cyborg sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Markson defending well though.
Cyborg is looking to take a break and control but Markson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cyborg thows a huge punch but Markson dodges it nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cyborg missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cyborg thows a huge punch but Markson dodges it nicely.
Markson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Markson tries to get out of the position.
Cyborg thows a huge punch but Markson dodges it nicely.
Cyborg throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markson is trying to get back to full guard.
Cyborg trying to control from half guard but Markson is working away.
Cyborg looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Markson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Cyborg thows a huge punch but Markson dodges it nicely.
Cyborg throws a strike but Markson avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Cyborg seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Cyborg throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cyborg slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Cyborg cracks Markson with a solid left hand.
Cyborg is looking to work some ground and pound but Markson has wrist control.
Cyborg working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cyborg is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Cyborg passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cyborg working the head and body with strikes.
Cyborg sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Markson is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damien Cyborg showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Markson throws a leg kick
and Cyborg counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Markson!
Markson is in a horrible position here. Cyborg smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Markson is trying desperately to improve position.
Cyborg working for a guillotine from mount but Markson is in no mood to give up.
Cyborg working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cyborg lands a big shot there that rocks Markson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Markson is rocked!
Cyborg controlling the pace for now.
Oh Markson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cyborg loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Markson scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Cyborg land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Cyborg stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Damien Cyborg!
A very excited looking Damien Cyborg made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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