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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rory Markman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiger Mask (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mask has chosen Wait, what? OH MY GOD, Tiger has joined the Dark Side!! as his entrance music. 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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176 lbs
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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
22 - 20 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rory Markman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tiger Mask!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Reed Andrews and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Markman.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Mask has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Mask throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mask throws the kick towards the body but Markman avoids it.
Markman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Donk. Mask catches Markman right on the button with a cross.
It looks like Rory Markman has been cut.
Markman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mask.
Mask throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've been hearing reports that Markman has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Markman takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mask walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Markman checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mask scores with a kick to the midsection.
No luck for Mask with that takedown attempt.
Markman avoids the body shot from Mask.
Mask throws a right hand that misses
and Markman counters with a one-two to the body.
Mask with a lazy takedown attempt
and Markman counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Mask wants to sweep but no luck.
Markman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Markman postures up in Mask's guard and throws a big left but Mask blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markman with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Markman throws an elbow that misses. Mask uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Markman's guard. Nice move by Mask!
Mask working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mask wants to control from the top but Markman keeps moving.
Mask looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Markman controlling the position.
Mask is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Markman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mask.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mask stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Markman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mask throws a shot from downtown. Markman moves away and avoids it.
Mask pivots, looking for a leg kick but Markman is out of range and Mask settles back down.
Markman blocks a jab.
Mask connects with a nice looking jab.
A cross from Mask lands.
Mask misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Markman shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Markman postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Mask keeping moving, preventing Markman from controlling successfully.
Mask throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Mask utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Markman chips away with some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mask keeping moving, preventing Markman from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mask throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Markman throwing strikes from guard but Mask blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tiger Mask dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rory Markman'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.
Markman checks the leg kick.
Mask throws a series of punches but Markman moves out of range.
Mask throws a one two combo.
Mask misses with an uppercut
and Markman counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mask misses with a left hand
and Markman counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Mask's guard now.
Markman lands a couple of elbows.
Markman lands a couple of decent looking shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Markman is looking to work some ground and pound but Mask has wrist control.
Mask has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Markman lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markman postures up and lands a big shot to Mask's brow.
Mask utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mask throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Markman is in close to Mask's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Mask is striking but Markman is not phased and passes to half guard.
Markman throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mask blocking the ground and pound attempt from Markman.
Markman working Mask over with strikes.
Markman looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mask with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Markman thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markman is looking for a kimura here.
Markman is thwarting Mask's attempts to control the position.
Markman is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mask is pressing down on Markman's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Mask manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Markman wants to control but Mask is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mask cracks Markman with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Markman tries to hold on but Mask pushes him away.
Markman is squirming around, avoiding Mask's attempts to control the action.
Markman blocking the ground and pound.
Mask lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Mask prevents Markman from getting the reversal.
Mask throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Mask is landing with some decent strikes but Markman is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Mask misses with a head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Markman sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Mask sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Markman defending well though.
Mask trying to control from half guard but Markman is working away.
Mask missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mask not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mask wants to pass the guard but Markman is defending well.
Markman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mask.
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 Rory Markman will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rory Markman's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Mask lands with an overhand left.
Mask does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Mask fails to land with a series of punches.
Markman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mask.
Mask looks to land a combination but Markman avoids it well.
Mask missing with a left hand there. Markman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Markman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mask misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mask misses with a low kick.
Mask slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rory Markman's cut is getting worse.
A big left from Mask misses.
Mask with a jab.
Markman is rocked!
Tiger Mask seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mask shoots in looking for a takedown but Markman manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mask's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Oh Markman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Markman moves out of range as Mask strikes.
Markman staying out of range there.
Mask drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mask preventing the sweep.
Mask throwing strikes from guard but Markman blocks nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Markman is trying to keep Mask in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mask wants to control from the top but Markman keeps moving.
Markman seems to have got his legs back now.
Markman is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Markman being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Mask throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mask swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mask takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mask scores with a decent looking hook.
Mask tries to score with a low kick but Markman moves his leg out of the way.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mask.
Mask waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Markman.
Markman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mask wants to land a leg kick but Markman is out of range.
Markman fails to land the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mask throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mask missing with a left hand there. Markman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mask lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Markman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mask.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Markman moves away from the strike by Mask.
Markman avoids a kick to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tiger Mask comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mask 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tiger Mask!
Tiger Mask decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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