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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cain Marko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alfred Hammarskjold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marko comes to the cage accompanied by Get Back - Ludacris. Hammarskjold has chosen Rasmus på luffen - Luffarvisan as his entrance music. Cain Marko had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 266.5lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Alfred Hammarskjold has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Cain Marko's chin.
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291 lbs
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290 lbs
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
47 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cain Marko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alfred Hammarskjold!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marko throws a wild body kick that Hammarskjold sees coming a mile off.
Hammarskjold feints the counter takedown.
Marko definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hammarskjold slips a jab from Marko.
Hammarskjold fails with a takedown attempt.
Hammarskjold moves out of range of the body kick from Marko.
Hammarskjold feints the counter takedown.
Hammarskjold takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hammarskjold dives in and scores a takedown into Marko's guard.
Marko will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Marko bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hammarskjold's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammarskjold being controlled here, momentarily.
Marko has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hammarskjold keeping moving, preventing Marko from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammarskjold looking to hit a scissor sweep but Marko is one step ahead there.
Hammarskjold has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Marko can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Marko wants to control from the top but Hammarskjold keeps moving.
Marko slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hammarskjold is trying to keep Marko in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Marko is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Marko looking to sit in guard and control but Hammarskjold gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Marko is adopting a defensive guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammarskjold throws a big right hand that misses.
Marko is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hammarskjold is controlling him.
Marko controls Hammarskjold momentarily but Hammarskjold frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammarskjold being controlled here momentarily.
Hammarskjold throwing strikes from guard but Marko blocks nicely.
Hammarskjold is looking to work some ground and pound but Marko has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hammarskjold accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Marko keeping full guard, as Hammarskjold tries to pass.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Marko misses with a straight left.
Hammarskjold gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Marko.
It looks like Alfred Hammarskjold has been cut.
Marko misses the shot to the body.
Hammarskjold is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Cain Marko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hammarskjold closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Nice strikes from Hammarskjold there.
It looks like Cain Marko has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammarskjold sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hammarskjold connects with a nice short shot to Marko's temple.
Marko makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Marko.
Marko is trying to keep Hammarskjold in close.
Hammarskjold trying to control the position from guard on top but Marko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hammarskjold throws an elbow that misses. Marko uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hammarskjold's guard. Nice move by Marko!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hammarskjold throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alfred Hammarskjold will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Marko pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Marko misses with a kick to the body.
Hammarskjold changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Cain Marko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marko thows a body kick. Hammarskjold tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Marko fails to land with a series of punches.
Marko misses with a two punch combination.
Hammarskjold with the counter takedown but Marko avoids it easily.
Marko misses with a looping right.
Hammarskjold changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Marko lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Marko.
Hammarskjold gets a double leg takedown into Marko's guard.
Marko keeping moving, preventing Hammarskjold from controlling successfully.
Hammarskjold working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Marko trying to keep a closed guard but Hammarskjold is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammarskjold stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Marko swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hammarskjold throwing strikes but missing.
Hammarskjold working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hammarskjold won't allow Marko to get back to his feet.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Hammarskjold with a flurry of punches that miss.
Marko working a defensive guard here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Marko misses with an attempted mid kick.
Marko wants to land a leg kick but Hammarskjold is out of range.
Hammarskjold changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Marko throws out a loose jab but Hammarskjold uses good head movement to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Marko misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammarskjold looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Marko is fending him off so far but Hammarskjold persists. Nope, Marko circles away and we're back to standing.
Marko lands a jab.
Marko misses with a wild body shot.
Hammarskjold is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Marko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hammarskjold circles away quickly and effectively.
Hammarskjold tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Marko. That's going to slow Hammarskjold down.
Marko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hammarskjold moves away.
Hammarskjold dives in for a single leg takedown but Marko sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Marko is looking to counter the offense by Hammarskjold and move into the clinch.
Good exchange - Marko coming out on top.
A combination from Marko does no damage.
Hammarskjold shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Marko's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammarskjold throws a big right hand that misses.
Alfred Hammarskjold has got the better of the ground game so far.
Marko is controlling Hammarskjold's posture.
Hammarskjold trying to control but Marko is working from the bottom.
Hammarskjold is looking to work some ground and pound but Marko has wrist control.
Hammarskjold trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hammarskjold prevents Marko from getting back to his feet.
Hammarskjold throws a big right hand that misses.
Marko utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hammarskjold checks a low kick from Marko.
Marko scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hammarskjold doesn't seem bothered though.
Hammarskjold shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Marko manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammarskjold landing with the ground and pound.
Hammarskjold throws a big elbow that misses.
Hammarskjold preventing the sweep.
Marko utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hammarskjold looking to sit in guard and control but Marko gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hammarskjold striking off his back but it's not causing Marko any problems.
Marko wants to control from the top but Hammarskjold keeps moving.
Hammarskjold tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cain Marko dominated that second round.
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!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hammarskjold.
Hammarskjold uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marko.
Marko looks to land a left hand but Hammarskjold moved out of range nicely.
Hammarskjold with the counter takedown but Marko avoids it easily.
Hammarskjold avoids the body shot from Marko.
Nice body kick there by Marko.
Marko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hammarskjold circles away quickly and effectively.
Hammarskjold uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marko.
Hammarskjold steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Marko.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marko lands the left hand.
Hammarskjold ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Marko is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Marko.
Marko is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hammarskjold can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marko throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hammarskjold closes this distance looking for a takedown but Marko circles away.
Marko misses with a wild combination.
Marko misses with a hook to the body
and Hammarskjold counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Marko misses with an uppercut.
Hammarskjold will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cain Marko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alfred Hammarskjold.
Marko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hammarskjold sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big right from Marko misses.
Hammarskjold drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Marko defends it well.
Hammarskjold avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hammarskjold feints the counter takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammarskjold takes one on the button.
Hammarskjold avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marko misses with a series of wild punches.
Marko looks to land a combination but Hammarskjold avoids it well.
Hammarskjold drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Marko defends it well.
Marko misses with a wild combination.
Cain Marko is winning the standup battle so far.
A leg kick checked by Hammarskjold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marko displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hammarskjold.
Marko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marko throws a series of punches but Hammarskjold avoids them all with ease.
Marko moves into range and connects with a jab.
Marko scores with a nice head shot.
Hammarskjold moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice jab there from Marko.
Hammarskjold avoids a kick to the body.
Marko fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hammarskjold checks it well.
A big right from Marko misses.
Hammarskjold feints the counter takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marko pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Marko looks to score with a jab to the body but Hammarskjold is just out of range.
No luck for Hammarskjold with that takedown attempt.
Marko throws a big shot that misses.
A jab lands there for Marko.
Hammarskjold takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A little jabbing left from Hammarskjold on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Marko misses with a two punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hammarskjold ducks under a wild hook from Marko.
A punch combination from Marko misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cain Marko showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Marko 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 29:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cain Marko!
Cain Marko seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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hype
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pop
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