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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Aronoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Floyd Gart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Aronoff might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Here Comes the Pain by Slayer. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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245 lbs
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255 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mark Aronoff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Floyd Gart !
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Sano and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aronoff misses with a two punch combination.
Gart fails with an attempt to clinch.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Aronoff.
Aronoff landing strikes.
The referee asks Aronoff politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Aronoff prefers to stall for the moment though.
Gart takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Gart is looking to regain half guard here but Aronoff keeps moving and retains side control.
Aronoff tries to move into full mount but can't pass Gart 's legs.
Aronoff scores with a couple of short elbows.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Aronoff scores with punches from side control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Gart tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Aronoff has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Gart is trying to stand.
Aronoff content just to control the position here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Aronoff cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aronoff landing shots from mount.
Aronoff looking for a guillotine from mount but Gart is having none of it.
Gart wants to try and get back to his feet.
Aronoff working for a submission but Gart is keeping him at bay.
Gart is working to get back to half guard.
Gart is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Gart flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Gart tries to reverse the position but Aronoff maintains control.
Aronoff can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gart is looking to escape.
Aronoff fails to take his opponent's back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gart is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Aronoff lands a heavy elbow.
Aronoff landing punches.
Gart squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Gart looks gassed!
Gart taking shots to the head.
Aronoff landing strikes from the mount and Gart is in trouble!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gart is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
A nice elbow there by Aronoff.
Aronoff jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Gart manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Aronoff tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gart tries to escape but Aronoff is in control.
Aronoff happy to just control the position for now.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Aronoff is trying to get an arm triangle but Gart is defending well.
Gart sneaks out the side door and pushes Aronoff away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Gart pivots, looking for a leg kick but Aronoff is out of range and Gart settles back down.
Gart tries a head kick but it misses.
Some wild striking there from Aronoff.
Gart is looking to clinch but Aronoff is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gart tries to close the distance and clinch but Aronoff swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Aronoff closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Aronoff lands in his opponent's guard.
Aronoff won't allow Gart to get back to his feet.
Aronoff wants to control from the top but Gart keeps moving.
Aronoff won't allow Gart to get back to his feet.
Gart throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Aronoff distracts Gart with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gart is wriggling around but Aronoff manages to pass to half guard.
Aronoff moves into full mount! Gart won't be happy about that!
Aronoff working for a guillotine from mount but Gart is in no mood to give up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Aronoff dominated that round.
That's time! Aronoff's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gart is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gart is looking to clinch.
Aronoff throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Gart was covering up waiting for the punch and Aronoff finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Aronoff prevents Gart from getting back to his feet.
Aronoff stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gart swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gart wants to stand but Aronoff is controlling the position.
Aronoff tries to free his leg and advance position but Gart is retaining full guard.
Gart is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Gart is breathing heavily.
Gart keeping moving, preventing Aronoff from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aronoff stops Gart from standing up.
Gart keeping full guard, as Aronoff tries to pass.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Aronoff lands with a kick to the ribs.
Aronoff closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Gart to the mat! Gart manages to get full guard.
Gart keeping full guard, as Aronoff tries to pass.
Gart looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Aronoff has picked Gart up and slammed him! Gart can't keep hold of the triangle and Aronoff manages to pass to side control!
Gart is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Aronoff wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gart , who protects the arm well.
Aronoff tries for a kimura but Gart is defending well.
Gart is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Aronoff asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aronoff cracks Gart with a big elbow.
Aronoff working the ground and pound from side control.
Gart wants to get back to his feet.
Aronoff wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gart , who protects the arm well.
Gart is trying to get back to his feet.
Aronoff thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Aronoff is looking to take a break and control but Gart is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gart is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Aronoff in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Gart on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Aronoff tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Aronoff has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Gart manages to get back to half guard.
Gart kicks off Aronoff and gets to his feet.
Gart tries to clinch up.
A left lands for Gart .
Aronoff throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Gart was covering up waiting for the punch and Aronoff finishes the takedown easily into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gart wants to get back to his feet but Aronoff is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Aronoff slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Aronoff prevents Gart from getting back to his feet.
Aronoff is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Gart manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Gart fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gart tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aronoff swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Aronoff dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Gart avoids a kick to the body.
Gart tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aronoff swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gart is looking to clinch but Aronoff is avoiding it.
Aronoff is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Gart 's half guard.
Aronoff wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gart keeps working.
Gart missing with punches from the bottom.
Gart wants to get back to his feet.
Aronoff is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Gart looks like he's trying to stand up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aronoff working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Aronoff works his way into full mount!
Aronoff has hold of Gart 's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Gart manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Aronoff is going olschool here, as he tries to force Gart to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Gart shrugs it off.
Gart gets back to half guard.
Aronoff passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Gart !
Aronoff wants to control the pace but Gart is squirming around nicely.
Floyd Gart has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gart is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
Aronoff tries to control but Gart wriggling away.
Gart 's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Aronoff looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Aronoff throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Gart gets back to half guard.
Gart is trying to stand back up but Aronoff is controlling him
Gart tries to roll over but Aronoff keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aronoff stops Gart from getting back to his feet.
Aronoff trying to control the action but Gart is working from the bottom.
Gart wants to control but Aronoff is keeping busy.
Gart is defending against the submission attempts here by Aronoff.
Gart pushes Aronoff off and gets back to his feet.
Aronoff avoids the head kick by Gart .
Gart takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Gart avoids the head kick by Aronoff.
Gart tries to close the distance and clinch but Aronoff swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Aronoff avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aronoff is looking to land body kicks.
Aronoff scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Aronoff drives through with a takedown into guard.
Aronoff passes Gart 's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Gart is trying to stand back up but Aronoff is controlling him
Aronoff is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Gart is controlling an arm, preventing Aronoff from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Gart wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
Mark Aronoff is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Aronoff prevents Gart from getting the reversal.
Aronoff looking to finish Gart with some ground and pound. This is bad for Gart !
Aronoff takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Aronoff showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Aronoff has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:26
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:26
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Aronoff!
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energy
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hype
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