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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Maron (ranked 3422 p4p, 3648 weight class) and Daniel Bjorkman (ranked 186 p4p, 198 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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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Maron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Bjorkman!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maron dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bjorkman cracks Maron with an open hand slap.
Maron slips under a jab from Bjorkman.
Bjorkman with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Maron misses with a straight left.
Maron uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bjorkman.
Bjorkman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Maron uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bjorkman.
Bjorkman stuffs the takedown attempt from Maron. Maron gets slowly back to his feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bjorkman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A telegraphed right hand from Maron misses the target.
Bjorkman pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Maron was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Maron fails with a takedown attempt.
A jab from Bjorkman misses.
Maron misses with a looping right.
A jab lands there for Maron.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Maron.
Bjorkman swings for the body but Maron moves out of range.
A combination from Bjorkman does no damage.
Bjorkman moves out of range of the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maron misses with a double jab.
Bjorkman paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
It looks like Mike Maron has been cut.
Maron takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Daniel Bjorkman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maron shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bjorkman defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Maron. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice shot by Maron.
Bjorkman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maron sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bjorkman misses with a wild body shot.
Maron moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Maron connects with a right hand. Bjorkman shakes it off.
A big right from Maron misses.
Mike Maron seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bjorkman looks to land a combination but Maron avoids it well.
Bjorkman gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Maron.
A left lands for Bjorkman.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bjorkman.
Maron uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bjorkman.
Maron shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Maron avoids the body shot from Bjorkman.
Maron has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Doom\'s Gym in the buildup to the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bjorkman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bjorkman has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Bjorkman takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Maron shoots in looking for a takedown. Bjorkman tries to sprawl out of it but Maron keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bjorkman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bjorkman is looking for the big counter here.
Bjorkman fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A lazy left from Bjorkman finds it's target.
Bjorkman misses the shot to the body.
Bjorkman scores with a nice strike.
Maron ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Maron wants to clinch up but Bjorkman keeps it at a distance.
Maron throws an off balance right hand
and Bjorkman counters with a stiff right hand.
Bjorkman throws a good cross that connects.
Nice cross by Bjorkman.
Maron fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bjorkman looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Maron darts in and clinches Bjorkman up against the cage.
Bjorkman lands with a right to the head.
Bjorkman misses with a punch to the body.
Maron blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maron has had enough of the clinch but Bjorkman keeps him there for the moment.
Maron is looking to break free of the clinch but Bjorkman has double underhooks.
Bjorkman lands with a right to the head.
Maron pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bjorkman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maron throws out the jab.
Maron dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bjorkman. That did some damage!
Bjorkman scores with a hook.
Bjorkman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maron.
Maron slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Maron lands the left hand.
Bjorkman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bjorkman has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Maron loads up on a big right hand but Bjorkman slips the punch.
Bjorkman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maron.
Maron on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bjorkman is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Bjorkman fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Maron looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A telegraphed right hand from Maron misses the target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maron throws a good cross that connects.
Bjorkman misses with a wild body shot.
Maron moves out of range of the strikes.
Bjorkman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bjorkman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maron swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maron misses with a low kick.
Bjorkman misses with a looping left.
Maron lands a jab.
A lazy left from Bjorkman finds it's target.
Maron lands with an overhand left.
A slow jab from Maron misses its intended target.
Bjorkman walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Maron moves out of range as Bjorkman strikes.
Maron misses with a hook. Bjorkman ducked under it nicely.
Maron moves out of range as Bjorkman strikes.
Maron misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bjorkman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bjorkman stalks Maron and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Maron's face. Maron staggers backwards, shaken.
Mike Maron's cut is getting worse.
Maron dives in for a single leg takedown but Bjorkman sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Maron pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bjorkman throws the left hand but Maron avoids the punch easily.
Bjorkman tries to close the distance and clinch but Maron swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Maron looks to land a combination. Bjorkman sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Bjorkman cracks a nice hook into Maron's ribs.
Bjorkman misses with a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Bjorkman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Maron's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bjorkman misses the jab.
Maron fails to land the takedown.
It seemed like Bjorkman was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Maron throws an overhand right that lands on Bjorkman's shoulder, as Bjorkman tries to avoid the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maron. Bjorkman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maron gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A combination from Bjorkman does no damage.
Daniel Bjorkman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A slow jab from Bjorkman misses its intended target.
Maron sizes up Bjorkman with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Maron takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bjorkman moves into the clinch.
Maron's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Maron needs to keep his hands up - Bjorkman had a free shot at his head there.
Maron misses with a looping right.
Maron uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bjorkman.
A decent looking cross lands there for Maron.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maron misses with a straight left.
Bjorkman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Maron defending well as Bjorkman loads up on a big left hand.
Maron dives in and grabs Bjorkman's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bjorkman pushes down on Maron's head and hops out.
Maron walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Maron or perhaps it was just good defense by Bjorkman, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Maron. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maron misses with a hook. Bjorkman ducked under it nicely.
Bjorkman with a hook.
Maron shoots in but no luck this time.
Bjorkman slips a jab from Maron.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bjorkman! But no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Bjorkman misses the target.
Maron throws a shot from downtown. Bjorkman moves away and avoids it.
A shot to the liver by Bjorkman. Beautiful body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Bjorkman as Maron shoots in.
Bjorkman swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bjorkman throws a shot from downtown. Maron moves away and avoids it.
Bjorkman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bjorkman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Maron connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bjorkman. Bjorkman circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Maron misses with an uppercut. Bjorkman saw that one coming.
A jab from Bjorkman misses.
No luck for Maron with that takedown attempt.
Bjorkman let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Maron keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bjorkman.
Bjorkman lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mike Maron's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bjorkman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bjorkman throws a looping overhand right but Maron ducks down to avoid it.
Bjorkman lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Maron misses the shot to the body.
Bjorkman lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Maron looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Maron takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Maron.
Bjorkman uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Maron throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Maron uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bjorkman.
Bjorkman connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jeez, Mike Maron's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Maron misses with a head kick.
Maron throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Maron swings for the body but Bjorkman moves out of range.
Maron takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bjorkman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Maron.
Maron throws a series of punches but Bjorkman moves out of range.
Maron moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maron ducks under a wild hook from Bjorkman.
Maron fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bjorkman misses with a hook. Maron ducked under it nicely.
Bjorkman misses the shot to the body.
Bjorkman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maron.
Maron fails with the takedown
and Bjorkman counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bjorkman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Maron takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bjorkman keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bjorkman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big right from Maron misses.
Bjorkman throws out a powerful jab.
Maron looks to land a right hand but Bjorkman moved out of range.
Maron thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bjorkman has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bjorkman there as he acknowledges the shot.
Maron slips under a jab.
Maron on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mike Maron's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Daniel Bjorkman!
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