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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Marak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Knife (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marak comes to the cage accompanied by Templars of Steele - Hammer Fall. Max Marak has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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212 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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24
210 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Basic striking
Experienced |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Max Marak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jim Knife!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marak scores a takedown into full mount!
Marak looking to control but Knife is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Knife tries to lock up and control but Marak gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Marak looking to control but Knife is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Marak will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Marak seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Knife is holding on tight.
Marak lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Knife is looking to get to half guard.
Marak looking to control but Knife is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Knife is working to get back to half guard.
Marak looking to finish with strikes here!
Knife keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Knife wants to hold on but Marak pushes him away.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Knife is working to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marak with a couple of short strikes.
Marak landing strikes, looking to finish!
Knife is in all sorts of trouble here.
Marak lands with some strikes.
Knife sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Knife trying to hold on to Marak's head to control him but Marak postures up.
Knife tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Marak lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Knife wants to improve his position but Marak is controlling well.
Marak is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Marak is controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knife regains full guard. Nicely done.
Knife is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Knife is trying to keep Marak in close.
Marak tries to free his leg and advance position but Knife is retaining full guard.
Marak is breathing heavily.
Knife not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Marak trying to control the position from guard on top but Knife is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Knife is adopting a defensive guard.
Knife looking for a sweep. Not yet Knife, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knife manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Marak manages to get himself to full guard.
Marak preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Marak is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Knife wants to control from the top but Marak keeps moving.
Knife postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Knife trying to control but Marak is working from the bottom.
Knife is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Knife stands and throws Marak's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Knife works to advance to full mount. Marak defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Knife content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knife lands a big elbow.
Knife fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Knife jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Marak manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Knife in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Knife has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Marak!
Knife landing shots from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Knife with the ground and pound from mount.
Knife postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Marak looks a forlorn figure.
Knife is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Marak is surviving well by controlling Knife's body position as best he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Knife dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Knife gets the takedown into side control.
Knife has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Knife lands a decent elbow from side control.
Marak is looking to reverse the position.
Knife working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Knife is looking to take a break and control but Marak is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Marak can't do much from the bottom here.
Knife is looking to take a break and control but Marak is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Knife in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Marak is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jim Knife!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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