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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Baraka Tarkatan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Mourke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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300 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
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300 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Baraka Tarkatan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ricky Mourke!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Patrick Alders and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tarkatan clinches up with Mourke and pushes him back against the cage.
Tarkatan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mourke has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mourke tries to break the clinch but Tarkatan is controlling the position.
Mourke tries to score a body lock takedown but Tarkatan shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Tarkatan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mourke is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tarkatan pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Tarkatan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mourke has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tarkatan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mourke wants to break free but Tarkatan has control.
Tarkatan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mourke blocks it with crossed arms.
Tarkatan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mourke is trying to break free.
Mourke gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Tarkatan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mourke not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tarkatan is staying active underneath Mourke, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mourke not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mourke missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mourke not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mourke keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarkatan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mourke.
Mourke is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Mourke thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tarkatan's head.
Mourke working the head and body with strikes.
Mourke is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Let's hope that Mourke has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Tarkatan on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mourke not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Mourke in particular looking to stall.
Mourke throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mourke not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mourke is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Tarkatan has managed to free his arm - good work.
Mourke sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tarkatan defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mourke missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tarkatan taking some punishment here, with Mourke in his half guard.
Mourke throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mourke looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Tarkatan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Tarkatan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Tarkatan tries to get out of the position.
Mourke thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tarkatan's head.
Mourke sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Mourke not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mourke prevents Tarkatan from standing back up.
Mourke sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tarkatan defending well though.
Mourke has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mourke seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Mourke looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Mourke lands strikes from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Mourke dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Tarkatan throws the kick towards the body but Mourke avoids it.
Tarkatan tries to close the distance and clinch but Mourke swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mourke blocks a head kick by Tarkatan.
Tarkatan tries to keep at a distance but Mourke has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tarkatan avoiding damage as Mourke throws knees to the body.
Tarkatan tries a knee to the head but Mourke blocks it.
Tarkatan looking to throw knees to the head but Mourke is blocking nicely.
Tarkatan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mourke has clasped his hands together around Tarkatan's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Check out the look on Mourke's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Mourke in side control, throwing shots but Tarkatan defends.
Mourke landing a few strikes.
Mourke misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Mourke lands a few punches from side control.
Mourke tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mourke sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Tarkatan is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Mourke slows the pace down.
Mourke wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tarkatan keeps working.
Mourke looks up at the clock and then as Tarkatan takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Mourke smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Mourke throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Tarkatan managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Mourke.
That's two 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.
Mourke working the head with strikes.
Mourke lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Mourke misses with the ground and pound.
Mourke throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mourke throws an elbow but Tarkatan slips to the side and avoids it well.
Mourke misses with the ground and pound.
Mourke scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Tarkatan to see if he's OK.
Mourke misses with the ground and pound.
Mourke tries for a kimura but Tarkatan is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mourke scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Tarkatan to see if he's OK.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mourke has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Tarkatan!
Tarkatan takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Mourke scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Tarkatan?
Ricky Mourke has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mourke in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Mourke connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Mourke looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mourke lands a nice shot to the head.
Mourke lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Tarkatan hang on?
Tarkatan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mourke on the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mourke with a couple of short strikes.
Mourke connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Mourke lands a heavy elbow.
Mourke raining down shots from the mount!
Mourke has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mourke looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Mourke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Tarkatan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Baraka Tarkatan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tarkatan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tarkatan wants it to stay on the feet.
Mourke shoots in and drives through. Tarkatan sprawls well.
Tarkatan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tarkatan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tarkatan tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mourke decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Tarkatan's guard.
Mourke drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Tarkatan dives on top into guard.
Tarkatan trying to control but Mourke is working from the bottom.
Mourke manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tarkatan manages to get himself to full guard.
Mourke wants to control from the top but Tarkatan keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mourke with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mourke loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mourke missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mourke trying to control but Tarkatan is working from the bottom.
Mourke cracks Tarkatan with a solid left hand.
Mourke thows a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mourke throws a big right hand that misses.
Mourke pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tarkatan is keeping the position for now.
Mourke throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tarkatan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mourke missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Well,Tarkatan is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mourke accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tarkatan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mourke in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mourke controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mourke pushes down on Tarkatan's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Baraka Tarkatan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mourke is looking for submissions but instead, Tarkatan has regained full guard.
Mourke looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mourke postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mourke advances to half guard.
Mourke performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Mourke missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ricky Mourke is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mourke seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricky Mourke comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mourke winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Paul Aken scores the fight for Ricky Mourke!
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight for Ricky Mourke!
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight for Ricky Mourke!
Ricky Mourke wins by unanimous decision! Ricky Mourke retains his super heavyweight title!
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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
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