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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sumopainija Hokanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cain Marko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Marko's choice of entrance music: Get Back - Ludacris. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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300 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
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225 cm
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326 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful |
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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
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sumopainija Hokanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Cain Marko!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Konstantin Menshow and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hokanen misses the body punch
and Marko counters with a good low kick that Hokanen was not able to check.
Hokanen doesn't manage to clinch there - Marko circles away.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
A head kick misses from Marko.
Sumopainija Hokanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hokanen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Marko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hokanen misses with a right hand
and Marko counters with a thumping low kick.
A cross from Marko lands.
Hokanen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Marko counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hokanen is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marko throws a low kick but Hokanen moves out of range easily.
Hokanen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hokanen throws an off balance right hand
and Hokanen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hokanen misses with an uppercut
and Marko counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hokanen doesn't manage to clinch there - Marko circles away.
Hokanen throws a sloppy body shot
and Marko counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hokanen misses with a body punch
and Marko counters with a good low kick that Hokanen was not able to check.
Marko misses with a body shot.
Hokanen wants to clinch up but Marko keeps it at a distance.
Hokanen misses with an uppercut
and Marko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hokanen misses with a left hand
and Marko counters with a nice leg kick.
Hokanen shoots in looking for a takedown. Marko tries to sprawl out of it but Hokanen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Marko manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hokanen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marko throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Marko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hokanen misses with a hook
and Marko makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Hokanen really felt that one!
Hokanen throws a poor cross that misses
and Marko counters with a solid body kick.
Hokanen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hokanen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Marko counters with a nice kick to the body.
Hokanen misses with a right hand
and Marko counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hokanen's knee momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cain Marko dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Marko fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hokanen checks it well.
Hokanen swings widly with a right hand
and Marko makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Hokanen really felt that one!
Hokanen is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Marko's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Hokanen swinging wildly here.
Hokanen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Marko counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hokanen misses with a body punch
and Marko counters with an inside leg kick.
Marko fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marko will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hokanen misses with a shot to the body
and Marko counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Some bone on bone action there as Hokanen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hokanen misses with a hook to the body
and Marko counters with a thumping low kick.
Hokanen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Marko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cain Marko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marko tries to clinch but Hokanen moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hokanen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Marko is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Hokanen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Marko makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hokanen tries to close the distance and clinch but Marko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Marko moves in looking to clinch but Hokanen pushes him off.
Marko swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hokanen shoots in for a double leg but Marko sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hokanen misses with a hook
and Marko counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hokanen is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Marko throws the left hand but Hokanen avoids the punch easily.
Good leg kick by Marko there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hokanen clinches up against the cage.
Marko blocks an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Hokanen as the two fighters clinch.
Marko lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Marko misses with the head strike.
Marko throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marko working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hokanen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Marko has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Marko misses with a head kick.
Hokanen misses the body punch
and Marko counters with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot to the body from Hokanen misses
and Marko counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hokanen's knee momentarily.
Nice sprawl there from Marko as Hokanen shoots in.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hokanen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Marko.
Hokanen throws an off balance right hand
and Marko counters with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cain Marko 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!
A leg kick checked by Hokanen.
Hokanen misses with a body shot
and Marko finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Marko misses with a hook. Hokanen ducked under it nicely.
Marko swats away the attempt to clinch by Hokanen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hokanen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hokanen will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hokanen lands with a good body shot.
Marko misses with a low kick.
Hokanen dives in and grabs Marko's left leg, looking for a takedown. Marko pushes down on Hokanen's head and hops out.
Marko finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hokanen throws out a powerful jab.
Hokanen misses with a right hand
and Marko counters with a left to the body.
Sumopainija Hokanen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hokanen misses with a takedown
and Marko counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hokanen's knee momentarily.
Hokanen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hokanen moves out of range of the leg kick from Marko.
Marko misses with a low kick.
Hokanen avoids a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hokanen misses with a hook
and Marko counters with a nice leg kick.
Hokanen misses the body punch
and Marko counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hokanen misses with a left hand
and Marko counters with a solid body kick.
Hokanen lands with an overhand left.
It looks like Cain Marko has been cut.
Marko shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hokanen throws a right hand that misses
and Marko counters with a solid body kick.
Marko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hokanen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Marko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hokanen scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body kick there by Marko.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cain Marko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Marko has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 26:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 26:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cain Marko!
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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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