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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Argo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Iron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Iron is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Cool - Remix by Afrojack. On his way into the cage it seems that Marcus Argo has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Marcus Argo seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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22
210 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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185 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Very quick |
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marcus Argo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mike Iron!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Argo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Argo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Argo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Iron avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Argo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Argo closes the distance but Iron moves to the side
and Iron counters with a nice uppercut.
Argo tries to clinch but Iron moves out of range.
Iron has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Argo throws a nice looking combination but Iron bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Argo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Iron.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Argo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Argo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Argo blocks a leg kick.
Argo swinging wildly here.
Iron scores with a jab to the jaw.
Iron swats away the attempt to clinch by Argo.
Argo is looking to clinch.
Iron fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Iron gets tackled into the cage by Argo. Argo maintains the clinch.
Iron managing to block the knees to the body from Argo.
Argo misses with an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iron is trying to push Argo away but Argo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Argo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Iron's face.
Argo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Argo has Iron pushed against the cage.
Iron wants to break free but Argo has control.
Argo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Iron is defending well for now.
Argo tries to land knees in the clinch but Iron avoids the damage to the body.
Argo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Iron avoids it.
Iron avoiding damage as Argo throws knees to the body.
Argo manages to break the clinch.
Iron throws a sloppy head kick and Argo moves out of range easily.
Argo tries to clinch there but Iron circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Argo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Argo breaks from the clinch.
Argo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Iron paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Argo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Argo tries to clinch up but Iron circles away and keeps his distance.
Argo throws a combination that misses
and Iron counters with a nice body shot.
Argo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Argo pressing his opponent against the cage.
Iron has had enough of the clinch but Argo keeps him there for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Argo effectively controlling the action here.
Argo manages to break the clinch.
Iron throws a low kick but it's checked well by Argo.
Argo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Iron swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Donk. Iron catches Argo right on the button with a cross.
Argo has managed to clinch.
Argo misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Argo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Argo moves out of range of the strikes.
Argo is looking to clinch but Iron is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Argo dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Argo moves in looking to clinch but Iron pushes him off.
Argo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Iron paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Argo tries to clinch up but Iron circles away and keeps his distance.
Argo looks to land a combination. Iron sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Argo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Argo is looking to clinch but Iron is avoiding it.
Argo is looking to clinch but Iron is avoiding it.
Argo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Iron throws out the jab.
Iron tries to keep at a distance but Argo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Argo manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Argo tries to clinch there but Iron circles away.
Argo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Iron paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Argo ducks under a wild hook from Iron.
Argo closes the distance and clinches.
Iron wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Iron wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Argo cracks Iron with a nice body shot.
Iron blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Argo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Argo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Iron is defending well for now.
Argo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Iron has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Argo stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Argo gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Argo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Iron avoids it.
Iron tries to break the clinch but Argo is controlling the position.
Marcus Argo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Argo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Argo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Iron counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Argo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Iron swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Argo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Iron swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Argo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Argo tries to clinch up but Iron circles away and keeps his distance.
Argo slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iron keeps the fight on the outside.
Iron uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Iron keeps the fight on the outside.
Argo instigates a clinch.
Argo manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Argo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Argo works over Iron's head and body with a nice combination.
Argo is looking to clinch.
Argo is looking to clinch.
Argo 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Argo wants to land a leg kick but Iron is out of range.
Argo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Argo misses with a series of wild punches.
Argo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Iron swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Marcus Argo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Iron throws a hook to the side of Argo's head but Argo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fight stays on the outside here - Argo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good standup being displayed there by Iron as he connects with a hook.
Iron pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Argo dominated that second 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Argo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Argo tries to clinch there but Iron circles away.
Argo throws a series of punches but Iron avoids them all with ease.
Iron looks to throw the jab but Argo is out of range.
Marcus Argo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick misses from Iron.
Iron pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Iron keeps the fight on the outside.
Argo misses with a combination
and Iron counters with a right hand to the body.
Iron circles away from the clinch attempt.
Iron gets tackled into the cage by Argo. Argo maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Iron's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Iron working hard to break the clinch.
Argo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Argo rushes Iron and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Argo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Argo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Argo is stalling here.
Iron on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Argo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Iron has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Argo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Marcus Argo is winning the standup battle so far.
Iron swats away the attempt to clinch by Argo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Argo swinging wildly here.
Iron throws a body punch but Argo moves out of range.
Argo tries to clinch there but Iron circles away.
Iron keeps the fight on the outside.
Argo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Iron counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Argo lands a lovely overhand right.
Argo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight stays on the outside here - Argo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iron swats away the attempt to clinch by Argo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Argo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Argo misses with a wild combination.
Mike Iron has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Argo misses with a wild combination.
Iron tries to keep at a distance but Argo has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iron tries to break free but Argo pushes him back against the cage.
Argo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Iron can do to turn this around?
Argo effectively controlling the action here.
Argo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Argo stalling against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Marcus Argo.
Argo tries to clinch but Iron moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Argo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Argo 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Argo!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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