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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Markus Sizemore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thracian Spartacus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Markus Sizemore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Thracian Spartacus!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Summer Carpenter and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sizemore tries to clinch there but Spartacus circles away.
Spartacus shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sizemore as he avoids it easily.
Sizemore has Spartacus up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Spartacus.
Spartacus turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Sizemore regains half guard.
Spartacus is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sizemore misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Spartacus throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sizemore is pressing down on Spartacus's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sizemore striking off his back but it's not causing Spartacus any problems.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Spartacus won't allow Sizemore to sweep him here.
Spartacus slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Sizemore might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Spartacus in side control, throwing shots but Sizemore defends.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sizemore is looking to regain half guard here but Spartacus keeps moving and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on Sizemore's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sizemore sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Spartacus thows a huge punch but Sizemore dodges it nicely.
Sizemore gets full guard.
Sizemore has his hands on Spartacus's head, controlling the position.
Sizemore utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Spartacus trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sizemore has Spartacus pulled in close to control his posture.
Sizemore is looking to stand up but Spartacus isn't so interested in that idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spartacus throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sizemore works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sizemore avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Spartacus scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Spartacus missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Spartacus preventing the sweep.
Sizemore manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sizemore can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Spartacus is looking to escape.
Sizemore takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sizemore scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Spartacus?
Sizemore is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Spartacus has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Sizemore controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sizemore with the ground and pound from mount.
Sizemore controlling his opponent.
Spartacus is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sizemore takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sizemore lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spartacus covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Markus Sizemore dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sizemore drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sizemore wants to control from the top but Spartacus keeps moving.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Spartacus can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sizemore pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Spartacus is keeping the position for now.
Spartacus tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sizemore gets to his feet - Spartacus follows without any prompting.
Sizemore shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sizemore showed some decent athleticism there.
Sizemore performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Spartacus has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sizemore tries to pass the half guard into mount. Spartacus knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sizemore is trying to control the action in half guard but Spartacus is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sizemore is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Spartacus is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Markus Sizemore just wasn't active enough.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sizemore looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Spartacus looks for a takedown but Sizemore sprawls well.
Spartacus fails to land the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spartacus has his takedown stuffed
so Sizemore counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Markus Sizemore has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thracian Spartacus.
Spartacus is breathing heavily.
Sizemore stands and steps away. Spartacus gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Sizemore is looking to clinch but Spartacus is avoiding it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sizemore looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Sizemore pushing down on Spartacus's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Sizemore is working for a submission of some sort.
Sizemore is trying to control the action in half guard but Spartacus is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sizemore escapes and gets back to his feet.
Spartacus shoots in for a takedown but Sizemore shows good takedown defense.
Sizemore scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Sizemore is taking a breather. Spartacus says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Sizemore is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Sizemore controlling the action here.
Spartacus throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Sizemore manages to pass to side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sizemore controls the position.
Spartacus is not content to let Sizemore control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sizemore works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sizemore laying and praying for a moment but Spartacus takes advantage and regains half guard.
Spartacus punching from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Markus Sizemore dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Sizemore decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Sizemore seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Spartacus controlling the position for now.
Sizemore trying to control the action but Spartacus is working from the bottom.
Spartacus missing with punches from the bottom.
Sizemore escapes and gets back to his feet.
Sizemore defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Spartacus.
Spartacus shoots and misses
and Sizemore counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Spartacus!
Markus Sizemore overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Spartacus takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Sizemore cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spartacus is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Sizemore working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Sizemore raining down hammerfists from mount.
Sizemore could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Sizemore controlling the position easily from mount.
Sizemore has control of Spartacus's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Spartacus regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Sizemore controlling from the full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spartacus defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Sizemore.
Spartacus defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Sizemore.
Sizemore tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sizemore trying to control but Spartacus is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sizemore lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Sizemore is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Spartacus can do to turn this around?
Spartacus tries to lock up and control but Sizemore gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sizemore is working for a guillotine from mount but Spartacus frees his head quite easily.
Spartacus tries to hold on but Sizemore pushes him away.
Spartacus wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
What can Spartacus do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Sizemore seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Spartacus for as long as he can get away with.
Thracian Spartacus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sizemore looking for the choke but no joy.
Sizemore is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Spartacus. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Markus Sizemore is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sizemore scores with strikes from the back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Markus Sizemore showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sizemore, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Markus Sizemore!
Markus Sizemore gave a mention to Nature's Edge Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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