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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Hull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cain Marko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marko is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Unstoppable-E.S. Posthumus. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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270 lbs
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201 cm
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287 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Hull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cain Marko!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hull throws a body kick that misses.
Hull throws out a leg kick but Marko moves out of range and Hull only half commits.
Hull fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Marko is out of range.
Hull staying out of range there.
Marko swings for the body but Hull moves out of range.
Hull gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Marko postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Marko prevents Hull from getting back to his feet.
Marko wants to control from the top but Hull keeps moving.
Marko is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hull is trying to control the position but Marko postures up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Hull holds on and takes a little breather.
We're going to have a standup here because Mike Hull wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Hull throws a low kick but Marko avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hull circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hull tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Marko is able to avoid easily.
Hull keeps Marko at a distance using the push kick.
Marko misses with a series of wild punches.
Hull tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hull lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hull tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Marko is able to avoid easily.
Hull looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Marko throws a shot from downtown. Hull moves away and avoids it.
Hull keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good leg kick by Hull there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marko. Hull does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marko paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hull tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hull slips a jab from Marko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hull does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hull feints and then cracks Marko's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Marko down.
Hull misses with a body kick.
Mike Hull is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marko moves out of range of the body kick from Hull.
Hull lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Marko thows a body shot but no joy.
Marko looks to throw the jab but Hull is out of range.
Marko misses with a body shot.
Hull scores with a push kick.
Hull throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hull throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hull misses with a low kick.
Marko misses with an uppercut.
Hull fails with an attempt to clinch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hull lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Marko has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Marko and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hull keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Marko looks to throw the jab but Hull is out of range.
Marko lands a body shot.
Hull misses with a body kick.
Hull lands a head kick!
It looks like Cain Marko has been cut.
Hull lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hull scores with a head kick. Marko tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Marko just misses with a punch to the body.
Hull moves out of range as Marko strikes.
Hull uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marko.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hull delivers a nice body kick.
Hull slips under a jab.
Marko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hull.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Hull as Marko shoots in.
Hull explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Marko looks gassed!
Hull lands a head kick. Marko smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Cain Marko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crunch! Hull slams his shin into Marko's torso.
Hull buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Marko misses with a lunging right hand
and Hull counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hull turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hull turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hull. Marko shrugs it off though.
Marko on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hull. Hull obviously looking to wear him down.
Marko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hull was well out of range. Poor timing from Marko.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hull tries to clinch but Marko moves out of range.
Hull throws a leg kick but Marko sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Marko takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Hull dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cain Marko's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hull tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Marko manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Marko's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Marko moves in looking to clinch but Hull pushes him off.
Hull will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hull throws a head kick that misses.
Marko darts in trying to clinch
and Hull counters with a thumping low kick.
Hull uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marko.
Mike Hull is winning the standup battle so far.
Hull tries to score with a low kick but Marko moves his leg out of the way.
Marko is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hull sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Marko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hull moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Marko looks to throw the jab but Hull is out of range.
Marko looks to throw the jab but Hull is out of range.
Marko is breathing heavily.
Hull is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hull tries to clinch but Marko moves out of range.
Hull tries a head kick but it misses.
Marko misses the shot to the body.
Marko is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Hull throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hull throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Marko.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hull lands with a slapping head kick.
That has opened up Cain Marko's cut even more.
Marko takes a swing at Hull's ribcage but misses.
Marko sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Hull connects with a leg kick. Marko looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Marko blocks a leg kick.
Marko steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hull. That one must have hurt.
Hull connects with an inside leg kick.
Hull lands a high kick!
The cut above Cain Marko's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Hull lands a nice looking kick to the body. Marko takes a step back to recover.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Hull there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Marko takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Marko checks a leg kick.
Hull bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hull fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Marko has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Marko tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Marko chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hull can pounce on him.
Hull connects with a leg kick. Marko looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Marko stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hull.
Hull lands a nice looking body kick.
Hull is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Marko can do to turn this around?
Hull lets loose with a powerful body kick. Marko will feel that in the morning.
Marko takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hull.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marko stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hull.
Marko avoids a kick to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hull circles away from the clinch attempt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hull.
Marko 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.
Hull keeps Marko at a distance using the push kick.
Hull ducks under a wild hook from Marko.
Hull pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hull.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marko tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Good work by Marko as he checks the leg kick.
Hull does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hull attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Marko gets tackled into the cage by Hull. Hull maintains the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hull.
Hull creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Marko throws a punch but it's blocked by Hull.
Hull breaks from the clinch.
Hull throws a leg kick which misses Marko's front leg but catches the back leg as Marko tries to avoid it.
Hull uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marko.
Hull throws the kick towards the body but Marko avoids it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hull. That's going to slow Marko down.
Hull tries to land a front kick but Marko steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hull moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hull throws a body kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hull.
Hull throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Hull dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Cain Marko's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A leg kick checked by Marko.
Hull scores with a spinning back kick!
Marko tries to clinch but Hull moves out of range.
Marko chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hull can pounce on him.
Marko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Marko checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hull takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hull throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hull pivots, looking for a leg kick but Marko is out of range and Hull settles back down.
Hull throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hull moves away from the strike by Marko.
Marko's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hull under the eye.
Hull misses with a low kick as Marko jumps back.
Hull throws out a leg kick but Marko moves out of range and Hull only half commits.
Marko gets tackled into the cage by Hull. Hull maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hull comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Marko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marko lands with a short shot to the head.
Marko scores with a shoulder strike.
Marko working aggressively here.
Hull throws an elbow but it misses.
Hull blocks an uppercut.
Marko lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Marko misses with a body punch.
Hull gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Cain Marko's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mike Hull!
Mike Hull seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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