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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Crash Bandicoot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Markson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bandicoot comes to the cage accompanied by Crash Bandicoot: Jungle Rollers Remix. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
15 - 9 - 0 |
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183 lbs
8 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Crash Bandicoot!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Markson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bandicoot doesn't manage to clinch there - Markson circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bandicoot doesn't manage to clinch there - Markson circles away.
Markson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Markson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bandicoot will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bandicoot looks for a takedown but Markson sprawls well.
Markson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Markson connects with a looping right hand.
Bandicoot 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.
Markson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Markson wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Crash Bandicoot. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bandicoot fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bandicoot needs to keep his hands up - Markson had a free shot at his head there.
It looks like Crash Bandicoot has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Markson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Markson cracks the inside of Bandicoot's front leg.
Bandicoot tries to clinch there but Markson circles away.
Bandicoot tries to clinch up.
Bandicoot tries to clinch there but Markson circles away.
Markson connects with a leg kick. Bandicoot looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandicoot is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Markson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bandicoot.
Bandicoot tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Markson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Markson misses with an uppercut
and Bandicoot holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bandicoot throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bandicoot tries to throw a body punch but Markson avoids it by throwing Bandicoot back against the cage.
Bandicoot keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Markson's efforts to push away.
Bandicoot tries to circle away but Markson has him pinned against the cage.
Bandicoot being controlled against the cage.
Markson wants to stall.
Bandicoot trying to land knees to the body.
Markson trying to land knees to the body.
Markson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bandicoot is trying to pull guard but Markson has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Markson breaks the clinch.
Bandicoot tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Markson throws a series of punches but Bandicoot avoids them all with ease.
Bandicoot tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Markson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bandicoot moves into range and clinches up with Markson.
Bandicoot tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Markson avoids it.
Markson is trying to break the clinch but Bandicoot is controlling him.
Bandicoot tries to land knees in the clinch but Markson avoids the damage to the body.
Bandicoot looking to stall.
Bandicoot manages to break the clinch.
Bandicoot tries for a takedown but Markson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Markson digs a good hook to Bandicoot's body.
Markson misses with a wild combination.
Bandicoot gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bandicoot trying to land knees to the body.
Markson trying to control the position but instead, Bandicoot has worked for underhooks and has pushed Markson into the cage.
Markson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Markson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Markson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bandicoot tries to clinch
and Markson counters with a low kick, right behind Bandicoot 's knee.
Bandicoot avoids a kick to the body.
Bandicoot wants to clinch.
Bandicoot tries to close the distance and clinch up but Markson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bandicoot pushes Markson up against the cage in a clinch.
Markson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
John Markson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Markson throws a right hand that Bandicoot ducks under and follows up with a left that Bandicoot also avoids with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Markson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Markson scores with a jab.
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!
Bandicoot wants to clinch
and Markson counters with a nice body shot.
Bandicoot tries to clinch but Markson moves out of range.
Bandicoot shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bandicoot tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Markson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A nice combination there by Markson.
Crash Bandicoot's cut is getting worse.
Bandicoot tries to clinch but Markson moves away
and Markson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Crunch! Markson slams his shin into Bandicoot's torso.
Bandicoot is breathing heavily.
Markson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bandicoot if he has to take too many more of those.
Markson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Crash Bandicoot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Markson scores with a one two! Bandicoot had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bandicoot tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Markson swivels and escapes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bandicoot tries to close the distance and clinch up but Markson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Markson throws a right and a left that Bandicoot avoids nicely.
Bandicoot walks into a left hand.
Crash Bandicoot's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A combination from Markson does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Markson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Crash Bandicoot's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Markson!
Markson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Markson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bandicoot has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bandicoot drives through and clinches with Markson against the cage.
Bandicoot is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bandicoot is trying to drag Markson to the mat but Markson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bandicoot tries to land knees in the clinch but Markson avoids the damage to the body.
Markson is trying to stall.
Bandicoot stalling.
Markson manages to break the clinch.
Markson scores with a nice right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sloppy strikes from Markson. Those never looked like landing.
Bandicoot tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Markson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bandicoot is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Crash Bandicoot is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bandicoot tries to clinch but Markson moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandicoot tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Markson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bandicoot shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Markson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bandicoot moves in looking to clinch but Markson pushes him off.
A solid body kick from Markson.
Bandicoot takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Markson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bandicoot will feel that in the morning.
Bandicoot shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jeez, Crash Bandicoot's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Crash Bandicoot's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). John Markson!
John Markson is the new welterweight champion!
John Markson decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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