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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Murilo Hartmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joao Marcos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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195 cm
26
225 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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197 cm
26
295 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent 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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Murilo Hartmann! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joao Marcos! The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Marcos drops his hands momentarily and Hartmann takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Hartmann avoids the body shot from Marcos.
Hartmann scores with a body shot.
Hartmann jabbing away but nothing is landing. Marcos misses with a hook. Hartmann ducked under it nicely. Marcos throws a combination that misses and Hartmann counters with a nice uppercut. Marcos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hartmann sees it coming and avoids it easily. Hartmann scores with the left hand. Marcos knows he should have avoided that one. Marcos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hartmann throws out the jab. Marcos on the wrong end of a nice hook. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Marcos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hartmann sees it coming and avoids it easily. Marcos slips under a jab from Hartmann. Marcos lands with a shot to the body. Marcos moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Murilo Hartmann has been cut. Marcos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marcos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hartmann throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round. Marcos throws a right and a left that both miss. Marcos misses with an uppercut. Hartmann saw that one coming. Marcos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Marcos misses with a wild body shot. Hartmann lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Marcos circles away quickly and effectively. Marcos throws a right hand that Hartmann ducks under and follows up with a left that Hartmann also avoids with ease. Nice straight punches there by Hartmann. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hartmann. Hartmann misses with a hook. Marcos ducked under it nicely. Hartmann will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hartmann throws a hook to the side of Marcos's head but Marcos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Marcos misses with an uppercut
and Hartmann counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Hartmann uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marcos. Marcos stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Marcos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hartmann counters with a series of strikes. Marcos will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Hartmann just misses with a punch to the body.
Marcos throws a jab when Hartmann was well out of range. Marcos falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hartmann counters with a straight right hand. Marcos moves away from the strike by Hartmann. A nice combination there by Hartmann.
Marcos misses with a body shot.
Hartmann lands a slapping body shot.
Hartmann keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hartmann digs a good hook to Marcos's body.
Hartmann scores with a jab. Marcos looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Hartmann blocks a jab. Hartmann showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Marcos.
Marcos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Marcos looks to score with a jab to the body but Hartmann is just out of range. Marcos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hartmann. Hartmann throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Hartmann lands a slapping body shot.
Hartmann shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Marcos eats them both and turns towards Hartmann to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo. Hartmann is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Hartmann lands a glancing blow to the side of Marcos's head. Hartmann lands with a cross. Hartmann lands a slapping body shot.
Hartmann misses the jab. Marcos misses with a straight right. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Marcos misses with a two punch combination.
Marcos looks gassed! Marcos on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hartmann lands a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Jab from Hartmann. Hartmann cracks Marcos with an open hand slap. No joy there for Hartmann, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hartmann lands a nice looking body shot.
Marcos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hartmann. Hartmann throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marcos sees it coming and avoids it easily. Hartmann moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Hartmann avoids the body shot from Marcos.
Marcos throws an off balance right hand
and Hartmann counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Hartmann scores with the left hand. Marcos knows he should have avoided that one. A decent looking cross lands there for Marcos. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Hartmann uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Marcos has time to react. Hartmann catches Marcos with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Hartmann lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Marcos has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Marcos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hartmann. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Murilo Hartmann dominated that round. The cut man is working on Murilo Hartmann's cut. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hartmann uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marcos. Marcos throws a nice looking combination but Hartmann bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Marcos looks to score with a jab to the body but Hartmann is just out of range. Marcos slips a straight right by Hartmann. Marcos's corner calls for a 1-2. Marcos obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Hartmann scores with a nice head shot. Hartmann gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Hartmann tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Marcos is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Hartmann buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Hartmann!! Hartmann is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Marcos throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joao Marcos!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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